Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

To Nicholas, Coral Villa wasn't significant at all. It was just a house, and he could give it to whoever he wanted.

Fearing I might refuse, he fastened my seatbelt. He held my shoulders, trapping me in his embrace.

I met his gaze and said calmly, "Sure."

His gaze darkened. At the same time, his palms felt like they had grown barbs, digging into my flesh with increasing pressure.

I held his gaze unyieldingly. Though I had complied, he seemed angrier. After a long while, Nicholas finally released his grip, but the pain he left didn't fade right away.

"So now that you have a penthouse, you don't care about the old villa anymore?" he demanded, pummeling me hard with his frustrated voice.

It felt as if his words had physically stabbed me.

we renovated Coral Villa. And when we bought the furniture, Beth even brought you the list to approve each item. You chose all the little decorations

blaring horn cut through his

was also your pre-marital property. You have the right to give it to Claudia. Whether I want it

and grabbed Nicholas's hand. The moment I touched him,

to fondle his fingers openly back then, but I didn't really care much about that today. Interlacing my fingers with his,

I began, "Besides, we're divorced now. It doesn't matter

have been

started to pull my hand away once he frowned. He instinctively tightened his grip on me and fell silent. This was the first

parking garage had an elevator that went directly to our unit. The penthouse housed an enormous fish tank, which was filled with delicate tropical fish. The way they swam was

just be the two of us here," he

share me around, but I wasn't

my face against the glass and said, "I love these fish. I'll watch them for a while, and you should