Love After The Betrayal

tectural plans when Olivia walked into their house for the first time since the hospi

t," she announced, not as a request, but as

esk. "Our contract is over, Oli

she stated coolly. "Technically, you are still my husband. My gr

mily. Making things difficult was not an opti

nner was a lavish affair, with dozens of relatives and business partners milling about. Ethan

it often was, legacy. Olivia's grandfather, a formidable ol

. "But a company is not the only legacy. It's time for you and Ethan to think a

turned to them. Ethan felt a

we've discussed this. My focus is on the company's global expansion.

uty is to her family first. The company can be managed

sappear. He saw Olivia's jaw clench, a tiny sign of her frustration. She

d Ethan to his study. The room was dark and imposing, lined w

ng to a hard-backed chair in front of

her mother's ambition, but she lacks her mother's sense of duty. She

oke. "But you, Ethan. You are a sensible boy. Yo

emained

've had my lawyers draft a new agreement. If you succeed, and she produces an heir within the next year, I wil

wife, to trap her with a child, all for money. The old man saw marria

lect, hoping for a crumb of affection from Olivia. But this, this was a line he would not cross. All the pain an

eady. It was the first time he had ever

in surprise, then narrowed

a is my wife, not a broodmare. And she is not a

He stood up, grabbing a heavy, ornate cane that leaned against his desk. "Yo

e shaking with a mixture of fear and newfound c

kneel," he snarled. "You will kneel a

ground, his chin

ss his back. The pain was sharp and shocking. He gasped,

ld man roared, strikin

e, but it was nothing compared to the agony his heart had endured. W

brightly lit hallway. He saw Olivia. She was leaning against a wall, her back to h

ting Liam. She was in her own world, a world where he didn't exist, completely obliviou

ss claimed him was the sight of her smile, a b