Always There: Win My Ex-wife Back

Chapter 61: They Haven't Divorced Yet 

"Don't worry, Nina.If what you said is true, I'm sure Cali will be fine," Michelle assured her.

She took a face towel and wiped the tears that smudged Nina's makeup gently.She couldn't help wondering, ‘If something untoward really happened, it's on Cali and there's no one else to blame"

Michelle just didn't believe that some food supplement would cause her death.

"No, Michelle.From what I heard, Cali is actually pregnant.The worst case scenario is Gerard and Cali would lose their baby.And I would be held accountable for it!"

Nina exclaimed in between sobs.

Michelle felt a twinge of pain within her heart upon hearing that.

‘Did Gerard really get Cali pregnant? Was that the reason why he divorced me?’ she lamented silently.

She couldn't understand why she felt hurt over the matter while their marriage was just one of mutual interest.

"Michelle, Gerard wants to see you," George informed her.

He leaned against the door as his keen eyes went back and forth between the two women.

Hearing the name of the man she was just thinking of, Michelle nodded slowly.

"Tell him to come to my office, "she instructed.

As she took a deep breath to calm her nerves, Michelle headed to her office wondering what Gerard wanted this time.

"Hello Mr.Robert.Have a seat, please," she greeted the moment she opened the door.

His back was to the entrance and Gerard was surprised that Michelle recognized him even though he hadn't faced her yet.

"Chelle, what's with the formality? I'm no stranger to you. We used to be family, right?" he asked with a wide grin on his face.

Instead of sitting on the couch, he moved closer to her.

Michelle frowned slightly at his actions.

She was beginning to feel annoyed by his mere presence.

"You.” Before she could finish giving him her piece of mind, Gerard grabbed her wrist and pulled her to his chest.

"Chelle, do you hate me?" he asked as his gleaming eyes bored into hers.

"Gerard, you...Let go of me!"

She struggled to wrestle away from his embrace but he didn't budge at all.

Gerard's eyes were so intense that Michelle couldn't stand looking into them much longer.

She had to bend her head down.She could feel his warm breath fanning her face while his hand caressed her cheeks softly.

"Chelle, what should I do? I have to be honest.I regretted my decision to divorce you,"

Gerard murmured close to her ears.He embraced her tighter until no air could pass between their bodies.

Michelle's face heated in embarrassment at their position.

Regaining her composure, she raised her hands and pushed Gerard away.

"Gerard, please behave yourself! We're already divorced so don't do anything foolish!" she reminded him angrily.

She hoped she sounded convincing enough.

If she were being honest, it felt good being in his arms but she wouldn't admit that.

For the first time in a long while, Michelle finally had a good look at how handsome her ex-husband was.Her eyes traveled to his lean well-built body.

His designer suit accentuated his striking features from head to toe.

Seeing her eyes staring, Gerard couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

He still had an effect on Michelle after all.

Like a vicious predator to its delectable prey, he stared back at her with equal intensity and asked in a teasing tone, "Oh? Are you sure about that? You should know that the divorce papers we signed are missing."

"What?! What do you mean it’s missing? Didn't you have a copy of it, at least?" Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Michelle's eyes widened in shock.

Of all the things she expected Gerard would talk about, this was the very last thing she had in mind.

Gerard wasn't fazed by Michelle's attitude at all.

"I said the divorce agreement went missing, which means the lawyer wasn't able to finalize any of it."

He spelled it out for her as if she were a child who lacked basic comprehension.

All the while, his smirk never wavered.

Michelle felt her head spinning.

How could he have lost something as important as that? After several breaths, which did nothing to calm her down, she asked again to clarify what she heard, "Gerard, do you mean that you lost our divorce papers and you weren't able to hand it over to the lawyer?"

Gerard simply shrugged as if he didn't drop a bomb at Michelle just now.

"Yes."

He nodded in reply.

Michelle shook her head in disbelief.

"No, that cannot be.If the papers were really gone, what was the alimony for? What..."

"That was nothing!"

Gerard raised his voice to keep Michelle from questioning him further.He would stop at nothing to get his way.

Even if the divorce agreement was signed, he had the power to void it completely!