When they stepped inside, Aria's eyes flew towards the door and she saw the two people she didn't believe would ever be standing side by side standing."Robert," she called out softly, surprised, examining his appearance. He was dressed in signature all black fit. "What are you doing here?" She asked, completely ignoring Ivan as though he wasn't standing near Robert. She wished Anna hadn't called him yesterday, all she wanted to do was to return his freaking money back to him so he doesn't see any means to creep back in to her life. He can be with Lily for all he wants, he disgusted her."I just wanted to see you." He blurted out, now feeling excitement bubble Within him because she hasn't responded harshly and coldly towards him and the way the Ivan had quickly faded into the background because how their two looked like the main character of the movie slightly brought joy to his heart but ofcourse he wasn't going to say that out loud.Before Aria could say another word, Ivan quickly
"so about Ivan," Robert started and Aria's body stilled, wondering what he wanted to talk about concerning Ivan because he didn't know him."Hm?" She adjusted her position on the bed, staring at him intently."So, he was my personal assistant I told you about." Robert informed her.She struggled to make sense of the words and she knew for a fact that he wasn't joking. So Ivan had worked closely with Robert? Meaning Elanne should know him. She thought about asking Elanne few questions about Ivan and then she decided against it, he wasn't worth it."Oh." She simply said. "I wasn't aware." Then she shrugged."I know." He nodded. She wondered the kind of conversation Robert and Ivan had had before they walked into the room and whether Ivan had tried to say anything to him that may have given him second thoughts about her."He's my ex," she voiced out, the words feeling odd in her mouth."I- observed." He stuttered. "He made it quite obvious." As they talked, she noticed that their sentenc
"Are you good through?" Robert's question was cut short by the bolting ot the door and their eyes flew eagerly to see who was coming in. It was a doctor and a nurse. The doctor has grey eyes that were barely hiden under his see through ash glasees and she had seen the smiley nurse before she had given her an injection when she woke up."Afternoon," the doctor greeted her and the nurse simply smiled at her"Afternoon, Doctor.""I'm glad to see that you've regained your strength by now. If you had lost a little more blood, you'd have require a blood transfusion I may ask to he sure. How are you doing?""I'm fine, thank you." Aria's heart had started beating fast. She knew Robert would soon hear the news of her miscarriage but it won't be free from her but from the doctor and it would seem like she was deliberately hiding it from him.Robert squeezed her palm assuredly like he always did that day when she was at the dineer and reflectively she withdrew. He stared at her without saying a
"I'm sorry," Ivan muttered, breaking the silence between them."So you had sex with Lily because I refuse to have sex with you." It wasn't a question but a statement."Not exactly but-""When you cheated, you needed everything between us and you made it clear that you didn't want us anymore.""No, it's just that when Lily sent that picture in that moment, it erased every trace of guilt because I felt you had been cheating too."The pain jabbed at Aria's heart because of how Ivan had Just proven that he never trusted her because how he say such... The wound that she had been struggling to bury felt like it had been cut open again and it made her feel like she had not even healed before and she shouldn't have entertained the conversation but now that she had, she'd get to the bottom of everything."Is this you trying to justify yourself now?" She asked, her voice strained with emotions.He sighed. "You don't understand me. That's not it.""I don't understand you now? Because I'm calling
It's been three weeks now and Aria still hasn't gone to work because Robert had asked to take a little break off and truly she appreciated the gesture because she was truly tired and needed the rest and she was definitely going to get it now she was home. Robert constantly texted her all day, and she'd find herself giggling and waiting for his text if she hadn't gotten any from him yet. It was amazing how he made her feel and the longing she felt if she hadn't heard from him. Elanne visited her frequently, and she loved having her around. Anna still went to work frequently, but did not fail to text her. Ivan kept on texting her incessantly and so she blocked him again so he wouldn't get access to her. He kept telling her that Robert wasn't good for him and he knew something about Robert would surprise her. She kept on asking him but he refuse to divulge the information so she figured that he was just trying to make her scared and he wasn't worth any sort of attention. But on the other
The last statement Aria said to Lily was: "You know what Lily, I think you should take your leave." And she really meant it, it felt like they were moving in circles. And also Lily was coming back in to her life because Ivan didn't want her. If he had told her he wanted to be with her and marry Lily, she won't have seen the need to ask for any silly forgiveness. The realization hurt her, she wasn't as special to Lily as she thought but right now, she had already told herself she wasn't going to stress over each other because they didn't deserve the rest. Aria herself wasn't even in the best position regarding her heart, worrying herself over too betrayal would just add to her problems and that was the least thing she wanted right now. They could go to hell for all she cared. Even with all these thoughts in my mind to pour herself strength, she couldn't just shake off that lingering sadness that lodged in her heart each time she thought about what they had done to her regardless of how
"You could ehmm like visit me frequently. I don't really have to live with you." She stuttered as she thought about how impossible it was to completely leave Anna alone in this house because her fake husband insisted on her seeing frequently."No, I want you to stay with me." "That's not possible." She shook her head before she wore a smile on her face. "I can assure that I'm doing great and Anna takes good care of me.""You're not doing great and you're just saying that because you don't want leave with me.""Anna takes good care of me. It's just that she has to go to work and when she comes back, she tries her best to attend to my needs.""You need more support that Anna cannot provide hence you need to leave with me and let my staff take good care of you and attend to every of your needs 247"Aria shifted uncomfortably in her seat. The offer seemed mouthwatering but she couldn't imagine leaving Anna and going yo stay at some man's house whej she was supposed to be taking care of h
Robert was typing on his laptop but his mind kept on wandering to thoughts about Aria, and he felt something deep in his chest. It was an ache spreading around, he had missed her and he couldn't even lie to himself. It made him extra proud of his decision that he had included the part of her staying in his house with them in the contract. He knew she hadn't read that part with the initial look in her eyes when he had brought it to her notice. He wished he hadn't made her feel exploited and preyed upon but he was happy that finally, she would stay in his house and he'd get to see her as frequently as he wanted. He loved that, the thought made joy blossom in his chest and he wouldn't trade this feeling foe any other thing in this chest. Aria would stay in his house and it wouldn't give them an opportunity to bond more and an higher chance of her deciding to marry him when he tells her he wants it to be more than a contract.His phone rang, causing a break in his thoughts. He looked down