CEO Broke Down and Cried After I Divorced Him novel Chapter 791

Diana’s words made Elliot’s already icy gaze turn even more terrifying.

His voice dropped dangerously low. “What did you just say?”

The look on his face made it clear—he was on the verge of losing control.

One wrong word, and there was no telling what he might do.

But she had already come this far.

If she backed down now, it would mean she was afraid of him.

So, she forced herself to stand her ground and repeated her words, her voice steady.

“I said, you slept with me, so you will take responsibility.”

Then, she added with a mocking smirk, “Or what? Did you think you could just walk away like nothing happened?

“Please. I’m a Wright—do you really think I’m some woman you can just use and discard?”

Her words were like gasoline thrown onto an open flame.

Elliot’s fury erupted, reaching the point of no return.

His hand shot up, ready to strike.

Dylan’s sharp voice cut through the tension. “Don’t you dare!”

But Elliot didn’t even acknowledge him.

As if Dylan hadn’t spoken at all, his palm came down hard, landing a ruthless slap across Diana’s face.

She staggered from the impact, but Elliot’s voice was even more merciless.

“Diana Wright, if I had known it was you, I would’ve rather dropped dead than laid a single finger on you!”

Suzy had been about to intervene, but Elliot was too fast.

By the time she stepped forward, the damage was already done—Diana had been struck, and Elliot already spat out those cruel words.

She hesitated.

Perhaps if she didn’t get involved, things wouldn’t escalate further.

If she stepped in now, it would only make Elliot despise Diana even more.

But she couldn’t just stand by and watch.

So, she stepped between them, looking Elliot directly in the eye. “If you have a problem, take it up with me.”

Elliot let out a cold laugh, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

She understood his temperament to some extent.

Back when Suzy had kept them both stranded there, he already built up resentment toward her.

If this misunderstanding wasn’t cleared up, that resentment would only deepen.

In this world, a person could endure pain from anyone—but not from the one they love. When love turned into pain, the wound it left behind would never truly heal.

And then, there was hatred.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hate.

Sometimes, that hatred outweighs the love entirely.

She feared that Elliot would lose himself to that hatred. So…

“No, Suzy, you’re the one lying to him,” Diana said, pressing her lips together before turning to Elliot.

She had made up her mind—she would tell him the truth.

“When I woke up and realized I was alone, I thought I was still under the control of the person who had kidnapped me. So, I ran.

“But just as I reached the staircase, I ran straight into a group of people heading upstairs…”