Out of Ashes Into His Heart

Good gracious! This was the ultimate battleground!

"Who said we're divorced?" Gavin gritted his teeth and hissed.

Tom raised an eyebrow, nodding toward Mandy standing nearby. "Isn't your current partner right here? Why are you still pretending otherwise?"

"Tom, don't talk nonsense!" Gavin roughly pulled his arm away from Mandy and struggled to control his fury. "Grace is my wife! I have nothing to do with Mandy!"

"Nothing to do with her?" Tom chuckled coldly. "Do you believe that yourself?"

"You-"

"Since you're divorced, stay out of Grace's affairs." Tom interrupted him, taking my hand. With a casual smile, he added, "Do you know what a proper ex-husband is supposed to act like?"

He paused for a moment, his lips curling slightly. "They should act as though they're dead."

"We're not—" Before Gavin could finish his sentence, Mandy suddenly grabbed his arm, speaking in her usual bold tone, "Enough, Gavin. Everyone's watching. Don't make a scene."noveldrama

She forcefully pulled him to a quieter corner while scolding him, "Don't embarrass yourself in a place like this. Tom is a shameless playboy; you still have to maintain the reputation of the Gould family!"

As she dragged him away, a cold smile appeared on my lips.

Mandy looked like his rightful wife to outsiders, but she was nothing more than the mistress.

"So, how was that move?"

As I was fuming with indignation, Tom curved his lips into a smirk and looked at

me. "After today's commotion, the whole of Fuvine knows Gavin is divorced."

I instinctively looked up at him, realizing his true purpose for bringing me to Harvest Pavilion.

Gavin didn't want a divorce, did he?

But once public opinion took its toll, even if he wanted to stay married, he wouldn't be able to anymore.

A smile spread across my face, and all the frustration I had felt earlier seemed to vanish instantly.

Tom's gaze remained fixed on me, his eyes shining like scattered diamonds, sparkling with mixed emotions.

My heart fluttered slightly, but before I could examine it further, he casually returned to his usual relaxed demeanor, smiling and pinching my nose. "Feeling better now?"

His overly affectionate gesture made me uneasy, but seeing his lazy and carefree expression, I quickly relaxed.

It was nothing. I must be overthinking.

"Thank you, Tom."

"You're welcome."

I smiled lightly, about to say something, when a tall figure suddenly approached

us.

"Ms. Summers, long time no see."

I looked up, surprised to see Greg dressed in a suit. "Dr. Hill? What are you doing here?"

Greg smiled slightly, his eyes glinting as he glanced at Tom. "I came over to watch someone put on a show! This move of turning a fake act into reality is truly brilliant..."

"Huh?" I looked at him, puzzled, not entirely understanding what he meant.

Tom, however, furrowed his brow and kicked him lightly. "What nonsense are you spouting? Go somewhere else if you're just here to gossip!"

Greg dodged the kick with a laugh, clearly familiar with Tom.

I joined in the laughter, but just then, I felt a sharp, cutting gaze slice through the crowd and land on me...

I instinctively looked up, only to meet a pair of eyes brimming with hostility-it was Mandy.