The Untouchable Ex-Wife

"Uh..." Amber looked like she was being put in a difficult position. She found it impudent for a man and a woman to be alone in the dense orchard at night.

"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Liam frowned, puzzled. He felt that Amber was purposely avoiding him after expressing her desire not to marry him and making Mateo her groom instead.

Before, she would always put on her favorite dress and stand at the entrance of the fort, looking eager no matter how late Liam and Benjamin returned from their work.

Usually, she would carry a small bamboo basket containing the tea she brewed and dessert or food she had painstakingly prepared. When Liam returned, she would excitedly welcome him and inquire after him.

Lately, she no longer did that. When Liam occasionally ran into her in the fort, she would bow indifferently at him and quickly brush past him as if they were merely acquaintances. They seemed distant.

Liam found it unfamiliar. He couldn't get used to the fact that Amber

that they

summoned up her courage, and whispered, "I'm about to marry Mateo. It's dark, and the orchard is dense. If we go in there alone, people will gossip about it. So, I think.... We

turning me down?"

it at all. He recalled that she had always obeyed him; she had no independent thoughts, just like a puppet.

more and bit her lip uneasily. "I think it's not proper for us to go in there alone. It's unfair for you, me,

Besides, she knew the orchard well. She could lead

no one else but you," Liam said, his gaze intense. Although

he was so overbearing with Amber. Shocked, she looked up into his eyes, but