Junia At that very moment, as soon as the door slammed open, I shuddered, swallowing the heavy lump that formed beneath my throat. It was more like a scale fell off my eyes as I soon regained my senses. What the hell was I doing here? What in the world was I doing with him, especially at midnight? What would Nicholas even think of me after seeing me with him in this manner? Why was I even bothered about what he thought?Heat flushed up my cheeks as my cheeks turned red when what he had said earlier occupied my thoughts. “What did he mean by he would make me sleep?” I thought inside of me. For a second, it made me wish that I had a time-traveling machine to go back in time and set things right. If it wasn't for the pathetic situation that I was in, I was sure that I wouldn't be here at the moment. “I hate my life right now and I hate myself” I muttered under my breath.Jolting me out of my thoughts, Ethan walked past me, his shoulder brushing past mine as goosebumps soon littered
Chapter My heart raced like galloping horses, my eyes almost bulging out of its sockets. Was this a dream?However, when I felt him trail his fingers down my back and his hands resting just above my waist, I felt shivers course through my veins. He slipped his tongue through my mouth, parting the tender fold of my lips in a way that sent an electrifying sensation inside of me.But the worst thing was that I wasn't even kissing him back. Gradually, I felt his fingers dig into my skin, the tips brushing the fabric of my bra. Time seemed to have slowed down at that moment and it felt like it was just me and I remaining in the world Every part of me knew that I didn't want this but at the same time, why wasn't I pushing him away? Why does he still have this crazy effect on me?I thought that I had gotten over him. Was it all a faux? Like a flood of memories, a swift memory soon flashed through my head. An image of Ethan disgracing me on our third anniversary, another image of Ethan
Chapter Ethan’s P.O.VAgain, I succeeded with my plans of putting an asunder to the relationship between Junia and Nicholas. Junia doesn't deserve someone as toxic as Nicholas, she deserves someone like me! Finding Charlotte wasn’t a Herculean task since I had already been digging into Nicholas’s chaotic past that he seemed to have hidden from the public. Anyways, I didn’t care about whatever happens between him and Charlotte and I don’t care about how far she goes to mess up with his mind. I also have no interest in going after him unless I see him with Junia.Well, that wasn't going to happen because Charlotte was back for him.My only interest was Junia and now was the perfect time to fulfill the promise that I had made to her. Since Nicholas was practically nowhere to be found since that proposal night, Junia returned to New York City, likewise I. My stay in Bali might not be memorable but at least, I ended up doing something for myself and that was tearing Nicholas and Junia
Junia’s P.O.V“I know where you can find Michaela and the real truth behind her” I read out aloud before letting out a loud hiss as I tore the letter and hurled it in the direction of the trash can. “Good riddance to bad rubbish” I sucked between my teeth, dusting my palm because in the end, who the hell cared about whatever happened with Michaela?She could be in hell, she could be locked in the darkest abyss of it and still, I don’t care because that is where demons like her live for the rest of their lives. Anger surged through me when the constant message from Nicholas popped on my screen. He requested to see me again to explain things to me.What even gave him the audaciousness to think that I wanted to sit in the same space with him and have a conversation? The only thing that would bring Nicholas and me together was business and just business!It was about time that I blocked his number but for now, what mattered the most to me was the birthday party that I was going to be at
Ethan’s P.O.VJunia tugged at my arms closely and even though she was trying so hard to put on a bold font, I could feel the nervousness that emanated from her. As soon as we both stepped foot inside the building, silence enveloped the whole place and the melodious tune of the classical song stopped instantly. All eyes settled on the two of us and the only thing that I wanted in that moment was to protect Junia with my life as she tugged more tightly to my arm.I heard her say. “I should have never come here in the first place. No actually, I didn’t want to come, you were the one who changed the plans and you were the one who forced me here. The plan was to stay in the background”I chuckled slightly amidst her rants while she quickly removed her hands from mine. She said again. “I don’t even know why I am standing so close to you. People would have the wrong idea again and they would begin spreading terrible rumors about things that are wrong”I responded. “This is the problem. Do y
Junia’s P. O.VTears pricked the back of my eyelid, my knees wobbled and every part of me felt like I was about to crumble to the ground. I wanted to scream and tear apart Matteo but the only thing I did was remain at the same spot staring at the large screen that showed how Matteo raised his hands at Briella. With teary eyes, I glanced at Briella whose hands flew over her mouth, her eyes glinting with fear— the fear of the unknown or rather, the fear of what my father might do to her. Matteo thundered. “What is the meaning of all of this? Take this down now!”My father also yelled. “This is all a lie to tarnish my image and to ruin my birthday party! This is all a lie! This video is nothing but a doctored video” I couldn’t believe my ears. Briella didn’t even matter to him, the only thing that mattered was his reputation. The same damn reputation that is the reason why I became the family’s outcast. Slowly, the video faded in the background and when I was thinking that it was all
Junia’s P.O.VI stared at the ceiling fan that creaked slowly, the sound of the classical song in the background, disrupting my thoughts that I had no option but to get out of my bed and turn off the music. I heaved a sigh, not able to get rid of the thoughts of Briella that almost plunged me into the darkest abyss. I just couldn’t understand the extent to which Briella’s mind had been so messed up that she would turn down my help. If I could remember vividly, there was always this glint in her eyes that seemed to me like she was screaming for help— most especially for me to save her! Or could it be that I misinterpreted things like I have always done? I tossed and turned on my bed, trying to understand the real reason why Briella would do something like that. How could she turn down my help when it was time for her to claim her freedom?“Something is wrong somewhere! I feel it in my bones that something is wrong somewhere” Could it be that Briella is being blackmailed or could i
Ethan’s P.O.V Somehow, at the back of my mind, I had already known that the plan to save Briella was going to work but the question was, did she need saving? Anyway, what mattered the most to me was making sure that Matteo’s biggest fears came to pass! His fear of losing everything and the only thing that I needed to do was just release that picture of him with Lee Hugo and like I expected, his company’s stocks went down drastically with everyone pulling down their shares. He was also a member of the World Universal Union (A global union that was all about fighting for human rights, human equality and basically fighting for things concerning humans!). But since that night when all of his secrets were uncovered, he was removed as being a member.As I expected as well, Junia’s father was a selfish person and he was denied about knowing anything concerning Matteo physically assaulting his daughter. He would do anything to save his name and reputation from being tarnished but what he d