The Transactional Marriage That Imploded novel Chapter 186

But more than anything, he loathed himself for being so easily deceived.

Why on earth had he believed she was the type of woman to have a casual one-night stand?

She hadn't even wanted him, her own husband—why would she ever just throw herself at a random stranger?

He had come terrifyingly close to killing his own child with his bare hands.

Just the thought of it made his heart pound with sickening dread.

If Milo Wilder hadn't made that frantic phone call just in time, Aveline wouldn't even be alive today.

His chest heaved violently. This revelation stabbed infinitely deeper than the day he discovered her phone password was Jax's birthday.

He needed to see her right this second. His voice was thick with emotion. "I'm coming over."

"Don't bother," Bianca rejected coldly. "I took my medication, and I'll be out soon. I'm only telling you the truth so you'll actually treat her well, regardless of what happens between us.

She has absolutely no obligation to suffer the consequences of our failed marriage."

A phantom agony flared in his chest; the knife wound she gave him last year felt like it had never truly healed.

"And what about me? Am I just supposed to be ruthlessly discarded?"

Bianca frowned, her tone remaining impossibly flat.

"You were the one who betrayed our marriage first, Mathis. You never once supported my career, yet you pampered another woman with everything you had. It doesn't matter anymore; I simply don't care. Stop acting like I'm the villain here—you were the one having an affair.

I refuse to share my husband with another woman, which is exactly why I'm walking away from this farce."

Catching a perceived sliver of hope, Mathis pressed, "So... you wanted a divorce because you were jealous?"

If he could just confirm that she cared even a tiny bit, the agonizing pain might finally dull.

"No. I never loved you, so there's no jealousy involved. I simply can't tolerate the betrayal of a marriage. That's all."

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