Chapter 158: Stay away from her!
My eyes widened with surprise and shock as soon as those words tumbled out of his mouth. My lips parted as I tried to speak but no words came out of my mouth, instead, I was watching him look at me with those light blue eyes and a slight smile that graced his lips. I felt as though I was transported back in time, to the first time he said those words to me, back when Stella wasn’t exactly in the picture yet.
My eyes darted around the place anxiously as I contemplated my next few words.
"Blake..." his name left my lips in a soft voice as my eyes landed back on his hopeful ones. "I don’t love you anymore. Things have changed," I told him, my sharp words stabbing right at his chest and piercing into his heart.
I watched as the colours from his face drained within the next second as he took a step back with a blank expression that masked his features.
"You don’t love me anymore?" He asked as his voice cracked towards the end of the sentence and hurt flashed past his eyes for a split second. The bouquet that he was once holding fell onto the ground with a soft thud as the petals broke away and fell from each flower.
Without a single warning, he reached up to grab me by my shoulders, shaking me vigorously as his fingernails dug into my skin through the fabric of my blouse. I watched as his demeanour shifted entirely within a split second.
"What changed, Aurelia?" He questioned. "One second you were my wife and now you are telling me you don’t love me anymore? How... How is that possible?!" His voice boomed loudly, catching the attention of some people walking around the office lobby by now.
From the corners of my eyes, I could sense people’s eyes fixated on us as they watched the scene unravel before their eyes with anticipation hanging on their faces.
I reached up to shove his hands away from me this time, letting his arms fall back to his sides.
"It’s been a long time since we have been divorced, Blake," I reminded, my harsh words snapping him right back to reality despite my calm demeanour. "I’m married to Xavier now. You and I are over... and I wish to keep it that way," I said coldly, my face void of any emotions as I barely glanced at the bouquet of flowers that had fallen onto the ground.
The moment those words left the tip of my tongue, I spun my heels and was ready to leave when I felt him grab me by my wrist, his fingers holding me in a tight grasp.