Chapter 13"No.. no.. not that.." Helena mumbled under her breath, her eyes fixated on the paper.Kenzo let out a dry chuckle as he stood, crumpling the paper in his hand. He stepped closer, their gazes locked.Kenzo's eyes blank, hers pitiful. He let out a sad smile as he took her hands, then gently folded the paper on her palm then covered the crumbled document with her hands.He looked up at her. "Submit a better one, and I'll sign." He said, curtly. He gave her a last glance and waked right past her but stopped at the door."Move your things out too." He muttered before walking out completely.Kenzo's phone gave out a ring as he walked down the stairs. It was Gianna, she had found the documents. Kenzo breathed a sigh of relief. At least, he was successful with what he had come for. He thought as he walked out of his house without looking back. He got in the car and his driver drove off.He learned against the car seat armrest, various thoughts flying through his head.Helena let o
Chapter 14Helena bit her lips slowly as she read the text all over again. Who it was, she knew. "I don't have much time" she muttered inwardly repeatedly.She raked her hands through her hair, sitting back on the bed as the thoughts demotivated her as she realized how bad things could go if she didn't do what she had to do sooner.She unlocked her phone and deleted the text from the unknown sender, and switched off her phone.She fell on the bed.Kenzo hated her now. There was nothing she could do now. No, she shouldn't think that way. He still loved her, he was just heartbroken. She could still get him back, she knew she couldn't.But how? What did she have to do now? What other methods? How does she explain the divorce to him? By telling him it was a mistake? she wasn't thinking straight? she had no idea and was being framed?She raised her left hand, and stared at her ring.He was really happy putting this ring on her finger. He must have hated it so much now that he kept it hidde
Chapter 15Helena let out a final sigh, determined. She couldn't give up easily. This wasn't just about her or Kenzo, it was about their future.She needed to succeed. She grabbed her phone and waked out of the room. Just as she thought, Kenzo was deeply asleep by the time she got to his room. He wasn't good at drinking.She slowly got into bed with him after packing her hair up. She snuggled closer to him, his face practically breathing into hers.She let out a smile as she stared at his perfect face. She raised her fingers slowly to feel his skin against her hands when she stopped mid-air. "Helen..." Kenzo muttered half-asleep.Her smile deepened. Even when drunk, he was still thinking about her. She moved her fingers closer, about to touch his face when he suddenly switched sides, backing her with her hands still raised mid-air.Helena let out a little sigh, he'e even rejecting her in his sleep. She adjusted, moving closer to him, and hugged him before closing her eyes and she dri
Chapter 16It was evening and Kenzo had arrived home earlier than usual. Helena checked herself in the mirror for the last time, before walking out after a last minute of reassuring herself everything was going to go fine.She had checked Kenzo in his room earlier and saw that he wasn't there and had noticed the study room's light on, so he must be there.She made her way there and pushed the door open after deciding against knocking.She stepped in while Kenzo was going through the book racks obviously searching for something.She smiled and stepped closer to him. He noticed her presence but ignored her anyways.Helena smiled and tried touching his arms when he stepped away. With an annoyed glare, "Can you not do this right now, I'm not interested in an endless argument with you" He cut her off curtly.Helena slightly hurt out on a smile anyways. "I'm not about to annoy you. I just want to talk, seriously" She said, looking serious but he had enough already. He ignored her, turned ba
Chapter 17Kenzo let out a troubled sigh as he leaned back against his seat. He then raised his head up at Gianna who was staring down at him."And what do you think this proves or means, Gianna?" He asked, his brows knitted together in confusion.Gianna shrugged, "I don't know, perhaps she regretted leaving" Kenzo scoffed unbelievably."You think?" He said in a mocking tone."I guess" Gianna pressed her lips together.Kenzo stared at the pictures again, his jaw clenching as he realized Helena must have been lurking around him all this while, but why did she never appear before him? She was his wife, what held her back and why did she decide to watch him discreetly instead?Was this one of her plans? Did she have a goal? Is this somehow connected to her dad?He knew how much effect her dad had on her.But still, he didn't seem to know what to think. If truly Helena wasn't as he thought, what about now? She clearly had a goal, one he's hey to find out the motive behind.He shook his he
Chapter 18Kenzo sat in his office, fingers drumming against the glass table as he stared at the open laptop before him. The reports blurred together, numbers and words losing meaning as his mind drifted—again—to Helena.He leaned back in his chair with an exasperated sigh, rubbing his temples. He had been doing this all day—trying to focus, only to find his thoughts slipping back to her. His jaw clenched as the memory of her lips on his replayed in his head. The audacity. The nerve. She had kissed him like nothing had happened, as if she had never walked away, never left him with nothing but a cold signature on divorce papers.A knock sounded on the door. He didn’t answer, but Gianna walked in anyway, holding a tablet.“You might want to see this,” she said, placing it on his desk.Kenzo exhaled sharply, forcing himself to appear indifferent as he picked it up. His eyes skimmed over the screen—and then narrowed. The headline was simple but effective.LAURENT HEIRESS STEPS BACK INTO T
Chapter 19Kenzo had barely slept. The events of the previous night kept replaying in his head—the moment Helena had kissed him, the way he had pushed her away, the way she had crumpled to the floor after he left. He had seen her do it through the study’s reflective glass wall before he stormed out, but he had refused to turn back. Refused to let himself care.But now, as the sun peeked through his curtains, his frustration boiled beneath the surface. He needed a distraction.Dressed in a crisp black suit, he buried himself in work, answering calls and reviewing contracts, but no matter how much he tried to focus, his mind kept wandering back to her.To make things worse, he found himself checking his phone multiple times, tempted to ask Gianna if she had more information on Helena’s activities. What was she up to now? Was she still wallowing in self-pity, or had she already moved on to another manipulation?Stop thinking about her.Annoyed at himself, he threw the phone onto his desk
Chapter 20The morning after the kiss was supposed to be just another day for Kenzo. Yet, as he sat in his office, his fingers absently drumming against the mahogany desk, his mind refused to obey. The taste of Helena still lingered—soft, warm, intoxicating. He hated that he could still feel it.He clenched his jaw and forced himself to focus on the documents in front of him. He had worked too damn hard to build a life free from distractions, free from her. He wasn’t about to let Helena waltz back into his life and unravel everything he had built.But why the hell did it feel like she already had?---Helena woke up feeling satisfied. She had felt Kenzo hesitate during the kiss. That brief second of surrender had told her everything she needed to know—he still wanted her, even if he refused to admit it.But she wasn’t naive. Winning Kenzo back wouldn’t be easy. He was stubborn, guarded, and probably even angrier with her now than before.She pulled out her phone and dialed Arielle."C
Chapter 25Alec leaned back against his chair. "I can't pay for your drinks again?" He said curtly. Gianna scoffed unbelievably. "Excuse me? The last time I checked, we are not friends, and oh yeah, you tricked and deceived me, and now you're stalking me? How did you know I was going to be here? Are you seriously following me?" Gianna let out all at once.Alec's brows twitched lightly as he watched her mouth movements before he spoke again."Give me your number" He simply said. Gianna's brows furrowed. He didn't answer any of her questions and this was all he had to say.She was furious, and she's had enough. She let out an annoyed huff, then grabbed her bag and got up at once, wanting to walk away but Alec swiftly grabbed her arm, puking her bag.Her eyes widened and she turned to look at him annoyingly. "Get the fuck off me!" She snapped."May I have your number, please?" Alec only repeated. Her brows dipped, her eyes moved slightly. Was he serious? She studied his expression, he wa
Chapter 24Kenzo took a deep breath before sighing disappointed. He leaned back against the seat, pressing his lips against each other as he stared blankly at his wife.His wife... the one who refused to sign the divorce papers and is now asking for a truce, just for 'three months' she said. She wanted to be with him just for three months. Just three months. Was that how long her dad gave her before she needed to come back to take over the company again."Ken..""How about now?" Kenzo cut her off. Helena raised her brows softly, "what?" "Why not now? Why in three months?" He asked.Helena visibly taken aback by his question didn't know what to reply with, "Um.. Because..""Because your dad said so?" Kenzo cut in."I said that's not it!" Helena snapped at him."Why? Why shouldn't I mention him, Helena? Our whole relationship was practically built around him. Now that I think about it, is he the reason you accepted to date me in the first place, did he ask you to?""Kenzo, stop!" Hele
Chapter 23Helena pushed the door open to Kenzo's office and met him seated, working on some files with Kelly on the opposite seat.Helena rolled her eyes before walking in anyways.Kenzo raised his head but on seeing her continued with his work. Helena smiled at him as she approached his desk then took a glance at Kelly who shivered slightly in fear."Get out" Helena said at once and Kelly nodded, packed her bags and walked out after giving Kenzo a last glance.Kenzo sighed then dropped the files in his hands and finally looked up at her."What do you want?" He asked as she had her seat. She smiled. "I see you've met Alec, he's my personal assistant, and yeah he might be a bit straight spoken sometimes, alright maybe most of the time, but still, you shouldn't take his words to heart" She said, practically speaking to herself because Kenzo couldn't have looked more uninterested in her words."Oh come on, why are you playing so hard to get?" She groaned. Kenzo still looked uninterested
Chapter 22"Hi" Gianna greeted the man seated on the seat while Kenzo had his seat across from him.The man barely moved nor said a word Kenzo raised his brows and turned to Gianna. Gianna nodded and then bent a bit to the man's level."Sir, you said you had information for us. I was the one that called you the other day, and you said to meet you here" She mustered up a smile.The man finally looked up, and Gianna was a bit taken aback as she moved back slowly. He was totally not what he expected him to look like. Magical. He was magical, and young. She had expected a man in his 40s who had shady information for them."Hum" She cleared her throat nervously then got on her feet."Hi, I'm Gianna" She stretched out her hands for a handshake.The man looked down at her stretched hands, then looked away at Kenzo instead. Gianna nervously retracted her hands."You must be Kenzo?" The man stated. Kenzo's brows dipped."Yes, and you?" Kenzo asked.The guy smirked and leaned back against the
Chapter 21Kenzo stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of his penthouse, staring at the city lights that flickered like tiny stars beneath him. His mind, however, was far from the breathtaking view. His thoughts were occupied with Helena—her unexpected return, her persistence, and the secrets she was undoubtedly keeping from him.His phone vibrated on the table beside him, snapping him out of his thoughts. He grabbed it and saw Gianna’s name flashing on the screen.“Talk,” he said, his tone sharp.Gianna sighed on the other end. “I’ve been looking into Helena’s records like you asked, but I keep hitting dead ends. Someone has been deliberately covering her tracks.”Kenzo’s jaw clenched. “Covering them how?”“Her business dealings, travel history—everything is carefully edited. The Laurents are known for their secrecy, but this goes beyond that. It’s as if she was never anywhere she wasn’t supposed to be. Except…”Kenzo narrowed his eyes. “Except what?”“There’s a pattern,” Gianna cont
Chapter 20The morning after the kiss was supposed to be just another day for Kenzo. Yet, as he sat in his office, his fingers absently drumming against the mahogany desk, his mind refused to obey. The taste of Helena still lingered—soft, warm, intoxicating. He hated that he could still feel it.He clenched his jaw and forced himself to focus on the documents in front of him. He had worked too damn hard to build a life free from distractions, free from her. He wasn’t about to let Helena waltz back into his life and unravel everything he had built.But why the hell did it feel like she already had?---Helena woke up feeling satisfied. She had felt Kenzo hesitate during the kiss. That brief second of surrender had told her everything she needed to know—he still wanted her, even if he refused to admit it.But she wasn’t naive. Winning Kenzo back wouldn’t be easy. He was stubborn, guarded, and probably even angrier with her now than before.She pulled out her phone and dialed Arielle."C
Chapter 19Kenzo had barely slept. The events of the previous night kept replaying in his head—the moment Helena had kissed him, the way he had pushed her away, the way she had crumpled to the floor after he left. He had seen her do it through the study’s reflective glass wall before he stormed out, but he had refused to turn back. Refused to let himself care.But now, as the sun peeked through his curtains, his frustration boiled beneath the surface. He needed a distraction.Dressed in a crisp black suit, he buried himself in work, answering calls and reviewing contracts, but no matter how much he tried to focus, his mind kept wandering back to her.To make things worse, he found himself checking his phone multiple times, tempted to ask Gianna if she had more information on Helena’s activities. What was she up to now? Was she still wallowing in self-pity, or had she already moved on to another manipulation?Stop thinking about her.Annoyed at himself, he threw the phone onto his desk
Chapter 18Kenzo sat in his office, fingers drumming against the glass table as he stared at the open laptop before him. The reports blurred together, numbers and words losing meaning as his mind drifted—again—to Helena.He leaned back in his chair with an exasperated sigh, rubbing his temples. He had been doing this all day—trying to focus, only to find his thoughts slipping back to her. His jaw clenched as the memory of her lips on his replayed in his head. The audacity. The nerve. She had kissed him like nothing had happened, as if she had never walked away, never left him with nothing but a cold signature on divorce papers.A knock sounded on the door. He didn’t answer, but Gianna walked in anyway, holding a tablet.“You might want to see this,” she said, placing it on his desk.Kenzo exhaled sharply, forcing himself to appear indifferent as he picked it up. His eyes skimmed over the screen—and then narrowed. The headline was simple but effective.LAURENT HEIRESS STEPS BACK INTO T
Chapter 17Kenzo let out a troubled sigh as he leaned back against his seat. He then raised his head up at Gianna who was staring down at him."And what do you think this proves or means, Gianna?" He asked, his brows knitted together in confusion.Gianna shrugged, "I don't know, perhaps she regretted leaving" Kenzo scoffed unbelievably."You think?" He said in a mocking tone."I guess" Gianna pressed her lips together.Kenzo stared at the pictures again, his jaw clenching as he realized Helena must have been lurking around him all this while, but why did she never appear before him? She was his wife, what held her back and why did she decide to watch him discreetly instead?Was this one of her plans? Did she have a goal? Is this somehow connected to her dad?He knew how much effect her dad had on her.But still, he didn't seem to know what to think. If truly Helena wasn't as he thought, what about now? She clearly had a goal, one he's hey to find out the motive behind.He shook his he