Reborn: The Tyrant's Obsession novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188: She is the air he breathes

When I heard you left again, I had wanted to pull her out of the depths of the world and have you chained by my side so you could never leave again.

I wanted to be consumed by you till we are inseparable.

But you hate it. It terrifies you so I did not. I will not lock you up.

I would rather torment myself in the depths of hell than having you suffer with me.

His words made her freeze. If anybody else said it, those would be the most normal words.

Yet coming from Adrian, Ella could not believe it. He had walked away from her room that night when she had asked him this question, just because he could not bring himself to say this.

And since that night, he had been avoiding her... There was no way he would change his stance so suddenly.

Ella laughed to herself, at herself. Was it because of her...?

’Forget it, Ella. Don’t overthink. It is not your place to think about his business...’

With a hint of determination, Ella looked into his eyes, "Adrian, let’s divorce, shall we?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

A deathly coldness crept under Adrian’s skin, an unfamiliar haze of red spread before his eyes. His vision blurred and his breathing pattern got irregular.

"Let’s not continue torturing each other anymore...’’ Ella’s throat felt heavy.

She could say such words at the drop of the hat yet suddenly, they made her feel uncomfortable.

"I don’t know why you married me, but I doubt I am all that special. All this while, I have been annoying you as well, sometimes on purpose and sometimes not..." She looked away from him, the rims of her eyes reddening.

"What I want is also probably different. A normal relationship, a normal partner, an ordinary, mundane life... And let’s not lie to ourselves. We don’t belong to the same world nor do we belong together—"

Cold fingers brushed against her cheeks, before two broad palms cupped her face, "You are the air that I breathe, Elle. Without you, I am better off dead."

Ella shivered.

The words were whispered like a solemn oath of a lover who had waited lifetimes just to be with their beloved.

Ella’s breath hitched, "Adrian, we—" A pair of cool lips captured hers before she could utter another word.

Fiery, passionate and violent, Adrian kissed Ella like a dying man, holding onto her for his last breath.

Ella punched his chest.

Adrian grabbed her wrist, pulling back for a moment.

Even with her heels on, Ella was almost standing on her tiptoes when he reached down and pressed his forehead against hers.

He looked her in the eyes, "You are not going anywhere,’’ His words left no room for question, his gaze held her captive.

Ella was spellbound, looking at the man who seemed gentle, so unlike the Adrian she was familiar with.

But at the same time, he was still holding and kissing her like a caveman, making such declarations as if she was his prized possession.

Ella panted against his lips, glaring at the man.

Adrian’s eyes softened and he leaned in, stealing another small kiss from her lips.

Ella slammed her hand against his chest and pushed him away, glaring harder.

Her strength was barely enough to budge him but the man took a small step back. However, his hand still held onto her wrist and his eyes never looked away from her.

"You ignored me for days. I took you to my place, told you about my plans, and the idea to make that website worked out. It was a success but you did not even bother with anything..."

Adrian had been the first person she discussed her plans with and he had encouraged her, albeit silently. At that moment, Ella hadn’t put much thought into it.

But as she spoke now, a hint of indignance rose in her heart and her eyes welled up with tears that she blinked away immediately, "You even ignored my call and you are out here enjoying yourself, going on little shopping dates to grand auctions..."

Suddenly, she froze.

Ella had uttered those words in a moment of fit but it took her barely a second to realize something.

Damn! She was not supposed to know about this auction meant for the elites exclusively! She was not even a part of that circle.

On her way, she had been careful and put on a mask to not be seen or known by anyone. Every information she had about this auction and this auction house came from the documents she had peeked into in Adrian’s study in her previous life.

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