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

be toyed around like this by your lover,

didn’t believe a word of what she said, but it

the moment I started getting even! Now that I’ve accomplished my goal… there’s no need to

she turned and left the

so much leaving

more second, she’d

out of his IV feed and pulled her angrily to his side, gritting

gazed at the man’s bleeding

she hardened

word

twisted her face to get out of the hold, but his hands secured her waist firmly in his embrace, not giving her any room to

Rita’s defenses and she found herself

get remarried

sonorous voice grew low and raspy, with a hint of

cold man. But for her,

would have plucked stars out of the sky for

But…

Sorry, Liam.

the man off, roaring, “Enough, Liam! Don’t

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

stabbed into his palm, drawing

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

she turned around

at her firmly receding back, the man on the ground clutched at his aching

him just

really with

Were you?

long after Rita left, Jacob pushed inside with

Liam’s state on the ground, he jumped and helped him up. “What – what’s wrong,

his

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

own life in danger to save her yesterday, but

the word “Rita”, Liam’s

had glass shards in his palm. His fist clenched

panicked, hurriedly loosening the man’s