CEO'S GLAMOROUS EX-WIFE

I stumbled across the street, shivering violently in the winter air. The silk evening gown I'd worn to impress my husband—a cruel irony now—provided no protection against the biting cold. The guards had dragged me out without allowing me to take so much as a coat, despite my desperate pleas. Raven hadn't even looked back. I sat outside the mansion gates for what felt like hours, staring up at the imposing structure through my tears. Part of me kept hoping he would realize his mistake and come for me. But hope was a luxury I could no longer afford. When the cold became unbearable, I finally forced myself to leave the estate. My bare arms wrapped around myself as I wandered the empty streets, searching for somewhere—anywhere—to spend the night. I wasn't ready to die, not yet. The exclusive neighborhood offered no refuge for someone like me. I had to walk all the way to the bustling downtown area, where the homeless and destitute gathered in doorways and under bridges. “To think I'm

AYSEL'S POV CONTINUES."Good choice. Now here is the thing: You will have to sign a contract, and we will have to be married," he stated, and I accepted it without thinking it through." Okay"." Okay?" He asked, his jaw dropping in disbelief, and I nodded. That was how desperate I was. I didn't care if there were going to be any bad consequences or whatever. I just wanted to have my revenge and make them all pay, especially Raven, and my prayers just got accepted.I proceeded to stare down at my still, flat tummy. I still couldn't believe I was pregnant. My hands moved on their own accord to it and started rubbing it. I was hoping to feel at least a bump or kick. I had something growing in my tummy, but I realized how silly I was and chuckled.I was just two weeks away. "Don't worry, I will help take responsibility for your child as well once it is delivered." Adrien assured me, and in that moment, I saw him as a Godsent, as a solution to all my problems, as my savior.Neither did I

It's been five years.AYSEL'S POV."He accepted our invitation," Adrian informed me as he popped himself down on the couch beside me. My heart surprisingly did a double flip at his words, as I realised I was finally going to be seeing my ex-husband tomorrow, after five good years."Do you think he knows yet?" I enquired from Adrian, turning to look at him with curiosity obvious in my orbs, but Adrian just shrugged, his attention fully on his laptop."I have absolutely no idea, but what I do know is that tomorrow's meeting won't be pleasant," Adrian replied, and I nudged closer to him."How do you know that? He might not even look at me twice once we arrive or be interested in me at all. Remember, he was the one who requested a divorce, and the love of his life still seems to be around," I reminded Adrian, whose side of lips curved up instantly into a dreadful grin."So you don't know," he murmured, more like saying than asking me. My brows rose up, arching at him."Know what?" I quest

RAVEN'S POV.I watched from my glass window as she got out of the car elegantly and gracefully. She was putting on a black, tight-fitting dress with a blazer over it. Her bag was held in one hand and her phone in another.She looked nervous and like she was struggling to breathe. He came down too, went over to her, and wrapped his arm around her waist. My hold on my chair tightened.My body went from relaxed to tensed. I just wanted to fly out of this chair, jump down there, and rip his hand away from her, from my wife, and from my property.But that would be too abstract, so I just controlled myself and pinched the inside of my palm to keep myself calm. I also noticed something; she jolted as he wrapped his hand around her, like she was burned.' Could it be that she was uncomfortable with him?' I pondered, a smug finding its way to my face, but then my subconscious decided to ruin everything.' or it just showed how much she is affected by his touch'. My mind was instantly drafted t