"After hiding from me for three years, I've finally found you," I say to her, my eyes scanning her from head to toe. "I wasn't hiding. I was simply living my life without you," she scoffs at me, crossing her arms. "It doesn't matter anyway, because here you are now. You look beautiful." "Mr Partridge, I'd appreciate it if we kept things between us strictly professional." There she goes again, calling me by my last name, which was once her own. "We're not working right now. Let's just talk." "Mr Partridge, have a good evening." As she walks away, I'm so captivated by her confidence that I only stand in place and watch her the entire time. I see no trace of the vulnerable woman who was once my wife. Not only is she bold and beautiful, but she hates me. ~~~ Three months after her miscarriage, Layla is served divorce papers by her billionaire husband, Nathan. He wants her to leave because he's reconnected with the girl of his dreams. This leaves Layla shattered and no amount of begging can make him change his mind. Though she starts from scratch in a new town, they meet again three years later. He's now her new boss and this time, he's desperate to win her back With only a thirst for revenge in her heart and a new man in her life who's also a billionaire, is there even the slightest possibility of Nathan getting a second chance to make things right with her? Or is he too late and will live the rest of his life wishing he should've cherished her?
View MoreLayla After getting off the phone with Louis, I make my way into the office, still thinking about my dirty conversation with him. I have so many hickeys around my neck that I had to apply lots of foundation. I'll never forget last night as it marked the intimate beginning of my love life once again. "Good morning," I say to Trish with a bright smile as I get settled at my workstation. "It definitely seems like a very good morning for you," she says from her chair with a hint of teasing in her voice. "Hmm, I wonder what happened." I can't help but feel a little self-conscious. "I just had a great night and it's a good morning, that's all." "I'd love to say it is, but it's not." She sighs. "Mr Partridge will start calling each of us into his office an hour from now. We're all going through evaluation. We all knew it was coming, but this is so soon." While I agree with her that it's so soon, I came prepared for it. I already know what the outcome is, and I'm counting on it. I ref
LaylaSitting up and turning to face Louis, I narrow my eyes. "How did you know about that?"He chuckles. "In our line of work, news travels fast, especially among rivals.""I see." I lay back down but this time, I face him."I don't know the reason behind your divorce with Nathan, but when you feel you're able to tell me about it, I'll be waiting."He's so understanding and gentle that it makes me smile. "It's okay. I can tell you now. He wanted a divorce because I had a miscarriage and seeing me made him depressed. Also, he was no longer attracted to me and was openly cheating on me.""Then I can already guess how you felt when you saw him today.""I hated the sight of him, just as much as I did back then.""Then why don't you quit?""I don't have to quit. I'm certain I'm getting laid off. Besides, that bastard won't miss the opportunity to put me out of a job.""And you'll just take that?""I'm prepared for that to happen.""Sounds like you have a plan.""I just came up with one."
Layla As I brace myself for the inevitable, I imagine that Louis is about to lose interest in me. His eyes will lose their warmth, and his hands will leave me. However, the unexpected happens. "I know you're divorced." He smiles, his eyes crinkling at the corners. "You do?" My eyes widen in shock. "Not long after I met you, a friend saw me with you a few times and told me about it." "That means this whole time, you've known that I was married to-" "Yes. Listen to me. I don't care that you're divorced." His voice is filled with conviction. "That's why when I found out, it didn't change the way I felt about you. I still wanted you, and even now, I still want you." I part my lips to speak, but it takes me a moment as I'm at a loss for words. "There's, there's something-" "It doesn't matter what else you have to say. I still want you." He smiles at me and I chuckle with relief, my vision blurring a little from the tears in my eyes. "I also have something to tell you."
Layla"Why should I quit?" I look down at the phone like Pamela can see me."Isn't it obvious? Your ex-husband is your boss," she replies from the other end of the line."Is that enough reason for me to quit?" I then press my lips together to finish off my lipstick application."Are you saying you want to work for him?""I just want to wait and see what happens.""Why do you want to wait when you know he's definitely going to fire you?""On what grounds? That I'm his ex-wife?""Actually, firing you isn't even the right thing to say. You've done nothing wrong, but it's like you said, you're the one most likely to be laid off because of how you recently started working at Tech-Beet.""When you put it that way, you're right. I'll most likely find out when I go to work tomorrow. I'm leaving the company anyway, so I won't look weak in front of Nathan by handing in my resignation letter for personal reasons. It has nothing to do with my job and I refuse to let him get to me.""I like the so
Nathan It takes me a moment to process what just happened and right at that moment, there's another loud bang against the door and I hear Miranda grunt a few times. She sounds furious. "I thought I heard something," James says from the other end of the line. "Is everything okay over there?" His voice is laced with concern. "Yeah, it's just Miranda. I'll see you at the office tomorrow." After shoving my phone in my pocket, I approach the door in a hurry, wondering what she hurled at the door. The moment I unlock the door, she swings it open from the other side and I almost fall backward. Finding my balance, I shake my head at her as I straighten up. "What the hell's wrong with you?" I ask, my eyes scanning her figure. She's still in her lingerie. "What's the meaning of what you said to me when you walked in?" She glares at me, placing a hand on her hip. "How dare you tell me to put some clothes on?" My expression turns blank. "I just had a very busy day. I'm not in the mood rig
NathanAccompanied by James and my new team, I lead the way as we move through the office, checking on what everyone's up to. While it's my intention just to see the faces of the people I'll be working with, it's only one part of my reason for doing this, the other part being to find Layla. I know she's right here.I have the option to just mention her name and be guided to her workstation, but I feel that'll only begin to raise questions, and I still wish to keep things as they are.After moving through several workstations, I approach the finance department and before I can even get inside, I know I've just found her. She still uses the same fragrance from when we were still married.There's the possibility that it could just be another person using the same brand, but I'm certain she's the one because this is the only place I haven't yet checked.After I step foot inside, I stop in my tracks right after I make it past the doorway when I spot her in the corner.Her other two collea
Nathan I'm hoping I made the right decision by coming to New York. Drowning myself in a lot of hard work here at Tech-Beet should help block out everything else on my mind. I still can't believe James decided to come with me just like that. I guess he'll always follow me wherever I go, for as long as I want him with me. As the new Tech-Beet management team is announced, the two of us stand right next to each other backstage while he fixes his necktie with enthusiasm. His name is about to be announced. Even from this distance, I can see one section of the staff as they give a round of applause. Once James is called to the stage, I pat him on the back and proudly watch him get up there. When my name is finally announced, I walk to the stage with my head high and force myself to give a half smile. Now that I'm right on the stage, I see the other half of the crowd. As everyone continues to give a round of applause I casually look around at everyone. But suddenly, my gaze
LaylaLouis is so excited on the other end of the line that it takes me a second to respond as my lips curve into a smile."I need you to say that again," he says to me, his voice laced with anticipation."Nope, you heard me the first time." I chuckle."Wow! you have no idea how you've made my day so much better. Let's have lunch together in a few hours." He sounds thrilled."Hmm, I won't be up for it.""Too busy thinking about how long you've made me wait?""Hey...""Just kidding. I'm glad I never gave up and trust me when I say you'll never regret it."Louis has been so good to me that I don't doubt him at all.~When I return to the office, I slowly walk through the isle and usually, everyone's focused on their computers, typing away and the keyboard noises and printers going off, but none of them are in the mood.While I'm worried about my job, it's worse for some of them since they've been here for a long time. This was their whole source of income and now it might be the end of
LaylaAfter years of hard work and dedication in my studies, I finally graduated.This whole time, Louis has been there for me and on several occasions, he's confessed his feelings for me. but I just couldn't reciprocate.What I went through with Nathan left me deeply scarred.Every year, I've found myself feeling sorrowful on the day I had the miscarriage and what happened afterwards. I thought I was completely past it but each anniversary has made me feel almost the same.This year’s anniversary is coming up soon and I'm hoping it'll be different. It's because I won't let it get to me.This is the reason I've been hesitant this whole time to give Louis a chance but after so long, I feel I'm ready.I also focused on getting a job right here in New York and finally, I got hired at Tech-Beet. I'm working in the finance department.Louis hasn't been too happy about it because he's been offering to give me a job at one of his companies, but I don't want to work for someone close to me in
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