Chapter 4
That last tiny spark of hope inside me finally died out.
I gave up fighting and just said, “Fine. Throw me out then!”
Killian’s body trembled a bit.
His grip on my hair loosened.
When he saw me dripping wet with an ugly red bump on my forehead, he suddenly went soft.
He dragged me to the bedroom where nobody could hear us.
“Look,” he said, sounding tired and pissed, “this doesn’t give you any excuse to hurt Chloe. She’s young. Even if she does something stupid, you should talk to her like an adult.”
“And seriously, how long has it been? You haven’t made anything. Chloe only freaked out because you were being difficult!”
His voice got harder with every word.
Like he’d found the perfect reason to make everything my fault, he went off on me.
“Avery, I’m so freaking disappointed in you right now!”
“Even if you hate Chloe’s guts, couldn’t you just fake it for one damn night?”
“Keep this shit up and nobody’s happy, how long before Chloe gives us her blessing to get married again?”
I just stood there listening, feeling colder inside by the second.
Since when did we need Chloe’s permission to get married?
I couldn’t ignore how special Chloe was to him anymore.
But I kept my face blank and said, “I’m sorry. Got it.”
The minute I apologized, Killian’s face lit up.
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Then he grabbed some dry clothes from the closet and handed them to me.
“That’s my girl. Now go out there, say sorry to Chloe, and we can forget this whole thing happened.”
I suddenly shot him a look.
A bitter smile crossed my face.
“She dumps water on me, throws crap at my head, and it’s MY fault? And I have to apologize to
HER?”
Killian’s smile dropped instantly.
He frowned, his eyes going ice cold.
“This isn’t up for debate. If you still want to live here in peace, do what I fucking say!”
“Apologize to Chloe, make dinner fast, or get out!”
With that, he stormed out of the bedroom.
I stood there in shock, a bitter smile stuck on my face.
Every word Killian said felt like a knife in my chest!
But he wasn’t wrong–this whole place was his. What right did I have to any of it?
When we were married, I could at least pretend I belonged here.
Now? We weren’t even husband and wife. Who was I to stay?
If he wanted me gone, he just had to say the word!
Three years ago, we met through my professor. We fell in love, got married.
Back then, Killian was just starting his company and needed my professor’s connections.
He’d promised my professor so sincerely:
Wherever he was would always be my home too.
Now I could see all those promises were total lies.
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Feelings always change. The only person who won’t screw you over is yourself.
Right then, I regretted becoming a housewife after marrying Killian.
I’d given up my career, thrown away all my hard work.
Now I was just someone he could toss aside whenever he felt like it.
I thought about it for a minute, then I pulled out my phone, and swallowed my pride to call my
professor.
After getting his answer, I started packing my bags.
A little while later, someone knocked on the front door.
“Is Avery here? I’m looking for Avery.”
Seeing some random guy asking for me, Killian’s heart dropped. He knew something was up.
Before he could say anything, I walked out dragging my suitcase.
“Professor Davis, I’m right here.”
As I reached the door, Killian suddenly grabbed my wrist, panic all over his face.
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