The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 368

Winona nodded slowly. "I know. Since I've decided to stand by his side, I'm going to work harder than ever to be someone undeniably exceptional."

Rhea saw a familiar, brilliant spark return to Winona's eyes.

It was a fierce, radiant confidence she hadn't seen in far too long.

When Winona finally accepted the reality of her split with Yulen, she had outwardly moved on, showing up to work every day and trying to build a new life. But Rhea knew the wounds were still fresh. If they weren't, she wouldn't have been so hesitant and terrified when faced with a new relationship.

The trauma of her past was still anchoring her down, making her feel unworthy of someone like Stefan.

But to Rhea, Winona was brilliant, beautiful, and completely out of any man's league. Even before making a massive name for herself in the research world, she had men lining up. Once her career truly exploded, she would have endless suitors.

Honestly, Stefan was going to have to spend the rest of his life fighting off jealousy.

*

When Winona got home, Nikita was sitting in the living room, a dark cloud hanging over her.

Instead of unpacking, Winona looked right at her. "Grandma, we're moving out."

Nikita erupted. "You're really going through with this breakup? You are breaking my heart, Winona."

In the past, Winona would have swallowed her feelings, terrified of stressing her grandmother out. But now, everything felt crystal clear.

She had always treated Nikita like she was too traditional and fragile to handle the truth, shielding her from the bad news and placating her like a child. But all that did was breed massive misunderstandings between them.

She pulled up the video of Yulen and Tallulah being intimate and handed the phone over.

Watching the footage, all the color drained from Nikita's face.

Winona kept a grip on her grandmother's emergency medication, terrified she might pass out.

"I... I don't believe it." Nikita gasped, struggling to catch her breath. She didn't faint, but she was desperately trying to reject reality.

Seeing that she was physically okay, Winona let out a breath. "Grandma, Yulen goes with Tallulah to her OB/GYN appointments every month. If you don't believe me, we can go to the clinic and see for ourselves. We can also go down to the marriage registry right now and pull my records. I am legally classified as single.

"And Greta's food poisoning last week? That was Yulen's doing. He paid someone to mess with the school cafeteria just so he could swoop in and play the hero for you two."