NovelEnglishAs a last resort, | looked to Richard for help, but he wasn’t looking at me. Instead, he was staring at the door with
a look of anticipation on his face. My gaze swung to see what had caught his attention.
When | saw who it was, my body tensed.
Alexander strode into the restaurant, his face cold, and his hands clenched at his side. It looked like he was
preparing himself for battle.
Crap.
The last thing | wanted to do when | was being forced to have breakfast with my ex-husband was face the man
who | had made out with last night. How was | going to navigate this awkward situation? | would rather be
anywhere else in the world right now.
As my heart pounded against my ribcage, | tried to pull my hand out of Ethan's strong grip again, but he held on
tight.
“Are you only trying to get away fromnow that your little boyfriend has made an appearance?” Ethan hissed.
“Are you afraid that we are going to make him jealous?”
| glared at him. “In case you haven't noticed, I've been trying to get away from you since you forceddown
here,” | hissed at him, trying to put all the hatred that was bubbling inside ofbehind my words.
The closer that Alexander got to our table, the quicker my heart beat.
To my surprise, Alexander didn’t immediately start yelling. Instead, he calmly sat down in the vacant seat next to
me. An unreadable
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expression crossed his face as his gaze swept down to our clasped hands. | hoped that Alexander could see how
tense my body was. | hoped that he didn’t think that | was here by choice.
A tense moment passed as the three of us waited to see who was going to be the first to speak.
“Ethan, is there any point in forcing Olivia to have breakfast with you?” Alexander asked in a cold, calm voice.
“Are you that starved for company?”
| bit my lip so | wouldn't laugh out loud. Relief flooded throughwhen I realized that Alexander could tell that
my ex-husband was makingdo this, and | wasn’t having breakfast with him or holding his hand because |
wanted to. | wanted to smile because of how well
Alexander knew me.
“I have a question for you, Mr. Green. Why do you want another man’s wife?” Ethan questioned and raised his
eyebrows.
My jaw clenched. “Shut up,” | snapped at my ex. | had finally reached my breaking point with him. “I’m not your
wife.”
Mustering all of my strength, | was able to rip my hand out of Ethan's tight grip. As | flexed my fingers, | saw a
hint of pride shining in Alexander's eyes.
“Don’t insult Alexander, or it's the last thing you'll do,” | told Ethan.
My ex-husband’s eyes flashed with anger. “You've changed so much trying to please Alexander.”
| hit the table with my hands as rage shot down my spine. A few people looked over at us, but | didn’t care
anymore about causing a scene. Not when | was seeing red with anger. “You are the most despicable, cold, and
selfish person | have ever met,” | hissed in a low,
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dangerous voice, putting all of my emotions behind my words. “You are nothing compared to Alexander. You are
the gum stuck to the bottom of someone’s shoe compared to him. You don’t even deserve to be in the same
conversation as him.”
At this point, my chest was heaving, and my eyes were reduced to slits as | stared down my ex.
“You don't want to pushtoo far,
Ethan,” | said in a threatening dope, “I
know Re as\ WS doss, | know
things t at could ruin your life. Maybe
you should watch how you treat me.”
A muscle in Ethan’s neck bulged, and he glowered at me. “Watch yourself, Olivia. If you want to play in the big
leagues, you might get burned.”
| rolled my eyes. “That doesn’t even make sense,” | snapped.
Alexander chuckled under his breath.
| knew that it wouldn't be smart to
make an enemy out of Ethan. He had
connections with powerful om
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moment, | didn't care. | had been
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“Look at what you did,” Alexander said to Ethan and gestured to me. “You drove a woman who once loved you to
say these hurtful things. You're pathetic.”
Ethan’s hands clenched on the table. But Alexander wasn’t done yet.
“If you still have any love left for
Olivia, you should leave her be,” m
Alexander contipuedl The Kirtdest
Hinglyd) &n'do right now is leave
her alone. Allow her to find happiness
because it isn't going to be with you.”
Ethan growled at him. “And who will she find happiness with? You?”
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