Sweet Divorce novel Chapter 120

“Rita, tell me what’s wrong between you and Liam?”

Although Jim spoke to Rita gently, she felt her hand was gripped by him firmly.

She knew Jim worried about their relationship.

Rita looked at Jim and his grey hair. Then her heart beat strongly, “Jim, we…”

“You got a divorce?” Jim’s eyes seemed to glint with tears.

Rita was to be honest with him. But she didn’t when she saw his eyes.

Jim always cared so much about her. She did not want to upset him in the last months of his life. And she did not want him to die with regret.

Rita clenched her fists and then changed her mind when she spoke.

“No.”

Hearing that, Liam lifted his eyes and stared at her.

Jim looked at her with puzzle, “No? But you said you got a divorce in the phone, what was that?”

“We’ve thrashed out a divorce agreement.”

“Don’t you get a divorce?”

Rita shook her head and explained to Jim, “We do not finish the divorce proceedings yet, so, technically, we do not get divorced…”

Speaking, she glanced at the man next to her and pretend to be angry with him, “But I will divorce him if he still cares about his ex.”

“Anyway, no one won’t actually live without others.”

“I can also live without him.”

In order to make Jim relieved, Rita did not tell him the true reason of their divorce, and she just pretend to have a quarrel with Liam as other couples did.

Jim was surprised when he saw Rita being angered and jealous.

That was the reason?

Well, did they take their marriage seriously?

Jim flicked a glance at Rita. But he did not reproach her.

“Calm down. Just take it out on him, you have my support.” He tapped her hand fondly and then glared at Liam, “You moron.”

Liam frowned with puzzle when he found Jim got angry with him.

“What? Do you need me to tell you how to apologize to your wife?” Sitting on the couch, Jim rolled his eyes at him with discontent.

Although Liam was a capable manager for a company, why would he be so silly when he was in a relationship?

Well, Jim wondered why would Liam look so dumb.

And why was Liam still trying to be cool?

In this case, his wife was his lord.

After a while, Liam still did not reply. Jim was annoyed and then hit the floor with his stick, “I’m telling you; I’ll beat you with my stick if you don’t make Rita forgive you.”

Liam gave a wry smile when he heard Jim’s word.

Then he licked his lips and then looked at the gorgeous girl sitting on the couch, saying slowly, “No.”

Rita was puzzled and then raised her head.

No?

What did he mean?

Then he stared at her beautiful face, saying seriously, “I don’t have any ex.” He continued in his mind, ‘The one I love is you all the time.’

Although he did not say it, Rita understood his meaning.

He was telling her that Joey was not his ex but an imposter.

Thinking of that, Rita’s heart dug a flip, and she was touched by him.

She thought for a while and then lowered her head to hide her feelings.

What was wrong with her?

Why would she think of that?

If she kept imagining this, she would plumb the depths of humiliation.

Her minds wandered for a moment. Then she took a deep breath and restrained her feelings.

“Well, I don’t believe you.” Rita sniffed and then replied. In order to make Jim believe them, she still put on an act.

To make it more believable, she rolled her eyes at Liam and pretended to be angry with him. Then she came to her room and slammed the door. There were only Liam and Jim in the living room.

Jim flicked a glance at the closed door and looked at Liam coldly.

“Now I’ve made her stay, but it depends on you whether you can keep her love.”

Liam was not silly. He knew Jim realized they had lied to him.

Moreover, Jim might have known the true situation, so he did not doubt Rita’s excuse.

Jim pretended to be fooled by her so that Rita would stay and Liam could have another chance.

Now that Jim had seen through them, Liam no longer lied to him. He replied, “I know.”

“She’s a good girl. You are not lucky enough to be with her if she still wants to leave you.” Jim glanced at Liam and sighed, “Look out for yourself now.”

“I’m sorry to burden you with this.”

“That’s it. I’m tired, help me come to my room.”

Liam came to Jim’s room with him. Then he walked to the bedroom of him and Rita.

He sensed the girl sitting on the bed was strained when he came in.

She might be shocked by the kiss in Browns’ house. In order to make her relaxed, he did not get close to her but sat on the couch next to the bed.

They sat face to face, thinking about how to break the silence.

One Mississippi, two Mississippi… five Mississippi…

Suddenly, they looked at each other and spoke in the same time.

“Rita, thanks.”

“Physical contact will not be allowed!”

They met each other’s eyes and paused for a second.

Rita looked out the window calmly to avoid eye contact with him, “No need. I don’t want Jim to get upset because of us in his age and then aggravate the situation.”

“I see.” Liam replied. Then he took out two vials from the pocket and put them on the bed. “Last time when you went to the hospital, the doctor had prescribed the medicine for you. I asked Jacob to take the medicine today. Take them with you when you go to the M Country.”

Rita would continue to be strained if he stayed.

Standing up, Liam was about to leave her alone.

“Wait.” Rita stopped him when she saw he was leaving.

Liam stayed where he was and stared at her with puzzle, “Well?”

“I will continue to pretend to be a loving couple with you. But don’t try to control my life. And I don’t want any physical contact. If you breach, the original agreement will be invalid. And I’ll file for divorce.”

Staring at him, Rita spoke seriously.

She would not tolerate him anymore.

And she would leave him directly if he challenged her bottom line again.

Liam’s heart did a flip when he heard this admonishment. “I know.”

He replied and then left the room.

When the door was closed, there was more than a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Apparently, she no longer cared about him.