My Billionaire Ex Wants Me Back (Katherine) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144 A Little Argument

“Katherine!”

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Katherine kept her tone icy. “Don’t get the idea that just because I stayed, I’ll ever act like your wife. I still have every right to file for divorce.”

Lucas opened the dinner container and looked up at her. “You want to walk away?”

“I agreed to play your game, but I never agreed to stick with the consequences.” Katherine’s voice stayed cold. “If you won’t sign the papers, then I’ll take this to court.”

Lucas stayed calm. “And after that?”

“Lucas, wipe that smug look off your face. I’m getting this divorce whether you like it or not.”

“Ambition is good.” Lucas picked up a bowl of oatmeal, tested the temperature, and held it out. His tone turned patronizing. “Shame you’ll never manage it.”

Katherine shot a glare at the bowl. Her anger boiled over. She knocked it away.

Her voice turned sharp. “Lucas, stop thinking you can patch things up with some food. I’m not the type to forget everything just because you alternate between cruelty and fake kindness.

Lucas glanced at the spilled oatmeal on the floor, steam still rising from it.

Fred stepped back, nervous. Katherine was the first person brave enough to knock food out of Lucas’s hand. She looked ready for a fight, completely unafraid.

Fred took a quick look at Lucas, expecting him to explode. Lucas surprised him by opening another bowl in silence. Fred wondered if Lucas had turned into a different person.

That illusion shattered.

“Eat.”

Lucas set the bowl in front of Katherine. His tone left no room for argument.

Katherine didn’t react to threats. She grabbed the bowl and flung the contents all over Lucas’s expensive shirt. “Take your oatmeal and get out

The oatmeal, still hot from its insulated container, dripped down Lucas’s shirt in a sticky

mess.

Fred clapped his hands over his face and stopped breathing for a second.

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Lucas’s brow twitched as he stared at the mess. Ratherine’s defiance finally snapped his patience. “If you won’t eat, then starve.”

Katherine watched Lucas storm out, barely keeping his temper in check. The door slammed behind him, and Fred scrambled to follow, nearly hitting his head.

Katherine pressed her palm to her chest and took deep breaths, struggling not to lose it. She never thought divorce would be this exhausting

Lucas leaned against the hall wall outside and pulled out a cigarette. He remembered he was in a hospital, so he smashed the cigarette in frustration.

Lucian wandered over, eyes landing on Lucas’s stained shirt. He examined the mess like he was appraising some strange art.

After a long moment. Lucian let out a short, sharp laugh. “This is wild. The great Lucas Grant, looking like a disaster. Is this karma, brother?”

Lucas’s jaw locked. He didn’t answer.

Lucian snagged two tissues from a nurse and handed them over. “You want to change your shirt?”

Lucas shoved his hand away. “Forget it.”

Lucian peeked into the hospital room, then looked at Lucas again. “Should I get your wife some food?”

“Let her starve.”

Lucian lifted a brow, leaning against the wall. “You know women like Katherine need to be soothed. Especially when you’re this deep in trouble. With a wife that stubborn, you’ve got to go twice as far.”

Lucas glared. “Who are you calling stubborn?”

Lucian shrugged. “Just painting a picture.”

Lucas’s expression grew darker.

Lucian didn’t stop. “Want a tip? I guarantee she forgive you.”

Lucas looked at him, silent.

Lucian’s tone turned sly. “Big apology. Strip off your shirt, beg forgiveness. Maybe she’ll soften.”

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“Get lost.”

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