Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 84

Chapter 84 ~ A cruel Joke

ATHENA

My breath halts. My spine locks.

Because the hand holding my waist in a firm, grounding grip belongs to him.

My sworn enemy!

His touch scorches right through the fabric of my coat despite the glacial look on his face.

Up close, he's even more infuriatingly gorgeous. His blonde hair is slicked back like a halo of arrogance, sharp cheekbones set in stone, and those green eyes, God, those eyes narrow with a cold disapproval.

He looks older and harder. But even more good-looking! It's more like the devil with an angel's face.

I jerk away from his grip like it burns. "I'm fine," I say through clenched teeth, already bracing myself for the venom.

"Clearly," he mutters, brushing invisible dust off his sleeve like I've contaminated him.

lann turns, and he frowns upon seeing Alex.

I guess I'm not the only shocked one.

"Quinn." Alex acknowledges.

"Am I supposed to get offended that my best friend showed up without giving me

a heads up?" lan pouts, and Alex rolls his eyes.

I step away as far away from him as possible.

"I thought you were on call, and this hospital is the last place I expected to see you." He responds, his eyes focused on me.

The way he looks at me only makes me angry.

I turn to face lan, "I'll wait for you outside."

I don't wait for permission. I just turn and walk, no, storm down the hall, ignoring

heart is punching against my

the burning fighting to

can feel his gaze burning in my back, and it's taking every

to look back and throw

is he doing here

supposed to be

every demon from my past keeps haunting

Who cursed me?

memories pulling me back to that dark place. It grips my heart so hard breathing

exhaling hard as I plant my palms against

it together, Athena. You're

my skin. But I hold my ground, not

me.

turn around. "Still following me,

even trying to mask the sarcasm in his smirk. "Relax. I wasn't looking for

I say, pushing off the

change. That annoyingly

flickers

Just for a second.

Something broken.

head at that, this is Alex we are talking about, he doesn't break. He

press the

I can feel his gaze burning into my skin. He's so close behind

I keep standing and facing the front, counting down the numbers as the elevator

Stupid sixteen floor!

between us is thick with tension, suffocating. His presence looms behind me like a

body is wound tight, but I refuse to turn around to give him

elevator dings again, but the

the button

to face me." Alex's voice

I ignore him.

think I've gotten him to shut up, his voice slithers in again, like venom. "You know, running away never helped anyone. Sometimes, you just need to face what

bite my lip, refusing to react. My fingers are shaking as

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