Sweet Divorce

Hearing that, Liam’s pupils shrank on the bed. “Say that again, Rita!”

The man’s face was sunken, each syllable dripping with anger.

In an instant, a massive pressure emanated throughout the room.

Even though she’d been prepared, faced with his intimidating glare, Rita’s spine ran cold with sweat.

She forced herself to remain calm and spoke. “I said, I’ve had my fill of fun. I’m done. Let’s break up, Liam!”

Liam’s deathly stare centred on Rita as she repeated what she’d said, his hands crumpling his covers.

She’d been laughing yesterday over how he ought to propose before getting remarried, but just one night later, they were breaking up.

The usually collected man flew into a rage. “The reason!”

Faced with his demand, Rita wasn’t surprised.

As he’d slept through the night, she’d thought over everything he’d go through already, and of course, she had an excuse ready.

She shrugged nonchalantly. “I loved you so much in the beginning, but because of a misunderstanding, you destroyed all my pride and my dignity. I even had my left leg broken because of you…

“You don’t think, Liam, that with everything that’s happened, I’d still be stupid enough to soften because you saved me, and really start over with you, do you?

“I never fell back in love with you. I only got back together with you to get revenge.”

Liam frowned, not buying it for a second. “I could see in your eyes that you felt something when you were with me. You can’t lie to me, Rita. Something happened after I fainted last night to make you say all this about breaking up.”

Their eyes met, and for a second, Rita was afraid.

Afraid that all her lies could be seen through that easily.

But soon, she turned her fear into a leering smile. “If I didn’t put on an act like I really felt something for you, how could I draw you in?”

“So?” Liam asked on, not comprehending.

Rita retracted her smile and steeled her heart. “So I wanted you to feel what it’s like to be hurt to the core by someone you loved so much – that’s my revenge against you, Liam Wilson!

“I thought it’d have taken some more time to reach that point, but when you pushed me away without hesitation last night when the chandelier fell, I understood that your feelings for me had developed enough.

the cards are coming

hurt to be toyed around like this by your lover,

want the truth, Rita!” Liam didn’t believe a word of what she said, but it still

was the truth. The moment I got back together with you was the moment I started getting even! Now that I’ve accomplished

that, she turned and left

much leaving

that if she stayed for one more second,

out of his IV feed and pulled her angrily to his side, gritting his teeth. “I don’t believe

man’s bleeding arm, her heart

despite the agony, she hardened it.

the word out, the man’s

twisted her face to get out of the hold, but his hands secured her waist

kiss broke down Rita’s defenses and she found herself back in his

get remarried

grew low and raspy, with a hint of

been such a proud, cold man. But for her, he was

it, he would have plucked

But…

Sorry, Liam.

pushed the man off, roaring, “Enough, Liam! Don’t you understand? I don’t love you. I

injured last night and his body was weak. The shove sent him reeling back into the glass

glass stabbed

Rita’s gut wrenched, and she almost ran over to help

turned around and

the man on the ground clutched at his aching

leaving him just

really with me just to get

Were you?

left, Jacob pushed inside with

helped him up. “What –

his bloodied

room – where’s Rita? Where’s she run off to instead of looking after you?” Jacob didn’t notice the strange expression Liam was

danger to save her yesterday, but this

the word “Rita”, Liam’s chest

still had glass shards in his palm. His fist clenched up, and the shards

Jacob panicked, hurriedly