Chased by my Ex Husband novel Chapter 8

Grace

He presses the handkerchief harder into my lips, making me wince. I didn’t notice it before—Ethan seems to have bitten me just like I did to him.

“ Let me guess, she did something to your brother. Now you want to get back at her. So do you want to hurt me too? Because you think it will hurt my family? ” A smile filled with pain plays on my lips.

“ If I wanted to hurt you, you would be long gone, Grace. ” There is a certainity in Tristin’s voice that scares me. It’s like he can actually make me disappear.

Only powerful men like Ethan who know their worth and their power talk like this. So arrogant and full of themselves.

“ Who are you? ” I whisper, finally taking the handkerchief from him so I can tend to my wounds.

“ That’s not what you should ask, Little Butterfly. ” Tristin drawls, leaning away coldly.

I frown at the sudden nickname.

“ Look at this. ” He takes out a brown envelope from his side and throws it in my lap.

I cast him a skeptical look before opening the envelope. Several pictures pour out of the envelope and fill my lap.

My fingers grow numb as I take in all of them.

“ Lily didn’t frame you alone. The scandal on Lily’s birthday. Your husband was a part of that plan. They have been meeting for three months and you think Lily just returned one month ago. Your husband was cheating on you for a long time, Little Butterfly. ” Tristin’s voice causes my blood to run cold.

I trace the pictures with my fingers. I can recognize Ethan’s clothes on different occasions. It’s surreal that I remember what he does every day, from the way he moves, the way he talks, and even dresses. I was compelled to note every move of his.

Until a while ago, I believed Lily had poisoned Ethan’s mind and he only hated me because he didn’t know the truth. But it turns out, he was part of the scheme from the beginning.

The anger in my veins turns into full-blown hate. In one of the pictures, Ethan and Lily are in a hotel room. They only have a sheet over them, and I can imagine what happened between them.

Tears roll down my cheeks as I crumble the picture in my fingers. I can’t breathe. He—How could he do this?

“ Why…Why did he pretend this long? ” I gasp.

“ Because you were supposed to get your Grandma’s inheritance on your birthday one month ago. ” Tristin replies.

My world spins as the whole scenario starts making sense. My Grandma was the only member of my family who truly loved me.

Before she passed away, she gave me 20% shares of Whitlock Corporation, our family business.