Sweet Divorce

Divorce agreement!

That’s what the fuss was all about?

His hand coiled into a fist, wrinkling the paper.

Then the door was open and Rita sat in the car.

Rudely, Liam grabbed at her shirt and dragged her to his face, gazing at her. “This is what you want me to talk about?”

He waved the paper in his hand, his eyes cold like a sharp knife.

Rita was a little terror-struck.

“Right.” She answered, nodding.

“Say it again!” suddenly, Liam’s face was extremely dark.

The atmosphere in the small space of the car froze. At that moment, Rita felt suffocated.

“Liam.” Confronting him, Rita mustered the courage to open her mouth. “If you are worrying that grandpa might not be able to accept the new. Sign the agreement first and I promise that I won’t tell him and pretend that we’re still married in front of him.”

Liam kept his dark face, no word.

Rita took his silence as consent. “No worries. We need each other’s help after all. I will honor our deal for my parents, if it’s not for me.”

To signify her attitude, she added.

Then she looked to Liam with eyes filled with expectation. “So, Liam, sign it and we divorce.”

The word divorce was like a match, lighting the fuse of Liam’s anger.

“You wish!”

He shoved her away.

Falling back to her seat, Rita trimmed her hair, asked in a strange calm tone. “Why? Why can’t you let go of me.”

Why?

seemed to trigger

his

long expected? Now I’m giving it to you, why won’t you sign it?” Rita

a life.”Liam said slowly, his eyes dead when he looked at Rita. “Don’t you

hurt Rita a

feeling almost drove

defense mechanism, telling her to let go of this man, to not let him affect

sometime would destroy her defense like

will give herself away soon if

at Liam. “Liam Wilson, I owe you nothing! I’m innocent! I have nothing to

her

no longer the woman he used to know.

Her eyes, her character…

Rita, Liam lifted her chin, said coldly. “But until the truth

voice was deadly freezing

slapped his hand away angrily. “So, if I find the evidence to prove my innocence, you will sign the agreement? Is that so? Will you give me back

Freedom?

him so that she could be with

her voice when Liam went silent again.

frowned. “Find

I will prove my innocence.” She stared at him, assertive, eyes red. “And when I do, please

wanted to

let go of him, it’s still not easy. She’s not

after spending time with him

up again. She really had to end their story as soon as

determination in her

threw the files on

second before her anger

agreement and got off the

station while Liam kept his eyes on

thought, his face darkening as the flame inside him