Bye, My Ex-husband

It was late into the night, and the lights inside the Lu family villa shone brightly, a stark contrast amongst the otherwise dark street.As she stood in front of the windows looking out, Janessa Qui made her last call to Rayan Lu.

After a few rings, the call was abruptly ended, as she expected.

She took a few deep breaths to steady herself before flinging the phone aside, unwrapping her bathrobe, and stepping into the steaming bathtub.She closed her eyes to rest.

The warmth of the water calmed her, and her eyelids soon grew heavy.

A few years back, her father passed away, and now, her mother was seriously ill.This made her Uncle Aydin restless most days, and he ended up causing trouble for everyone.

She had only been working in the company for a few days, but she was already exhausted.Before she could fall into a deep sleep, she could vaguely make out dull footsteps from outside the room.

It seemed close by, but she couldn't bring herself to open her eyes and step out of the bathtub.When she heard a muffled ‘bang’, she woke up completely and was suddenly alert.

"Who is it?" she called.

Janessa quickly wrapped herself in her bathrobe and hesitantly opened the door with eyes wide open.

The bright light emanating from the hallway made it difficult to see the man's face, and she was terrified of the sudden noise he caused.

When she finally recognized his face, her heart skipped a beat.

"Calm down, it’s me!" the man drawled.

His voice was low and hoarse, and she could smell alcohol from where she stood.

Janessa’s tense body relaxed a fraction at the sound of the familiar voice.

Out of instinct, she moved back into the bathroom.

She warily looked at Rayan Lu, who was obviously intoxicated.

"I'm taking a bath right now. You need to leave!" she ordered in a shaky voice.

There was a hint of embarrassment in her words.

Rayan’s brows furrowed as he looked back at Janessa with hazy eyes.

His sharp features had an indescribable expression in them, different from the brooding and domineering expression he normally wore.

With every step he took towards her, Janessa's body coiled in tension, and her breathing soon grew ragged.Even after all this time, she still couldn't forget what he had done to her on their wedding night.

pain in their lives.Rayan swayed as

looked down at Janessa and sneered at her.His eyes traveled from her face onto the

vulgar smile on his mouth

could've sworn you moved out.Why are you

with Janessa and assessed her with cold and fathomless

in his breath engulfed her senses.Janessa’s lips thinned

"What do you want?"

see the panicked look on her face reflected in them.After all their years together,

you curious to see what

on Rayan’s

head tightly and bared his teeth at

I should be the one asking questions around here! Where have you

and trembled

him, and explained in a slow voice, "I have something to take care of in the company.I tried to call you, but

sound calmer than she

in Rayan’s eyes faded, and she could tell that he wasn’t as

grip on her, and

tossed his coat on the floor.As he unbuttoned his shirt

dangerous look in his eyes.Janessa’s heart pounded in

brought the bathrobe further around herself, to cover as much skin as

about you wait for me outside while I shower? Or would you prefer to shower

at her words, and he stared at her with

and straighten her posture, which sent goosebumps down her

which revealed

and closed the

register what was happening, she suddenly felt a

neck and thrust her backward, which forced her to lean

back of her waist hit the

the pain that bloomed at her hips, but she held

you think I want to

he tightened his grip

her with disgust

weren't for my mother’s arrangement, do you think I would’ve chosen to be with you? Janessa, you're something else.How could you even manage to win my mother’s heart?

dared to voice it out loud.This time, he

was nothing they could do to

raised her chin, and looked