Bellaâs eyelashes trembled, and her chest felt stuffy.
She looked straight into Justinâs eyes with a fiery gaze. Her clear and beautiful eyes held such fury
that Justin wanted to avert his gaze. He was shocked to see such a powerful and intense stare-down
coming from her.
After a while, Bella laughed. She looked at him like they were strangers.
âOh, so youâre here to vent your anger on behalf of your beloved fiancee, huh? I bet youâve been
holding it in for quite some time now. Are you going to explode if you donât confront me today?â
Bella thought to herself, âJustin, youâre really something. After three years of marriage, I didnât ask you
for anything. Even if you donât appreciate all the good things I did, you shouldnât repeatedly use such
insulting language to belittle me! Whatâs more, I no longer belong to you. Actually, youâve never let me
belong to you. Iâm like a stray cat that has been standing outside your door, waiting for you to take me
home. I looked forward to that day with all my heart, but in the end, you abandoned me and resented
me. Why should I let you trample all over me?!â
âItâs a pity that even someone as influential as you wonât be able to help the Gold family get through this
disaster, right? Zeke Gold harmed the interests of KS Group, bribed my employees, falsified evidence,
and framed others. The evidence is conclusive, so you canât save him even if you want to.â
Bellaâs eyes suddenly became sharp. The smile on her red lips was so charming that Justin was
momentarily dazed. âYouâre angry that you canât change the situation, so you can only find fault with me
by mocking me with my private life. You just want to humiliate me to vent your anger. But I donât want to
play by your rules. Iâll fight for what I want, and I wonât ever look back. I donât care what other people
think of me. That includes you, Justin. If I want the Gold family to go bankrupt and want the Gold
siblings to pay for what they have done, Iâll do whatever I want. No one can stop me!â
Justinâs muscles tightened under his suit. His strong arms were tense, and the veins on the back of his
hands were bulging.
He thought, âJust look at her! Now that she has a backer, sheâs so confident and sharp-tongued!â
Justin knew what she said was wrong, but he could not tell her how he felt.
He was not angry because she used the Thompson brothers to punish the Gold family.
He was mad that she smiled so sweetly at Axel.
âYouâre shameless!â
Justinâs breathing became heavier as he spat out those words.
âAm I shameless? Iâm just glad you didnât describe me as an abandoned woman.â
Bella tried her best to smile frivolously to spite him. âBut even if I am shameless, what does it have to
do with you? Who do you think you are? I can do whatever I want. You have no right to tell me what to
do.â
She did not want to continue the conversation, so she turned around and left in a huff.
Unexpectedly, Justin grabbed her arm, which happened to be her left arm that had only recovered a
few days ago. He used a frightening amount of force as well.
âOuch! Let me go!â Bella was in pain, but she did not dare to struggle for fear of another dislocation.
âAnna, you know exactly who I am.â Justinâs throat was hoarse, and his eyes were intense.
It was like they were at a betting table. His desire to win forced him to rack his brains to reveal her
cards.
Bella laughed in exasperation. âI do know who you are. Youâre just my good-for-nothing ex- husband!â
âAnna!â Justinâs eyes instantly turned red.
âJustin Salvador! Let her go!â
Suddenly, a tall man stood in front of Bella to shield her as he shoved Justin away fiercely.
âSteve, Iâm fine. Mr. Salvador just wanted to chat with me.â Bella comforted Steven without any fear.
âIf it was just a chat, why would he touch you? He even yanked your injured arm! You were just
complaining about how uncomfortable it was before going to bed last night. Itâs all his fault!â Steven
glared at Justin warily.
Justinâs heart trembled. He curled the fingers that touched her.
Bella looked at Steven, who was still fuming, and felt that he should not have said so much in front of
Justin, lest Justin think that she was just acting pitiful.
âAre you Asherâs secretary?â Justin recognized Steven at a glance. His face was dark.