Olivia lifted her head with a sarcastic smile on her lips. “What a smart question. Did you forget that you were the one who wanted a divorce?”

He ignored her jibe and inched closer with a threatening air. “Were you with him for the past few days?”

At the close distance, she noticed the iciness in his bloodshot eyes, and his face contorted into an aggressive scowl.

She flatly denied, “No. He dropped me off because it was hard to get a cab on a snowy day.”

Ethan smirked. “Olivia, don’t you know that you always stare upward when you’re lying? You haven’t changed that habit at all. Did you suddenly agree to the divorce after one year of dragging your feet, all because of that man? Did you vanish and leave behind your dad because of him too?”

Olivia did not bother to cook up an excuse, knowing that it’d only be an insult to Ethan’s intelligence and make herself look guilty.

She swiftly steered the topic of conversation, “That’s not important. Let’s get the divorce over with.”

He grasped her wrist to stop her. Even though he didn’t use force, she felt the pain shooting through her arm, causing her to frown at him. There was a streak of madness in his face.

He hissed coldly, “I thought that a divorce was the best punishment for you, but I have changed my mind.”

blurted out,

gave her a wicked look. “I don’t want a divorce now.” He brushed his slender fingers across

ago. After learning the truth, she merely felt sick at his touch. “Let go of me! Ethan, I want a divorce

without much difficulty. She was averse to his embrace, which was once her safe haven. “Let me go! Ethan Miller, are you

against him. Olivia struggled while he placed her in the backseat of the car, and by the end of it, she looked like she just had an intense

she confronted him, “Ethan, what exactly

do I want?” Ethan loosened his tie, a mocking look in his

to date another man? I underestimated you. You swore you’d never sign the divorce papers, but in no time, you started dating another

with a headache, Olivia felt a heartache upon hearing the

make it happen? You were the one who had an affair first. Why would you care if I want to date someone

him lifting her chin, telling her with indifference, “Everyone in the world deserves happiness, just not

glimmered with threat. Then, she heard him muttering the brutal words, “I

the loose tie around his shoulders hung by both sides of her cheeks. Olivia noticed that his exquisite wool coat was perfectly smooth. He went about with his arrogant demeanor as though

would bear witness to his

spotted a long queue of cars on the opposite side of the road. At the

car? Olivia paled when she learned that Keith had gotten

to stop the car for her. Instead, he ignored her screaming and drove on. When she attempted to force the door open, Ethan yanked her by the wrist, and she fell into

only paying close attention to Dad at the hospital because we’re alumni! There’s nothing between us. Why did you do

said, “Oh, that’s because

her rage. She tried to keep her focus and explained, “Ethan, my

the mention of Leia. The smirk on his face instantly turned into anger as he carelessly

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