After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Jolie was placed under house arrest and confined to her room. Meals were delivered by the housemaids three times a day, and she wasn't allowed to step out, not even once. Yet, she didn't resist. It was as if she'd completely given up.

Her days were spent in an endless cycle of eating and sleeping, embracing her apathy.

A month passed.

One day, a maid entered the room holding a pregnancy test kit.

Jolie was curled up on the sofa playing a video game. When she saw it, her brows instantly furrowed. "What's this for?"

The maid kept her head down, her tone cautious. "Miss Jolie, Madam Daisy instructs me to give this to you."

Jolie tightened her grip on her phone, her lips curving into a mocking smile. "No need for that. Go back and tell her nothing happened between me and Gavin Cooper. I won't be pregnant." The maid nodded quickly. "Yes, Miss Jolie."

But not long after, Daisy arrived herself.

cold

even look at her. "I will never have anything to do with Gavin Cooper, and what you're hoping for will never

silence, she said, "It's been a month.

don't," Jolie replied

her voice trembling as she said, "Sending you to reconnect with Selena was a mistake. She's completely led you

All that sadness and regret you displayed was just an act, wasn't it?" She put down her phone

She knew all too well that no matter how cold and defiant Jolie acted, she wouldn't dare cross any lines or

with a smile that

After all, you've always been such an obedient child. The Quin family has poured so much effort into raising you. You wouldn't do anything to

Jolie straight in

cold defiance in her eyes dimming. Her expression slowly became blank, drained of all emotion. Daisy's lips curved in satisfaction. She

Cooper. The gap between the Quin family and the Cooper family is too great. If he's only toying with you, we'd be the ones who

wanted to turn her head away, to avoid Daisy's touch, but she gripped her hands tightly and forced herself

the deal. Tomorrow night, I'm hosting a banquet. Many of Larbor City's elite families have been invited. Prepare yourself and pull yourself together.