Ava hated crying. She hated feeling weak, just as much as she hated crying too but that’s all she’s done for the past week. Needless to say, she had let herself be fooled by Sebastian’s promise of changing and coming back to his old self after the dinner party but it had all been a lie. The only reason he had attempted to pacify her was simply because he wanted her around to the next few functions he would be attending. That was she was to him now, a muse to garner public attention for the Bancroft empire. His routine of coming back late at night and leaving before she woke up had remained constant.Unwilling to come back to an empty house, Ava resorted to frequently having drinks with a few friends from the office after work. “Earth to Ava,” Maggie snapped her fingers in front of her face, interrupting her train of thought. “Hey,” Ava forces a smile on her face as she blinked twice in a bid to regain her semblance. “Sorry, I zoned out for a minute.” “It was more than a minute,” E
Sebastian was taking his company to greater heights and at the same time, her career was finally taking off after her months of hard work. She was supposed to be pleased that the bargain they had both made in the first place was proving to be fruitful but Ava wasn’t, she wanted more out of this. Sebastian had given her the promises of wanting more out of this as well but he had played her for a fool. He used her like she wasn’t any different from Natasha or the other women he’d been with. Natasha had tried to warn her about Sebastian but she paid her no heed and now, she understood why Natasha had found it so difficult to stay away. It hurt being lied to, especially coming from someone that had promised to give you the world.Ava sighed, tossing the letter back on the counter as she poured herself a cup of coffee and made her way back to the room. She had a lot to keep her mind preoccupied with, her first photo shoot was in an hour and after that, she had a couple of meetings to atte
As soon as Sebastian saw Kim storming towards him, he knew that he was in trouble. Kim was a woman with a fiery temper and if he didn’t douse the situation, he knew she would rain hell down on everyone here before she would be stopped.He was trying to listen to the investors and at the same time, he was preparing himself for Kim’a arrival. He had to take her out of here before she went off on him.“Excuse me,” Sebastian said before leaving the meeting and making his way toward Kim before he could open her mouth. “Come on,” He grabbed her by the arm and dragged her towards the balcony, away from the prying eyes of the crowd and paparazzi. “Let go of me!” Kim yelled as soon as they got to the balcony. “What the hell is wrong with you?” Sebastian yelled at her. “I can’t afford to mess up today and you were about to cost me one of my most lucrative contracts yet.”“Is that why you’ve been treating my sister like a piece of trash?” Kim yelled back, he was going to make her cower this t
It had taken him a long time but Sebastian could finally see it what he’d been missing for a long time now. It’s was just like Kim had said, it was right there in front of him but he had refused to acknowledge his feelings simply because he was scared of admitting to his feelings because he didn’t want to let his guards down and become weak. He saw how being open and trusting had let his father to an early grave and he wanted nothing like that. But it was going to cost him if he couldn’t bring himself to make a decision about Ava. If anything Kim had said was true then he had to act fast. He would lose her again. To be honest with himself, Sebastian knew he was running out of chances and he didn’t know how many more Ava would be willing to give him. He glanced at his watch once more, his meeting would have to wait or continue without him. Damian was more than capable of smoothening out the edges and he wouldn’t be needed for anything other than fulfilling formalities. Sebastian h
Sebastian made his way into the room, scanning the area for Ava but she was nowhere in sight. He made his way through the opposite set of French doors leading to the other side of the corridors but she wasn’t there either much to his dismay. Kim wasn’t anywhere in sight either, it was almost as if they had both disappeared from the party. As soon as he pulled out his phone to call Ava, he saw Arielle making her way over to him out of the corner of his eyes. He wasn’t particularly ready to deal with her right now but given how much damage she had caused already, there was no better time to deal with her than now.“Hey,” Arielle smiled at Sebastian as she got closer to him. “I haven’t seen you all night.” “What the fuck are you doing here?” Sebastian gritted through his teeth. Arielle was slightly taken aback but she maintained the smile fixed on her face. There were a lot of eyes watching, she couldn’t afford to lose her composure. “Did I do something wrong, Sebastian?”“I specifi
Sebastian watched on helplessly as Ava made her way into the cab with Kim as the car made its way down the road. He had no idea where they were going or if she would be home when he got back but he knew he had messed up and for the first time in his life, he didn’t know how to tackle a problem. His head was devoid of any ideas and all he could think of was how much of a fool he’d been to toy with her emotions for weeks when all she wanted was a little bit of attention from him but he had his head so stuck up his rear that he failed to see what was in front of him for the past few months. His phone rang, forcing him back to reality as he blinked severally trying to regain his composure before pulling out his phone and tapping on the screen. “Hey,” He spoke into the phone.“Where have you been all night long?” Damian asked on the other side of the phone. “It’s been over an hour since you excused yourself and they’re getting kind of worried about your disappearance. Surely, you don’t w
The next few days that followed were difficult. Sebastian could barely manage to be in the same room with Ava before we would walk out on him immediately after he attempted to speak to her. It happened so often that she resorted to returning home late at night when all she would’ve to do was hit the bed before he had a chance to say anything.It was his vacation week but he had decided to spend the week at home in an attempt to repair his relationship with Ava but he couldn’t figure out what was happening with her. It seemed like she was transforming right in front of him, she had become a lot bolder and more risky in her approach. It wasn’t just at home but everywhere she went.Unable to stomach her long disappearances from home, Sebastian had hired a bodyguard who tailed her in discretions, reporting her every move to him daily. She was frequenting the club a lot these days and while there were no reports of her actions in it, it didn’t take long for the media to start sniffing arou
Ava woke up the next morning and heaved a sigh of relief as soon as she found out that Sebastian was nowhere to be found. Her best guess was he was at the local pub with a couple of friends like he often did on most Saturday mornings and it gave her just the right amount of time to leave the house before he would come back. Despite how tipsy she had been the previous night, she was still able to remember every bit of their conversation. She had refused to talk to him about their relationship and it’s been the same way for a week, she was scared about being rejected. A fear so deep that she preferred to keep her distance until she could detach herself completely from him. If Sebastian left her now, she wouldn’t know what to do with herself. At best guess, she would plunge into depression and her career would take a nosedive. She wasn’t yet at the pinnacle or close to it. She had gotten a couple of promotions but that was it, if she ended things with Sebastian now, it would have a gre