At the center of the dance floor was a familiar figure, dressed in a provocative black dress, swaying her hips to the rhythm of the music while laughing at the attention her current dance partner, a male in his late twenties, was showering her with.
Even though she looked noticeably different, seductive, alluring, and far from the usual humble aura she usually gave, Tobias had no trouble recognizing her. His wife. And the longer Tobias watched HIS wife shower in the attention of another man, the more irritated he grew.
“You can go on ahead.” He said without glancing at Celestine as he walked off, leaving her standing on her own.
“Tob-,” Celestine was cut short, as Tobias had already walked away, his gaze focused on a particular figure, dancing on the dance floor.
He wasn't aware of how fast his strides were or how harshly his fist clenched. He wasn’t aware of any of it until he found himself in front of his wife, and the man who had had his hands all over her for the past two minutes.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” He snarled, his hand clamping tightly around her wrist and pulling her away from the man.
Amara was more than surprised to suddenly see Tobias. But the way he had pulled her, coupled with the tone of voice he had used, had her temper rising.
“Let go!” She demanded with a glare after he had succeeded in pulling her off the dance floor and away from her dance partner.
But Tobias wasn’t the least bit fazed. Instead, he simply tightened his grip, making her wince in pain.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing here? Engaging publicly with another man while you’re still married to me? Don’t you have any sense of shame?”
Any sense of shame?
How dare this fcking bastard talk about that to her? When he was the shameless one who betrayed their marriage first!
If Amara wasn’t as angry as she was, she’d have laughed.
She forcefully freed her wrist from his hold before fixing him with a glare.
“You’re quite funny Tobias. The last time I checked, you were the one who wanted a divorce. And might I point out that a few days ago, you also shamelessly ‘engaged’ with another woman, my dearest husband?"
"So please, save your preaching for someone who hasn’t seen your true colors.” Amara sneered and turned to leave but Celestine appeared.
“Toby, there you are-“ Her attention was quickly snagged by Amara and her eyes went wide upon seeing how she was dressed. “A-Amara? What are doing here?”
“And how’s that any of your business?” Amara sneered, not bothering to hide the disgust in her voice.
Celestine flinched. “I was simply-,”
“I didn’t ask for your opinion.” Silencing the wench, Amara turned her attention back to Tobias. “And you-”
He couldn’t help but narrow his eyes at the disdain in her voice as she addressed him so rudely.
“I suggest you don’t try to stick your nose into my business. We may be a married couple now, but in a few days,” She snapped her finger. “It’d all be over."
"So focus more on your mistress, and not the person you’ll be divorcing.”
“A-Amara,” Celestine cut in with a coy tone to her voice. “Please don’t misunderstand, Tobias and I aren’t together…”
Turning to Tobias, Celestine was practically glued to him, feigning kindness as she spoke. “Toby, please don’t be angry at Amara, she’s simply overwhelmed and confused."
"It should be a normal reaction seeing that as soon as you divorce her and she moves out of the sheltered doors of the Larsen home, she’d no longer have someone to fund her lifestyle. So it’s normal for her to look for a man to fund her lifestyle.”
“Sheltered doors? Fund my lifestyle?” Amara repeated with a chuckle. “Oh, that’s a new one, Celestine.”
“But she isn’t wrong, is she?” Tobias asked, his eyes narrowed and his voice cold as ice. Sure, he had no feelings for her, but that didn’t mean he was fine with his wife sleeping around for penny change and potentially soiling his name.
Amara’s brows creased at his reaction. Whenever Celestine was around, he had no brain to think wisely.
“Mind your own business, both you and your little slut.”
Amara didn't want to waste time with them anymore but Tobias gripped her hand again.
“Are you doing this only to challenge me? I see, you're doing all these just because I refused to give you no penny?"
"Well, fifty million pounds, I’ll pay you that as divorce compensation, as long as you apologize to me and Celestine. Right this instant!”
His words were so arrogant and irritating that her lips curled upwards, a smile coming on her face, but the coldness in her eyes could rival the chill in Tobias’s.
“Arrogant, aren’t you?” She smirked. “Well, I’d have to bust that bubble of yours.”
Taking a step forward, she raised her head and looked her husband dead in the eyes.
“I already filed for a divorce, Tobias, and I’m going to make sure that I get every single penny I deserve."
"So trust me, your fifty million is nothing in my eyes. I will never bow to you and your bitch!”
Tobias couldn't believe his ears.Amara, the woman who had claimed to love him for the past 6 years and always stuck to him like gum, had filed for a divorce even before he could. This fact kept disturbing him.He was the one meant to file for a divorce! And not the gentle wife he remembered!"You're really testing my patience, Amara." He threatened, eyes cold and voice colder. " you know what I'm capable of.""It's not a test, Tobias. It's a fact that is about to happen," Amara retorted, not at all intimidated by his words and demeanor."So you're sure you want to go against me, is that it?" Tobias said dangerously."What are you gonna do? Destroy me, ruin my reputation, destroy Melanie's business, or something along the lines of that?"Amara laughed coldly. Without waiting for Tobias to speak, Amara warned him."I dare you, Tobias. Try to lay even a finger on the people I hold dare and you'll see just how that'd turn out."Tobias looked at Amara's cold gaze, as if he was looking at a s
It had been several days since Amara sent the divorce paper but there was still no response. Pacing in front of the window, Amara called her attorney Philip."Hasn't Larsen signed it yet?""My apologies, Ms. Crawford," Philip sighed at the other end. "I have urged the side of Mr.Larsen but they just ignored us. I am applying for court procedures for you but we have also encountered resistance. The judge suggests that you should communicate with Mr. Larsen first."Hearing this, Amara chuckled out of anger. What was Tobias doing now? He was the first to ask for a divorce, and now she was giving him what he wanted, yet he started to obstruct her in every possible way. What's wrong with him?!!Taking a deep breath, Amara calmed herself. Since he wanted to play, she could play."I understand, Philip. I'll meet Larsen later." Amara picked up her handbag, heading to Tobias' company, Labyrinth.She had barely walked through the revolving doors when she heard a rather familiar voice ring out fr
"Toby! I need your help! Amara wants to ruin me!" Celeste suddenly called, crying frantically.Tobias immediately instructed his assistant to drive, sitting in the backseat, but the image that surfaced in his mind was of Amara. Who was she really? Why had she changed so drastically?She professed her love for him, yet swiftly moved between different men. Was she truly the vile snake that Celeste described?Whenever he thought about how desperately she wanted to divorce him and be with a sugar daddy, he couldn't help but feel enraged!Each time he thought about how eager she was to divorce him and link up with one of her sugar daddies, he couldn’t help but scoff.How bold of her. First she acted like a love sick puppy, gluing to him like he was the last man on earth, and now, she wanted to get away, ready to live whatever blissful life her sugar daddy could fund.Well, Tobias refused.He wasn’t going to let her get away with it, nor was he going to make the process of their divorce easy
"...All the recent accusations and allegations against me on posts are lies and slander. I hope you, as my esteemed fans, can ignore these malicious and unprofessional accusations and continue to support my future entertainment career. Thank you for your understanding."The next morning, Amara listened as Melanie read out Celestine's response to the intimate photo online. She felt disgusted at how naive and noble Celestine sounded, but she was even more furious at Tobias' attitude. When Melanie first suggested providing the photo of Tobias and Celestine to the gossip papers, she hesitated because she only wanted to divorce Tobias, not ruin his business.But the situation had changed. Since Tobias refused to divorce her, she had to give him a warning."This is all nonsense," Melanie said angrily, looking up from the newspaper. "How can she lie so naively to those people? She's the troublemaker. If anyone is innocent here, it's you, Amara."Amara focused her attention on her computer scr
Half an hour ago。“How long has it been?” The blonde male with brown eyes and similar appearance asked Amara as he led her towards a seating area. Holding a chair open, he added. “Three years?”“Four.” Amara corrected as she sat down, whispering a small ‘Thank you’ towards his gesture. She waited till he had settled down in front of her before asking. “How’s life in Italy been treating you, Lorenzo?”“Wonderful actually. I wouldn’t have left if not for the fact that Grandfather wants me to assist you a little since you’ve come to your senses.”Amara chuckled at his words. Lorenzo, her older brother, always had his ways with words, just like their grandfather. But even at that, she was glad he was here.“I’m really glad you’re here, Lorenzo.” She admitted, earning a smile from her older brother. But the smile quickly faded and he said.“Can I ask a question, Amara?” She nodded. “Why…why did you keep your identity hidden from Tobias for so long?”“Is that…is that really the first thing y
If Amara’s slap was meant to be an action directed towards snapping Tobias back into the right frame of mind, or perhaps a warning, neither of it was working. Rather, it was having the opposite effect.With his cheek stinging, red and bruised from the force Amara had hit him with, Tobias glared at her. The anger he was feeling towards her was indescribable and evident in his eyes.From the moment he had set foot in Sherativinor, the moment he had caught sight of her happily reuniting with that blonde guy, the moment her had heard her talk so freely and intimately with the stranger, his heart had tightened and he could feel himself boiling.How could did she have the nerves to cheat on him after claiming to love him for years? Was it all an act?Of course it was, he knew this from the very first day Amara confessed her love, so why did he feel so angry?And even more, why was he acting so irrationally and not thinking things through, as usual?These questions and more plagued his mind,
The first ever property Tobias acquired with his own hard earned money, was his current residence. Situated in the most affluent and secluded area of the city, building painted with a bright and eye catching cream color, with ten bedrooms, an indoor and outdoor pool, a garden, three kitchens and even a private office, the house was big enough to impress an normal citizen who had lived a mundane life.But for the Larsen family who had always lived their lives above the curve of life, this residence was considered basic.Times without number, they had told Tobias to move out, but he refused, because for some reason, this 'basic' house of his, felt more like home, than any other luxurious estate he had ever lived in.And now, as he carefully walked around the house, eyes scanning each and every area in hopes of finding the littlest trace of the woman he called his wife, Tobias realized why the house which no longer felt familiar had felt so comfortable.It was because of Amara.She had ke
Looking at her name displayed on his phone screen, Tobias felt numb. When Celestine reappeared in his life after six years, he thought he would be happy. Of course, he was happy for the first few days initially.He had successfully taken revenge on his wife, Amara - that viper who used his grandfather to force him into marriage. Seeing the anguish on her face brought him immense satisfaction. He even filed for divorce, wanting to see her despair further.He thought she would beg him as usual, but this time, she didn't. Infuriatingly, she was even more eager for the divorce than him, and it was obvious there were other men in her life. At this thought, Tobias gripped his phone tightly, clearly forgetting he was on a call until Celestine called his name again."Toby?" Celestine said. "Yes, Celestine, it's me. What is it?" Tobias replied. "I just wanted to ask, did Amara agree to do those photoshoots with you to quell the rumors?" Celestine asked expectantly. "No. She didn't," Tobias s