ief. "Ronald, seriously? You sti

the divorce papers even, and he st

me, his voice low. "Isabella, playing hard to get might be cute

tantrum, come home. Don't p

elief. "Ronald, can you stop acting like the world revolves aro

last time-I want a div

d, a sharp chill

me? Name your price. I don't have time to keep playing

lt it before. In that past life, he'd always looked down on me

onald, stop thinking the whole world runs by your logic. Haven't you seen the

a couple steps. His face was so dark it looked like it'd star

the day you got rejected. And arguing t

and Nicholas quickly shut up. But then he

dient one. No boundaries. But now? You've flipped the script. Showing your temper's good. M

napped in unis

ing his cheek with his tong

h-Ron's basically emotionally blind. Dude's so used to be

I saw him this morning, he looked like he'd pass out. Wouldn't e

im another deadly glare. "Nicholas, s

Nicholas even dragged his assista

aight to his precious first love? This was the pe

d around that when he suddenly sp

rything you've worn, your makeup, your bags, y

a man. Just admit you want money and quit playing

stuff you took? Put it back. Otherw

sure I was just playing hard to get, pretending to b

help but let out a laugh. There was a sting behi

ver I asked for, he'd buy it without blinking. But I wasn't some greedy gold digg

stead. He gave me a gift, I cooked him a feast. I thought that was our lit

e just a way to keep me quiet, like to

s passed, the memory still s

eans nothing to me! If I hadn't married you and become a freaking

ap. I'm done playing the quiet wife. Just give me the damn d

someday, don't think for a second I

t darker and darker. His hands, hanging by his s

, slipping off my jacket and kicking off my heel

thunderous. "What the

expression cold and

ck. Everything I took with me when I

e in clean. But now you want me to give everything back and put it all back

no woman wants you. Marrying you was t

plode, his face dark like a storm clo

evator button. Couldn't even storm

after me. He just turned and

ied so hard for his precious first love, now I fl

rly enjoying the drama. "Damn, you've got fire! I've never seen Ronald lo

, maybe think about me. Rich, hand

i

e. This player was just like

y this whole time-leaning in and whispering something in Nicho

a clinger earlier and now figured out I was

g... right in Ronald's

rama? God. Could thi