The Unwanted Wife's Return (Ex-Husband Wants Me Back) novel Chapter 72

Not Tonight 

HANNAH’S POV: 

Her words struck deep, not just at Jacob but at all of us. At me. 

Because a part of me, somewhere deep down, understood her pain-the humiliation, the heartbreak, the helplessness of giving yourself to someone only to be left broken and blamed. 

Cherry suddenly turned and stormed toward the door, tears spilling freely. “I can’t do this,” she muttered, her voice trembling. “I can’t look at either of you right now.” 

“Cherry, please,” Jacob pleaded, following her, but she shoved past him, grabbing her purse and keys before slamming the door shut behind her. 

The echo of the door closing felt like a final punctuation mark to the night’s madness. 

Maya wiped her eyes and gave a bitter laugh. “Well,” she said, voice trembling. “I guess I did what I came to do.” 

Jacob’s voice broke as he said, “Maya, you’ve ruined everything.” 

“No,” she whispered, her expression hollow. “I just told the truth.” 

And with that, she turned and walked out–her heels clicking against the marble, the sound fading with each step until the only thing left was silence and the lingering stench of regret. 

For a moment, none of us spoke. The living room-once bright and peaceful-felt small, suffocating even. The chandelier above cast fractured light across Elijah’s face, highlighting the flicker of restrained anger in his eyes. 

He exhaled slowly, finally breaking the silence. “Well,” he said, his tone low, controlled, but deadly calm. “That was… enlightening.” 

I didn’t respond. My head was still spinning from everything that had just happened. 

I thought about Cherry’s devastated face, about Maya’s bitterness, Jacob’s guilt-and somewhere between all of it, I felt a strange ache for the mess of human emotions that connected them all. Love, betrayal, pride-it all looked the same when it fell apart. 

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