The Woman From Hell

Chapter 57

His eyes immediately sparkled. He enthusiastically sat up straight and looked me directly in the eye. “Let’s talk about you! Like, did you miss me? And when are you getting a divorce?”

I was dumbfounded, “When did people start asking such sensitive questions so bluntly? Don’t you wanna see me be happy in life?”

“Why not ask you that? You’re not happy with him. Besides, I’ve been waiting for you for a while now, so of course I’d be concerned about it.” He propped his head up on his hands as he smiled teasingly,

I kept quiet, not entertaining his questions.

Stop denying reality! Look at yourself! You’re pretty and you’re gentle mannered, so why would you make yourself look so miserable for Theo Grant’s sake? Trust me, a divorce would d o you good.” He caught my face in his hands, forcing me to meet his eyes.

Our closeness made me realize that other than his flawless face and his enticing smile, Xander had extraordinarily beautiful eyes too. Once, a fan had commented that it was like there was a sea of stars hidden in his eyes.

The heavens were clearly on his side when they gave him some of the most unrivaled features in the entire world.

I looked at him and remarked, “Even though it may b e a competition, it’s all just for show. I still hope you’ll end up being the

the table in frustration. Why didn’t my famed beauty charm work

I’m telling you this so you know you’ll have to try your hardest. I don’t want people to

sprawled out lifelessly on the table. “It’s my break time right now. I refuse to talk

an eyebrow and smiled laintly.” Fine, I’ll come find you personally at Nectarine once

narrowed a t me “You’ve never taken my words into serious consideration, nor have you’ve ever

not want to discuss such matters, so I stood up and said, “I’ve still got things to settle, so I gotta run. You’ve been working hard for a long time now, s o go home

grasped my wrist, just on the edge of being too tight. “Wait,” he drawled, his eyes fixated on a point outside the

me from behind the window. I scanned his surroundings and realized that Cindy Reed was beside

could experience. I returned to my seat, not

to our table and sit down right in front of us. I lowered my head, pretending I did not see

even bother to pretend today. She glanced