All Chapters of THE EX-WIFE HE COULDN'T RESIST: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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Chapter 61 - Phase one: Denial

3rd person PovAdrian picked the call and placed the phone close to his ear. "Hello?" Doctor Rob's voice was firm as always. "Mr. Adrian, your grandfather is awake. You can come to see him. And inform your wife as well. We've been trying to reach her but her number is off."Adrian didn't say a word, his eyes stared into nothing as he pressed the phone to his ear until the call disconnected. He turned to the police officer who paused when he saw him taking a call. "I'll be back. Make sure you find my wife no matter what it takes." The officer was about to speak when Adrian walked out of the wrecked accident site. He wasn't going to listen to the officer tell him his wife died in a mysterious accident. As he drove back to the hospital, he tried Clara's number, just to be sure this wasn't a sick joke she'd arranged to make him worried about her or to get his attention. Because she'd won if that was the case and she had his attention. Her line went to voice mail. He tried again. An

Chapter 62 - Phase two: Anger

3rd person Pov "Good job." Silas said, rocking in his chair as his eyes remained fixed on the television in his living room. Elena smirked with raised shoulders, proud of what she'd done. "Finally, that bitch is out of the way." "You have to be extremely careful to leave no traces." Silas warned. She nodded with pleasure. This meant freedom for her too. She didn't really like getting involved with the infamous Silas Hollingsworth but she had to do what she had to do to achieve her goals. "You won't even know I'm around. I'll disappear from your face." She said sweetly. "Good." Silas gritted, his gaze pinned on the large screen in his living room. The accident site looked more beautiful than he imagined. The smoke, the flame. The carcass of Clara's car sitting there, unidentifiable. It warmed his heart to see what had been gone of her. But mostly, the body they recovered from the accident, burnt. Unrecognizable. Smoke and ash and melted skin. It was too b

Chapter 63 - New Reality

Clara's Pov It was too fuzzy, and dark. Pitch dark. I couldn't see anything. I couldn't move because of that fact, couldn't gather my thoughts or think properly. All of a sudden, without a warning, it became too bright. Almost blinding. I winced as the bright ray of sun seeped through the curtains splashing across my face and penetrating my soft eyelid. With support from my hands, I covered my eyes. The light was too bright and it jogged my brain a little too much to provoke a headache. After a couple of blinking, my eyes registered the brightness and I was able to open my eyes fully. The room was bright. Peach coloured walls, white ceiling. White bed and peach coloured bedsheets dressed into a mahogany bed frame. I looked around like I was searching for a piece of me to fix the pieces together. A lot of questions roaming my mind but one stood out: where was I? As I held the question in my mind, the door was pushed open and an elderly woman pushed in a tray with a jug and s

Chapter 64 - Phase three: Regret

Adrian's povI spat at Silas's feet and stormed out of his house. Getting into my car, a strong feeling of frustration engulfed me. As much as I didn't want to go back to the hospital to face the old man, I had to show my face before him. I was certain he was waiting to hear my findings. My phone rang again. The police officers were still calling. I slid my thumb across the screen and the call connected. "Mr. Adrian, we need you at the station. We have some questions.." Just like I expected. I ended the call before they finished speaking. They didn't care about Clara. They didn't even bother to check if she might've survived. I slammed my hand against the steering wheel and ran the same hand through my hair. I knew my thoughts were kind of absurd. But I just couldn't bear the thought of losing Clara. As I stepped into the hospital reception, the pitiful gaze I got from the nurses and some customers said all the words they would've said. They knew about the accident already.

Chapter 65 - Phase three: Acceptance

Adrian's povElena stood in front of a restaurant, one of the popular ones we frequently visited when we were still together. She folded her hands across her chest as her eyes followed my car. Her face held a long frown that I chose to ignore. "Get in." I gestured with the slight shift of my head towards the empty seat. She settled into the car, her face still laced with a frown. She didn't like that I asked to meet out instead of taking her to my house and talking things out like we usually would. I wasn't in the mental position to take any woman to the house Clara and I once shared. The mere thought of it haunted me like a crime. "Where are we going?" She asked when I turned the car around and sped out of the restaurant's premises. "Somewhere serene." I replied, my gaze pinned on the road but my peripheral vision reading her every expression. "What happened to just going to your house?" "It's off limits.""Why?"I kept silent for a few seconds. Maybe ten before opening my

Chapter 66 - Getting familiar with reality

Adrian's povSeeing Roxy and Lu calm and sober was something I never thought I would witness in life. They looked like a part of them had been ripped apart. I stepped out of the house, unable to stay in my house either as I was haunted by the images of Clara in the house. Each spot in the house had images of her— smiling warmly at me, waiting for me to come home and serving me tea or my ritual breakfast. I packed some of my clothes, ties and shoes into one of my suitcases and walked out of the house. The maid who'd almost never left the kitchen peeped from the kitchen door when she heard footsteps. She retreated when I caught her eyes. But I called her back. She stood in front of me, her fingers scratching off her nails while her head remained bowed. "You can leave whenever you want. I won't be around for a while so you're free to go." Her lips parted as a sad expression crossed her face. No doubt she'd heard what happened but couldn't talk about it with me. "I'll stay back s

Chapter 67

3rd person PovAdrian performed his duties as Clara's husband because he had no other option than to do what had to be done. He still found it very hard to believe that Clara was gone. He'd catch himself staring at her pictures or dialing her number. Everytime it was unreachable, he would fight back the urge to hit his head against a wall. He gave an official report and recorded a video confirming the death of his wife. The public went wild with their comments. Everyone had different opinions, everyone had different advice to give, like they'd suddenly become therapists. "Poor man, how would he cope the loss of his wife?" One comment read. "What a tragic death. I heard the accident was mysterious. She was the only one on the road and she drove off a cliff.""Was she high on something?" Another comment asked with multiple question marks. "Her smiles were fake, I could feel it. She wasn't happy in that marriage." Under the comment another person commented; "How would she be happy

Chapter 68 - Bizzare

3rd person PovClara's surprised face morphed into a surprised one as she blinked severally, trying to mask her surprise with a calm smile. But Julian already caught the surprise on her face. "You look like you have no idea what I'm talking about." He mentioned, his face curious as he searched her face, digging beyond the mask. Clara opened her mouth again, this time her words didn't fail her. "I.. Can't remember anything." Her voice was soft, almost unsure of what she was even saying. Julian inhaled deeply and exhaled, his hands reaching for her shoulders and gently rubbing them. "I was scared that you would forget everything. The doctor said you were fine but the event might be too traumatic for you to bear." He walked a few steps closer, locking eyes with her. "At least you remember who I am. We can start from there again." His smile was reassuring. So reassuring, his words were also believable. If she truly had forgotten who she was, she might as well believed that Julian w

Chaoter 69 - Strange yearning

Clara's Pov "That looks like a bubble house mom! A blue one! " Leo exclaimed as he pulled my hand. Blue was his favorite color. I smiled brightly, "it does...""What do you think of your surprise son?" Julian asked the boy who was ecstatic and jumping all over the place. "It's exactly like I wanted it! Thanks dad!" He ran into Julian's arms and the man raised him up briefly. He set him down and Leo ran towards the large bubble house. "Hold on!" Julian called. "I have one more surprise for you.." Julian took out a small key from his back pocket and held it up with his index and thumb finger whilst flashing a smile at Leo. "I got you a Mercedes..." "No way dad!" Leo didn't wait for Julian to finish the announcement, he exclaimed, his mouth wide open and his palms across it. He scanned the compound, looking for the car Julian got and Julian noticed it. "It's at the back of the bubble house. Here are the keys." Leo ran back, collected the key and ran towards the back of the bubble

Chaoter 70 - The itch

Adrian's pov Sitting behind my desk was now familiar. It was the only time I had to think about something else other than Clara, our child and what could have been if she hadn't gone so soon. My hands moved swiftly over the keyboard as I typed out reports concerning the trash the manager sent to me and titled a proposal. If this was how big companies submitted proposals, they wouldn't have gone international. A knock sounded at the door of my office but I didn't respond to it. I kept my gaze fixed on the device in front of me. Needless to say I knew who was knocking at the door."Come in if you want to, Clark, or you can stand there and state your cause." I blurted when the manager went quiet after knocking. I could smell his fear, I felt him pressing against the door frame, I could feel his eyes searching my face like I held the power to command life and death. "You sent for me, sir." He replied, I could hear the struggle in his voice as he fought to keep it steady while he sp

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