Chapter 10 Do You Really Think I Will Just Let You Go

Mr. Yin was confused. "Hey, what's wrong with you? Didn't you acquiesce in this earlier? Why are you stopping me now? What..."

Then, there was an ugly, crunching sound followed by Mr. Yin holding his bleeding nose.

He screamed, "Ezra, you bastard! What the hell are you doing? You will pay for this!"

"Get out of here," Ezra said flatly while rolling up his sleeves.

"Are you fucking drunk?" the old man bellowed.

Tilting his head, Ezra simply answered, "Yes, I am, but do you have any idea who that woman is? She's my ex-wife. I don't want her anymore, but you can't fucking touch her either!"

Mr. Yin was so angry that he also rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.

However, before he could do anything, he was already kissing the ground. Ezra knocked him down so easily.

The petite girl at their table screamed and ran. The room suddenly fell into total chaos.

Covering the wound on his face, Mr. Yin pointed at Ezra and hissed, "You bastard! You're going to regret this!"

"Fuck off!"

Then, everyone left.

Selina silently stood up and straightened herself up. She looked at Ezra and sneered. He saved her not because he cared but because she used to be his wife.

Of course he would not have the world talk smack about him because he let some dirty old man molest his ex-wife. That would be contrary to his precious image.

She tidied up the scattered documents and took the car key on the table. "I'll call someone to pick you up, Mr. Lu."

"Sit down," Ezra ordered coldly.

He picked up the first unbroken wine glass and wine bottle he found and poured himself another drink.

Pursing her lips, Selina sat down quietly and stared ahead.

He turned to look at her and said, "What's wrong? Are you disappointed?"

She had no idea what he was talking about, so she kept silent.

He suddenly leaned over and pinched her chin, "I asked you a question, Selina. Can't Moses satisfy you? Are you so lonely that you can't help flirting with every man that comes your way? Now do you just hate me for ruining the fun for you and that Mr. Yin?"

She just looked him in the eye and said nothing.

"Answer me!" He pinched her chin even harder.

She was silent because there had always been no talking to him about her character. He had always thought of her like some horny slut, and no amount of explaining on her part could convince him otherwise.

Next thing she knew, he was staring at her chest, putting down his drink, and tearing her shirt open without her consent.

"Now that you've ruined my deal, I'll make you pay for it. Let me feel how lonely and lascivious you are!"

As anger exploded inside of her, she shoved him away. "You're drunk, Ezra! Just go home!"

As soon as she stood up, he pounced on her again and pinned her on the sofa. "Oh, are we playing hard to get now? You weren't so reserved earlier with Mr. Yin. Other men can have fun with you. Why can't I?"

"Get off me, Ezra! Are you insane?"

She grabbed his glass from the table and splashed the wine on his face. She wanted to sober him up.

She was no longer poor, blindly loyal Selina who used to love him so unconditionally.

He had already crushed her heart once.

She would not have insult added to that injury.

Ezra's tense face was now covered with purplish red liquid. It was starting to run down from his forehead to his chin. He slowly opened his eyes and said, "You're courting death, Selina."

Staring straight at him, she answered, "Am I? Then fire me. We will never have to see each other again. A dirty woman like me doesn't deserve to work for you or even be near you."

"You wish. You've cuckolded me before. I haven't gotten my proper revenge. Do you really think I will just let you go?" As he spoke, he leaned closer to her, his eyes piercing into her soul like needles.

She gathered what was left of her torn shirt and murmured, "Your proper revenge? Isn't leaving me to die in a burning house enough? Haven't that let you vent all your misplaced anger? What do you want me to do, Ezra? I didn't... I thought that man was you, okay? I thought I was sleeping with you. Never in the entire time that I was married to you have I ever thought of cheating on you."

"You have never thought of cheating on me? Then what were you doing earlier? Do you think I'm blind? I saw the way you flirted with Mr. Yin! You were smiling and winking at him! Is that how you normally communicate with men you just met?"

Ezra was clearly drunk out of his mind.

He now cared that she was nice to Mr. Yin.

And he was clearly upset about what happened.

Did somebody step on a bug somewhere and made him care enough to feel jealous?

Selina was tired and did not want to argue anymore. "Enough, Ezra. It's late. I'll call the driver and ask him to come pick you up."

Hatred still apparent on his face, he eased off her and sat up straight on the sofa.

He clicked his tongue and poured himself a drink.

Selina covered herself up as best as she could, took her purse, put on her coat, and left.

She was already out in the hall when she realized that she had Ezra's car keys in her hand. After hesitating for a while, she turned around and went back.

She pushed the door slightly open. Inside, Ezra was drinking by himself. He had the wine bottle in his hand and was taking huge swigs straight from it.

She sat on the sofa outside and took a deep breath.

He hated her for stealing him away from Viola and for cheating on him.

He loathed her to the point of madness, to the point where his nobility and elegance lost meaning.

She stared at his car keys in her hand. He came here alone tonight, and he was too drunk to drive himself home.

At the moment, she found herself feeling guilty, and she could not understand why. Should she not have treated Mr. Yin the way she did? Had she just been rude to the old man, Ezra would not have lost his temper and beaten the hell out of him. This was ridiculous. None of this was her fault, yet somehow, she could not help feeling a little responsible.

Next thing she knew, she saw Viola walking down the corridor and approaching her.

The moment she arrives, Viola walked up to her and angrily slapped her across the face. Selina was not expecting it, so she almost lost her balance and fell.

At the last minute, she was able to brace herself against the wall and take a steadying breath. She slowly woke up from her reverie and stared at her ex-best friend's furious face.

"You bitch! You're no longer my husband's wife! Why are you still pestering him? What are you doing out with him late at night? Do you still think you can go back to the Lu family with your bastard child? You have got to stop dreaming!"

It still broke Selina's heart that the girl she once treated like her own sister was now a jealous, vicious woman who could only spit curses at her. Right now, she even looked like she wanted to kill her and be done with it.

Keeping herself centered, Selina stood firmly and calmly said, "What's wrong? Are you nervous? Are you scared? I'm just Ezra's secretary. Are you afraid that he will abandon you for me? Has he been missing me for the past five years and you've been lying to yourself about it? You must be going crazy with anxiety."

Completely infuriated by her words, Viola pounced forward, grabbed her hair, and raised her hand to slap her again, but before she could...

She was already staggering back with a red, flaring cheek. Selina slapped her with twice the strength she had just used on her.

She pushed Viola away, looked down at her, and said, "Have you forgotten, Viola? Have you forgotten how strong I can be when I'm pissed? You've seen me fight your bullies before. Don't you remember how I made them kneel before you and apologize?"

As a young, weak, poor girl, Viola attracted a lot of bullies, and as her best friend, Selina fought them for her.

Because she had to protect her friend, she had learned to fight well.

The look on Viola's face became more ferocious as she fell on the sofa when she pushed her. She pointed at Selina with a trembling hand and said, "How dare you? You shameless witch! Haven't you stolen enough from me? Have you returned to force your way into my man's life again?"

Selina sneered, "Oh, I'm the shameless witch? You really need to have a reality check, Viola. We both know who the real witch is here. Now, take your drunk husband home. I'm off the clock. He's not my responsibility."

After saying that, she shoved Ezra's car keys into her ex-best friend's hand and walked away.