“Ryan Hayes, I’m not being unreasonable… If you won’t agree to a peaceful divorce, fine. I’ll file for legal separation right away.”
The moment I finished, Ryan’s face darkened. But then, his spare phone buzzed in his pocket.
He glanced at me, answered the call, and walked toward the window.
I couldn’t hear the conversation, but I saw the warmth in his expression… and the faint shadow of someone standing outside.
Seeing that scene, my emotions broke free. Tears streamed down my face.
I snatched the phone from his hand and hurled it to the ground.
“Tell that woman to get out! Don’t come here to disgust me.”
The sound of a slap rang out in the living room.
Clutching my burning cheek, I stared at him in disbelief. He spoke coldly:
“Stop being ridiculous. Sophia had a fight with her family and got kicked out. She has nowhere else to go. The company’s about to go public—do you really expect me to let my assistant suffer on the street?”
With that, he went to open the door. Sophia stumbled in, tears streaming down her face.
“I’m sorry, Evelyn. I know I shouldn’t be here bothering Ryan, but I truly had nowhere to go. My parents used all my savings for my brother. Otherwise, I would never—”