All Chapters of Ex-Wife, You Are Mine!: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Aidan slowly pulled away from the kiss, releasing Malikha’s lips with deliberate reluctance. She hadn’t responded to him at all—hadn’t moved, hadn’t softened, hadn’t given him even the smallest hint of surrender. But Aidan had never intended to stop. Not now. Not until she had paid for everything.“Let me go,” Malikha whispered, her voice trembling as the painful kiss finally ended. Tears clung stubbornly to her lashes, spilling over as she spoke. Aidan held her gaze, his eyes fixed on her beautiful face, a faint smirk curling on his lips as though savoring the moment.“Not until you’ve paid for everything,” he murmured, his tone calm, almost gentle—yet laced with something far more dangerous. The ghost of a smile lingered on his face while Malikha’s tears continued to fall.“What do you want from me?” she asked, her voice breaking, her eyes glistening with desperation.

“If my guts are wrong… will back me up?” Jayden asked, lifting a brow as he glanced sideways at James.“Of course.”“Even if I blow up your car? You won’t get mad, right?” Jayden teased.James immediately pouted, and the reaction only made Jayden grin wider.“You can destroy my plane if you want,” James replied after a long pause.Jayden nodded with a faint smile before his attention drifted back to Aidan, who was now gently pulling Malikha into his arms.“What were you talking about?” Aidan asked softly when he noticed Malikha chatting with Deanisa.“Nothing. Just about her pregnancy,” Malikha answered with a gentle smile still lingering on her lips.Aidan nodded slowly. He reached up and brushed a few strands of hair away from the side of her face. Under the tenderness of his gaze, Malikha could only lower her eyes shyly, warmth spreading acr

A FEW HOURS EARLIERLucy McClaine had always known how to take advantage of a situation. Her heart had been shattered after discovering that the man she secretly loved had married another woman—a woman she considered far beneath her—a mere waitress at the five-star hotel restaurant, Estrela. Since then, something inside Lucy had slowly changed. The shy, awkward girl who used to hide behind oversized glasses and plain clothes was now transforming into someone entirely different. Someone bold. Stylish and seductive.Glenn Matthews was the first person to notice the dramatic change. The moment when the brunette beauty stepped into the same elevator as him that morning, Glenn’s brows immediately furrowed in disbelief. For a second, he almost failed to recognize her.“Lucy?” he called out, staring at her in surprise.Lucy turned toward him and offered a faint smile. The thick glasses she used to wear were gone, replaced by careful

As usual, Malikha would be going home alone by bus today. In the middle of the freezing weather, she glanced outside for a moment and smiled faintly to herself. She had already finished preparing the ingredients for Aidan’s dinner, so at least later tonight she wouldn’t have to rush around in the kitchen again.“Oh, I have to leave now,” she murmured after checking the time.Malikha had to manage her schedule carefully if she didn’t want to arrive home late. Up until now, Aidan still had no idea about her new job. With quicker steps, she left her office and walked through the lobby, pulling her coat tighter around her. The air outside was getting colder by the minute. She needed to get home fast.But just as she was about to pass through the lobby doors, a voice suddenly stopped her in her tracks.“Malikha…”Bruce Caldwell called out the moment he saw her stepping out of the office area. He quickened

Aidan stormed into his room and slammed the door so hard the walls seemed to tremble with it. His breathing came out ragged, uneven, as frustration climbed all the way to his head. He planted both hands on his hips, trying to steady himself, but the memories came rushing back anyway.He dragged one hand through his hair, squeezing his eyes shut as tears slipped free despite himself. For some reason, that old high school memory surfaced again so vividly that it almost felt cruel.The first time he had seen Malikha.Back then, he had just slipped on a patch of soap water in the school hallway and landed flat on the floor in complete humiliation. And then, above him, appeared the face of the prettiest girl he had ever seen in his life.Like an angel leaning down from heaven.Malikha had bent slightly to look at him, concern written all over her face.“Hey… are you okay?” she had asked softly.The memory only made Aidan choke up harder. It was buried so deep in his subconscious that he ha