Sweet Divorce

Chapter 207 Compromise

Rita’s heart did a flip when Liam was about to open the door of her bedroom.

“Liam, no.”

His forehead knotted in a frown.

“Liam, I can take this. Just stay in my bedroom. And do not come out.”

Hearing that, he began to scowl. And he was so furious that he looked like he was going to ruin everything.

Rita got strained under his glare. Then her lips compressed into a thin line. “I don’t want to fall out with him for now.”

At least, she could not do that for the present.

Otherwise, she did know what this fiendish man would do.

She could not afford to wake a sleeping dog now.

She should wait for the opportunity to take action so that she could protect the people she cared about. And she would not let the bad guys have the opportunity to be back on their feet.

But Liam was still angry. “Do you know he wants to hit on you?”

“I know.”

Then he looked like he wanted to eat someone alive. “So, you are about to flirt with another guy in front on me?”

Flirt?

No, not at all.

Rita shook her head instantly.

But Liam remained unmoved no matter what she said.

She did not know what to do. Then she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. “If you go out now, all my efforts are in vain. Don’t make him find something and become vigilant now, OK?”

Her lips were soft and warm, which poisoned his mind.

He indulged in her kiss instantly and wanted to kiss her back. But he was a principled man, and he certainly would not give in because of a kiss.

Although he no longer glared at her, he was still impassive.

Liam still did not compromise, so Rita gave him another kiss, “Can I?”

“OK.” Liam said.

Rita was exuberant then.

If she knew he would agree after she kissed him, she would have given him a kiss. And she did not need to take the trouble to explain to him.

She came to open the door after she calmed Liam.

She was distant when she saw Michael. “What’s the matter?”

Michael was a bit jolted when he met her eyes.

Although she did not wear makeup, she was still gorgeous in her pink casual suit.

She used to be very vivacious and capricious in the past. At that time, she was not that attractive. But when he met her again, he found she became steady and more captivating.

Michael was really happy even though she was looking at him with indifference.

Though he knew she did not like him, he still wanted to marry her.

She would develop an affection towards him little by little after they got married, he thought.

And she would finally accept his love and find his merits.

Thinking of that, he ignored the repulsion and unwillingness in her eyes.

Then he held her into his arms and said tenderly, “I miss you.”

Rita stiffened immediately when he held her. And her heart was in her stomach.

Well…

If Liam saw this, would he want to kill Michael?

She detached herself from his embrace and took a step backward to keep away from him. “What do you want?”

‘Do not touch me.’ She thought.

Michael gave a smile when she recoiled.

He took out an invitation from his pocket. “Lillian’s wedding is coming in a few days. Will you come with me?”

Rita was more infuriated when he mentioned Lillian.

She would never forget Lillian miscarried and almost died because of him.

Before that, Michael was always a gentleman in her mind. But she did not expect that he would do that to Lillian due to the historic enmity of their elders.

And why would he want to attend her wedding since he hated the Burke family and Lillian so much?

What did he want to do?

Rita squinted her eyes. “You’ve taken over the Burke Group. And Lillian almost died because of you. Isn’t that enough? What do you want now?”

Her questions really hurt him.

In her mind, he was so fiendish and brutal that he would do anything for his revenge?

But the Burke family was the one who harmed him first.

His family went bankrupt; his parents died; he was orphaned… These were all because of the Burke family. Then they pretended to act kindly and adopted him.

Although they said they were to afford his education, they actually wanted another person to help them make money.

Though he had mixed feelings, he did not display to Rita.

He thought Rita would never understand even though he told her.

He smiled at her, “I’ll not do anything to them now that I’ve taken what they owed me. I want to go to the wedding because Wright has invited me and I don’t dare to decline.”

The answer was that simple?

Rita did not believe him.

But she would never attend the wedding with him, so she refused. “I’ll not come with you. You should ask someone else.”

“Rita, don’t you remember we will tie the knot next week? You’ll come with me as my wife.”

Rita felt her heart was in her mouth when she heard this.

‘Michael, you really don’t know you are about to be in danger.’ She thought.

Then something in her bedroom fell to the floor.

Rita held her breath. She was unnerved by the sound.

She looked at her bedroom nervously. And she was quite afraid that Liam would come out with a large knife.

“What’s wrong?”

Michael walked to her bedroom.

She was agitated when she thought they might see each other.

What could she do to prevent him from seeing Liam?

At that moment, Rita pretended that she did not care about the sound and leaned against the wall. “It might be the wind that blew down the empty bottle near the window.”

“The wind?”

Michael looked out the window with a frown.

Perhaps it was the God’s will. The wind was blowing in gusts suddenly. And sky darkened abruptly.

Then Michael did not continue to doubt her words. He turned and looked at the girl behind him. “It looks like rain. Let me help you to close the window.”

Rita wanted to stop him, but he had opened the door of her bedroom.

Her heart jolted when she saw that.

‘Darn it!’

She exclaimed in her head and followed behind him quickly. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

But when she walked in, she found there was no one in the room. The window was opened, and there was a can rolling on the floor.

Rita breathed a sigh of relief covertly when she saw the empty room.

While Michael was closing the window, she had a quick look at the closet and bathroom in a puzzlement. She wondered where Liam would hide in.

“You got a stomachache very often in the past. Don’t drink too much sodas.”

Michael did not find anything wrong. He picked up the can and threw it out, then he walked to her.

She leaned against the wall impassively and ignored his word. “Do you have anything else? If you don’t, you should leave now. I’m tired.”

Michael still wanted to say something, but Rita had opened the door, so he had to walk out.

Even though he was really hurt by her attitude, he was still smiling. “Have a rest. Don’t forget the promise.”

“I know.”

Michael left the apartment when he saw Rita gave him a nod.

Rita closed the door. Then she sighed with relief when she leaned on the door and heard his footsteps receding.

She met Liam’s cold glare when she turned around to come back her bedroom.

Liam was scowling, and he looked like he wanted to eat her alive. “You are going to marry him?”