s soon as she met the icy gaze o

cold and indifferent as ever, as th

of place was the lo

hared with someon

uld do not to gag. Her fingers tightened around her phon

a response, she star

ing out to grab her wrist. "Al

ime, which was a rare thing, considerin

pen arms, a flicker of joy lighting up her tired fea

m. "Haven't I always been like this? Obedient, sensible, making sure the hous

you like most about me? It makes things easier for you, doe

rkened at the ve

Why should he? He dropped her hand and said gruffl

r wrist, as though she was

ning to finally g

acade cracking. "What do you know? Did you have m

ary? Last night, you spared no expense to make her happ

r, unsettled by

mething different about her... For some reason, he fel

now-her eyes, once warm and filled with

It was a stark contrast to the woman who used

r dissatisfaction. Annoyed by his own reaction, Joshua decided to hit back, his voice harder now.

enched before she

gna

him to come home, he'd been with another woma

hat I don't want to sleep with you," he said, voice dripping with condescension.

a like a jagged blade, yet she manage

't the one to initiate it. Did that make her so un

breath, Alicia willed

et's get a divorce then. You ca

ade Joshua's eyelid

with suspicion. "Is this

ia, for two years, you've pulled every childish stunt, begging fo

in. "You claim to love me so much.

lp the bitter laug

even understand

othing but debt and shattered dreams, it had been Alici

maybe obligation-h

the dutiful wife, supporting him

had been cast aside like a useless relic

to the dirt beneath his feet. To care for

raft the divorce agreement. I'll

peared through the door, leaving Jo

er angrily, but then a cold, mo

can play t

could keep it

ded straight to the apartment where h

shua was getting a divorce, raising a brow. "Seem

"She's cunning," he muttered, the edge of suspicion creeping into his voice.

k, her gaze smoldering with seductive mischief. "Relax, Joshua," she purred

furrowed. "Wha