All Chapters of Second Chance: The Return Of Ariana: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Zayde's pov I walked into the bedroom, ready to grab my phone and leave the house because I had an appointment to catch up with. I was almost running late and to my greatest surprise, Isabella was sitting on the bed, wearing a pair of lingerie that I haven't seen her in before. I looked at her and continued what I was doing. I felt nothing in me and I didn't know what she was planning on doing . "Zayde," she called, crossing her legs slowly. "Come here, please,” she pleaded and I knew that I was in for it. I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck. "Not now, Isabella. I am running late. As you can see, I'm headed off to a meeting and I don't have time to waste.” She pouted, folding her hands around her breasts. "Not now? When then? You are always busy, always distracted. What happened to us? So you are telling me that you don't want to have sex with me? We aren't even going to spend more than ten minutes on the bed,” she complained but all of that was none of my business. I

Zayde’s POV “This has to be a joke!” I yelled and my eyebrows looked like they were about to come off my face. I had just finished a meeting when I saw the first flash of the phone screen. My new assistant, Sarah, had placed the latest news report in front of me, and I was about to dismiss it when I saw her scratch the back of her neck. It was unusual for her to care about the gossip moving around my personal life, but this time, something was different about the way she presented it. "Is there something I should know?" I asked, looking at her with so much irritation all over me. I didn't have time for things that might waste my time. She hadn’t even said a word, but my instincts were already telling me that I was about to find something that would ruin my day. She took some time and she glanced at the screen before speaking. “It’s... it’s about Ariana and Gabriel. I just thought you should know,” she informed me and I froze but I tried to not let it get to me. Anythi

Zayde’s POV"What do I have to do to make you see? That I’m done watching you run to him!" I had to say this. I just had to because I was losing my mind already. My heart almost exploded as I stepped into the elevator with Ariana.I could barely breathe, let alone think straight, as the doors slid shut behind us. The tension between us had been growing since the last time we met, but this… this was something else. I could feel a rush of shiver inside me, and I couldn't hold back any longer. I couldn't let her leave my sight again. Ariana’s face softened for a brief second and her eyes were filled with confusion, but it was quickly replaced by that damn, harsh look she always wore around me lately. She moved back, clearly trying to put some space between us, but I was not having it this time. “I’m going to tell you the truth, Ariana. I'm tired,” I growled and my voice sounded rough. “I'm tired of waiting for you while you keep friend zoning me. I’m not your second choice. I'm no

GabrielYou know what? I’m done. I'm done with doing this shitty game to get a woman's heart. My senses were just brought back and now, I discovered that my ego had been hurt a million times because of a lady. Isabella called me after sending me the address where Ariana and Zayde were and she proposed that we meet them. According to her, I would get to see that Ariana was acting like a play girl while she could also see her husband. When I saw them both in that eatery, everything I felt for Ariana changed. I was like the third wheel who was caught in the middle of it all. Here I was, still trying to make sense of the mess I had found myself in.I wouldn't tell a lie. My heart dropped when I saw them. I know that we were both fighting for her heart but I couldn't deny that the chemistry they both had was more than the one I had with her.The realization that I had been fooling myself for so long hit me and I almost fell flat. What had I been thinking? That she would just let go

Zayde"I'm done pretending, Isabella. I think it's time to do what I have had in mind to do,” I said to her and I watched as Isabella's eyes squeezed. Her perfect fingers held the stem of her wine glass and she almost coughed out. "Excuse me?" she replied and I took a deep breath, calming myself. "This engagement... it's over. I can't continue living like this. I have thought about this for too long and I'm already letting go,” I informed her and she laughed at me. "A lie? Is that what you call our marriage now? Wait! I shouldn't even be surprised. I was expecting this all these while,” she said. "Yes," I said firmly. "I can't keep doing this. Not to you, not to myself. This is bullshit and you can think about anything you want to.”“And what brought about this sudden breakup? Let me guess…Ariana? She already pushed you to ask for a divorce if you want to be with her. Isn't it?" She asked but I already knew how I wanted to handle it. The truth might hurt but it was the truth, an