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.

found it unfamiliar. He couldn't get used to the fact that Amber wasn't fawning over him and that

never felt that they were ever

She kept her head low, 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?" Liam raised his

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

discomfort. "I'm sorry." Amber lowered her head more and bit her lip uneasily. "I think it's not proper for us to go in there alone. It's unfair

and was very familiar with the fort. Besides, she knew the orchard well. She could lead

else but you," Liam said, his

looked up into his eyes, but seeing the dominance