My 'Widowed' Years Were His Biggest Lie, Now I'm Reborn to Wreck This 'American Hero'! Novel

Chapter 7 Everyone's eyes snapped to us . Someone lunged over and grabbed Marcus by the collar . Easton was yelling . " It was you , wasn't it ?! " " Huh ? " " I remember your voice ! Was it you ?! Did Laney sleep with you ?! Was it you ?! " I shoved Easton off hard . " Have you lost your fucking mind ?! " He was already the laughingstock of the industry . Now he wanted to drag me down too ?! £ 2 2 F Easton's eyes were bloodshot . " The waiting period's not up yet , Laney . Come home with me . We're not getting divorced . We'll just forget all this happened . I'm willing to let it slide .

" Too many people around . I clenched my fists , rage bubbling up . Marcus's shoe tapped mine . He lowered his voice , still smiling . " There's a lot of press here today . " One sentence . Snapped me back to reality . Stared at Easton for a long time . Then I smiled , leaned in close and whispered right in his ear : " Then do it . Don't let it slide . " I'm not like him . Getting what I needed while messing with his head ? That was enough . No reason to hand him anything he could use against me . After I filed for divorce , I didn't sleep with anyone .

Easton could investigate all he wanted . He'd come up empty . Obviously , Easton knew that too . So all he could do was stare at me in disbelief . Eyes shattered . 18:17 O My ' Widowed ' Years Were His Biggest Lie , Now I'm Reborn to Wreck This ' American Hero ' ! 39.5 % Chapter 7 Don't fall apart now . I smiled , encouraged him . " Don't stress . Life goes on , right ? You're about to be a dad , after all . " 1 : | : ང བ | 1 : | : " Lost most of your money in the divorce , threw away millions on bad deals , now you've got a kid to feed . " Marcus walked over . Dead serious . A " Oh ?

" " Well then , congrats in advance , Mr. Carver . On your bundle of ... joy . " Easton's face went dark , gritted his teeth for a long time . Finally looked at me . " When did you get so cruel , Laney ? " rd always been this cruel . Just hid it all when I loved Easton . Thirty days later , Easton and I walked into the courthouse together . He pressed his lips together . Didn't look worn out or exhausted . Instead , he looked at me with this complicated expression . " Laney , it's not too late to change your mind . " Glancing at the woman sitting in his car , I laughed softly .

" What about your baby mama ? " He hesitated . " The baby's mom can be you . Bailey never planned on competing with you for anything ... " He smiled bitterly . " You've got it all wrong about her . She's genuinely pure ... " " Even if she can't marry me , she's okay with staying in Portland . " Thirty years old and still this naive about women . For the first time , I started questioning my past self . Was my taste in men really this bad ? I cut off his little fantasy . " Mr. Carver , let's wrap this up . " The steel stamp came down on the divorce certificate . Easton froze .

77 18:17 O My ' Widowed ' Years Were His Biggest Lie , Now I'm Reborn to Wreck This ' American Hero " ! 39.8 % Chapter 7 As I was leaving , he called after me . " Don't worry , I won't remarry ... " Translation - he'd wait for me to come back . I couldn't hold it in anymore . " I think you're a fucking idiot ! " Then walked fast toward the parking lot . Easton shouted something behind me , but the wind tore it apart . Couldn't hear . And didn't care . At the lot , there was a black Aston Martin parked next to my car . The window rolled down . Marcus's face , all smiles .

" Congrats on your freedom , Laney . Dinner to celebrate ? " I paused for a second . Then handed him a contract I'd prepared . ( 0 )