The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1348:

When his words faded, the room fell into a weighted silence.

Ellis finally raised his eyes.

“Is that all? Nothing more profound to offer?”

Kenji’s lips pressed into a thin line as he struggled with the apology.

“I’m…”

The words caught in his throat, as stubborn as Scarlette’s had been that night.

“I’m sorry, Dad” lingered on his tongue, but pride kept them trapped behind clenched teeth.

Ellis’ features shifted subtly.

“You’re what?”

Kenji’s jaw worked silently, his ego still wrestling with humility. Later, after being dismissed from the study, Kenji found Jaida hovering near the doorway. Drawing himself up, he managed a weak smile.

“Dad forgave me.”

“I watched him show you the door,” Jaida replied dryly.

Days blurred into nights as Kenji battled his inner demons, finally surrendering to the reasonable decision—he would give it a try with Scarlette.

The irony wasn’t lost on Kenji. Crawling back to propose after shattering their engagement would require more courage than he’d ever needed. But this was his mess to untangle.

Resolution crystallized into action as Kenji boarded a flight to Warrington, determined to lay his heart bare before Scarlette.

This time, he left himself no room for retreat, making his first move at Scarlette’s prestigious institution.

Warrington’s most elite academy stood apart—a sanctuary where three percent were true academic prodigies and the remainder were offspring of the elite.

With calculated precision, Kenji maneuvered himself into a professor’s position. For a twenty-one-year-old to claim such a prestigious role raised more than a few eyebrows among the ivy-covered walls. Yet, money, he knew, could dissolve ninety-nine percent of life’s complications. His family name, like a master key, smoothly unlocked the final door.

From his secured vantage point in the café’s window seat, Kenji’s fingers found Scarlette’s number.

“Let’s discuss our engagement again,” he stated, each word measured and deliberate.

Scarlette’s response came in digital silence—a disconnected call and a blocked number.

Kenji stared at his darkened screen, drawing a slow breath through clenched teeth. What was he doing, chasing after a headstrong girl? With her absence confirmed, lingering seemed pointless.

But as Kenji rose to leave, fate played its hand—Scarlette appeared across the bustling street, and beside her stood what appeared to be her former boyfriend.

One eyebrow arched as Kenji’s fingers danced across his phone, connecting with his contact in Banta.

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