All Chapters of After the Divorce, My Psycho Alpha Ex-Husband went feral: Chapter 391 - Chapter 400

Ryan POVI still had urgent work to deal with, so I was at the office that evening.The sudden ring of my phone broke the silence.I glanced toward the device sitting beside me.Scarlett.I’d looked at her name several times over the past few days, and now that she was actually calling, I found myself unable to concentrate on the documents in front of me.We hadn’t spoken or interacted at all recently.I’d deliberately kept my distance because I needed to think seriously about whether there was any point in pursuing a relationship with Scarlett when I knew she was still living with her ex-husband.She’d insisted that she had no intention of remarrying him.She’d clarified that she couldn’t get him out of her home.From where I stood, the two of them still seemed far too entangled.I’d known Scarlett for nowhere near as long as he’d known her.

Jaxen POV“Why? Can’t I hit you without giving you a reason?”Scarlett put on an intimidating expression, acting as though she were the most unreasonable woman in the world.Unfortunately, the flush on her cheeks, her watery eyes, and the slight pout of her lips completely undermined her attempt to look threatening.I’d long since grown accustomed to Scarlett hitting me when she was upset.She also knew her strength, so she rarely hit hard enough to cause any actual damage.The pain in my shoulder faded quickly, and I dismissed the incident without making a fuss.Then I caught a faint smell of alcohol coming from her.My expression changed.“Have you been drinking?”I reviewed her and noticed how unusually flushed her face was.I’d seen Scarlett drunk before, but she was standing steadily on her feet. Her words weren’t slurred, and she seemed capable of following a conversation.I didn’t think she was completely drunk.She’d probably just consumed quite a bit of alcohol.“That’s none

Scarlett POV“I was hoping you’d tell me your ex-husband had moved out.”Ryan’s words were direct.My eyes widened slightly.I hadn’t expected him to be waiting for that piece of news.For a moment, my mind went strangely blank.“You and I have made no kind of commitment to each other,” Ryan continued.“I have no right to demand anything from you. But I want to be honest. As long as you haven’t fully separated yourself from your ex-husband, anything between us would be ambiguous at best. And if we started something under these circumstances, I think we’d end up just as confused about how to end it.”His voice remained steady and firm.I felt increasingly uncomfortable as I listened.I even felt as though I’d wronged him.I wasn’t sure whether he’d finished speaking, so I pressed my lips together and said not

Jaxen POVWhen I learned Scarlett was planning to move back into the Hale family home, I considered moving back there myself.But my relationship with my aunt had never been close.Growing up, I’d only visited the Hale family home on holidays and special occasions.It had never really felt like my home.The thought of staying there made me instinctively uncomfortable.Scarlett had been in an awful place emotionally lately, and she clearly wanted little to do with me.After a few seconds of hesitation, I finally asked, “When my aunt gets better, will you come back here to live?”“Maybe.” She sounded uncertain, and I couldn’t tell whether she genuinely hadn’t decided or simply didn’t want to give me an answer.“Okay. I understand.”I added, “In that case, I’ll move back home, too.”Scarlett’s eyes widened in a

Scarlett POVI watched him disappear behind the door, then turned back to my work.A little later, one of my subordinates came over and placed a document on my desk.“Ms. Ravencroft, this is time-sensitive and needs Mr. Parker’s signature. Please take it to him.”Before today, I would have reviewed the document myself, checked its contents and purpose, and then directed my subordinate to take it straight to Ryan.He’d made it obvious that he wanted distance between us.I wasn’t about to embarrass myself by forcing my way into his space.But after the conversation with Jaxen last night, things felt different.“Come back and pick it up in a little while,” I told her.“Of course, Ms. Ravencroft.”I carefully reviewed the document before getting up and walking to Ryan’s office.Once I reached the door, I knocked politely.A mome