33 < 6 Chapter 6 6 Chapter 6 A sense of foreboding washed over me as I walked inside . His parents were gone . He was pitiful enough as it was . I looked down at him and said coldly , " You're mistaken . I'm here to finalize the divorce ." His expression turned vicious . " When my parents were alive , all those relatives were always hanging around . Now that they're dead , they can't even be bothered to come to the funeral . They're all just waiting to divide up the inheritance ." I turned and walked away without a backward glance . " I'm sorry , I was so wrong . I shouldn't have messed around with Madison , I shouldn't have hurt you . Madison hasn't even called once in the last few days . You're the only one who still cares about me ." I made the choice Ryan couldn't . He stared at me , his face a mask of disbelief , and grabbed the hem of my pants . " No , that's impossible . You still love me , right ? " I chose to walk away with nothing and finalized all the details with my lawyer . Ryan's eyes were vacant , his once - dark hair now a shocking white . If I hadn't seen him with my own eyes , I would have sworn he was the corpse . When he saw me , he lunged forward as if I were a life raft . And while my in - laws had said they wanted to leave me everything , I had no interest in fighting Ryan for it . Ryan's hand trembled as he took the pen and signed his name , as if it took every last ounce of his strength . The last step was getting Ryan's signature . " Lidia ? " Ryan struggled to sit up , his expensive suit rumpled and stained , its sleeves flecked with ash . " You came . You finally came . Thank God , I still have you ... " Thomas looked gaunt , as if he'd aged decades overnight , with dark circles bruising the 15:33 112 8 Chapter skin under his eyes . " Ryan ? " I stared at him in disbelief Over the years , the company I built on my own had become quite successful Just past the door , I tripped over someth lifeless figure stumped on the floor " That has nothing to do with me " I said coolly , " All I need is for you to sign these divorce papers . " I had no reason to fight an orphan over an inheritance . I went to the funeral home . The air was thick with the smell of smoke . From that moment on , Ryan Mitchell was nothing to me . I didn't offer to take him to a hospital . " Lidia , I knew you wouldn't give up on Ryan ! " he cried . " He's inside . Please , go talk to him ." Comment 15:33 Leave the first comment for this chapter Vote