Chapter: Chapter 20KARA'S POV "Madam, please, calm down. We're very sorry about the arrangement. It must have been a slipup on our end and I assure you I will do all I can within my power to rectify it if it's possible —"The word entered into my ear like irritatingly, "What do you mean if it's possible? They put me in the same room with a stranger. Do you know how silly that sounds?"Lola shifted on her feet after repeatedly trying to pacify me, but it was pointless.I'd much rather sleep on the street than spend one night with Ashton Hall in the same room."How did this even happen?" Tiredness weighed my voice down. I had barely gotten any sleep after Lola told me of the tragic arrangement.The hotel manager, who had been speaking with us for close to thirty minutes now sighed, tired as well."I promise you, I don't understand myself. I remember the manager of your project specifically asked for two rooms."Weird. "Can I get an
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Chapter: Chapter 19As I watched the woman who had possessed my mind for the past weeks strut out of the restaurant with that jerk, a bone ticked in my jaw.I couldn’t let her be with him. Those dangerous flames still danced in his eyes; I could see them clearly.The urge to break something came rushing like a storm. Dylan was bad news. He had gotten away from me once, five years ago… That memory was once I liked to reserve as fuel for the perfect occasion, painful as it was.“Baby, our meal is getting cold.” Erica’s whiny voice pulled me back to the present, but I forced a smile.This, whatever game it was that my mother was playing, couldn’t happen. We had tried this seven years ago and broken up not long after.I just fathom how she could be so cruel to her sister and spread the tape of us to the entire school, ruining her sister’s life. Yes, I traced it back to her.To make it worse, her sister, Sophia, had disappeared without a trace befor
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Chapter: Chapter 18One deep breath to regain my composure. A practiced smile not to drop any hint. I slowly turned to face the smiling, handsome demon who stood behind us, looking like he owned the place. “Ashton Hall,” Dylan stated coolly, but I could sense the edge in it. His arm snaked around my waist as he drew closer. His eyes had a coldness in them towards Ashton that told me something more was at play between the two guys. Something I just might want to know later on. “Stewart, fancy seeing you here. I’m shocked by your taste in restaurants and…” He trailed off, locking his eyes back on me. “Good things generally. Quite exquisite, I must say.” I felt flame rise to my cheek, but much more than that, anger burned in my chest. Was he referring to me as a thing? “Mr. Hall,” I cut in, smiling sweetly even though the smile didn’t quite reach my eyes. “Is it really a surprise to see you here?” If he was surprised by my tone or amused, I couldn’t tell. He cocked his head to the side, a small smirk
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Chapter: Chapter 17"Nate's game has been moved till next week. They said they had an urgent matter to attend to."A small sigh of relief escaped my lips as I stroked Nate's beautiful hair with the soft brush. Great.I should be done with the stupid shoots with Ashton by then and nothing would interrupt me from attending.But still, I paused. "What's this urgent matter they need to attend? I mean, it should be brought to the notice of the parents if it's that urgent."Lola shrugged. "They didn't elaborate."I bit my lip. "Reply to their mail and find out what the reason is."She nodded."Lola, are all my essentials packed for this trip, please?""You bet. There's nothing missing. The next three days should go without a hitch if everything goes as planned."I sighed deeply as I thought about Nate again.The very fact that I had to travel halfway across the country for a silly shoot and leave him made my h
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Chapter: Chapter 16Kara ReedThe next three days were a blur for me, but I made sure that I wasn't separated from Nate.There had been no incident from his school but that didn't mean that I was going to let the events of the past few days slide past again.As I say in the boardroom, listening to my software designers show me a prototype of the software for the hotel lobby, I frowned."The animations and graphics are still placeholders, but the functionality is complete—""That's not good enough," I interjected, my irritation growing.Maybe it was because Ashton was dropping by this afternoon again to 'check our progress'... Or maybe it was simply from the stress of trying my best to finish the job as fast as possible and stop seeing Ashton.I just wasn't feeling in a great mood."Rework the interface for the admins. Also, I need a design that's aesthetic, yet functional. Your model also has a lot of security risks; we d
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Chapter: Chapter 15His arms suddenly wrapped around me and I froze, not knowing how to feel."You're breathing really hard. I think you're having a panic attack. Just take a deep breath."I wanted to scream. To tell hit that he was the one choking me.To tell him to move miles away from me.But I took a deep breath.It killed me to admit that his arms around me just felt so right."I-I need to t-try to call the s-security," I stumbled over my words, pulling myself out of his grip.The last thing I wanted was to fall into the same mistake again.To lose myself to him due to vulnerability.Last time, he was vulnerable because he was drunk. Now, I was vulnerable."Let me call my driver. I still have a signal."I held on to the railing, standing inches away from him.All I wanted was to get out of this elevator and away from Ashton Hall before he became the death of me.He made a call for a moment while I shrank to a corner of the elevator, fanning myself, wishing I could disappear.My body and hormones wer
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Reborn Before The Great Freeze: My Ex-husband's Reget
Forty-five days before the world freezes, Lena gets a second chance at life.
In her first life, she watched helplessly as her husband, Adrian, chose his mistress over her and their six-year-old son. Left outside in the deadly snow, Lena and Noah froze to death while the people who betrayed them stayed warm and safe.
But death was not the end.
Reborn with memories of the coming apocalypse, Lena has only one goal: protect her son and make sure no one ever has the power to hurt them again. She divorces Adrian, takes a massive loan, and begins building a heavily fortified underground bunker in the middle of nowhere.
Everyone thinks she has gone insane. Adrian mocks her, his mistress celebrates her downfall, and the world continues as if nothing is wrong.
But as the temperature begins to drop, Lena discovers she isn't the only one preparing for the end. Marco Steel, Adrian's powerful rival, is building a bunker of his own.
When the Great Freeze finally arrives, the people who laughed at Lena will beg for her help.
And Adrian? He will learn that some regrets come too late.
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Chapter: Chapter EighteenHELENA'S POVIf there was one thing my son knew how to do other than raise my blood pressure, it was this. He raised it anyway. I sat numb in my chair while Fiona explained all that had happened at the wedding to me. With each word, I felt my strength ooze out of me yet more when more. As she spoke, I watched the trending news on the wide screen TV in my office.‘Billionaire businessman Marco Steel publicly affirms marriage to Lena, rival (Adrian Vale’s) ex-wife. Seals the deal with a kiss.’The more the newscaster went on and on about the absurdities of the event, the more Fiona told me more in a broader view. “Mrs. Steel, can you imagine that Marco pushed me away in front of hundreds of guests! He even cancelled all partnerships with the Vales and made their shares drop to nothing because of that woman,” Fiona complained bitterly. I pressed my hands to my temple. This couldn't be happening. As the newscaster moved on to the next part of the news, I jumped abruptly in my seat.
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Chapter: Chapter SeventeenSlowly, I pieced together the events of the past few weeks ever since I met Marco and things became clearer. Now I understood why he was just as obsessed about this project as I was. But I had just one question… was he also reborn? Did we even have anything to do together in my past life?Before I got the chance to piece anything together, a clapping hand drew my attention. There, standing with his short frame and dark, cruel eyes stood Rogers. He wore a dark suit with similarly red pocket squares and a weird hat. Staring from me to Marco, his brows furrowed in confusion… then his lips crept up in a cold smile.“Lena, Lena, Lena,” he called. “You're a fast one, I must say. You took a loan from me and gave the house to your husband. That's pretty messed up thing to do, wouldn't you agree?”“Exactly!” Adrian cheered from behind him, fist pumping in the air. But Rogers ignored him. “How exactly am I going to get my money back? You gave this house to a man who barely has anything to
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Chapter: Chapter SixteenMy knees weakened but his hand on the small of my back kept me steady. The silence that followed the kiss was so loud that a pin would be heard if it dropped. When we pulled away, my face burned crimson. I lowered my head, avoiding his gaze. “Yay! Daddy and mummy finally kissed!” Adrian looked personally offended by the kiss. “This is my wedding now yours! What is this disgusting performance?!” But his voice was drowned out by the whispers that had now begun to circulate again. “Did the great Marco Steel just kiss a lady?” “This is the first time he would be that close to a woman without having a reaction!” “They truly are married. Good heavens!” Sarah's palms clenched into fists. “A show! Perhaps Marco was never even allergic to women. Lena is nothing special. She's just an ordinary woman.” Marco raised a hand to silence everyone. “Since you're too dumb to understand the facts placed in front of you, I'll enlighten you.” He lifted a finger to cue someone. Less than five m
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Chapter: Chapter FifteenThe whole garden entered a frenzy as shock sent tremors of gasps and murmurs flying. “No way!”“How is she married to Marco Steel?! Am I dreaming?!”“Isn't that the mysterious billionaire who can't stand women?!”“How is that even possible?!!”But Marco ignore every murmur and walked over to me, wrapping a firm arm around my waist. “Anyone who has any issue with my wife should talk to me directly.”Sarah had never been more white and Trisha had never looked more shocked in her life. Adrian looked like a man who had been dropped in another planted whole Vivian's eyes were as wide as saucers. Noah rushed over to Marco. “You're here!” He bumped fists with Marco. “These bad people have been mocking mummy. They said she's wearing a fake dress and they said she should be thrown out!”Marco's eyes darkened. “Is that so?” He turned to Adrian who remained stunned as he stared at none and Marco's now intertwined hands. He gasped like a fish. “W-What?! When did this happen?! Answer me, Len
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Chapter: Chapter FourteenThey probably expected me to break. After all, it had been over two weeks since my divorce from Adrian. Two weeks of being away from these toxic people and my life had taken a literal breath of fresh air. Noah shifted uncomfortably, hiding behind me at the sight of the two snakes. “I have nothing to say to you.”Sarah's face hardened with irritation. “This is my son's wedding. I would not have you crash it!”Trisha sneered, “Especially not in that horrible and ugly fake version of Gendy's fashion line. People would think we allow any form of trash to enter our event.”“This is a high profile event, Lena. If you're looking for handouts, you're in the wrong place. Get out before I have security throw you and your little brat out.”Instead of cowering, I stood straight. Trisha's eyes hardened as she glared at me, expecting me to be the first to look away. I stared back at her, unfazed. “You think you're something now that you've left us. You're nothing, let me tell you. Nothing at all
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Chapter: Chapter Thirteen“What are you talking about?” I asked, feigning cluelessness.His face was red with irritation and a tingle of shame. But it didn't stop him from glaring at me. “You staked the house and then left me to clean up your mess. What the hell?!”My brow arched in interest. I hadn't expected him to figure that out so soon, but the earlier the better. For the show of his downfall, I was sat. “Well, you should know about it. You signed the documents,” I kept my tone cool.His eyes blazed now. “I had no freaking idea! You lied to me. You took a stupid loan to build this nonsense and you want me to pay for it. Think again if you think I'm stupid!”Marco walked over to my side with Noah. A small smile settled on my lips when I noticed that Noah no longer shrunk in fear when he saw Adrian. He held Marco’s hand and stood firm.Marco's eyes were cold as ice as he glared at Adrian. “Is he giving you any trouble?”The sincere concern in his voice released butterflies in my stomach but I squashed eve
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Chapter: Chapter 129After the ceremony, the reception was filled with laughter, music, and dancing. Mia twirled around, delighted to be part of it all, while Eric and I mingled with our guests. It felt like a dream, but I knew it was real. This was the life we had built together, after all the hardships, after the struggles.During the toasts, there was another surprise in store. Tony, who had been promoted for his incredible work in turning in Rico and Lola, stood up to make a speech. But instead of the usual brotherly words, he turned to Alicia.“Alicia,” he began, his voice uncharacteristically nervous, “you’ve changed my life in ways I never expected. You’ve become everything to me, and I can’t imagine a future without you.”There was a collective gasp as Tony dropped to one knee, holding a small ring box in his hands. “Will you marry me?”Alicia’s eyes filled with tears, and for a moment, she was speechless. Then, with a soft laugh, she nodded. “Yes, Tony,” she whispered. “Yes.”The room erupted in
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Chapter: Chapter 128Emily's POV Six months after.It was a warm and cozy evening when Eric walked into the room.I stared at his empty hands and my mouth tilted downwards in disappointment. "I thought you were coming in with my food," I pouted, my arms folded across my chest.He smirked and walked to my bedside and placed a quick kiss on my forehead, sitting beside me on the bed."I see I've become so good at cooking that you want me to be your private chef," he teased, poking my nose slightly and I rolled my eyes.I leaned closer and wrapped my arms around his necks while he wrapped his around my waist. This had become a new normal for us every evening."Let's eat out tonight," he offered. "A friend is opening this new restaurant and wants us to be one of his first customers."I pouted. "Then their food had better be as perfect as yours."His nose flicked mine and we both laughed. As out laughter died down, we leaned into each other with our eyes transfixed, but we were suddenly interrupted by the lou
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Chapter: Chapter 127Eric’s POVI sat by her bedside, staring at her, and a sigh of relief escaped my lips, but when suddenly, her eyes dimmed. They didn’t light up with recognition. Instead, she squinted at me as if trying to place who I was.“Who are you?” she asked, her voice flat and cold.I frowned, thrown off by her question. “Emily, it’s me. Eric.”She tilted her head, her eyes bright with confusion. “Eric? Do I know an Eric?”For a moment, panic gripped me. Was this some kind of lingering effect from the coma? Had she forgotten me? My mind raced, trying to figure out what was happening, until I caught the twitch of a smile at the corner of her lips.Then, it hit me—she was pretending. This was probably her way of getting back at me for what I’d done to her months ago when I had pretended not to know her when I had awoken from my own coma, thinking it was the only way to protect her from the danger surrounding us. Ithad been a cruel thing to do, even if my intentions were to keep her safe. Now, s
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Chapter: Chapter 126Eric’s POVLola’s grip on Dante was ironclad, her hand steady as she pressed a knife to his kneck in a swift turn of events. Her face was a mask of cold determination, showing no trace of fear or doubt. The room was filled with Dante’s bodyguards, all standing frozen, unsure of what to do. The air was thick with tension, the weight of the situation pressing down on everyone."What the hell is going on here?" Dante gritted out unable to free himself from her choke hold.“Let me go, or I’ll blow his brains out,” Lola hissed, her voice low and menacing.I stood a few feet away, watching the scene unfold. My heart pounded in my chest, but I forced myself to stay calm. I had never seen anyone so cold and mean in their resolve, and it was unsettling. Lola wasn’t bluffing; I could tell by the way her hands wrapped tightly around the knife and edged closer to his skin, the sharp edge of the blade graxing his neck. This wasn’t a game to her. It was life or death.Dante’s bodyguards exchan
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Chapter: Chapter 125Joanne’s POVI sat by Emily’s bedside, my eyes fixed on the slow rise and fall of her chest. The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor was the only thing that reassured me that she was still here, still fighting. My sister, one of the strongest people I knew, had been through so much. But this… this was different. It felt as though she was slipping further away with each passing hour.“Emily, please,” I whispered, squeezing her cold hand. “You have to come back to us.”I hadn’t left her side since she’d been admitted. It was sad that Eric had to rush off without seeing his wife hit it was for a good cause.Lola and Rico had to be stopped no matter what. I was glad that Tont and Eric were finally closing in on them. I just hoped to hear the good news that they had apprehended those sneaky snakes.Mia was asleep after I had lulled her with a lullaby. The last thing I needed was for her to see her mother in this state.Suddenly, the sound of her crying baby reached my ears, and I felt
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Chapter: Chapter 124Eric's POV I rushed back to the hospital with Mia, who I realised wasn't so ill. She was just a bit feverish, so I decided to take her with me to the hsopairl where her mother was admitted. As we pulled over at the hospital, I turned to her. "Princess, how do you feel now?" I asked, touching her forehead to check her temperature, but her body was quite warm. "I want to see mummy," she whined, her eyes wide and teary. "I miss mummy." I let out a sigh. "Yes. You will see her. We are at the hospital where she is." Her eyes lit up like she had just been given an ice cream. "Really?" She gasped. "Mummy is here?" I nodded, and she let out a loud squeal. I stared at her in surprise. Wasn't this the girl who wasn't feeling well a while ago? I shook my head with a small smile. Inguess she was just missing her mother. "Let's go see your mum," I said to her, picking her up and locking the car. I could only hope to God that my wife and baby were okay. Joanne had not called me to tell me
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