All Chapters of The Heiress Married Her Ex-husband's Rival : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

AYAH RUSSELL'S POVOn our 5th wedding anniversary, I found out I was finally pregnant after years of trying with my husband. When I was at the hospital, I tried to reach his number, yet I got no response.“Are you all alone, Mrs. Evans? Where's your husband?” the OB-GYN asked me. Trying not to make him look bad, I smiled. “He's busy at work. I don't want to disturb him,” I lied.When the check-up was over, I felt so excited to tell my husband that I was three months pregnant. I was about to send him a message when I saw a familiar person entering the OB-GYN clinic.Mia?Mia Walker is my husband's ex-girlfriend and also his childhood friend. Although everyone believed they were endgame, not every relationship is perfect and theirs ended. I met Ethan ten years ago when we were in college. He was tall, handsome, and a true gentleman who always treated me right. I still remember the day he proposed to me publicly. After five years of being together, we decided to get married. And today is

AYAH'S POV "Please… I don’t want everyone to know I’m associated with the richest family in the country. Besides, I already disowned you when you didn’t support me in my marriage," I said, feeling the familiar weight of dissatisfaction settle on my chest."Ayah, you clearly don’t know what you’re getting into. Your husband doesn’t love you," my mother said, trying to plant doubt in my mind. I shook my head. No. I knew the truth."No. I know he loves me," I said firmly. "Mia doesn’t have anyone—no relatives, no friends. Only my husband can be there for her. I understand what they’re doing. Don’t come near me again." Without hesitation, I left her behind.As I drove, my vision blurred. I nearly swerved into another car. My exhaustion, my heartbreak, the heaviness in my chest—it was all too much.When I got home, I felt numb. Empty. Walking into the house where we had once been so happy felt like stepping into a memory I no longer belonged to. What had happened to my marriage? Ten years

AYAH'S POV He pushed me aside and ran toward his childhood sweetheart. The moment I stumbled to the floor, a sharp pain shot through my abdomen.No!Instinctively, I clutched my belly. Warm liquid spread beneath me, and when I looked down, I saw blood slowly pooling under my body."E-Ethan…" My voice was weak, barely strong enough to call his name.Mia looked at me, and I knew she saw the blood. But instead of reacting, she suddenly cried out and pretended to be in unbearable pain."E-Ethan, my baby!" she cried dramatically.Ethan immediately rushed to her side and carried her in his arms."I'll take you to the hospital," he said worriedly."How about Ayah? Look at her, she seems to be in pain too," Mia said, pretending to be concerned.Ethan glanced at me coldly."Quit the act, Ayah. Can't you see Mia is in pain right now because of you? And now you're pretending to be hurt just to get my attention?" he said harshly. "We'll deal with this at home later. For now, I need to take care

AYAH'S POVI secretly took the divorce papers to my room. So, he was planning to leave me? Don’t worry. I’ll make it happen. After thinking carefully, I signed them. Tomorrow, I would take them to court. I placed the papers inside the safe and hid the key beneath the carpet. When I opened the door to leave my room, I was startled to see Ethan standing there, waiting."It's late. Why aren’t you sleeping? Come to bed with me," he commanded. Not wanting to argue, I went to our bed—but sleep wouldn’t come."Ayah, you should apologize to Mia. She lost her baby because of you. That’s serious," he continued. If I had known he would just annoy me, I wouldn’t have come. I didn’t answer. I pretended to be asleep. If he knew I was carrying his baby when he chose to save her… would anything have been different? I laughed bitterly at the thought.He didn’t apologize. He didn’t ask. Why was I still hoping for that? He was the one who caused our baby’s death."I know you did it out of jealousy," he

AYAH'S POV“We can run a few neurological tests to confirm the memory loss,” Alex said.“Or to confirm she’s lying,” Ethan muttered.I glared at him.“Why are you so obsessed with proving that I’m lying?” I snapped. “Do you think I wanted to wake up in this gddmn hospital after a car accident just to lie and get your attention? Get a life!”My chest rose and fell with anger.“I only chased one person in my life,” I continued. “Bryan Mitchell. Him or no one.”I crossed my arms, standing firm.Ethan let out a bitter laugh, but there was clear frustration burning in his eyes.“You’re a jealous freak, Ayah,” he said through clenched teeth. “I understand why you’re doing this. What I don’t understand is how far you’re willing to go just to get my attention from Mia.”His voice turned colder.“You’re ridiculous. A complete loser.”My temper flared.“You know what?” I shot back. “Even if I really am twenty-eight years old, I would never marry someone like you!”I scoffed.“With this attitude