Chapter 27
Author: Tehilah
last update Last Updated: 2024-06-24 16:00:00

In the court, Audrey landed a heavy slap on Dante’s face, maintaining eye contact with him and waiting for an explanation, her eyes were wet with tears and Dante couldn’t fathom what was going on with Audrey, the last time which wasn’t even up to two hours she was excited over the phone.

However, by this time people were watching, what kind of man gets slapped by a woman except of cause he was below the woman and had nothing of his own.

“What was that for?” Dante asked calmly instead of reacting in a harsh manner because of the slap, his jaw was gritting in pains even as his teeth could be seen from his skin, if this was not about cancelling their divorce, then what was it about? He wanted so bad for a day like that to come true, when he finally gets his wife back but yet she was boiling in anger and didn’t seem quite excited either

“That is for Tessy and Bella, for not being a f

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