THE WIFE HE PUSHED AWAY BUT WANTS BACK NOW
Whenever Ariana heard people describe the first time with someone you love, they described it as something beautiful, intimate, memorable, and not something she had to find out about with other people on a large TV screen. They also never told her that it would be broadcast by the very same person she loved.
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Ariana once believed Salvatore Rossi was her happily ever after until she woke up two days after their wedding with no memory, bruises she couldn’t explain, and a husband who looked at her like a stranger. The truth, when it finally came, came as a public humiliation: her own husband drugged her, slept with her, recorded it and played it for everyone to see.
It became clear that he didn’t want her when he brought another woman into the picture. So she ran. She rebuilt. She became a world renowned doctor and raised a son Salvatore never knew existed.
Twelve years later, he’s back, asking the woman he wronged to save the one person dearest to him: his dying mother. He barely recognizes her now. She’s cold, brilliant, alluring and unmoved by his name or his fortune.
But proximity is dangerous. Old wounds reopen. The desire neither of them buried deeply enough claws its way back to the surface. And as the truth behind who really destroyed their marriage finally comes to light, Ariana has to decide whether revenge tastes sweeter than the love she swore she’d never feel again.
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Chapter: Thirty-five~Ariana I tried to maintain my composure. “M-Mr. Smith? What brings you here?” I forced my trembling lips upwards. “Is that how you speak to your patients?” “N-No, it’s not like that. I-I—“ “Dr. Elena was just following my instructions. My mother is a bit of a handful. If she doesn’t make her understand the consequences, she’s going to refuse to get treated. I’m sorry if it’s against some kind of code of conduct or something. She was really just trying to help me out,” Salvatore said all this with a calm demeanor and a warm smile. Allegra gave him a side-eye but remained silent. Mr. Smith was still frowning but he grudgingly muttered an ‘okay’ before asking me to meet him later in his office. I waited for him to leave before exhaling. “Okay.” My voice was still a bit shaky. “Please, can you just tell me why you came to see me? I know Dr. Mike already briefed me about what was wrong with you and I’ve looked through your case files but I need you to tell me by yourself s
Last Updated: 2026-11-06
Chapter: Thirty-four~ Ariana “I was afraid it would be you when I heard your voice. Why do you just keep showing up everywhere and is that how you talk to your patients?” Salvatore asked, taking long strides to get to where I was seated at my table. Allegra remained at the door. “I should be the one asking you why you show up everywhere. You’re definitely stalking me at this point. And no, I don’t talk to my patients like that. It’s just reserved for sneaky old ladies who hate me for reasons I can’t understand.” “I’m not stalking you. I thought I was going to meet a different doctor.” I chuckled. “You must feel so foolish right now.” I turned to Allegra. “Allegra dear? Don’t you want to join us?” I could see her eyes twitch from where I was seated. “It’s Mrs. Rossi to you.” I frowned. “You don’t like Allegra? I think it’s a beautiful name!” “You will speak to me with respect, you insolent child.” I scrunched my brows. “How am I disrespecting you? I am really trying my best to make yo
Last Updated: 2026-11-06
Chapter: Thirty-three~Ariana I briskly walked out of the lecture room and headed straight for the health care center. It was my clinic day but I had somehow managed to squeeze in a morning lecture with the residents before it was time to meet any of my patients. I was trying to make the most out of the three days I was going to be here before returning to Beverly Hills. My phone started ringing again but I didn’t bother bringing it out. I already guessed it was Nico. I left him behind with Ladasha before getting on my jet to come here and within the space of five hours, he had called me twenty times for no good reason. Ladasha said he was missing me which was cute but also crazy considering the fact that he did not want to follow me. He literally spent the previous night bawling out his eyes and begging me to leave him with Ladasha. And now I had granted his wish and he was still pestering me. I tried to keep my head low the moment I walked into the hallway leading to the clinic. Unfortunat
Last Updated: 2026-11-04
Chapter: Thirty-two~Salvatore I stared at the CCTV camera that she was pointing at with the red light steady next to the lens. Was that the source of the light I had seen on her forehead earlier? “Would you look at that?” She poked my forehead. “You have a red light on your forehead now!” she said, giving me a saccharine smile. I glanced back at the CCTV and the red light. I wasn’t entirely sure why but I still wasn’t convinced that someone wasn’t targeting her. “You must feel so stupid right now,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s high time you left. You’ve done enough damage.” “Ari—“ “Just go, Salvatore!” I decided to just leave. She slammed the door so hard behind me, I was afraid it would break. I didn’t leave immediately, I went round the house to check to be sure there wasn’t anyone inside the compound. After doing a thorough sweep twice, I concluded that I might have really been wrong. I headed out through the side gate, which immediately locked behind me. It startled me at
Last Updated: 2026-11-04
Chapter: Thirty-one~Ariana “Ari! I . . .“ Ben’s words trailed off when his eyes landed on Sal on top of me. Sal stared at Ben like a deer caught in headlights and I had to shove him a bit before he got off me. I tried to get on my feet but my heels caused me to stumble and fall back on the couch. Ben’s eyes moved between the both of us before he muttered under his breath, “You forgot your . . .” He waved my golden locket in the air. “At the restaurant. I j-just came to drop it off.” He dropped it on a small side table by the door and left. “Ben!” I called, trying to get up again but I fell back down. Salvatore stretched his hand to help me up and I glared at his outstretched hand before shoving it away. I got up by myself and ran after Ben. He was already heading for the side gate. “Ben!” I called again, trying to catch up to him. He stopped moving but didn’t turn back. I used the opportunity and got to where he was. “Look, whatever you saw in there is not what it seems like. I—“
Last Updated: 2026-10-27
Chapter: Thirty~Salvatore I stared down at Ariana with a smirk. I didn’t know what exactly I was thinking but I enjoyed messing with her. Besides, I was still moderately pissed about what happened earlier in the hospital and the fact that she had a boyfriend. I tried to distract myself from thinking about it throughout the day but she just had to call me again this evening. I wasn’t sure if she was really in trouble or not when she called and she refused to answer me whether Ben was treating her well. I didn’t think she was the type to stay if she was getting abused by a guy but I couldn’t completely tell. People were dynamic and unpredictable. I wanted to check her body for bruises but I was afraid she would think I was checking her out—which I also wished I could do because she walked in here looking like a snack but that wasn’t the main purpose now. “Answer my question first,” I said still staring at her. She just glared at me and walked away calmly. I was confused for a second.
Last Updated: 2026-10-27
Chapter: Conditions~Grayson As I stand around waiting for the spoiled brat to come out of the dressing room, my eyes roam about the store. I have just taken interest in a space sectioned off from the rest by a glass door, with several mannequins displaying clothes either made or lined with furs when a soft, silky voice comes from behind me. “Gray.”I’m startled at first before I turn to meet face-to-face with Renata. Her face is devoid of any makeup and expression as she stares at me. Even her lips which are usually shaded a wine red maintain their natural light pink colour. Born more out of habit than anything else, my eyes flit away from her face and trail down her body. She is dressed in an almost nonexistent strap of fabric that might as well be a gown. It comes as a surprise to me since she only ever steps out in moderate dresses and my eyes are still glued to her body when her voice sends them flying back to her face. “You didn’t come to meet me again.” The way her lips curve down in a frown g
Last Updated: 2024-03-29
Chapter: Ditched~GraysonI sit at reception of the grand hotel, idly thumbing through the pages of one of the guides lying around on the glass table. Two sets of curved leather cushions surround the one I'm currently seated on, giving me some sense of privacy. Maybe it's just me but the space feels less open—not like there are much people in the reception anyways. My feet tap away on black granite floor every once in a while but I stop the moment I become conscious of the action. I glance up every once in a while to see the red haired receptionist staring at me. She disappears behind the large screen of the expensive monitor in front of her whenever our eyes meet. It happens so often, it's almost become disturbing. When I'm done looking through the hotel guide and marvelling at the prizes of each room, I busy myself by looking around the reception area. Unlike most hotels I and Renata had been to in the past, this one has a gloomy feeling. Usually, the hotels she picked went all out with white an
Last Updated: 2023-11-12
Chapter: Compromise~Adeline“What did you just say?”Her voice is stern, her craved brow arched up as her cold stare remains fixed on me, challenging me to repeat myself—to defy her. I take in a deep breath. “I know you don’t understand me now and y-you think you’re doing this for my own good.” I pause, sucking in a lungful of air. “But I can’t just get married because you want me to. This is my life and you should at least let me make the decision myself. It’s not fair that you get to decide what I do with my own life without even letting me have a choice. You’re—”“Not another word from you, Adeline. You will do as I say.”She continues to sway towards the exit. “You’ve lived your life, let me live mine!”My voice halts her in her tracks and she swings around with so much force, I’m almost certain she should have fallen down. “What insolence is this? Since when did you become this disrespectful? You’re getting married and that’s final! As long as you stay under my roof, you have no other choice but
Last Updated: 2023-09-13
Chapter: Bride to be~AdelineMy grip on the dresser tightens as the unwanted tears continue to rain down my cheeks. I release my grip from it and swipe at the tears, willing them to stop. I manage to rid my face of all traces of it for the moment but the hollow in my chest remains. I try to steady my breathing as I stare at my reflection. I can barely recognise the image of the girl staring back at me in the mirror. Her face is swollen from crying for so long, her eyes coated a bright red. Strands of her dark hair stick to her face, her green eyes lacking the glow it usually has. I look away once tears begin to cloud my vision again. I can confidently say I look like a zombie and for the first time, it doesn’t bother me. I sigh, trudging across the room before plopping down on my queen sized bed. I try to distract myself by going through the magazine I had been reading earlier but nothing seems to be working. My mind constantly goes back to the fact that I’m supposed to get married to a total strange
Last Updated: 2023-09-08
Chapter: Contract proposal~GraysonMy heart stops the moment I hear the lawyer's words. It takes a while for me to work through the meaning, even longer for me to digest it. I stare at the girl who seems just as shocked as I am. Her mouth hangs open and she doesn't even bother to close it, her face looking even more drained of color—not that it had any to begin with. I finally get a good view of her face, her green eyes sparkling under the chandelier lights. For a moment, it seems like they aren't really sparkling just because of the lights. They're shinny one minute and the next, they're cloudy? She shakes her head, blinking a bit too much as her fingers curl into fists. Her lips tremble and I can't ignore how her body seems to be shaking too. She pulls her gaze away from the lawyer and anchors it on the ground for a second before they move up, landing straight on my face.Our eyes meet, the intensity of her gaze making me shudder a bit. I look away, trying hard to ignore her glazed eyes. This should be t
Last Updated: 2023-09-08
Chapter: Billionaire overnight~GraysonThe first thing I register on waking up are hushed voices around me. I open my eyes slowly, aware of the pain in the side of my head. At first my vision is a blurry mess of figures hovering above me. It becomes clearer with each second until I'm able to make out the faces of Simon and Philip both staring at me. "He's awake," Philip announces, moving away from me. Simon continues staring at me long after that, till the point that I'm spooked. He looks away from me and addresses someone I can't see because of the inclination of my head. "You didn't have to hit him so hard," he says. I try to raise my head, ignoring the pain threatening to tear down my sanity. "He didn't have to hit him at all," Collin Rodriguez says, throwing his son, Clade, a glare. I spare Clade a glance to see a metal rod stained with red lying at his foot. "That's enough!" The female officer says and soon she blocks my view. "Handcuff him," she tells one of the male officers with her and he obliges.
Last Updated: 2023-07-03
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