INICIAR SESIÓN{Nathan's POV.}"Ariella!" I hurried after her departing figure. "Ariella, wait!" I'd had to wait a while with Jacob Larson who tried to convince me about presenting a second proposal. Like drafting one proposal was a walk in the park.I still can't comprehend why Ariella sat on the chief's executive seat. It had further shocked me to the bones to see her looking every bit like she owned it. And the way Jacob and the other executives had waited for her to give the final decision. It didn't take a second to know that she was not the Ariella that I used to know. She had grown.And God, she looked so beautiful that it ached to see her so close but far away.But when her eyes landed on me. I had shuddered at the iciness in them. She had looked at me like I was... nothing. Would she ever forgive me? Would I stil get a space in her heart? Even now the proposal my team and I had spent sleepless nights on was on the verge of being rejected. Or was it rejected already?It took a while; m
{Ariella's POV}Today, I wore a Saint laurent two piece and paired it with Tiffany earrings and bracelets. Alan had gotten me a full set on my birthday last year and it was still the only set I have from the brand.My heels clicked quietly as I exited my room to the living room. I had carefully chosen the house among quite the number that Alan had showed to me in. A wide spacious mansion that I'd transformed into a cozy space. It just has one floor. Just like I'd requested.And the walls, it was painted in a soft blue. I'd had it repainted to cover the original white. It was beautiful. And moe importantly, Jeremy loved it."Mom?"I stretched my arms and he walked right in. "Good morning, baby." I ruffled his hair, dropping a kiss on his forehead. "Did you sleep well?""Not really.""Awwn. Why? Don't you like your new room?""I do. But I sleep better with you."My heart swelled so much I thought it would burst. But outside, I let out a sigh. "Big boys sleep alone," I teased. "Aren't yo
Five years since I last stood on this terminal with my name in headlines. Five years since I walked away for good. The best decision i'd ever taken in my life."I'm here London," I said quietly. "But not as the woman I used to be.""Ma'am, are you sure you don't want to join the car round back? I can help retrieve all the luggages," my bodyguard offered."No." I passed Jeremy who was asleep to him. "Take him and leave. Alan will come pick me."He nodded and took off with my son. I put on my sunglasses and headed to a quiet corner, waiting for the last of my luggages to arrive.It wasn't lost on me that I risked been recognized and I should have let my bodyguard handle this but I couldn't put off seeing Alan. It had been two weeks since we last saw each other.I wrapped my Tomford coat tighter around me. Taking casual glances around. Five years but nothing much had changed. Still the same old."Excuse me?" I turned around at the low voice beside me. But no one was there. I frowned won
Jerry did not leave until two days after. But he gave the promise to return. I kept staring at my phone. Waiting for another headline to counter the first but nothing came up. It was just the news channel reporting and repeating the tragedy. Like the first time wasn't enough. I was certain the whole city was talking about her now. Ariella who hated anything that had to do with the media. Would she like it? To be the talk of the entire city for days unending? Of course not. She would have hated it.But then she had stood before the flashing of camera in front of Xzan's exclusive hall. I shook my head. I really didn't know her at all.Brex was already checking everything about the accident she was involved in but he had gotten nothing yet.My chest ached at the thought that she had been on her way to the airport. But I was not going to think about that. I gulped down the last content of my glass. Already I had gone through half a bottle. But I wasn't feeling the effect yet.I would h
Ariella didn't come back that night. I could not count the number of bottles I downed, waiting for her to return. It was no surprise that I woke up with a hangover. I took a couple of meds that always worked for my hangover and took a quick bath.I was done waiting. Ariella had to be hiding in her friend's place. I was going to find her. I had sent a quick text to Brex asking for her friend's address and got it within few minutes.I started out of the room and was not surprised to meet Jerry sitting by himself in the livingroom. He was the only one apart from mother and Zoe who had unrestricted access to the house. I buttoned the sleeves of my shirt. Expecting him to give me the I told you so look.Jerry had always held the notion that my friendship with Jennifer was eventually going to put a strain between Ariella and I. I had convinced him that it wasn't going to happen. And now he was here to probably remind me of what he had said and rub the salt in my face.I guess I deserved
I frowned. I dipped my head to read what was in there and...My mouth opened and closed with no sound."Divorce papers?" I whispered, raising my head to look at her.She had left.No fucking way in hell!I bunched the papers into my pocket and hurried back stage, pushing reporters away on my quest to find her.The backstage was empty.I called Adrian."Hello?""Bring my car backstage. Now!""Yes sir."************************For five hours, I had been waiting for Ariella. It's been five good hours since I left Xzan's exclusive hall to my estate and Ariella was not yet back.I paced the length of the house. Walking up and down the stairs, peeping the driveway from time to time but she did not return. Again I tried putting a call to her. It went straight to voicemail.I got a call from Brex and I hastily put the phone to my ears. "What did you find?" "Nothing much," he answered from the other end. "But trailing after her for the past two days only showed two major places she visited;







