His Hidden Family My Ruined Marriage (Liana) novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179 I Have Fallen in Love With Him

“Tell me, who told you to divorce me?”

Liana wanted to throw him out, but his shout froze her in place.

He had never raised his voice at her like that, not even when she first mentioned divorce.

He was drunk.

She could see his flushed face, his eyes glazed over with alcohol.

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She knew nothing she said now would make a difference. He probably wouldn’t remember a word of it

tomorrow.

“Please take him away. I can’t sign him,” Liana said quietly to Nathan, then turned to go inside.

Nathan glanced at Elian but didn’t move. Because Elian was already following Liana.

Liana tried to lock the door once inside, but Elian wedged half his body into the doorway.

Nathan decided his presence was no longer needed and stepped out, closing the apartment door behind him.

And so, in the suddenly cramped apartment, the two of them stood with the rain drumming outside. As Liana pushed the door, Elian’s torso remained stubbornly in the gap.

He was breathing heavily, his gaze fixed on her. Go on. Close it.”

Liana didn’t hold back. She shoved against the door with all her might.

Of course, she knew she couldn’t close it.

But not pushing meant letting him in.

In his current state, reasoning was impossible. So she kept pushing.

“If you’ve really fallen in love with him, I’ll let you go,” he said abruptly.

Liana’s arms went slack. She forced herself to meet his eyes, searching for any hint of truth.

Elian’s tall, imposing frame was awkwardly caught in the doorway, yet his expression was dead serious, tinged with a bleak sadness. “As long as you say it to me again, clearly and for real.”

It seemed that was it. The final verdict.

Liana believed him.

Because he wasn’t raging or angry. He was earnest.

She released the door and stood straight. “Yes. I have fallen in love with him.”

Elian listened, then nodded slowly. His hand lifted slightly, as if to touch her cheek, but ultimately fell back to his side.

Then… he turned.

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After a long moment, he straightened up and walked away.

Liana stood there silently, watching as his coat gradually disappeared from view.

Soon, the door clicked shut. He was gone.

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The rain outside fell in a steady drizzle.

Later, Liana lay on her bed, lost and restless.

If the divorce could just go through like this, wouldn’t that be for the best?

But her heart felt like it was being squeezed, imprisoned. The surrounding darkness was disorienting.

She didn’t know when she fell asleep. By morning, the whole city was buzzing with news that she’d cheated with a stranger and was divorcing Elian, complete with gossip photos of them in a car in the rain.

No names were printed, not hers nor Quentin’s, but her car, her license plate, even the blurred silhouettes inside were recognizable to anyone who knew them.

And of course, anyone with a little savvy could find out who owned the car.

Thankfully, the students at school weren’t online much but the looks her colleagues gave her and Quentin

were strange.

Liana saw Elian again three days later, at the entrance to the courthouse.

She took a cab. Before she even got out, she saw him standing on the steps.

A man so tall and broad suddenly seemed gaunt.

One glance at him, and Liana had the absurd feeling hed been through hell. She immediately looked down.

“Let’s go,” she said.

Without a word, Elian walked ahead, faster than she did

Lucas, watching from the driver’s seat of the parked car felt a pang of worry seeing them like they were really going through with it this time.

He didn’t want a new Mrs. Locke.

For some reason, Anya scared him.

If that woman became his boss’ wife, who knew what would happen?

He’d heard even Nathan, the big-shot lawyer, got called jerk” by her.

What would she call a mere driver?

“Ahem. Ahem.”

Inside the office for dissolution proceedings, Elian sat, s complexion pale. He couldn’t suppress a couple

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of dry coughs.

The sound made Liana’s heart clench. Instinctively, she lug into her bag, pulled out a water bottle, unscrewed the lid, and offered it. “Want some water?”

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