After She She Stopped Loving Him

Chapter 107

Yolanda returned to Moonbay Estate that night, but it was already two in the morning.

When she got home, she ran into Charles, who smelled faintly of alcohol.

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She took his coat and hung it on the nearby rack, her tone indifferent. “I spoke to William. He won't press

charges.”

Charles reached out and ruffled her hair. “You cback this late just to handle that?”

“William cares a lot about that kid. It tookstto convince him,” she replied.

He swept her into his arms, a playful smile on his lips. “Looks like you're really my perfect wife.”

His sweet words didn’t work on Yolanda anymore. She nudged him upstairs. “Go hit the shower, you reek of

booze.”

While Charles was taking a shower, he casually left his phone on the table.

He never bothered to guard himself around Yolanda.

As she listened to the water running in the bathroom, Yolanda picked up his phone and scrolled through the

contacts. Just as she expected, Blake Alston’s number was right there.

Blake Alston was a street racer and total troublemaker. After he and Renee met, the gap between their

backgrounds couldn't have been wider, but Renee was totally obsessed with him. That got Charles's attention -

he stepped right in, broke them up, and had Blake sent away for good.

Girls like Renee, raised with every comfort, always went for the wild types. And Blake was exactly her kind of bad

news: the fast cars, that face-he had more than enough to make anyone fall hard.

Renee was just twenty at the time. After Charles split them up three years ago, Blake vanished from the picture.

No one knew where he'd ended up, and Charles wasn’t about to waste any effort worrying about him.

Yolanda memorized the number, then tucked the phone right back where Charles had left it.

Just as she was about to step out, Charles cout, still rubbing a towel over his wet hair.

With a towel slung low around his waist and water dripping from his hair, he caught her by the arm and pulled

her back to him.

“Hey babe, if you're feeling down, how about we head out tomorrow, just us two?” Charles suggested playfully.

“You're actually free?” Yolanda shot back, genuinely surprised.

It was pretty rare for Charles to have any toff.

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“Yeah, the shipping project's nearly wrapped up. I've got sfree tlately. So-where do you want to go?

Your man’s all yours,” he grinned.

Yolanda still couldn't tell what Charles was really up to. Whenever he went out of town for work, he'd always

invite his side piece along-never the wife stuck at home.

She just pushed him away. “I'll think about it.”

Charles picked up on her resistance, eyes narrowing with a hint of emotion as he let her go. “Seriously? You're

not gonna stay in bed withtonight?”

“Nope-I'll just end up kicking the covers off all night,” Yolanda teased.

He let out a soft laugh, guiding her hand to rest on his abs, her cool fingertips lingering against his warm skin.

Yolanda’s fingers curled away, reluctant to make contact.

Without warning, Charles pulled her into his arms and pressed her down onto the bed, his lips seeking hers with

a burning heat.

Yolanda turned away, and his kiss brushed her cheek instead.

Charles leaned over her, his eyes dark and intense, the air between them changing. He was like a velvet blade -

gentle enough to tease, but sharp and dangerous when he wanted to be.

“So, you're really gonna keepat arm’s length?” he murmured, voice low and raspy.

“I'm on my period,” Yolanda shot back, totally unfazed.

Charles couldn't help but laugh in disbelief, teasing as his hand wandered to test her claim. “Your period? Nine

days and it’s still hanging around?”

His fingertips found her, and he let out a sly chuckle. “Period, huh? You sure about that?”

Yolanda didn’t look the least bit embarrassed to be caught lying. Instead, her eyes reddened and her voice

trembled, “I'm just feeling awful inside... | really don’t want to. Is that okay?”

Charles paused, then slowly pulled his hand away and hugged her, resting his chin on her shoulder. “You're

upset... this is about that kid, huh?”

“Yeah,” she murmured, her voice thick.

“Just senda list of places you want to go, whenever. I'll take you,” he offered gently.

“Okay,” she said softly.

He held Yolanda’s face in his hands, his lips still trailing gentle kisses. “Alright, no need to cry-it’s not like I'm

forcing you.”

Charles couldn't shake off a wave of irritation that had no real reason behind it.

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Yolanda lowered her lashes, looking every bit the wounded girl. “I'm going back to my room.”

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Charles pulled out a cigarette, watching her retreating figure. He ended up letting out a dry chuckle. “How come

I've never noticed you're such a crybaby?”

Yolanda didn’t say a word. She just opened the door and left.

Once the door was shut behind her, Yolanda’s tears vanished in an instant. She brushed her cheeks dry, her face

cool and unreadable as she slipped back into her room.

She picked up her phone and dialed Blake Alston’s number. The line rang, and soon a low, rough voice answered,

“Yeah?”

“I'll wire you two million dollars, all you have to do is cback and start messing with Renee again. Get her

pregnant, make her toss the Sinclair family and choose you. If she dumps everything for you, I'll give you

another four million,” Yolanda said with a cold, businesslike tone, not a hint of emotion.

There was a long pause before Blake finally spoke, his voice low and wary. “Who is this?”

“Buy your ticket now. I'll transfer you 600 thousand dollars as a deposit. You weren't exactly happy when Charles

had you sent away, right? Back then, you had a sick brother-how’s he doing now?” Yolanda’s voice was cool and

matter-of-fact.

Blake was silent for a few seconds before letting out a dry chuckle. “I only got close to Renee for the cash—to

pay for my brother’s hospital bills.”

“What, you mean you don’t need the money now?” Yolanda pressed.

“Of course | need it,” Blake snorted. “Ever since | left the country, I've needed cash more than ever. They don’t

do health insurance over here.”

He took a deep breath. “If | cback, Charles's gonna destroy me. You have no idea what that man is capable

of.”

He once shoved a gun right in my face. Didn't even need to say a word-just that look in his eyes was enough to

freeze your soul.”

“Blake, Renee just lost a finger. She's broken right now, desperate for comfort. Six million dollars-you just have

to decide if you're willing to take it,” Yolanda said coldly, no room for doubt in her voice.

“I'm booking my flight as we speak, Miss Grant,” Blake replied, no hesitation at all.

“Figured out it’salready?” Yolanda asked, sounding a little amused.

“I'd never forget your voice,” Blake replied, voice husky with the weight of memory.

Yolanda frowned, thinking back. She'd only ever met Blake once-back before she married Charles. That day,

she'd just happened to stumble upon Blake and Renee together on a date, and Renee instantly panicked,

threatening her to keep her mouth shut.

Back then, Blake was the picture of a reckless bad boy-ripped jeans hanging off his hips, bleached hair

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spiked up, oozing rebellious vibes from every pore. Yolanda, still believing that loving Charles meant looking out

for his entire family, tried persuading Renee to make better choices. Renee just shot back a string of sarcastic

jabs right in front of Blake, who found the whole thing amusing. Then, not missing a beat, Blake swung a leg over

his motorcycle and pulled Renee up behind him. The good-looking pair sped off, laughing like they owned the

world and didn’t care what anyone thought.

The next evening, Charles took Yolanda to the Sinclair family hfor dinner.

Dylan was still out of town, and May couldn't hide her disdain for Yolanda, her face a storm cloud the whole time.

Renee, on the other hand, lost her temper completely-she smashed a plate right on the table, jabbed a finger

practically at Yolanda’s nose, and yelled, “Get the hell out of here!”

Just as Renee was about to unleash another round of insults, her phone rang.

“Charles! If you bring her here again, I'm out-I'll run away and you won't seeback in this house!” Renee

yelled, voice trembling with rage.

Spitting out those words, she grabbed her phone and stormed out of the room.

Yolanda was the one who'd asked to ctonight, and Charles would never turn her down for things like this.

Just like she wanted, Renee stormed out.

May slammed her fork down, her voice icy. “You know Renee's a wreck lately. Why'd you have to bring her here?”

Charles just sat there, calm as ever. “She’s my wife. If she wants to come, it’s not like | can stop her-we’re still

married.”

May's chest rose and fell with anger, but deep down she knew Charles was a man of principle.

She took a long breath, gave a cold smile. “Enjoy your meal.”

Yolanda calmly picked up a rib and placed it in Charles's bowl. “Here you go, hubby-have some.”

Charles shot her a quick look, grabbing his fork. “Did that cheer you up?”

He'd already seen through her: Yolanda chere on purpose, just so Renee would flip out the second she

saw her.

Yolanda didn’t say a word, so Charles grabbed her chin and made her look at him. “So, did you figure out where

you want to travel yet?”

“Yeah, let's do the Middle East this time,” Yolanda said, not missing a beat.

Charles raised his eyebrows, not having expected that answer.

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“You realize it's blazing hot there, and it’s definitely not luxury resort territory,” he said, a little skeptical.

“I want to stay for ten days. That cool with you?” Yolanda asked, totally unfazed.

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