President's Naughty Sweetheart

Chapter 56 Ex-husband Entanglement

Ella retorted, "Since when did I force you to apologize?"

At that time, Benjamin repeatedly pestered her for a chance to apologize.

Benjamin held one of her small hands between his hands and said in a somewhat pleading tone, "Fine, I was the one who took the initiative to apologize to you, OK?"

His sudden closeness made Ella resentful, causing her to pull her hand back. Her eyes were filled with melancholy. "Don't mention the past again..."

Looking at the hand she pulled back, Benjamin felt a little unwilling to let her go, just like that.

He said to her seriously, "Scarlett just left an hour ago."

Hearing the name Scarlett, Ella stood up angrily. Benjamin grabbed her arm with one hand. He asked somewhat angrily, "Can you listen to me first?"

Ella wrestled with all her might but couldn’t seem to break away from his tight grip. She looked angrily sideways and said, "You and I are divorced! There is nothing to say between us! Let go of me!"

Sensing her stubbornness, Benjamin felt a little delighted. He regarded Ella's behavior as a sign of jealousy.

With a tug, he pulled her towards the sofa. Ella lost her balance and fell backwards onto Benjamin’s lap. Guessing that she would struggle, he held her tightly, resolutely refusing to let her escape.

"Benjamin, let me go!" Ella was so angry that she wanted to bite him.

Benjamin said, "Ella, give me five minutes to explain. Once five minutes is up, I’ll let you go."

Ella struggled again but couldn't break free completely. The disparity in strength between men and women is really something humans are born with.

She tried to calm down and said coldly, "What do you want to explain? Hurry up!"

Benjamin held onto her and dared not let go. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I broke up with Scarlett tonight."

Ella's body went stiff and complicated emotions filled those black eyes of hers, but she sneered, "It has nothing to do with me whether you break up with her or get married!"

Her lack of emotion disappointed him. Benjamin set Ella down on the sofa with one side and quickly pinned her down. He looked at her intently and said, "I broke up with her for you!"

Looking at Benjamin’s expression which displayed his desire to seek reconciliation with her, Ella smiled even more sarcastically. "Benjamin, are you out of your mind? In the beginning, we divorced because of her! Are you now blaming me?"

Seeing his frozen expression, she continued, "I have said that your affairs with her have nothing to do with me. You can do whatever you like! Let go of me!"

Benjamin was about to say something when the phone in Ella's bag rang. He saw a little tension and fear in her eyes.

He lowered his black eyes slightly and decisively let go of Ella. He immediately picked up Ella's bag from the ground and retrieved her phone from within.

Ella anxiously tried to snatch her phone away but Benjamin was much taller than her. Benjamin raised his hand and Ella could not reach it even if she tried jumping.

She sat down on the sofa angrily and didn't want to care anymore.

Benjamin stood not far from her, tilted the phone, and looked at the caller ID. The name on it was very special. Ella had set the other party’s name as “lunatic”.

He glanced at Ella, but she didn't look at him. Ella's unnatural gestures made Benjamin sense her nervousness.

Benjamin sneered, "I want to see who your adulterer is!"

He pressed the answer button and said, "Hello, who are you?"

At that moment, Aiden Hill, who had just walked out of the gate of the old villa, stopped in his footsteps. His black eyes were suddenly unpredictable. His voice was extremely pleasant but very cold, "Who are you?"

Benjamin replied promptly, "I am Ella's husband."

Ella, who was sitting on the sofa, immediately shouted at him, "What nonsense is this? We are divorced!"

At the other end of the phone, Aiden's eyes turned dark. He heard Ella’s voice. He said, "As far as I know, you are divorced. Ella is now my woman."

Being divorced was a fact so Benjamin let that statement pass. He smiled calmly. "Yes, I divorced her, but we can remarry! Now if you don’t mind, I still have things to discuss with her!"

After saying that, Benjamin took the lead in hanging up.

Aiden on the other end put away his phone and left with a cold face.

At that moment, Ella began to panic. She could imagine what Aiden’s expression would be like now. She immediately stood up, walked forward, and ordered Benjamin, "Give me back my phone!"

He didn't resist and handed over her phone. Although Benjamin's face was smiling, his eyes were icy cold. Articulating each word carefully, he said, "Are you really his woman? Who is he?"

Ella retorted unapologetically, "Yes, I am his woman! As for him… you can't afford to offend him."

Seeing that she was leaving, Benjamin grabbed her hand. "Ella, I broke up with Scarlett! Do you know why?"

Ella didn't ask him why, instead, she coldly ordered, "Let go."

"I regret the divorce. Also, I miss you very much."

As soon as he let go of her, Ella opened the door of the private room and left.

Nonetheless, when the door was closing, she clearly heard what he said.

Ella stopped in her footsteps, a sinking feeling in her heart. With that feeling, she continued her stride.

As soon as she walked out of the nightclub’s door, Aiden's text message came, “You have one hour to return to the villa.”

He didn't need to mention any threats to instill fear in Ella. She was reminded to dutifully obey him whenever she recalled her mother.

Ella hailed a taxi parked near the nightclub and left for the villa.

When she was approaching Aiden's villa, Alice called, "Say, Ella, what car did you take? Even if you used an ox cart, you would have arrived by now! Where are you?"

"Alice, I have something on now so I’m heading back. I'll go find you another day."

Alice sensed something was wrong with Ella's voice. She asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, you have a good time with your friends." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"OK, be careful and call me if you need anything."

"Sure."

Ella numbly put her phone into her bag, thinking about the last sentence Benjamin said to her before leaving.

“I regret the divorce. Also, I miss you very much...”

Her eyes gradually got misty, and tears fell unwillingly.

Benjamin's words were like a thin long needle that pierced her heart. Yet, she dared not pull it out in one shot.

Hence, the slow torture she endured... caused her suffocating pain.

When Ella walked into the villa and returned to her room like a walking corpse, she froze as soon as she opened the door.

There was a man sitting in the room. He was sitting on the sofa chair by the window like a ghost in the dark night with the moonlight dancing on his figurine.

She had thought Aiden would be in his own bedroom and didn't expect him to be there, waiting for her.

"Close the door."

Aiden's bland words made her body shake slightly, and her timid hand slowly closed the door.

Beckoning with his finger, he ordered, "Come here."

Ella's legs suddenly seemed to be made of lead. She was too afraid to walk over.

"Don't make me say it again."

At last, she came to him, but her heart beat so fast that she could sense her own rapid heartbeat.

All of a sudden, Aiden stood up and stood very close to her. In just a few seconds, he pushed her down and asked angrily, "Whose smell is that on your body?"