Nicholas’s expression darkened. He gripped her face more tightly, pulling it closer to his. "Emily, why are you doing this? Is it just because of Maria? Why can’t you understand me?"
Emily stared at him bitterly. "Understand you? Have you ever tried to understand me? I don’t care about your relationship with Maria anymore. And don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing. You just want to win and make me dependent on you because I asked for a divorce."
Fury ignited in Nicholas’s eyes. He released her and stormed out of the room. Emily let out a long breath of relief once he was gone. She didn’t trust him and knew she needed to escape his control.
Quickly, she grabbed her phone and logged into a site she hadn’t visited in three years. As soon as she was online, notifications began to pop up.
Toy: "Roth? Is that really you? I thought you were dead after the mission three years ago. Where have you been?"
The message was from Toy, whose profile photo was blacked out.