All Chapters of Dumped Wife Becomes the Tyrant's Beloved: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

On the day of the car accident, Theodore had gotten there in time, so Tabitha wasn't badly hurt. On top of that, the meds he used on her were top-notch, so she was able to get up and running again in just a few days.Her divorce from Jordan was about to be finalized, and she'd already sent a team to Norden and its neighboring cities to look for her mother. As for the Coolidge family situation, Theodore had sent his own people to investigate. Once everything on this end was settled, she would head to Norden herself.Tabitha had been staying at Stillwater Heights these past few days, and Theodore hadn't been home much. He'd left her a whole squad of bodyguards, so going out would've made her way too conspicuous. Since she still wasn't fully recovered, she'd basically holed up in the villa and barely stepped outside."If you keep feeding the fish with your eyes closed, they're going to eat themselves to death."Theodore's voice cut in, startling Tabitha, who'd been absent-minded. She

As Tabitha and Theodore crossed the threshold side by side, the noisy chatter in the hall cut off like someone had hit pause.In front of the gilded folding screen, Viola shot to her feet in excitement when she heard that Theodore was back. She'd barely gotten the first syllable of his name out when the rest of it became lodged in her throat. Her gaze dropped to Tabitha and Theodore's joined hands, and her smile froze.Dozens of eyes swung toward them all at once.Theodore's mother, Jeanne Steele, sat to the left of the main seat. Her eyes moved slowly from Tabitha's delicate face to her cream-colored dress. Finally, her gaze landed on Tabitha and Theodore's interlaced fingers. She quietly lowered her gaze and lifted her teacup to take a sip.She had to admit, Tabitha was pretty—elegant and poised, exactly the type she liked. But that night could not have been a worse time for her to show up.What on earth was her brat of a son trying to pull? How were they supposed to salvage thi

Tabitha wasn't stupid. She instantly knew Viola was up to no good. It was obvious what she wanted—to drag whatever was going on between Tabitha and the Gills out into the open.It was the kind of thing everyone would find out about sooner or later anyway; there was no point trying to keep it under wraps. Besides, Tabitha wanted to see how Theodore, as a man, would handle it.The only thing she really worried about was Viola dragging Jordan here. There was always a chance he might suddenly have second thoughts and back out of the divorce.Tabitha didn't say anything. She just nibbled on her pastry and sipped her tea while Theodore fussed over her.George and Jeanne weren't fools, either. They knew Viola staying would only complicate things, but they couldn't exactly throw her out since she insisted on staying.Theodore had suddenly brought a woman home. That meant he'd finally wised up, which was a good thing. They'd tried to push him into this marriage alliance only because he had

Jeanne jabbed a finger at Theodore. "This is your mess. You can clean it up yourself."Theodore raised his hands in mock surrender and backed away, still wearing a lazy grin. "Mom, none of this would've happened if you hadn't secretly set up this marriage alliance behind my back.""What did I do to deserve this?" she muttered. "Why can't you be more like Terence and Millie and give me a little peace?"She let out a long, tired sigh. "Whatever it is, your girlfriend is definitely pretty. How'd a woman like that end up with you? And whose daughter is she? You'd better spell that out."Theodore's grin only widened. "You'll find out soon enough."He turned and headed downstairs without another word.George and Jeanne exchanged a look. Something about Theodore's tone made their skin crawl.When Theodore got downstairs, he saw everyone crowded around the couch. Viola sat in the middle, bundled up in a blanket like a burrito. She was sobbing her heart out.Meanwhile, Tabitha, his not-

Tabitha knew that if she didn't speak up for Theodore, Jeanne would drag him into the study and tear him apart.She never expected him to just straight-up admit he was the other man. He wasn't lying, but he'd cherry-picked the most dramatic bits and tossed them out there with zero context, making everything sound even worse."Mrs. Fulton, I really think I should explain what actually happened," Tabitha said.Theodore immediately took her hand and led her upstairs. "Wait for me in my room. I'll handle everything else. This has always been between us, and we both agreed to it. No need to feed those gossips any more drama."He knew she wanted to defend him, but those people didn't deserve the courtesy."Relax. We had a deal—if my family gave you a hard time, I'd be the one to deal with it," he said. He took her up to the second floor. "Just stay in my room. If you're tired, lie down for a bit."Tabitha couldn't win against him when he got like this, so she did as he said and went in