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 ribs like it wants

the burning fighting to stay

gaze

to look back

is he doing

to

demon from

Who cursed me?

place. It grips

elevator dings ahead of me, and I pause, exhaling hard as I plant my palms against the

together, Athena. You're not that girl

see." Alex says behind me, and I almost jump out of my skin. But I hold my ground, not giving away the fact that he just scared the

me.

around. "Still following me, I

mask the sarcasm in

say, pushing off the wall.

expression doesn't change. That annoyingly blank

something flickers in

Just for a second.

Something broken.

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

press

can feel his gaze burning into my skin.

keep standing and facing the front, counting down

Stupid sixteen floor!

is thick with tension, suffocating. His presence looms behind

tight, but I refuse to turn around to give him any

but the doors refuse to

press the

to face me." Alex's voice is

I ignore him.

I've gotten him to shut up, his voice slithers in again, like venom. "You know, running

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

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