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The Ex - Wife's Mega Comeback
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5 Chapters
Chapter 7 The Divorce Should Favor Me, Right img
Chapter 8 Sienna, Who Did This to You img
Chapter 9 The Last Straw img
Chapter 10 That Can't Be Cassie, Right img
Chapter 11 Cass, I Missed You So Much img
Chapter 12 What Really Happened img
Chapter 13 Frederick's Demand img
Chapter 14 Frederick Meets His Match img
Chapter 15 You Either Let Her, or I Make You img
Chapter 16 You Said I Will Never See Her Again img
Chapter 17 I Want Mommy's Food img
Chapter 18 Last Words for Chicago img
Chapter 19 Is That Your Wife img
Chapter 20 Gorgeous img
Chapter 21 Make them regret losing you img
Chapter 22 The Billionaire's Club img
Chapter 23 Worst Night Ever img
Chapter 24 I'm very single img
Chapter 25 Who the fuck did I marry img
Chapter 26 Old Fire Can Be Rekindled img
Chapter 27 You look beautiful in every way, Miss Munroe img
Chapter 28 Secrets img
Chapter 29 An Unquenchable Fire img
Chapter 30 Dating Him Would Have Been Better img
Chapter 31 I Said, Where Is Cassie img
Chapter 32 Don't Tell Her img
Chapter 33 Forever Grateful img
Chapter 34 the billionaire surgeon img
Chapter 35 How Far He Would Go for Her img
Chapter 36 The Love Doctor img
Chapter 37 My Price Has Already Been Settled img
Chapter 38 Butterfly img
Chapter 39 Good or Bad News img
Chapter 40 The Most Exceptional Woman img
Chapter 41 You Seem to Have a Crush on Him img
Chapter 42 Not Even Exes img
Chapter 43 You have to force me img
Chapter 44 You Are a Very Smart Woman But... img
Chapter 45 Do You Know Her, Sir img
Chapter 46 The Big Day img
Chapter 47 Unexpected Appearances img
Chapter 48 Some Names Are Forbidden img
Chapter 49 The Boy img
Chapter 50 Beyond Impressive img
Chapter 51 Pretty lady, don't bully my dad img
Chapter 52 Is Tristan really your son img
Chapter 53 Too greedy for power and wealth img
Chapter 54 Maybe if he'd just fought a little harder. img
Chapter 55 But why are you defending Cassie so much img
Chapter 56 She was back. Already img
Chapter 57 Surprise img
Chapter 58 Priorities img
Chapter 59 Every second counts img
Chapter 60 I'll triple the amount img
Chapter 61 A test img
Chapter 62 I don't want him back img
Chapter 63 Sloane img
Chapter 64 Can I call her mom img
Chapter 65 Why not move in here img
Chapter 66 This is personal img
Chapter 67 Franklin's tricks never end img
Chapter 68 What, are you jealous img
Chapter 69 I won't need Cassie anymore img
Chapter 70 If not you, then who img
Chapter 71 You're supposed to wait for me img
Chapter 72 Can't date a woman with two kids img
Chapter 73 You Only Have Yourself to Blame img
Chapter 74 Cool Mom img
Chapter 75 How Can You Be So Cruel img
Chapter 76 You want Cassie img
Chapter 77 That feeling img
Chapter 78 Was he always like this img
Chapter 79 A Big Favor img
Chapter 80 A Dangerous Favor img
Chapter 81 Lines That Shouldn't Be Crossed img
Chapter 82 Crossing Lines img
Chapter 83 Just standing up for you img
Chapter 84 This is California, not Texas img
Chapter 85 The Shares img
Chapter 86 I kissed you, didn't I img
Chapter 87 Stealing my first kiss, or... img
Chapter 88 I don't want her to leave. img
Chapter 89 You will always be my son img
Chapter 90 Dear img
Chapter 91 The next Mrs. Roth img
Chapter 92 I hope you two get married soon img
Chapter 93 The agreement was dating, not marriage img
Chapter 94 Cassie... what's going on img
Chapter 95 Frank, do you paint img
Chapter 96 Where are you going, looking like that img
Chapter 97 Who is she img
Chapter 98 I've never had anything like it img
Chapter 99 The most beautiful woman in the world img
Chapter 100 You bought the necklace for her img
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Chapter 5 Tell That to Your Daddy

Cassie pulled Rose tightly into her arms, holding her as if she could shield her from everything waiting outside those walls. "Rose, sweetheart... please go upstairs and wait for me in your room, okay?"

The little girl hesitated, her brows knitting, the innocence in her eyes quickly flooding with fear. "Are they coming for you? Daddy said you did something bad. Is it true?"

Cassie's heart plunged, a painful weight settling so quickly it stole her breath. Across the living room, Adrian and Corinne stiffened.

Julius stood by the far corner near the staircase, his jaw tight, fury radiating off him as he glared at the mention of his brother's name. But Cassie steadied herself. She had been a mother far longer than she had been a victim.

"You don't have to worry about anything," she whispered, brushing a curl behind Rose's ear. "And I might be gone for a little while... but you told me you wanted to stay with Daddy and Aunt Sienna for now, right?"

Rose nodded twice, small, hesitant dips of her head, and Cassie felt the heartbreak lodge even deeper. She swallowed it, forcing a gentle smile. "Good girl. Go upstairs. We'll talk about it later, okay?"

She didn't know if she'd ever get to have that talk. But she had at least this moment.

Rose ran up the steps, her footsteps echoing softly through the house, just as a firm knock rattled the front door.

Adrian moved to answer, but Cassie lifted a hand. "I'll go."

Still, they followed-Adrian on her right, Corinne on her left, Julius lingering behind them like a silent wall of support.

Two uniformed officers stood on the doorstep, their expressions apologetic but professional. "Are you Cassie Monroe?" one asked.

Cassie nodded slowly.

The other officer unfolded a document, the paper catching the light from the foyer chandelier. "Ma'am, we have a warrant for your arrest on charges of assault resulting in miscarriage."

The world went silent.

So Frederick had actually done it. He'd taken it this far. The realization hit her like a physical blow, her blood turning cold as ice.

He believed she had intentionally harmed Sienna. After everything, after all the years, he believed that of her.

She remembered the day she first brought Sienna home, back when the girl had been fragile and frightened. Frederick hadn't even wanted to look at her, but Cassie had insisted, encouraged, defended her.

She had helped Sienna find a place in their lives... and somehow Sienna had taken hers.

Now she was being framed for something she didn't do.

Corinne's face drained of color. "This is outrageous. Frederick filed this? My own son?" Her voice trembled with disbelief and disgust. "I raised better than this. Or at least I thought I did."

"I'm sorry, ma'am," the officer said quietly. "We're just executing the order."

Cassie shook her head, tears flooding her vision. "This is a mistake," she choked out. "I didn't hurt her. She grabbed me-I only pulled away. I didn't attack her, I didn't push her. I swear it."

Adrian stepped forward, his presence suddenly towering, voice edged with restrained fury. "Nobody touches her. Not in this house. Not until I talk to my son."

He pulled out his phone, his tone sharpening like a blade. "Frederick. Two officers just arrived for Cassie. What the hell have you done?"

Cassie could hear Frederick's voice faintly through the speaker-cold, clipped, defensive. "I told you not to take my daughter to her," he said. "I'm willing to let it go if she signs a waiver stating she'll never see Rose again."

Cassie felt her knees weaken. She might have collapsed if Corinne hadn't quickly moved to her side, wrapping her arms around Cassie's shaking shoulders. "It's okay, dear," she whispered. "We're right here. We'll fix this."

Adrian's voice dropped lower, a warning, quiet but lethal. "Withdraw the charges, Frederick. Now. Or I'll contact the silent shareholder and have them pull their stake."

Cassie stiffened. That silent shareholder... was her. Those shares were meant for Rose someday. Never for destruction. Never for this.

A beat of silence passed on the line.

"You heard me," Adrian continued. "Fix this. Today. You've humiliated your wife enough. I won't let you ruin her life."

On the other end, Frederick exhaled sharply, his voice cold as ice. "This is between me and her. She knows what she has to do."

"And I am your father," Adrian snapped. "If these officers drag her out of this home, you'll be preparing my funeral next."

Frederick scoffed. "All I want is my daughter. Why are you threatening me? If you want to die, that's on you. And if your precious shareholder wants to withdraw, let them. But Cassie will not take my daughter."

Cassie felt something inside her break. An emotional snap she wasn't sure she could recover from. Twenty-two years of knowing him. Seven years of marriage. And this was the man he had become.

"It's okay, Dad," she whispered. "Let him have Rose."

"What? No." Adrian turned to her, stunned. "You are her mother."

"And she's your granddaughter," Cassie said quietly. "I know you'll protect her."

Regret washed over Adrian's face. He wished he had never named Frederick CEO, had never handed him the company's reins. But Cassie had never complained, never once. Maybe that had been the real mistake.

"I'll bring Rose down now," he said at last. "Tell the officers to-"

"No," Frederick interrupted over the phone. "Let the officers bring her. I don't trust you, Dad. Not when you're taking Cassie's side."

His words splintered Cassie's heart completely, and she yelled for her daughter. "Rose, come down here, please."

Rose appeared at the top of the stairs, eyes wide, face pale. Cassie knelt as her daughter rushed into her arms.

"Rose," she whispered, smoothing her hair back. "These officers... they're taking you to Daddy. I'm so sorry I won't see you for a little while."

Tears gathered in Rose's eyes. "Why, Mommy?"

Cassie swallowed the pain burning in her throat. "You said you wanted to live with Daddy and Aunt Sienna for now... but listen to me." She held Rose's cheeks gently, forcing a brave smile she didn't feel. "I will come back for you. Tell that to your daddy."

For the first time since all this started, she felt certainty. Not in Frederick, not in justice, but in the truth. Evil never lasted forever. She would gather proof. She would expose the lies. And she would return for her daughter.

The moment Rose disappeared with the officers, Cassie's strength shattered. She crumbled onto the floor, sobbing. "Am I a bad mother? Was it wrong to love him?"

Julius dropped beside her, pulling her into a steady, grounding embrace. "Cass," he murmured, fury simmering beneath his calm, "my brother is the fool. And he will regret this."

Adrian exhaled heavily. "You should've let me destroy him. We created the man he is today."

Cassie shook her head, lifting her tear-streaked face. "What about Julius? He's a Jones too. And what about Rose? If the company falls, her future falls with it."

Corinne stepped forward and gathered Cassie into her arms. "After everything he's done," she whispered, "you still think of this family. That alone proves he never deserved you. I'll help push the divorce through... but Cassie, what's the plan?"

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