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?”

a divorce now.” He brushed his slender fingers across her cheeks. “Mrs. Miller,

After learning the truth, she merely felt sick at his touch. “Let go

much difficulty. She was averse to his embrace, which was once her safe

fight against him. Olivia struggled while he placed her in the backseat of the car, and by the end of it,

confronted him, “Ethan, what

his tie, a mocking look in

to date another man? I underestimated you. You swore you’d never sign the divorce papers, but

headache, Olivia felt a heartache upon hearing the

you acting up when I want to make it happen? You

her with indifference, “Everyone in

wintry eyes that glimmered with threat. Then, she heard him muttering the brutal words, “I have the final say in our

sides of her cheeks. Olivia noticed that his exquisite wool coat was perfectly smooth.

would bear witness to his

cars on the opposite side of the road. At the head of the traffic

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

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 arms. He mumbled lazily, “Why? Do

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

despite her rage. She tried to keep her focus and explained, “Ethan, my dad sponsored Jodie—no, Leia’s studies. Even if they had a relationship, I don’t believe