All Chapters of His Ex-Wife’s Second Pregnancy Left Mr. Powell in Tears: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

At that moment, she understood something with brutal clarity.Mark didn’t love her. What he felt was nothing more than a husband’s entitlement to his wife, and the family’s expectations of a daughter-in-law.He had always been someone untouchable, distant, standing above everyone else.She had known this long ago. And yet, all it took was a crooked finger from him, and she had abandoned every principle she had.If she had wavered even slightly about divorce last night, then hearing the conversation downstairs now shattered whatever remained of her resolve.Her face went pale. Her fingers trembled. It felt as if something invisible was pressing down on her chest, squeezing the air from her lungs until breathing itself became difficult.Mark looked up and saw her standing at the top of the stairs.“Lisa,” he said casually. “Where are the earrings from yesterday? Bring them down for Annie.”Her eyes were dark, making the pallor of her face even more striking.She said nothing.S

Lisa swallowed every trace of bitterness and pain, forcing her spine straight.She saw Mark come upstairs.Annie stood beside him, putting on a show of fairness. “I think Lisa probably just said it in anger. She wouldn’t actually do anything to Coco, right?”Jane snorted. “Who knows? Maybe Coco sensed the hostility in her. That’s probably why he hates her so much.”This time, Lisa spoke first.“Mark. We need to talk.”They returned to the bedroom.Lisa didn’t waste time. “About the divorce—”Mark looked almost immune to the word now, as if he’d built up resistance overnight.“Lisa, I’m not like you. I don’t throw around divorce casually. I run dozens of companies. The group is publicly listed. Stock prices fluctuate every day. My marriage affects more than just the two of us. It’s tied to investors, to markets, to people’s livelihoods. Divorce isn’t as simple as you think.”Lisa froze.She truly hadn’t considered that.So that was it.After a few seconds of silence, she sa

She hadn’t been sleeping well these past few days. In the end, she couldn’t fight it anymore and dozed off against the headboard.She didn’t know how long she had been asleep when a piercing scream jolted her awake.Her eyes flew open. She could hear crying. Shouting.She stepped out of the bedroom and headed downstairs.“Lisa!”As soon as she reached the bottom, Annie rushed over and grabbed her arm. “Where’s Coco? Where is my Coco?”Lisa frowned, completely baffled. “How would I know? I haven’t seen Coco.”Annie’s eyes were red from crying. “How could you not know? You’re the only one home! What did you do to my Coco? Tell me!”Susan chimed in from the side. “Lisa, hand Coco over right now. He means everything to Annie.”Luther had just returned as well. He sighed. “Lisa, this isn’t something you joke about. Coco is important to this family. Tell us—where is he?”A wave of humiliation and helplessness surged through her.They were all speaking with one voice, as if it had

“Lisa knows she was wrong,” Mark said, looking at Annie. “She didn’t mean it. She’ll apologize to you. Stop crying. And stop making a scene.”“What’s the point of an apology?” Jane snapped. “The dog is dead!”Mark fell silent for a few seconds, then said evenly, “Then we’ll buy another one.”Annie shook her head through her tears. “I don’t want another one. There was only one Coco… What if we buy another and she kills that one too?”Lisa, who had followed Mark to the doorway, could no longer hold back.“I didn’t kill Coco.”Everyone turned to look at her.Lisa forced herself to stand straight. “Even a death-row inmate needs evidence before being convicted. You don’t have proof. On what basis are you saying I killed the dog?”At the sight of her, Annie burst into tears again, her shoulders trembling as she tried to lean into Mark’s arms.Mark stood up and looked at Lisa. “Lisa, stop it.”Her body swayed; she nearly lost her balance.She didn’t know whether he meant stop talki

Lisa stayed at the institute until after eight that night.With William reassigned, there were still data points she wasn’t confident about. They ended up on a voice call for over an hour.After hanging up, she finally noticed a message from Mark.Two words.‘Come home.’Home?Home was supposed to be a safe harbor. Warm. Sweet. Secure.Was that place really her home?Once, she had believed that wherever Mark was, that was her home.Now, all he brought her was pain.She didn’t have a home anymore.She packed up and went downstairs.And there he was again.Seeing him no longer brought surprise. Only a dull ache in her chest.Last time, he had picked her up, given her a gift, said a few soft words, and she had melted.That night, she had responded to him with more warmth than she ever had before.He must have thought she was easy to placate.Not just easy.Cheap.So he had come again.But this time, Lisa didn’t even look at him. She walked straight to her own car and g