The Genius Ex-Wife’s Revenge Portfolio novel Chapter 78

The master bedroom was empty. Ella was already gone.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Aiden appeared in the doorway. “Sir, I saw your wife leaving when I got here.”

She left?

Didn’t he tell her to stay?

“Sir, I’ve sent someone to find the antidote for the incense,” Aiden said.

David pressed his lips together. “Don’t bother.”

He headed straight into the bathroom and turned on the cold water again.

The truth was, Ella had already put out most of the incense. He’d only breathed in a little. The effects weren’t that strong. He could handle it with pure willpower.

David stood under the shower, letting icy water pour over his body, droplets streaming down his skin. Anyone would get a nosebleed just from looking at him.

With his eyes closed, all he could see was Ella’s pretty face, small and delicate, and her soft hands that felt like silk.

She made him feel so good.

The desire he’d tried to push down started burning up again. He cursed quietly, dropped his head, and finally gave in to it.

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The next morning, Ella woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. It was Fiona, her best friend.

She answered and immediately heard chaos in the background. Fiona sounded panicked. “Ella, you need to watch out for Cedric. He showed up at my magazine with a bunch of guys and they’re making a mess of everything.”

What?

Cedric went to Fiona’s office?

Cedric was the king of trouble in Rockford Bay. He was only afraid of David. Right now, he was chewing gum, giving Ella a mocking look. “Wow, you showed up fast. Jessa called me last night, said you were hanging on to David and he wouldn’t sign the divorce papers. Seriously, what’s wrong with you? You’re just a country girl. What makes you think you deserve him?”

So Jessa had stirred up trouble and pushed Cedric into this.

Cedric had never liked her. He always thought she wasn’t good enough for David. Now that Jessa got rejected last night, she used Cedric to get back at Ella.

Cedric moved closer to Fiona. “You made things hard for Jessa, so now I’m going to make things hard for you. Time to teach you a lesson.”

He looked like he was about to hurt Fiona.

“Wait!” Ella called out.

Cedric stopped. “What’s going on? You scared now? Then get on your knees and beg.”

Ella stared him down, her eyes cool and steady. “Mr. Grimm, I know you’ve always looked down on me. So let’s make a bet. We’ll have a competition. If I lose, I’ll get down and beg just like you want. But if you lose, you let Fiona go. Right now.”