LOGINJane's POV. I woke up the following morning with his words in my ears, "I'm sorry."I heaved a heavy sigh as I sat up. Those words weren't enough to atone for all the wrong things he did to me. I glanced at my alarm clock and gasped. I was gonna be late for work if I don't get out of bed now. Quickly, I scrambled out of bed, dashing into the bathroom immediately. After a quick bath, I put on something classic, corporate yet comfy. There was no time for breakfast but I wouldn't dare to miss breakfast. Not when I have a child in my belly. I rushed out of my bedroom and froze at the door, my whole body going still instantly. Slowly, I crouched to the floor in front of him. God, I can't believe he slept here at the door, sitting on the floor, leaning against the wall, his body all coiled up and his head badly placed. I hissed under my breath and reached out to placed his head properly and I flinched as soon as I touched him. He was so cold. Without thinking, I rushed back into m
Adrian's POV. I don't know what happened with me but I went crazy seeing him... him and her... I couldn't bear it. I claimed her lips softly, shutting my eyes. I expected her to push me away but she didn't. I pressed closer to her, feeling her soft body against my hard one. Her lips trembled softly against mine, and that tiny reaction alone nearly destroyed whatever sanity I had left.God.For three years I had lived beside this woman without truly touching her heart, and now one kiss felt like drowning.I deepened the kiss carefully, afraid that if I moved too fast she would disappear again.Jane's fingers curled weakly against my shirt, and my chest tightened painfully.She kissed me back, not fully, not completely but enough to make my mind go blank. Enough to make hope bloom dangerously inside me.My hand slid carefully to her waist, pulling her slightly closer, and a soft sound escaped her lips before she suddenly stiffened as reality hit her.I felt the exact moment it retu
Jane's POV.I focused solely on my already soggy bowl of noodles. Ethan sat with me on the couch but there was a meaningful distance between us. A very meaningful one. We hadn't said a word to each other since he confessed his feelings to me a while ago.The doorbell rang and I sprang up quickly to get it, thankful the distraction. I opened the door and froze. "You?" "Hi darling," he flashed me a bright smile, pushing past me into my apartment. What?!I closed the door and followed right behind him instantly. "Adrian, are you —""Mmmm," he nodded in understanding. "I see that you're busy," he said, taking in the papers on the table. "Exactly as I predicted," he added as his gaze fell on the bowl of noodles. What the hell did he predict?"And I'm here to help you get that fixed," he finished with a smile. I raised an eyebrow at him, and he gave me an even wider smile that formed a knot in my stomach. "Adrian, get out!" I spat, more exhausted than angry. "Yeah, I will," he agree
Adrian's POV. I slid my phone back into my pocket. If being creepy is gonna get me Jane, then I don't mind. "Adrian?" I heard that familiar, unmistakable voice. One of the voices I really don't want to hear right now. I turned to find her approaching me with hurried steps, as if I might disappear if she wasn't fast enough. "Thank goodness I met you here," she said as she stopped in front of me. "I went to the Blackwood estate many times, they told me you moved out. I don't see you at the company, and you no longer answer my calls. What is going on, Adrian?" I gazed at her for a few seconds before I finally spoke. "I'm no longer the CEO of Blackwood Holdings, and I'm a soon to be father who is busy taking care of his family.""You divorced her!" Her voice raised slightly as if trying to assert a fact on me."Which is the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life," I retorted. She seemed shock. "Adrian..." her voice dropped as she stepped closer to me. "Adrian, this isn't what yo
Jane's POV."Okay!" Ethan exclaimed as he placed the steaming bowl of noodles on the table. I stared up at him through my eyelashes. "Really? A bowl of noodles after the 'I'm gonna cook you something spectacular' rant?" He'd filled up ears all the way back from work about how he was gonna cook me something spectacular for dinner that I didn't really expect the something spectacular would turn out to be a bowl of noodles.He scratched the back of his head nervously. "I guess so."I burst into laughter immediately. He was so damn cute at the moment. I stood up, and walked to him with laughter still painting my lips. Raising my hand to his cheek, I wiped of the flour he had there. "How come you have flour smeared on your face, did you bake the noodles?" I laughed. As I pulled my hand from his face, he held it still. His fingers tightened around mine gently, like he was scared I’d pull away if he held too hard.The laughter slowly faded from my lips."Ethan..." I called softly, confus
Adrian's POV.For a moment, I thought I had struck a cord in her until she turned and walked away but at least with everything I gave to her. I smiled to myself. At least, she didn't give me an outburst like she always did.The pest looked at me with eyes shooting daggers. With a calm yet provoking smirk, I walked away. As soon as I got away from the crowd, I pulled out my phone from my jacket, and put a call on Lena. She picked up on the first ring."God! Lena, it worked!" I was so excited. "Told ya," she chuckled from the other end of the line. I had called her earlier today after retrieving my phone from Jane's apartment, and told her I wanted to do something for Jane but didn't know what to do.She told me what to do, helped me with some of it, and boosted my confidence. "Thank you so much, Lena," I was really grateful to her, you could hear it from my voice."It's nothing, sir," she responded. "You can always call on me whenever you need help.""Of course," I nodded, even t
Jane's POV.For the first time, I see helplessness in his eyes. I had never experienced this side of Adrian before that if felt so much like I was dreaming. He looked at me, but not with anger, he looked at me with regret of something I wasn't sure of. I looked at the mess I had made on him, tha
Jane's POV.So I'm not invincible to Adrian. He even called me. In our three years of marriage, Adrian has never been the first to give me a call. Even when he saw my missed calls and messages, he never called or texted back.I placed my hand on my stomach out of habit, and a smile curled up my lip
Jane's POV.I woke up from the discomfort lodging in my nostrils, and my throat. Opening my eyes, the room was misty. Smoke?Where was it coming from?I rushed out of bed, coughing hard as I stepped out of the guest room I was in. The living room was worse, the workers coughing in discomfort as t
Jane's POV.His words at Ethan provoked me, he was really mannerless. I tried to tell him he was wrong, trying to tell him that influence or power doesn't solve anything, and all he did was silence me? That too, in the most annoying way ever? Again he was trying to use the situation to his own gai







