The Wife He Loves to Hate
Liam’s smile faded slightly, replaced by a quiet, lingering shadow in his eyes.
"Never," he whispered, his thumb gently caressing the back of my hand. "Not once. Because... maybe you only married me because you felt like you had no other choice."
The words landed softly, yet they carried the heavy weight of ten years' worth of silent heartbreak.
I looked at him—at the man who had protected me, who had flown across the world for me, who had carried the burden of my coldness without ever walking away—and squeezed his hand tightly.
"Then twenty-year-old me was a complete idiot," I whispered softly. "Because right now, Lee... I don't feel like I'm out of choices at all. I feel like I'm right whe