"Your freedom?"
"Katherine, are you switching seamlessly like this?"
"Have you already gotten close to him?"
His words grew sharper, like merciless whips cutting through the air and striking Katherine's dignity.
Andrew did not realize that his words were like sharp blades, piercing deeply into Katherine's heart.
Her already broken heart now had even deeper wounds.
Her eyes were cold, like icy deep water that made people shiver. "Andrew, you have no right to speak about me."
"Compared to you, I feel ashamed."
Her voice was steady but full of endless coldness, every word squeezed out through clenched teeth.
"You flew abroad to meet your first love the afternoon we got our marriage certificate. And you still have the face to say I am switching seamlessly?"
Her words rushed out like a strong tide, washing away all the buried grievances and anger.
Andrew's eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at her. The blood vessels in his eyes looked like a dense spider web, showing how chaotic he felt inside.
"Katherine, are you trying to get revenge on me?"
His voice was a little hoarse, carrying disbelief.
Katherine laughed lightly, a sound that felt strange in the tense atmosphere but was full of self-mockery.
"Revenge? Not worth it."
A flash of determination passed through her eyes, as if she wanted to completely cut ties with the past.
"Andrew, I never cared about you, so how could I be getting revenge?"
Her words were like cold stones, one by one thrown at Andrew.
"Let go. If you don't, don't blame me for reporting you for breaking into my house."
Her tone was firm, without any room for negotiation.
Andrew hated losing control. He felt like a king who lost his territory in the dark, and Katherine's resistance was a challenge to his authority.
Looking at Katherine's stubborn look, the desire to conquer her grew stronger in his heart.
Driven by impulse, he didn't hesitate and directly kissed Katherine's lips.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze. The kiss was full of complicated feelings—anger, unwillingness, desire—but no love.
When their lips met, a flash of shock appeared in Katherine's eyes, followed by deep disgust.
She used all her strength to break free, pushing Andrew forcefully with both hands.
At the same time, she raised her hand and slapped him hard. The crisp slap echoed like thunder in the quiet room.
Andrew's face was pushed to the side, and a clear red mark appeared, a sign of Katherine's anger and humiliation, also symbolizing the complete break of their relationship.
The air between them seemed to freeze, cold and heavy.
"Andrew, you are the person I never want to see again in this life."
Every word seemed torn painfully from her broken heart. Her voice trembled, showing the storm inside her.
"Get out. Get out of my house."
She shouted with all her strength, as if only this could release the anger and pain bottled up inside her.
Andrew rubbed his cheek with his tongue. In his world, no one had ever dared to hit him before, and Katherine was the first.
His feelings were mixed—humiliation from being hit, anger at her resistance, and some complicated emotions he didn't even notice himself.
He didn't look at Katherine again, walked straight to the door, opened it, and left without looking back.
The sound of the door closing felt especially heavy in the silence, as if it was sealing a heavy end to their broken relationship.
The moment the door shut, Katherine felt as if her soul had been pulled out. Her body instantly lost all strength, and she collapsed weakly onto the floor.
Her eyes were empty and lifeless. Tears suddenly burst out, flowing down her cheeks, dropping one by one onto the ground, like her shattered heart that could never be pieced back together.
"Andrew, I have already let go. Why do you still come looking for me?" Katherine silently cried in her heart.
She thought she was strong enough to face life after divorce, able to bury everything from the past deep inside.
But Andrew's sudden appearance was like a sharp knife, easily tearing open the wound she had just barely begun to heal.
Andrew's face was dark as he hurried to the parking lot. His gloomy expression seemed to chill the air around him.
Filled with anger and complicated emotions, he suddenly opened the car door and drove away.
Back at the company, Andrew's tense nerves had not relaxed at all.
Assistant Ryan came to see him and immediately noticed red marks on Andrew's face.
He was shocked and quickly asked, "Boss, what happened to your face?"
"Did someone hit you?"
"Where did you just go?"
In his mind, no one had ever dared to lay a hand on their boss.
Who was bold enough to hit him?
Assistant Ryan was really curious.
Andrew was very annoyed inside. He didn't answer Ryan's questions but instead frowned and asked coldly,
"Ryan, does our company have any cooperation with Joshua's company?"
Ryan looked confused and scratched his head, "Boss, you mean Joshua's Group?"
"Yes, the one Joshua is managing now."
A shadow passed in Andrew's eyes. His fist clenched tightly when he mentioned Joshua's name.
"Not yet. We don't have any joint projects with Joshua's Group, but we are currently competing with them for a piece of land."
Ryan answered honestly, secretly wondering why the boss suddenly asked about Joshua's Group.
Maybe it had to do with business, but looking at the boss's expression, it didn't seem like it.
Andrew's eyes were cold and hard. With determination, he said, "No matter what, we have to beat Joshua's Group."
"Oh..." Ryan replied but was full of questions in his heart.
What was going on with the boss?
Had Joshua really provoked him?
He knew business competition was fierce, but the boss's sudden focus on Joshua was confusing.
On the other side, Katherine didn't know how long she had been sitting on the floor.
Only when her legs felt numb, the prickling sensation slowly pulled her out of her sadness.
She leaned on the wall and slowly stood up. Every movement was difficult.
Step by step, she climbed upstairs, her figure lonely and desolate.
She took a shower, trying to wash away her exhaustion and pain, but the pain deep in her bones could not be easily removed.
After the shower, she lay still on the bed, her eyes blank, staring at the ceiling.
At that moment, the phone ringing beside her sounded a few times.