Ex-WIfe 270_Hiding In The Devil’s Bed

Chapter 270 

 The next morning, Tuff got up early to make breakfast for his beloved wife.

 Ka was getting ready in front of the mirror, staring at the hideous scar on her face. She finally considered having it fixed.

 “Honey, breakfast is ready,” Tuff said with a smile as he walked in. He saw her gazing at herself in the mirror, then bent down and kissed her on the cheek. “Honey, don’t you think it looks like a flower?” 

 “Huh?” Ka was stunned.

 “It’s a flower that blooms on your face, and in my heart too,” Tuff said softly.

 Ka couldn’t help butugh and yfully pushed him away. “You’re such a smooth talker!”

 “Am I too smooth for you?” Tuff wrapped his arms around her and whispered in her ear.

 Ka’s cheeks flushed instantly. “What are you saying so early in the morning? Don’t you have any shame?”

 “I just can’t love you enough!” Tuff said.

 Tuff gently caressed the scar on her face, and it felt like something stabbed right into his heart. It hurt so much that he could barely stand it.

 “Where’s Landen?” Ka asked.

 “He’s already at school,” Tuff replied.

 “Then I’ll freshen up and go visit my mom at the hospital,” Ka said.

 She dabbed some concealer over the scar on her face and carefully did her makeup.

 But no matter how good the concealer was or how wless her makeup looked, it could never fully hide the

 scar.

 “I didn’t expect Tristan to confess,” Tuff said as he served her some food.

 “Me neither,” Ka replied. “He looked so pitiful.”

 “Now that you’ve got the Ger family under surveince, you can finally be at ease,” Tuff said.

 “Yeah,” Ka replied.

 She let out a long breath, feeling a weight lift off her chest.

 Her mom’s sudden tumor diagnosis had made her let go of a lot.

 ‘So what if I have a brother? It is what it is,‘ she thought to herself.

 ‘He’s already grown up–there’s no way to just send him back where he came from.

 ‘Mom and Dad always lived such perfect lives. Maybe it’s fine if there’s a little blemish now.

 ‘Once Mom recovers, we’ll finally have a real talk with her about Jeffrey!

 After breakfast, just as Tuff and Ka were about to head out, they opened the door, only to find an unexpected guest standing right outside.

 “Mom?” Tuff blurted out,pletely stunned.

 ‘What is she doing here?‘ he thought, utterly surprised.

 It was his mom, Maggie Prescott, standing at the door–but she was supposed to have gone back to Lunova right after the wedding!

 p! Without saying a word, Maggie just swung her hand and pped him right across the face.

 “Maggie?” Ka gasped, instinctively stepping in front of Tuff to shield him.

 “What? Now that you’re married, I can’t even discipline my own son?” Maggie shot Ka a cold re.

 Maggie had her hair pulled up in a tight bun and wore sses–she had that ssic air of someone from a schrly family.

 She was already upset that Tuff had married a divorced woman with a child from a previous marriage.

 And then, to find out that this divorced woman also had a teenage son out of wedlock, and no one even knew who the father was. Well, that was just thest straw.

 How was she supposed to swallow that? No way she could let it slide.

 So she stormed over on a red–eye flight in the middle of the night.

 “Mom, what are you doing?” Tuff quickly pulled Ka behind him.

 “Get divorced right now, you two!” Maggie demanded.

 Tuff and Ka were bothpletely stunned.

 Before they got married, they’d gotten both families‘ approval–no one had any objections! 

 “Mom, did you have a little too much to drink?” Tuff said with augh, trying to smooth things over. “Ka and I just tied the knot a few days ago. We’re working hard on giving you a grandchild! Just go home and get ready to be a grandma!”

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 “Grandchild? Hmph!” Maggie grew even more furious, jabbing a finger at Ka and snapping, “Don’t you have any shame? Is it that every time youtch onto a man, you just have to have his child?” 

 Ka was left dumbfounded by the scolding. “Maggie, what do you mean by that?”

 “Drop the act! I’d never ept a daughter–inw as shameless as you!” Maggie shouted. “Tuff, divorce this woman right now!”

 ‘She’s really serious about this…‘ Ka thought, her expression darkening.

 Ka tried to reason with her. “You knew I had a child before we got married. Isn’t it ridiculous to use that as an excuse now?”

 “You never said you had two kids!” Maggie was so furious that her breath was shaking. “If I’d known at the wedding that boy was your illegitimate child, I would’ve stopped you right then and there!”

 Ka and Tuff suddenly realized what was going on.

 It turned out the Prescott family thought Jeffrey was Ka’s illegitimate child.

 Tuff let out augh. “Mom, it’s just a misunderstanding.”

 “A misunderstanding? That kid’s already that big, and he even made a scene at the wedding! You call that a misunderstanding?” Maggie was so mad that she couldn’t help but kick Tuff twice, and even that didn’t make her feel any better.

 She was absolutely fuming. ‘Fine, I could live with Landen. He’s smart, adorable, and the only legitimate grandson of the Kyle family. That kid’s got a limitless future ahead of him.

 ‘But now, out of nowhere, there’s this thirteen–year–old boy who looks totally expressionless, like a robot- just looking at him gives me the creeps.

 ‘And of all things, my son isn’t even embarrassed–he’s actually proud of this mess!‘

 “Mom, it really is just a misunderstanding. Why don’t you head back to Lunova first? In a few days, we’lle to Lunova and exin everything to you,” Tuff said.

 “Wait, why are you suddenly suspicious about that kid?” Ka asked, suddenly on alert.

 Maggie let out a coldugh. “Secrets/alwayse out. If you didn’t want people to know, you shouldn’t have done it.”

 “Yeah, Mom, why are you suddenly bringing up Jeffrey?” Tuff also sensed something was off.

 ‘Even though the Kingsley family had a reputation for having illegitimate children, no one had ever directly pointed the finger at Ka.

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 ‘How did Mom suddenly be so sure that Jeffrey was Ka’s child?‘ Tuff wondered.

 “Tuff, if you don’t want to make me die of anger, get divorced right now! Or, or…” Maggie threatened, her voice trembling with rage.

 “Or what?” Ka interrupted her coldly.

 ‘I’ve heard threats like this more times than I can count,‘ Ka thought, unfazed. ‘I know exactly how to deal with them.‘

 Maggie never even considered that Tuff might not listen to her, so she didn’t have any backup n at all.

 When Ka pressed her, she hesitated for a few seconds, then stomped her foot and yelled, “Or, I’ll just 

 die!”

 “Mom, please don’t do anything rash,” Tuff said, clearly panicked.

 Maggie looked triumphant. “Tuff, you’re my only son. Everything I do is for your own good! You need to

 listen to me!”

 Ka rolled her eyes,pletely exasperated.

 Tuff felt like a sandwich filling, stuck between the two women. He looked from one to the other, nerves on

 edge, but he still couldn’t let the real story slip.

 “Mom, listen to me…” Tuff pleaded.

 “I don’t want to hear it! I just want you to get divorced!” Maggie shouted, cutting him off.

 Just when Tuff looked like he was about to cry from sheer frustration, Ka suddenly announced, “I’m

 pregnant.”

 Tuff was stunned.

 Maggie was speechless.

 In that instant, everyone’s eyes zeroed in on Ka’s belly.

 “Tuff, is it true?” Maggie asked, her hand trembling as she reached out to grab his arm.

 Tuff braced himself and managed to say, “Yes…”

 All the bluster drained out of Maggie in an instant.

 She slumped back against the wall, looking utterly defeated, unable to say a word for a long moment.

 “Mom, please calm down… Why don’t youe inside and sit down?” Tuff quickly ushered his mom into 

 the house.

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 Ka strutted into the elevator in her high heels, her proud look barely hiding her smug satisfaction.

 ‘Nice try, but you’re no match for mel‘ she thought to herself.

 After getting to the underground parking lot, Ka sat in her car, put on some music, and waited for a while.

 Soon enough, Tuff came down to the garage

 “Honey, you really are clever! You had Mompletely under control with just one move,” Tuff said, finally letting out a long breath of relief.

 He knew that elders always cared about their grandchildren. No matter how mad his mom got, she’d always soften when it came to a grandchild.

 So then, the family’s attitude was: they should wait until the baby was born before getting divorced.

 Tuff agreed to it.

 The thing was, the truth woulde out way before the baby ever arrived.

 By then, all the misunderstandings would be gone!

 “Someone’s definitely been running their mouth to your mom,” Ka said, admiring her nails with absolute

 certainty.

 Tuff looked a little awkward. “Uh, I asked. It was Joyce. She didn’t know what was really going on and just got the wrong idea about you.”

 “Oh, so it was her?” Ka said with a sly, meaningful smile. “Joyce really does love meddling in other people’s business, doesn’t she?”

 “Ahem, she’s just young and clueless. I’ll have a word with herter,” Tuff said, reaching for Ka’s hand. “Honey, just promise me you won’t do anything rash, okay?”

 “What? Worried I might do something to your dear Joyce?” Ka pulled her hand back, and there was a dangerous glint in her eyes you couldn’t miss.

 Tuff thought, ‘Uh–oh, this is bad.

 ‘Seriously, Joyce, why did you have to go stirring up trouble behind her back?

 ‘Ka is not someone you want to mess with!‘

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