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.

her displeasure with Liam

concern. "He…did." Rita was holding the

killing

his grandpa's cough from the other side of 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 angry. She pressed her lips

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

saying this, but her eyes were slightly red. Even if Liam had not traded West Blue

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

see your child!" Grandpa's loud laugh dispelled

took off his overcoat and headed to the bathroom. He spent an hour

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, observing his

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

she was quiet and still like this. Liam thought, 'Were it not for Joey's accident, he might take his responsibility for Rita

did last night, he fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow. He had such a sound sleep that he didn't even have any dream that

***

woke up early. She glanced at Liam, who was deep in sleep on his bed, and she frowned. She remembered that he suffered from insomnia in the previous

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

her hands, showing that she didn't care. 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

from home before she met Charlotte. "Rita, where