All Chapters of DEAR EX-WIFE: IT'S PAYBACK TIME: Chapter 81
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CHAPTER 81
RYANMarco led us into the small, dimly lit control room, his face tense but determined. Screens flickered with multiple camera angles, each one a window into the warehouse where Elizabeth had been moving her operations.He pointed out the exact car she had used to escape last night, parked now in a secluded lot, and then the vehicles of her men, lined up strategically around the perimeter.I leaned closer, studying every frame.The details were crucial ,the timing, the positions, the exits.Every second counted, and Marco’s careful guidance made me feel, for the first time in hours, that we actually had a chance.“Are you sure this is all current?” I asked, my voice low but urgent.Marco nodded, his eyes steady. “I've been tracking them since last night. This is live. This is where she’ll move next.”I exhaled slowly, letting the weight of it sink in.Finally, there was a thread we could pull, a way to reach Jasmine without losing more time.I turned to Julian and Seraphine. “We mov
CHAPTER 82
RYAN.I stood by the hospital window, my hands resting lightly against the glass as the doctors worked around Jasmine.They placed a small drip beside her, adjusting tubes, checking her vitals with quiet movements.The room was bright, sterile, calm but to me it felt like sacred ground.I hadn’t seen her in over a month.More than thirty days of fear, helplessness, rage, and sleepless nights.And now she was here, right in front of me, alive, close enough for me to touch if I stepped inside.Happiness hit me so hard it almost felt unreal.Like this moment wasn’t supposed to exist after everything that happened. Like it was a dream I had been replaying every night, finally forming into reality.I didn’t blink.I didn’t move.I just watched her chest rise and fall gently under the blanket, watched the faint movement of her fingers. I felt my entire world settle back into place in that small hospital bed.Behind me, soft footsteps approached.Seraphine stopped beside me. I didn’t look a
CHAPTER 83
RYANThe limousine glided smoothly along the road, its interior filled with soft music and the low hum of engines from the Cassian security convoy escorting us.I could see them through the tinted glass black SUVs, motorcycles, a formation meant to protect us but also to announce to the world that today was not just anyone’s wedding.It was mine and Seraphine’s.Our day.Seraphine sat across from me, her veil falling gently over her shoulders.The moment I looked at her, she giggled.I couldn’t help it, I laughed too.It wasn’t even about humor; it was about the warmth we shared, the disbelief that we had truly reached this moment.“I’m happy,” I told her. “This is a wholesome day, Seraphine. And you… you’re no longer my assistant.”She tilted her head and smiled beneath her veil. “Yes, I am. No one else.”Her answer warmed me.It felt like an inside joke between us rooted in years of working side by side, fighting through conflicts, secrets, enemies, and responsibilities. I smiled ba
CHAPTER 84
DANTE The entire street stayed quiet as my car rolled through.This neighborhood is so quiet.Elizabeth knew how to disappear better than anyone.I needed to learn that—how she moved, how she hid, how she stayed untouchable. If I was going to rise, I needed her methods, her mind, her precision.My focus had to be on security now. No more distractions.No more stepping into the open.Not when those traitors needed to be burned to the ground.If I wanted revenge, if I wanted power, then I needed to stand beside Elizabeth. Understand her.Match her. And eventually, surpass her.These people ,Ryan and the rest deserve to crumble for what they did to my father.They ruined everything, and now every one of them will suffer before they fall.Ryan especially.He thinks he’s strong. He’s nothing but a fool with a target on his back.I’ll take everything he loves before I end him. And after that, the Cassian throne will be mine.This is what I’ve always wanted.What I was promised. What my f
CHAPTER 85
RYANI was finally steady on my feet again.The wedding day had been a disaster, a tragedy the entire city wouldn’t stop talking about.Every news channel replayed it endlessly. But I forced myself to shut all of that out.My focus had to stay on Seraphine and on stabilizing the Cassian family.Nothing else mattered.I leaned back in my chair, letting the weight of the office settle around me.It was magnificent ,my father’s legacy and now my responsibility.I was the heir. Fully, officially.And with that came a level of authority I had never held before.Authority I intended to use.Weeks had passed since I was discharged from the hospital.The wounds were healing, but the purpose inside me was sharper than ever.I wasn’t the weak man who wasted energy chasing Marco or tolerating Rachel’s chaos. That version of me was gone.I had learned the hard way how powerful my enemies truly were.The wedding attack made that painfully clear. They weren’t playing small, and neither would I.I
CHAPTER 86
DANTEMy uncle had really built something remarkable.From the moment we crested the hill, the mansion spread out before us like a fortress of wealth and power.Every line of the architecture, every glint of light on the windows, spoke of careful planning, of resources spent without hesitation.I could see it all, the manicured lawns, the towering walls, the elegant gates.The guards caught my attention immediately.There were so many of them, each positioned deliberately, watching, alert, ready.Some stood at the corners of the property, others near the entrances, moving with silent precision.The level of security told a story in itself this was no ordinary home; it was a stronghold, a statement.I remembered my father’s words as we drove closer: he said my uncle was the right person, the one we could trust, and that Elizabeth and I would need to work closely with him.I felt the weight of that responsibility settle over me, the importance of the alliances we were about to forge.Th
CHAPTER 87
RYANMy driver pushed the car harder than I had ever seen him do.The engine roared across the empty road as we sped toward the garage that led into the safe house.My chest felt tight the whole way.Every second mattered.Every second felt like a lifetime.The safe house was far from the company, hidden from everyone who wanted me dead. They wouldn’t stop until they finished me and the people I love.They wouldn’t stop until they destroyed everything connected to me.That thought alone fueled the fear in my chest and the anger burning under it.The moment we reached the garage, the security team rushed to open the steel doors. I stepped out before they even finished pulling them apart. My legs moved faster than my mind.I didn’t wait for anyone.I didn’t speak.I just walked straight inside, heart pounding like it wanted to break out of my ribs.The room was cold, lit with bright medical lights. I saw her immediately.My daughter.Still lying there on the hospital bed.Her small bo
CHAPTER 88
RYANJasmine sat at the small table, eating slowly but eating well.The nurse stayed beside her, guiding her gently, making sure she didn’t rush. Watching her lift the spoon on her own, watching her chew without struggle, it almost felt unreal.After everything, seeing her get stronger like this was the only peace I had left.I stood there quietly, taking it in, letting the moment calm parts of me that had been shaking for days.Mary was beside me, now fully suited up in her security gear.Bulletproof vest strapped tight.Utility belt secured.Her AK-47 slung across her chest like she was preparing for a war she didn’t intend to lose.Seeing her like that hit me in a strange way grateful, but also worried.She was risking everything for me. For Jasmine.For the truths we were now carrying together.I didn’t want her life to turn into this. But I trusted her.Completely. I believed in the vow she made, and in the strength she had always shown silently.In my mind, I thanked her again
CHAPTER 89
DANTEBlood. Everywhere.It rushed back into my mind like a wave crashing over me: the screams, the panic, the way everyone scattered when the shots began.I watched the scene again in my sleep as if it was happening right in front of me.People were coming for me from every direction, shadows with guns, faces twisted with hate. I kept running, trying to fight back, but every time I struck, another one took their place.Then I saw him.My father stood there, calm, still, untouched. No bullet wounds.No blood on him.Just standing, staring at me, as if he expected something from me.I moved toward him, stepping over bodies I refused to recognize, pushing toward him like he was the only real thing in the nightmare.“Dad… let’s go,” I said. “We can leave. I’m here. I’ll take you.”He didn’t move.I reached out, grabbed his arm—and then he collapsed. Lifeless. Heavy. Gone.I held him, screaming, shaking him, begging him to wake up. The world blurred, tilting, breaking apart around me.My
CHAPTER 90
RYAN.I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my shirt collar until it sat perfectly.For the first time in weeks, my mind felt clear. Jasmine was safe far from everything happening here, far from the chaos and the threats.With her out of sight, I could finally breathe again.And now, with that weight lifted, I could focus on one thing only: taking back control and crushing anyone who thought they could break me.I stepped out of my room. Mary was already waiting outside, sharp-eyed and alert as always.A line of Cassian security officers filled the hallway, each one standing stiff and focused. The atmosphere felt heavy, charged, like everyone already knew a war was brewing.Julian appeared from one of the corridors, walking fast, his expression excited in that way he gets when he’s thinking about power and possibilities.“Ryan,” he said, falling into step beside me, “you don’t understand how much the Cassians can fight and conquer. The strength you have behind you now… it’s bigge