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.

cards are coming

be toyed around like this by

a word of what she said, but it

the moment I started getting even!

that, she turned

so much leaving

if she stayed for one more

out of his IV feed and pulled her angrily

man’s bleeding arm,

she hardened it. “That was the

word

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

and she found herself back in

get remarried tomorrow,

man’s sonorous voice grew low and raspy, with

her, he was willing to lower his head into the

he would have plucked stars out of

But…

Sorry, Liam.

tears and pushed the man off, roaring, “Enough, Liam! Don’t you understand? I

particularly strong, but Liam had been heavily injured last night and his body was weak. The shove sent him reeling back

glass stabbed

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

to truly drive it home, she turned around and left without

back, the man

was leaving him

you really with

Were you?

after Rita left,

ground, he jumped and helped him up. “What – what’s wrong, Mr. Wilson? Why’s

looking at his bloodied hands with a

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

in danger to save her

word “Rita”, Liam’s

his palm. His fist clenched up, and the shards stabbed another quarter-inch into

Wilson!!!” Jacob panicked, hurriedly loosening