"No, Ethan, do not tell me that! I do not want to hear anymore!" Ava raged angrily as she stormed away from his sight, but he ran to stop her from leaving the room by shutting the door immediately before she could walk out. "You have to listen to me Ava, and believe what I say because I am not making anything up," he stood his ground in front of the door making it difficult for her to pass, which made her turn away from his side and walk to the other side of the room. "You cannot turn me against my friend just because of your delusions and assumptions!" She snapped at him momentarily when she thought of the conversation they just had a few minutes ago again and again. "My assumptions and delusions?" He asked incredulously, as a profound sense of disappointment washed over him and pierced his heart. He didn't like that she could not trust his words. "And perhaps it is your insecurity," Ava corrected with irritation in her eyes for him, which even made it harder for him to bear, "Yo
Ethan was sitting with a calm disposition even if his insides were burning with intense scorching anger, because of the knowledge of the most bizarre situation which had never happened. To make things worse, he and Ava were not on talking terms because she was angry at him. It seemed like everything was working against him. They were being investigated for tax evasion, kickback, and slush funds because of some unexpected paperwork that they said was found in the company. Things had been hectic since morning and the netizens were not taking the news well either. Everyone wanted to slander and curse at a wealthy billionaire who had the rights to things they could never get to have, as a way of releasing their stress. However, he was unperturbed by whatever was going on in his company downstairs as the officials rummaged through everywhere, bringing out files that were never there which pointed to the crimes that were never committed. He was waiting patiently for them to finish whateve
Ava entered the house and switched on the lights immediately as she crashed into the huge couch instantly, while she used both of her feet to pull off her heels one after the other. She laid on her back and stared at the ceiling of the living room with a blank mind, as silence traveled across every corner of the house sending shivers down her spine. Her mind struggled in a spiral of its colliding thoughts and assumptions, as weary sighs escaped her lips constantly like a trademark that determined her breathing. She tried to think of what happened a while ago, and understand it in the best way that she could without causing any kind of misunderstanding. When Jace had held her by the waist so closely at the end of the dance, she saw desire in his eyes when they were staring at one another. She saw yearning. And just like that, his head began to move closer to hers, and it became so difficult for her to breathe. His hands were trailing up her dress away from her waist which he was hold
Jordyn had been greatly bothered since the talk she had with Ethan, when they finally met to talk about the reason she wanted to talk to him. For the first time, she didn't know how to handle an issue herself without getting things messy. Reading Anna's journal made her realize so many things that had been oblivious to all of them, and it made her tremble incessantly at the cold thought of it. She presented the book to Ethan for him to read, and he was more than surprised to discover many unknown things about Anna and Jace's relationship. It was shocking to know that they had that kind of ill fate going on between them, and that Anna, who was always the loud type never voiced out to anyone. "I am so bothered, Ethan. It plagues my mind anytime I think of it that I know that I cannot handle this," Jordyn expressed her concern to him when they sat alone to talk, after she was sure that her grandchildren were already asleep. "I am equally stunned too. Never would I have thought that Jac
Ava had hissed again for the umpteenth time having spent just a few hours at her office, the more she remembered how things went between her and Ethan the previous night. She frowned again and again as she delved deeper into her job, while struggling with the contrasting thoughts that continuously disturbed her head. 'Wait. Was she not attractive to him again?' she wondered with a glut amount of thoughts, hissing incessantly, and checking the time constantly on the wall clock stationed on the wall. "The area below your nose?" Ethan asked her again like he didn't hear what she said the first time, and lowered his face closer to her face before she could even answer. Her eyes widened in surprise as she held her breath compulsively, because she didn't know that he would come at her that fast. She rolled her eyes slightly away from his face so that their eyes would not align, as she felt a cold sheen of sweat roll down her chest. "I think you are doing fine," he said to her as he touch
Ava could not stop grinning hard as she stood in front of the mirror, to look at the beautiful dress that Ethan had sent to her. To make her even more pleased and glad, it was one of their company's limited edition dresses that sold for an expensive price. Though it was her masterpiece, her heart was filled with joy that he did that for her. The heels he sent with the dress were a limited edition from a brand that was unknown to her, and with the looks of it, she knew it was going to cost a lot. The jewelry that came with the clothes made her gasp in surprise, when she realized how much each of the pairs was worth. He had spent so much time making sure that she was ready for the dinner, which continually had her wondering what he was planning to do. For the kids, someone was staying with them for the few hours Ava and Ethan were going to spend by themselves before returning home; Jesse. The poor assistant was so stressed already! He had never taken care of children before, and wa
"Dear me. You are SG?" Jordyn asked in surprise, with anyone barely left in the room after every of the executives that attended the meeting had gone already. "Yes, I am," Jace answered modestly. Simone stormed out with great fury alongside her allies, because she didn't expect things to turn out the way they did, at the last moment when she was already celebrating her victory and was so sure that she had won. The executives who all supported her too were put to shame, as they all stalked out with great disappointment amidst their muttering. "I am so surprised. I didn't expect that the tables would just turn unexpectedly at the last moment. I lost hope already," She expressed honestly with a straight but grateful face, still finding it hard to believe that her position was not taken from her. Jace's shares which were worth 5% of the company voted in support of her, and the tables turned to everyone's shock immediately. They never expected that he would come. He barely attended any
The following days had been so great for Ava, while following what her heart wanted without thinking twice. She was having the best time loving Ethan freely without allowing anything to get in the way, and it had constantly been a mood booster for her. With Beatrice still recuperating from her illness, it was left for both Ava and Ethan to take care of their children amidst their busy schedules at their companies. Jesse had to direct the chauffeur who would drive them to school and bring them back, while Ethan left work earlier than usual to be around to receive them back from school till Ava would come back.She had been so busy with her company job coupled with meetings, interviews, events, and other personal company stuff, and it left Ethan as the one to do the most work with the kids. But, he loved doing everything that he was doing because he liked his new way of living. It was fun waking up next to Ava every morning, like it had been their life forever. Due to her cumbersome