Lahat ng Kabanata ng You Broke Your Vows, So I Replaced You: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

The car carrying Ava and Maverick pulled away from the mansion, the atmosphere far calmer than it had been just half an hour earlier. The city streets were beginning to fill with people on their way to work. Through the window, Ava watched the rows of buildings pass by one after another, though her thoughts occasionally drifted back to what had happened in front of the mansion.The marks on her wrist no longer hurt much thanks to the ointment Maverick had applied, but the image of Jackson's face, filled with anger, still surfaced in her mind from time to time."Does your hand still hurt?" Maverick's question pulled her out of her thoughts.Ava turned to him and gently shook her head. "It's much better now.""If it starts hurting again, let me know."Ava smiled faintly. "Okay."Their conversation came to an end once again. The silence inside the car didn't feel awkward. Maverick wasn't the type of man to fill every journey with endless conversation. Strangely enough, Ava found that com

Eleanor's words left everyone staring in disbelief. Whispers immediately spread through the room, and all eyes turned toward Ava. Some looked at her with open curiosity. Others seemed unsure whom they should believe.Meanwhile, Bellicia could only stand there, her face growing paler by the second. She had never wanted this to happen because Ava would never do anything without considering the consequences. And what Ava had feared most all this time had finally come to pass.She continued looking at Ava, her concern becoming harder and harder to hide. She had worked alongside the woman for years. She knew exactly how much effort Ava had poured into building her reputation at this museum. Yet within a matter of minutes, everything she had worked so hard to achieve was being torn down by the words Eleanor Langham kept throwing at her.And what the woman was saying was truly cruel.Ava, however, remained standing with her back straight. Her expression was just as calm as before, though ben

Ava swallowed the tightness that had returned to her throat. “When I had to face everything alone, why did no one ask if I was all right?”Eleanor gave no answer. Meanwhile, the people gathered around her began lowering their heads. Ava knew they were listening. So, for the first time, she was no longer afraid of what they might think of her.“And when our wedding day came, Jackson didn’t show up. He said there was a major project that needed to be handled. Otherwise, Langham Group would suffer a huge loss.” Ava’s voice sounded colder.“If that was really what Jackson was doing, I could understand. But it turned out that... once again, he went to see Megan. And now I’m the one being considered shameless for going through with this marriage?”Eleanor looked at Ava with a mocking expression, her hands clenched tightly as she struggled to contain her emotions. “You married his uncle!”“So what if I married his uncle? Your son was the one who left me at the altar. This marriage isn’t only

“Did she hurt you?” Maverick, who had remained silent all this time, finally asked.It was not because he did not want to ask, but ever since they left the museum, Maverick had noticed Ava taking several deep breaths as though she were trying to calm herself. Because of that, he chose not to disturb her. However, after several minutes had passed and Ava still looked slightly tense, the question finally came out.Ava turned to him. “Yes?”She had assumed the journey to who-knew-where would take place in silence. Ava had been too nervous to ask where they were going. She had simply accepted Maverick’s outstretched hand, which had allowed her to leave the museum area that was becoming increasingly crowded with visitors. After all, there was nothing to talk about after what had happened at the museum.“Did she manage to touch you?” Maverick repeated.Ava slowly shook her head. “No. What I was worried about was Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Eleanor did push Mrs. Bell, but I managed to catch her before s

[Sophia.B: You have to tell him about your family, Ava. Mr. Maverick is your husband now. He has the right to know.]Ava had read the message from her best friend more times than she could count. And she already knew what her answer would be. Ava had to tell him some things about her family that she had kept carefully hidden all this time.Even from Jackson.Ever since Ava returned to Maverick’s mansion, the man had not left his study at all. At least, that was what Ava thought. Ava also did not have the courage to go see him, especially after her conversation with her father.She was still thinking about what Maverick had said in the car earlier. A husband was responsible for his wife, including when there were circumstances that required him to take responsibility. The sentence was simple, but it continued to echo in her mind.Ava knew Maverick was not forcing her to tell him everything about her life. However, for the firs