All Chapters of After Prison, I Became the Woman He Could Never Have: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Mom, you've been to prison and you're getting divorced? What will people think of you?"Wells blurted it out.Julian froze, his brows knitting together.He had expected her to play the victim and demand compensation. After all, Sera had married into the Blackwood family with a fortune behind her.But divorce? He had never imagined that.Three years ago, Sera had done everything she could to stay by their side.Now she had served three years in prison, and this was her move. It was nothing more than a tactic to make them come begging.A flash of disgust crossed Julian's face. He said coldly, "Wells is right. Where would you go if you left the Blackwoods? Sera, if you keep making a scene, you'll only make a fool of yourself."Sera didn't budge.She flagged down a cab, ignoring the strange look the driver gave her.Before getting in, she turned to look at the father and son one last time and said slowly, "I'll send over the divorce agreement when I have time. Congratulations. You're fre

"What are you doing here?"A cold voice cut through the corridor.Sera looked up. Julian and Wells were walking Vivienne to her follow-up appointment.The three of them stood close together, like a perfect little family.Vivienne looked surprised, then sighed helplessly. "Sera, there's no need to be stubborn. If you wanted to wait for Julian, you didn't have to come to the hospital and block our way. Just come home. It's not like we're keeping you out... Though with you just getting out of prison, it might not look good for your image..."Was Mom here to wait for them?Did she regret not coming home with them?A strange flicker of joy shot through Wells. Then he pouted, remembering what she had said that day."Mom, you're so fake. You clearly can't live without me and Dad, and you want to come home, but you keep pretending."Julian's brow furrowed. A sneer curled in his dark eyes. "I thought you actually had some backbone. You couldn't even last two days before coming to beg for peace

After two short days of rest, Sera's condition had improved a little.But on the evening of the family dinner, her head was still spinning.After a quick tidy-up, she took a cab to the Blackwood family estate.The old house sat halfway up a wooded hill outside Greenwich, Connecticut. Three years had passed since she last set foot here, and her state of mind had changed completely.As she reached the front steps, a Rolls-Royce Cullinan with a string of matching license plate digits came into view.So he really is back."Mom, dinner's almost ready. Why are you so late? You take forever..."Wells's voice drifted from the front door, edged with displeasure.Sera glanced at the boy, but her gaze was pulled to two figures slipping past behind him.Julian and Vivienne.He had actually brought her to a family dinner.As Sera walked in, Vivienne's eyes landed on her. "Sera, you're just in time. The kitchen is so busy. Come help us!"The Blackwoods had plenty of household staff, but it was a ho

Sera froze when she met the man's deep gaze.Damian Blackwood?How could it be him?His long, narrow eyes tilted slightly upward, and the gray in them was hard to read in the dim light.Her chest tightened as she remembered the scene at the estate.For a moment, she didn't know how to answer."It's at least an hour on foot from here," Damian said, his voice low and rough. "You aren't planning to walk all the way down the hill, are you?"If she hadn't run into him, that was exactly the plan.After all, Julian wasn't going to chase after her, much less drive her anywhere."Thank you, Uncle."Sera opened the door and climbed in, and the dizziness hit her again.If she hadn't caught the door handle in time, she would have fallen.Her head was splitting. It was unbearable."What did you just call me?"After she was seated, the man's deep voice came again.Sera turned to look at him, and when she met those deep eyes, a crazy idea flashed through her mind.Damian was still unmarried and had

The man's tapping fingertips went still.The gray eyes that held her were tinged with a faint smile.He had thought she was a hothouse flower, neglected and fragile. Instead, she was wild grass that grew against the wind.What an...Ambitious woman.And she had successfully piqued his interest.Sera noticed the change in his expression.But every word she had said came from the bottom of her heart.Things were different now. If there was a chance to climb up and pull herself out of the mud, anyone could become her stepping stone."I never imagined Ms. Hale would be such an ambitious woman." Damian rose slowly, resting his hands on either side of the desk, and looked into her eyes. "In that case, it's truly a pity I didn't meet you sooner."She gave a cold, indifferent smile.In Julian's eyes, there was only his first love. Once they divorced, he would be the happiest man alive.Only an outsider would use the word pity."When people part, the story's over. Our time has run out," she sa