Chapter 616
There was no trust.
Not even respect for her.
Ha.
What did he take her for?
His personal property?
From the very beginning.
Their positions had never been equal.
He had forced her.
Bullied her.
Tormented her.
Made her feel like a prisoner.
And now he said he loved her.
Yet he still used coercive methods.
When.
Had he ever respected her thoughts and actions?
His will was law.
Her feelings, no matter how painful, were unimportant.
"Vivian."
"I don't want to force you."
"But I won't stand by and watch this marriage end."
"You're just overthinking."
"We lack nothing between us."
"Once we're married."
"Everything other couples have."
"We will have too."
"Look at this world."
"Many marry for love without truly knowing each other."
"Plenty marry without any affection at all."
"We love each other."
"That's what matters most."
"As long as there's love."
"That's enough."
Liam Sullivan couldn't accept her refusal.
Because he knew very well.
Vivian Bennett was a rational woman.
Her decisions weren't made rashly or emotionally.
So he couldn't agree.
Otherwise, this marriage would definitely be called off.
And it would be beyond repair later.
So even if he had to force her.
Even if she got angry.
Even if she was disappointed in him.
He had to keep her by his side first.
Vivian looked at his resolute eyes.
She wasn't the old Vivian anymore.
Did he think she would keep yielding to his threats?
Besides, love alone wasn't enough.
And now.
That love had worn thin.
Leaving her with no strength left.
She closed her eyes briefly.
She didn't yield.
Instead, she said.
"Liam."
"You say you love me."
"Do you really understand what it means to love someone?"
"Your love is too domineering."
"Suffocating."
"I can't bear it."
"You're a self-centered man."
"You like control."
"You like forceful conquest."
"You never consider others' feelings."
"And I can't stand being with someone like that."
"Even if I don't know how to love someone properly."
"I know I love you."
Liam looked at her painfully.
The panic in his eyes grew thicker.
"You could accept my love before."
"Why can't you now?"
"Because..."
Vivian's lips curved.
A sarcastic smile appeared on her face.
"I don't love you anymore."
Liam stared at her, shocked.
His face turned deathly pale.
"Isn't that reason enough for me to refuse you?"
Vivian's face quickly returned to calm.
The piercing smile from a moment ago seemed like an illusion.
"Actually."
"I didn't love you as much as I thought I did."
"And after spending time together and getting to know you better."
"I've realized."
"You're not suited to be my husband."
"So why should I marry you?"
"I don't want to be your wife anymore."
After Vivian finished speaking.
She felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
Especially seeing his shocked, pale face.
The expression clearly wounded by her words about not loving him anymore.
Her heart ached, yet she felt a twisted pleasure.
She wasn't as calm as she imagined.
Her feelings towards him were complex.
Perhaps it was because the deeper the love.
The sharper the hatred.
Facing this man.
She could never truly let go.
With each of her heartless words.
Liam's handsome face grew paler.
He looked bewildered at the girl before him, who was turning cold.
He didn't understand why she suddenly hated him so much.
This girl who once loved him to the bone.
Who even forgave him for everything.
They had gone through so much hardship.
Hurt each other.
Been through misunderstandings.
Before finally being together.
They were clearly about to get married.
Clearly about to be happy.
He didn't know where things went wrong.
To make her suddenly so cruel.
Not only refusing to marry him.