Sweet Divorce

Liam drew himself closer in a sudden. Rita subconsciously ducked back. Her heart beat fast because of fluster. Seeing that Liam was only looking at her, Rita relaxed herself a little.

"I'm still the same Rita, the only difference is that..."

She paused for a moment, and looked up to meet his cold eyes without blinking, "I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE. I want to divorce you. I want to leave here!"

Her voice was not loud but full of determination. Looking at the determined look on Rita's face, Liam's face got somber. It wasn't the first time that Rita had said things like this.

In the past, he was never affected by such words. But today, he felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Oh, I don't need your love!" Liam snorted and pushed her away, "But if you want to get a divorce ... I'm afraid it's not that easy." His eyes met hers. Tension arose in the room.

"Liam, Liam, are you still listening?" not until he heard his grandpa's voice from the telephone did he turn his cold eyes away from Rita's face. He hid his coldness and softly said, "Yes, grandpa."

"What were you doing just now? I heard it sounded like you were bullying Rita again!" Grandpa Jim's voice sounded so worried as if he would came through the telephone to protect Rita, " Put Rita on the phone, I want to talk to her."

"Okay."

Liam answered and cast his eyes back on Rita, lowered his voice and said, " You don't need me to teach you what you should or should not say, right?"

Finishing his words, Liam handed her the phone.

displeasure with Liam and sweetly

concern. "He…did." Rita was holding

killing me, eh-hem…"

the phone, Liam's face hardened, as if a beast was coming out of him to tear Rita apart. He strode forward to reach out for the phone. But Rita swiftly dodged him. "Grandpa, are you okay?" said Rita. She did not expect her little mischief would make Grandpa Jim so

"Ha, ha, you naughty little girl! I am relieved to know you're getting

You will live a long life!" Rita blamed him for saying this, but her eyes were slightly red. Even if Liam had not traded West Blue Bay with her, she would postpone her divorce after knowing Grandpa

nothing to repay him for his kindness. So she hoped to make him happy and accompany him

must live a long life so that I can make it to see your child!" Grandpa's loud laugh dispelled Liam's coldness. He forgot when had been the last time grandpa

his grandpa, Liam took off his overcoat and headed to the bathroom. He spent an hour in the hot tub to relax himself

Under the dim light, her little white face was slightly

her illness, Rita's complexion was not good. But she became more delicate than she looked in the day, tempting his desire to protect her.

this. Liam thought, 'Were it not for Joey's accident, he might

night, he fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow.

***

on his bed, and she frowned. She remembered that he suffered from insomnia in the

did he have such a sound sleep these two days? He recovered from insomnia? But it didn't

after dressing herself, and headed straight to the barber's. She decided to cut off the long hair she wore

she met Charlotte. "Rita, where are you going?"