chapter 4

Chapter 4

Damian went straight to the point, “I think that you should have known by now that I am your husband’s greatest enemy, and since you seem to hate him so much for what he did to you, I think that we can work together to bring him down.”

Aria shook her head, “First of all, he is no longer my husband. What I mean is, I no longer consider him my husband, and second, I don’t care who your enemy is, and I don’t give a damn about what you do to them. I am sorry, but I can’t really help you.”

“Hmm, I see. So, even after everything that he has done to you, you want to let him have his way?”

“Will you be happy to watch your former husband and your sister leave a happy life? Are you that weak?”

Damian seemed to have pressed the wrong button when he said that. Aria looked at him and roared angrily, “Whether I am weak or not, it is none of your business. Please, stop wasting my time. I really need to get going.”

“Look at this before you leave.” Damian pushed the file that Timmy had given him towards Aria.

Aria looked at him with a questioning gaze, but Damian only pointed at the file without saying anything.

Aria had no other choice but to take the file.

After she read through the content, she did not say anything. Damian also did not say anything as he stared at her.

The only sound that could be heard in the study room was the sound of tears falling on the white papers, soaking them and blurring the black and white numbers.

After an indefinite amount of time had passed, Damian handed Aria a white handkerchief.

Aria took it and wiped her face. She blew her nose and looked at Damian. Her gaze had darkened, and no light could be detected from her eyes.

Her voice was hoarse as she asked, “What do you want me to do?”

“I want us to form an alliance, something formidable that would bring our enemies to their knees.”

“I need time to think through everything. I don’t want to fall prey to another scheme again.”

“You don’t have to worry, Ms. Wilson. No matter how I thirst for revenge, I will never put you in harm's way. Take your time to think things through, but don’t keep me waiting for too long.”

“Okay, I…” Before Aria could say anything, her phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, her face darkened further. She immediately hung up the phone without a second thought.

But the caller was insistent, because the next second, her phone rang again.

Damian looked at her and spoke softly, “Running away won’t solve any of your problems. Just pick up and listen to what they have to say.”

Aria listened to Damian and answered the call. Her dad’s voice came through the speaker, “Aria, why aren’t you home yet. Such a grand ceremony is happening at home, and you are nowhere to be seen?”

“What ceremony? What are you talking about?” Aria was confused.

Realizing that his tongue might have slipped, Henry cleared his throat and said, “Just come home, you will know when you arrive.”

Before Aria could ask any more questions, her father hung up the call.

“What the…” She was about to curse, but she remembered that she was in someone’s house, so she held back.

“What happened?”

“It was a call from my dad. He told me that I should go home because there is a celebration going on and I cannot afford to miss it.”

“So, what are you going to do?”

“I will just go and see what they are up to. I also need to start processing my divorce, so the earlier, the better.”

“Okay, I will get my driver to send you home.”

“Uhm, there is no need for that. I will just call a taxi.”

“Do you know the place you're currently at?”

“What do you mean?”

“Even if you call for Uber, they won’t come.”

“What? Why?”

…

Aria arrived at the Wilson family in no time. For some reason, Damian had insisted on dropping her off in person.

Aria was not in the mood to argue with the man, so she just let him do as he pleased.

Before she alighted from the car, Damian spoke up, “Aria, I know that you are hurting, and I am also aware that you need time to process everything that is happening. But as the saying goes, time waits for no man, so please, think about everything we spoke about. But just know that whatever decision you make, I will respect it.”

Aria looked at him and nodded, “Thank you, Mr. Hall.”

“You don’t have to be formal with me. Just call me Damian.”

Aria walked towards the gates of her family mansion, and the moment she entered, she was shocked to the core.

The whole compound had been decorated, and there was a huge banner hanging at the entrance of the gate. When she got a clear look at what was written on it, she was so dumbfounded that her face turned completely ashen.

The pain in her heart intensified, and her legs felt extremely weak.

This…

The poster read, ‘Welcome to the engagement party of Ms. Talia Wilson and Mr. Mark Thompson. Let us experience the magic of love and bless these two souls.’

Aria could not believe what she was seeing. She could not help but laugh in self-pity.

From how her family had quickly organized this engagement party, it was evident that she was the only one who had been in the dark all along.

I mean, she had only found out about the fair between Talia and her husband yesterday, and today, they were getting engaged!

Three years of her life had just gone down the drain like that. She had willingly given away the inheritance that her mother had left her, and now she had absolutely nothing.

So, Mark and her family wanted to turn her into a laughing stock?

She had really been dumb all these years to not see through these pretentious people.

And her dad, even after knowing everything, still shamelessly called her to come back. If she had known that she was coming to this, she would not have set foot inside this house, not even for a day.

Tears streamed down Aria’s face. The pain in her heart was too much, and she felt like dying.

Aria turned around and was about to leave when someone stopped her, “Aria, dear, you are back? I haven’t seen you in a long while.”

Aria faced the person who was speaking to her, and her heart burned with anger. She wished nothing but death to befall her right here and then.