Asher’s POVMy cell phone beeped and I slid out of my suit's inner pocket, glancing at the number before I picked it up. It was my mother, and I grumbled.Don't get me wrong, I was always glad to speak with my mother, any day, any time, but I knew she was calling me now to make a fuss. Dad already told me she was going to call me.I picked the call and pressed the phone to my ear. “Hello, mother.” I greeted in a not so happy voice.“Asher, can we meet tomorrow? I have something to discuss with you.” She said. Of course, she always had something to discuss with me. I knew that she was going to talk to me about what she told May when she came home to the house, but I wasn’t going to give her the chance to.“No mother, I have a lot of important meetings to attend tomorrow.” I said.I knew my mother enough to know that she wasn’t going to let it end at that. “What are you talking about? You have important meetings to attend?” she asked and I could imagine her pushing her brows up in quest
Asher’s POVThe game was getting boring, or maybe it was because my mind wasn’t here, but either way, I was losing my interest. I was in the the VIP section of Club 69 with Chanel and we were waiting for my best friend to join us, but that seemed like it was going to take forever, as he said he was delayed in a meeting.That was surprising though, seeing as he was the one that called me out tonight to get things off my mind. I blew out a breath and folded my arms, as I watched Chanel picked her drink and took a sip, but my mind was on May.I still wasn’t picking her calls, but I’ve read every single text she had sent me, and none of them indicated she was ready to sign those papers. I hated our forced marriage so much, and she should too if she didn’t have the ulterior motive to dig as much gold as she could from me.There was something else I hated though, the fact that it seemed like I didn’t have any control over this situation anymore. I was a powerful man, almost on top of any s
May’s POVIt’s been fifty two calls,Twenty eight emails,And over a hundred texts to Asher. Guess how many replies I’ve gotten? None! Even right now, as I pressed the phone to my left ear and waited as the ringing continued, I knew there wasn’t going to be any response from him, but I was still hoping. Just what the hell was his problem? What the hell had he been doing that was taking so much of his time he couldn’t pick any of my calls, or be bothered to call me back. I wondered why he hated me so much, leaving me here all alone without even bothering to talk to me, or see if I was doing okay. I was here all alone, well, alone in the house with the butler who I haven’t even seen since last night after he dropped the envelopes from the mailbox on the kitchen counter.Maybe I should have just listened to Emily and gone with her to the club like she had suggested when I called her this afternoon. Damn, I wasn’t even sure of what to do with myself anymore.The only compensation was t
May’s POVA tiny shiver went through me and I swallowed hard when I saw Asher, and it made me suddenly felt hot. This was how I always felt when I saw him anyway. All I had to do was be in the same room with him, that was all it took and I would feel like this, but the feeling disappeared when I saw the woman from the picture beside her.My already sore throat became even more painful than it already was. I could feel my throat heavy with a lump that formed there and I wanted to rub my eyes just to be sure I wasn’t dreaming or hallucinating.I never really couldn’t understand why he suddenly wanted a divorce when it wasn’t even thr three years as stated in the contract, yet.Could it be because of this woman? I shouldn’t even be questioning the reason. That was obviously why he wanted a divorce all so suddenly, finding fault in me and all I do, saying I was a good digger who was jobless and all.As I walked behind Brent; Asher’s best friend, towards them, I could see that there was a
May’s POVAll I could see was red. I just couldn’t believe this, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing as well. This man was telling me to know my place when I was his wife, and my place was asking him who the hell this woman was.Some things were always just coming to me as a shock, because never would I think that this was possible. How could I have put myself in this position anyway? What in the world did he take me for?I looked at Asher for a long time, or maybe it was the anger that was in me, the one that was making my blood boil that made time looked stretched.I couldn’t even believe we were having this conversation. Thoughts tumbling through my head made my head started to pound as I watched him stood there like nothing even happened.He was not even looking at me anymore, like the sight of me repulsed him, or as if he couldn't even care enoughto do so.“So you’re not even going to tell me who that woman is?” I asked him and he looked at me again, sparing me another look. As
Asher’s POVAs I lunged for her, my intention was to grab her, shake her, and tell her I didn't cheat. I wanted to let her know I wasn't a cheater, but I didn't expect what she did in response.May grabbed the cup that was on the table nearby, the one that was filled with water but must have been left there in a rush, and before I knew what was happening, she splashed the water across my face. I could see that she had regretted her action the moment she did that, because her eyes went huge in their socket.She was shocked by her action, just as I was also surprised she had done that, and I stared at her, anger ticking in my blood. What I wasn't sure of was who I was angry at, at all.Was it myself for letting things go this far? Was it her for emptying the contents of the glass cup against my face.I loved the banter between us because this was the first time she wasn’t trying to say she was sorry about something, or looking at me with pathetic eyes, so I was quite enjoying it until I
Asher’s POVAttraction danced between us as our gaze locked and we did nothing but just breathe in sync. This wasn’t expected but it was happening anyway. As a matter of fact, when I dragged her here, I didn’t think this was going to be happening right now.“What the hell am I doing?” I asked myself, but with my hands still on her hips. It was as if they were glued there and I was unableto remove them.I saw why Gary was trying to be sweet to her, to get easy access to get in her pants. She was gorgeous, and I knew he wouldn’t be the first or the last man to fall at her feet.She had a face and a body that could tempt the devil himself, so right now, I shouldn’t be criticized. I couldn’t even control the situation as it was. Why was I here, holding this woman in my lap and staring at her without knowing what to do?Trust me, if any man were to be in my situation right now, they wouldn't be able to do any differently, seriously.She was making my heartbeat spike so quickly and without
May’s POVI couldn’t believe what my mother said, but then again, I wouldn’t blame her. If I was in her shoes, maybe I would say the same thing.That was a fat lie, I wouldn’t tell my daughter to put up with her cheating husband, the one that didn’t respect her, or rate her at all. Aside from seeing her with that woman at the club, he had dragged me to some room to humiliate me.That was certainly not what I would tell my daughter at all.“Mom?” I called, giving her a look that should tell her I was confused. “How can you even say that?” I asked. “I just told you my husband cheated on me and that’s all you can say?”“Did you just explain that you didn't catch them doing anything?” she asked me.“Does that justify cheating then?” I asked right back instead of answering.“Don’t ask stupid questions you don’t want answers to, May. But since you ask that, let me answer you.” I watched my mother stood up from where she sat to come sit beside me. She picked up my left hand and held it in he