Falling for My Ex-Husband's Enemy

y the most stupid man of all time. It became a painful saying that stayed in his thoughts and w

very fond of her before... But I still do so now. Flashbacks of what we shared came to me: kisses in the park, soft pr

y their family's legacy. But to Ethan, it felt like a prison sentence. I don't like her, not since childhood. He recalled how Lily had always been there, a constan

on bubbling beneath the surface. Lily was a reminder of everythi

ationship while Lily's presence loomed overhead. They frequently got into argument

ting out everything else. He was about to kiss h

ney." Confusion could be read on his

play dumb," Sarah told him through gritt

ed into Ethan's heart. "Honey, I k

t!" The things she said felt like the sharp edge o

"What do you mean? You know v

ce your wedding. Or are you not considering divorce? Is it possible you've developed feelings for her, or was

nd that's all that matters. I never touch her, babe, I only love you and you know that." He tri

"Nothing on this scale will happen now. I won't allow yo

on wash over him. "Babe...?" h

t now. Leave." Her tone le

fled him completely. The earlier closeness they shared had simply d

wife now," she replied firmly, getting up a

od quietly, trying to make sense of all the mixture of feelings

quickly out of Sarah's home. Cold air greeted him as he wal

Cool wood encircled his legs as he took a seat and ordered a glass of something. He let the bartende

he fight were constantly repeating in his mind. He did love her, yet his thoug

Why can't I stay with Sarah? It ate at his mind. He was stuc

d drifted away. To him, everything he had done seemed like a mess, and he wasn't sure h

e answer, yet it was always just slipping past him. He realized that he created

n him. He had built a life around expectations, around the image of what a good son

e of resignation washing over him. But I can't k

angled web of emotions, the love he still held for Sarah, and the frustration that came with being bound to Lil

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