Chapter 15
was leaning down to adjust her bracelet that had
On the cobblestone streets of Old Town Square, Dhan Sullivan held Adele’s cashmere wrap in his arms. He w
wisted on her wrist when the sound of shattering glass exploded behind them.
“Adele?”
The familiar scent of expensive cologne mingled wafted toward them. Byron Luwelton stood there, his left arm draped possessively around Scarletts shoulders.||
Bearing her name. Adele turned and found herself face–to-face with Byron and Scarlett strolling intimately through the market. All the pain she thought she’d forgot suddenly resurfaced with brutal clarity, as fresh as if it had happened yesterday
The injuries from her car accident began to clear. Her healed scars felt as though they were being ripped open again.]]
Adele’s gate fixed on the gleaming platinum matching rings on Byron’s left hand. She suddenly remembered how throughout their years of marriage, Byron had never once worn his wedding band.
So it wasn’t that he disliked wearing rings–he just had wanted to wear one with her. Just as it was never truly about having no time for vacations he simply
hadn’t wanted to travel with her
Fighting the urge to flex. Adele forced herself to appear nonchalant as she addressed the couple.
“Need something?” she asked toolly
Ethan’s band silently covered her trembling shoulder, a gesture that made Byron’s pupils constrict with anger])
One month apart and you’ve already found yourself a lover in this tourist trap Byron sneered ||
He deliberately walked closer with Scarlett in tow. “Not going to greet old friends?||
Byron had intentionally used the word “lover to insult Ethan and demean Adele in the process.
“Lover seems like an inappropriate term Ethans said with a slight smile, “After all, she’s divorced now, isn’t she?]
The moment than had spotted Byron, he’d recalled the file his assistant had sent him. Tad jabandoned his wife leaving her in dangertjust to chase after some idealized crush? Before
who was Byron to coine arost
incident documented there had filled him with rage. A man who than had no right to intervene, but now that they were divorced.
Adele tell Bytni’s gaze. The dress was now partially concealed by Ethan’s cashmere coatwrapped around her shoulders.
The same man who had once complained that shopping was “too exhausting” was now willingly trailing after carent through the mall ||
wasu 1 aware of any divorce, Byron said, dearly aggravated that another man had mentioned his divorce
“Adele, you moved so quickly. Aren’t you going to introduce us?” Scarlett finally broke her silence, visibly uncomfortable seeing Adele with a man whose presence rivaled Byron’s. Her defeated rival,why?||
“Are we that closer. Adele asked, luning composed herself, unwilling to engage further
with these two unpleasant people
The divorce is legally binding signed and mutarized. You don’t get to wish it away because its innvenient for your ego Wake up Adele said, no longer willing to swallow her pride.]
What a way to n
away to ruin a perfectly good morning,” she added with; a sij
Stunned by Adele’s unapologetic response, nyron frage, “Adele, what’s happened to you? You’ve become so rude and crude “||
lett told me things about you before, but I didn’t quite believe her. Seeing you now, it’s clear you must have bullied her constantly.“[]
“What?” Adele couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Hi,that’s rich. Scarlett, is the truth? |
Caught off guard and afraid of being exposed–since everything she’d fold Byron had been fabricated–Scarlett turned to Byron with feigned hurt. “Byron, let’s go Adele clearly doesn’t want us here
(Sir,” Scarlett addressed than, unable to resist on falja, “Adele has quite the temper. Please be patient with her. I’m asking for your understanding Right in front of Adele, she played the role of the mistreated friend who sull showed concern despite everything|]]
“Scarlett, you’re just too kindhearted,” Byron sald, feeling a twinge of sympathy for his seemingly distressed girlfriend.
Darling, do you smell that? Elban asked Adele, completely ignoring scarlen. “It’s that overpowering scent of Lakeness in the air.”
“Yes, it’s suffocating. Let’s go,” Adele replied, grateful for Ethan’s support.]]
Your Scarlett sputtered in outrage. She was accustomed to flaunting her victory over Adele, not being publicly dismissed i
ed like this.]
Byron watched the departing couple walk away arm in arm his expression darkening. He said nothing, too distracted in notice the flash of venom in Scarlett’s
Hadnt Adele professed to love him desperately? How could she loved other man so quickly? Impossible
