All Chapters of DEAR EX HUSBAND, YOU LOVED ME TOO LATE: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

SIMON’S POVThe television screen hanging in the corner of the bar was blurry.Or maybe that was just my vision.Fuck, at this point, I honestly could not tell the difference.“Another one,” I slurred, banging my empty glass against the counter hard enough that amber liquid from someone else’s drink splashed onto my sleeve.The bartender, a young guy with tattoos crawling up both arms, looked at me with the kind of exhausted expression that said he regretted showing up to work today.“Sir, I think you’ve had enough.”I barked out a laugh so loud that a couple sitting three stools away flinched.“Enough?” I repeated. “You think this is enough?”I pointed to the line of empty glasses in front of me.“This is not enough.”My tongue felt too heavy in my mouth, my thoughts swimming around like fish in a muddy pond.Anika was gone.I just wanted to drink until I disappear. “Another drink,” I demanded, sliding a wad of cash across the counter. “Keep them coming.”The bartender pushed the mo

ANIKA’S POV“Baby?”I snuggled deeper into the warm hands that held me.Liam had insisted on babying me through my injuries. Hell, Liam always babied me, and at this point I feared that I was quickly getting spoiled.Not like I was hating that fact whatsoever.It was blissful here, just being Liam’s spoiled little baby.“Yes, Mr. Danson,” I said teasingly.He ran a hand through my hair, caressing my scalp softly and playing with my curls.I could not stop the pleased sound that escaped my lips.This man had magic fingers, so I was not at fault for enjoying it.“Your hair is getting longer these days,” he said, twisting the end of one curl around his finger.I turned to look at him.“Don’t you like it?”His eyes widened immediately.“Angel.”“What?”“You can’t seriously be asking me that”I tried and failed to hide my smile.Liam shook his head before bending down and pressing a soft kiss against my lips.“Angel, you look good in anything.”“Liam…”“Seriously,” he continued. “You could

LIAM’S POV“Boss look at this.”Jonathan handed me the documents with a worried look on his face.This estate development project was very important to me, for a multitude of reasons, and hence why I had invested so much money into it, way more than I had in any other project that I had ever done.And no matter what, this project was going to be a massive success.It had to.I took the documents from him and scanned through the pages carefully.I scoffed.Money, millions of dollars belonging to both myself and the shareholders, was being transferred into some overseas bank account through a series of fake supplier payments.Smith Construction and Designs were in charge of this project.Meaning Simon had already started making his move.That greedy son of a bitch could not even help himself long enough to complete the damn project first.Anika had warned me.She told me Simon would eventually get careless because people like him always did.And now here we were.I leaned back against m

ANIKA’S POVI told Liam to come home early today, because I had a surprise for him, but now, I was this close to chickening out.“Come on Anika you can do this” I told myself in the mirror over and over again.Then I shook my head.Fucking hell this is cringe I cannot do this-Too late.The front door already opened and I felt the familiar steps of his feet.“Princess I’m home” he said in a sing song voice.You know what fuck it.The moment Simon walked in through the door, I did a little spin “surprise”His jaw was on the ground “b-baby”“I want to marry you Liam, so bad that I couldn’t wait and I already made our wedding dress”This dress was my dream.Soft pearl white silk wrapped around my body in elegant folds, sculpted perfectly to my curves while still flowing like water every time I moved. Instead of ordinary lace, tiny hand stitched pearls trailed across the fabric like constellations scattered across the night sky. They dripped from the sleeves in delicate strands, decoratin

ANIKA’S POV“What did you do Liam?” I asked the moment I saw the news on television.It was breaking news on every single channel.ARGENTUM ENTERPRISES IS THE NEW OWNER OF SMITH CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN AS A RESULT OF THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF BILLIONAIRE CEO SIMON SMITH…Liam’s face scrunched up in confusion.“It’s literally on the news Angel what do you mean by what did I do?” he asked.I sucked in my teeth.“I am trying to have a serious conversation with you Liam, there is no need for you to be snarky with me.”That was the thing with Liam.His defense mode was always sarcasm and after everything that I had been through in my lifetime, I preferred things being straightforward always.Immediately, his expression softened.He stuffed his hands into his pockets.“Alright, you are right and I am sorry.”I offered him a small smile.“I am not mad at you Liam. I just want us to communicate, that’s all.”He walked over and sat stiffly beside me on the couch.For a second neither of us spoke.T