Ashley's POV:The incident of the elevator would have left me shaken up completely, if I hadn't already been terrified because of Ethan. Yes! Ethan has left me terrified like hell! Because the look he was giving me, back when we were in the elevator alone, was not the one by which I have been fooled in the past, assuming that he loves me to the core. Rather, they were the same eyes with whom I have seen him looking at Emily, the day he left me in the fire and rushed towards her. That was the moment I knew, all those feelings, all those emotions, actions, words, beliefs and affirmations… everything was just the creative imaginings of my mind, and nothing else.And there was no doubt in my mind back then, because he had never given me that look… those eyes… For the brief period that we were together, I have felt my heart clench in my chest many a times. I have felt it missing a beat or randomly jumping several beats at once, all thanks to the looks he used to give to me… but none of
Ethan's POV:“Oh! Are you sure there is no chance you can make it to the meeting? Like even ten percent?”I inquire with a hundred percent real concern in my voice, because there is no way I am going to tolerate this frog showing up at the last minute, and ruining the best time of my life.Like he hasn't wasted the last twenty days already! “I am so sorry, Mr. Johnson, if it wasn't important, I would have never said no to you. You know how you are my idol, and I would never willingly miss a chance to go to a business meeting with you. There is so much for me to learn from you… but I really can't make it tomorrow.Don't worry about Hazel though, she will definitely come. In fact, I will send her number to you, so that you two can directly coordinate with each other for tomorrow–”“Perfect!”I say, without letting him complete the epic about how much he really admires me and how he is really upset about not being able to make up for the client meeting.Everything that I could ever hav
Ashley's POV:Ethan's voice shakes me to my core.I feel a wave of electricity current running down the length of my spine, the moment I hear his voice and realize that the person on the other side is none other Ethan… the love of my life and the father of my son, for whom I have never been anything more than just a medium to get his ex, his first love back in his life.And this is exactly the reason why I am unable to understand, why is he trying to get closer to me once again? Or for that matter, trying to expose my reality in front of himself… or maybe he wants the entire world to be a spectator, I don't know.I don't know what he still wants to get from me now, when he has already gotten what he always wanted.“Ethan!”The word slips out of my tongue before I could have controlled it, and even though it is almost as low as a whisper, he hears it clearly enough.He replies to my call, as quickly as I have recognised the disaster. “Yes! Ash! It is me, your Ethan—”“There is nothing
Ethan's POV:I knew this question was going to come to the surface the moment she felt like it had been more than ten minutes since our arrival, and the clients weren't there yet.But I wasn't aware that she would end up asking that question right away. It was a good thing that I have already prepared for this question. Otherwise, this girl single handedly holds the entire power to catch me off guard, just like she has done right now… and just like she used to do in the past. But not today… she ain't going to mess this plan of mine, till she herself accepts that she herself is Ashley and she still loves me. “Ohh! The clients! Miss Hazel! Please be seated first so that I can tell you everything in details–”“I am not in the mood for any pranks, Mr. Johnson! You might have enough time to play around, but I don't. I have a family to look after, and I am not going to neglect them because of your foolish and stupid ideas of pranks. So just tell me the truth without any unnecessary embel
Ashley's POV:I disconnect his call and started to think about everything that we had in the past… and because of that, if I know one thing about Ethan Johnson, that I could tell with complete confidence… then it is the fact that he has really never liked blue.The entire time I have spent with him, the only times when he had worn blue was when I forced him to do so. And that too, after I have whined about how it is my only favorite color and I couldn't believe that someone can hate this color and if they hate the color it means they hate me too.After this whole dramatic display, he would take the outfits that I had brought for him in blue, with a deadpan look and forceful pull. But of course, he was Ethan…and he couldn't resist the temptation to add further,“The only reason I tolerate this color is because it doesn't look bad on you, and you love this stupid color–”“How can a color be stupid?”“Everything in this world can be stupid! Now leave me alone, as I have so much work to
Ashley's POV:He goes silent for a second, so I repeat my question. “Tell me, Ethan! I am asking you, what do you mean by what I am trying to portray…”“That you and that child make up for a perfectly happy family.”His words hit me, like the attacks of several whips raining down from every possible direction at once. For a moment, I am not even able to feel anything at all… and my mind goes completely blank.And the thought that he was really this cruel from the beginning and I really have fallen for a monster, who has no mercy for anyone or anything apart from himself and his ego.Like how dare he says that I am not happy with my only child? On what basis can he claim that we aren't a happy family…! And leave that, what authority does he have, to make this announcement?What more does he want from me? I have already left his life in the past, never claimed child support or tried to prove that Adrin is his son! Even now, I haven't ever tried to arrange any meetings with them, in fac
Ashley's POV:He is screaming, yelling and stuttering at the same time; and one thing that I have noticed in Ethan over time, is that he never stutters.His voice never shakes, he is a person with a firm voice and stern personality– this is why, seeing him stutter while his voice is becoming increasingly hoarse, is turning out to be a little difficult for me.My mind goes completely blank for a moment, and I'm not sure what is going on in front of my eyes, for a very long time.It finally clicks and I realize that he has been demanding an answer from me… Throughout this time, the questions that are leaving his mouth have all been directed towards me… the questions which I indeed have answers for.But at the same time, I don't really know how I am supposed to give those answers to him.And before I can formulate a single reply, he sits on the chair with a thump as tears start to roll down his eyes.For a second, I'm left watching in utter disbelief before a slight flutter of panic ris
Ethan's POV:My heart misses a beat and my breath hitches in my throat. The moment she mentions that Adrin, the sweet little boy I had seen on the day of the award ceremony, is her son– her biological son, I lost it. For a moment I'm completely unable to fathom the thought of her being with someone else, touched by someone else, hugged and kissed by someone else! There is no way that she could be with someone else… that's my place, and it will always remain mine.Within the span of a few seconds, I have started feeling like it would have been a million times better if she had simply stabbed me several times with a knife, rather than breaking this news to me that there is even a single percent of chance that she could move on, and she might have used it too.All of a sudden, my life has started to seem more like a burden to me, than a blessing, as my heart clenches.I am feeling this pain with such an intensity that I end up losing all my senses for a moment… whatever she is saying,