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?”

He brushed

ago. After learning the truth, she merely felt sick at his touch.

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

him. Olivia struggled while he placed her in

him, “Ethan, what exactly do

loosened his

to date another man? I underestimated you. You swore you’d never sign the divorce papers, but in no time, you started

a headache, Olivia felt a

to make it happen? You were the one who had an affair first. Why would you care if

felt him lifting her chin, telling her with indifference, “Everyone in the

wintry eyes that glimmered with threat. Then, she heard him

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 about with his arrogant

would bear witness to his

queue of cars on the opposite side of the road. At the head of the traffic jam was a Porsche Cayenne that had crashed into

Olivia paled when she learned that Keith had gotten into a crash right after dropping

not to 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

only paying close attention to Dad at the hospital

and said, “Oh, that’s because

explained, “Ethan, my dad sponsored Jodie—no, Leia’s studies. Even if they had a relationship, I don’t believe that Dad