His face was dark,fury burning in his eyes.Before he even said a word,he slapped me hard as soon as he entered the door.
Slap!
I staggered backward,my vision momentarily going white.Blood trickled from the corner of my mouth.
"Meredith,do you have any idea what you’ve done?"he roared,his voice sharper and colder than I had ever heard."Winona had a miscarriage!You killed her baby!"
"You heartless woman—you put something in the soup,didn’t you?Because you couldn’t stand to see her pregnant!"
I pressed a hand to my stinging cheek and slowly looked up at him.Then I laughed bitterly.
"So worked up,"I said bitterly."Because the baby in her belly was yours,right?"
His pupils shrank.He clearly was not expecting me to know.
"You...you knew?"
"I knew,"I replied coldly."I’ve known for a while.I know you’ve been sleeping with her behind my back.I know the baby was yours.And I know you’ve been dying to get rid of me so you could make space for her."
I paused,then added quietly,"So Lennon…let’s get a divorce."
His entire body stilled.His face turned pale,then darkened with rage.In the blink of an eye,he lunged forward and grabbed me by the throat,slamming me against the wall.
"Meredith Evans,what the hell did you just say?Divorce?I won’t allow it!"
His fingers tightened around my neck.My breath caught.Black spots danced before my eyes.And yet,I did not look away.
"Tell me,Lennon."When I spoke,my voice was barely a whisper."Did you ever love me?"
His grip loosened for a heartbeat.A flicker of panic passed through his eyes.But just as quickly,it was gone—buried beneath the seething rage.
"What does it matter now?You killed her baby!"
A broken laugh escaped my lips.
"Okay,"I said quietly."Thanks for finally giving me the closure I needed."
Thank you,Lennon,for shattering what little hope I had left,for making me realize there was nothing left to hold on to.
Soon,you would be free to stay with the woman you truly love,free from the woman you had never loved at all.
Maybe it was because I asked for a divorce—and Lennon simply could not accept that.In the days that followed,he changed.Almost as if he were trying to win me back.
He secured an invitation to the most prestigious auction in California and told me he was bringing me with him.