When He Stopped Loving Me Chapter 11

Claire's brief tweet landed like a boulder in a placid lake, instantly creating towering waves!

"At sixteen, you said you'd love me forever. At twenty, we married and you vowed eternal faithfulness before God. At twenty-five, you fell for someone else. Today, we're divorced. Take back your promises. I'm taking back my heart. From now on, I'm no longer Mrs. Pierce you fooled into loving you—I'm just Claire Morrison. @EthanPierce"

No accusations, no blame—just a calm chronicle of nine years' evolution. Yet every word bled with infinite disappointment and finality.

#EthanPierceClaireMorrisonDivorce exploded to the top of trending topics with a red "EXPLOSIVE" tag!

The internet erupted! Public opinion detonated!

"OMG! Ethan Pierce and Claire Morrison divorced?! Impossible! They were Manhattan's most solid couple!"

"Sixteen to twenty-five... nine years! From high school to marriage—how can it just end?"

"'Fell for someone else'? Ethan cheated?! Wasn't he famously devoted?!"

"Claire Morrison is THE goddess! Piano prodigy, perfect background, stunning looks—who could Ethan possibly prefer?"

"@EthanPierce Give us an explanation!"

"'Take back your promises, I'm taking back my heart'—this hurts SO much!"

Reporters' calls flooded Pierce Industries and Ethan's private line almost to breaking point.

Business partners and mutual friends sent messages or called directly, voices filled with shock and disbelief:

"Ethan, is... is this real? How could you and Claire..."

"What happened? You two always seemed so perfect!"

"Is there some misunderstanding? We watched Claire grow up. After all these years together..."

At that moment, Ethan was chairing an extremely important international video conference.

His assistant burst in pale-faced, ignoring his furrowed brow, urgently thrusting the tablet before him—screen showing that explosive tweet.

Ethan's gaze fell on those words, pupils contracting sharply! His first reaction was incredulous rage!

She dared?! Dared to unilaterally announce their divorce publicly?!

Who gave her that audacity?!

Besides, without his signature, how could divorce proceedings possibly be completed?!

He stood abruptly, not caring about the stunned executives on the video call, snapping at his assistant: "Adjourn the meeting!"

He strode from the conference room, pulling out his phone with slightly trembling fingers, dialing that number burned into his memory.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is no longer in service..."

The cold electronic voice was like ice water poured over him.

Out of service? She'd canceled her number?!

Intense anxiety and loss of control seized him instantly!

He immediately drove like a madman back to the villa.

What greeted him wasn't the usual warm lighting but scorched ruins left by fierce flames! Broken walls, air still thick with acrid smoke.

The remaining servants rushed over crying. "Sir! You're finally back! Mrs. Pierce... Mrs. Pierce came home this afternoon, packed her things, then... then set a fire... We couldn't stop her!"

Ethan's mind went BOOM, completely blank!

Looking at these ruins, he seemed to see Claire's thoroughly incinerated heart.

She'd been so resolute! Even burning down their five-year home, leaving not a trace!

"Where is she?!" He grabbed the servant's arm, nearly crushing her bones.

"Mrs. Pierce... took her suitcase to the airport... She said... she said she'd never return..." The servant sobbed.