I Stayed Widowed for 30 Years, Only for My Dead Husband to Resurrect with My Bestie Chapter 09
That afternoon, the bride’s dressing room video went viral.
Arthur in nothing but a towel, hickeys covering his neck. Chloe stumbling out of the wardrobe,
clothes half undone. The two of them trying to look innocent and failing miserably, all of it captured in perfect clarity.
#ArthurCaught InDressing Room and #SterlingCEOExposed hit the top five trending topics within
the hour.
The replies were savage.
[Cheating with your wife’s BEST FRIEND on your WEDDING DAY?? What kind of person does that]
[Who’s buying Sterling stock after this Imao if this is how the CEO runs his personal life imagine the company]
[Chloe is a piece of work too sleeping with your best friend’s husband?? Getting stripped at the
airport was karma]
Sterling Enterprise’s stock crashed as soon as trading opened. Two billion in market value, gone in
under an hour.
Arthur’s mother saw the news at home. The shock and rage triggered a massive heart attack. She collapsed on the spot and was rushed out in an ambulance.
Playing the “good daughter-in-law,” I was at the hospital before anyone else, waiting outside her room. “Don’t worry, Mom. Arthur will take care of everything.”
I caught the nurses whispering behind me. “That poor woman, her husband cheats on her and she’s still here taking care of his mother.”
I ducked my head so no one could see me smile.
[The villainess deserves an Oscar for this performance honestly]
[Arthur’s mom said “that’s just what men do” remember?? Now she’s in the hospital over it the IRONY]
[Serves her right!! Not one decent person in that whole family]
Arthur’s life was in free fall.
He ran to the hospital. His father met him in the hallway, grabbing him by the lapels and shoving him hard against the wall. “You stupid son of a bitch! You’ve dragged this entire family through the mud!”
Then Arthur looked up and saw me. Panic flashed across his face before he could stop it. He actually
stepped back.
“Audrey, it’s not what it looks like. Let me explain.”
I held up one finger to my lips.
“Shh.”
“You fooled me once, Arthur. That was the first time. It’ll be the last.”
“You swore lightning would strike you dead if you ever went near Chloe again. Consider this the
storm.”
Arthur’s brow furrowed. “Audrey, what’s that supposed to mean?”
I turned on my four-inch heels and walked out.
That night, I filed for divorce. The petition cited infidelity and demanded a ruthless division of
marital assets.
The news hit, and Sterling’s stock cratered again.
The board called an emergency session that night. By morning, Arthur was no longer CEO.
Arthur sat alone in his empty office, hollow-eyed, like something had been carved out of him.
His phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Every call was Chloe.
He finally picked up. “Are you serious right now? Your father just destroyed everything. Are you happy?”
Chloe’s sobs came through in broken gasps. “Arthur… I didn’t want this either… my dad hit me again… my stomach hurts. I’m bleeding. Please, help me…”
“Help you? Who’s helping me?”
Arthur hurled his phone at the floor. It shattered.
Chloe lost the baby. She tried to see Arthur, but his bodyguards turned her away before she got
close.
Chloe’s father gambled away what little he had left. Then he did the unthinkable. He handed her
over to his loan sharks to work off his debts.
The comments rolled in.
[The ML regrets it NOW?? Way too late buddy]
[Chloe’s tragic but she brought this on herself honestly]
[Where’s the villainess?? It’s time to finish him off!!]
