Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 516

"Kristine, I know you are in there. And I know you can hear me. I am sorry, I really, really am. I didn't anticipate that I'd have to put you through this." Andrew heaved a heavy sigh, and pleaded, "We both know how cruel the entertainment circles are; it spares no one. No, I cannot afford to have my name associated with any scandal. For the future of my career, I have no choice but to do this."

He was met with absolute silence. Luke and Alan sat on the couch, enjoying he scene playing out before them. Faint smiles were apparent on their faces.

The room was pitch black with darkness. Cherry looked blankly, straight ahead of her.

Since her rise to fame, she had done many things just like this to others. There wasn't anything wrong with others now treating her in the same way.

If she were Andrew, she would do exactly what he was choosing to do, too - perhaps, she would do it in a way much worse, as well.

Further, in context of her life, what Andrew had done to her was absolutely zilch compared to that which Alan and Luke had caused her to endure.

"Kristine, I know that you think I am despicable and a shameless human being. But I really have no other choice in these circumstances. Please can you accept my decisions?" Andrew persisted.

Out of nowhere, the door was pulled open. Andrew saw Cherry, whose eyes were puffy and red. He was stunned for a moment. He felt very sorry for her, seeing her in this state.

Before he had discovered her true identity, the twosome had been together for a long, long time. She had so much influence in the entertainment circles he had wished to break into, not to mention that she was also a very sweet person. How could he not have taken to such a woman?

If she had not committed the crime of killing someone in the past and if Alan was out of the picture, Andrew would have genuinely wanted to win over her affection.

With a disheartened look on his face, he guiltily averted his gaze, lowering his head.

"What if I don't agree?" Cherry's voice was hoarse. It was clear she had cried a lot, and for a long while.

Andrew frowned, considering her words. But he remained quiet, with eyes looking to the ground.

"Ha-ha..." Cherry jeered at him, and continued, "Whether I agree with you or not, you're going to go ahead with your plans anyway. So why do you even pretend to be so apologetic?"

Without further ado, she slammed the door angrily in his face.

After a long while, Andrew lifted his head and looked at the door. He looked completely drained.

He felt an unexpected pat on the shoulder, out of nowhere. He turned around to see that it was none other than Alan. "Andrew," he said. "You are an intelligent man and you have made the right choice. This is in your best interest. Run while you can, get out of here now." Alan had a faint smile on his face.

This was the last trace of humaneness which Alan had in himself.

Andrew nodded and exited Cherry's home with a heavy heart. He made the important phone call. Soon, the news began to circulate on the internet.

Andrew and Cherry had amicably called it quits.

Andrew had suffered a beating that almost caused his death in order to protect his dearest Kristine. Yet now, he broke up with her so easily. Why?

The photos of two men coming home with Kristine was still rampant on the internet. Everyone would wonder what the threesome would get up to at her home together. The speculation was wide-ranging. Some stood firmly at their idol's side, denying that she could be up to no good. Others were heavily critical of her. Andrew's fans were just as tizzy.

This man had almost died in order to protect his then girlfriend. Now, they were broken up and more and more people were blaming Cherry. Her infamy was on the incline. The news was circulating with unprecedented momentum across all media platforms.

When Anne came to hear of the news, she had been very busy with a runway fashion show. Reading the reports, she just breathed an exasperated sigh and remained quiet for an inordinate period of time.

It was just Cherry's karma coming into effect after everything she had done. Anne had nothing to do with it.

However, she did not expect to see Kevin's name in the news, especially not before Cherry's news had dissipated.

It was pitch black that night. Kevin and Colin had gotten into a fight at the construction site. Kevin lost his cool and picked a nearby brick up off the ground. He struck violently across Colin's head. Colin fell to the ground, his head bleeding copiously. Kevin ruthlessly dragged his body across the cold, hard ground.

Anne watched the video and started to perspire everywhere. She did not dare waste another second at this show. She hurried back to home.

Now, Kevin was a prime suspect in this criminal case. Max and Noah would stay with him constantly, not letting him out of their sight for an instant. He could not even go to his office to attend to pressing work matters.

When Anne arrived at the house, Kevin's face was completely blank. She gauged that he too had seen the video.

"Anne. Will you believe me?" Kevin raised his head and looked at Anne sullenly.

"Of course. You know I will always believe you," Anne said these words reassuringly, looking him straight in the eyes, and holding his hand in hers tenderly.

Kevin smiled and nodded.

Noah and Max shared a look of suspicion. They had been with Kevin in his home for several days now. They had got to know him quite well and were convinced he was not capable of such a thing. But they could not ignore the video footage.

"The video is made during the night. It really is not clear. Although we can see the men arguing, there is no audio to confirm what they were arguing about specifically. But... isn't the other man in the video you?" Max frowned thoughtfully and directed this question to Kevin.

Kevin looked up and stared at Max for a moment. Then he confidently shook his head and replied, "The night Colin disappeared, he had called me soon before that. See the time stamp on the video? I was traveling in the car at that time. You can check the CCTV footage."