After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"Scoundrel..." she thought.

This man was utterly despicable.

Jolie passed out, and before her consciousness faded completely, she bit him out of sheer frustration. But with no strength left, the effort was more symbolic than effective.

...

The next morning.

The motorized curtains slid open automatically, and sunlight poured into the room, bright and unrelenting. Jolie stirred as the light hit her face, groaning softly before lifting an arm to shield her eyes. She slowly forced them open. This wasn't the private suite from last night.

The bedroom was large, its minimalist design starkly cold in shades of black, white, and gray.

She immediately knew where she was.

Only he would decorate a house in such lifeless, joyless tones.

Turning over, she let out an involuntary whimper. Her back ached, her legs were sore, and every movement sent tremors through the muscles of her thighs.

She bit her lip, her frustration mounting as tears pricked the corners of her eyes from the pain.

Just then, Gavin walked in.

He stopped at the sight of her her fair skin wrapped in his deep-gray comforter, her arms exposed, and faint marks trailing over her shoulders. She was struggling to sit up, the delicate tear stains at the edges of her eyes stirring something deep within him. Suppressing his thoughts, he asked calmly, "Do you need a massage?"

snapped, gritting her teeth

arduous effort, she managed to sit upright. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and tried to stand, but the moment her feet touched

couldn't even take a

turned and shot him a furious glare the very

huff, Jolie flopped back onto the bed, pulling the

up!" she declared, her voice muffled by the

threw the blanket off and stared at him,

moment she'd met him, she'd

didn't like

curved slightly as he replied,

you're just pretending

he usually carried such a stern, unapproachable

closer,

calm. "You can keep lying down. I have a meeting to attend soon. If you need anything call me if you're hungry,

casual as he gave her

leaning down, he braced one hand on the bed

her head to the side. His lips

you doing?!" she exclaimed,

was with this sudden

wasn't anywhere near intimate enough for him to kiss her whenever he felt

was just repaying a

cleared, they