Sweet Divorce

Then the door swung open and Liam came into sight, closely followed by Jacob. The scowl on Liam’s face deepened. Immediately, there was quite a lot of nervous energy in the air.

But Michael’s face did not change, though he felt the anger coiling inside him. He held a glass of red wine and put a smile on his face when he turned to Liam, “Welcome, Wilson! Get a drink?”

Liam glanced at him but made no reply. He sat on a sofa, crossing his legs.

Michael sneered and continued, “If you want to come here next time, it’s just really easy. I will open the door for you. There’s no need to break down my door. After all, your car is worth than my door.”

“It’s a warning, Michael. Rita means the world to me. So, if you hurt her again, my car will smash into you! It will be wise not to test me in any way,” he said coldly.

That was fairly strong language, which made Michael’s face darken. He took one sip of the wine and said, “I’m not sure I know what you mean.”

“Bring him here!” Liam said to Jacob.

Very soon, Jacob dragged the driver in. The man had got beaten to a pulp. At this moment, he curled up on the floor, barely alive.

Michael glanced at him, frowning. “Who’s this guy?”

“A truck driver! He intended to crash into Rita today, but luckily, he failed.” Liam said and stood up. He surveyed the man on the ground, and then his gaze fell on Michael. “Make sure you could control your man, or I’ll do it for you,” he said and left.

Michael stared after him. When Liam was out of sight, the smile left Michael’s face. Instead, he was livid with rage.

nearby room. “Fuck! Who the hell does he think he

idea, wasn’t it? You wanted to hurt

him. “I was wrong, Mr. Burke! I didn’t even know that Rita is the new vice-General Manager. If I had known the truth, I wouldn’t hurt her! I know she means a great deal to

no doubt that Liam had known his identity. So,

out of my room,

away his cold sweat, Ralph left the

was immersed in thought. After a long time, he stood up and turned. Just then, he saw Lillian, who was watching him closely.

“If you love Rita so much, Michael, you shouldn’t hurt

certainly no chance of my being with her.

heart ache. She did

seized her by the throat. “Start worrying about you own if you are free. The Burke family will go

him, stunned. “You set up my

opened his hand and said, “Didn’t your father tell you? Your Burke

to the floor and looked up

can do nothing but to stand by and watch your Burke

quiet desperation. Everything had changed since that night. Her

walked into a supermarket and bought Rita some fruit and

scene, couldn’t help laughing. “I am hungry too, Liam. I feel like eating