Chapter 13 Alaric didnt return home . Instead , he oversaw Hestias funeral arrangements personally . His phone buzzed relentlessly Lilia , the woman whod orchestrated Hestias destruction . He let it ring . By dawn , hed handled everything , placing Hestias ashes in their final resting place himself . His hatred burned for himself , but mostly for Lilia . Without her deception , he would have known about Hestias sacrifices . Instead , Lilia had systematically poisoned him against Hestia , making him inflict countless cruelties on the woman he truly loved . The memories tormented him forcing Hestia to watch him with Lilia , humiliating her with money thrown in her face . Hed loved Hestia more than life itself , yet hed been manipulated into destroying her . His fingers trembled as they traced her name on the headstone . What was the point of living in a world without Hestia ? But he had one last thing to do first . When his phone rang again , he answered , his grief crystallizing into ice cold hatred . Alaric ! Where are you ? Ive been so worried ! Lilias voice verged on tears . Shed barely slept , terrified Hestia would return with Alaric , reducing Lilia back to irrelevance . Shed called them both countless times , panic mounting with each unanswered ring . Lilia had always feared Hestia . Knowing she could never measure up , shed fabricated the kidney donation story , claimed credit for the avalanche rescue , and systematically turned Alaric against Hestia . Shed thought marriage would secure her position . Yet even in death , Hestias pull on Alaric remained unbreakable . Why ? Hestia had abandoned him ! Shed never loved him like Lilia did ! 09:38 My Ex Husband Went Crazy After I Left Him And Be 46.2 % Chapter 13 Lilias voice turned pleading . I felt faint last night the doctors say its because of my missing kidney . Please come home ? Shed often used this excuse , knowing it would bring Alaric running . Of course . Im on my way . Once , hed felt sympathy . Now , knowing the truth , her manipulation made him sick . He hung up , his wedding white exchanged for funeral black . Shall we return , sir ? his driver asked . Lilia worked so hard to become Mrs. Crawford . I should take proper care of her . His voice was deadly calm . An hour later , he entered their new home . Lilia rushed to him in revealing lingerie . Alaric , I missed you … Where were you on our wedding night ? You didnt even … She pressed against him seductively . Even if she couldnt match Hestia in his heart , she knew he desired her body . Theyd been intimate enough for her to learn his preferences . She hoped sex would make him forget , as it had before . But Alarics eyes remained cold , looking at her like something beneath contempt . As she leaned in expectantly , Alaric gripped her chin . His hand swung up . 09:38 My Ex Husband Went Crazy After I Left Him And Became 48.1 % Chapter 14 Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...