The last night incident had weakened her resolve. She felt confused. "Mrs. Li told me everything," Serena started and paused to gauge his reaction. Asher lifted his gaze from the plate to her. A hint of nervousness flickered across his well-composed features as he patiently waited for her reaction. "Thank you," she added, meaning it. Talking to Mrs. Li had indeed helped her anxiety. Her pregnancy struggles were just like her and to know that she had succeeded in the end had filled her with optimism and encouragement. The woman was a beacon of positivity and had also shared some tips to boost her fertility. The conversation had been a source of comfort for her. A pleased smile broke onto Asher's lips. "Mr. Li has invited us to visit them in their hometown someday," Asher informed her. Serena nodded. Mrs. Li had also said the same thing."Asher," Serena called him from behind as he sauntered towards another car to leave for work. Asher stopped. Serena-overcame by a sense of hesit
"Asher is mine and that's all you need to know," Serena replied solemnly. "He is not yours. He will never be yours. Asher is mine. He chose me not you. You are his second choice. A second, forced, useless choice. You imposed yourself on him. You think you two would be together if you hadn't proposed to him? He never had any plans to be with you. You are just a burden. You can't even give him a child. He is....," Serena disconnected the call, not wanting to hear her vicious talk anymore. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sank to the floor. She wasn't strong enough to withstand so much venom.Second choice. Imposed. Compromise. These words kept ringing in her head, making her feel more and more miserable. ...........Asher returned home early today. Enough with this waiting game. He can't do this any longer. Tonight he was going to make a move. He hoped she would not refuse him. He was tired of touching himself every night. He found her on the balcony, staring off into the sky.
It was one of those moments in his life where he felt utterly lost. His marriage was falling apart, the woman he can't live without was slowly drifting away from him and he wasn't able to do a fucking thing. He felt so helpless, so fucking desperate. Just what does he need to do to make her believe him? Why was she being so cruel? Why can't she just give him a chance? Just one chance. Is it too much to ask? He wished he could go back in time and set everything right. One mistake and he was on the verge of losing everything he treasured. He can lose anything but Serena. He can't lose her. He just can't. He felt suffocated, hurt- so much hurt. The fear of losing her gnawing at his heart. He knew he wouldn't be able to live without her if she ever decided to leave him. She was his reason for being. No force in this world can tear them apart. She can wallow in self-pity as much as she wants, she can hurt him too but he won't let her leave him. She was bound to him till eternity. "I w
"More than the fact that he used you, I think you are hurting more because of the fact that he didn't choose you first," Ayleen concluded. She turned away from the window and towards her. The mist had begun to dissipate after sunrise.Serena's mouth tightened in a thin line. She didn't respond, further affirming her assumption. "It's true, isn't it?" Ayleen asked, already knowing the answer. She made her way towards Serena and stood behind her. Ayleen lived two hours away from their home but when tonight Serena had called her and she heard her distressed voice, she drove all the way to here. The woman in front of her was nothing like her friend. This woman looked hopeless, depressed, and tormented. "I ever wanted only one thing from my life. To be my man's first and only choice. So yes, it did hurt me when I learned I am not his first choice" Serena replied, for the first time admitting that she was indeed hurt because he didn't choose her first. Does she not deserve to be a first
"He had his heart fixated on you right from the beginning, only it took him some time to realise it. Remember Henry? Who stopped talking to you all of a sudden? We met in a conference a few years ago where he told me that Asher had threatened him against ever even talking to you. A friend does that? Remember every guy who approached you in high school were suddenly ignoring you the next day? It was your husband's doing. He couldn't even bear to see another boy within a 60-mile radius of you. A friend is never this possessive," Ayleen had astounded her with this eye-opening revelation. She had her blown away. "Asher did that?" she questioned in disbelief. He never mentioned anything like this to her. When did this even happen? He was going around threatening other boys for her and she never got a whiff of it? If that was true, then she was ignorant as fuck in high school. Things were happening around her and she remained blissfully oblivious to them. As for Henry, she indeed had sense
Believing in this poorly fabricated video would be akin to shaming their seven years of relationship. In these seven years, if she had learned anything about Asher, it was that he hated cheating with his guts. Asher will never cheat on her and nobody could convince her otherwise. Serena tolerated Shanice belittling her but this time that woman had gone way too far. She shouldn't have done this. What Shanice had done was beyond outrageous. Serena could endure almost anything but seeing someone disgrace her husband- it was way beyond her tolerance limit. He was her pride, her man. Shanice had made a huge mistake by targeting Asher and Serena was not going to let her get away with it. Not this time. She gave no fuck about the piece of shit called "sensational video" because she already knew the truth. She would protect her husband's honor along with exposing that snake's pathetic lies to the world. Target her, she most probably wouldn't even retaliate but dare to go after her husband an
They were ready to set about their date.He reached to hold her hand but she moved away. Just because she was supporting him right now, it didn't mean everything was back to normal between them. It was clear he needed to keep working to win her back. But he didn't mind. He had at least managed to win back her trust. He will soon have her love too.Asher did feel a prick of disappointment but he ignored it. He helped her out of the car by holding her hands. Serena was a different person the moment she got out of the car. A sweet smile claimed her face as she gazed lovingly at Asher. "Thank you, husband," she reached on her tip-toe and planted a kiss on his cheek, jolting him to his bones. He couldn't breathe for a second. Dazed, he looked down at her. Smiling so innocently at him, the woman had no idea what her simple touches were doing to his starving body. Does she want him to take her right here, right now? Is that what she wants because that's what he would do if she continued to
"What?" he asked, sure his hormones were playing tricks on his ears. "Kiss me," Serena repeated for him, gazing gently into his eyes. After that, her eyes fluttered close in a silent plea for him to take the charge and devour her mouth to his liking. Her long dark lashes formed a crescent underneath her eyes. With a slight part of her full, pink lips, she beckoned him closer, stealing him of his breath. He loved it whenever she took the initiative. The air between them filled with an electric anticipation as Asher stared at her lips, enchanted. His own lips begging him to surrender to her invitation and surrender is what he did. Serena gasped, taken aback by the sheer force of his kiss as he slammed his mouth against hers- hard and rough. An electric shiver coursed through them, reaching up to their brain. He crushed his lips with his own, biting and sucking on them as if he had starved for her for million years. Serena was flattened against the tree, her tender breasts pressed tigh