My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Rumours

"Keep it down!" someone hushed. "She really is the boss’s sister."

"No wonder she entered Blackwood Dominion Enterprises so easily!"

"She isn’t his real sister. Chairman Blackwood took her in. Otherwise, how else did you think she climbed the ranks so quickly?"

"Are you sure? Director Alicia is beautiful and capable. She’s a good person too. She deserves this role."

"Someone from CCPR told me."

"Maybe they’re just envious."

‎Their words struck deeper than I expected. Sadness settled quietly in my chest and I clenched my fists tightly.

‎We had been married for two years, yet Alexander had been so careful that even the employees knew nothing. Yet Lilian was different. ‎He had brought her here openly.

‎The contrast was almost cruel.

‎I walked into the underground parking lot, fastened my seatbelt, and looked up.

‎My breath stopped.

‎Alexander stood a few meters away, wearing the white suit I had chosen for him that morning. Under the dim lights, his tall frame looked impossibly composed. Beside him was a woman in a mask and baseball cap, her arm looped through his with practiced intimacy.

‎She leaned close, whispering something. Alexander turned slightly toward her, listening—patient, gentle. A softness crossed his face that I had never once seen directed at me.

‎She shook his arm playfully.

‎He smiled and nodded. I could see his lips moving. "Okay."

There she was. ‎Lilian Summer. ‎His first love. Back after three years.

‎The red tie around his neck burned into my eyes.

‎I had picked it to celebrate my pregnancy. ‎Now, he was wearing it for her.

‎The realization struck harder than any slap. Two years of marriage, and he had never looked at me like that. I used to tell myself this was simply how he was—cold, distant, incapable of tenderness. I had repeated that lie so many times I almost believed it.

‎But I was wrong. ‎He could be gentle, just not with me.

‎They walked past my car. I held my breath, worried that he would notice me. I wasn’t prepared to face him, especially while Lilian was with him. However, my worries were for nothing. He didn’t notice me at all.

Of course he didn’t.

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