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 edge. "You two got together for so long. How could nothing

never have anything to do with Gavin Cooper, and what you're hoping for will never

further. After a long silence, she said, "It's been a month. Don't you

don't," Jolie

she said, "Sending you to reconnect with Selena was a

always been bad, hasn't she? All that sadness and regret you displayed was just an act, wasn't

her composure, a calmness settling over her features. She knew all too well that no matter how cold and defiant Jolie acted, she wouldn't dare cross any lines or truly rebel. Jolie knew all too well that everything she had now was because of the Quin family. To rebel against them would mean

with a smile that

The Quin family has poured so

words hit Jolie straight in the

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

contact with Gavin Cooper. The gap between the Quin family and the Cooper family is too great. If he's only toying

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

has been kicked out of 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. You'll accompany me to the