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.

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

from her face onto the white, delicate skin of

vulgar smile on his mouth

could've sworn you moved

with Janessa and assessed her with cold

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

"What do you want?"

his eyes, she could see the panicked look on her face reflected in them.After all their years together, she was

see what I'm

Rayan’s face instantly

back of her head tightly and bared his teeth at

one asking questions around here! Where have you been all this

tightly and trembled when he raised his

slow voice, "I have something to take care of in the company.I

sound calmer

Rayan’s eyes faded, and she could tell that

loosened his grip on her, and her eyes

he unbuttoned his shirt at painstakingly

dangerous look in his eyes.Janessa’s

further around herself, to cover as

you wait for me outside while I shower?

at her words, and he stared at her with

straighten her posture, which

revealed a

and closed the distance

she could register what was happening, she suddenly felt a

thrust her backward,

of her waist

bloomed at her hips,

I want

he tightened his

at her with disgust in his

with you? Janessa, you're something else.How could you even manage to win my mother’s heart? You're just a manipulative

married, but no one had ever dared to voice it out loud.This time, he was finally

was nothing they could do to change

raised her chin, and looked