The CEO Who Swore Off Marriage… Until Her novel Chapter 2

Enrica felt as if her heart was being torn to pieces.

She and Miguel had been married for two years, but he had probably never taken the time to understand her.

Behave more respectably, he said. Had she not behaved respectably enough?

When a problem occurred with their marriage, she did her best to fix it. From beginning to end, everything she worked to solve was between her and Miguel. Not once had she brought Sheila into it.

If she had really been unwilling to let things go, there were plenty of ways she could have continued to drag the situation out.

If she had refused the divorce, Sheila would have remained a mistress, forever scorned and ridiculed by others and never able to live her life with dignity.

Enrica had not done that but instead chose to step away and let them have what they wanted.

However, Miguel still feared that she would return to pester them even now that they had already gone through with the divorce.

The fact simultaneously made her want to laugh and cry.

Suddenly, someone's hand stretched over from beside her and held hers. A man's deep voice asked, "Is this your scumbag of an ex-husband and his shameless mistress?"

His words pulled her out of her sadness like a light shining through the darkness, and she could not help but be stunned.

Zayne glanced at Sheila with a complicated expression. "He has average standards, I see."

Sheila's eyes immediately reddened.

Miguel's expression darkened instantly, and he looked coldly at Enrica. "You casually mentioned our family affairs to outsiders. Is this how you're going to act? Apologize to Sheila immediately!"

Sheila immediately said uneasily, "I'm alright, Miguel. Don't embarrass Ms. Schubert."

Miguel looked at her with distress. "I won't allow you to suffer any grievance on my behalf, Sheila."

He looked over at Enrica again, his gaze much sharper than before. "Apologize to Sheila, otherwise I'm not letting this matter go."

Enrica stood across from Miguel. He was tall, strong, and intimidating, forcing her to lower her head in submission. She opened her mouth to speak before closing it again. What could she say when Miguel was bent on supporting the woman he loved?

She was just an ordinary person with nothing to her name, so how was she supposed to go up against the Zuckers?

Just as she was about to swallow her bitterness and take the blame in order to settle things peacefully, Zayne suddenly reached out and pulled her behind his back.

"I was the one who said the offending words, so I should also be the one to apologize," he said.

He then looked at Sheila and said with a hint of a mysterious smile in his voice, "Sorry. I just thought that you got so many procedures done on your face because you were dissatisfied with your looks. I apologize if I offended you."

Sheila started crying instantly. "I-I haven't… I've never had plastic surgery. I've always looked like this…"

Miguel hurriedly embraced her and said in a soft, comforting tone, "I know. You've always been as pretty as a flower."

Sheila started sobbing aggrievedly.

Miguel continued to hug her, his eyes burning with anger. "Get over here, Enrica Schubert! Who's this man to interfere with our family affairs? If you don't accept accountability for what was said to Sheila today, then don't blame me for exacting revenge on her behalf! I won't let you get away with it even if you used to be my wife!"

Keeping Enrica firmly behind him, Zayne looked at Miguel with a playful smirk on his lips. "Family affairs? You and Enrica are already divorced. On the other hand, I'm her fiancé, so we're the ones who are family. Please watch yourself."

"Fiancé?" Miguel repeated furiously. "We only just divorced, Enrica! When did you two start seeing each other? Were you cheating on me?"

Enrica's eyes inexplicably reddened, and she could no longer stop herself from stepping forward.

"I wasn't!" she exclaimed with rage. "Do you think everyone is like you? Unlike you, I can face you and your family without shame, so don't slander me!"

Miguel's eyes turned cold. "What are you trying to say about me? I have the right to pursue true love too. You were the one who agreed to the divorce, so it's hardly appropriate for you to use it to argue your case now, is it?"

She gritted her teeth as she struggled to suppress her emotions, not wanting to let herself cry.