Ex-Lover as My Divorce Lawyer? This Train Wreck Just Got Scorching! - Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Sophia abruptly stopped and turned to look at Ethan, her expression perfectly composed. "What exactly should I regret?"
Regret breaking up with him? Or regret marrying Nathan?
At this point, did she even have the luxury of regret?
Ethan looked at her, his gaze colder than the raindrops falling on her.
He spoke icily. "I meant, if you hadn't cheated during your marriage and gotten pregnant, this case wouldn't be so complicated."
The mockery in his tone was painfully obvious, making Sophia feel humiliated all over again.
Then a wave of self-mockery washed over her. Had she actually thought Ethan was concerned about her?
After three years apart, now he was witnessing the ruins of her marriage.
Ethan probably couldn't stand the sight of her, let alone worry about her wellbeing.
Sophia looked away. "Stellar has a reputation for professionalism. I trust you won't disappoint me."
With that, she walked through the door Ethan held open and headed straight to her car.
Once inside, Sophia's red dress was half-soaked, clinging to her skin and sending chills through her body.
She turned on the heater, her right hand unconsciously resting on her abdomen as she stared absently at the rain outside.
A month ago, after a huge fight with Nathan, she'd gone to a bar to drink her sorrows away. When she woke up, she found herself in a hotel room.
As an adult, she naturally felt the physical discomfort. But what terrified her was that she had absolutely no memory of that night.
Lightning flashed across the sky, bringing Sophia back to reality.
She started the car and drove away.
The rain poured heavily, making it almost impossible for Sophia to see the road ahead.
Yet she couldn't stop Ethan's cutting words from echoing in her mind.
"You were also at fault once. Why didn't you leave with nothing then?"
"You really haven't changed at all, have you?"
Lost in thought, her car suddenly jolted violently. Sophia quickly hit the brakes.
She got out with an umbrella. "I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Let me call insurance…"
When she saw the man getting out of the car in front, her face instantly hardened.
Nathan Wade wore casual clothes that made him look younger. His brow furrowed as he asked, "Are you following me?"
Sophia's tone matched his hostility. "Don't flatter yourself. The road's slippery, that's all."
Nathan gave a cold laugh. "Rear-end collisions are always the fault of the car behind."
Sophia glanced at the young college-aged girl in his passenger seat and smiled sarcastically.
"'Wade Enterprises CEO Cheats with College Student'—how does that headline sound?"
Nathan's expression turned ugly as he gritted his teeth. "We're already getting divorced."
Sophia placed her hand on the door handle. "I have no intention of continuing either, but what's rightfully mine, I won't lose a penny of it."
"Sophia, you've been leeching off me for years and now you want to leave me with nothing? You…"
SLAM!
Sophia shut her car door, cutting off all the noise.
But Nathan's look of disgust still penetrated through the rain and stabbed at her heart.
Watching Nathan's taillights disappear in the distance, Sophia felt a lump in her throat that she couldn't swallow.
After a moment, she let out a bitter laugh.
The only two men she'd ever committed to both looked at her with the same disgust.
The rain hammered against her car, sounding like a tsunami.
Just then, her phone chimed.
Sophia unlocked the screen to see a friend request with a message:
[This is Ethan James. For work purposes, to facilitate future communication.]
When she saw Ethan's profile picture, her heart skipped violently.
It was "Binky," the parakeet they had raised together when they were dating.
Back then, after setting that picture, Ethan had said, "Binky is the witness to our love."
But Binky had died from illness even before they broke up, so why hadn't Ethan changed his profile picture?
After accepting the friend request, impulsively, Sophia clicked into Ethan's social feed.
She saw his only post—a lawn covered with flowers.
The caption read: [Proposal successful, moving to the next chapter]
The date was just two days ago, right when she had decided to seek a divorce lawyer.