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69. Every Single Time
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2026-09-07 18:44:46
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Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 69. Every Single Time
Marissa POVThe heavy glass doors of the restaurant swung shut behind me, cutting off the suffocating atmosphere inside. I marched down the sidewalk, my heels clicking furiously against the pavement, my face burning with a mixture of raw anger and pure humiliation. I clutched the manila envelope to my chest like a shield. Inside were the divorce papers I had spent months begging Ethan to sign. I had my freedom, but Xavier’s grand interference completely ruined any sense of victory.Unbelievable. Absolute caveman behavior.I hailed a cab straight to my apartment building. I needed to get away from the office, from Xavier, and from the chaotic mess my personal life had become.By the time I reached my complex, clocked out for the day in my mind, and kicked off my heels inside my living room, my phone was already vibrating on the counter. I ignored it, pouring a glass of water to steady my nerves.Then came three slow, heavy knocks against my front door.I froze, stepping over to the pee
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 68. My Own Divorce
Marissa POV"I believe you had an urgent design review scheduled in my office fifteen minutes ago, Marissa," Xavier said, his voice dropping into a low, possessive rumble that sent a sudden chill straight through me. "Yet here you are... playing house."Before I could even process his sudden appearance, Ethan pushed back his leather chair and stood up. He adjusted his suit jacket, flashing Xavier a fake, practiced smile laced with an uncomfortably personal familiarity."Xavier," Ethan said, his tone dripping with bitter history. "I should have known you would be lurking around somewhere. Still playing the savior, just like back in our university days. I see some habits never die.""Everything involving my lead architect concerns me, Ethan," Xavier replied coldly, his eyes narrowing into sharp, lethal slits. "Especially when she is wasting valuable company time on someone who can barely keep his own business afloat."I sat frozen in the plush velvet booth, looking back and forth betwee
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 67. Conference Room A
Marissa POVBefore I could even finish processing Vivienne’s petty exit, John’s booming voice echoed across the department floor, cutting through the low hum of chatter."Conference room A, everyone! Five minutes! We are running through the preliminary blueprints for the Sterling Holdings center, and I want every single designer in their seat!"A collective groan rippled through the office as my colleagues scrambled to gather their laptops and notebooks. My stomach plummeted straight to my feet. A sudden, unannounced presentation on a Monday morning was bad enough, but doing it while being the main topic of office gossip was absolute torture.I quickly grabbed my flash drive, doublechecked my rendered files, and walked into the glasswalled conference room.The moment I walked in, the room fell into a heavy, uncomfortable quiet. Vivienne was already seated near the head of the table next to John, looking like a predator waiting for her prey. She cast a deliberate, theatrical glance at
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 66. Gossip
Marissa POV Monday morning came way too fast. Monday was normally my least favorite day of the week, but this particular one felt like a nightmare. I knew by now that Vivienne would have spread malicious rumors about me all around the office. My only desperate hope was that the news hadn't passed our department block yet.To think all of this was happening because of a damn bottle of soy sauce. I still couldn't get over the nerve of Xavier showing up at my door later that same Sunday with the sauce in hand. The silly, unbothered look on his face while I berated him inwardly was etched into my memory."Universe, if you save me from this today, I promise to always be on my best behavior," I whispered under my breath as I grabbed my bag. It was a complete lie, but I was willing to say anything to get out of this bad luck.I really wished I could skip work today, but running away would only make me look guilty and make the situation ten times worse.Imagine my absolute annoyance and frus
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 65. Misunderstanding
Marissa POVThere is nothing worse than being on the absolute brink of starvation on a lazy Sunday morning, only to realize you are missing the one ingredient that holds your entire meal together.I stood over my kitchen counter, staring down at my pan with a spatula in hand, my stomach letting out a growl so loud it practically echoed off the walls. I was missing soy sauce. Just a single tablespoon of dark soy sauce, and my morning would be saved.My mind instantly drifted to the front door across the hall. Xavier.I cringed, holding my forehead as the memory of yesterday slammed into me. The amusement park. The Ferris wheel. The absolute silence as he leaned across the glass cabin, his hand resting on my cheek, and his lips pressing softly against mine. My face burned at the sheer thought of it. How was I supposed to just knock on his door and ask for cooking ingredients after a moment like that? It was beyond awkward.I stared at my half cooked food. My head was pounding, my knees
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 64. Amusement Park
Marissa POV It had been a full week since I started suspecting that Xavier Sterling might actually be Silver Mask. Every time the thought crossed my mind, connecting the claw marks on his neck, the silver glitter in his car, and how he knew my exact address, I felt completely twisted up. Half of me felt insane for thinking my arrogant boss was the guy from the club, while the other half was terrified of what it meant if I was right. To make matters worse, Alina and I had not talked all week because of our chaotic schedules. So I was totally thrown off when my apartment doorbell rang at eight o'clock on a sunny Saturday morning. I opened the door and found Alina standing on my welcome mat. She brought Roosevelt along, and before I could even rub the sleep out of my eyes, she told us all that we were going to an amusement park. I did not really have a choice, so I went to change. I put on a fitted white tank top, high-waisted jeans, and my white sneakers. When we walked down t
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 3. Silver Mask
Marissa POV "You see how we cut the line? No hassle. We are hot, babe," Hailey said, adjusting her cleavage in the mirror-lined hallway. Her blonde hair was snatched back into a high, lethal ponytail, her green eyes popping against thick, dark mascara. She looked like a predator in her shimmering
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 2. Four Months?
Marissa POVI woke up to a cold, damp pillow. My face felt tight, my eyes swollen nearly shut from the "hot tears" that had slammed down my cheeks until I finally passed out from exhaustion. The house was deathly quiet....no sound of Ethan’s humming, no scent of morning coffee. Just the lingering g
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 1. The Confession
Marissa POVI stood in the center of our pristine living room, the space I had spent the last two years turning into a sanctuary.Now, the silence felt like a predator. I was utterly bamboozled no, dumbfounded didn't even touch the edges of it. It felt as if the floor had suddenly liquefied, leavin
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 8. Still Taiwanese
Marissa POVMy stomach felt like it was eating itself. After the fifth rejection, I had finally given up on the corporate crawl and ducked into a small, dimly lit restaurant three blocks away from the Grand. I didn't care about the menu prices....I just needed something to stop the shaking in my ha
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