The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 166: Poison ~ Amanda ~ "Mom! What are you doing?" Calum shot back, his body shielding Rose from another slap. "What am | doing?" Amanda pointed at Rose. "Ask her! What has she said to Sage about Soraya?" Over the past two weeks, while Rose and Calum were away on their honeymoon, Amanda had been slowly asking Sage what her aunt had told her. Some revelations were more than enough to make her patience snap. Rose had told Sage about the issue with the Graysons. But who, really, was the one who tore Sage's family apart? "How dare you say Soraya no longer loved Sage the same way?

How dare you tell a child that Soraya ruined someone else's family?" Amanda jabbed her finger at Rose, shouting, "You, Rose Becket, were the one who ruined Sage's perfect family!" "You are the mistress and you will always be!" "Sage had a loving mother! A successful father! But you broke them! You stole someone else's husband, and then you dare paint Soraya as a mistress to her own daughter?" Amanda was crying as she let out all her anger. "And how dare you block Soraya's number to make Sage think she never responded to her messages!" "Mom, calm down, please," Calum said, approaching Amanda.

Meanwhile, Rose stuttered. "I didn't-I mean, that part about the Graysons, Calum. That was my way of letting Sage understand that Soraya might have been a mistress. We already talked about it. | already admitted | was wrong." ---- "But | never said that Soraya loved Sage less," Rose claimed. "I just said that Soraya was busy. Sage must have misinterpreted my words. She's a child, after all." "And what about blocking Soraya?" Amanda snapped, her jaw clenching. "She is just a child. She has no knowledge of blocking her own mother!" "I-I-" Rose's words faltered as she clutched her cheek.

At that point, Amanda felt her chest constricting. She had to sit down, massage her chest, and take deep breaths. Still, she cried, "| hate you! | hate you to the core, Rose Becket! You ruined our perfect family! You will never get my respect, my love, until the day | die!" She started panting. Calum rushed forward and hugged Amanda. "Mom, please calm down. Please. Please! Your heart." "Mom, I'm begging you." "Please." Amanda had purposely asked Cedric to take Sage to her favorite ice cream café.

She knew her husband would stop her from having this confrontation, so she found a way to make it happen. Of course, she hadn't anticipated how her emotions would affect her physically. She sensed the sincerity of Calum's concern. After all, it was still Rose who had caused her mild heart attack the first time. So Amanda tried her best to relax, but tears still flooded her cheeks. "Calum, why?" Amanda asked softly, her voice breaking. "We gave you everything-the love, the wealth, the best education. Why did you so easily believe your uncle and your cousins ---- over us?

If only you had given Soraya a chance." Guilt flashed in Calum's eyes. Her son, usually stern and confident, now looked shaken. Calum had been listening, reflecting, ever since the truth about the drugging incident came to light. He now understood who betrayed him and who had genuinely supported him through the years. "Mom, enough about Soraya," Calum said. "I promise I'll make it up to her-" "By giving her a penthouse, a vacation house, and what? Money? Money that isn't even half of what you gave to that witch!" Amanda motioned to Rose. "Mom, enough! Rose's actions were partly my fault!

| wanted Sage to take my side," Calum admitted. "But I'll talk to Rose about the tablet, okay?" "Get out!" Amanda snapped. "Mom, please calm down," Calum begged. "Get out!" Amanda screamed. "You are not taking my granddaughter with you." She pointed at Rose again. "That woman is poison! Poison! She will only ruin the bond between Soraya and Sage!" "Mom, Sage is my daughter," Calum said firmly. "Fight me in court if you have to, but I'm not giving Sage to you!" Amanda declared.

"Leave, and | don't ever want to see that woman before me again!" One of Amanda's trusted maids rushed in with her medication. She continued crying, but now in the housekeeper's arms. "I'll come back when you've calmed down," Calum said, turning around. ---- He grabbed Rose by the arm, and Amanda saw how tight his hold was, almost tugging his new wife away with force. some ~ Calum ~ "Did you really tell Sage Soraya loved her less?" Calum snapped at Rose, his teeth clenched as he pulled her arm. They were in the driveway, and Calum pressed Rose against the car.

"Did you block Soraya from Sage's number?" Rose cried. Her lips quivered. "I swear, | didn't tell Sage that Soraya loved her less. She probably misunderstood. | told her Soraya had other priorities now. | tried to explain it in a way she could understand. Calum, she's a child. It's easy for her to be confused with words." "And as for her tablet, do you remember when we thought Soraya was having an affair with Senator Grayson?" Rose explained. "I did it to follow your orders, to keep Sage from talking to Soraya. But | must have forgotten to unblock her.

It slipped my mind." "And besides, | was only protecting Sage. | meant no harm," Rose claimed. "Arrgh!" Calum growled. He thrust his fist lightly against the car before stepping back and turning in circles. "Why. Why!" He didn't know what to think. He also knew Rose's actions were partly because of him-his instructions to keep Sage from Soraya, especially when he believed Soraya got involved with Senator Grayson. But what struck him most were his mother's words. Amanda had said she would never accept Rose. She called Rose 'Poison.

---- And she was right: 'If only you had given Soraya a chance.' These same words had haunted him. What was he supposed to do now? He was married to Rose. They had a child coming. And he had invested so much in Rose. Halfway through their honeymoon, he had felt connected to Rose once more. But now, this. Everything was falling apart again. "Calum, my stomach hurts," Rose whispered, leaning against the car. "Something's wrong." When Calum turned, he saw the pain on her face. His gaze dropped to her legs, and he froze. Blood was trickling down.

Rose followed his stare, and when she saw it too, she screamed, "Calum! Take me to the hospital! Call my mom!"