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Chained To The Cold CEO: Why Won't My Husband Let Me Leave?
img img Chained To The Cold CEO: Why Won't My Husband Let Me Leave? img Chapter 3 How Was It Last Night
3 Chapters
Chapter 7 Are You Sure You Won't Divorce img
Chapter 8 What Does Yvonne Have That You Don't img
Chapter 9 Herbal Hearth img
Chapter 10 Why Are You Here img
Chapter 11 Are You Jealous img
Chapter 12 Food Poisoning img
Chapter 13 What's Wrong With Me Calling The Police img
Chapter 14 I'm Not The Forgiving Type img
Chapter 15 Is That All I'm Worth img
Chapter 16 Is That What You Think img
Chapter 17 Whose Side Are You On img
Chapter 18 A True Star Never Dimmed img
Chapter 19 Why Not Just Say My Name img
Chapter 20 Got Something You Want To Get Off Your Chest img
Chapter 21 Aren't You Mad img
Chapter 22 Don't Bid On It! img
Chapter 23 Are You Pregnant img
Chapter 24 That Was Never My Intention img
Chapter 25 But Divorce Is Out Of The Question img
Chapter 26 Alexander Might Actually Have Feelings For You img
Chapter 27 A Trauma That Left Her Deeply Scarred img
Chapter 28 Possessing Something Valuable Alone Can Invite Trouble img
Chapter 29 A Flawless Act img
Chapter 30 Are You Willing To Give This A Shot img
Chapter 31 The Bitter Envy Of Wanting The Role Freya Already Had img
Chapter 32 Realization img
Chapter 33 That Works In Our Favor img
Chapter 34 What He'd Gotten Himself Into img
Chapter 35 Do I Look Like Your Housekeeper img
Chapter 36 The Whole Thing Kind Of Blew Up, Though img
Chapter 37 Do I Seem So Easily Swayed img
Chapter 38 Private Investigator img
Chapter 39 Are You Trying To Stir Up Trouble Again img
Chapter 40 If She Managed To Have Alexander's Child img
Chapter 41 Nothing Spoke Louder Than Money img
Chapter 42 Maybe She Meant Well img
Chapter 43 Sting Operation img
Chapter 44 What Are You Really Trying To Say img
Chapter 45 You Sound Like You've Been Burned Before img
Chapter 46 A Big Mix-Up img
Chapter 47 Why Are You Following Me img
Chapter 48 Another Scandal Tonight img
Chapter 49 Alexander Is Terrible In Bed! img
Chapter 50 I'm Really In Big Trouble img
Chapter 51 Are These Hickeys img
Chapter 52 Fleeting Fantasy img
Chapter 53 I Owe That Man My Life img
Chapter 54 Mr. Scott, Your Kissing Game's Leveling Up img
Chapter 55 Best Place To Buy Condoms img
Chapter 56 How Is That Even Comparable img
Chapter 57 There Were Things Better Left Undiscovered img
Chapter 58 Wasn't That What You And Alister Had Planned img
Chapter 59 Let's Settle Your Complaints After You Satisfy Me img
Chapter 60 He Only Did It For You img
Chapter 61 Would You Be Able To Start Right Away img
Chapter 62 Money Worked Magic img
Chapter 63 Real Mature img
Chapter 64 Is Bed As In Sleep, Right img
Chapter 65 Are You Two Planning To Have A Child img
Chapter 66 She Couldn't Let Freya Carry His Child img
Chapter 67 My Door's Always Open img
Chapter 68 Quit Flaunting Your Fondness img
Chapter 69 Worst That'd Happen Is You'd Break A Leg img
Chapter 70 He's Husband Goals img
Chapter 71 The Whale Fall Kiss img
Chapter 72 No One Gets To Hurt You, Yvonne img
Chapter 73 Satisfied, Mrs. Scott img
Chapter 74 Eternal Love img
Chapter 75 Believe Whatever Helps You Sleep img
Chapter 76 We're Already Settled img
Chapter 77 Miscarriage-inducing Drug img
Chapter 78 Might Never Have Had The Chance For Children Again img
Chapter 79 The True Wildcard img
Chapter 80 Pretending Tb Be Ignorant img
Chapter 81 I Won't Tolerate This Again img
Chapter 82 Suspicion Lands Straight On You img
Chapter 83 You're Not In Any Trouble img
Chapter 84 Both Brought Low By The Same Woman img
Chapter 85 Why Would He Be Calling You Now img
Chapter 86 You'll Spend The Rest Of Your Life Behind Bars img
Chapter 87 Just Give Me A Minute img
Chapter 88 Both Of Them Survived img
Chapter 89 Why Did She Suddenly Almost Miscarry img
Chapter 90 She Is The One Running This Scheme img
Chapter 91 Are You Actually Worried About Me, Mrs. Scott img
Chapter 92 Can't I Call The Police img
Chapter 93 To See If I Should Start Preparing For Your Funeral img
Chapter 94 Don't Force Yourself For My Sake img
Chapter 95 We're An Even Better Match img
Chapter 96 Spent Three Years Failing To See It img
Chapter 97 She Had Been Fooled img
Chapter 98 Outshone Her Effortlessly img
Chapter 99 You're My Good-Luck Charm img
Chapter 100 The Scott Group Had Hit A Nerve img
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Chapter 3 How Was It Last Night

Morning light hadn't even settled across the room when the villa's landline jolted Freya awake. Still half-asleep, she reached for the receiver and murmured, "Who's calling?"

Her throat felt raw, and even that small sentence scraped on the way out.

"Freya, what happened to you? Are you feeling sick?" On the other end, Zoie Lambert's worried voice rushed in.

Heat crept up Freya's cheeks, and she couldn't bring herself to admit that Alexander had kept her up all night-not even to her best friend. She forced out a reply instead. "It's nothing serious. I just caught a cold. Why are you calling so early?"

Zoie sounded baffled. "We planned to celebrate your freedom today, remember? I've been waiting at the restaurant forever, and you never showed up or picked up your phone."

That reminder snapped Freya out of her daze. She bolted upright and checked the clock, and her stomach dropped. It was already eleven.

Their appointment to finish the legal procedure for their divorce had already passed.

Her eyes swept across the bedroom, and there was no trace of Alexander anywhere.

She cursed him silently, certain he had slipped out without saying a word.

Later, at Luna Restaurant, Zoie fixated on the bandage wrapped around Freya's hand. After hearing how she got hurt and how she had dealt with it alone, Zoie's temper flared. "Alexander is unbelievable! What kind of husband just disappears when his wife is injured? You needed him to sign the paperwork, and he ignored every call so he could mess around with some other woman. Then he even let you face her insults?"

Her outrage echoed through the restaurant, and several customers turned their heads. Freya lifted a hand to cover part of her face and whispered, "Please, Zoie. Keep your voice down."

"That's not happening! I haven't even given you a proper lecture yet. Have you lost your senses? Are you suddenly second-guessing this divorce?" Zoie nearly exploded.

Freya tried to explain herself in a rush. "It's not like I'm backing out. We just didn't get to do it this morning."

She remembered calling Alexander, but his assistant answered and brushed her off, claiming he was caught up in a meeting.

"Don't tell me you missed it because you slept in!" Zoie was having none of it. She gave Freya a dramatic eye roll. "Three years of marriage with nothing between you, and now you jump into bed with him the night before you're supposed to end things? Is that your idea of a dramatic farewell?"

Trying to defend herself, Freya sighed. "So what if I wanted to let loose a little before it's all over?"

A low laugh cut through their conversation.

Freya's head whipped around, and she found herself staring into Alexander's cold eyes.

He looked like he'd stepped straight out of a fashion magazine cover, and standing next to him was another man in an equally sharp suit, whose laughter still lingered.

She recognized Timothy Fowler instantly, Alexander's closest friend.

Right beside Timothy stood Yvonne. After hearing Zoie's outburst and putting the pieces together, Yvonne's cheerful expression faltered for a moment.

Clearly, Yvonne never saw this coming. She had purposely sent Freya that video last night, even arranged for someone to call her, all in hopes of stirring up trouble.

Everything should have gone according to her plan. Alexander was supposed to want nothing to do with Freya, not end up in bed with her.

If anyone understood Alexander's self-control, it was Yvonne.

However, when it came to Freya last night, all of Alexander's self-control seemed to vanish.

Maybe something inside him had shifted, and he hadn't even noticed.

Three years spent oceans apart, but Freya never left his side. Who's to say he didn't start seeing her differently somewhere along the way?

The idea stung, and jealousy wormed its way deeper into Yvonne's chest, souring her feelings toward Freya even more.

While Yvonne stewed in silence, Timothy decided to stir the pot. He grinned at Freya and asked, "So, Mrs. Scott, how was it last night?"

Freya would have ignored a question like that. This time, though, she caught the warning glint in Alexander's eyes and couldn't resist. She flashed a playful smile. "Honestly, it was nothing to write home about."

It was the sort of answer bound to bruise any man's ego, but for someone as proud as Alexander, it was a direct blow.

The look he shot Freya turned colder, nearly dangerous.

She, however, seemed perfectly content. No longer feeling the need to look after his feelings, she matched his glare with a confident tilt of her chin.

The shift in her attitude left Alexander unsettled. He realized Freya wasn't the gentle, patient woman she used to be, not since Tricia's death. Now she stood her ground, tossed sharp words his way, and refused to back down.

But as soon as he remembered how desperate she was to move on, it all made sense. With nothing left to gain here, why would she bother pretending?

"Three this afternoon," Alexander said curtly and turned on his heel, making it clear he wanted nothing more to do with the conversation.

"Alexander." Yvonne hurried to catch up to him, but not before sending Freya one last glare as she disappeared around the corner.

"You've got guts, Freya, calling out Alexander like that. I'm impressed," Timothy remarked with a low whistle, his tone a strange mix of awe and amusement, before trailing after the others.

She didn't waste a second thinking about Timothy's words. Instead, her thoughts drifted to Alexander's announcement-three o'clock at the courthouse, where they would finalize the divorce.

With that settled, a wave of relief washed over her, and for the first time all day, her appetite returned.

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