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.

ever feel that kind of pain in their lives.Rayan swayed as he pulled off his tie and made his way over

her face onto the white, delicate skin of her neck,

vulgar smile on his mouth

sworn you moved

Janessa and assessed

in his breath engulfed her senses.Janessa’s

"What do you want?"

into his eyes, she could see the panicked look on her face reflected in

you curious to see

smirk on Rayan’s

the back of her head

one asking questions around here! Where have you

and trembled when he raised his

humor him, and explained in a slow voice, "I have something to take care of

to sound calmer than she

look in Rayan’s eyes faded, and she could tell that

loosened his grip on her,

on the floor.As he unbuttoned his shirt

was a dangerous look in his eyes.Janessa’s heart

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

about you wait for me outside while I shower?

and he stared at her with

herself to raise her chin and straighten her

point, which revealed a strong clavicle that looked enticing under the soft

closed the distance between

was happening, she suddenly

thrust her backward, which

her

at the pain that bloomed at her hips, but she

want to be with

tightened

and looked at her

arrangement, do you think I would’ve chosen to be with you? Janessa, you're something else.How

but no one had ever dared to voice it out

matter? There was nothing they

at him, raised her chin, and looked back at him with