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.

away her displeasure with Liam and sweetly said, "Grandpa."

Liam bully you these days?" asked Grandpa Jim with concern. "He…did." Rita was holding the phone and glanced at

boy's killing me,

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

this, grandpa Jim beamed and stopped coughing, "Ha, ha, you naughty little girl!

slightly red. Even if Liam had not traded West Blue Bay with her, she would postpone her divorce after knowing Grandpa

her like his own granddaughter. She had nothing to repay him for his kindness. So she hoped to make him happy and accompany

your child!" Grandpa's loud laugh dispelled Liam's coldness.

headed to the bathroom. He

he came out in his nightgown, Rita was asleep on the mattress on the floor. Under the dim light, her little white face was slightly covered by her black hair. Though looking casual, she was beautiful. Liam couldn't help casting a few more glances at her,

more delicate than she looked in the day, tempting his desire

seemed that she was not that hateful when she was quiet and still like this. Liam thought, 'Were it not for Joey's accident, he might take his responsibility for Rita and start a life with her. But

from Rita's face and lay back to bed. This time, like he did last night, he fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow. He had such a sound sleep

***

Liam, who was deep in sleep on his

sleep these two days? He recovered from insomnia? But it didn't matter

Then she left home after dressing herself, and headed straight to the barber's. She decided to cut off the long hair she wore for Liam for five years. This also meant—to begin

a few steps away from home before she met Charlotte. "Rita, where