The Ex Wife: I want you back

"We are getting a divorce."

I stared blankly at the paper Ethan just handed to me.

There was no way this was happening.

"Get it signed as soon as possible." He muttered again, with so much easiness that made me think I've been married to myself all this years.

Why does it seem like I was suffocating? I staggered abit.

"Is this what you want?" I managed to say to him and he nodded firmly,

I searched his eyes for anything, any hint at all to why he was doing this. But there was nothing.

I never believed Ethan could this to me. I've loved and dedicated my life to him for the past five years, even though he treated me like trash.

"Is it Mia?" I asked, my eyes getting a bit teary now.

"Yes." He replied sharply, and almost a smile could be sighted at his lips.

"I don't care about your relationship with her! like I've never cared, I've never interfered in your affairs with her! why then do you need to divorce me?!" I couldn't hold my tears anymore as it began strolling down freely.

"I will give you anything you want." He muttered.

"We could work this out, our marriage was out of love. We can make this work again. I love you Ethan and you know it." I muttered, my voice tearing apart now, my whole world was sinking,.

"Ethan? we can do this."

"A million dollars, I'll give you a million dollars,."

My heart sank at his response.

I could see his mind was already made up, nothing could be done now.

I sniffed in painfully and left his presence, with the papers in my hand getting squized by my palm as if that could help my marriage.

When I was completely out of sight, I squatted down, allowing my tears strolling down freely as I cried my eyes out. I had never imagined my marriage could reach this point. The thought of being separated from Ethan for the rest our lives twitched my chest I couldn't stop the tears.

When I was done, I stood up slowly, picking my belongings, the one that was mostly necessary.

I quickly removed the pyjamas and wore one of my gowns.

Then picked some of my shoes and packed it all in my box. When I was done I dragged my box along with me, trying hard to not shed more tears. For the past three years of my life after Mia came back, it has being from tears to fighting hard to be seen. It was time to let go now.

When I got to the living room, Mia stood, a sarcastic smirk playing at her lips which disappeared immediately she sighted my husband.

On a normal day, I could've let that slide, but what was the point now? Ethan already kicked me out, I could relieve some burden from my mind.

I let go of my bag's handle, and fiercely dashed towards her, I sent several slaps to her face.

Her expression was priceless, it brought joy to my heart, she never expected I'd do something like that. I've always tolerated her sh!t cos of Ethan, but today I didn't give a damn anymore.

She screamed in pain as I refused to let go of her hair.

Ethan swiftly grabbed her into his arms, while she cried. I didn't care, if he let go of her now, I could beat her up some more before I take my leave.

"We just love each other, why can't you just let us be together?" She sniffed into his chest and Ethan rubbed her back soothingly.

My eyes welled up, it was me Ethan used to hold like this. I remembered our moments and my heart sank the more.

Life was still okay, blooming with love with my Ethan until Mia came back from her studies abroad, his childhood friend whom he believed it was his first and true love to divorce me. Ethan never told me he had a lover that he was so obsessive with. He never for once told me he was using me to pass time till his lover returned.

I wiped my tears vigorously and grabbed my bag off the floor.

I could sense his stares between me and my suitcase.

"And where are you going?"

I scoffed. Maybe he suddenly lost his mind.

But I wasn't ready to correct that, I looked at him from his head down to his toe and I stomped out of his house.

"You can just stay! do you have to leave yet? Come back Lily! I haven't given you the order to leave yet!"

I scoffed painfully without giving him any glance, if we were going to divorce in few days, I might as well just leave now.

He followed me out but I didn't give him a glance as I kept pushing my suit case and walking fast.

I guess he wouldn't want the media to catch a picture of him, hence he went back. I couldn't here his voice anymore.

What else does he want? He wanted some space for him and his lover, he has it all now. What else does he really want?

I bit my lower lips in anger as I walked. The box was a bit heavy, but I must brace up.

When I was completely out of the estate. The burden in my heart had reduced. I could see life from another side again. Maybe I should've done this a long time ago. Freedom, yea from Ethan's hell hole. I couldn't have seen it earlier, but this was for the best.

I breathed in the cool breeze and finally stopped a taxi.

"AZ hotel." I muttered as I sprung into the car, feeling light headed now.

I jumped on the bed as soon as I get to my room, all this while I thought it was love, but I've realized everything now, I was only imprisoned, and now, I was freed.

A smile crept to my lips and a breath of relieve escaped my lungs.

I swiftly placed a call to Lexi,

"Hey Lily" She bellowed excitedly.

"Wait, where are you? and why does the place looks familiar?"

It was a video call, hence she could see everything.

I was more joyful when the receptionist told me these room was available, since it held a lot of my memories before I married Ethan, I and Lexi always hang out here till we both got entangled with our men, and now, mine was leaving me.

"Don't tell me you went having fun on your own!" She yelled and now I just had to say something before she rushed down here.

"I'm getting divorced Lexi."

"What?!" She couldn't contain her reaction.

"I'm coming over." She had worried expression on her face since she knew how I've loved Ethan.

"No need Lexi, I'm fine, see?"

I swirled around trying to convince her, of course I needed her to be here so much. But I also needed to be alone. I need to figure out what next to do with my life now. I've wasted so much time with Ethan and I had to think of way out for me now.

"Don't try to act strong girl, I know you're a mess inside right now, just cry it out."

"I already did."

"It's all for the best Lily, he was being a jerk anyways, go get your life back. I'm always here for you, always rooting for you and having your back girl."

This moved me to tears, I know I've always had her, but why was I crying?

"It's okay, but someone would be so joyful to hear this though." she muttered and smirked.

"And who might that be?? and how wicked could that human be?"

"Wicked? Dylan was never wicked and you know it."

I scoffed, Lexi never seized to amuse me.

"I got to go."

"Wait! Wait!"

I swiftly hung up, preventing myself from hearing more of those things she had to say.

How could she never changed?

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I showered to go to sleep now after such a long routine on my skin.

I was already beautiful, and my skin was flawless, but I was going to take my looks to the extreme now, I needed to look more stunning, that of course to boost my self confidence and make me happily in love with myself.

Then a message suddenly popped up.

"Be at the court by 8am tomorrow."

It was from Ethan. How he was eager to divorce me. Well, I'm also eager now.

I wore my pyjamas and went to bed.

When it was morning, I rushed to the shower, carrying out my newly committed routine and when I was done, I took off in a taxi.

Was he kidding me?

How could he brought his parents to a divorce agreement.

He had impatient look on his face, and his gaze was far and behind me.

It was not that, he couldn't recognize me right??

I focused my gaze on him while his was somewhere else, maybe searching for me, when he already saw me coming?

Well, yea, I just started a skin routine just yesterday, I couldn't have changed so much yet, or maybe the dress, a tight body con grey gown which I've not wear in a long time and my hair beautifully dressed than usual. And a highly fashioned hill to go with.

"Mr Roland?" I called when I was almost by his side.

That expression, I could swear it was shock.

He was completely lost and wouldn't avert his gaze. With this, I knew I was getting there. I was getting myself back again.

"Ehm.. ehm.. we need to hurry." He muttered after such a long stare.

I went to his mother, although she didn't like me from the beginning since she had a girl for Ethan, but we later came to get along quite well. And now, flings of tears could be sighted at her eyes.

"Lily dear, you both can sort this out, right?" Mrs Edith muttered delicately.

My heart was torn apart.

"Mother, this is why I said to stay back. This was my decision." Ethan butt in.

As though his father was pissed, he seemed to want to vacate the premises immediately, but not without saying a word to me.

"Lily dear, I have stakeholders meeting at the company, since he refused to take over, and started his own company, I'm still working at old age,"

I smile with my head bent in courtesy.

"How about this, would you like to take over?"

"Father!" Ethan interrupted earning himself a scornful look.

He left immediately without more words to Ethan.

When a negotiation was suggested, we both shooked our head vigorously.

"No, just get it done quickly, I'll give her anything she wants."

That went straight to my heart, it aches furiously. Sounding as though I was still holding him back.

"Ehm Sir, I also want it done as soon as possible, and please tell him I don't want anything from him."

He suddenly looked at me.

What was there to be surprised about, I was never greedy to begin with neither did I even married him cos of his money.

"You can come back in two weeks to have it finalized," The man who sat at our front muttered and stamped, leaving us no choice but to leave with two weeks of burden.

If only he knew how much I wanted to be away from this jerk now.

I stood up and left without looking back at him, or the man and keeping my emotions in check but not until the witch had to cross to my front.

"What do you want?"

"To pay back for the slaps, I'll really send you to hell today, is that why you looking so hot? you think Ethan will take you back?"

I wasn't ready to get pissed by some entitled, victim minded girl.

"Get out of my way." I muttered coldly but she really meant business as she suddenly grabbed my hair.

I held her hand firmly, crushing it with every bit of anger in me, till she couldn't stop wailing.

"Let go of her Emily." I could hear Ethan's voice steps away.

"No, not until you tell your delicate princess to never cross my path again."

"I didn't do anything, she's lying Ethan." She ran to hug her soulmate immediately,

And I scoffed.

"You'll be a great actress y'know, I haven't even said anything yet, you said I'm lying,"

Ethan never averted his gaze from me.

"Be careful next time. " I smirked and tapped her shoulder.

I walked away elegantly, feeling proud of how I'm handling these things without informing anyone, except Lexi.

Well, it was my mess and I needed to clean it off myself.

When I got to the road, I waved a taxi but some car suddenly pulled at my front and dragged me inside.

My face got swiftly covered with a dark bag and now I couldn't see anything, I was kidnapped. But who could've kidnapped me or maybe they just want money.

I was helplessly frightened, I didn't know what to do but to beg now,

"I'm not the one you looking for," my voice shook.

"And how much do you need? please understand that I'm not the one you're looking for! I'm just some ordinary girl!"

"Ordinary girl? Emily Richardson, ordinary girl? Wow! Is that how you see yourself?!"

Wait, it couldn't be who I was thinking right? they suddenly removed the bag from my head and there sat my brother.

"Jason!" I sprung on him immediately. I've missed him so much.

It has been almost seven years since my brother left now and he never left the crazy part of him behind.

Why putting me in a panic mode to prove he was back?

I held him tight.

"Don't crush me, you're just some ordinary girl." He chuckled and I scoffed pushing him away.

"What was with the kidnapping thing. Will you ever behave normal?!" I glared at him.

"I'm Jason Richardson, I'm no ordinary guy."

I scoffed, glaring harder now.

"You were actually misbehaving while I wasn't around hun?"

"I wasn't misbehaving, I got married."

"To that low class?"

"He isn't a low class, he's a CEO too"

"Of such company? and now he has the guts to want to divorce you? come'on now, you should've done better than this."

"I was happy,"

"But now?"

"Jason!"

"No how could you let such guy treat you like trash!"

He was mad at me. And how did he even gets to find out?

I was about to inform him of my hotel location when he dropped the bomb on me.

"Father said to bring you."

I was speechless.

My father already kept mute on me since I married Ethan,

Why would he want to see me all of a sudden? For all we knew, he turned his back at me. He disowned me.

"Well, you're back to being his daughter now."

I bit my lower lips in anger and some hope.

I've missed my Father's love so much.

Just in a moment, I was in Father's compound.

The place I've loved and grew up in till I made the miserable decision, ruining my own life.

"Come with me." A face I've never seen before walked up to me and muttered.

I looked at Jason and he nodded.

"He is Father's new personal disciple."

"Okay."

I nodded and followed, my eyes gazing around at my playing spots those days.

My head in chaos, and my mind was in turmoil, my stomach growled upset.

The disciple opened the door, and behind the broad table with a mini shelf carefully arranged with books, was my Father; Mr Kingsley Richardson seated effortlessly. His eyes piercing right through my soul.

"Welcome home daughter." He muttered with so much easiness. I was getting on the verge of breaking down now. It felt so good to be home but yet I was utterly angry.

He had left me on my own for too long, that I felt I should never forgive him and just go far away.

He stood up slowly and engulfed me to himself.

His scent still remained the same and it seemed he never aged at all.

"I'm not sorry at all Lily, I warned you of your decisions, you can't blame me because now you can see it yourself."

"Now you can shed your last tears, cry all you want, because by tomorrow you're going to be very powerful and you will never be allowed to cry again."

I hugged my father back and crashed helplessly in his arms.

I cried so much, I had to fall asleep in his embrace and just woke up in my room.

It was as though I was dreaming, but I was in my room, my old room, everything was still intact and sparkling as though I still lived here.

I was still staring at everything when a knock appeared on the door followed by a slight push.

And then a bright smile crept to my face as she engulfed me tight to herself. My Nanny, I've missed her so much. It has been so many years and she hasn't changed at all. I felt I was the only one that had gone through life.

"You should've listened to your Father."

"Nanna, not now." I playfully hushed her and she brought me close to her body once more.

"If your mother was here today, she'd have strangled that boy."

My face got sullen, a sulking atmosphere appeared.

"Yes Nanna," I breathed.

If mum was alive, I wouldn't have married Ethan to begin with, she was one adamant, strong-willed lady, who believed in going more higher than your status. To my Family, Ethan's family was below average. We were the second most richest family in Carlifornia.

"You need to shower now, your Father might request for you any moments."

"Yes Nanna."

She stood up and urged me into my bathroom like she had always done.

Just like everywhere else, my bathroom was still intact, my heavily packed skin products I used to apply then were all bought and arranged. I scoffed at myself.

How could I have used all these products back then, I was really one who pay great attention to herself.

When I was done, I wore one of my favorite gown. Just like Nanna said, Father sprung into my room urging me to come with him immediately.

His impatient action made me wondered what was happening, next I saw my brother chuckling at my helplessness.

I glared hard at him.

As though Father had unleashed almost all of his cars, they came trouping in and I got to sit in the most expensive, limited edition he just got.

I smirked.

It was obvious, My father had took everything upon himself.

Ethan never knew who he messed with.

I didn't know how he got to know about my divorce when I haven't said it out but he was my Father and could do everything and anything.

"Let's see how much effort you put in the next two months being a CEO, then I'll step down as the chairman." Father muttered, making me hiccup.

"I know you can do this Lily, it's time to put your studies to use."

My heart tingled at father's words, Ethan never allowed me work, I was so obedient that I had to say yes to every request he made.

I braced myself and breathed in heavily.

I got this, I was going to make father proud for once in my life and make Ethan regret ever loosing me.

I was going to become powerful,

The car suddenly came to a halt followed by my excorts.

A man ran up to my door and held it opened.

We were now at the company.

I came down with my chin held up high, and my eyes looking around.

Then I held my hand up to remove the big black girly shade I wore.

I was unconsciously posing now and adding more elegance to my demeanor as paparazzi rushed out from nowhere and started taking pictures.

My father's men paved way, I walked in the middle not forgetting to add elegance to my steps as I walked.

We took elevator to the stakeholders meeting and father presented me as the new CEO of M&C corporation soon to become chairman.

Even if any of them had questions, they all kept it to themselves and welcomed me warmly.

When we were done, I was led to the interview hall with so many reporters. And there I met whom I've refused to think about all this while, Dylan.

He had a bright smile on his face,

"Welcome back Lily, No, Miss Emily." He extended his hand and I shook it with a smile as well.

Seconds passed, he still held onto my hand.

I cleared my throat but he seemed to be lost for some reasons,

"Dylan?" I muttered with gritted teeth, the paparazzi were taking pictures.

How could someone still get lost on a woman who rejected him many years ago.

"Ehm." He nodded and finally let go.

What was he doing here anyways. Although his company had rise greatly to be among the few tops, but he only had a tiny share in M&C, why does he have to be here?

I swiftly climbed the stage.

"Hi, I'm Emily Kingsley Richardson, The Newly appointed CEO of M&C corporation. And I'll serve it's purpose with all my strength and willingness." I bellowed and the whole crowd went applauding,

I was quite amazed at how I was able to cub my nerves, cos it was wrecking as hell.

"We'll take questions now." Dylan shimmed in from the secretary's stand.

I twitched my head aside in thoughts.

Hope it's not what I was thinking.

"Wait what?!"

He couldn't be my secretary right?! Father! what has he done!

I was now boiling but the reporters already started throwing in their questions.

"I heard you're getting divorced Mrs Richardson, how true is this??"

"Yes, actually, it's very true."

"Would you like to give viewers reasons you wish to divorce your husband of Five years?"

"This is rather personal but we both have our mutual understanding and why we chose this path, is only known to us, I'll like to stop here for today.. and tha.."

I didn't get to finish as my phone interrupted me, I glanced at the caller ID and a smirk slowly crept to my lips.