All Chapters of Dear Ex-Wife, the Apocalypse King Has No Mercy.: Chapter 11
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Chapter 11: Dinner for One, Ruin for Four
After fuming for a while, the Stowes had no choice but to leave.With Rhys gone, dinner had suddenly become a problem.Britt usually bought the groceries, but that was as far as her contribution went. Every evening, they simply waited for Rhys to come home and cook. Why bother lifting a finger when they had someone willing to do everything for them?Now their cook was gone, and Britt had no intention of stepping into the kitchen herself.Besides, in their minds, they were about to be rich. So they decided to splurge and eat out at the Maison Arden, a fairly upscale restaurant near Maple Grove where dinner could easily run several hundred dollars per person.Rhys watched them disappear inside and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.He had dealt the Stowes blow after blow over the past two days, but it still wasn't enough. Not after what they had done to him in his previous life. Not after the humiliation, the betrayal, and the memory of being carved apart while still alive. He pulled out h
Chapter 12: The Attorney, the Performance, and the Empty Chair
Lexi stopped beside Rhys's table and looked down at him with a sneer.“And you have the nerve to accuse me of cheating?” she shot back. “When you’re the one who’s got a lover on the side.”The woman across from Rhys immediately straightened."Ms. Stowe, correct?" she said coolly. "That accusation alone could qualify as defamation. I'll let it go this time, but if you make another claim like that without evidence, I won't."Rhys smiled. "This is Nancy Jean. She's one of the attorneys representing me."Lexi froze.That's not right. Rhys's lawyer was Joshua Hearn, Sydvale's famous divorce attorney, not some glamorous woman who looked like she'd walked out of a magazine.Her eyes involuntarily swept over Vivian. That chest had to be fake. And that figure? Definitely work done.Still, there was no mistaking the woman's sharp, professional demeanor. She was probably another attorney from Hearn's firm, sent to handle routine matters for Rhys.Damn it. She had walked straight into that one.