บททั้งหมดของ Ex Wife Strikes Back: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 19

Adeline“Who?” I and Nova asked in jinx and the guy just stared at us like he was even surprised we’d ask such a question. I turned to Noah.He bought me flowers? Wait. No. Sterling? There was only one Sterling I knew. Only one sterling that would derive joy in pulling this kind of stunt. “Your husb–” “Don't you dare finish that statement. Take that back to your boss and tell him to stop being a creep.” I shut him down immediately. He looked totally taken aback like he hadn't expected that would actually come out of my mouth. I can swear to every star that Nikolai must have told him that i was his wife without any context given. This guy looked totally star struck. “Mrs Sterling, I really can't take this flower back. My boss would totally kill me.” He pleaded, taking a few steps towards me and placed the flower right in front of me.“I-”“So you were indeed cheating on me huh?” Noah questioned, his voice low as it could get while his eyes darkened with murderous intent.“Mrs Adel

AdelineI just stared at him, trying my best not to roll my eyes, knowing that all eyes were waiting for my reaction. The last thing I would want was for rumours to start sparking and it turned out to be i and Rye’s name in one sentence.I needed to divorce Noah and to succeed, I needed to remain clean as ever.But my instincts told me that Rye knew that. And that was the reason he was trying to pull this stunt, if rumours that i cheated on Noah with Rye, I would never have a say if Noah sued.“Back to what I was saying, Miss Adeline will be taking over as CEO till further notice.” Everyone clapped because as I repeat, who would actually question his decisions? What was he even playing at, at this point? If it were someone else, I would say they pulled all this stunt just to help me but knowing Rye, something had to give.“For now, this meeting is dismissed. You may leave.” There was a bit of rowdiness as everyone pulled out of their seats and began walking out. I stared at him a bi

Adeline“Boss, are you okay?" Nova asked again at the sound of my laptop slamming and I looked up at her, I'm sure the way my heart was beating, she could hear the rhythm from across the room.“It's nothing. I just made a mistake." I rasped and she peered at me.“When you lie, you get still. You're very still right now. Plus, you're killing your burrito and you haven't touched your pan au Chocolat.” I looked down immediately.I was indeed squeezing my burrito to death. I dropped it immediately and dusted my hands like I got some dirt on them.I need to go home.I need a break."Just a spam email. And everything going on is getting to me.” I said, glossing over the detailsIt wasn't exactly a lie but it wasn't the whole truth.“Alright. And something came in the mail too." She said, her eyes widening like she had forgotten to even talk of that when she came in.That reminds me, I had seen her with a file when she was coming in, and I had wanted to ask her about it.I guess I was too en

ADELINEThe gala was loud, expensive and exactly the kind of place I used to call home.Not a house. A world. Marble floors, orchestras nobody was actually listening to, women smiling at you without ever really looking at you.I grew up with things like this. My mother in a gown she’d spent three weeks choosing. My father’s hand was on her back. The two of them in some quiet conversation the rest of the room didn’t need to be part of.I pushed that down before it had time to settle.“Still with me?” Cole asked close to my ear.“Yeah. I’m good.”Not entirely. But being here was better than sitting alone in that house by a stretch.The crowd was full of people whose names were on the sides of buildings, people who shook hands like they were transferring ownership of small countries. Cole knew half of them. He moved through the room easy, introducing me without making a performance of it, keeping conversations short.I was grateful for that.“You’re not what I expected.” One of the men Co

ADELINEThe gavel came down and just like that, my mother belonged to Nikolai Rye Sterling.I dug my nails into my wrist. Not enough to break anything. Just enough to feel something that wasn't the thing I was actually feeling."Hey." Cole's voice was low, close to my ear. "It's going to be okay."I didn't answer that. What was I supposed to say to it?The room was moving again around us, people standing, conversations picking back up, the kind of easy chatter that happens when everyone else's evening is still going perfectly fine.I pressed my nails in a little harder."Adeline." Cole said quietly. "We can leave.""Yes." I said immediately.Then I stopped.Nikolai was still seated four rows back. Not moving. Just sitting there, ankle crossed over his knee, that expression on his face that made me want to throw something heavy at it.If I walked out of here right now, he would watch me go.He would sit there and watch me leave and he would know that he'd won something tonight. Not ju