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 something inside

moment, his facial expression

divorce what you have long expected? Now I’m giving it to you, why won’t you sign it?” Rita raised her

said slowly, his eyes dead when he

coldness hurt Rita

almost drove

she had been building her defense mechanism, telling her

would destroy her defense like magma

year. Isabelle will give herself away soon if press on her a

Wilson, I owe you nothing! I’m innocent! I have nothing

in her eyes shocked

was no longer the woman he used to know. She’s a totally different person under the

Her eyes, her character…

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

voice was deadly freezing and

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

Freedom?

him so

you?!” she repeated raising her voice when Liam went silent

frowned. “Find

innocence.” She stared at him, assertive, eyes

to leave

let go of him, it’s still not easy. She’s not a saint after all; she couldn’t just get over the man she once

spending time

again. She really had to end their story

her

files on her, said

a second before her anger was

back the agreement and

while Liam kept his eyes on

desperate was she to leave him? Liam thought, his face darkening as the flame inside