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.

of pain in their lives.Rayan swayed as he pulled off his tie

sneered at her.His eyes traveled from her face onto the white, delicate skin of her neck, all the way down to her slender

smile on his mouth

you? I could've sworn you moved out.Why are

bent down at eye level with Janessa and assessed her with cold

so close to her that their noses touched, and the alcohol in his breath engulfed her senses.Janessa’s lips thinned

"What do you want?"

face reflected

you curious to see

Rayan’s face instantly

the back of her head tightly and bared his teeth

I should be the one asking questions around here! Where have you been all this time?

her eyes tightly and trembled when

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

to sound calmer than she

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

grip on her, and her

on the floor.As he unbuttoned his shirt

a dangerous look in his eyes.Janessa’s heart

the bathrobe further around herself, to cover

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

words, and he stared

raise her chin and straighten her posture, which sent goosebumps down

shirt was unbuttoned halfway at this point, which revealed a

and closed the

could register what was happening, she suddenly felt

her

back of her waist

at her hips, but

want to be with

tightened

turned and looked at her with disgust in

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? You're just a

the real reason why they married, but no one had ever dared to voice it out loud.This time, he was finally going to say

There was nothing they could

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