Chapter 116

Emma's POV

As soon as the door closed behind him, I turned to Ryan, my hands trembling with anger. “What the hell was that?” I asked.

Ryan’s expression softened, but the possessiveness was still there, lurking beneath the surface. “I was just reminding him of where things stand.”

“You embarrassed me!” I snapped. “I’m trying to maintain some level of professionalism here, and you just—”

“Professionalism?” he scoffed. “You’re still my wife, Emma. That hasn’t changed, no matter how hard you try to forget it. How dare he talk to you like that?”

I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. “I left you years ago, Ryan. I want nothing to do with our past now.”

Ryan stepped closer, his eyes intense. “You can’t just run away from it. You’re mine, and you always will be.”

I felt a lump rise in my throat, but I swallowed it down. “I don’t belong to you, Ryan. Not anymore.”

Ryan didn’t speak for a long moment, and when he did, his voice was cold and controlled.

“He seemed… very fond of you.