Sweet Divorce

“Kiss scene?”

Murmuring, Liam echoed, his eyesight cast on Rita again.

“Right.”

Rita lowered her head to finish her meal after replying Liam and took no notice of the coldness creeping up in his eyes.

Kiss?

Vexed, Liam clenched his hand at the thought of Rita kissing other man.

No, that can’t happen.

If anyone dared to kiss Rita, then he will kill him.

“Cancel the…”

“The kiss scene could help squash the gossip more smoothly.”

Rita interrupted Liam as he tried to tell her to cancel the shooting.

Her explanation soothed away the coldness inside him in an instant.

It’s just to squash the scandal. Liam was relieved.

The explanation was like a spring breeze, melting the ice in his heart which now turns into a creek. And he no longer scowled. “OK, you decide.”

Then he picked up a piece of lamb with chopsticks and put it in her bowl.

Staring at the mutton, Rita paused for a second.

She still remembered how much Liam used to hate her because of Joey’s death.

Even though he was forced to marry her later, he barely came back home in the first year of their marriage, let alone having dinner with her.

She used to try whatever she could to pleas him whenever Liam came home.

Now it seemed Liam was doing what she used to do.

His attitude towards her changed dramatically ever since he knew she was the one who stayed by his bed and took good care of him. He have changed a lot rather than that cold-hearted man she used to know.

He feels guilty now that he knows the truth. Rita thought. That’s why he’s been doing all this, he’s trying to make it up to me.

She wouldn’t ask him to make it up, but she wouldn’t refuse if he did.

If this could make him feel less guilt, then be it. Maybe in this way things would actually end between them.

After chewing carefully, she swallowed down the mutton as she mused and Liam smiled at the sight of that.

Rita went back to the room for a shower after the dinner.

Having rinsed fatigue and the smell of hotpot off her, she put on her pajamas and placed her quilt and mat on the floor.

Then she heard footsteps coming from behind and found the door was pushed open.

Why does he come to the bedroom so early, he doesn’t have business to deal tonight?

was, Rita said nothing but just kept preparing for

in the room or not made little difference

can sleep

Liam blurted. Rita raised her head abruptly and looked at Liam

lowered her head back, calmly, she said. “No, we had a deal. You sleep on the bed

tonight…” apprehensively, Liam looked at

finish, but Rita understood what he was

of her leg.

the way he cared for her made

his care as a manifestation of his guilt at the beginning. But now she’s

that she would lose herself again if this

that his sporadic care would ruin everything

deliberation. “It’s doesn’t hurt anymore. The pills you gave me worked very well. I think I’ll sleep

Liam frowned

looked at her sharply. Rita averted

grabbed at her chin the next

options. You go up there yourself, or I’ll hug you

It was rather suppression then

flinch and thrust him away. “I said I don’t

held her up

if you don’t want to fall.” Liam

at the moment. Subconsciously, she wrapped her hands

eyes to peer at the girl in her arms,

Rita came back to herself as they got closer to the bed. She hit Liam angrily. “Let

like he didn’t hear her at all ad laid her down

put her down. But the next second, she felt strength at her waist and she

“Nobody changes

but powerful. And suddenly, Rita’s face

how unreasonable and stubborn

remembered how in the previous life she tried to change him so that he would love her,

tears still welled up in her eyes

to stare at the ceiling, trying to hold back the tears. She said

froze at her question. Staring at Rita, he wondered how to explain that he

her face at him and challenged him. “Is it a question that is difficult to answer?

help you answer it.” Rita went ahead, “It’s because you wronged me before and you feel guilty about it. And now you

him, waiting for his

was in shock when he heard her reasoning, but

before, so all the pain you gave me, I bore willingly. You don’t have to blame yourself, you don’t owe me anything, so don’t have

wanted was to leave him,

the bed. “So long as the agreement is still valid, everything stays the same. That’s

frustration flashed through Liam’s eyes as he watched her walk

it was guilt

show his feelings clear

manifest his feelings he would do in

back to him, leaned forward

pupils dilated

happened too fast for her to grasp. She lost, for the moment, she couldn’t even think

her lips again while she was still stunned. “Listen

He then disentangled her.

he took his leave, he warned her. “I better find you in bed when I come from

he shut the

sound threw Rita back to