Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 905

James froze mid-motion as he reached for more firewood.

He looked up fast, surprise lighting up his eyes. His voice came out shaky. “You remember me?”

Emmy felt scorched by the intensity of his gaze. She instinctively pulled back, shaking her head, her eyes darting with uncertainty and fear. “No… I just guessed.”

The hope in James’s eyes faded right away, leaving only a bitter little smile on his lips.

“Yeah. That’s me.”

He didn’t bother denying it.

Emmy’s grip on her cookie slipped. She tensed up, every muscle tightening, her eyes wide with panic. She even raised her arms a little, like she was ready to protect herself.

“So… you know who I am?”

James saw how defensive she was and felt a sharp ache deep in his chest. He nodded. “Yeah.”

All the color drained from Emmy’s face. “Then are you… are you going to kill me?”

James’s eyebrows drew together. “Why would I do that?”

Emmy set her cookie down, hand sneaking behind her for a sharp rock.

She swallowed hard, then forced herself to speak.

“I heard… Dean killed your wife.”

“So you’re here for revenge, aren’t you?”

James caught her movement and felt a pang of pain, but he was too stunned to react.

After a moment, he let out a quiet, cold laugh.

“Dean told you that?”

“What else did he say?”

Emmy shrank back, too intimidated to answer, and just shook her head.

James took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger churning inside him.

He threw the stick he was holding into the fire, making sparks shoot up.

“He did take my wife,” James said, his voice rough. “And yeah, I came here for revenge.”

“But…”

He looked at Emmy, his eyes suddenly soft and full of longing.

“I’ve already found her.”

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