Chapter 16

Clifford's jaw tightened. "Are you aware that Lilibeth is my wife?" "Is that so?" Magnus asked, looking at Lilibeth in mock surprise. "Why was I told that you and Beth are already divorced then?" He lowered his head to kiss Lilibeth on the forehead, then said in an affectionate tone, "Your ex-husband is here to condemn you for adultery, Beth. What should we do?" Lilibeth chuckled and glanced nonchalantly at Clifford. "He's just my ex-husband. Why would his opinion matter?" Clifford stepped forward to grab her wrist, feeling as if he was suffocating. "I didn't agree to the divorce." He continued in a low voice that brooked no argument, "Come home with me. I'll compensate you for everything that happened before." Lilibeth shook his hand off, her eyes filled with contempt. "Compensation, you say? Again? Do you think your so-called compensation is some kind of extravagant gift?" She sneered. "Perhaps, in the past, I would have been overjoyed, but now…" She took a step backward and h