My CEO Wife Panicked After Our Divorce (Audrey and Carter) novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23

“We’re already divorced. Why are you still putting on this act?” Chis lowered his gaze, quietly staring at her fair hand. He was actually surprised at how strong Jessica was as a woman. He asked in return, “Don’t tell me, you really fell in love with me?”

“L…”

“Jessica, this is hilarious.”

A person who hadn’t fallen in love in five years suddenly realized they love someone after a divorce? What was even more ridiculous was the fact that her first love was still openly living in her house.

Was that even love?

If it was, then it would truly cheapen the word.

Jessica endured the sarcasm and ridicule, tilting her head to look al Chris for a long time, as if she was meeting this sharp- tongued Chris for the first time.

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In the past five years, she had grown accustomed to Chris’s submissiveness, even his somewhat weak willingness to be at her beck and call.

But now, something had changed.

He had become prickly since Michael’s appearance, unwilling to let go.

“Are you jealous?” Jessica, as if she had discovered a delightful truth, released her grip on him and adjusted his collar. “I told you, I’m done with Michael. Forget about him.”

Chris furrowed his brows. “Jessica, I’m leaving. Let me go.”

“Don’t say that again.” Jessica impatiently glanced at her phone. It had been vibrating continuously since earlier, but her attention had been entirely on Chris, leaving no room for anyone else.

Shannon had called several times, and senior executives at the company were constantly ringing in.

What was going on?

Jessica sat beside Chris, holding his hand in one of hers and returning the phone call with the other.

“Ms. Wilder, you finally answered! Our lines have exploded with tons of calls. You need to come back quickly.”

“What’s happening?”

There was a pause on the other end of the line before Shannon said softly, “Ms. Wilder, you might want to take a look at the trending news online, about you.”

As the CEO of Wilder Group, making the trending topics was nothing new. Being a woman in charge of such a commercial empire often brought doubts from others, but Jessica didn’t care about that.

After taking over Wilder Group in less than two years, she had multiplied the company’s market value several times over. Her strength had proven her position.

Since then, Jessica had become a regular on Twitter’s hot searches.

Even though she could tell from Shannon’s voice that it was urgent, Jessica didn’t take it to heart.

“Breaking news! The Wilder Group’s CEO, Jessica, had an affair during her marriage!”

“The Wilder Group’s CEO’s secret husband. Who is he?”

“Jessica’s ex–lover returns to the country! Is there a rekindling of old love?”

Chapter 23

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There were a lot more.

This time, Jessica paused, and her beautiful brows furrowed. Who Had leaked her information?

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