The Heir

Chapter 122

He had said it so randomly and so easily that she wondered if she had heard him correctly.

Seeing her confused state, he decided to elaborate.

He picked up his handkerchief and dabbed the corners of his lips while she stared at him with wide eyes.

"Your ex husband? I learned that you were married but he died a couple of years later due to unknown reasons," he said.

Seeing that he already knew about it, there was no use hiding it so she decided to tell the truth. Or her own version.

"Yes," she said with hard eyes.

"And might I add that I also read that he was your current husband's brother, no?" He asked.

She waited for a few minutes, trying to gather her thoughts before answering him.

"You're not wrong. Everything you heard is correct," she said. She took in a deep breath and tears welled up in her eyes. "My ex husband, Chase, he was a very abusive man," she started and Chase balled his hands into fists. "He would always hit me at any given opportunity and sexually violate me afterwar