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I stared out the window, watching as the city bustled below. My mind, however, was elsewhere. “Aria, you keep getting lost. These past few days have been full if you are drifting off,” My mom woke me up from my reverie."I'm telling you, Mom, I'm fine," I said, trying to reassure her. We'd been shopping, had lunch together, and even taken her to the doctor for a check-up. She was getting better, slowly but surely. And we were getting closer like I hoped. "But Aria, I can see the worry in your eyes," my mom replied, her voice laced with concern. "You can't fool me, dear. What's going on with you and Julian? Does it have to do with the pictures from the other day?"I shook my head, “No, those pictures are of his therapist. And they were sent by Ethan and his accomplice, Vanessa. You might not know her but she’s so evil. Take it from me.” I said“Why would Ethan involve himself with someone evil?” She asked, puzzled.“Mom, the truth is that Ethan is not a good person. I can’t really ex
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Julian!” I screamed louder so that he would wake up.“Why are you shouting, Aria?” Julian asked in a disgruntled voice. He was obviously still disoriented from sleep.“Julian, I thought we talked about this? Why are these men at my room door?” I shouted “ I gave them the order yesterday before I came into your room. I’m sorry, I forgot to call them off.” He apologized.“Now call them off.” I ordered as I stormed down the stairs to the kitchen.“Miss Aria?” A small sweet voice called me.“Good morning, sweetheart.” I picked Gabriella from the ground.“I’m almost ready for school…” she announced.“I can see that. And I can also see that you’re not so happy this morning, can you tell me about it?” I asked as I placed her on my hip and headed for the dining room.“It’s her…” she whispered and pointed to her nanny.I furrowed my brows “what did she do?” “She was shouting at me…” a tear dropped from eyes.“Why?” I asked.“Because I said I do not want to go to school today and she was har
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"Look, Ethan, I don’t know what game you’re playing, but I want you to leave my mother out of it.” I spoke to Ethan over the phone.He chuckled dryly, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Don’t play with me Ethan. I got your text and I want my mother back to her hospital bed so that she can get the necessary treatment.”“I’m not playing any games. All I see is a mother-in-law that feels comfortable in the house of her son-in-law She’s safe with me. You know that.” He laughed.“No, I don’t. Get her safely back to my house, else I’ll involve my husband.” I said to him.“The same husband she hates?” He laughed again.“Ethan, I’ll have your head for this, I promise.” The line went off. ***“Hi Aria.” Gabriella came running in.“Hi baby girl… you’re welcome how was school today?” I asked.“It was fine. Daddy came to pick me up from school and not the driver.” She said.“Oh really?” I asked in a faux childlike excitement.“Yes, he’s outside talking to the butler.” She answered.“So…
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CHAPTER“So this is where you live now?” My mom asks.“Yes, Mom, thanks for visiting.” I set a glass of milk on the table for her.“Hmm, you sure do have eyes for nice things. This house is grander than your husband’s.” She sipped a bit of the milk.“Mom, I am married to Julian now.” I crossed my hands and placed them on my lap.“Oh forgive me, I can hardly keep up. How many husbands in the space of five years now?” She smiled.I forced a smile back.“He sure has more money that can make a woman cheat on her husband who has stood by her for so many years” she continued.“Mom—““I never trained you to be this promiscuous and greedy. I surely don’t behave like this, neither does your sister, Vivian.” She doesn’t give me a chance to speak.“I’m glad that you’re now well, mom and able to move around but I didn’t cheat on Ethan, neither did I leave him.” I moved closer to her and placed my hands on hers.“Ethan left me, he served me a cold divorce. His family never liked me anyways. But th
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MAYORAL CANDIDATE, JULIAN MIGHT BE IN LOVE WITH HIS NEW WIFE BUT DOES HE KNOW THAT SHE LOVES TO CHANGE MEN?I stared so long at this headline that I think I got lost at some point.“You have given him nothing but trouble since you came into his life” Julian’s mother’s voice shook me.“Since you meandered your way into my son’s life it’s been one media accusation or the other. One attack or the other. Arson, bulgary, you name them.”As she spoke I looked at my feet in shame.“I really hope you’re worth it because my son might take things lightly with you but I won’t. Make sure you fix things. I do not want to hear that anymore of these crazy headlines”I nodded.My phone screen came on for a few seconds, an indication that there was a notification since I had placed it in silent mode.“I’ll take care of it. Do not bother about it. Ethan really is sowing seeds.” The text was from Julian.,Tears immediately filled my eyes. I ran upstairs to my room and balled my eyes out.Julian’s mom wa
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Julian’s POV“Sir you can’t go in…He’s in a meeting…” that was all the chaos I could hear before I burst into Ethan’s Office.I immediately seized him by the shirt. “What the hell is wrong with you?! Why do you keep pushing me to the wall?” I shouted at him.A scrawny young girl fled the office, fixing her blouse as she ran out. I smirked.“How would the world love to know that their heroic impeccable businessman sleeps with young interns?” I whispered in his ears.His breath hitched.He glanced at his secretary. “Leave us.” “Will you release my neck now so that we can talk like civilized people?”I let him go and sat on his sofa. I poured myself a cup of wine.“Mmm…this is fine wine you’ve got here. As sweet as the girl who just left here, I’m sure.” I sipped on the wine.He just stared at me.After I had sipped to my fill, I dropped the glass on the table so loudly you might think it shattered.“I know that you’ve been the ones sending threats to Aria. I know we have settled the
