Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227 Would You Care?

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Troy’s heart was pounding, like something out of those “love–at–first–sight” movies. He’d never felt that before, but now he did.

Not that he cared.

A racing heartbeat was normal. It didn’t mean he was in love.

Still, his heart was racing. his chest started tightening, his breathing uneven.

Troy felt ridiculous. After getting Ayla’s answer, he actually felt better for no good reason.

But that didn’t last long. Her disgust for him cut sharp enough to sting.

“If loving someone means you keep falling for them, then why are you fighting me now?”

Ayla thought the past three years had been a waste. If her love didn’t count, then what did?

Her friends teased her for being clingy, but Troy couldn’t even feel her love. Was his heart really that numb and not feel anything at all?

Her heart turned cold. “No point anymore. Three years is more than enough to prove you’re not worth it. Why should I keep wasting my time?”

She had her reasons, and she wasn’t about to change her mind. There was nothing to go back to. Troy’s accusations only made it clear she’d thrown herself away for nothing. Why would she ever turn back?

Troy frowned. “Are serious?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re so fickle.”

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Ayla frowned, her remaining patience running thin. “I told you clearly on our divorce day. You can find a woman who’ll love you unconditionally, but that woman won’t be me.”

After the divorce, Troy remembered every word she said. He just couldn’t accept how suddenly she’d changed.

He couldn’t understand.

It was like Ayla became someone else overnight. The day before Skyla flew back, she was still the Ayla he knew, who loved him completely.

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If she truly loved him, how could it vanish in a month? How could she become this cold, distant stranger, acting like their past never mattered?

The confusion tormented him.

Of course, he never thought about fixing their marriage. Bending to her would humiliate him. He’d rather die than do that. The idea didn’t even exist in his mind, so winning her back wasn’t on the table.

Troy didn’t love Ayla, but he expected her love for him to continue. Even divorced, she was supposed to still care.

Her love felt like a law of nature. If it stopped, something inside him would collapse.

How could Troy accept that?

His gaze was sharp, his voice as cold as ice. “You really don’t care about me anymore? So, if I died, you also wouldn’t care?”

He looked at Ayla’s indifferent eyes, hoping for them to soften.

But her expression didn’t change. She didn’t even answer.

“Ayla, would you even care?” Troy needed a clear answer. Actually, just words weren’t enough— she might lie. He wanted proof, something real.

Ayla actually thought about it. She guessed she probably would care–at least she wouldn’t be numb. “Death is serious. If you actually died, I’d let go of everything. I wouldn’t hate you, and I might even make offerings so you could have a good afterlife.”

That was definitely not what Troy wanted to hear.

He gripped her shoulders tighter, staring straight into her eyes. “Ayla, kiss me right now, and I’ll let you go tonight.”

His gaze was steady and cold. If he hadn’t just asked for a kiss, she might’ve thought he was about to strangle her.

A man’s pride was ridiculous. So that was Troy’s weak spot. Refusing could break him completely.

She snorted coldly and turned away. Her wrists were still tied with his belt, so she couldn’t get free. Otherwise, she would’ve slapped him by now.

Troy’s heart sank as he stared at her averted face. He grabbed her jaw, forcing her to look at him, his expression faintly twisted. “You won’t even look at me now?”

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“I don’t even want to waste my words on you.”

For the first time, Troy felt the sharp sting of rejection and indifference.

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All he wanted was a tiny bit of submission from her. If she had given that, he could’ve stayed in control and wouldn’t have pulled her back. But from start to finish, she didn’t give an inch. She was like solid iron–unyielding, unbreakable, driving him insane.

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