Elio couldn't stomach the reality. For years, he's been tiptoeing around Clara, taking care of her, and now she's acting like he's a stranger! But she and Emmett have only been together for a hot minute…
"Elio, you seem a bit out of it today." Clara eyeballed him, feeling like Elio was a whole different person. If it wasn't for his familiar face, she might have thought he was some Elio imposter.
"I…" Elio paused, knitting his eyebrows together.
"What's up? If something's bothering you, just spit it out, okay? Is there any reason we should beat around the bush?"
"Well, here goes." Elio said, "I want you to divorce Emmett and be with me instead."
Clara was completely floored. She never saw this coming from Elio! He'd never laid his cards on the table like that before. Clara was dumbstruck for a moment before she could react.
"Elio, what's gotten into you? What the heck happened? You can't just drop a bomb like that and ask me to divorce Emmett out of the blue! That's not like you!" Clara furrowed her brows, "Did something happen?"
Elio shook his head and looked down, "Nothing happened. I just... I can't stand seeing you and Emmett together anymore, I want you by my side!"
"..."
"Seeing you with Emmett, it's like a kick in the gut. I can't take it anymore!" Elio suddenly grabbed her hand, "You said you owed me one, right? You'd grant me any request! Well, here it is, I want you to divorce Emmett, take the kids, and start a life with me!"
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