I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 183 Rhea tilted her head to the side and repeated , " A favor ? " Carter didn't look the least bit embarrassed . " Do you know a professor named David Ravelle ? I heard that he's also part of your family . I was hoping you could help me contact him and ask him to perform surgery on Lauren . " After she recovers , I'll cut things off with her for good . I promise you , this time I'll really do it . " Upon hearing that , Rhea froze . She was too stunned to react . She couldn't imagine how Carter had the nerve to say that .

He wanted her to contact her uncle to perform surgery on Lauren ? It was so absurd that she actually laughed . Rhea let out a silent laugh for a long while . " Carter , I really underestimated your shamelessness . ' IT " Rhea , you refused to resolve our problems calmly back then , and that only made me misunderstand you . But now I'm willing to- " Carter started to circle the table toward her . Just then , Rhea grabbed the bottle and splashed the wine all over his face and clothes , cutting off his disgusting words . She then slammed the bottle back onto the table . Her eyes were cold .

" You may be willing , but I'm not ! I don't need your apology , your regret , or your so - called love . I was stupid enough to take you once . Do you think I'd ever pick up the same trash twice ? Carter , I don't love you anymore . " This was the nightmare she had always feared . What she had worried most about back then was that once Carter was blinded by greed , he would cling to her for her status and keep dragging things out . She knew Carter too well . To achieve his goals , he wouldn't mind even kneeling to someone because he only cared about success .

Wine dripped down Carter's face , blurring his vision . He couldn't believe that she didn't love him anymore . How could her love vanish so fast ? His throat tightened , and his chest went hollow with pain . " Did you fall for George ? " He knew all too well how new love would push out the old . Rhea smiled . " Yes . " 1/2 Chapter 183 Carter clenched his fists . " I don't believe you . " " It doesn't matter , " Rhea said flatly . She truly didn't care anymore . +25 BONUS He spent the whole night thinking.

He realized that he hadn't just misjudged Rhea , but had even wrongly believed she had cheated . She was a Ravelle heiress , and George was Nathan's close friend . It was natural that they knew each other . Carter exposed her lie . "Rhea , I know you and George are acquainted . But isn't it exhausting to keep up the act even now ? " In his head , he still believed that she was just using George to spite him and get back at him over Lauren . Rhea couldn't stand the self - righteous look on his face for another second .

She pulled out her phone and dialed George's number , putting the call on speaker . His familiar , lazy voice filled the room . " Yes , Rhea ? " At a private club , Nathan and George had just finished discussing business and were lingering over dinner . When Rhea's call came through , Nathan was puzzled . He wondered why Rhea would call George and not him . Nathan thought that maybe there was something she didn't dare tell him directly , so she called George instead . Nathan gestured for George to put the call on speaker . He wanted to hear this . George spoke . " Yes , Rhea ?

" Two seconds later , Rhea's slightly hoarse voice came through the phone . " George , will you date me after my divorce ? " A metallic click was suddenly cut off . The lighter in George's hand froze mid - spin . Both ends of the call were drowned in stunned silence . In the restaurant's private room , Carter ground his teeth as bloodshot rage filled his eyes . Meanwhile , at the club , Nathan's gaze at George slowly sharpened . 2/2 Chapter 184 +25 BONUS Chapter 184