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.

interested in me. Is your wife not enough?" Alex bites. A sick

Ethan laughs.

or I'll be forced to act." Ethan stands and buttons his jacket before stretching his hand to

walk towards the

to make

looks could kill, we would

been big for him to give

but so is Alex, and no one would force his

what

on

echo in my head as my heart

fold just to

cheek and gives

love warms my

in the seat as I remain alone with

long after Ethan and Rose leave, their presence lingering

needed help

the envelope, his jaw so tight I

the desk, his cold gaze snapping to me, and for the first time tonight, he acknowledges my

is it that you want? Since your knight in shining armor made

my mouth to speak but he cuts me

forward, elbows resting on the desk as his sneer deepens. "You want to work side by side with your lover?

and Zayan, the perfect little team, sneaking glances at each other over hospital charts sharing whispered sweet nothings in the break room. You want me to make that happen, Athena? can puff a

My blood boils.

fists at my sides. I see his eyes daring me, a silent warning in his eyes, but I don't care. The air between us is charged, his cruel words pressing down on

"That's exactly what I want. I want to work side by side with a man I love. And

crashes over

with something unreadable, rage, maybe, or something darker His fingers curl against the