Sweet Divorce

Flirting

Liam put some ointment on Rita’s wound. To avoid any contact with him, Rita closed her eyes and pretended having fell asleep.

The room became silent. There was only the sound of Liam’s peeling an apple.

“Have an apple ?”

Rita heard his words but she didn’t move at all.

Liam seemed to realize she had fell asleep, so he didn’t continue.

Playing possum was really helpful, Rita thought.

Liam might go way after he waited for a long time.

Then she could breathe a sigh with relief.

When she was sniggering covertly, someone got closer to her and puffed his breath on her cheeks, “Rita.”

Rita was jolted and opened her eyes at once. Then she met his deep eyes.

She was so close to him that she even felt his temperature.

Her eyes rounding, she wanted to push him away immediately. But her hands were pinned down on the bed by Liam, “Grandpa is outside.”

Liam stared at her and flicked a glance at the window meaningfully.

Rita found Jim was standing outside watching them, then the anger in her eyes changed to anxiety, “When did he…”

“Sorry.”

She did not finish her words, but she was interrupted by Liam. She lifted her eyes with puzzle, “What…”

Rita laid stiffly when she felt his warm lips touched her.

She was to give him a push, but Jim was watching them, so she just glared at him and whispered, “Just pretend we’re kissing, you…”

Liam was simply touching her lips at first. But when she opened her mouth, he slid his tongue into her mouth.

Rita looked at Liam with a scowl.

She pretended to encircle his waist with her arms affectionately. Then she gave him a pinch secretly, “Let go!” Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Liam felt the pain and paused.

Rita took the chance to push him away and turned her face, pretending being shy, “Stop that, I want to sleep now.” But she was complaining in her mind, ‘What a jerk! How shameless! Rascal!”

In the meantime, Jim smiled with contentment after he saw they were flirting.

He coughed on purpose to remind them he was here, then he came in, “Rita, I come to visit you.”

“Jim, hello.”

Rita turned around at once and greeted him sweetly.

“Stop, just stay there.” Jim stopped her when he saw she was to get up.

When he saw Rita’s waist swelled up, he felt tears pricked his eyes. “You’ve suffered a lot.”

“Jim, it’s okay now. I’m not severely hurt.” Rita gave him a bright smile.

But Jim was sadder when he saw how thoughtful she was.

He knew Rita did not want to worry him.

Then he stopped frowning and stroked her hairs. “I want to make sure you are alright. And I’m relieved now. Okay, have a rest. I’m coming home.”

Jim stood up and glanced at his grandson, “Liam, help me walk to my car.”

“OK.”

Liam replied. Then he held Jim’s arm and left the room.

When the door was closed, the expression on Jim’s face suddenly changed, “I’ve heard that Rita went to Country M but it was someone’s plot?”

“Right.”

“I don’t allow anyone to hurt my family. They should suffer the consequences whether they did this on purpose or not.” Jim sniffed, “Deal them.”

“I know.”

Jim left the hospital after Liam promised him.

Liam’s eyes squinted when he saw Jim left.

Then he dialed to Jacob, “Have you brought them here?”

“Yeah, in the underground parking lot of hospital.”

“OK, I’m coming.”

Liam hung up the phone and stepped toward the parking lot.

Then he opened the door of a van and got on the car.

***

Liam sat with his legs crossed and stared at Rose in silence. His eyes sent Rose a chill down her spine. Then she was strained.

She held Rita to her arms subconsciously and said with her voice trembling, “Why do you take us here?”

Liam still did not spoke. With his face growing ice-cold, Liam stared at her hands with which she gave Rita a push. The coldness in his eyes frightened them.

Rose felt Liam kept looking at them impassively. She held her breath for a second, “You…”

“Hands.” All of sudden, Liam spoke indifferently.

Rose was bewildered.

“Stretch out your hand!” Jacob saw Rose did not understand Liam’s meaning so he interpreted Liam’s words.

Rose did not follow his order. Liam frowned, “Jacob.”

Jacob knew what Liam wanted him to do although Liam did not speak it out.

He stepped toward Rose with another guy and then forced her to stretch her hand to Liam.

Liam glimpsed at the hand and then said briefly, “Both.”

Hearing this, Jacob grabbed Rose’s another hand.

Liam had a look at the trembling hands and then took a bottle of boiled water next to him.

He poured down the hot water. Rose screamed with the pain and kept trembling, “Ouch, my hands, my hands!”

“Mom.” Rose’s hands blistered immediately. Seeing that, Charlotte pushed them away with tears in her eyes.

Rose’s face turned pale. Charlotte held her mom into her arms and glared at Liam, “Liam, my mon didn’t did anything wrong. How can you treat my mom in this way?”

“Take care of your hands. Don’t touch the person that you shouldn’t touch; don’t stretch for something that doesn’t belong to you.” Liam lowered his eyes and glanced at Rose who was huddling on the floor, saying in a cold voice.

Charlotte and Rose were jolted by his words.

Although he did not mention Rita, they knew why he was so cruel – he was venting his anger for Rita.

Charlotte and Rose turned pale suddenly.

He revenged them for Rita again.

“Liam, you’ve gone too far.” With her eyes filled with tears, Charlotte lifted her head angrily and met his eyes.

“We just want to take our own shares. Is that too much?”

“No.” Liam paused for a second and then looked at the woman on the floor, “But, you should take it in a righteous way.”

Charlotte did not know how to respond.

“You’ve schemed against my wife and injured her, so you have to suffer the consequences.” Charlotte was stunned at his cold words.

Before she had any response, Liam spoke again, “Throw them out. Don’t let them mess up my car.”

“By the way, Jacob, ask all the hospitals in F City not to treat her for her hands. Tell them not to sell her the medicine. Otherwise, they are setting themselves against me.” Liam spoke unhurriedly before he got off the car.

The panic overtook Charlotte and Rose.

The cruel man was to drive them up the wall.

Looking at Liam, Charlotte clenched her fists covertly.

A righteous way?

Fine, she would compete with Rita in a fair way.

She wanted to see how Liam protect Rita at that time.