All Chapters of Making My Ex-Husband Crawl: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

80 Chapters

1| CHARITY CASE

Valerie’s POVI heaved a deep sigh as I looked over the well-arranged meals on the dining table. I had spent four hours preparing a five-course meal, even as my wheelchair held me back a lot of times. Every movement was a struggle but I was determined to make sure the meals came out perfectly well.I smoothed the front of my oversized grey knit sweater, my fingers brushing over the wool to calm the frantic beating of my heart. I had lived in this place like a prisoner for five years, not daring to take a step out.It wasn’t always like this. I lost my ability to walk when I was seventeen. I could still hear the screech of tires and the sickening crunch of metal as my father’s car spun out on the interstate. The last thing I remembered before the blackness swallowed me was the sight of my father slumped lifelessly over the wheel and the searing, hot pain in my spine that made me pass out.Cassian had appeared in the hospital like an angel in disguise. He was a distant acquaintance f

2| HIS LIES, THE TRUTH

Valerie’s POVThe next morning, I was still in bed, wallowing in self-pity when my phone pinged with the long-awaited message. My eyes were still red from crying myself to sleep but none of it mattered anymore.I fumbled for the device and clicked on the message. It was a formal notification from the St. Claire estate legal team, declaring that the final probate was complete. The multi-billion dollar inheritance was finally mine. My heart hammered against my ribs as my heart soared with happiness. Finally, I had the one thing that Cassian had always wanted. I could finally see that charming smile he used to give me in the hospital.He had already left for the office but I did not wait for him to come home. I couldn’t.Cassian had spent five years telling me I looked disgusting and that the world would recoil at the sight of my broken body, which led to him being in control of everything I owned but the joy in my chest gave me a sudden, reckless courage to leave the house.The twin

3| OUT OF PLACE

Valerie’s POVThe security guards did not hesitate. Their hands were rough as they grabbed the back of my wheelchair, jerking me around with such force that my neck snapped back. The laughs of the crowd filled the air, clearly thinking I was unstable but the only thing I could desperately wish for was for Cassian to look at me.But he was in the arms of his real wife and I was nothing but his gateway to riches."Wait! Cassian, look at me!" I screamed, my voice cracking under the weight of the humiliation.“Sorry for the inconveniences.” I heard Cassian say loudly to the crowd as I was being rolled outside. “We will make sure to make the security tighter next time to avoid beggars coming in here unannounced."Oh god.The cameras continued to flash, recording my downfall for the entire city to see. I looked back one last time, hoping for a glimmer of regret, but Cassian only watched me with an expression of pure boredom. He didn’t have a single care for me.The guards shoved me th

4| HOW TO BURN

Valerie’s POV“Oh god.” I cried bitterly as the door slammed shut in my face. I didn’t know what to do for a moment as all I could feel was pain.All I wanted was to give him the big news but he gave me the bigger news. How didn’t I know that his numerous business trips were spent with his real family?I managed to flag down a taxi, the driver helping me into the backseat with a grunt of annoyance at my heavy wheelchair but I paid him no attention. When we arrived at the penthouse, my heart plummeted. My few belongings, which ranged from the oversized knits and the worn books that kept me company through my lonely days, were scattered across the floor like trash.With a sob, I realized the lock had been changed, just like Cassian had said.With trembling fingers, I dialed my father’s old family lawyer, Mr. Aris, who had warned me to be careful but I had ignored his warnings for years, blinded by Cassian’s love and devotion."Valerie?" Mr. Aris answered. He didn’t seem surprised b

5| MY EX-WIFE? CAN’T BE!

Cassian’s POVMy hands trembled as I stared at the countdown of the state infrastructure contract that was at zero. For eighteen months, I had bled for this. I had leveraged the penthouse, the private jets, and every offshore account I had managed to scrape together from Valerie’s old holdings. This contract was supposed to be my coronation and the moment I finally stepped out of the shadow of the St. Claire name and became a god in this city.A god that would be the talk of the town for years. I could already see myself ruling the world but just the thought made me more nervous. What if I didn’t win? I was as good as dead."Sir," my lead analyst whispered, his voice trembling. "The portal just updated. We... we didn't get it."The silence that followed was deafening. It felt as if the oxygen had been sucked out of the room. I lunged forward, ramming my hand thoughtlessly on the table. "What do you mean we didn't get it? We were the top bidders! No one in the state has the liquidit

6| SAY MY NAME

Cassian's PovMy phone buzzed for the third time in twenty minutes.I already knew what it was before I looked. I read it anyway because some part of me still needed to see the words. Another supplier. Another contract. V. Intl.I put the phone back in my pocket, picked up my drink, and looked across the ballroom to where she was standing near the east entrance in a red gown. She was laughing at something the event chair had said. I had been watching her for over an hour. I had told myself I was gathering information. But the fourth notification was the one that finished it.I set my glass down and crossed the room.She spotted me when I was about fifteen feet away. She said something quick to the event chair, smiled at him once, and turned toward the east corridor. I followed her in."I thought you might do that," she said, still walking, not looking back."Then you knew this was coming," I said.She stopped at the far end of the hallway and turned around. "I knew you would break e

7| THE NIGHT HE REMEMBERED

Valerie's PovDante walked into the corridor without rushing.He stopped a few feet from us and looked at Cassian, like the decision was done and this was just the closing out.Cassian let go of my arm."Sterling," Cassian said. He was trying to hold his voice level. He was not entirely succeeding."Walk away," Dante said."This is a private conversation," Cassian said."It stopped being private when you grabbed her," Dante said. "You and I both know that.”"You don't know what is happening here," Cassian said. "You don't know what she has done. What she has been doing for the last year to my….""I don't need to know," Dante said. "What I know is you had your hand on a woman who was not fighting back and I was standing right there. Walk away."Cassian looked at me, his jaw was tight. I looked back at him and said nothing."This is not finished," Cassian said."Not between you two," Dante said. "But tonight it is."Cassian straightened his jacket slowly. He looked at me one more time

8| EVERYTHING IS FALLING

Cassian's Pov I slammed the penthouse door hard enough to rattle the picture frame near the entrance."Cassian." Lydia's voice came from the bedroom. "What on earth..""She was there with Sterling," I said, walking straight past the living room and into the kitchen. I found the cabinet, went to the back of it and pulled out the bottle I kept behind everything else. "Dante Sterling. They left the gala together. Lydia appeared in the doorway in her silk robe, one earring still in, the other in her hand. She looked at me and then at the bottle. "You called me from the car," she said. "I already know.""Then help me think," I said. "I need to know how long it has been going on. Whether he is the one who has been funding her from the start. Whether this whole thing was his idea or hers.""Cassian." She walked in and sat on the edge of the counter with her arms crossed. "Stop. Just stop for one moment and listen to yourself.""I am trying to figure it out.""You are spiralling," she said

9| DINNER AT THE TOP

Valerie's PovThe penthouse was not what I expected.I had expected something designed to impress. What I got was a long dining table near a window that took up an entire wall, two plates already set, and a man who had clearly cooked the food himself."You cooked," I said."I cook," he said. "Sit down.""You cook," I said again."Why is that surprising?""Because men who look like you and live like this usually have people who cook for them," I said."I had people who cooked for me," he said. "I got tired of eating food that had no opinion." He pulled out a chair and waited.I sat.He sat across from me and poured wine without asking whether I wanted any. I let him. We ate for a few minutes without talking. "You never told Cassian it was you," he said."No," I said."Why not?""Because watching him figure it out slowly is better," I said. "He spent five years making me feel like I was nothing. I want him to spend at least that long understanding exactly what nothing built."Dante loo

10| THE HOUSE IS BURNING

Cassian's Pov Gerald Finn was already sweating when I walked into the boardroom.He was sitting at the far end of the table with a glass of water he had not touched, his tie slightly off-centre. I had called the meeting for seven in the morning. He had shown up at six fifty-eight, which told me everything I needed to know about his guilt.I sat down across from him and did not say anything for a moment."Mr Thorne," he started."You spoke to V. Intl," I said."I want to clarify..""Gerald," I said. "I have the call logs. I have the emails. I have a signed letter of intent dated three weeks ago that has your signature on it and V. Intl's letterhead at the top. So do not sit there and tell me you want to clarify something. Just tell me why."He put his hands flat on the table. "The board has been concerned," he said. "For several months now. The supplier losses, the contract failures, the stock movement. People are worried, Cassian. I was approached and I listened. That is all I did."

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