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That Problematic Ring 53| Rafe
Anxiously, I dance my eyes everywhere as soon as I enter the dance lounge Luke Salvatore has told me about. I see heads all around, flashy dresses and colorful strobe lights. The loud rock music is hammering the ground and the entire place. I stop and think that I can't find Freya in this massive crowd.I'm going crazy with anger and acute worry. I hope I'm not late and she is okay. My paranoid brain gave me all kinds of weird thoughts about her on my way to here. I walk further and keep my eyes engaged in an impatient search for Freya. With continuous walking I reach the bar counter and there I see a familiar face. He sees me too and raises his arm up in air and waves at me.I rush to him at a supersonic speed and grab his collar, "Where's my wife? What did you do to her?" "What are you saying?" He gets surprised and tries to push away my hands from his collar, "Why would I do anything to her? She's my project partner." "Cut your crap and tell me where she is?" My impatience is rea
Last Updated : 2023-06-05That Problematic Ring 54| Rafe
I get baffled at her sudden rude tone. She sits on the backless chair, but does not touch the lemonade glass, placed across her on the counter. "You're making me mad." Her hair falls on her sides, making it hard for me to see her face.Did she mind that I didn't go along with her?I go beside her and tilt my posture to see her, "I'm making you mad? You're making me mad. Do you have any idea how worried I got when Luke called me? I was--""Wait, Luke called you?" She interrupts me, turning her head to me. Her eye lids are heavy."Where is he?" She looks around.Should this be important right now? "He has left." I grit my teeth. She grumbles. Then again ease herself on the stool. "That fool." She mutters lowly, but I hear her. She's so concerned about him.She's making me frustrated. "Drink this." I pick up the lemonade glass and offer her, "It will reduce the effect of alcohol." She takes it from my hand with a jerk and drinks half of the glass in one sip."What were you doing here
Last Updated : 2023-06-09That Problematic Ring 55| Rafe
During the whole car ride, Freya didn't utter a word. She stayed silent and kept her head rested on the headrest of the car. Her quiet state gave me the impression that she had fallen asleep so I glanced in her direction after every few minutes just to confirm. But I saw her eyes were opened the entire time. I got a hint that she's for sure angry with me. I stop the car once we arrive in front of the villa. I pull up the handbrake and turn off the car's AC. I turn my head and see Freya doesn't move. She stays in the same position. I wait for some seconds so that she would sit up on her own and get to know that we are at home. But she doesn't.Her eyes are fixated on a windshield as if she's boring holes into it. "Hey, we are home." I say in a low voice. She moves her hands when she hears me. She slowly sits up, runs her fingers in her hair, then quietly goes out of the car.She walks slowly towards the entrance door. I observe her steps are wobbly. She's unable to walk straight in
Last Updated : 2023-06-16That Problematic Ring 56| Rafe
"Rafe, you're here. Everything's okay?" Freya's sister stops me. "I saw Freya, but she didn't talk to me.""Oh. Because she's not herself. She's drunk." I answer, "But don't worry she's fine." I smile in assurance.She nods. "Why are you still awake? I told you to go to bed.""I was a bit worried." "Okay. But now we're here. You saw your sister so now sleep in peace." I advise her. "Okay." She turns towards her room.I continue walking in the direction of my room, but then I stop in the middle and remember that I'm supposed to go to Freya's room. I have shifted some of my luggage into her room in order to pretend in front of her parents that we live as a married couple and share a single room. I turn towards her room.I made preparations beforehand. If I didn't plan on meeting Freya's parents why would I have shifted my stuff into her room? Freya shouldn't have doubted me. I open the door of her bedroom and open my mouth to call her name out loud, but I close my mouth immediately
Last Updated : 2023-06-16That Problematic Ring 57| Freya
Stretching my arms and legs, I wake up and observe sunlight flickering through the windows of my room.I lazily rise to a sitting position and that's when I feel excruciating pain in my head. It makes me mewl. I rub my temples with both hands and sigh aloud. Why is my head so heavy? I muse. I look at myself and notice I'm wearing the same last night's clothes. The dress is sticking to my body for some reason, increasing my irritation. I don't know how I fell asleep in this tight piece of cloth. I put pressure on my head and think about last night. I was out with Luke then I saw Rafe My eyes widen at the thought. Yes, I remember he came and he saw me in the dress. My head is heavy because I drank at the club. I also remember my conversations with him and that he brought me home. I restlessly look around, everywhere in the room just to search for him. He's nowhere. I'm alone in the room.Muttering swear words to myself, I try to rise from the bed and see the time. I can't tell wha
Last Updated : 2023-06-19That Problematic Ring 58| Freya
I went back home when Mia told me Mom and Dad had left. I didn't ask further like where they were headed; did they leave for New York or are they still staying at their hotel. I'm not interested. They can go and stay anywhere. I don't care as long as I don't get to see them. When I came back home, I was home alone. Mia wasn't around either. I'm happy because I'm hating that brainless woman. She could have kept her mouth shut. I was successful in hiding my relationship with Ben until now, but she blasted everything in just a few minutes.I was never planning to tell Mom and Dad about Ben and how it all started with Rafe and this marriage. I decided I would only tell them that I'm breaking up with Rafe. But my foolish sister. No one can really understand my internal battles that I'm fighting within me. It was already so difficult to take this step and now it has gone worse. I called the lawyer later and scolded her as well for not waiting for my response and sending the courier. I kno
Last Updated : 2023-06-25That Problematic Ring 59| Freya
It's been two days, I've been trying to connect to Rafe. I continued calling his number, and waited for him in the office and home. I even talked with his parents, but they also didn't know where he had gone. I also checked every place he could go to, but he was nowhere to be found. For the last two days, I've been on pins and needles, worrying about him, thinking about him. I came to the office too with the hope that he might come here. But he didn't. He hasn't been to the office for two days. At this moment, I'm still in the office, confining in my own room. His disappearance depicts that he's very angry at me this time and he doesn't want to talk to me. I know they are his deliberate ways to cut me off, to keep me away from him. I can't even guess where he could be. This wait is escalating my impatience and my yearning for him. I wish I could just see him right this moment and tell him how much he means to me. Tell him that I don't want divorce. I can understand what it's been l
Last Updated : 2023-06-28That Problematic Ring Special Chapter (Rafe)
*A short chapter; just a glimpse of what Rafe was like after hearing about the divorce and talking to Freya. i thought I should write that. but you can skip it if you think that it is not needed.*--------+--------The fury in me is suffocating me. It is pulsing through my veins. Every time Freya's face pops up in my mind, I urge to explode in flames and burn every single thing around me. I quickly rummage through the shelves of my office's room and look for important files. I'm leaving this place. I'm going far away. I can't stand this place or anything that's related to her. I toss the files into my briefcase, opened on my table. I also collect other important stuff and put them inside. The ringing of my phone interrupts me. I irk and glance at it. It's Father. I groan then ignore it. Mom and Father have been continuously calling me since they have found out that Freya is divorcing me. I know why they want to talk to me. They want to scold me, scorn me and put some baseless blame
Last Updated : 2023-07-02
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That Problematic Ring Epilogue (Continue...)
"It's confirmed now." I hear him sigh on the phone, "that you'll work there and I'll work here. We have to work now at separate places.""Hmm. Indeed." I enter my room and look around, remembering how my office here looked like. It's weird, indeed. To be back at my old workplace. So much has changed within me and in my life.I visited Howard's main building a few times in past weeks, but didn't get a chance to see my office. "But I was used to seeing you around me, Fay. It was good working with you and getting to see you whenever I wanted. It will be difficult to be habitual with this new setting." He becomes downhearted. I smile as I understand what he meant."Yes. It was a good time. But that's how our situation is now." Rafe and I have different responsibilities. He's the CEO of his own company and I'm the CFO here at my family business. Life is going to be very busy from now."I'm not liking the situation." Me too.I say in my head. But I don't tell him that, thinking, he would
That Problematic Ring Epilogue (Freya)
Few weeks later*Coming out of my car, I slip up my sunglasses at the top of my head and look up at the Howard's Constructions' main building. I close the door and lock my car.Walking through the main doors, I make my way to the elevators. The employees who know me greet me. I respond to them with a wave and smile. Then I reach the designated floor and go to Dad's office room. I've decided to see them after rejecting their umpteen number of calls. I knock once and enter in it. Mom is there too as per my expectations. "What now? Why have you been pestering me with continuous phone calls?" I remove the glasses from the top of my head and hold them in my hand, "And why did you call me here?"Dad comes to me, "How have you been? I've heard you've cancelled your divorce with Rafael. That's a relief."I roll my eyes, clenching my jaws. "Answer your Dad, Freya. That's not how I taught you." Mom interferes, "We've been worried for you since you've broken your contact with us. I understand
That Problematic Ring 64| Freya
Rafe strolls out of the bathroom after a few minutes and begins making up the bed. I stand still on my spot, nervous. I look through the large window of the room and see the downpour of the rain. If it has stopped raining, I could've escaped this awkward moment. I can't tell if Rafe is feeling the same discomfort or not. It would be surprising if he's not because it is literally the first time we'll sleep together. I again bring my eyes on him and observe that he smoothens the bed covers of both the sides. He sets the pillows and then the single comforter. I become more uneasy. He is making it certain that I'm spending a night in this hotel room with him. Once he's done, he sits on the bed and looks at me, "Aren't you in mood to sleep? Why are you standing?""Umm." I move my gaze around, "I should first freshen up myself." "Okay." He unfolds the comforter.I stride to the bathroom and lock the door. Sighing aloud, I see myself in the mirror in front. I'm blushing. The pink tint is
That Problematic Ring 63| Freya
With a smile on my face, I bend and pick up the ring box from the floor and turn to Rafe again. He looks at me confusingly. My smile turns coy. His love confession to me before our kiss is still ringing in my ears. I can't believe he actually said that to me. I go to him."Here. Give this to me." I move the ring box in front of him. I raise my head high, faking arrogance, "Do it as you planned on my birthday."He arches his brows while giving me a playful smile, "Are you sure?""Yes." I nod firmly."Okay." He takes the box from me and inspects it, "I was not going to offer it right away. I was going to see your reaction first after telling you how I feel about you. If you would've said that you like me back then I showed you this. So I should skip that part now."I press my lips together to stop my smile."I was going to do it like this." He moves the box behind his back, "Fay, I've brought something for you. I don't know how you would react to it, but I just wanted to do this." He bri
That Problematic Ring Rafe's Spin-off (Cont...)
As she remains quiet, I remain confused about whether I should say something or not and if so, what should I say to her. "There is something you should know." She begins speaking again. I hear her sniffle. That gives me a hunch that she's still in tears. "I...love you, Rafe. You should know it was not one-sided." This causes my mind to be boggled. My body freezes. "The care and sincerity you always showed to me made me fall for you." She says it again, "Any woman at my place would be fond of you. It hurt me to see you with her. I didn't know you were feeling the same. And I didn't want to act selfishly this time. I wanted to do something to ease your love life so you could be happy with the person you liked." I can't believe my ears. So it means she applied for the divorce because she was thinking I wanted to be with Mona and not her? She was actually ready to sacrifice her love? Seriously, Fay. She again becomes quiet and cries. I start getting restless. It's not making sense
That Problematic Ring Rafe's Spin-off (of chap 61-62)
*I've written this Rafe's POV because I felt like it won't be fair to the character if I do not show how he felt when he listened to Freya's reasons and her confession and why he agreed to give her a chance. You can skip it if you want, but I advise you not to do that ;)*-------++++++--------"Excuse me, Mr. Eastmond." As I walk through the reception of the hotel, one of the hotel's clerks calls my name. I stop and turn around."There is a message for our guests that it is raining outside and the forecast's predictions say that it can turn into a bad thunderstorm so guests are advised to stay cautious for tonight. Please do not go anywhere far or call someone here that lives far from the hotel. We just want to protect you from any incident." "Alright. Thanks for the information." I nod slowly, "But don't worry I'm not expecting a visitor nor I'm leaving anywhere." Who can come here... No one knows where I am. "Thank you, sir. Have a nice evening." He smiles then turns to his way.I
That Problematic Ring 62| Freya
After some seconds, I move my hand down from my mouth and say the words that ached my heart everyday, "There is something you should know....I...love you, Rafe. You should know it was not one-sided." "The care and sincerity you always showed to me made me fall for you. Any woman at my place would be fond of you. It hurt me to see you with her. I didn't know you were feeling the same. And I didn't want to act selfishly this time. I wanted to do something to ease your love life so you could be happy with the person you liked." I whimper, losing control on my tears. The pain that I was hiding inside me is coming on the surface and making me vulnerable. Rafe stands in the same position. I'm unable to know if my words are affecting him or not. Maybe I should really accept that I've lost him. It is not going to work. He's too angry to forgive me."And you said that I should have talked with you before applying. I did talk about ending our marriage once or twice. It was not a direct conve
That Problematic Ring 61| Freya
By the time I reach the hotel, raining starts all of a sudden. It took me around an hour and half to reach the hotel where Rafe is probably staying. And in the midway, the rain started. I didn't check today's weather forecast, but I knew that it is not the time of monsoon season in New York. This rain is unexpected. I stay inside the car, hesitant to come out because I've not brought the umbrella with me. The rain will drench my clothes. I stay inside for some minutes. Rain seems like a good excuse to delay facing Rafe. My mind is turning blank. Now I'm here and near him, I'm losing my confidence. My body has turned quite heavy for some reason although I haven't eaten anything since morning. I know it is happening because of the strong emotions that are stirring inside my stomach. I'm scared to face him. I'm scared of his reaction and his rejection. I won't be able to handle it without dissolving into tears in front of him. After almost sitting in the car for twenty minutes, I step
That Problematic Ring 60| Freya
As I landed to New York, I decided to go straight to the Eastmond Enterprise to meet Rafe's father. He's a resourceful man. He certainly must have done something to find his son. If not, then I can even rely on his instincts. He's someone who can help me to start my search in this city. I winded up my work at Seattle once I made sure that Rafe is not in Seattle. I took the earliest flight to New York. I waited for a whole day and did everything in my power to search for him, but when I became hopeless, I decided to follow Mia's suggestion. There is a chance that he went back to New York.I sent my luggage to my New York's apartment with the help of my driver. He took my car too. So I took a taxi and headed to the Eastmond building with a hope that I get to see Rafe's father. He has to see me too and do not deny my arrival. I wish I had some supernatural power that would help me find Rafe. That could help me tell him this very moment that I like him too, that I like him more than him,
