Chapter 3
“Boss, the lady is fine. Everything is perfectly fine besides the bruises on her head and arms.”
“Has she said anything else?”
“Nothing, boss. She has just been asking the same questions over and over again.”
Damian closed the file in his hands as he looked at the doctor, “Okay, you may leave now.”
“Boss… err…” The doctor touched his beard as he looked at Damian with his gossipy eyes.
He so badly wanted to know what happened, but he was too afraid to ask. But if he did not get the answers to his questions, then he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.
“What? Is anything the matter?”
“No… err… You see…” before the doctor could say anything, Damian’s assistant entered the study room holding a brown file in his hands.
“Boss, I have got all the information you wanted.”
Damian nodded, “Good.”
“Timmy, what is it? What information did your boss want?” The doctor inquired as his eyes glistened.
Looking at his expression, Timmy laughed, “Ivan, I think that you are in the wrong profession. You would have become a paparazzi.”
Doctor Ivan touched his nose, “What do you mean? I am just worried about my best friend, okay.”
“There is nothing to worry about. You know that my boss never makes any moves unless he is certain.”
Damian was already used to the two bantering every now and then. He cleared his throat, and the two men immediately shut up.
Timmy walked forward and handed the file to Damian, “Every bit of information is in there.”
Damian took the file and opened it without hesitation. After reading everything in it, he threw it aside, and his gaze became deep.
Hmm, so Mark has been cheating on his wife with his sister-in-law. But according to Mark’s character, Damian was not surprised. Mark had no bottom line, and he could do anything as long as it benefited him.
But Aria, would she really let go of the marriage she had spent three years trying to build?
Maybe he should talk with her and try to find out what she was thinking about.
Damian looked at Ivan and ordered, “Go and bring her here. I need to have a private talk with her.”
Ivan nodded and left the study room.
Timmy looked at his boss and asked, “Boss, what are you planning to do with her? She is Mark’s wife, and Mark is your greatest enemy. Could this be a trap?”
“I don’t know, Timmy. I will find out everything once I talk to her. But if it is a trap set by that devil, then I will not spare anyone. I will burn this whole city to ashes.” Damian spoke in a cold voice. His eyes were cold and emotionless, an indication that he meant every word he said.
When Aria entered the study room, the atmosphere was really tense. Her already tensed heart was just hanging by a thread now.
Timmy quietly left the study room and even closed the door, leaving Aria and Damian all alone in the room.
Damian looked at Aria, his gaze hovering on her face for a few seconds. Although she had bandages on her head, that did not hide her beauty. But Damian was not in the mood to explore her beauty right now. He needed to get to the bottom of the matter ASAP.
He pointed at the seat in the study room and spoke, “Please, have a seat.”
‘At least, he was polite.’ Aria thought in her head.
“What happened? Why were you driving yesterday, knowing fully well that you were not in your right senses?” Damian asked.
Aria looked at his handsome face and blinked. She seemed to have finally recalled the man’s identity.
Wasn’t he Damian Hall? The most promising businessman in the country, and the person who had given Mark sleepless nights on different occasions?
She had seen him one time at a private gala, and there was no way she could be mistaken.
What had she gotten herself into?
“Why are you looking at me like that? Aren’t you going to answer my question?”
Aria came back to her senses, “I am sorry, it's just that…”
“Did Mark purposely send you here?”
Hearing that name, Aria felt her stomach churn. Deep hatred burned in her heart, and her eyes turned extremely cold.
Damian was looking at her, so he did not miss the change in his expression. It seemed that the report was true. Mark had really cheated on his wife.
Aria looked at Damian and scoffed, “Please, Mr. Hall, don’t speak nonsense. I was sent here by nobody.”
“What happened to you? Why were you in such a condition?”
“I think that it is none of your damn business. Thank you so much for your help, kindly allow me to leave this place.” As Aria said that, she stood up.
Damian looked at her and chuckled lightly. His dangerous aura, as if he were facing a tough foe, vanished into thin air.
“Miss Wilson, or should I call you Mrs. Thompson?”
Before he could continue, Aria stopped her, “Please, I am no longer related to that name. Don’t address me as such.”
“Don’t be in a hurry to leave. You know, if I wanted, I would have reported you to the police for running into my car. But I was kind enough to bring you to my house, is this how you thank me?”
“If I want, I can file a case against you, and you will have to compensate me for the damages caused to my car.”
Aria thought about it. Although she could not remember what had happened, she knew that she had not been in the right state of mind last night to drive, and this man might be right.
If she had been caught by the police, then it would have been a different case.
She sat back down and looked at Damian. Since he had called her here, it means that he had some kind of condition for her.
“What do you want?”
Damian stared at her and nodded, “I like your straightforwardness.”
“Just cut to the chase. I have some scores to settle with some people, and I don’t have much time.”
“Tell me, what really happened yesterday?”
“And why do you want to know?”
“Because I think that we can be allies.”
“What?”
Chapter 27“Boss, Mark is calling, what do I tell him?” Aria texted Damian. Mark had been calling her since morning. It seemed like he was very desperate.“Tell him to come to our company. I will have a meeting with him.”“Okay, boss.” Although Aria did not know what Damian had planned, she trusted him.She called Mark and delivered the message, “Mr. Thompson, I have spoken to the CEO. He has arranged a meeting for you, so you should drop by the company.”“I should come to DHL?” Mark asked in a stunned voice. Did Damian call him to his company to humiliate him?What other choice did he have? His company was already in shambles, and if he delayed any further, he might even be removed as the CEO.Whether Damian humiliated him or not, as long as he was willing to give him a chance, then he would bear with it.“Aria, thank you so much. I will be on my way.”After she hung up the phone, Damian called her, “Come to my office.”“What is it, boss?”“I am planning to make Mark be in charge of
Chapter 26“What is wrong? Don’t you like the food that I ordered?”“We have been together for three years, and you don’t even know that I am allergic to mangoes?”“What?”“You don’t even know a single dish that I like! Mr. Thompson, kindly, enjoy your dinner. Someone is waiting for me outside. I don’t want to waste too much of their time.”“Who is waiting for you? Aria, are you really seeing someone? Who is it?”“My life has nothing to do with you now. I don’t really have to report to you about every move I make in life, right? Anyway, I will speak with Mr. Hall and I will get back to you.”After she left, Mark lost his appetite. Seeing all the dishes that he had meticulously ordered, he did not feel like anything.Aria was right, they had been together for three years, but he absolutely knew nothing about her. His mind had been focused on Talia all these years, and he had not paid Aria any attention.Right, Aria said that someone was waiting for her. Mark hurriedly followed after Ar
Chapter 25Seeing that Aria had finally shown up, Mark sighed in relief. He thought that she would not come again.He immediately stood up with a smile on his face and welcomed Aria like a gentleman, “Aria, you are here? Quickly come on in and have a seat.”Aria entered the room with her head held high. Her face was calm, and Mark could not detect any emotions from her. She looked at Mark and spoke, “I hope I did not keep you waiting for long.”Mark immediately shook his head, “No… no, I just got here.”“What do you want to say to me? I thought that you made everything pretty clear the last time we met.”“I… I wanted to apologize. Even though we are divorced, it was wrong for me to fire you without any reason. I…”“You don’t have to apologize. What was bound to happen had happened, and there is no turning back time. We should just move on with our lives and forget about each other.”“Aria, can’t you come back to the company? Look, we will give you whatever you want, just come back, pl
Chapter 24Mark’s father, who had been touring the world for over six months, finally landed back in the country.His first stop was the office.“Father, you are here?” Mark welcomed him, although you could tell from his expression that he was not very pleased.“Aren’t you excited to see your old man? Why are you looking at me like that?”Talia walked over and greeted, “Father, you must be tired from the long flight. I have made you coffee, it will help you feel relaxed.”Declan looked at Talia and frowned. Why was she calling him father?Mark noticed the confusion on his father’s face and quickly made a simple introduction, “Father, this is Talia, my soon-to-be wife.”“Hmm, she is the girl you have been talking about?” Declan asked as he looked Talia up and down with a deep gaze.”“Yes.”“So, that means you have already divorced Aria?”“Yes, Dad. We are already divorced.”Declan looked at Talia and spoke, “Give us some privacy. I want to have a word with my son.”Talia looked at Mark
Chapter 23“You said that you had something for me. What is it?”“Here, take a look and sign your name on it.”Aria took the document from Damian. It was a marriage certificate, and Damian had already signed his name on it.“Err, isn’t this done at the civil registry?”Damian looked at her and chuckled, “But you wanted a fake, right?”“Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about it.”“But if you want a real one, I can make some arrangements, and we can head over to the civil registry office.”Aria touched her nose awkwardly. She had no plans of getting married again in this lifetime, so that was why she had suggested they get a fake marriage certificate. She did not want to entangle herself in another web of emotional destruction.She quickly signed her name and handed the document back to Damian. “I hope that we will get this done as soon as possible.”…Mark waited until 2 P.M.When he realized that he had probably been stood up, he was so angry that he ended up breaking everything on the table
Chapter 22Since Aria was no longer going to the office, she put on comfortable home clothes and headed to the kitchen. It had been a while since she cooked, and she missed the smell of the kitchen.Damian seemed to be a very private person, as there were not many servants in the house.She had only seen one auntie who came every day to clean the house and cook for them.Aria also loved that kind of life. She was not used to people being all over her place and invading her privacy.After she got married to Mark, she insisted that she did not need servants. They had only employed a cleaning lady, who came to clean the house. As for everything else, like cooking and laundry, she did it all on her own.Well, since she loved Mark so much, she wanted to be the one to personally take care of him, but alas, that had not been enough to keep the man.Aria shook her head to remove the unnecessary thoughts from her mind. Since she was free, she was going to make some delicious soup and a few dis