NovelEnglishChapter 49
The smug look on Ethan's face cracked. “You're actually going to
charge me?”
Alexander smiled. “You said you could pay”
Gai coughed into his sleeve to hide a laugh. | didn’t bother hiding
mine.
Ethan growled something low under his breath but signed the
clearance document when it was handed to him. His pride was
officially dragged across the tarmac.
Watching it from the side? Therapeutic.
Once we boarded and | was settled into the corner seat with a
blanket over my legs, | pulled out my phone. The lighting was
perfect-the sun catching the top of Ethan's head in the
background as he brooded near the cabin window. | tilted the
camera just enough to catch his silhouette.
| posted it on Instagram with a caption:
“Trying to enjoy my post-trauma vacation... but speople just won't take a hint. Anyone know how to remove
emotional
parasites? Asking for a friend. #NotSoEx #StillObsessed
#FreePlease”
It wasn’t subtle. But it wasn’t meant to be. Chole was definitely
going to see it.
Let her stew in it.
Olivia's POV
The plane ride was quiet on the surface-but underneath, it was
a storm waiting to erupt.
Ethan had turned into the world’s most irritating cabin crew.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Do you want the blanket? This one’s softer,” he asked, holding
it out like we were on our honeymoon.
“I'm fine.”
“Fruit? The melon’s sweet.” He held a fork toward my mouth
like | was incapable of feeding myself. | turned away.
“No.”
“You haven't eaten anything since breakfast.”
“I said I'm fine,” | whispered, voice firm but low. Gai and
Alexander were in the seats across from us. | didn’t want a
scene.
Ethan leaned closer, smiling like a saint. “Con, Liv. Just a
little. You'll get sick if you starve.”
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His persistence woredown. | took the fruit from his hand
just to shut him up. My jaw was clenched tight with every bite |
chewed.
From the corner of my eye, | caught Alexander watching.
He wasn’t even pretending to be subtle about it. His brows were slightly furrowed, arms crossed, and phone idle
on his lap. But when he noticed | had caught him, he quickly looked away, flicking at the blank phone screen like
it had just buzzed. | wasn’t sure what it meant. Disapproval? Confusion?
The rest of the flight was a blur. My body was still sore from the injury, and my mind was more exhausted than
my muscles.
When we landed, the evening sky had already turned dark.
At the airport, | turned to Alexander and said lightly, “Alpha, you can go ahead. I'll be fine. My friend, Ava said
she'd pickup. You must be tired too.”
His expression didn’t change, but something behind his eyes flickered. He gave a short nod and walked toward
the exit. No
goodbye. No comment. Just silence.
Ethan wheeledout of the terminal like he was the doting husband of the year. “Careful, bump ahead,” he
said like he hadn't said worse bumps toin our entire marriage.
And that’s when | saw her.
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Chole.
Standing just outside the exit. Pale. Thin. Hair messy. Bandage
wrapped around her wrist like a pity ticket. She looked more
like a ghost than a person.
“Ethan,” she gasped and took a hesitant step forward. “Please
don’t walk away. | just want to talk.”
Ethan's voice dropped several octaves. “Get out of here, Chole.
Don’t embarrass yourself!”
“I don’t want to break up your marriage,” she said through
trembling lips. “I just want us to stay friends. You mean
something to me.”
My jaw twitched.
“Friends?” | asked with a bitter smile.
Chole turned toand then did something absurd-she
dropped to her knees.
In front of the entire airport crowd.
“Olivia,” she said tearfully, “| never,
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don’t leave him because of me. Blme, not Ethan. It was all
my fault. He didn’t mean it. Please... don’t divorce him.”
People had started to slow down around us, their phones
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conveniently pulled out, pretending to scroll while really
recording.
“Get up.” | said coldly.
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| looked at Ethan, who for once seemed truly ashamed.
So | said, “Fine. Slap yourself. A hundred times.”
“What?” she whispered.
“You heard me. You want forgiveness? Earn it.”
The first slap was weak. The second even more pathetic.
“Harder,” | snapped.
She winced and slapped again, but it was more for show than
punishment. I'd had enough.
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for what you did?”
Her eyes widened in fear. “Olivia, I'm sorry-"
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