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Chapter 28
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2024-12-12 15:10:58Aiden’s POV
There were people born with an inability to be tangled up in dark emotions and wild passion, and Scarlett was not one of them. Last night told me that much. She showed me how untethered she was from herself, how beneath the cloak of timidity and docility, she almost couldn’t be tamed.She’d been crazy, with fingers exploring, her mouth searching mine, the wet muscle of her tongue filling my mouth with heat. It was as if she was made for me, her body hiding in the crook of my own, nesting voluminously, a spill of light and oppressive warmth against my coldness.It had been a long time since I felt this way, pushed out of equilibrium by someone coming into my life. I learned from a very young age to guard my heart, to keep it under lock and key, to build impenetrable walls around myself. It was the only way to survive in a world that schemed and killed and stole from me.I’d only been with Scarlett a few weeks, and she was already brea
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Aiden’s POVLast night ended rather badly, with her slapping me flat across the face. I didn’t even see it coming. It stung, and cemented the fact that something was definitely wrong. The show of force left me with a nagging need, a throb in my veins that needed to be satisfied. Groaning, I shoved the phone in my pocket and returned to my desk. I looked through the files of the upcoming gallery project. We already had investors on board, with art collectors scattered all over the world. I received emails everyday about famous painting and art pieces, all of which would find their way back to our new set of galleries all over the States. There was a projected spike in revenue upon the completion of this project, and our market valuation was on the rise too. To be honest, I hadn’t thought about giving out the profits before yesterday. The spike in revenue was to aid the company’s growth, and the profits were meant to be funneled into other profitable ente
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Aiden’s POVThe meeting with the director of the construction company went even more smoothly than I anticipated. Like everything in this company, all I had to do was throw money at him. It fascinated and repulsed me how he cowered; the rich before the wealthy. It was like when I walked into the boardroom, and it smelled of unsubtle deference, the voices of the board members sibilant like a chorus of a thousand snakes. They were snakes really, greedy little reptiles trying to sink their teeth and gobble up whatever they could find. But I paid no mind to them. I brought myself to focus on the present instead. I wrote him a check which he would cash at the back tomorrow to finish the construction projects. The art pieces were coming in from all over the world, and Matthew was in charge of making sure that they got to the States safely. He was working in tandem with an art exhibitionist, Miguel, from Portugal. I’d seen some of the art pieces, and
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Aiden’s POV“As you all know, plans are underway for the start of Vilarez galleries, and our evaluation consultants have assured us of increased market valuation and almost thirty-six percent revenue.“This has brought in a lot of investors from all over the world, each of them bringing in millions of dollars for the start of this project. I can tell you that in a few weeks, Vilarez galleries will be open to the world.” An applause rang out, started by Astrid and soon, everyone joined in. I rode the momentum, and waited a moment for it to subside. “We already know all this, Mr. Vilarez,” Amara spoke, her voice scratchy in my ears. “We are kept abreast of the situation of this project at all times.” “Ah, yes,” I replied. “But there has been new developments, and none of you here knows about it. So, it will do you some good to let me finish.” I gave her a hard stare, my gaze unflinching. I was in full boss mode. She shrank in
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Scarlett’s POVI kicked my torn panties, a reminder of my shame out of the way as I swung my legs off the bed. Sooner or later, I knew that the maids would come in for cleaning. The embarrassment of them finding the thin fabric in pieces heated my cheeks. I picked up the pieces and stowed them away under the pillow. At least, for now until I decide what to do with them or find a proper way to dispose of them. Maybe I’d go out the back and stuff it deep in the refuse bag before the garbage guy came for it. That would be the best option. I knew the guy wouldn’t go looking for what was inside. It was obviously garbage. ‘But what if he did?’ I thought, and humiliation flooded me again. I pushed the thought out of the way, focusing on the positive. No one went looking into garbage bags except racoons. And human beings were not racoons. I clicked on Aiden’s message again and fury burned through my bones again. If rage was like fire, then I was consu
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Scarlett’s POV “Hey,” I said listlessly, trying to downplay the situation. “Sorry I couldn’t get to you on time. I had a lot of other things going on.” Callie’s squeal almost burst my eardrums. “Of course, you have other things going on! You and Aiden Vilarez? How did you bag such a man? I have so many questions that need answering Scar! There’s so much sweet gossip that I can barely feel my toes. And don’t you dare keep anything from me. You know I’d know!” I scoffed at my friend’s childish behavior over this matter, but then it made me smile. “It’s nothing like that, trust me. This is all some big misunderstanding.” “Duh, the media says otherwise. That picture of you two kissing in public and grabbing at yourselves like hungry hyenas? Come on, we both know there’s something deeper than misunderstanding. Everybody is eating the news the fuck up, darling. Sorry for swearing.” I laughed. Callie only swore
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Aiden’s POVI already had my fill of people for the day. I cracked my neck and stared at the computer screen. My eyes hurt from the glare of blue light from the screen, and I rubbed the bridge of my nose. It was well past evening, and the sun spread bloody fingers across the skies. After the meeting with the board, I managed to avoid Astrid and get back to my office without further incident. She came in a few moments later for a chat, but Matthew told her that I’d left. After looking through some of the emails I exchanged with my father, I started making notes on a plan to make sure that the disbursed funds got to the right people. At the moment, my plans were scrawled in sticky notes pasted all around my desk. It was best to go personally, not through an NGO, I realized. After finding out the embezzlement and money laundering schemes in my own company, I knew not to trust anyone again. People were capable of far more than we gave them credit f
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Aiden’s POV I sounded haughty but confident, someone who knew what he was doing. I knew what I was getting into when I asked Matthew to convene the board members for a meeting, but contesting my decision after it’s been made was nothing short of rude. “Do you think sales won’t plummet when people find out their money is being ferreted away to the farthest corners of the world without their knowledge? It seems to me, son, that you want to run a very large scam. At least, that’s what everyone will think! And that gives a bad reputation to our company.” “And how will they find out, Father?” I said, devoid of any emotion except cold rage. “If this even gets out, the board members lose their shares in the company and go home with nothing. I’ve told them everything. I’m CEO, and I have the largest shares in the fucking company. I’m the board, and they’re all just fledglings who got a chance to sit at the table. Just like I brought them to sit
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Scarlett’s POV After calling in the people I know, nightfall was fast approaching. I knew Aiden was a stickler for routine, and would be home soon. Callie called me a few minutes ago, and told me that there were three openings at St Bonaventure. It was a big distance, but it offered several benefits in their payment package. If I wasn’t sitting here at Aiden’s luxury apartment, it might have been my dream job while I pursued getting my MSN degree. Not that it mattered anyway. I was scheduled for an online interview with the head of the HR department in a few days. And I was determined to ace it. It’s what I always wanted. Helping people was what drove me into nursing as a career, and it drove me still. Even when Aiden’s granny came over to the house, I was happy to take a look at her, to make her feel comfortable. Helping people was something innate, something I’d always loved doing since I watched my mother bandage my bruises and scrapes I had as a child. Knowing I could ma
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AIDEN’S POVIt felt surreal to me.I never could have conceived the idea that I would one day be getting ready to marry the absolute love of my life.It felt like a little dream come true, a dream that I probably never conceived in my wildest imagination.Yet, I felt nothing but happiness and a sense of fulfillment and happiness as I looked on into the future with a sense of hope and happiness.“I see that you’re having cold feet, Son,” my Dad’s voice came through as he walked into the room.I had been standing right in front of the mirror, trying out solid affirmations and reassuring myself that I had made the right choice for myself and my life.“No Dad. I’m very excited, just a little bit nervous,” I tried my best to say, even though my voice was cracking.“She’s so perfect Dad, what if she’s too good for me? I have always been so selfish, what if I’m not good enough for her and our kids?,” I continued.
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SCARLETT’S POVI was freaking out!!!!Aiden had asked me to marry him and I had said Yes!Did it freak me out? Of course, it didBut would I pass on the idea of getting married to the absolute love of my life? Not.I was in my room, looking up some of the interior design samples that the decorator had sent to me when I felt his shadow over me.“You need help with that baby girl,” Aiden said, towering over me and leaning in for a kiss.“No, but I may need your help with other things,” I said, smiling and reaching out to kiss him.Every day, I fell more and more in love with this beautiful man.“Oh, I sure know how to help with that,” he said, as he scooped me up and planted a kiss firmly on my lips.I squealed.He lifted me and then dropped me carefully on the bed, all the while kissing me fervently like he was parched and thirsty for me.We had been frequently having
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CHAPTER 133AIDEN’S POVI headed down the stairs to make Scarlett the most delicious cup of coffee, although I had some slight reservations about that.Should she be drinking coffee though?Well, whatever. If she wanted coffee, she was going to get coffee.Anything for Scarlett. She was going to get any damn thing she wanted and that was final.I needed to make a few calls because I had to make everything official, the contract mattered very little to me anymore. I wanted her as my wife for real and I needed to make that happen in the realest possible way, and make sure the whole thing was as beautiful as the woman of my dreams.While the pot of coffee was brewing, Donald came inside, I had asked him to take a survey of stores with the most beautiful rings in town, I did not mind custom-made rings and I just wanted anything that was going to be perfect for the perfect woman.“Hey, Donald. Any upda
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SCARLETT’S POVI watched as Aiden stood up for himself. Being brave against all odds. We all gasped when he said that he wouldn’t be arresting them any longer, knowing that they deserved that arrest, he had been surprising to all of us and even the agents had looked on in disbelief.“You’re sure Mr. Aiden, because we did receive a call that you needed our help getting some people detained, you’re sure that you’re not being held under duress or something like that?” the agent, the one that looked like he was their leader asked, with a questioning glance, as he looked on each of us suspiciously.“No Officer, thanks for your prompt response; but I just made a wrong call due to some confusing series of events, I’m so sorry about that and I apologize,” Aiden said, while trying to look as apologetic as possible.“Alright then Sir, you can always call our office if you feel the need to, we’re always at your service,” The agent leader said, turn
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AIDEN’S POVI would be lying if I said that I was surprised by what Pen said, nothing she did seemed to surprise me that much. I had known her for a while and I knew that she did not play by the rule book, but I was glad to have beat her at her own game, it felt extremely refreshing.“you better start explaining yourself, because I have already called the FBI on you and I’m certain you all are not ready to be arraigned for fraud,” I hoped to God that my eyes were portraying exactly how I was feeling. I wasn’t mincing words and I needed them to know that I had all this under control and they were all collectively going to suffer for even trying to sabotage the security of my company.“You all should better start talking because there was no way I was bluffing,”I could see the look of unbelief in the eyes of Charlie Fox and the bewildered look in Pen’s eyes, followed by the tired look in Scarlett.Scarlett was very tire
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AIDEN'S POV "Don't talk to me like I'm a child, " Scarlett said. It took me aback and paused me in my tracks. I had a blend of mixed emotions in that moment and I think what I felt the most was pride. I was beyond proud of Scarlett for standing up for herself, but I took a good look at Pen and I just knew that Scarlett might have bitten a little more than she can chew. "What did you just say? " Pen asked while advancing towards Scarlett. I sensed a lot of drama unfolding. Should I stop it? Maybe I should. But am I going to stop it? I don't think so. I'm going to grab my imaginary popcorn and just watch the whole thing unfold. "I said you should stop talking to me like a child, " Scarlett said, even more defensively. She stood her ground and refused to back down to pressure. She was being resilient and I saw a boldness in her eyes that I
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SCARLETT'S POVI watched in utter dismay as the events unfolded in my very eyes. I had felt tremendously nervous to break the news and to top it off, I had to do the revelation in front of all the peering eyes. My nervous radar shot up terribly and I didn't know if I was happy that it wasn't Aiden and I alone, or I was nervous that it was in front of all these people.The whole thing just made me confused and nervous at the same time, I honestly didn't know what to do or how to feel and yet I watched the conversation that ensued amongst them. The back-and-forth that happened between Penelope, Aiden, Odessa, and Charlie Fox was one that I watched with mixed emotions. What truly became of me after they agreed? Did I have anything to win in this situation? I was going to be at the losing end no matter what happened and it just made me wonder what exactly would become of me. However, the e
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AIDEN’S POVIt almost felt like I didn’t hear what Scarlett had said for a moment, and for that, I felt lost and utterly alone. I questioned myself on how on earth I had gotten it all wrong.Did I do something I shouldn’t have?Why did she feel the need to lie to me for so long?And why on earth did it feel like everyone else knew except for me?“Scarlett, what did you say?” I proceeded to ask very slowly. “I said I am pregnant,” she repeated.“When did you find out?” I asked in the smallest of voices, I needed to know for how long I had been in the dark. It at least made sense to know for how long I have been in the dark and for how long she has been lying to me.“Aiden, do we have to have this conversation right now?” Scarlett asked with her eyes glistening with tears, she looked like she was about to cry and I didn’t know if I cared as much.I needed the truth and I needed to know how long
