All Chapters of Burning desire: my ex-husband wants me back: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

“Thank you for accommodating me last night and for respecting my decisions,” Riana said. expressing her gratitude to Jessica “You know I would do anything for you. We are not just colleagues, but also friends.” Jessica said.Riana smiled.“Did Jessica truly consider her a friend even when she never treated her as one?” Riana thought to herself. Riana hates to consider her subordinate as a friend. Instead, she loves to put them in their rightful position, but despite her ill attitude towards Jessica, she still considers her as a friend.“What happened to you last night and how did you get a pass at Blue Diamond”“Someone invited me over for business but things didn’t work out between us”“And the bruises and swollen eyes?”“Some men fought and got me beaten up”“Why didn’t I know about this? I scheduled all your meetings. Who did you have a meeting with?”“Is nothing to concern yourself with. It was Peter’s client but he couldn’t meet him because of his condition so I went to represe

“I’m sorry boss lady, there is something I think will interest you. Can you come to the pawn office?” Celina said.Celina has been working for Avery for more than a decade.After Erica Clinton died, the Clinton family wanted to sell off her pawn shop, but Avery kept the shop instead, without the knowledge of her father. She left the shop under the care of Celina’s mother, Edna, who was her mother’s most trusted employee.Now that Edna has retired, Celina took over the shop. She has a great eyes for valuable items and won’t hesitate to buy them once she sees one.Avery knew she won’t have called unless it was necessary. She has tried her best to avoid the pawn shop, because it reminds her of her late mother.The only reason she was keeping the store was because her mother inherited it from her grandmother and she loved the store so much.Avery spent most of her childhood in that store and so she got emotional each time she visited. To avoid this, she instructed Celina to stop calling d

“Really? You are sorry? Sorry about what exactly? About disgracing and disrespecting yourself around or about your broken engagement”“Peter, how dare you hit Riana,” Elizabeth scolded.“I will still hit her again if she refuses to answer my questions,” Peter yelled.“What did you do to Mr. Douglas last night? What happened between you two” Peter could not hide his disappointment. His heart was hurting, but he cared not; he only held this chest tightly and held the cabinet for support.Riana’s face dropped; how could Peter talk about Mr. Douglas while she had something more important to deal with? Her broken engagement should be her father’s concern, not Mr. Douglas.“Father, I just got my engagement broken. Shouldn’t you talk about that instead?”Peter was cold, and his emotions were bottomless. he glared at Riana and she trembled.“You know exactly what I can do if you refuse to answer my questions.” Riana was speechless; how could she explain her terrible misfortune to her parents?

“I used to visit frequently before you were adopted by Meghan's family. When Meghan’s family came for your adoption. I felt immense joy knowing my child would have an ideal home. After that, I got connected with Elizabeth, and both of us became friends.”Elizabeth was stunned. She remembered vividly how she kept bumping into Nora and how she constantly offered to help her hold Riana. She never knew she was Riana’s biological mother.“Elizabeth requested I become your godmother, and I happily accepted because I love you and want to be near you. All my efforts to bring you close to Abel is to have you beside me in my home. I’m sorry Riana, I wasn’t aware of the challenges you were facing in the Meghan family. Elizabeth treated you with love, and it could be cruel on my part to spoil such a sweet relationship. Given that you will eventually marry my stepson and become part of our family, I allowed Elizabeth to continue to love you as her own daughter. Please give me a chance. We can star

Two weeks later, Jessica banged into Riana’s room and pulled her up from the bed. “What is wrong with you? Why are you disturbing my peace?” Riana frowned and got up from the bed.Since she broke up with Abel, Riana spent her time on the bed and Jessica was tired of seeing her friend depressed, so she came up with an idea.“Your treasure chest is in a safe somewhere, right?. Can we see it, please?” Jessica said.“Well, I’m not in the mood for something like that”“Then you will miss the chance of selling it at a good price. I heard the AE auction house is going to auction off items with great value. I’m sure they will be interested in your treasure chest if you want to sell it.”Riana jumped up from the bed. Her eyes lifted and sparked with excitement. The treasure chest Abel gave to her was indeed valuable, and she was sure the AE auction house would love it. However, she has her doubts.“How did you get to know about this?”Jessica lowered her head. She didn’t tell Riana that she w