Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 247

Chapter 247 Will You Kiss Me?

A jolt of alarm shot through Wren.

He meant it.

He could be ruthless–absolute–for Riley.

Her uncle’s warning flashed through her mind like a blade.

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“Wren, stop poking Sebastian. It’s true he blinded you in one eye back then, but if you keep going after him and he wants you dead, you’ll lose much more than an eye.”

If she told Sebastian the truth—if she told him Riley’s brother hadn’t been rescued back then because of him–what would he do to her?

A shiver broke across her skin. Cold sweat prickled down her spine.

She’d planned to use that secret to force Sebastian into protecting her again.

Now, she had the terrifying sense that if she breathed a word, he might cut her tongue out right here, right now.

S” Sebastian said coolly, “do you understand me?”

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“I… I understand…” she stammered.

“It seems you don’t.” He lifted a hand and gave a lazy nod.

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One of his men stepped forward and slapped her hard across the mouth.

Pain burst through her face; she tasted copper instantly. Her lip had split from a single hit.

“Keep going,” Sebastian said, his tone almost bored, not even looking up from the book he’d begun to flip through.

Slap after slap rained down, the crack of palm against skin echoing in the room until her mouth was thick with blood.

“PPlease… Sebastian… I’m begging you…” Wren’s voice broke

between sobs.

She’d heard the stories about Sebastian’s brutality.

Back then, she’d smugly thought herself immune–special. He was never tender, but he’d always granted her requests if they weren’t too much.

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Now she was the fool.

She didn’t know how many times the hand fell. By the time it stopped, her cheeks and lips were numb, her face wet with tears and blood.

“Wren, do you understand now?” Sebastian’s voice cut through the room again, cool and precise.

“Yes…” she mumbled, lips torn, face burning.

But beneath the pain, resentment and fury coiled tighter in her

chest.

He’d done this to her–for Riley.

“Sebastian, do you really think Riley will stay faithful forever?” she forced out, ignoring the sharp throb in her split lip. “Do you think she’ll forgive and tolerate every single thing you do?”

“She will,” he answered without the slightest pause. “Because I will never do anything she truly despises. Riley and I will grow old together. And you–kill whatever twisted fantasy you’ve got left.”

A dry, bitter laugh scraped from Wren’s throat. Her eyes gleamed with poisonous jealousy.

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We’ll see. What if you’ve already crossed a line she can’t

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forgive?

Will she still stand by you then?

God, I can’t wait to find out.

When Sebastian returned to the apartment from Torres Manor, the tension in his body cased slightly.

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Riley was asleep on the sofa, a photograph clutched loosely in her hand.

He stepped closer. It was a family photo–Riley with her parents and her brother.

Sebastian eased it from her fingers, his gaze locking on Samuel’s face.

Is Samuel still alive?

No–he had to be.

“If I find you… do you think Riley will forgive me?” he murmured under his breath.

He set the photo on the coffee table and bent to lift her into his arms–only to freeze when her eyes suddenly opened.

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His chest tightened. “When did you wake up?” His voice held

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the faintest tremor.

“Just now,” she said, pushing herself upright. “When you were muttering to the photo.” She searched to face. What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

“I’m fine,” he replied quickly.

The next moment, she tugged him down onto the sofa beside her. Reaching up, she pressed the back of her hand to his forehead. “Hmm… no fever. So why do you look so pale?”

“Probably just been a busy couple of days at the company,” Sebastian said lightly. “Haven’t been sleeping much.”

“By the way,” she asked, “what were you saying to that photo just now?”

He studied her face carefully.

She couldn’t have caught his words–otherwise she wouldn’t be asking.

“Just that I hope we can find your brother soon,” he said smoothly.

“Thank you,” Riley murmured. She knew he’d been using the Torres family’s network to help her search.

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