Chapter 72.Ava's hand snaked up her neck and touched the small swollen spot that had come about as a result of her kiss with him. Her night had been plagued with memories of his lovemaking to her and even now that she was at the office and supposed to be working, she could not take the memories of their night together out of her mind. However, what filled her with excitement was the realization that Mr. Silver was jealous when she was around other men. She didn't quite expect this to be true, but this morning on their way to work, she had intentionally flirted with one of the guards and the look in his eyes was more than enough to melt the sun. She wasn't certain of how she was going to turn it to her advantage, but she was certain that she could work something out. “What are you here all smiling about?” Sophia appeared beside her with a frown on her face. Not wanting to get into any fight with Sophia, Ava ignored the rude tone with which she had spoken to her and simply flashed he
CHAPTER 73.“Brother, let her go. You do not have to always involve yourself in any drama that involves Ava.” Sophia dragged her brother’s arm away from Lily."Yes, listen to your sister. This ungrateful girl would only use and suck you dry. She has no respect and I need to teach her a lesson." Lily hissed and Ava had to flinch away in fear. "Oh, trust me, young lady, I actually do not want anything to do with all of this drama, but then, if you are going to bring the drama to my front door, then you might as well be okay with them meddling in it." Mr. Silver warned, his piercing gaze moving from one lady to the other. Sophia’s face scrunched up in anger, wondering why her brother would not just act like everyone else and leave Ava alone. Despite knowing that he was not in love with her, he still kept on defending and going back to her. “Now, Mrs. Lily, if you have no further business here, then you can leave this office premises right now.” He said, even though it sounded more lik
CHAPTER 74.There was no way Damien Silver would have a fiancée when he was already married to her. This was the thought that kept on ringing in her head as she watched them kiss passionately in front of her. Her entire being was in denial of the betrayal that was happening in front of her. This had to be a joke. A very expensive joke. Well, except if this was his way of getting back at her for telling the whole world last night that Greg had confessed to still having feelings for her. “Ava, take care of all my meetings for the day. I have to spoil my queen silly.” He smiled at her when he noticed the ashen look on her face. Honestly, he would have explained the situation to her, but he didn’t have the luxury of time, and it was also not important. He had a life before she came by, and, if anything, she was the inconvenience in his life, a very pretty inconvenience, if he may add. “Yes, sir,” Ava answered politely with a nod of her head. “Bye!” Mr. Silver’s fiancée waved at her w
CHAPTER 75.Ava tried to convince herself that there was nothing wrong with Mr. Silver having a fiancée. There could be a million and one reasons for him to have gotten married to her even when he is engaged to someone else. Hopefully, all of these will be over in a year when they are divorced. She settled into the mattress and got ready to sleep, but the sound of her door swinging open only managed to stir her awake. Her body turned against her will to find Mr. Silver standing by her door with that devilish grin fixed on his face. "What was that I saw back at the office?" He asked without exchanging pleasantries. His face was taunted with a frown. "I should be asking you that." She fired back, sitting upright and ready to stand up for herself. He was her husband and owed her some sort of faithfulness. Even if he was going to go around with other women, then it was only proper if he was subtle about it. "You were with a man, clutching tightly to his hands. That is something you kn
Chapter 76."No, that can't be. She is Damien's secretary. I met her when I went over to his office yesterday." Regina said, with a nervous smile on her face. There was no way Damien would have gotten married to anyone, much less his secretary. Damien only went after high-class women, and this girl was a nobody. Heck, if he was getting married, it would have made news. "Well, if you think I am lying, then you can go and ask Damien. He would confirm the truth to you." Sophia said while plopping down to the chair to have breakfast. Ava stood, confusion etched on her face about how to handle all of this. Damien would be mad if he learned that Regina was aware, and she didn't want to do anything to get him angry. "Errm, ma'am, there would be no need for that, ma'am. Miss Sophia here meant that as a joke. Right, Sophia?" Ava used her eyes to plead with Sophia. Sophia saw her pleading gaze and shrugged. "If you doubt me, you can go and ask my brother." With this, she stood up and left
Chapter 77.“Ma'am, there is no need for you to talk to me like this. I didn’t do anything wrong to you.” Ava said, hoping she could try to convince the model that she was not a problem to her. “Oh, please, stop acting like you do not know what I am talking about. You stole my man, and you tried to lie to me. You are such a despicable person. l not to bother so much, I would deal with you while you are here.” Regina adjusted her glasses and got ready to go. A drop of tears escaped Ava’s eyes. It was certain that he now knew about the truth, and she had an inkling that Damien must have confirmed the truth to her. Heck, it also didn't help that Mr. Silver thought she was responsible for letting out the truth to her. Well, since everyone thought badly of her, she might as well know why Regina had lied against her. There had to be a solid reason, and she was so interested in knowing what reason it was. “Why did you lie to Mr. Silver that I told you the truth about our marriage? Sophia
Chapter 78.“How can you say such a thing Aby?” Ava scrunched her face up in disgust. There was no way she could be in love with a man like Mr. Silver. Yes, he made her body react in ways she had never thought possible, but it didn’t change the fact that he was not someone he could ever love. Heck, he didn’t love her, and it was the only reason he kept on acting so terribly towards her.“Why won't I say such when you have a blush on your face at the mention of Mr. Silver? Think about it: there is no need for you to be bothered or worried that he has a fiancée if you are not in love with him. None of these should bother you at all if you were not in love with him, but the only reason why you feel so sad about what is happening and believe you can not stay away from him is because you love him.” Aby stated with a note of finality, the bigger picture becoming more and more clearer to her. “That is not true. Mr. Silver is not a nice man and there is no way I can be in love with him. Look
Chapter 79.Ava twisted her fingers nervously as she waited for Aby to arrive at the restaurant where they had both agreed to meet up. Of course, she didn’t want to talk about the realization she had made last night, but her best friend had insisted they talk about it so they could know what to do with the feelings she was currently having. “I am so sorry for keeping you waiting.” Aby apologized as she settled into the seat opposite Ava. “How are you doing?” She asked. “I am holding up.” Ava held back her tears. She couldn’t explain why she was feeling so bad about all of this, especially when she was aware that falling in love with him was completely out of the equation. Now, she was stuck with feelings that would never get reciprocated, and she might just get harmed if she was not careful.“It’s okay. This isn’t your fault. He is a handsome guy, and he helped save you at the point where you needed to be saved the most, so I would not get mad at you if you fell in love with him. Al
Chapter 110: What Have You Done?Damien stirred from his sleep. He hated the nightmares that were befalling him that night. Images of Ava reaching out and begging him for help danced through his mind. The images filling his head were so unsettling that he rose with a start and glanced at the other side of the bed. It was empty and it caused his heart to jump in panic. “Ava?” He called out into the dim room, hoping she was in the bathroom. There was no response and this officially got him worried. “Ava, where are you?” He called out as he stood up from his bed and walked around the room, glancing around for any sign of his room. He was about to walk into the bathroom when he noticed that the bedroom door wasn’t properly locked. Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the room and immediately heard the sound of struggling and gulping. Instinctively, he headed to the balcony where the hot tub was located and the sight that greeted him caused bile to form in his mouth and his stomach to
Chapter 109: I Will Take Care Of Everything “Thank you so much for defending me against Regina. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight and was thinking of the best way possible to get away from her.” She thanked him as their vehicle sped along the highway. “Hey, it is nothing. You are my wife, and I ought to protect you at all costs. It was too bad that she tried to hurt you. If you want, I can get her arrested. It would be nice to teach her some lesson so she doesn’t try this ever again.” He said. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach at his words. She would never have believed that a day would come when he would defend her so greatly, like today. “So, what made you leave Dr. Xavier’s office? Did she call you out or something?” He asked as he maneuvered the car through a bend. “No. I intended to gift the good doctor something. If it wasn't for him, you and would most likely not be together anymore. I am so grateful to him and just thought I should get him something. Unfortunately, I le
Chapter 108: What’s Going On Here?Ava glanced around the whole space, thinking of how best to avoid Regina and the trouble she was promising. If she wasn’t in a haste to get back to Damien and Dr. Xavier, she would have taken the time to be trashy to the woman in front of her. “You look so scared like you want to run away. Well, you know what? It is best you run away because what I intend to do to you is terrible.” Regina hissed and menacingly towered over Ava. “Regina, I wish we could roll on the floor and drag our hair at each other, but I do not have the time for that. I have to go. I will see you some other time.” She answered and tried to make a beeline for the elevator, but Regina’s gait and agility were faster than her reflexes. Regina threw her to the floor in one fast move. Ava felt her head spin as pain exploded in her head. She was momentarily dizzy, and the pain traveled down her body, causing her to ache. Gosh, she had been trying to avoid trouble, and yet it came to
Chapter 107: Just My ManAva watched what used to be her family walk out of the office. They were all smiles even after agreeing to Damien's condition in a heartbeat. “What is wrong? You look like you have seen a ghost.” He asked her as he grabbed her into his arms. She settled into his warm body and laid her head on his chest. His heartbeat was steady and strong, promising her that everything was going to be okay. She desperately wanted to believe that, but not with the amount of money he had just thrown out to her family. When he had said that he had a condition for her family before giving them the money, she had thought it was something serious, only for him to demand that the Smiths make a minimum of 50 percent return on the amount he was going to give them. Her family had readily taken it and signed a contract, confident that they were going to get their business up and running in optimal capacity with the sum he had given them. "I may have not seen a ghost, but I just watc
Chapter 106: ShamelessDamien glanced at the Smith family and took in a few breaths to center himself. He didn't want to do anything crazy, especially not with Ava around. He wanted to protect her, including from himself. “Despite all the good you have done for my wife, which we are both grateful for, I don’t think I can help. You see, I just recovered from a coma and my business is yet to pick up. Hopefully, some other time, I would be able to help.” He said with a forced smile. Ava let out a breath certain that this should be enough to dissuade her family from asking him for money, but she was wrong. They all stared at each other and chuckled lightly. “Mr. Silver, you seem to forget who you are. You are not just the richest billionaire in New York, you are the richest in the world. No matter how bad your business goes, you would definitely have a heavy sum to help us with.” Mr. Smith said. Ava could not believe the shamelessness of her adoptive father. He was still asking for mo
Chapter 105: Your Word Is My LawAva can’t say how it happened, but before the door swung open, she and Damien were fully dressed with her leaning against the table with a pen in her hand. “There he is. I told you he would be expecting us.” Lily announced to the security guards who were trying to prevent her and her family from coming into the office. Ava’s countenance immediately changed on seeing her adoptive family here. Wasn’t it clear that they no longer had anything in common and she owed them nothing? Why was she also saying that Damien was expecting them? "Good day, sir. They came in and insisted that they wanted to see you. The receptionist informed them that they needed to get an appointment first before they could get an audience with you, but they were so adamant that you were expecting them. We tried to stop them, but…" One of the guards explained with a shrug. Damien raised his hand in the air, stopping the guard and all the noise that was filtering into his office.
Chapter 104: Get Used To ItAva walked into Silver Cooperation with a spring to her steps. She had refused to believe Damien when he told her she was coming with him to the office that morning. She had thought it would be against his ethics to have her work with him as it is now public knowledge that the both of them are married. Moreover, he wasn't fully recovered yet. He still had some appointments with the doctor. “Good morning, Mr. Silver.” The employees on sight all bowed to him as he walked into the office building. “Good morning, Mrs. Silver.” They all followed suit with her. She was momentarily shocked by the gesture as this was the first time anyone was ever bowing to her. All her life, she had done the bowing to other people and made to do dirty jobs. She spun around watching the employees all bow down to her. Despite how much she wanted to get acquainted with it, it still felt surreal to her. “Hey, get used to it. You are the boss’s wife.” He beamed at her. The recepti
Chapter 103: Talk To Me.Ava stepped into the hot tub and let out a breath. It has been hours since she returned to Mr. Silver’s house. In this short while, she has been treated with so much respect that she had never for once imagined possible. She settled into the hot bubbling water and the stress and tension of the day eased off her body in no time. Despite the calm that was settling into her muscles and bones, a recurring question was dancing through her head - why did Mr. Silver want her back? She still couldn't wrap her head around how fast he had switched. The first thing he had said to her after waking up was that he never wanted to see her again around him and days later, he had come begging at her doorstep. Something had to have led to his change of heart and she really needed to know why. "Someone looks to be lost in so many thoughts." He whispered in her ear as his hands snaked up her waist and pulled her barely covered buttcheeks to his groin. A satisfying sigh escape
Chapter 102: Super AngryIf she could, Sophia would have died from the sight in front of her. This was impossible. It was not supposed to be happening. How was Ava back at their house and worse of all, she was in her brother’s arms, clutching tightly to him. “Damien, what is this woman doing here?” She pulled her brother away from Ava. Her eyes shot daggers at Ava and if looks could kill, Ava would have fallen dead at this point. “What do you mean by that? She is my wife. She is meant to be here. This is where she belongs.” He answered his sister. “But…” She tried to object when Damien raised up a hand signaling that there was no need for her to talk at all. "No buts, Sophia. My wife is back home and the same respect you accord to me, you must accord the same respect to her." He ordered. Sophia glared at her brother and the smug smile on Ava's face only managed to make her super angry. The little snake she had tried to keep away from her brother was back in her life. "Damien, wh