All Chapters of The Forgotten Wife's Comeback: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

[Isabella Hayes]I sat in the front row, in view of the cameras, feeling so many things at once. The cameramen seemed to love me because every now and then, a round of clicks would go off in my direction. Something like this would bother a normal person, someone who wasn’t used to being the center of attention.That used to be me before I married into the Cole Family. I had no choice but to get used to it, and that’s exactly what I’ve done. I still get nervous… who doesn’t? I’ve just gotten better at hiding it. That’s the key. Faking it.Adrian Cole, my husband, leans closer to me, wanting to get in the shot for the next photo. He plants a kiss on my exposed shoulder, and I turn to look at him. Feeling bashful at the attention. He never cared about who saw him show his affection. That’s the one thing I loved the most about him.When he loved someone, or something, there wasn’t anything in the world that would stop him from showing it.“Behave,” I whispered, gently nudging him with my

[Isabella Hayes]Later in the day, I met up with my best friend for a chat and some drinks to help me process my embarrassment.“You didn’t call him out?” Naomi shouted, alerting other people in the cafe to our table. She was acting like I’d committed a cardinal sin.“I…” I fumbled over my words, feeling nervous. I didn’t want anyone here to recognize me. But it was hard to be ignored when the ring on my finger was given to me by a freaking Cole. “I didn’t want to do that. You know how I am. I’ll cry if I start arguing. And I thought he had a good reason.”“Even if his mother was dying, he shouldn’t have done that. Why wasn’t his phone on silent to begin with? Does he have any idea how the public is laughing at you right now? I’m going to slap him the next time I see him. This is why I hate millionaire men. He’s not being dragged for being a fucking asshole, but you are! When you didn’t do anything wrong. I mean, I will slap him.” Her voice was getting louder, so I reached across the

[Isabella Hayes]Dinner goes exactly how I thought it would, without Adrian there to shut my stepfamily up.Richard pretends not to see me. Two out of my three stepsisters had already started making comments about what happened at my event.“Adrian just walked out. Even he was tired of your bullshit. I love that for him. He deserves so much better than… what can I even call you? An infertile woman who cannot please a man? No, that’s still too classy.” Chloe said, her tone full of glee and undeserved smugness.I am not infertile. Adrian is actually the one who doesn’t want kids. He’s been saying he’s not ready. Obviously, both families think I’m the problem, and I can’t badmouth my own husband. It’s just… not who I am.I jabbed my fork at my plate, trying to drown them out. Alda didn’t like that. She’s the oldest out of the three, and the meanest. I mean physically mean. She’s shoved me, hit me, and attempted to cut me while I slept. She’s thirty-one, unmarried, with two kids for a man

[Adrian Cole]I clutched Isabella’s phone tightly, watching her walk away dressed in this stunning gown that made her beauty stand out even more. She was a sight to behold. I sometimes found it difficult to focus when she was around. But her looks weren’t the reason I fell in love with her.She was this shy girl working two part-time jobs when we met in college. She didn’t like talking to new people, and she was fiercely guarded by a best friend who threatened to give me a new asshole if I bothered her friend. But I was smitten. I couldn't stay away. She was intelligent, funny when she opened up, and she laughed with this cute snort that always made me feel like I’d done something right.I wasn’t sure why she was so upset tonight, and I’m usually good at noticing these things. I stared at the phone in my hand, finally turning it over to get a look.My heart sank into a pit in my stomach. There I was, exiting Viva La Pasion with Olivia. Fuck, I hadn’t told her my ex came back. I didn’

[Isabella Hayes]I was on a high. The dread that had followed me for the past two days was no longer there. Everything was back to normal.Pseudo normal. The things online haven’t disappeared. Adrian’s media team did make a statement clarifying that he’s simply friends with Olivia and that he has no intentions of divorcing his wife. The gossip queen stuff died out, but not the other stuff. There was no way to explain walking out on your wife.So he and I decided it’s best to pretend it didn’t happen. I haven’t spoken to Naomi since she sent me the post; I know she’s going to hate the way I handled things. And I would be so much happier avoiding all of the scolding.Another person I haven’t responded to is Ethan Blake. His text lay open in my inbox; I wasn’t sure what he needed from me, but I planned on setting up a meeting with him the following week.I trudged around the main library, looking for something to read. I don’t have any plans for today, and I could use a day without being