Hearing this, Ethan reacted as if someone had just casually asked about a secret he had harbored for years, yet never felt the need to hide.
His gaze was open, unevasive, and tinged with unwavering resolve.
"Yes, I've loved her since we were kids."
Upon hearing this, Miles remained eerily calm, without the expected outburst of rage.
Only his deep, dark eyes slowly frosted over with an abyssal chill.
No wonder Ethan's primary condition for returning to the country to take over the Leigh Corporation was the freedom to marry whomever he chose, explicitly rejecting any arranged marriages or outside interference.
At the time, Miles thought it was strange, assuming Ethan just wanted to make things difficult for his uncle.
He never imagined it was all for this day—waiting for his contract wife to finally be free.
"Ethan, she doesn't love you. The person she loves is..."
Before he could finish, Ethan cut him off. "Miles, that was in the past. Just because she loved you once doesn't mean she always will."
"Your coldness, your mockery, your disgust, and your utter neglect over the past four years have completely obliterated whatever affection she had for you."
The words ground into Miles's chest like a dull blade—painless at first, but leaving a heavy, suffocating ache in its wake.
"The only thing binding you two is that piece of paper. Beyond that, you have absolutely zero connection to her. Not in the past, not now, and certainly not in the future."
With those final words, Ethan turned, pulled open his car door, and drove out of the underground garage.
Miles stood tall, maintaining his aloof, aristocratic posture.
Yet, every single syllable Ethan had uttered replayed in his mind on a maddening loop.
After the divorce, he and Quinn would have absolutely no connection?
At the thought of having no connection, his collar suddenly felt suffocatingly tight. A wave of profound agitation washed over him.
He yanked at his collar, popping open the top two buttons before dropping into his car.
"Tristan, drive!"
...
Quinn only let out a sigh of relief when she saw Ethan return.
"Quinn, were you waiting for me?"


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The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....
Can you make Ethan be the endgame? That Miles is a total jerk....