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Let me know what you think about the book so far in the comments and what you expect to see as your suggestions and reviews is what I use to make my book better🫶Thank you so much readers, I love you all❤️Lexi’s POVThe feeling of finally getting married was ethereal and I still couldn’t believe that I’m married to Darren. It was the best feeling ever.It’s been a month since our wedding and I’d already discussed with Camille that I’d atleast love to throw a wedding monthversary and I can’t wait to get Darren’s reaction.Getting back from work, I felt exhausted because of how much work I had to get done and I noticed Darren’s change in behavior but I made up my mind that it was also because of the stress.“Can I talk to you about something?” I asked him as I cleaned my makeup before turning to face him.“Sure.” He responded without actually looking away from his phone and I shrugged him off because I’ve gotten so used to him paying more attention to his phone.“I was thinking about having our one month wedding anniversary, I can tell you’re stressed and that will help you cool off a bit and…”“And whoever told you that was a good idea?” He asked, cutting me off mid sentence and finally
Lexi’s POVGroaning, I turned on the bed and my head pounded so hard that it felt like the room was spinning.“It’s getting late and you’re still sleeping, there’s a lot of work to do!” Darren yelled as I tried to sit up but at this point I couldn’t care less if he was angry or not.“I want a divorce.” I blurted out without thinking and the room fell silent for a while before getting filled up with Darren’s sinister laughter that caused chills to run down my spine.“You must be kidding,” he smirked, walking to get his jacket, “get ready and meet me in the office in…”“But I’m not kidding,” I responded, “I’m serious and I want a divorce.” I added at once.Darren turned to face me, his eyebrow raised at me as though I was crazy or out of my mind with no idea what I’m saying.“I don’t know why or what I might have done to warrant this kind of treatment from you but you’ve changed,” I continued after a while of silence with tears lingering at the back of my eyes.“And I really really do n
Lexi’s POV“Thank You.” I mouthed to Camille as I engaged Adeline and Cassian in a group hug. Sniffling, I pulled away from them and we all made our way to Camille’s house.I didn’t want to go home yet because I knew how empty it was going to be especially with my children’s absence.“I’ll bring more of your clothes and toys, Okay? Don’t miss me too much, I’ll see you guys tomorrow.” I said to them when it was time for me to leave even though I knew that they weren’t going to hear.I’d decided to wait for them to go to bed before leaving and the horror of going back to the house washed over me as Camille saw me off outside.“If you need my help just call me and I’ll be there as fast as I can.” She smiled, holding my hand before pulling me into a hug.“Do you really have to go?” She asked as she rested her chin on my shoulders. She’s right, do I really have to go?I couldn’t answer her question because I have no idea what Darren was going to do if I don’t come home tonight.I’ve heard
Ivan’s POVSEVEN YEARS LATER.“Ansel please make sure you check everything with our clients if it's exactly the way they want it to be and since you’ll be the one traveling over there too.” I informed Ansel who nodded before having his seat in front of me.I knew what he was going to say but I also knew that I’ve gotten tired of that kind of conversation and don’t want to hear anymore of it so I opted for standing up.“You better sit your ass back down, Cassian!” Ansel yelled and I groaned, my body aches from how hard I’ve been working to make sure this big reveal goes according to the way I plan it.“What the hell is it?” I spat, not minding him as I walked to the mini fridge to pour myself a glass of water.“You know damn well what it is, you know what I want to say and Cassian, you’re not getting any younger,” Ansel pointed out to me as he paused for a while.“Hell, Octavia will be five years old in a few months and you’re still here, it’s been years, Cassian.” Ansel explained and
Lexi’s POV“Do you think I’m ready? Do you think we should go back there? What if we stay back here?” I asked Camille as we packed our bags rather urgently.“And risk him getting out of jail to come find you? Hell No.” She answered before leaving the boxes to go get the kids ready.My heart was beating so fast that I could feel it about to jump out of my chest. After years of going through intense abuse with Darren, I finally got a divorce and not only that, he also went to jail.My body shook again at the thoughts of going back to where I’d run away from because of the heartbreak.I felt like I was just going back and forth but for my safety and everyone around me, I needed to leave. I packed the last bag and let out a sigh as I struggled to get everything out.Camille and the kids made their way out of the house and into the taxi. I’d wanted to get in when I looked behind me to see Madam Debby watching me.Quickly, my feet padded in her direction and I hugged her tightly, just like
Lexi’s POVLooking around in fear, my heart thumped loudly and I started feeling scared as my gaze returned to Ansel. I was really glad that the taxi glass was tinted and no one would be able to see the people in it.Camille had gotten in and I could trust her to keep the kids in the car until I was done with whatever was going here.“Where have you been?” Ansel’s voice put a halt to my thoughts and I smiled, “we’ve been searching for you to no avail.” He added.“We, would mean?” I asked with a raised eyebrow, tears were lingering at the back of my eyes but I managed to hold it back.“Cassian, me and Reece, oh goodness, they’ll be so happy to see you, to know that you’re back.” He added as he pulled his phone out but I stopped him.“No, please do not do that,” I begged as I made his hand drop, “I really don’t want anyone to know that I’m back here, I need to start my life over again and telling everyone especially Ivan won’t help me do that.” I finished.“It was really nice seeing you
Ivan’s POVDriving like a completely insane man, I drove as fast as I could to the airport with my heart racing and quite frankly I have no idea which one is faster.My heartbeat or my car?I clutched the steering wheel and I almost lost my mind when I hit traffic. It’s been years and she’s finally back. My heart was leaping for joy and also for uncertainty and I had no idea how I was going to face her.What should I do? What do I say to her? Do I just hug her?Questions ran through my mind as I waited for the light to turn green so that I was going to be able to get there as fast as I could.While waiting, I picked my phone to call Ansel and it was ringing but he didn’t pick up. Calling him over again, he hung the call up instead of picking it up.Did he lose her already? Has he left the airport?The blaring sound of the car honking behind me jolted me out of my thoughts and it wasn’t until then that I realized that the light had turned green and I was the only one left to move on th
Lexi’s POVIt felt nice to know that he’s fine and probably living a good life but I couldn’t bring myself to remain with him because I had absolutely no idea what I’d do if I stayed there a minute longer.I don’t want to be that shameless woman that runs into the arms of the man that hurt her.My eyes stung from the tears I held back and I just wanted the taxi to move faster so that we can get home early.Thankfully Camille had asked one of her old friends to help her search for an apartment and we’d seen everything over a video call so we wouldn’t have to stress ourselves over that.I turned to look back at Ivan but I couldn’t see him. What if he asks someone to follow us, what if he asks someone to spy on us?Questions and thoughts ran through my mind as the drive home remained silent. I was sure that he saw the kids before I closed the door.What if he knows that they’re his kids?I’m going to allow anything but no one, absolutely no one is going to take my kids from me and I don’