Bye, My Ex-husband
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Chapter 16 I Must Divorce You img
Chapter 17 Why Are You Here img
Chapter 18 You Wouldn't Mind, Would You img
Chapter 19 Are You Divorcing Me img
Chapter 20 Dare Not Admit It img
Chapter 21 Something Happened In The Company img
Chapter 22 Meeting The Scum And His Mistress img
Chapter 23 I Agree To The Divorce img
Chapter 24 You Traitor img
Chapter 25 What A Coincidence img
Chapter 26 I'm The Team Leader img
Chapter 27 Rumors img
Chapter 28 Too Shameless img
Chapter 29 Doomed To Lose img
Chapter 30 She Lost Everything img
Chapter 31 The Computer Had A Virus img
Chapter 32 Goaded Janessa Into Action img
Chapter 33 The Police Came img
Chapter 34 I Can't Take The Money img
Chapter 35 Take Eric As Her Younger Brother img
Chapter 36 Scandal img
Chapter 37 Do You Have To Marry Gracie img
Chapter 38 You Are Disobedient img
Chapter 39 Gracie Is Missing img
Chapter 40 What Brings You Here img
Chapter 41 Gracie Is Here img
Chapter 42 Being Scolded img
Chapter 43 Regret img
Chapter 44 How Did You Know img
Chapter 45 I Won't Forgive You img
Chapter 46 Rayan, I'm Afraid img
Chapter 47 Alana Is In Love img
Chapter 48 Why Are They Together img
Chapter 49 The Truth img
Chapter 50 A Business Trip With Rayan img
Chapter 51 To The Airport img
Chapter 52 Sign The Contract img
Chapter 53 Gracie Came img
Chapter 54 Show Off img
Chapter 55 Something Missing img
Chapter 56 Stay Away From Her img
Chapter 57 Two Tickets img
Chapter 58 A Tricky Problem img
Chapter 59 Obstructive img
Chapter 60 Do You Know Who She Is img
Chapter 61 A Problem img
Chapter 62 Courtney's Story img
Chapter 63 Black Coffee img
Chapter 64 Gracie Was Sick img
Chapter 65 Do You Remember img
Chapter 66 It Was Raining img
Chapter 67 I Saw You img
Chapter 68 Is There Someone You Like img
Chapter 69 Let Me Drive You To Work img
Chapter 70 A Boy Toy img
Chapter 71 Janessa Passed Out img
Chapter 72 Can You Stop img
Chapter 73 Why Don't You Like Her img
Chapter 74 Who Is Behind The Scene img
Chapter 75 Find Out Who It Is img
Chapter 76 She Finally Thought It Through img
Chapter 77 Why Were They Here img
Chapter 78 Setting Up A Tent img
Chapter 79 The Sole Of Her Foot Was Cut img
Chapter 80 Ride In The Same Car With Rayan img
Chapter 81 A Subtle Relationship img
Chapter 82 Document Was Stolen img
Chapter 83 Why Did You Sell Out The Company img
Chapter 84 Only A Three-Day Investigation img
Chapter 85 What An Idiot img
Chapter 86 Harmonious Scene img
Chapter 87 Someone Is Following Us img
Chapter 88 How Could It Be Her img
Chapter 89 A Phone Call From Imani img
Chapter 90 She Made Her Own Bed img
Chapter 91 They Were Together img
Chapter 92 A Tailor-made Plan img
Chapter 93 Come To Find Her img
Chapter 94 Did You Find Any Suspects img
Chapter 95 Covering Up For Her img
Chapter 96 Test Her img
Chapter 97 You Are The Biggest Culprit! img
Chapter 98 Drink Three Glasses Of Whisky As A Punishment img
Chapter 99 A Good Show img
Chapter 100 Was She Driving Her Away img
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Chapter 7 She Is My Wife

At that moment, somebody grabbed his arm.

The light reflected off the watch on the man's hand, so dazzling that it hurt Janessa's eyes.

"Janessa's words might have sounded rather unpleasant, but in my opinion, she didn't say anything wrong. We are in the same circle, and everyone knows what you are thinking. Besides, she is my wife. No one else has the right to admonish my wife."

After delivering those words, Rayan brushed aside Aydin's hand.

His expression was devoid of anger-instead, it was as coolly indifferent as his tone.

Aydin's face darkened as he tried his best to control his temper.

"Mr. Lu, this is a family matter. I hope that you wouldn't interfere. I won't take those words seriously."

He played the part of the kind elder to the hilt, but his face was serious.

With a loaded sneer, Rayan turned around, stared at Janessa's face, and whispered, "I'd like to see how the company will crumble if you leave me."

His voice was low and steady, and his dark eyes held hers captive. A frown marred Janessa's smooth brow.

With a tense expression, she glanced at Rayan from the corner of her eyes.

"What do you mean?"

It was a harmless question, but her stiff tone and glaring eyes said otherwise.

Rayan sneered. "You know exactly what I mean."

They did not try to keep other people from listening to their exchange, so Aydin clearly heard every word. His blank expression slipped a little, showing a mocking look he directed at Janessa.

In the past, Janessa's mother forced her to marry Rayan in order for her to take a firm hold of the company.

Judging from the current situation, the two of them never got along.

Without the support of the Lu family, Janessa would be as easy to crush as an ant in his hand.

"What people fear the most is fate. You can't keep anything you are not supposed to have,"

Aydin revealed his thoughts out loud in a voice dripping with sarcasm.

With a snort, Janessa withdrew her gaze from Rayan's face and glared at the older man.

She straightened her back, raised her hand, and deliberately placed it on the crook of Rayan's arm.

"Aydin, you really know yourself. Since it is destined to be mine, why are you trying so hard to compete with me for it. Don't you know that lovers' quarrels seldom last long? You seem to be more concerned about it than us."

She watched, chuckling, as Aydin's face darkened. Before he could say anything, she continued, "You have busied yourself with my mother's affairs all day, and I'm sure she'd be able to see your efforts from heaven. You know how kind my mother is-maybe she will visit you in person tonight. You'd should go back early."

Coupled with her pale face, her soft drawl was deliberately frightening.

A muscle in Aydin's face ticked in fury, and his beard trembled in his indignation.

"Janessa, let's make one thing clear, right here and now. Do you still seriously consider me as your family elder?"

He couldn't recall when he had started to use the family elder speech as his usual tactic to guilt-trip people into abandoning their opinions or doing his bidding.

She had never liked talking to him even in the past. Now, she didn't have to endure his presence.

Janessa heaved a sigh of relief and straightened her back. "Should I give my respect to an elder who is scheming to destroy me? It's getting late, so please leave! I will not see you off."

With a cold glance, Janessa used a tissue to carefully wipe the chair that Aydin had sat on and ceremoniously perched her mother's urn on the vacated seat.

Then, she sat on the heir's seat beside the head of the table without looking at them.

Shaking with anger, Aydin pointed a threatening finger at Janessa, as if he were about to heap abuse at her head.

Rayan called his assistant and asked him to escort these people from the premises.

The noisy lounge instantly quieted down, and the tense atmosphere instantly relaxed.

Rayan strode forward to face Janessa. He stared down at her derisively and declared, "I want you to remember what you said just now for the rest of your life. The Lu family is not a place where you can come and go as you please."

A slight tremor ran down Janessa's whole body, and her grip on her teacup tightened without her volition.

Scathing contempt flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted in an unpleasant facsimile of a smile.

He only said a few words, but she couldn't tolerate them. She was not the type to bear such abuse.

Rayan raised his hand, but Janessa suddenly staggered and fell into his arms.

There was no sign of the force that knocked her out.

Impatient, Rayan shook her slightly. Suddenly, he noticed her condition-no blood, closed eyes, knitted brows, and dead weight. It looked like she had no strength at all.

Cursing inwardly, he picked her up and walked her outside, hoping that the cold air would revive her.

As soon as he saw them, Gordon, who was waiting for them outside, rushed over and tried to pull Janessa into his arms. "What did you do to her?"

The accusing tone made Rayan even angrier.

He gathered her even closer against his body and threw the other man a cold glare. "Even if you don't want to give up, she is still my wife. It doesn't matter whether she's dead or alive-that has absolutely nothing to do with you."

"Rayan, only you can say such irresponsible words!"

Rayan paused for a moment and drawled out with disdain, "You lost once, three years ago. You're not going to win now."

Despite the softness of his cold voice, the sharp tone of warning was unmistakable.

At those words, Gordon's expression froze, and a flash of pain crossed his eyes. He could only watch them leave with his hands clenched into fists at his sides.

Janessa leaned back against the backseat, an expression of pain on her face. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead and plastered her long hair to her temples and neck. She pressed her hand against her lower belly hard.

It felt as if there were a thousand hands pulling at her scalp. Her body fell uncontrollably, and she could hear the cold wind whoosh past her ears.

In her confused haze, she could have sworn she heard someone call her name.

She tried to open her eyes, but a blinding light appeared before her. She could make out a blurry figure leaning on her side, but she couldn't clearly see the person's face.

"Mom?" she called out in a tentative voice.

"She is dead," replied a low, somber voice that seemed to echo from all directions. The light in front of her instantly disappeared, leaving her in a thick, suffocating darkness.

A heart-wrenching ache surged up inside her, making it hard for her to breathe.

She was about to pass out from the pain when she was suddenly pulled to consciousness by a loud cry and a sob.

            
            

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