Sweet Divorce

Rita helped him up, but in haste, she mistakenly grabbed on his wounded arm. She could feel he spasm of pain.

Hurriedly, she took her hand off him. “Sorry, did I hurt you?”

“You did…you better start to think about what you can do to make me up, sweetie.” Still pale, he smiled slyly. For the moment, he became the funny Oliver again.

She backed off a step from him. “I think you’re fine, you can still joke.”

“No, I’m not.” He grabbed her hand, his pale face inclining forward towards her. “How about giving me some encouragement of love? Sweetie.”

Encouragement?

Rita wrenched her hands away from her. “I’m sorry. I don’t think I help you with that. Save yourself.”

She whirled to leave but heard him groan in pain.

She couldn’t just leave him here.

He carried her to the infirmary when she hurt her leg.

He probably forgot it, but she would never do.

Always repay other’s virtue, that’s her principle.

She turned back around, glanced at his bleeding arm, said gravely. “We better go to the hospital.”

“No!”he scowled, passed a bottle of alcohol to Rita. “You help me wrap the wound.”

“But…”

“No more ‘but’, sweetie, or you might be attending my funeral later.”

He interrupted her before she could finish. She paused a moment and then took the bottle.

She dipped some alcohol on a cloth to cleanse his wound. Oliver’s wounded hand shook violently when the cloth touched him.

She knew how hurtful it could be since she just hurt her leg no longer ago.

To distract him, she asked. “How did you get this?”

“Fight.”

She would never expect that to be the answer. She paused for quite a few seconds. “For what?”

“…”

Oliver didn't answer so Rita took it as he didn't want to talk about it.

So she didn’t persist.

After all, everyone had their own secrets.

“They said my brother was a cripple. They talked shit about him.”

The anger in his voice broke the silence. Rita turned to look at him. “So you started a fight with him.

He nodded. “Nobody mocks my brother! Whoever dares to do so, I’ll kick his ass.”

“That’s really touching and admirable, but you should’ve acted more rationally. One on a dozen? That’s really unwise.”

A frown crept up on her face when she saw how deep the wound was. She grabbed the bandage and stared wrapping.

“I could only think of one thing at that time. I won’t let anybody insult my brother and I had to make them remember it.”

the anger with his typical smile. “I bet they learned the lesson

seemed to be, Rira could sense

him like this before. She was

person his brother was. What kind

binding up the wound and didn’t notice Oliver’s fierce stare at

time someone other than his brother

warmth flow through inside him. Uncontrollably, he

done. Make sure that you won’t wet the bandage the flowing days.”

Oliver averted his eyes.

he had on the surface, his

change of himself puzzled

What’s happening to him?

help. I got things

or she wouldn’t get the Wilson Group on

arm was grabbed when she

be

Rita was stunned.

What?

her to start a relationship with

calmed down again after

He’s fooling around again.

something to do now, I don’t have time with

mouth was sealed by something wet

more of

when she’s still in shock.

her head to look at

He’s serious?

No!

Impossible!

she’s just a cripple, and

this because of

that’s the reason why he approached her in the first

that put a thick layer of ice on her face. “It’s not funny,

“I mean it, I…”

in her eyes. “I don’t care what happened between

paused when he heard Liam’s

it although

She’s right.

a layer of ice crept up in her eyes. “Don’t

stuck

he fanned out his arms and smiled. “Come on, it’s just a

down, sweetie, you don’t want to be mad, it’s gonna put

up, lifted the corner of Rita’s lips manually. “I’m wrong. I promise I won’t

only

would joke about such

“Still mad?”

you think?” Rita’s face was

about I let you kiss

outward towards Rita as he

away, her mouth twitched. “No, thanks. I’ll pass, save it

still mad, sweetie?” he blinked,

she’s still

anymore. Who knew what madness

gave up. “No, I’m

“Good.”

breath out intentionally to hide the frustration in his

smile disappeared as Rita