Goodbye Forever Ex-Husband (by Ammund) novel Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Chapter 143

ADRIAN’S POV

Why was she just standing there, frozen like a statue, eyes locked on the TV screen? I really didn’t have time for whatever drama Dora had cooked up today. My body was sore, my head was pounding, and all I wanted was to head upstairs, take a long, hot shower, and get some well–earned rest.

“Seriously, Adrian, you need to see this,” she insisted, her tone more urgent this time.

I sighed loudly, dragging my feet toward where she stood, arms folded, remote clutched tightly in her hand. The look on her face was unreadable–some mix of shock and maybe a hint of satisfaction. I was expecting something ridiculous–maybe another celebrity scandal or some overhyped piece of gossip she thought was important. But when I turned to the TV screen, what I saw immediately ignited something sharp in my chest–fury at first, then a slow, simmering curiosity.

Flames engulfed a house, smoke billowing into the sky as sirens wailed in the background. It was chaos. I instinctively pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to rein in my growing annoyance.

“So you called me over here just to see a random house go up in flames?” I asked, my voice edged with irritation.

She didn’t even look at me as she replied. “Why don’t you take a look at the name of the estate before flaring up on me?”

Then, with an over–the–top sigh, she dropped the remote onto the couch and walked out of the living room like she was done with the conversation.

I rolled my eyes. Fine, I looked at the bottom of the screen, where the news ticker scrolled slowly in red, bold letters.

“Massive fire consumes luxury home in Ravenswood Estate–property belongs to Julian Blake.”

Julian Blake? The name rang a bell, faint but annoying like a mosquito buzzing in my ear. I stared at the name a second longer before it hit me.

“Oh,” I muttered. “That asshole who was always hanging around Olivia, acting like her personal bodyguard or some knight in shining armor.”

Now I remembered. The guy never knew how to mind his business. Always inserting himself where he wasn’t wanted, always glaring at me like I was some kind of monster. A permanent thorn in my side.

“Well, I guess karma finally caught up with him,” I said, unable to stop the smirk spreading across my lips. I even chuckled a little under my breath.

I picked up the remote and turned the volume down before heading into the kitchen. I grabbed a clean glass from the cupboard and poured myself some juice from the half–empty bottle in the fridge. As I sipped, I scanned the kitchen, realizing how quiet the house had become lately. Too quiet.

I needed to hire more help. The maids were quitting one by one. The house was becoming cold, empty. Not that I cared about the silence, but someone had to keep the place running.

“At least when Olivia was still here, things got done,” I muttered to myself, resting the glass on the marble counter. “Dora barely lifted a finger before she got pregnant, and now that she’s pregnant? She’s practically furniture.”

I sighed again, deeper this time.

Where would Olivia even be now? She wouldn’t go back to her so–called parents after discovering the truth. And she probably didn’t have enough money to return to her old apartment–assuming it was even available.

I paused, swirling the juice in my glass, a stray thought creeping in.

Was she struggling right now?

The idea of Olivia out there with no roof over her head, vulnerable and possibly alone… it stirred something in me. Not pity. No, never that. But a nagging thought I couldn’t quite shake off.

The last time she left here, she went to stay with Julian. That much I knew for certain, and the next thing I knew, she was under Julian’s roof. It pissed me

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off more than I care to admit.

Now, though… could it be that she went back to him again?

I leaned against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, the weight of the thought pressing hard on my chest. Was she really with him again? The idea alone made my jaw tighten.

But no—maybe I was overthinking things. Olivia had other friends. At least I hoped she did. It’s never really tried to be part of it before everything went to hell. Maybe that was my mistake.

like she ever let me fully into her world. And honestly, I

“I want you to check Olivia’s apartment. Don’t let her see you like the last time, just wait quietly in a corner until you see her enter or leave the apartment”

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