EPOV
"But it's going to get dirty, and I don't want to involve you," I said, "You don't deserve any of that."
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"I've been thinking about everything…" I said, "It's not going to be easy to fight Tanya and her family. I need to think from every perspective... But one thing is very clear - It's for the best if you stay away from me."
"But what if I can support you in fighting them?" she asked.
"Bella..." I sighed, "Believe me when I say it's going to be really, really dirty. You don't know them. I should have thought this through before getting involved with you," I said, "But it's still not too late."
"But I want to support you."
"You're not getting it," I said, "You had a relationship with me while working with me in the same company. They can misuse this and harm you in worse ways than you can even imagine. Actually you know what? We should not even be talking to each other on the phone about this from this point," I said.
"So basically you're going to take decisions on my behalf now?" she asked.
"Yes," I said, "I should have stopped you from getting involved with me right at the beginning. I shouldn't have..."
"I knew what I was doing. You weren't forcing me," she said frustratingly.
Suddenly I noticed she wasn't crying anymore, and I realized I preferred it when she's angry rather than sad and heartbroken. Seeing her in the latter state did painful things to my heart in some inexplicable ways.
Maybe I should just piss her off!
It'd be better if she hated me instead of shedding tears because of me!
"You know what?" I said, "I thought Tanya is stupid and you had brains, but I think it's vice-versa. I don't think you're smart enough to understand the complexity of the overall problem!"
Yeah, that should piss her off!
"I..." she stuttered, "Really? So why are you thinking about divorcing her if she's so great?"
"I've other reasons." Whatever the hell that meant!
"Care to explain what these 'other' reasons are?" She asked.
"Well, she just annoys me," I said, "Although I'm not sure if she's anything different from you based on the way you're annoying me right now."
"Edward... You..." she was lost at words, "I don't even want to talk to you."
"That's what I've been trying to explain to you right from the beginning!" I said, "Thank God the thick head of yours finally got it."
I guess that should work!
"You know what? You're an asshole. Go fuck yourself!" She said and disconnected the call.
I sighed.
What the hell was I doing?
Was pissing her off even a good idea?
But I mean, she was better off without me, so whatever worked!
I received a call from her again.
"You don't need to fuck yourself. You can fuck your wife," she snapped and disconnected the call again.