Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 583

After she finished talking, Wiona turned and glanced up the stairs.

Her eyes found the pair watching her from the landing. In that instant, all the tension inside her faded away.

Conrad was there, of course, waiting for her. There was no way he’d let her face this alone. Not even if she was sure of herself. Not even if this was a trap she’d set from the start.

John was never someone to trust. He’s a scum, a human trafficker, a man who’d abused his own family. He was only ever a tool, not a partner. Conrad had never believed for a second that John would keep his word.

That’s why Conrad had stayed at the landing the entire time, ready to step in the moment anything went wrong. Thankfully, things had played out just like Wiona planned. There was no real danger, just a little suspense.

Still, waiting in the shadows had been torture for him. So as soon as he realized it was finally over, he stepped out, unable to hold back a moment longer.

He started walking down the stairs.

Wiona saw him and a small smile spread across her lips.

Kellen couldn’t see what was happening, but Jace saw everything. He stood frozen, barely able to make sense of what he was witnessing.

Conrad?

Why was he here? Did that mean he’d heard everything? Every humiliating detail—his infertility, his scratched-up face, the ugly fight between him and Kellen—everything?

What did that make him now? All that madness and desperation, his bloodied, wild appearance… In Conrad’s eyes, he must look completely unhinged.

Jace felt something inside him shatter.

He could accept being exposed in front of Wiona. But to have his biggest rival, the man he hated most, see him at his absolute worst? It was unbearable. It felt like being stripped bare and thrown at Conrad’s feet, left to be looked down upon, with no chance to ever recover his dignity.

Right then, Jace realized that running here to protect Wiona was nothing but a joke. And he was the punchline.

He was just a clown.

He looked at Wiona again. She didn’t even glance at him. Her eyes were locked on the man coming down the stairs, filled with a light Jace had never seen before.

So that’s what it looked like when she truly cared about someone—so focused, so bright.

The gentle look on her face was like a knife to Jace’s heart. He’d once been the one to receive that tenderness, those smiles… but not anymore.

Jace’s daze gave Kellen a chance to catch her breath. Seeing Wiona about to leave, she panicked and shouted, “Don’t go! Nobody leaves! No!”

Kellen struggled to her feet and lunged forward. Wiona, holding her stomach protectively, hurried up another step.

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