Ethan pushed the divorce agreement in front of Vivian, but Vivian didn't even look down; she just slightly furrowed her brows."An agreement? You?" She let out a mocking laugh. "Ethan, you've got it wrong, haven't you? This is just a document someone asked you to pass on to me, right?”Ethan was stunned for a moment. Then he clenched his jaw tightly, so hard that his teeth ached.Of course. He was just Vivian Ashford's live-in husband, the lucky guy who stayed at home taking care of her. How could he have such a formal and business-like agreement, as if he were in Vivian's business world, and even require Vivian's signature?"In fact," Ethan tried to keep his voice calm as he pushed the divorce agreement forward again, "this is indeed an agreement, and it's a very important one for you."Vivian still didn't look; she just squinted her eyes."How important is it?""I think you should carefully read each clause for your own sake."A moment of silence, then an annoyed laugh. "Oh, Ethan,

Ethan's chest tightened, and he opened his mouth, already prepared to apologize for leaving him back then and to beg for forgiveness.But the voice on the other end of the phone suddenly erupted."Ethan? Thank God, man!" David gasped, laughing in disbelief, "You finally came to your senses. I've waited seven years for this moment. A full seven years!""Ethan, you are the best student in our class. The best student in the entire program. A once-in-a-decade genius. When you left the medical field, it was like watching a Stradivarius go up in flames. I was heartbroken, brother. Devastated. At least you're back now," David said reassuringly.Ethan's throat tightened. He could hardly believe that all these years, David not only bore no resentment toward him but had been waiting for his return."Thank you, David." His voice was deeper than expected. It felt like something was breaking behind his sternum—gratitude, shame, and a strange sense of being needed. "Is there still a place for me in

The table collapsed with a deafening crash. The plates shattered. The roast chicken slides across the hardwood floor, leaving a trail of gravy and shattered porcelain. The candles rolled, and the wax splattered like blood.Vivian let out a scream and jumped up, red wine soaking her white dress.Jack suddenly jumped up from his chair, his eyes wide open in shock.Ethan stood in the center of the ruins, his chest heaving violently, his eyes burning with a look Vivian had never seen before."You disgusting creatures," he said softly.His voice was very calm. Too calm.Vivian's heart was racing. For the first time in five years, she felt a hint of strangeness.Fear."Are you crazy?" she screamed, her eyes fixed on the wreckage before her. "What's wrong with you?""Am I crazy?" His voice was low, almost inaudible. "You let your ex-boyfriend stay in my house without asking for my opinion first.""You both were soaked, and he was half-naked in the bathroom. Then I found out you two had prepa

"What?" Vivian's pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks as she snatched the document from her assistant's hand. "Let me see!"The investigation report shows that Ethan has only been in frequent contact with two people during this period: one was Ethan's old friend David, and the other was the famous lawyer from Portland, Joshua Whitmore.Vivian's fingers gripped the door frame tightly. Why did he need a lawyer? Did he want a divorce?With doubts, Vivian continued to scroll down.The section on his whereabouts was equally simple. After leaving Vivian's villa that day, Ethan only went to a small inn, the Welsh Inn, and stayed there for one night.The hotel surveillance shows that Ethan wrote something in the guestbook in his room. The next day, Ethan took his suitcase and left, disappearing without a trace. Even Shirley couldn't find out where he went.Vivian frowned tightly. She closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead vigorously, trying to sort out her thoughts and figure out what Etha

Hearing the nurse’s words, Ethan felt a little confused. My wife? Could it be Vivian?Ethan thought it impossible. Vivian had always been cold toward him. Why would she come to such a dangerous place for his sake?The nurse said anxiously, “Mr. Ethan, please go take a look. That woman is very agitated. If you don’t show up soon, she might lose control completely.”In fact, Vivian’s behaviour was even more frightening than the nurse described.With an almost frenzied attitude, Vivian had lifted the white sheets off all the bodies to confirm that Ethan was not among them.But Vivian did not relax. After leaving the area where the bodies were laid out, she began searching the camp for Ethan. She called out anxiously, her gaze nervously sweeping over the patients and relief workers.Vivian pulled off the masks of doctors and nurses, and when she found they were not Ethan, she went on to harass the next person.She even burst into a tent where surgery was in progress, and everyone had to e