After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

The girl stared in disbelief, her hands clutching her face.

"You hit me?"

Jolie blinked innocently at her. "Weren't you the one insisting I hit you earlier? I just gave you another slap to match your story. You should be used to it by now." "Jolie Quin!"

lan had reached his limit, his voice full of anger as he glared at her. "Apologize to her!"

Jolie glanced at him, her expression calm but icy. "Get lost."

She had thought he might be reasonable, but clearly, he was blinded by infatuation. She had no patience to deal with him any longer and turned to leave.

Before she could take a step, lan grabbed her arm roughly.

"Jolie, you're not leaving without apologizing! I don't think I've ever wronged you, have I? We used to get along just fine, didn't we?"

"Let go," Jolie said, her brows knitting in disgust. She hated being touched, especially by someone she considered beneath her.

lan tightened his grip, his hand digging into her arm hard enough to cause pain.

"Jolie, you will apologize to her, or-"

"Or what?"

through the tension like a

heavy with an intimidating authority that made lan instinctively loosen his grip. "She said to let go. Didn't you hear her?" Gavin's voice was low and dangerous, each word laced

powerful presence, the kind only someone accustomed to being in control could exude,

momentarily stunned. Her heartbeat quickened, and she hated how much his sudden

Jolie, his tone softening slightly. "What

brushing off her sleeve as though removing any trace of lan. "Just ran into a pair of delusional clowns. It's handled now." "Good." Gavin nodded.

in

"You can't leave!"

been momentarily stunned by Gavin's commanding presence, snapped out of her daze. Her expression shifted to one of admiration as

was so handsome and

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strong demeanor. It was obvious to her that he held more influence

she stepped forward to

just walk away," she insisted, her voice wavering slightly.

glanced at her, his gaze cold

tone sharp enough to make her feel both nervous and flattered at the same time. Under his icy stare, she felt a mix

but unable to