2026-04-26 22:56:08"HELLO, DEAR EX-WIFE."
The voice came jagged like ice raining down on glass. Earlier, Joyce was still in her reverie, drowning in thought of memories that should have drowned everything she built along with her existence when the phone vibration cut through the room like blade slicking silk. She jerked out from the thought. She glanced at the clock. 2p.m. Too early in the morning. Wrong timing. But maybe it was Knox ringing her line to give another new update or something he missed to speak about earlier. She rose with the glasses of wine in one hand and picked up the phone that was ringing persistently in the silence that settled inside the room. Her eyes narrowed. Strange digits. Suspicion butted in, hammering down curiosity. In the corporate world, there are hackers and people who could ruin everything you have with small details such as picking up a strange number. The ringing stopped. She dropped the phone. Uninterested. She was half-turning when the phone sounded again. She turned back. Same number. Persistent something means urgency and urgency meant familiarity. Her finger hit the green icon. Silence first. Then, "Hello, dear ex-wife." The voice rocked the speaker like ice raining on glass. Joyce recognized it and her expression hardened like she'd perceived a familiar stench. "Took you long enough to pick up," Gerald's voice came again. Lazy. Poison wrapped in silk. "What have you been up to? Missing me? Cozing up with your new boy?" The laughter came from his throat. A dirty broken thing. Joyce's expression gave nothing away, hardening further. "You have no business with me. Anymore. Excuse me." She wanted to end the call. "Cut me off and he's going to pay the price." Gerald's voice came seriously this time. Low and rumbling with something that couldn't be overlooked. Threat. Joyce's hand froze on the screen, wine cooling in the other hand. Her brow carved, mind racing with something that she didn't quite want to believe yet. "What are you talking about?" Gerald let out a short laughter that sounded like ice cracking. "What am I talking about?" He snorted. "You're still the same woman I know. I guess some things never change. Like Keeping secrets and acting saints." "Get out of my line!" Joyce snapped. "You have no right to speak to me again. This— should be the last time you ever try to call my number. You dirty betrayal!" "Oh, what a nice name you've given, dear ex-," He slurred. "You just added another name to the good list. Ex-husband, cheater....Good phrases." He teased, voice cruel. Then it shifted to something dangerous in the next second that came out in a low voice that could freeze the bone. "Let's see what names you'll supply to the list again when I get my hands on Rowan... Is it? Rowan, your new boy." Joyce's chest hammered. Her hand trembled so hard the glass slipped from her grip and hit the floor with a shattering sound that spreads across the room. Gerald laughed. A dirty sound. Cruel Satisfied. He Felt the fear crawling through the speaker from Joyce Lang's end. "You're already breaking things even before I commence, sweetie. How delicate..." "You dare not touch him..." Her voice came as a growl, a sound from the throat, fingers cracking hard transforming into fists from firm tightness. "You see, honey, " Gerald continued, his voice a sweet poison. "It looks like I wasn't the only person that wasn't loyal. We're equals."
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Chapter 0021: She has a weakness now
"We're not!" Joyce fired back with emotions and pain and anger exploding in her voice. This was her weakness. One weakness Gerald knew how to manipulate when they were together in the marriage. "You cheated! You lied! You don't get the chance to come back again and never call back again!" "I cheated?" Gerald laughed like a hyna that saw blood and weakness. "What did you do? You have been cheating too. You couldn't trust your husband..""Ex-husband!" She fired."— Whatever. You couldn't trust me with secrets. You thought I wasn't loyal and you signed everything away. To a boy you knew nothing about, to a boy you trusted more than your own husband. Who cheated?""Who cheated?" Joyce let out a laughter that bounced off the wall and rattled the glass face of the wall clock. "What a convenient bastard. You said I wasn't submissive after every thing I did for you, after every of your instructions I followed like a puppet till I caught you with Jane. Yet you come back home smiling at me an
Chapter 0020: Hello, Dear ex-wife
"HELLO, DEAR EX-WIFE." The voice came jagged like ice raining down on glass.Earlier, Joyce was still in her reverie, drowning in thought of memories that should have drowned everything she built along with her existence when the phone vibration cut through the room like blade slicking silk.She jerked out from the thought. She glanced at the clock. 2p.m. Too early in the morning. Wrong timing.But maybe it was Knox ringing her line to give another new update or something he missed to speak about earlier.She rose with the glasses of wine in one hand and picked up the phone that was ringing persistently in the silence that settled inside the room.Her eyes narrowed.Strange digits.Suspicion butted in, hammering down curiosity. In the corporate world, there are hackers and people who could ruin everything you have with small details such as picking up a strange number.The ringing stopped.She dropped the phone. Uninterested. She was half-turning when the phone sounded again. She tu
Chapter 0019: Ex-husband's betrayal
Meanwhile, Fifty miles away across the sleeping city, at a place called the Royal building, all glass and steel and old money that comes from building an empire from scratch and through pain.At the top floor inside of a room that looked like it was ripped out from a sick dream, occupied with domestic infrastructures that cost fortunes. The door of the bedroom squealed silently as it opened and a young woman stepped out, white towel wrapped around his waist, long hair cascading behind her back dripping water on the marble that followed her steps into the bedroom.She was beautiful in the way art is beautiful— untouchable and Stunning. Despite the weariness in her eyes, her posture was sharp, the kind of uprightness needed for boardroom battles.Joyce Lang.Her phone buzzed on the bed. She grabbed it."Knox." She called, phone pressed to her ear. "Good morning, Mrs. Lang." He greeted with respect. "Mr. Rowan is making moves already. Compilation of businesses transferred to his name."
Chapter 0018: Protection from WHO?
Ten minutes after Adrian Adrian dropped Knox's call, his phone lit up with a notification.Buzz!The screen stared back at his eyes. Text message delivered by Knox only him could access because it was encrypted. He input the code and the screen immediately shifted. White and black.The list crawled down like a snake climbing tree in motion with digits that look like government net worth that shouldn't be accessible by an ordinary person.Adrian paused then scrolled down, his eyes getting wider as he took in business names up to twenty scattered across different cities, the management officials currently in charge and compilation of the past revenues generated from each company, numbers that were too big to be real and too real to be ignored.Adrian's mind went blank for a second, counting zeroes that looked like a compilation of its own.$500 billion.Adrian went over compilation, noting vulnerabilities, detecting loopholes and strategizing plans that would stop the bleeding.His han
Chapter 0017: Ghost and trajectory
Then dinner ended with a full course meal, detailed and served by seasoned chefs specially led by Mr. Harrison, the hotel manager.The main dish, a herb crushed venison medallion and wagyu flatiron steak with rosemary-infused fingerlings potatoes, a single meal course cost more than most people's two year rents, served with desserts that looked too beautiful to eat, rich flourless chocolate cake specially made with port wine reduction and served with aged wine, Ruffino Alauda.Rowan retired to his bed, adapting to his new life. He wore a silk night dress taken from the wardrobe provided by the hotel— a navy comfortable top and a slack.He sat on the bed, unveiled the new devices he got from Brown Gadget. He pulled out the Samsung phone from the box. The smell of synthetic fiber filled the air surrounding him. He whistled, taking in the impressive glossy finish with a gentle approving nod.He removed the sim card from his old phone and inserted it. The phone came to life with a buzz
Chapter 0016: Fever war
"I'll pay $10,000."The entire hall gasped.A woman at the end of the hall dropped her glass of wine.A man lounging on a recliner spurted out water from his mouth, choking on the water that was forced into the wrong place."What—" Another gasped.Then the hall Shifted.The comments came fast and louder like a donating bomb."What?! Is he mad?" "This kid thinks $10,000 is a joke?""I have seen poor people making mouths about having money but this is just outrageous!" Another aged woman in a white suit shook her head.Daniel Caston, the man who had desperately wanted to wound Rowan's pride in front of everything froze in shock like his accomplice. Colour drained from their expression but it didn't last longer.Laughter rocked from their throat.Daniel Caston doubled over with laughter, his chest shaking with every cackle, the young woman nearly slipped her heels on the marble as her laughter rang out of sheer amusement that made her lose balance and composure."You—" Daniel Caston hel
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