After marrying the man she had been eyeing secretly, Aria thought that she would have a happy ever-after. But on their third wedding anniversary, her world was shattered into a million pieces. She had been eager to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but when she went looking for husband, she found him on top of her step-sister, on his office table. Shattered, and unable to make sense of what was happening, Aria accepted a deal from her ex-husband's arch-enemy, but before they agreed to anything, they had to set rules. Aria's rule nu, Would Aria and Damian stick to their rules, or would they let their hearts rule?
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Aria touched the present that she had carefully prepared for her husband. She stroked it lovingly and spoke in a soft voice, “Mark, today marks three years since my life was tied to yours forever. In the past three years, I know that I have not been the best wife, nor have you been the best husband, but we have always found our way back to each other.”
“I don’t know how much you love me, but as for me, I know that I love you so much, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.”
“You see, when I saw you at our graduation ceremony when you were addressing us, I fell in love with you, but I never had the chance to see you again. Who would have thought that I would end up being your wife? I feel like the past three years have been a bittersweet dream for me.”
Aria went out of her way to cook her husband’s favorite dishes. Since her sister was also coming today after spending three years abroad, she also prepared a gift and her favorite dishes.
Since today marked three years after their colorful wedding, Aria felt that it would be better if she celebrated it with people who mattered to her the most.
But after setting everything up, her husband had not returned. Her sister was to come directly to their house from the airport, but had not arrived.
Aria took her phone and called her husband, but the phone was not answered. After trying the third time, she stopped.
She was well aware that her husband did not like to be disturbed once he got busy with office work.
She searched for her sister’s number and dialed it, but the phone rang without being answered.
“Strange,” Aria thought.
Looking at the time on her wrist watch, her sister must have alighted from the plane by now, so why was she not picking up?
Seeing that the time was moving really fast, Aria stopped calling and went to get ready. Maybe by the time she got ready, they would have already arrived.
Aria took a shower and donned the gown that she had bought recently. It was in Mark’s favorite color, and even the design was Mark’s favorite.
Well, since today was their wedding anniversary, she just wanted to make her husband happy.
Aria waited at the dinner table, but even when it was past 9 in the evening, neither Mark nor Talia was anywhere to be seen.
Their phones had also been switched off, and Aria wondered what could be happening.
Having run out of patience, Emmy took out her phone and called Mark’s assistant, “David, where is your boss?”
“Ma’am, has the boss not reached home yet?”
“Not yet. Today is our wedding anniversary, and I thought that he would come home early, but I have been waiting to no avail.”
David pondered over the phone before he spoke, “Well, Ma’am, I have already left the office. I wanted to drop the boss home, but he said that he had some urgent work to deal with. Maybe he is still at the office.”
“Hmm, I see.” Aria nodded, but David could not miss the hint of disappointment in her voice.
Although he was tired and had already slept, he still chose to say, “Ma’am, if you want, I can go to the company and bring your husband home.”
“David, I know that you were already asleep. I am sorry for disrupting your rest. You don’t have to worry, I will go to the company and bring my husband home.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“Absolutely.”
“Okay, ma’am. But in case of anything, don’t hesitate to call.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Aria did not change out of her evening gown. She took her car keys and headed towards the door.
The moment she sat in the driver’s seat, her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a foreboding feeling. But she did not dwell on it much. She started the car and headed towards the Thompson Group of Companies.
When Aria arrived at the company, it was pretty much deserted. The only people who could be seen were security guards making rounds at the company.
When they saw Aria, they quickly stopped her. “Ma’am, why are you here so late at night?”
“Well, I am here to fetch my husband. I cannot get through to his phone, so I had to personally come.”
Hearing that, the security guys hesitated, “Well, Ma’am, you…”
“What is it? Is my husband not at the company?”
“I… that is not what I meant. I…”
Aria waved her hand, “Don’t mind me. I will get going.”
Seeing Aria enter the elevator with her silly smile, the security guards shook their heads, “Could we have told her the truth?”
“I don’t think that she might have believed us. They say that seeing is believing, so let her see it with her own eyes.”
In between her excitement, Aria rode the elevator to the highest floor. This was not the first time she had visited Mark in his office, so she was well aware which floor his office was located on.
When she got out of the elevator, she only had to walk a few steps before she reached the CEO’s office. But when she reached the door, she realized that it was slightly open.
Mark was not one to leave his door open when he was working. Or maybe he had left it open because it was already late at night, and no one was at the office.
Aria did not want to startle him, so she tiptoed towards the door. She placed her hand on the door handle, and just as she was about to push the door open, some ambiguous noise came out of the office, making her pause.
“Ah… hmm… gosh… harder… deeper… right there… don’t stop… ah… I love how big you are.”
Aria halted in her steps. Her heart started to thump hard in her chest, and she felt as if she was getting short of breath.
Wait, what exactly was going on? This was her husband’s office, for God’s sake. Who would dare misbehave there?
And if she heard right, that voice was very familiar. It was Talia’s voice.
What was Talia doing in Mark’s office, and given how hard and fast she was moaning, it looked like she was in the middle of being fuc*ed.
But…
Aria had so many questions on her mind, and just as she was about to confront the people who were in the office for their shameful act, she heard a man’s voice that she was too familiar with.
“I see that three years of being abroad have really turned you into a bad girl. You have become sweeter and tighter than the last time we fucked.”
It was Mark’s voice.
These two… Aria felt the ground beneath her tremble. Her world came crashing down like a terrible storm.
“Ah… stop talking much and just fuck me. Do you have any idea how I have missed your co*k inside my wet pu**y!”
Aria stood dumbly outside the door, the sound of their dirty moaning filled her ears, slicing her heart into a million pieces.
She could not believe that the two people whom she had held dear to her heart could actually betray her and turn her world into complete chaos.
She did not know whether she should confront them or whether she should just walk away and pretend that she did not see anything.
But her legs refused to budge. Neither did they want to go to the office, nor did they want to leave. She stood rooted to the ground like a tree.
After what seemed like forever, and realizing that these two would probably be having fun the whole night, Aria made up her mind.
She slowly raised her hand and wiped the tears that had freely flown down her face. She took in a few deep breaths, straightened her dress, and weakly knocked on the door.
But the people in the room were too engrossed in their adulterous act that they did not hear her knock.
“Clap, clap, clap, clap.”
Aria clapped her hands as she made her way into the office.
Mark, who had been on the verge of ejaculating, felt as if someone had slapped him hard across the face. He flinched, and his white residue was deposited on Talia’s belly.
He did not have time to clean up as he turned around and roared angrily, “Who is it? Don’t you know that this is a private office, and you should knock before entering?”
He was about to continue berating the person, but when he saw the person standing in front of him, he felt his soul leave his body.
“Aria… you…” He stammered, “What… the… what the hell are you doing here?”
He… he never expected Aria to catch them like that.
Talia, who was still sprawled on the table, felt her heart skip a beat when she heard Aria’s name. But it was only for a split second before her face cracked into a mocking smile.
Finally, that bitch has found out.
She had been waiting for the moment for a very long time!
Chapter 44With the scandal surrounding Declan and Talia, the Thompson family was humiliated to the extent that no one wanted to associate with them.Mark lost everything overnight, and even his friends abandoned him.As for Talia, after finding out that Declan was already seeing someone else, she was so heartbroken that she went home with her head hanging low.Her parents loved and spoiled her, and no matter how angry they were at her, they could not bring themselves to reprimand her.But what she had done had put her family in trouble, and if The Thompson company closed down, it meant that their family’s source of income had been cut off as well.Henry had to do everything to save the company.Talia looked at her parents, who seemed to have aged overnight, and felt sorry for them. She truly felt sorry for what she had done, “Dad, Mom, I am sorry for everything. I never expected that things would turn out this way.”Vera hugged her daughter as tears freely flowed down her face, “It i
Chapter 43With the scandal all over the internet, the Thompson family lost its prestige, and Mark ended up losing more and more clients.No matter what he tried, he could not salvage the company’s situation. Some employees started to quit, and Mark sat in his office with a defeated expression.He remembered what he had done to Aria, and now he understood why she always had so much hatred every time they met.She must have been hurt deeply by his betrayal, to the point of going crazy.“Aria…” Mark snapped.“Yes… Aria. I should look for her and apologize. She… she is the only one who can save me now.”Mark took out his phone and dialed Aria’s number.She did not pick up, but he did not give up either. After it had rung for close to ten times, Aria finally picked up the call.“What is the matter, Mr. Thompson? Why are you spamming my phone with so many calls?”Mark did not even care that he was being reprimanded. He quickly spoke over the phone, “Aria, can we meet? I would like to meet
Chapter 42“I think that there is fire on the mountain.” Aria laughed as she looked at Damian.“How do you feel about it?”“I honestly don’t know. All I know is that Mark is going through the exact same pain that I went through. And now he finally gets to know what it feels like to be betrayed by someone you truly love.”“Should we start plan B?”“Sure. I just wish that I could be there to see the changes in their expressions. Ha, it must be comical.”Damian laughed when he heard that, “I can give you a live coverage if you want.”“Haha, you are funny. There is no need. I don’t want to feel sick!”“Your wish is my command.”…At The Thompson Company…“Have you guys heard? Talia was having an affair with her to-be father-in-law, and Mark just found out.”“Are you for real?”“The photos of their intimate moments together have already circulated online. Rumors have it that Mark has already canceled the wedding.”“My goodness. This is hot news. Didn’t Talia announce a few days ago that sh
Chapter 41After calming down a bit, Mark took his car keys and left. After starting the car, he took out his phone and called Talia. He pretended as if nothing was amiss as he gently asked, “Honey, are you home?”“Yes, babe,” Talia said. She thought about it before she continued, “Since the wedding is approaching, Mom said that we shouldn’t see each other frequently, something like a bad omen. So, I will be staying with my parents until the wedding day. I have also already asked for leave from the office, so you don’t have to worry.”Mark thought about it before he asked, “So, you are at home, right?”“Yeah. Why? What happened?”“I am outside your bedroom window, can you switch on the lights. I just want to see you even if it is from afar.”“What?” Talia was dumbfounded after hearing that.She screamed so loudly that she woke up the man who was sleeping beside her.Declan hugged her and asked in his sleepy voice, “Who are you talking to, baby?”Although his voice was low, Mark still
Chapter 40“What is it, Mr. Hall? Do you have something to say to me?”“Are you okay?”“Yes, thanks for asking.”Damian knew Aria too well, and the fact that she was not pleased by the outcome of the matter did not escape his notice.“What is the matter? Tell me.”“You know that we set up the camera for a reason, right?”After realizing that Sienna might try to harm her, Aria thought long and hard, and the only thing she could think of was her career.That was the only thing that Sienna would attack if she wanted to harm her. So, she suggested to Damian to install the CCTV camera in her chambers, and to her surprise, it came in handy so soon.He knew that Mia would not have acted on her own accord, so why did he turn a blind eye to the other person?And here he was, asking her what the matter was.“I have a lot of work, I need to leave,” Aria said.Maybe he had a soft spot for his secretary, and he could not bear to see her suffer.Aria turned around to leave. She had just taken the f
Chapter 39“What do you mean the quotation has been leaked? How did that happen?”“That is what we want to know, Ms. Winter? Are you the one in charge of this project?” Sienna asked.“Yes, I am in charge of this project.” Aria nodded. She seemed to have realized something, and her expression changed.She looked at Sienna and asked, “Hold on, Ms. Monroe, what are you trying to imply?”Seeing that victory was already on her side, Sienna did not hide her dislike for Aria, “You have been coming and going out of the company as if it were your house. We now all know what you have been up to. You have sold the company’s secrets to our rivals, and you still dare act innocent?”“What?” Aria was shocked.“The boss trusted you so much, but you stabbed him in the back. You should be handing over your resignation letter instead of waiting for the boss to fire you, because it won’t be good for you.”“Wow, Ms. Monroe, why are you being so kind to her? She should be blacklisted. How dare she mess wit
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