Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Shattered Illusions

“Sebastian, you freaking lunatic!” Bryce’s face twisted with frustration.

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He lunged forward to save Bella, but Sebastian’s two men held him back, pinning him in place.

A faint smile curved Sebastian’s lips. Lunatic? The Torres family had never shied away from that label.

But if he was mad, it was only for Riley.

Bella dangled precariously over the railing, half her body suspended above the river.

One slip of Sebastian’s fingers, and she’d plunge into the river below.

Bryce turned desperately to Riley. “Stop him! If Bella falls, I’ll never forgive…”

Riley’s eyes flashed with mockery. “Never forgive me? I’m tired of hearing that, Bryce. You think I care about your forgiveness?”

“I…” Bryce faltered, words failing him.

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“When we were married. I cared about what you said because

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you were my husband, the man I chose,” Riley said, her voice ley, “But now? You’re nothing, to me.”

Bryce felt his blood run cold under her icy stare, her eyes filled with pure contempt.

“If you’re so sure Bella saved you, why not let her prove it. now?” Riley continued. “The river’s barely moving compared to that night. If she could save you while you were bleeding from eight stab wounds, this should be nothing for her.”

Bryce was speechless, his argument crumbling.

Lara, standing beside Riley, chimed in. “Saving someone stabbed eight times? Our former co–pilot Bella must be quite the swimmer, right?”

Bella’s face flushed with shame.

She’d once basked in the admiration her title brought, but now, having been fired, the label stung like a slap.

“Enough talk. If you’re throwing her in, just do it,” Vince said impatiently.

“You’re right, no need for all this chatter,” Sebastian said with a sudden grin. He released his grip.

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“No! I’ll die if I fall! I’ll die!” Bella screamed, her voice shrill

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with panic. “I… I never saved Bryce. When I got there, someone had already pulled him from the water. The paramedics showed up and just assumed I was the one who’d rescued him… and I… I just let them believe it.”

Under the crushing fear of death, Bella spilled the truth, desperate to avoid the raging river.

In the next moment, Sebastian flung her aside. Bella collapsed to the ground, her legs too weak to hold her up.

Bryce could hardly believe what he’d heard.

How could this be?

Bella hadn’t saved him?

Even when Garrett revealed Bella’s fifty–million–dollar deal, Bryce had sensed something was off but refused to face it.

Now, her words shattered his last shred of hope, forcing him to confront a truth he’d been dodging.

If Bella wasn’t his savior, then who was?

His eyes slowly turned to Riley.

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She stood tall by the riverbank, her long hair rippling slightly 375 in the breeze, back straight, her expression resolute and

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unwavering.

He’d been a fool to ever think she could lie.

Bryce’s eyes reddened, emotion welling up.

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“Was it you?” he asked, stepping toward Riley, his body moving despite his fear of the answer.

His mind screamed to leave it alone, to let the question die for his own sake.

But his instincts drove him forward, urging him to ask, to approach her.

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