All Chapters of Back Off, You Cheating Ex Wife!: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
23 chapters
Chapter 1
"I want a divorce. Please help me draw up the divorce papers."Ethan sat across from the best divorce attorney in the city, his voice flat and final.Joshua Whitmore's eyes were filled with shock, as if he couldn't believe the man sitting before him was Ethan Gray and that he was asking for a divorce from Vivian, the CEO of the Ashford Group.They had been married for five years. Everyone in Portland said he was the luckiest man in the city, having married the CEO of a top-tier corporation and gained her wholehearted love. Five years of marriage that the tabloids called "a modern fairy tale".Yet now, here this man sat, stating without a shred of hesitation that he wanted a divorce."Mr. Gray, drafting a divorce agreement requires valid grounds and supporting evidence." The lawyer weighed his words carefully. “Could you tell me—”Ethan didn't say a word. He slid a manila envelope across the desk, opened it, and spread its contents out one by one.Photographs. One, two, five of them. V
Chapter 2
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,
Chapter 3
Ethan's mind went blank.His first reaction was that Jack had become so reckless as to start attacking and violating Vivian; otherwise, he couldn't understand why Vivian was screaming as if she were dying.He no longer loved her. He signed the papers. He packed his bags and prepared to leave.But if Jack was hurting Vivian, he absolutely couldn’t turn a blind eye. This was not about marriage; it was about humanity.Ethan felt a rush of heat and crossed the hallway in four strides, his heart pounding. He slammed the door open, ready to shout at Jack to stop and then fight him.But, in the next moment, those words died in his throat. His eyes widened in disbelief.In the bathroom, in front of him, Vivian was wearing a thin nightgown, kneeling in front of Jack, gently applying medicine to his wounds, as if it had been someone else screaming just moments ago.And Jack? He was only wearing a pair of boxers, sitting on the edge of the bathtub, comfortably enjoying Vivian's treatment. He had
Chapter 4
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
Chapter 5
Ethan did not sit down.Jack's smile grew even brighter. He slowly and exaggeratedly raised his glass, gesturing toward Ethan."Ethan, I'm glad you decided to come." He swirled the bottle of Margaux in his hand as if it were his own selection. "To be honest, after what just happened, I wasn't sure Vivian would still want you here. But she is that generous. You should at least show some gratitude.”Vivian tilted her head, a barely noticeable smile curling at the corner of her mouth. She clinked her glass with Jack's."He understands me," she said. Her tone was calm, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.Jack's lips curled up. "It always has been."Ethan's hand gripped the back of the chair tightly. Every fiber of his being was screaming at him to get up, flip the table, and smash this dinner. Then turn around, close the door, and never look back, leaving this scumbag couple screaming in chaos.But David's voice pierced through the noise in his mind."Go spend time with you
Chapter 6
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
Chapter 7
The next day, Ethan dragged his suitcase to the airport to meet David.Seeing Ethan in front of him, David felt a deep shock.After five years, Ethan looked melancholic and haggard, yet there was a strange sense of resilience about him.David felt that at this moment, Ethan was like a rock—calm, strong, and lonely.David looked at Ethan's suitcase. "You even packed a suitcase. Have you already decided to join us?"Ethan smiled. "It's more convenient to bring personal belongings, and it also prevents Vivian from worrying about my whereabouts."Ethan didn't want to talk further about his personal matters and asked David, "Can you brief me on the details of this mission?"David nodded, "The town we are about to head to is called Minot. Thirty kilometers from the town is the small frontline city of Mubarak, where fierce battles are taking place. "The medical facilities there have long been destroyed, and we have almost no medical equipment. We can only rely on the doctors' experience and
Chapter 8
"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
Chapter 9
The surveillance footage was high‑definition, perfectly reproducing everything that had happened that night.Ethan appeared to be talking calmly to himself, but his body was trembling uncontrollably, and his face was ashen.Vivian saw her own face, cold and haughty, showing Ethan no mercy at all. Finally, she watched herself order Ethan to be thrown out.A lawful husband. A husband who loved her deeply. A husband who had been utterly humble and submissive before her. And she had ruthlessly kicked him out of the house!Good God, Vivian, what have you done?Vivian steadied herself. She rewound the video and listened carefully to what Ethan had been saying. The audio was noisy because she and Jack had been laughing and chatting the whole time—Ethan’s voice was completely drowned out by theirs.But Vivian played it back again and again, watching Ethan’s desperate expression over and over, trying to make out what he had been trying to say that night. It might have been the first time in a
Chapter 10
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