Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 75 ~ Demands

ATHENA

"You're only sitting before me because of the respect I have for you." Alex says rudely to Ethan, who seems unbothered by his remark.

"Perks of being rich, I believe. So I trust you know why I'm here?" He responds.

Alex leans back in his chair, his eyes focused on me and dancing with so much hate it makes me shift uncomfortably,

"No I don't. Please enlighten me."

I keep my face impassive, but the weight of Alex's gaze burns through me.

He knows exactly why Ethan Sinclair is sitting across from him, yet he's playing coy, making me feel small, insignificant-like I'm not even worth acknowledging.

Rose is sitting by my side, and her lips are pressed into a thin line, showing she has so much to say but will let her husband handle it.

Ethan, however, is unfazed. He leans back casually in his chair, fingers tapping against the polished wood of Alex's desk. The room is silent except for the faint ticking of a clock mounted on the wall behind us.

"You're going to reinstate Zayan," Ethan finally says, his tone bored yet firm. "And you're going to make sure Athena isn't blacklisted from every hospital in this damn city."

Alex lets out a scoff, shaking his head as if he's amused. "And what makes you think I'd do that?" His lips curl into a sneer. “Because you asked nicely?"

Ethan eyes him, his eyes debating an answer. He has something he wants. By the look on Alex's face, he now understands.

But what could he possibly want so bad?

Ethan looks up, and a man walks over to him and passes him an envelope.

"I always wondered why you're always hung up on your ex when you had zero chemistry, so I did my homework." He passes it over to Alex, who has a locked jaw as he grabs the envelope.

I frown my brows, not understanding a word he just said.

Alex bites. A

Ethan laughs.

forced to act." Ethan stands and buttons his jacket before stretching

the

to make

kill, we would all be six feet

must have been big for him to give in.

powerful but so is Alex, and

me wonder what they have on

up on

echo in my head

fold just to

places a kiss on my cheek and gives me a hug before

love

in the seat as I remain

Rose leave, their presence lingering like a

they knew I needed

the envelope, his jaw so tight I half expect him

snapping to me, and for the

it that you want? Since your

open my mouth to speak but he

I know," he continues, leaning forward, elbows resting on the desk as his sneer deepens. "You want to work side by

whispered sweet

My blood boils.

eyes daring me, a silent warning in his eyes, but I don't care. The air between us is

exactly what I want. I want to work side by side with a man I love. And while you're at it, Alex, tell me

crashes over

eyes flashing with something unreadable, rage, maybe, or something darker His fingers curl against the desk, the only sign that my words have struck a