The Divorce Prescription Chapter 214
The Divorce Prescription
When Adam wanted to humiliate someone, he never held back. He stripped them of every shred of dignity, cutting them down to the bone without a second thought.
Celine hadnât asked Hailey to call him.
But even if she had, so what? He was the one who hadnât used protection in the first place!
âI understand. Donât worry, I wonât call you again, Mr. Alvarez. You can leave ,â Celine said, her voice brittle.
She lifted her head, forcing herself to hold back the tears stinging her eyes. She was determined not to let them fall, not in front of him.
Adamâs sharp gaze caught the redness in her eyes, and an odd, twisted satisfaction stirred chest. It was as though her pain fed his need for revenge. He hated her.
He hated her for not coming that night.
He had called Leo deliberately, Leo would go looking for her. But she hadnât shown up.
And now hated her even more for calling him when she fainted She had called him over because of a birth control pill taken for Nathan, as if he nothing more some tool to be used at her convenience.
Adamâs thin lips curled into a sneer. His voice came out cold and cutting, like shards of ice. âLetâs get divorced as soon Before he could finish, Celine grabbed the nearest pillow and hurled it at him with all the strength she could muster. âGet out!â The pillow struck his handsome face before falling to the floor.
In an instant, Adam closed the distance between them. Leaning down, he pinned her to the bed in one swift motion.
Celine struggled, but Adamâs grip was unyielding He caught her wrists, pressing them firmly to the sides of the bed. His tone was sharp, cutting through the air like a whip. Celine, who gave you the right to lay a on me?
I been too lenient with you?â
Celine desperately held back the flood of emotions threatening to overwhelm her, but it was no use. Tears spilled from her eyes, fat droplets streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls.
Her vision blurred.
She crying Adamâs chest tightened as he watched her. A moment ago, he had wanted to see her break down, but now, her tears only unsettled him.
She was always like t like thisâtwisting his emotions and leaving him restless and unsure.
Celine sniffled, her reddened nose twitching slightly as she choked out, her voice cracking with emotion, âAdam, I hate you⦠I really, really hate youâ¦â
To make her feelings unmistakable, she repeated the words several times, each one laced with raw pain.
Crying, she told him just how much she hated him.
Adam knew exactly what kind of woman she was always trying to seduce men. Even now, at this moment she was trying to manipulate him.
His Adamâs apple bobbed as his throat t tightened, his voice coming out low and hoarse. âAnd why do you hate me?â
She was the one in the wrong. She was still his wife!
streamed down Celineâs pale face, her voice trembling as her grievance burst out in a wave of emotion that hit him like storm âBecause you donât want me⦠because you always take advantage of the fact that I like you to hurt me.
Heâd said once that he wanted her. But he didnât.
chester 214 In all the years they had been married, he had never treated her well. All he ever did was hurt her, again and again.
She really, hated him.
Why did he have to treat her this way?
Adam felt something shift in his chest, an unfamiliar sensation creeping inâa dull ache mixed with a tingle of guilt and an overwhelming numbness.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but then his eyes dropped to her collar.
The way he had her pinned revealed the delicate curve of collarbone beneath the neckline of her shirt. His gaze froze when he noticed the faint love bites scattered across her skin.
The bruises trailed downward vanishing into the fabric of her clothing.
Adam didnât to see the rest to imagine how wild and heated things must have been between her and Nathan.
A sharp, bloodâred fury ignited in his long, narrow eyes, obliterating the fleeting softness he had felt just moments ago.
This was her way of playing men of seducing them. She didnât care about him at all.
Adam let go of her abruptly, moving to sit on the edge of the bed.
Celine shifted, turning onto her side with her back to him. She used her hands to roughly wipe the tears from her face. âI can get divorced anytime. Just let me know when youâve chosen a date.â