Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Olivia lifted her head with a sarcastic smile on her lips. “What a smart question. Did you forget that you were the one who wanted a divorce?”

He ignored her jibe and inched closer with a threatening air. “Were you with him for the past few days?”

At the close distance, she noticed the iciness in his bloodshot eyes, and his face contorted into an aggressive scowl.

She flatly denied, “No. He dropped me off because it was hard to get a cab on a snowy day.”

Ethan smirked. “Olivia, don’t you know that you always stare upward when you’re lying? You haven’t changed that habit at all. Did you suddenly agree to the divorce after one year of dragging your feet, all because of that man? Did you vanish and leave behind your dad because of him too?”

Olivia did not bother to cook up an excuse, knowing that it’d only be an insult to Ethan’s intelligence and make herself look guilty.

She swiftly steered the topic of conversation, “That’s not important. Let’s get the divorce over with.”

He grasped her wrist to stop her. Even though he didn’t use force, she felt the pain shooting through her arm, causing her to frown at him. There was a streak of madness in his face.

He hissed coldly, “I thought that a divorce was the best punishment for you, but I have changed my mind.”

Caught by surprise, she blurted out, “What did you say?”

“I don’t want a divorce now.” He brushed his slender

if he had brought her the news half a month ago. After learning the truth, she merely felt sick at his touch. “Let go of me! Ethan, I want a divorce

lifted her without much difficulty. She was averse to his embrace, which was once her safe haven. “Let

against him. Olivia struggled while he placed her in

“Ethan, what exactly

loosened his tie, a

you think I was stupid enough to set you free just for you to date another man? I underestimated you. You swore you’d

grappling with a headache, Olivia felt a heartache upon hearing the

acting up when I want to make it happen? You were the one

her chin, telling her with indifference, “Everyone in the world deserves

she heard him

Ethan bent over her, the loose tie around his shoulders hung by both sides of her cheeks. Olivia noticed that his exquisite wool coat was perfectly smooth. He went

she would bear

car weaved its way out of the barriers, she spotted a long queue of cars on the opposite side of

Keith’s car? Olivia paled when she learned that Keith had gotten into a crash right after dropping her

stop the car for her. Instead, he ignored her screaming and drove on. When she attempted to force the door open, Ethan yanked her by the wrist, and she fell into his

Keith is only paying close attention to Dad at the hospital because we’re alumni! There’s nothing between us. Why did you do that to

and said, “Oh, that’s because … the more

and explained, “Ethan, my dad sponsored Jodie—no, Leia’s studies. Even if they had