บททั้งหมดของ The One Percent Wife: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 6

Livienne didn't go down the stairs again. She went upstairs and pushed open the door to a private lounge.The moment the door closed behind her, the music and laughter from the party became distant.She leaned against the door. For a few seconds, she simply stood there.Then she went to the bed and moved the pillow aside. The divorce papers were still there. And so was one of the gifts she had prepared for Regan.A small black box.Livienne stared at it.She had spent three years imagining the moment she could tell everything to Regan, but now, all her efforts felt ridiculous.After a minute, she took out a second phone from the hidden compartment of her handbag.This mobile had no photographs, no social media, no personal contacts, except one number.She called it.The call connected almost instantly.“Are you safe, Miss?” a warm voice hit her ear.“... Yes, Alfred.”“If you’re calling me, it means you’re ready to return. I’ll make the arrangements.”Livienne looked at her reflection

Livienne was sitting in the back of the SUV, still wearing the dress from Regan's birthday, but something felt missing.Her fingers kept rubbing the spot where the wedding ring was supposed to be. For three years, she had worn it every day. But more than the ring, something else felt vacant.“Should I take you home, Miss?” Alfred, who was in the driver seat, asked.He was a curly-haired guy wearing a suit and glasses. But he also had a blade earring on his right ear.“No, there’s something I need to confirm,” Livienne said, her eyes narrowing a bit. “Take me to this address first.”Alfred drove to where she wanted to go.To his surprise, it was a multispeciality hospital with ten floors.“Why are we here?” Alfred asked. “Is something wrong with your health?”“Just stay here. I’ll be back in a few minutes,” Livienne said and then entered the hospital on her own.Alfred was confused. “After divorce, she came straight to the hospital. It’s not what I’m thinking, right? Abortion is a bit…

Two days later.The Cross Estate has become lively and busy because the wedding day of Regan and Selena has arrived.The decorations had begun since last night, and freshly-cooked food was brought to the front yard, not far from where the wedding aisle was set up.Only 1000 important guests were invited to the wedding, and Evelyn was busy greeting the guests and also in making important deals with them.“If Selena joins the Cross family, then all of her properties will become yours,” Blake Harrington said. “This is a brilliant move by you. How did you convince Selena and her relatives to this marriage?”“Convincing them was easy,” Evelyn said. “Convincing my son, however, was a little difficult.”“Haha, you did well to get rid of his useless first wife. I don’t even remember her name.”“I didn’t get rid of her. She found someone else and decided to divorce.”“Oh, poor women can never be trusted.”“You’re damn right.”Just then, Evelyn’s husband, William, came over and whispered in her