Chapter 351

Ronald Wright suddenly stepped in close, and I instinctively stumbled back a couple of steps. My brain hadn’t even processed the whole aggressive stance thing yet, still stuck wondering how I ended up with the reputation of some cold-hearted manipulator, when his voice came crashing down on me again. "You held onto your feelings for him while marrying me. Before and after the divorce, everyone around you knew how close you two were. No matter what trouble you had, you never once came to me—you always ran straight to him. Our relationship didn’t even make the slightest ripple, and you just decided to walk away. Ruthless, without a second thought. Isabella Carter, this is what we’ve been reduced to." "You didn’t love me, so I tried to force things. And because I forced things, you started to hate me. You pushed back, I got angry, and loved you while resenting you. That’s how we ended up stuck in this ridiculous mess." He kept coming closer, and I kept backing away, afraid to look him in