"Excuse me?...Do I know you?" Andrea responded with a bewildered tone of voice as she raised a brow at the unknown man.
The man just stared at her with contempt. Still with the same confused expression, Andrea eyed the man from head to toe.
'Now who the heck is this person?'
The man was wearing a deep blue corporate attire. He has jet black hair styled in a clean, pushed back. He obviously looked like a wealthy heiress just looking at his expensive looking suit and watch. He has a dignified stace and aura that makes him distinct from other people.
Upon hearing Andrea's innocent question, the unknown man then let out a sigh of exasperation before answering. "Drop the act. If you tried to kill yourself, you should have made sure that it will do successfully. Even if we're officially divorced, you can still tarnish my name." he sternly with a cold stare on his eyes. He was staring at Andrea as if she was a disgusting creature.
And with that, Andrea already has a thought of who this person might be.
"Who are you exactly?"
Andrea asked calmly though she was a bit ticked off by what he said to her. Andrea knew that she had to observe more og how this person reacted. Although, she already has an idea of what his response will be.
Hearing another frank question from Andrea, the man narrowed his eyes as if thinking if Andrea was acting or not. If she was not, then he was quite impressed by how well she could act. And because he can't tell properly if she's pretending or not, the unknown man finally ended the suspense and gave a name.
"Keith. Keith Albretch, you're ex-husband." He said in a domineering manner as if by his name alone, people would tremble.
Andrea could see how high he sees himself just by the way he acts. She only met him for a couple of minutes but Andrea already felt offended by him. Just what kind of person was she to tolerate this kind of behavior from such a man?
With that being said, Andrea's facial expression contorted from confusion to a serious one upon hearing the answer of her question. "The hell? So, I'm right." she whispered under her breath while staring at the person who labeled himself as his ex-spouse.
Did he come here to see her? Well, upon hearing his insults at her earlier, Andrea doubts it. It's quite obvious that he came to visit her out of good faith. Or is it just by chance, perhaps?
'Does he even know that his ex-wife was hospitalized? That I have amnesia?'
Andrea asked herself as he gazed at the man who was still looking at her with dissatisfaction on his face. Andrea slowly stood up as she brushed her lap from the leaves falling on top of her. She then turned her body at him with a blank look on her face. Before she could even open her mouth, another voice spoke from their side.
"Hah! Showing up here took some guts."
Both of them turned their head to look at the owner of the familiar face. It was Theo. When Theo saw Keith talking to Andrea from afar using his 20/20 vision, he immediately ran as fast as he could to get in between them. That is why when he stopped in front of Andrea with his arms out ,as if shielding her from him, Theo was panting with sweat visible on his forehead.
Upon hearing Theo's harsh statement at him, Keith looks at him with a smirk tugged on the corner of his mouth as he responds with a mocking tone of voice. "Why would I need that? I'm not here to cause a scene."
He then shifted his line of sight at the back where Andrea was with a calm demeanor.
"You, on the other hand, should be ashamed of yourself." he continued with a cold gaze as he finds this woman laughable by how she acts trouble at herself just to get his attention.
Hearing that ridicule at his friend, Theo then frowned as he glared with hatred at the man before him. "What are you even doing here?" He asked out of spite upon seeing that he was still having a conversation with them instead of ignoring them like he always does.
With that, Keith once again turned his attention back to Theo with a raised brow as he had enough of him getting in between them.
"Stay out of this Collins. I only have business with that woman." He asserted sternly as he shove his left hand on the inside of his navy blue blazer. He then grabbed a small rectangular piece of brown envelope. He took a stride closer to Andrea with the small envelope on his hand. Ignoring Theo, Keith extended his arm to give the envelope to her with a blank expression on his face.
"Here."
For a second, Andrea stared at the brown envelope. But she eventually took it from his hands due to curiosity and hastily opened it. She pulled out what looked like a cheque from the inside. Seeing that, Theo furrowed his brows in confusion while Andrea glanced at Keith with the same undisturbed expression.
"For the divore settlement." Keith emphasized upon seeing their reactions.
With that being said, Andrea instantly looked back at the cheque as she read its contents.
'50 million!? For a divorce settlement!?' She exclaimed mentally with her eyes slightly widening upon seeing the figures.
Keith crossed his arms on his torso as he stared suspiciously at Andrea with his eyes narrowing back, "I'm quite surprised that you finally signed the divorce papers. You used to always be resilient and determined with our arranged marriage. Well, it's for our own goods anyway." he said dismissively as doesn't care for her reason for the sudden change of heart.
Upon hearing those comments, Theo clenched his hands into fist as he was holding himself back to punch the other man in the face.
"This asshole…" Theo growled with gritted teeth.
Still ignoring Theo's presence, Keith glanced at his wrist watch before continuing. "I hope this will be the last time we see each other. And if we do meet by chance, let's treat each other as strangers." He said nonchalantly.
'Now, that's just piqued my attention.' Andrea then thought to herself while watching them walk away from them with a stern expression and formal demeanor.
He walked passed them in with a steady pace leaving the other two alone. Both of them stared at his back as he disappeared into the crowd of people in the distance.
Theo on the other hand let out a loud groan before grabbing the sides of his hair, "Ugh, that bastard just ruined the mood. How unlucky." he muttered with a firm tone as he then ruffled his hair, leaving it in a messy state.
"Theo, I changed my mind…" Andrea then spoke after a while of observing.
Hearing that, Theo slowly turned his head to Andrea with a pulled eyebrow as he clarified. "What do you mean?"
Still staring at Keith from afar, Andrea crossed her arms on her chest as he covered her mouth with her fist.
"That man. He's my prey now." She smirked with an exhilarated look on her face.
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