Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Chapter 2135

His tone was indifferent, completely ignoring Athena's silent plea for help.

Athena felt paralyzed, as if she'd been hit with a stun gun. Before they walked in, he'd promised her he wouldn't offer her up as some kind of bargaining chip. Yet here they were, not even ten minutes in, and he'd conveniently forgotten his promise.

Before Athena could process what was happening, the director's greasy hand reached out, pulling her into an unwanted embrace.

"Last time I tried to get close, you slapped me. So, you're not as high and mighty as you pretend, just too good for my bed, huh?" he sneered, gripping her chin and moving in for a kiss.

Terrified, Athena turned her head away, but not before a heavy slap landed on her cheek. The sound echoed in the room, causing everyone to freeze.

Someone, worried about the tension between him and Tyler, quickly stepped in to defuse the situation.

"Come on, it's just a woman. And she's Tyler's guest, after all. Even when you're kicking a dog, you gotta consider its owner."

Realizing his mistake, the director turned to Tyler with an apologetic grin.

"Tyler, my bad. Got a little carried away. If you're upset, go ahead and smack the one in your lap to even the score. I've got plenty more where she came from."

a woman, director. Women are to be cherished, not slapped around. Maybe if you

started chatting again, momentarily forgetting the

crept further up her dress. She tried to

like Mr. Bennitt,

he was too busy feeding wine to the

lip hard enough to draw

any longer, Athena bolted to her feet and ran

room fell into an awkward silence, and Tyler's expression turned icy. "Sorry about that. First time bringing her out didn't think she'd be such a handful. Let me go check on her before she causes

the director an easy out, placing

some work to do with her," the director laughed, visibly relieved. "She

they know, the more fun it is. Innocence has its

inside,

but also wanted to laugh at the absurdity. If he were still alive, he'd

literally, and seeing him was the only thing that made her feel alive is freckle, so like the one he had, washer anchor. As long as she stayed by Tyler's side she wasn't just a shell of

face, she bent over the sink, dousing herself with more cold water. The