Savage Obsession: The Remorseful Tycoon Wants A Second Chance
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Chapter 6 Let's See What Matters More To Him img
Chapter 7 Thea Is Still My Wife img
Chapter 8 You Really Don't Trust Me, Do You img
Chapter 9 Using Her Grandparents To Threaten Her img
Chapter 10 Do You Regret It img
Chapter 11 Thea, You're My Wife img
Chapter 12 Jerred Is Drunk img
Chapter 13 He Just Mistakes You For Me img
Chapter 14 Don't Touch Me img
Chapter 15 Are You Trying To Get Yourself Killed img
Chapter 16 Encountering Barnes img
Chapter 17 I'll Take Care Of Her img
Chapter 18 Jerred Tends To Her Wound img
Chapter 19 Stop Acting Like A Jerk img
Chapter 20 You're Not Allowed To Betray Me img
Chapter 21 I Didn't Say Anything Terrible img
Chapter 22 Come Have A Drink With Me img
Chapter 23 She's In The Middle Of A Fight img
Chapter 24 Make Her Suffer img
Chapter 25 Quite The Surprise img
Chapter 26 She Is Jerred's Wife img
Chapter 27 Your Husband Is Incredible img
Chapter 28 Are You Worried About Me img
Chapter 29 Learn Her Unknown Side img
Chapter 30 I'm Taking You To The Hospital img
Chapter 31 Let Me Go img
Chapter 32 None Of Your Concern img
Chapter 33 Why Is Jerred Telling Her This img
Chapter 34 Encountering Barnes Again img
Chapter 35 Just Friends img
Chapter 36 She Can't Catch Her Breath img
Chapter 37 What Is Your Relationship With Mr. Gordon img
Chapter 38 It's Never Going To Happen img
Chapter 39 It's True img
Chapter 40 You'll Accompany Me img
Chapter 41 That's Real Love img
Chapter 42 The Divorce Papers img
Chapter 43 My Marriage Is My Own Business img
Chapter 44 You're All That Matters img
Chapter 45 Over My Dead Body img
Chapter 46 Their Wedding Anniversary img
Chapter 47 Cut All Ties With Him img
Chapter 48 Snap A Photo Of Me With The Flowers Jerred Gave Me img
Chapter 49 I'm Completely Over Him Now img
Chapter 50 A Day Worth Celebrating img
Chapter 51 That's What You Call Fair img
Chapter 52 Jerred Is The Main Investor img
Chapter 53 Nothing More Than A Mistress img
Chapter 54 You're The Mistress img
Chapter 55 Just Discussing The Roles img
Chapter 56 What A Scandal! img
Chapter 57 How About We Give Her A Role img
Chapter 58 I'll Take That Role img
Chapter 59 Look Out For Her img
Chapter 60 Mrs. Wills Hasn't Been Home For An Entire Week img
Chapter 61 Abandoned By Thea img
Chapter 62 Serious About Ending Their Marriage img
Chapter 63 Going To A Club img
Chapter 64 Why Don't We Give Them What They Want img
Chapter 65 Feeling Satisfied Now img
Chapter 66 So You Know Now img
Chapter 67 Is There A Woman With You img
Chapter 68 Didn't Expect You To Be So Sharp-tongued img
Chapter 69 Let Go Of Me img
Chapter 70 Is That Correct img
Chapter 71 I Give You My Word img
Chapter 72 I Don't Need That img
Chapter 73 I'll Make Sure She's Well Taken Care Of img
Chapter 74 I'm Just Worn Out img
Chapter 75 What Else Have You Been Hiding From Me img
Chapter 76 An Unexpected Problem img
Chapter 77 Trying To Humiliate Thea img
Chapter 78 Could We Have Been Wrong About Jaylynn img
Chapter 79 I Won't Touch Your Things img
Chapter 80 Do Whatever You Want img
Chapter 81 Jerred Blames Her img
Chapter 82 I'm Taking You To The Hospital img
Chapter 83 The Sooner They End, The Better img
Chapter 84 She Came Dressed Like That img
Chapter 85 What Happened To Her img
Chapter 86 It's Lucky I Recorded Our Call img
Chapter 87 Take Your Photo And Get Lost img
Chapter 88 Could You Please Forgive Me img
Chapter 89 She Deserves That img
Chapter 90 Jerred Shields Her img
Chapter 91 Please Don't Leave img
Chapter 92 It Makes Me Sick img
Chapter 93 Sign The Divorce Papers Already img
Chapter 94 Don't Reach Out To Me img
Chapter 95 Does It Hurt img
Chapter 96 Come Back Home img
Chapter 97 Your Relationship With Jerred Has Been Exposed img
Chapter 98 Jerred Also Blocked Her img
Chapter 99 Go Ahead And Try img
Chapter 100 Enough Time To Ruin Thea's Reputation img
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Chapter 3 End Your Marriage To Her Now

Outside, rain hammered the windows, the steady roar filling the night.

Thea lay restless beneath the covers, her body shifting, sleep refusing to come. A year of memories with Jerred replayed in her mind, unbidden and relentless.

Their grandfathers were close friends, binding the Dawson and Willis families together. That bond had placed Jerred in her life when she was very young.

Even as a boy of eight, Jerred had carried himself with a solemn maturity, dressed sharply in a black suit, aloof and distant from the world around him.

At five, Thea had been his opposite-bright, clingy, always tugging at his sleeve, desperate to pull his attention her way.

Jerred's innate courtesy never let him brush her aside. He had stayed near, tolerating her chatter, even taking on the quiet role of her protector.

One summer afternoon, her reckless play had ended in disaster when she tumbled into a lake, sinking under frigid water. Jerred had leapt in without hesitation, dragging her to shore and forcing breath back into her lungs.

When her eyes finally fluttered open through the haze of cold and fear, she thought she was staring at an angel as her eyes landed on Jerred.

After her parents' tragic accident, though, she was left in her grandparents' care, and the Dawson family came to see her as a burden.

They carried her off to the countryside, and from then on, she had never again returned to Braptin nor crossed paths with Jerred.

It wasn't until a year ago that her uncle finally tracked her down in the small, weathered cabin where she had been living all that time.

People all assumed she had married Jerred to escape the hardships of life in the countryside and to claw her way into wealth and status.

But only Thea knew the truth-how her heart had pounded with joy when she first learned she would become Jerred's bride.

Even so, she understood the marriage for what it was: a fleeting dream granted by fate, fragile and short-lived.

Now came the moment to wake up from that dream.

Outside the house, the storm raged across the night sky, lightning splitting the darkness while thunder rolled like cannon fire.

Curled beneath her blanket, Thea pulled the covers tighter around her, her heart gradually calming down.

The next morning, it was the shrill buzz of her phone that pulled her from sleep.

Jerred's mother's voice cut through Thea's drowsiness like a blade, dripping with disdain. "Still in bed at this hour? How did my son end up stuck with someone so lazy like you?"

For a full year, Thea had endured Maggie Willis' barbed remarks without a word in return.

Her silence had never come from weakness.

She had held her tongue because clashing with Maggie would only make Jerred's life harder.

As the head of Braptin's most powerful company, he already shouldered enough weight; she had never wanted to add family strife to his burdens.

But today, something inside her shifted. She was done enduring something like this.

Maggie's scorn only deepened. "If my family hadn't been desperate last year, I'd never have agreed to you marrying my son. You don't deserve to be with him. You'll never be good enough for him-"

Thea sat up, her voice calm but edged with steel. "You're right. I've never been worthy of Jerred. But marriage isn't only about one person; it's about both of us."

Drawing a steady breath, she continued, "If I'm such a disappointment, then tell your son to divorce me and marry someone you think is worthy. Jerred married me a year ago because he had to, but now, those problems your family was facing are gone, aren't they? He can divorce me."

Maggie froze, her tongue knotted. She was stunned by Thea's retort.

She couldn't believe that the woman who had always been submissive and quiet now had the guts to snap at her.

Was Thea out of her mind?

Just then, Thea's voice echoed again, sharp and unyielding. "Did you really call me just to scold me, Maggie? If you have that much free time, maybe use it to convince your son to divorce me. I'm not wasting another second on you. I'm going back to bed. Bye!"

She ended the call in one decisive motion, leaving Maggie no chance to reply.

Maggie's fury spiked when Thea ended the call, her chest heaving.

Not only had Thea brushed off her scolding, but she'd also dared to show not the slightest shred of respect toward her.

That insolence gnawed at Maggie until her temper boiled over.

Seething, she dialed Jerred's number. The instant he answered, she unleashed her rage, exclaiming, "Has your wife lost her mind? I called to wake her up, but she snapped at me instead-told me to tell you to divorce her! Who does she think she is, acting so arrogantly?"

In the hospital corridor, Jerred stood motionless, gaze drifting to the rain-washed leaves outside the window. A faint crease deepened between his brows as frustration pricked at him. "Thea really said that?"

"She did!" Maggie spat the words like daggers. "Jerred, I've told you over and over again this past year to divorce her, but you always make excuses to avoid it. Now that she's the one bringing it up, it's the perfect chance. I don't care what excuses you have; you need to end your marriage to her now! Do you have any idea how many people in high society laugh at our family behind our backs just because you married her? You-"

"Mom," Jerred interjected, his frown remaining. "The storm last night probably kept Thea awake with all that thunder. She was probably just in a bad mood."

He flicked his eyes to the glinting metal watch on his wrist, then added evenly, "It's only seven, and there's nothing urgent today. Why disturb her rest?"

As the words left his mouth, his gaze shifted toward the ward's doorway, where a frail figure in a hospital gown stood leaning against the frame.

His expression tightened, and he lowered his voice. "Something's come up. I'll hang up now."

Sliding the phone into his pocket, he walked toward Jaylynn. "Why are you out of bed?" he asked, his voice edged with concern.

Looking pale and weak, Jaylynn offered him a faint smile. "I overheard your mom saying Thea wants a divorce... Is it because of me?"

Tears shimmered in her eyes as she looked at him. "Jerred... Should I never have returned?"

            
            

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