Too Late for Regret:My Ex-Husband Are Trying to Win Me Back novel Chapter 5

As Zachary lifted Charmaine into his arms to leave, his foot struck an empty bottle on the ground.

It was Lynette's bottle of antidepressants.

Charmaine's face stiffened. She reached out to snatch it back, but Zachary was quicker. He picked up the bottle and examined it. "Depression? Another one of your tricks?"

Lynette's eyes burned painfully. Even with the truth staring him in the face, he refused to believe her.

Zachary sneered. "Lynette, I treat you like a queen every day. You don't lift a finger at home. When we go out, I don't even let you carry your own things. Haven't I been good enough to you? What do you have to be depressed about? I honestly don't understand what kind of act you're trying to pull."

Every contemptuous word cut into Lynette's heart—not enough to kill her, but sharp enough to make her wish it would.

With a flick of his wrist, Zachary tossed the bottle aside. "Don't pull this stunt again. It's getting old."

He turned to leave with Charmaine, but a sudden surge of adrenaline propelled Lynette forward. She lunged, her fingers locking onto Charmaine with a tight grip. "She can't leave! She just admitted my dad's downfall was her plan. There are cameras here. You can check them.

"Zachary, say whatever you want about me, I don't care. But my dad's case must be settled!"

Charmaine's heart jolted. In her eagerness to provoke Lynette, she had forgotten about the cameras.

Just as she was panicking, Zachary said coldly, "Hah! There's no need to check. I don't believe you."

Lynette stared at him in disbelief. Once, he had vowed never to doubt her. Now, only a few years later, he had abandoned that promise entirely.

If he had only looked down, he would have seen the blood on her arms. If he had checked the surveillance, he would have uncovered the truth.

The bitter reality was that Zachary wouldn't spare even a fraction of his energy for Lynette. In Whistletown, Zachary had absolute power. If he set his mind to a task, no one dared to stand in his way.

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