Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 235 MARCUS +25 BONUS "What did you just say?" My voice was low, but it carried a dangerous edge as I paced back and forth across the office. The phone pressed tightly against my ear; I was on a call with Ethan. He was givingsfeedback about the man who had been getting close to my family the one I didn't trust. The one who was starting to makesee red.

"Listen, man, I've already told you. I will keep an eye on him and the family," Ethan said, his tone calm, almost too calm for the situation. “There's no need to panic." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Are you serious, Ethan? You think I'm going to just sit back and relax while there's a potential threat lurking around my family? You wantto just let that go?" My pulse was racing, blood pounding in my ears as I struggled to keep my anger in check.

"Do you honestly expectto just sit here, waiting for something to go wrong while I know there's a man who could hurt them? How am I supposed to do nothing? You know that's not me." I could feel my hands clenched into fists. How could Luke have been so careless? How could he not have done a background check on this guy? It was maddening. My mind was spiralling as I thought about all the ways things could go south. The thought of my wife and children being in any kind of danger, it was unbearable.

"I'll tell you what," I continued, my voice rising. "I've got this. I will handle it. But you better have eyes on him, Ethan, because if something happens to my family, I swear to God." "I'm going to give you a little advice, Marcus," Ethan cut in, his voice turning sharper. "Stop acting like a child. You need to trust us. There are three of us here, me, Luke, and Nick. We can handle things. Xander is just one man. Do you honestly think he can take us down?" I felt a brief wave of frustration and guilt wash over me. I knew Ethan was trying to calmdown, but at that moment, I couldn't see past the fear gnawing at me. The urgency in my mind toldthere was no tto waste. But, deep down, I knew Ethan was right, Xander was just one person. Still, that didn't makefeel any better.

"But here's my advice to you, Marcus," I shot back, at the tone Ethan used. I knew whatever he was going to say was going to makemad. "If you want Olivia back, if you really want her back, you will respect her wishes. She has made it clear. When she's ready to talk, she will. Until then, stay the hell away from her. Understand?" My fist collided with the wall, the force of my anger reverberating through my entire body. I could feel the sting in my knuckles as the wall cracked, to be fair, it was just hard dry walling, but the pain was nothing compared to the ache in my chest. This wasn't about just protecting my family anymore. This was about her, Olivia. The woman L loved. The woman I couldn't stand to see slipping further and further away from me, I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. His words hung heavy in the air as I breathe in trying to calm myself before giving Ethan a response, but all I could hear was my own blood pumping in my ears. I was done being calm. This wasn't something I could let go, no matter the cost.

"Your silence says it all, Marcus. You're about to do something reckless. I'm warning you for the last time, calm down, trust us, and find something else to focus on. Right now, you're makingregret even telling you what's going on." So now he regretted being honest with me? Too damn bad. He'd already letin on everything, and there was no taking it back. "Why the hell didn't Nick listen to you about this guy? When he left here, he promised he would keep him away from my wife and kids. So why the hell is he letting him get close to them? What's he doing letting this stranger into my family?" The rage simmered beneath my skin, hotter with every passing second. What the hell had I been thinking, +25 BONUS Chapter 235 believing anything Nick said? I was damn sure the man was busy playing house with my kids, trying to charm my wife and worm his way back into her life while I was stuck here in New Village. The whole situation was spiralling out of control, and I felt like I was losing my grip on everything. My family, my trust, my peace of mind, it was all slipping through my fingers.

The words from Ethan on the other end only fanned the flames. "Look, Marcus, the guy's good. You would swear he was a saint if you met him. He's got that innocent look, ke he couldn't hurt a fly. But don't be fooled, he's got a sharp tongue, a smart mouth. He knows exactly what he's doing." My teeth ground together, frustration making my head throb. Why the hell is he tellingthis? I didn't ask for a rundown on the guy. I didn't need to know how charming of smooth he was. The last thing I wanted to hear was how this man was winning over everyone around him.

"You're talking about him like he's your new best friend, Ethan,” I snapped, the words bursting out of me. "Like he's skind of goddamn saint! What the hell is going on here? Are you all really blind to what's happening?" My blood was boiling, and no amount of control was going to calmdown now. "God, this is insane. I'm sitting here losing my mind, and you're all acting like it's nothing. But this is my family we're talking about! And I'm supposed to just sit back and let sguy get close to them while I do nothing? No.

I won't do it."

My thoughts were racing, one after another, and every tI tried to focus, they only made the situation worse. How had I How had allowed myself to believe wheellexit cto this? Nick's promises? The anger I felt now, toward Nick, toward this mysterious man, toward the whole damn situation, was suffocating. The more I thought about it, the less I could think straight.

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