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My hands are clammy and my heart would not stop beating erratically. What would the result be?As we stepped into the hospital and passed through the hospital corridor, the scent of disinfectant and fresh flowers filled the air and was a reminder of what I had gone through a few weeks ago.The unease in my chest kept expanding as we got closer to my doctor’s office. Three sharp rasps on the door were made by Zion who had accompanied me. His grip on my hand became tighter as the door opened and we were faced with a strange face.‘Who the heck is this?’ I reasoned as I stepped back to see if we were at the right office.With a narrowed gaze, Zion extended his hands forward to the smiling doctor “Good day, I believe we have an appointment with Dr. Richards,” Zion muttered.“Good day. It’s nice to meet you also, I believe you are Aria Winchester and Zion Greggor. Apologies for being the one delivering this not-so-good news to you, but Dr. Richards was transferred and I will be handling hi
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|Penelope’s POV|What other profession would you excel in aside from the profession you chose?Well, mine was a Private Investigator or Professional stalker.My mind was an internal battle between me trying to think that I was suddenly being paranoid and being suspicious of someone who I shouldn’t be. But I pushed them away, once bitten twice shy.I refuse to let Aria be bitten again. Which is what led me to tiptoeing and acting like a ghost while trailing Zion.My trust in him had begun to waver after I was told that he had allowed Mia Collins to be all over him. I have paid attention to Zion enough to know that he is generally nonchalant, so if he allowed someone to be so close to him, then it was suspicious.He got a box of chocolates and some stuff that looked like a period care package.‘Aria never said anything about being on her period, so who the hell is he giving that to?’I’ll just assume it’s his sister or aunt, but that is just an assumption and I don’t do well with them,
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|Aria’s POV|It’s finally the most anticipated day for me and my loved ones.Yes, it was my engagement party and the butterflies in my stomach doubled as we journeyed to the garden where it would be held.Something nagged at me for not bringing my children along to the party, but that meant they would be exposed to people I really didn’t want them to know.Celebrities' lives were hard enough because they had to do things according to what society deemed right, or else they would be criticized by the same society.My skin tingled with excitement as we drove into the garden. My gaze flickered towards Zion’s, and his reassuring smile slackened my hunched shoulders.‘I am doing this with Zion, nothing would go wrong.’But despite the reassurance, I can’t help but worry and feel the knot in my stomach growing within me that something might go wrong today. Something big, but maybe I was overthinking it.My memories had been returning in fold, so I didn’t bother rehearsing how to react to gu
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|Aria's POV|Do you know why most people hate their exes? Because they become troublesome once they realize that you have dropped them from their high horses and moved on with any person.Zion's face had remained stoic, and he had volunteered to follow me everywhere I went for the past two days.It doesn't take a genius to know that the meeting didn't go well.*Flashback**Rushing into the garage after hearing the sound of an engine in the driveway. My eyes widened with concern and I asked anxiously the moment he opened the door. “Babe, you are back. What did you guys discuss? Did he agree to sign the divorce papers?”“Hi babe.” He mumbled.He pulled me closer and kissed me on the lips. The kiss was more of an ownership claim than the passionate ones we usually shared.“Is there any possibility of you leaving me for Ace?” He asked softly, his voice heavily laced with vulnerability..“No, why did you ask? What did he tell you?” I fired back.“I just don't want to fight for someone who
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|Aria’s POV| My eyes were sore from looking at the same interior for the past three days, but I couldn't bring myself to step outside. Shame and self-awareness of how my life almost got ruined still flashed after my eyes but Penelope and the kids had been the only sane people keeping me here. Zion had asked Harper what happened when he brought me up and I looked like a corpse, my body was cold and my eyes were lifeless, except that I was breathing. My gaze met his as he snapped his mouth open to tell Zipm about it, I shook my head and it was funny how he effortlessly lied. “Aria, let's take a walk. As much as I hate that cocky Harper, he is undeniably good at his job, so if he said that he took the video down and the people tagging you were just programmed to and not as if they saw anything, then stop cramming yourself inside.” Penelope whined, taking my hands into hers. My eyes slid over her and my lips tugged into a tired smile. All she said was through but I couldn't he
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|Ace’s POV|The soft thud of the apartment closing behind me made my muscles tense as I looked around the sparkling clean house that was stale with dust in the air.I leaned against the door and closed my eyes, trying to push away the memories of the video getting leaked yesterday.I was back yet again, in the house Aria and I shared before I messed up. Moving out was a huge step for me but I didn't see myself living in the house without her because she's made memories on every single part of the house.The anonymous guy who wanted to help me what he could to destroy Gabriella isn't here yet. Good. I needed time to check around the apartment that had now been tainted with Gabriella's presence to see if there was anything that could be traced back to the video being leaked.Especially since I was told that she came to visit a few days ago. So my suspicion is narrowed to the fact that whatever evidence she had must have been picked up from somewhere I didn't check here.I stepped away f
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|Ace’s POV|A muscle twitched in my jaw as I glanced at the paper work, my assistant should have done all of these but she caught up with the flu, and I must have forgotten how hard it was to work without an assistant.‘Gosh, I should have given her breaks earlier before she broke down.’ I sighed, slamming my hands on the wooden desk at the amount of error and clauses that appeared in the contract.As I stood up, the leather chair creaked lightly from my weight, I round the table and alpacas around the office, hoping my mood would be a bit more better than it was a few minutes ago.Tugging the tie down, my brows dipped inwardly when my phone started going crazy and the screen lit up as several notifications popped up. I took long strides to the table and saw multiples tags from several account I didn’t know.But my eyes stopped at one particular message that stood out, it was from Harper.“Call me immediately you see this, there is a very big problem.”I scrunched up my face in conf
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|Aria’s POV|My jaw ticked and my fist grew whiter as my phone rang. Zion had been calling me since two hours ago, I don’t know if he was genuinely worried about where I was or if he discovered that coincidentally, I and his ex-girlfriend who wore matching outfits happened to meet and greet.I stared at the ocean waves collapsing and the cool breeze bit into my skin. My eyes stung with tears, but I didn’t know if it was worth crying over, or if I just deserved an explanation that should put me at ease.The day went from being a very good day for me to a bad one, especially meeting my step-sister who still believed that she could emotionally hurt me. But she couldn’t be more wrong, I wasn’t the Aria she used to step over, and she was about to know that soon.‘Is all this stress for love worth it?’‘Should I just focus on my children and stop looking for love since it’s probably not meant for me.’I couldn’t deny the fact that some of my happiest moments showed up whenever I was with Zi
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|Author’s POV|Hello dear readers. If you are reading this note, I am glad you followed me all through this chapter and I hope to see you at the end of the book. I would love to see more of your comments and suggestions. XoXo.I am sorry for the convenience, but I am going to be writing this chapter in Author’s POV because there are lot of characters that needs to be captured in this chapter and I do not want to have other’s POV that are not too significant! Thanks for your understanding!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “You have done this numerous times, you can do it again.” Aria muttered to herself as she got off the Uber in front of The Royal’s Luxury hostel. She was there for a charity ball, she had contemplated not going but she knew these kind of opportunity might be hard to come by again since influential people in the acting career would be in attendance. All week, she had thought about the lip-gloss she had found in Zion’s bag and whether Zio
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|Aria's POV|My heart skipped a beat when I saw the text message glaring at me. One thing was knowing your partner was understanding, another was realizing that he is just another insecure man who wouldn't help but go crazy especially when he saw you with your former love interest.A part of me contemplated shoving Ace into the back of the sofas, but I didn't want him to know he was a threat to Zion. Ace would only make things worse, besides, it wasn't as if we were in any act or something, so why should I act like I was caught in the middle of infidelity?Excitement coursed through my veins at the prospect of Zion being around but his happiness would be short-lived because I hadn't even told him yet about how Ace found out about the kids and how he wanted to be in their lives.“Aria?” Ace called out, concern etched on his face as if he meant it.A muscle twitched in my jaw and I ground my teeth on each other, fearing that it might break before my legs found the will to move and final
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|Aria's POV|It's been a day since Ace showed up claiming to be in the kids' life. My eyes felt heavy felt even my heart was heavier, I couldn't even sleep a wink knowing that his visit would be the beginning of all my problems.Not after he sent the disturbing text that made me want to shove my knees in his balls so he doesn't have to use his manhood anymore.My feet hurt from pacing around and chewing my finger but I was done letting Ace have the upper hand in this marriage. I had decided that I was going to state my ground rules and for my relationship to work out with him around, he had to know his place and that was why I sent him a text message a few hours ago to meet me.Immediately I heard two rasps on my door, my heart skipped a beat but I shut my eyes and walked to the entrance to open the door for the visitor.Immediately I yanked the door open, I was met with his handsome face. I didn't study Ace's reactions often, but I knew he looked at me like he owed me everything for
The Billionaire's regret: a second chance at love The unexpected visitor
Zion's scent on his hoodies was now faint to the extent that I could only imagine it. My heart ached for not seeing Zion for two months and two weeks. Although the calls were often, they didn’t soothe the ache that grew in my chest each time I thought about him and craved to be in his strong hands.I snatched my phone from the table and hovered over the dial button.‘Am I starting to be an overbearing fiancé? What if he is busy?’The negative thoughts got shoved aside when his words filtered into my head. “Don’t ever hesitate to reach out or think you are a burden. I love you and you are a priority.” I exhaled shakily as I finally dialled his number. He answered immediately and the corners of my lips lifted into a smile after hearing his voice.“Hi baby,”“Hi.” I breathed shakily.“Is this the wrong time to call you? I just missed you very much and your hoodies are losing your ingredients.” I complained, my lips forming a pout even if he couldn’t see me.“You don’t have a wrong time
