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Ariana pov I got to find out that Zayde was in the same country as I am!!!This was very diabolical!After walking out on him that day, the next call I expected was that he was back to work. But, that was not the case. This dude fucking followed me. I thought I had finally found some control in my life. After everything that had happened, I believed I could go through the storm without being dragged all over. A few days away on a business trip, followed by a quick vacation to clear my head was just what I needed.The first day of me being alone made me breathe in a lot of fresh air. And I thought maybe, just maybe, I could start over. I was sitting in my hotel room, scrolling through some emails and drinking some orange juice when my phone buzzed on the nightstand. It was a message from a random number but I didn’t recognize it. Lately, I have been having a lot of random numbers message me and it was not looking funny anymore. I hesitated for only a second before I opened i
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Ariana“A hotel nereby,” I repeatedly said before moving to the right direction with the help of the map on my phone. I reached the hotel building in no time and my heart began to race. My palms on the other hand began to get sweaty and clammy. The elevator ride felt like so long because he was on the last floor When, the doors opened, I knocked and he ushered me in. “Zayde?” I called his name softly because of how quiet the room was. There was no answer, but I could hear the faint sounds of movement from within the room. He was the first person I had expected to see when I entered but that wasn't the case now. I held my breath as I slowly moved deeper into the apartment.Then, I saw him standing in the kitchen with his back turned to me.The moment he heard me, he turned around and his face went pale as he saw me standing there.That was so unusual. Zayde was already excited to see me. “Ariana...” He said and his voice was strained, almost apologetic, but I couldn’t find it i
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Ariana“I'm sorry, Gabriel but we can't,” I answered and he I don't want to see Gabriel now and I was going to tell him that I was out of town. “What do you mean we can't, Ariana? Can you please tell me what I did wrong? Because you aren't making me feel any better,” he said to me and I almost ignored him. “I will call you back, Gabriel. Just remember that I'm not angry at you. I just have a lot I'm handling currently,” I said and hung up when I heard the bell ring out. I went outside to check who it was, especially now that I wasn't expecting any visitors. To my greatest surprise, there was a document at my doorstep in a sleek black envelope and it was unsigned. Inside, I found the purchase contract for my company which was already signed. The only name missing was mine.At first, I thought it’s from one of my rivals, Damian Cross, the businessman who has been circling around me like he didn't have any other serious business. But then I recognize the other name on the contrac
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ArianaI took the next available flight back to my state and town. It was an impromptu decision but I found myself grabbing my gadgets and all my bags when I discovered that the situation I was in needed my presence. And I wanted to meet Gabriel. ***I was back to my state and work resumed immediately. I had barely enjoyed my vacation and I was beginning to regret it. I shouldn't have gone out in the first place. I would have remained here if I knew I was still going to go through a lot of trouble over there. And one good thing? I didn't inform Zayde when I was leaving. I had just come out of the boardroom when I saw him. The man I had expected to run into today. Finally! Gabriel! He was leaning against the wall and he looked pretty good compared to the last time I saw him. His eyes locked on me the second I stepped into the corridor and I began to feel a little shy around him. The tension and energy between us had been suffocating lately, and I didn't know how to deal with i
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Zayde's POVI hadn’t heard from Ariana in days, and I was starting to lose my mind. She didn't bother to check up on me and Every time I called, her phone was switched off. The worst part, I kept getting messages from Isabella and I kept deleting it. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong. Where the hell was she? I tried to push my worries down so that I could focus on the investigation I was already deep into. That’s the investigation concerning my mother’s secret. But I couldn't stop thinking about Ariana.Out of tiredness, I called the hotel where she was supposed to be staying. Maybe they had answers, or at least some clue as to where she might have gone.The hotel phone rang, and I gripped it tighter after a voice answered.“Good afternoon, how may I assist you?” a sweet feminine but professional voice answered the phone. “I’m looking for Ariana Campbell,” I said. “She was staying at your hotel. Can you tell me if she’s still there?” I asked, hoping
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ARIANAThe moment I stepped into the house, I met Zayde and his mother in the living room. They looked livid spotting me at the door. Before I got a chance to speak, the woman lunged at me. “How dare you? How dare you betray my son like that after all he's done for you?” She spat angrily. I stood there confused and looking to my husband for help. Not once did he raise his face to look at me. “Where is this coming from?” “Don't play innocent with me, you dumb whore!” She took another step into my space and I stepped back. “You said you were going into town to run a few errands. Did that also involve riding another man's cock? Your husband's rival of all people?”Now I was pissed. “I understand that we don't get along at all but lying to my face like this is so low of you.”“Don't you dare…” came Zayde's voice as he rose from his seat and approached me. “Don't you dare try to gaslight us here. Now, look at this…”He put his phone in my face and on the screen was a photo of Gabriel an
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ZAYDEAriana had been distant. I could tell because of how nervous she usually got, the impatient tap of her ring against something, how fidgety she was becoming. It had been too glaring and I discarded it as small fry.At first, I thought it was work as usual but deep down, my instincts pointed me in the lane I didn't want to venture down into. And like my mom usually said, “your intuitions are always right.” Of course, she was right. Maybe I'd been a fool blind to it.Some days ago, she had replied me in clipped tones, avoided my eyes a few times and even pulled away from my touch. Something was off. My gut twisted every time I thought about it.I sat at the dining table, staring absently at the meal on it. It was sumptuous alright, but not enticing enough to distract me from the burdens of my heart. When I raised my eyes, I found my mother watching me carefully from across the table.“Is something bothering you, Zayde?” She asked, her tone sharp as always. She used that tone on m
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ARIANA“Maybe you should stay back one more day? It won't hurt.” Mom said, following me to where my car was parked vertically in the driveway. I'd parked it wrongly last night when I drove in, blind with tears. I spent the night in my old room with her arms around me, consoling me till morning. But now was the time to head back home and prove my truth to them. “No, mom. I need to call Gabriel and have him speak to Zayde. I don't care if they are rivals or not. I need to clear my name.”She sighed with a facepalm, wrapping her sleeping robe around her again. “With the way you described the situation last night, I doubt he'd want to listen to you. And his mother —”“Oh she can go fuck herself. I'm married to Zayde, not her.” She gave me a gentle smile. “Why don't I come along before she tries anything else stupid? Nobody gets the right to touch my daughter. Give me a minute, baby.”I put out a hand to stop her. “No, mom. I'll be fine. It won't be like last night. Nothing will go wron
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Zayde's POVI hadn’t heard from Ariana in days, and I was starting to lose my mind. She didn't bother to check up on me and Every time I called, her phone was switched off. The worst part, I kept getting messages from Isabella and I kept deleting it. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong. Where the hell was she? I tried to push my worries down so that I could focus on the investigation I was already deep into. That’s the investigation concerning my mother’s secret. But I couldn't stop thinking about Ariana.Out of tiredness, I called the hotel where she was supposed to be staying. Maybe they had answers, or at least some clue as to where she might have gone.The hotel phone rang, and I gripped it tighter after a voice answered.“Good afternoon, how may I assist you?” a sweet feminine but professional voice answered the phone. “I’m looking for Ariana Campbell,” I said. “She was staying at your hotel. Can you tell me if she’s still there?” I asked, hoping
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ArianaI took the next available flight back to my state and town. It was an impromptu decision but I found myself grabbing my gadgets and all my bags when I discovered that the situation I was in needed my presence. And I wanted to meet Gabriel. ***I was back to my state and work resumed immediately. I had barely enjoyed my vacation and I was beginning to regret it. I shouldn't have gone out in the first place. I would have remained here if I knew I was still going to go through a lot of trouble over there. And one good thing? I didn't inform Zayde when I was leaving. I had just come out of the boardroom when I saw him. The man I had expected to run into today. Finally! Gabriel! He was leaning against the wall and he looked pretty good compared to the last time I saw him. His eyes locked on me the second I stepped into the corridor and I began to feel a little shy around him. The tension and energy between us had been suffocating lately, and I didn't know how to deal with i
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Ariana“I'm sorry, Gabriel but we can't,” I answered and he I don't want to see Gabriel now and I was going to tell him that I was out of town. “What do you mean we can't, Ariana? Can you please tell me what I did wrong? Because you aren't making me feel any better,” he said to me and I almost ignored him. “I will call you back, Gabriel. Just remember that I'm not angry at you. I just have a lot I'm handling currently,” I said and hung up when I heard the bell ring out. I went outside to check who it was, especially now that I wasn't expecting any visitors. To my greatest surprise, there was a document at my doorstep in a sleek black envelope and it was unsigned. Inside, I found the purchase contract for my company which was already signed. The only name missing was mine.At first, I thought it’s from one of my rivals, Damian Cross, the businessman who has been circling around me like he didn't have any other serious business. But then I recognize the other name on the contrac
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Ariana“A hotel nereby,” I repeatedly said before moving to the right direction with the help of the map on my phone. I reached the hotel building in no time and my heart began to race. My palms on the other hand began to get sweaty and clammy. The elevator ride felt like so long because he was on the last floor When, the doors opened, I knocked and he ushered me in. “Zayde?” I called his name softly because of how quiet the room was. There was no answer, but I could hear the faint sounds of movement from within the room. He was the first person I had expected to see when I entered but that wasn't the case now. I held my breath as I slowly moved deeper into the apartment.Then, I saw him standing in the kitchen with his back turned to me.The moment he heard me, he turned around and his face went pale as he saw me standing there.That was so unusual. Zayde was already excited to see me. “Ariana...” He said and his voice was strained, almost apologetic, but I couldn’t find it i
Second Chance: The Return Of Ariana Chapter 30
Ariana pov I got to find out that Zayde was in the same country as I am!!!This was very diabolical!After walking out on him that day, the next call I expected was that he was back to work. But, that was not the case. This dude fucking followed me. I thought I had finally found some control in my life. After everything that had happened, I believed I could go through the storm without being dragged all over. A few days away on a business trip, followed by a quick vacation to clear my head was just what I needed.The first day of me being alone made me breathe in a lot of fresh air. And I thought maybe, just maybe, I could start over. I was sitting in my hotel room, scrolling through some emails and drinking some orange juice when my phone buzzed on the nightstand. It was a message from a random number but I didn’t recognize it. Lately, I have been having a lot of random numbers message me and it was not looking funny anymore. I hesitated for only a second before I opened i
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Zayde's POVJust like that? No other word came out of her lips?I acted so surprised, as if she didn’t normally do this.But I wished. I just wished that things had been the same. That she would have said goodbye at least.I wasn’t a stranger. I wasn’t the type of stranger she was trying to get rid of.Fine. I had accepted that she was not hiding the way she felt about me.Ariana walked away from me, and I was left standing there, watching her do nothing while the heat from her lips still burned mine.I didn’t know how to make sense of what had just happened, how everything had shifted so quickly from anger to desire, and then… nothing.Like nothing had happened within the last few minutes.I should have stopped it before it went too far. I should have stepped back when she said it was over when she pulled away from me.But I didn’t. Instead, I let her kiss me, I let her make me believe that maybe, just maybe, we could fix whatever we were.But I felt like I was demanding too much. Sh
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ArianaThat was fast! We rushed down the hallway and the sound of our footsteps kept slapping against my ears. I could feel Zayde’s presence beside me. He was always there, always so close and I couldn't escape again. His energy seemed to press against me in a way I couldn’t deny. It was maddening and at the same time, It was comforting. It was everything I both wanted and hated.When we reached the elevator, I noticed that Zayde was still watching me. "Are you sure you are okay? You can let me know if you need anything, sweetheart," he said and I hissed.I turned to face him, fighting the urge to take a step back. "I’m fine," I said, the words coming out a little too sharp, a little too quick. "You don’t have to keep asking me all these. If I need anything, you will know. It's making me sick already.He didn’t respond right away, but I could see the way he looked so concerned about me. I am a grown up, sorry Zayde and I know how to fend for myself. "I know you’re not fine,"
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ArianaI hated that I felt safe with Zayde. I hated that after everything, he still had this power over me. He still had the ability to make me feel like I wasn’t completely alone in the world.But I couldn’t deny it, he did. He has that long lasting effect on me. I'm sorry, Ariana. But, I thought you have gotten over him already. What the hell is happening?Even now, after everything that had happened between us, after all the secrets he hid from me and how I was bluntly betrayed by him and his family. Here I was, standing at the edge of a business crisis, and he was the one offering his help. He was the one who made me feel like I wasn’t doomed to fail.I told myself I should push him away. I should resist. I should hate him for even offering. But instead, I couldn’t. Every time I saw him, a part of me still wanted him, still wanted his protection, his attention, his presence in my life, even though it made everything more complicated.Maybe getting a new boyfriend in my life wi
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Zayde's POVIt's been a week since I saw Ariana and since I helped her with her recent scandal which was already eating deep into her. Fighting for Ariana reminded me why I loved her. It also reminded me of how much I had lost and I didn’t know which one hurt more.I wanted to get her back. You might think I'm selfish but I just need the woman I loved the most before Isabella entered my life. But, she wasn't seeing it. She wasn't seeing her much I loved her. And the worst part? She was trying her best to make sure she did things without involving me. Yes, I'm desperate. Call me any name you want to because I can't stand her loving someone else. My heart won't be able to withstand it. I had burned every accusation against her to the ground. Every fabricated lie her rival had spread, I crushed them, leaving them no room to recover. The press conference had been brutal, but I walked out of it victorious.But Ariana?She didn’t say a word to me.There was no gratitude. No acknowledg
