Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 34

He was only here because he had no other choice, bracing himself to clean up her mess. Wiona honestly didn’t care what Julian thought of her. As long as he kept things civil on the surface, she wouldn’t make life hard for him.

“No, just tell him the truth. Don’t leave anything out.” If Jace ended up hating her even more, so what? Maybe if they both couldn’t stand each other, their divorce in a few months would go even smoother.

She turned to flag down a taxi. While they were waiting at a red light, she happened to glance out the window and spotted Jace inside a fancy restaurant across the street. She stared for a second, almost not believing it. There he was, sitting by the window with Kellen and Alona. The three of them looked so happy, chatting and laughing together like some perfect little family.

So this was why he’d left her without a word, why he’d stopped answering her calls. He just didn’t want her to ruin his happy moment.

Finally, it all clicked for Wiona. She took out her phone and snapped a picture, her hand steady. When she zoomed in, she could see Jace and Kellen sitting close, their eyes locked, something warm passing between them. Alona sat across from them, smiling, but there was something sharp and mocking in her eyes.

Wiona only meant to save the photo as evidence, but just then, Tina sent her a video. “Wiona, is this you in the video? Are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

A clip of her smashing the jewelry store had gone viral, and the online comments were vicious.

“Does being rich mean you can just wreck a store?”

“How is this not disturbing the peace and destroying property? Why did the manager fire the employee?”

“The police should arrest this woman. She’s awful!”

“Of course, the rich always get away with it. Normal people are just pawns to them. Who can fight back?”

“I heard she’s married to the Salisbury Corporation CEO. No wonder the jewelry store didn’t dare push back.”

“Unbelievable. Are rich people really this out of control now?”

Tina kept texting, her messages coming in a rush. “Wiona, don’t listen to what people are saying online. Those videos are edited to make you look bad. Don’t stress about it.

“I’m actually fine,” Wiona replied. “The two women are Jace’s mom, Alona, and his first love, Kellen, who’s also his personal secretary now. Years ago, Jace’s family paid Kellen to leave so he could marry me. Now Kellen’s back, and the three of them are happily having lunch like nothing ever happened. Ask your friend if this is enough for a story.”

“Give me a second,” Tina replied, suddenly serious. “I’ll check right now.”

A few minutes later, Tina messaged back. “My friend is super interested in the photo. Are you sure you want to do this?”

“This picture doesn’t prove anything solid,” Wiona answered. “But it’ll be enough to keep them busy for a few days.” She reminded Tina to keep her identity a secret so Salisbury Corporation wouldn’t trace it back to her.

“Don’t worry,” Tina promised. “My friend knows better than to cross me. And since Jace is treating you like this, I swear I’ll get that fifty million out of him for you.”

Wiona let out a laugh. “Let’s meet up tomorrow. I have those sketches I finished. You should take a look.”

After hanging up, she put the whole thing out of her mind. That night, Jace still hadn’t come home, but the photo of the three of them at lunch, along with the latest gossip about the Salisbury Corporation CEO, was already blowing up online.