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.

why the cards

toyed around like this by your

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 my goal… there’s no need to see each

she turned and left the

so much leaving

one more second, she’d soften and become incapable of

pulled her angrily to his side, gritting his teeth. “I don’t

at the man’s bleeding

hardened it. “That was the

get the word out, the man’s lips

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

defenses and

remarried

sonorous voice grew low and

proud, cold man. But for her,

it, he would have plucked stars out

But…

Sorry, Liam.

to herself, contained her tears and pushed the man off, roaring, “Enough, Liam! Don’t you understand? I don’t love you. I can’t

body was weak. The shove sent him

stabbed into his

Rita’s gut wrenched, and

drive it home, she turned around and left without

her firmly receding back, the man

was leaving him just

with

Were you?

Rita left, Jacob pushed

the ground, he jumped and helped him up. “What

didn’t reply, looking at his bloodied hands with a complicated

of looking after you?” Jacob didn’t notice the strange

put his own life in danger to

the word “Rita”, Liam’s

in his palm. His fist clenched

panicked, hurriedly loosening the