#Chapter 134: She’s A Burden

Aria’s POV Finally Liam stilled. Slowly, he turned around to look at me, then studied my face as if he was trying to determine if I was being serious or not. Once he realized I was, his face twisted into disbelief. “Don’t be ridiculous, Aria.” “That’s what the rumors are all saying.” “You know better than to listen to those,” he said. “If that was all it was, then I could ignore it. But she’s also been using every opportunity to make my life hell.” The smile that had graced Liam’s face was entirely gone now. In its place, he was frowning deeply, his expression revealing a hint of annoyance. I hoped it wasn’t toward me, but I couldn’t be sure, given the circumstances. We’d drifted apart from each other so much in the past few weeks. In many ways, looking at him now, he reminded me of the man he was back when we’d been actively married. He hadn’t found much time for me then, either. “Did you know I’ve been demoted?” I asked. His eyes widened marginally. “You… what?” “