"I must have been blind to believe a single word out of your mouth! I was a fool to endure three years in the cage you built for me!"
"You think I actually wanted your pathetic fifty-dollar-a-month handout? You think I wanted this revolting excuse for a marriage?"
"You and Florence Cox deserve each other! One heartless, the other shameless!"
I paused.
"Starting today, we're getting a divorce."
I screamed the last word and slammed the phone down.
I had just shoved the last piece of clothing into my suitcase when the door lock exploded with a deafening bang.
Chester kicked the door open, and his gaze locked onto my luggage.
"Ella Swanson, you dare mention divorce to me?"
He crossed the room in three strides and jerked his chin at the bodyguards behind him.
Two hulking men surged forward and pinned me to the floor.
I clenched my teeth and didn't make a sound.
Florence crouched down and ran her fingers through my tangled hair with a look of mock concern.
"Ella, sweetie, why do you have to make things so difficult?"
"Chester was just angry. All you have to do is apologize, admit you were wrong, and this whole thing blows over."