Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 229

Chapter 229 Cracks in the Facade

Riley didn’t spare Wren a glance and kept walking forward.

“Riley, do you really think you could stay with him if he betrayed you? I…..”

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Wren called out from behind, her voice sharp, but another voice cut her off before she could finish.

“I’d love to know what I’ve done to betray Riley.”

Wren froze, her body stiffening. It was Sebastian’s voice.

Riley looked up and saw Sebastian striding toward her.

His handsome face was etched with fury.

Sebastian reached Riley’s side, took her hand, and fixed Wren with a cold stare. “What betrayal? Why don’t you spell it out? I’m all ears.”

A chill ran down Wren’s spine, beads of cold sweat forming. Instinct screamed that if she spilled what she knew right now, she might not walk away from this.

That secret was her leverage, her ticket to clawing her way back into the Anderson family’s inner circle, to gaining favor with Sebastian.

“Sebastian, I just… I mean, if you ever hurt Riley–even a little- she wouldn’t forgive you. That’s just who she is. She’d walk away

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need. You deserve someone who truly loves you, who’ll stand by you no matter what,” Wren said, trying to explain herself.

Sebastian’s expression darkened, his lips pressing into a thin, hard line.

Wren’s words carried a hint of something deeper, as if she knew something.

Had she uncovered a secret?

Years ago, Wren had been with him at the border. She’d also met Riley’s brother.

The thought made Sebastian’s grip on Riley’s hand tremble slightly.

Riley glanced at him, puzzled, and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. She turned to Wren, her voice firm. “How things are between me and Sebastian is none of your business. If you keep stirring up trouble in front of us, I can’t promise you won’t end up in a hospital bed.”

Wren’s face paled. “Are you threatening me?”

“I’m dead serious,” Riley said calmly, but the sharp glint in her eyes sent another shiver through Wren.

For a moment, Wren felt certain Riley wouldn’t hesitate to act on her words.

Riley turned to Sebastian. “Let’s go. 2/5

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Wren watched their retreating figures, her eyes flashing with resentment. She hadn’t come here to play matchmaker for Riley and Sebastian.

She’d already lost an eye. Years of effort had finally brought her close to Sebastian, but Riley’s arrival had unraveled everything she’d built.

“Riley, don’t you care that Sebastian has another woman in his heart?” Wren shouted, desperation breaking through. “There’s a girl who saved his life. He’s been searching for her all these years. Aren’t you afraid that if he finds her, he’ll fall for her and cast you aside completely?”

Riley’s steps faltered. In that moment, she felt Sebastian’s hand, still clasped in hers, grow rigid.

Even his breathing quickened, uneven and sharp.

She turned to look at him and saw the color drain from his face completely.

So, was Wren right?

At the very least, he was searching for a girl who’d saved him.

“Riley, I…” Sebastian started, his voice faltering as he tried to explain.

Riley raised a hand, cutting him off. “We’ll talk back at the apartment.”

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She let go of his hand and walked toward Wren.

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The warmth of her touch slipped away, leaving Sebastian’s hand empty, as if the connection between them had frayed in an instant.

The distance between them seemed to widen with every step she took.

A surge of unease gripped him, a fear that one day she might walk away for good.

He couldn’t let that happen. He wouldn’t.

He opened his mouth to call out, but the words caught in his throat, trapped.

Riley reached Wren and stopped in front of her.

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