Ex-Wife by Mirah Selim (paper ebook reader TXT) 📕

This Chapter is dedicated to Suzikate Larson for rewarding my book even though it's not a paid story. Thank you so much for your appreciation it's really motivates me.

Author Pov

Flashback (The day Amelia went to see Liam in the hospital)

Amelia reached the hospital. Even though she knew her decision. She knew very well what she wanted and what she will do but right now she wanted closure.

She stood outside of Liam's room before taking a deep breath. It was hard. Too hard for her to face him right now. She knew he's going through a lot of pain. Not only physically but mentally as well.

Still, she wanted to end this hide and seek with him. She wanted to show him that how his efforts. His chasing. His begging wouldn't heal what's already damaged to the extent that its scar would never fade away.

Doctors told her how Liam had been all quiet and blank from the minute he woke up. He wasn't cooperating with them regarding his health. His stomach was still wounded badly but his zipped up tongue wasn't ready to tell them how he was feeling.

Opening the knob she entered the room only to find him on the bed in a sitting manner. His back was pressed against the headboard while his eyes were stuck on the bright window through which the sunlight was radiating.

Liam sensed her entering the room but he refused to say a word. He refused to even look at her. IVs were attached to his body but his blank face was scaring her.

"Liam." She whispered but he made no attempt to look at her.

"I know you have a lot of questions. And I know we both need this conversation but please first you have to make up your mind Liam. Ignoring me wouldn't get us anywhere." She mumbled only to earn a small chuckle from him.

"How long." He whispered making her sigh once again.

"10 months." She replied making him finally look at her with disbelief written all over his face. She stared at him with emotionless eyes.

"10 fucking months. That means 2 weeks before the final trial. My God." He let out a deep breath as his jaw dropped down in disbelief.

"I can't believe this. I fucking can't believe this." He said raising his voice a little this time. His eyes kept on glaring at the woman who kept her posture calm without showing any emotion.

"You married another man. While my one mistake with a secretary made me a joke in front of the whole world. They all called me a desperate man because I slept with another woman right after our divorce but you. You also married another man. How brilliant fucking game you played. How could you give another man my place how dare---"

"Shut up." He stopped his blabbering hearing her harsh tone.

Liam had no idea what he was saying and kept on murmuring in anger. He was going insane thinking about her being someone's else. But at the same time he was crying inside knowing how his place has been stolen by that man.

"How dare I. How dare you compare your manwhore ways with my marriage just to justify your affair. Marrying is not only about getting into each other's pants Liam. There can be a lot of reasons." She snapped in anger.

"You want to know why I married Xander." Liam remained quiet staring at her while she glared at him with her jaw clenched. She wanted to comfort him but this man can't be comforted without having a piece of mind.

"I indirectly sold myself to be his son's  caretaker in exchange for a money." Liam's eyes widened at the revelation. His lips parted in complete shock.

"Why are you so surprised. Weren't you the one who ruined every source of income in my life? You threatened my bosses with your power to fire me just after one week. You bribed my lawyer to give up on the case. You lured my shareholders so they could give up on the company leaving me in a ton of debt Liam Stone."

"Yes, you did it. I sold my mansion. I had to sell my company's few machines so I could hire some textile designers. You made me beg the hospital authorities to not stop giving Harry proper medication as I wasn't able to pay 2 months expenditures and fees."

Liam's frozen figure stayed glued on the spot. He wasn't able to speak a word. His throat was dried up and his hands started shaking.

"What do you expect. As soon as I got a chance to have something I needed the most that time I didn't waste a time in saying yes. Luca was a friend of Xander and at that time Xander needed a wife for few reasons and mainly for his son."

"I accepted being a mother of Alexander and only a wife of Xander in papers. And in exchange, he helped me with hospital expenditures. Lawyer and also with my company's betterment. And if after all of this, you still have the guts to compare your disgusting affair with my pure marriage then go ahead. Be shameless I don't care."

She completed her words before staring at the guy who had his tears running down from his eyes rapidly. He shut his eyes feeling a truck of guilt once again crushing him mercilessly.

"I am sorry. I am sorry. I am so sorry. It's all because of me. I --- I" Palming his face he apologized again and again and before he could continue he burst out sobbing hard.

Amelia's gaze softened a little but she made no move to comfort him.

"Only if I had tried finding more. Tried to be practical instead of being blinded by rage then Maybe we would have still been tog--"

"No Liam. You trusting your sister is not what you did wrong. You trying to not wait. Try to use false ways. Try to misuse your power. That was wrong. Anyways damage is done. Your regret or cries wouldn't bring that time back."

Liam finally looked at her with his bloodshot eyes only to find her looking down with a sad gaze. He chuckled understanding her expressions.

"You. Your n-not l-leaving him. Right." He stuttered out making her look up at him.