Reclaiming the CEO's Heart novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Bathroom Encounter

His icy fingertips slid down her cheek like a snake spitting venom, but Avery couldn't be bothered to argue with him. She knew he was having an episode.

When they started dating, he had three demands: no betrayal, no one touching her, and no leaving.

She had noticed early on that Jacob had an abnormal possessiveness toward her. He could make someone's entire family disappear just because she was slapped.

He would also grow resentful if she received any attention at school. During the sports meet, when she fell, the sports committee member carried her to the infirmary.

That night, she witnessed Jacob's dark side for the first time. He uttered only a few words, "Clean yourself up."

No matter how much Avery tried to explain, he wouldn't listen. That night, she was pinned under the cold water from the showerhead.

Although Jacob was somewhat abnormal, she loved him dearly. She quit school for him, reducing her chances of being seen in public.

But after their divorce, his madness only grew.

Her stomach was already aching, and the side effects of chemotherapy had only been relieved a little. The room had no heating, and being drenched with cold water made Avery feel unbearably cold.

"Turn it off. It's cold. Jacob, I'm feeling cold."

Jacob pressed her body against the cold stone bricks, and his smile was chilling.

"Avy, if I hold you, will you still be cold?"

"Freak, you're a freak!"

Avery trembled as she reached out for the shower switch, but Jacob caught her hand.

"Jacob, you're the one who cheated, the one who wanted a divorce, and the one who's engaged to someone else. If you don't understand what a divorce means, go ask your lawyer. Who do you think you are to control me?"

She questioned him in a sobbing tone, "Are you a tyrant? Why do you keep intruding into my life repeatedly if you're planning to leave? If this is your new way of tormenting me, you might as well kill me."

His lips kissed her tears mixed with cold water, his voice icy and emotionless. "Avy, I gave you a chance, but you gave up on it yourself. Divorce, for me, is just a legal separation. In your lifetime, you will always live under my control."

Avery remembered. After being soaked in cold water all night, he had asked her if she wanted to leave.

He was nothing but a beast, and staying by his side would only harm her. While he still had some control over his love for her, he could send her away.

"Do you remember your answer at the time? You held onto my waist and told me that if there was sickness, we would be sick together. If there was medicine, we would take it together. Except for death, you would never leave me."

Avery looked at his blurry face under the dim light and asked in a cold voice, "What if I really die?"