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Author: Alissa Nexus
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ADELINE

I had so many questions for her but all of a sudden I couldn’t remember shit other than the one question I wanted answers to more than anything. Why the hell did she smell like Grayson freaking Archer?!

She came out of the bathroom with water trickling down the sides of her face.

Her eyes met mine halfway and she froze. “Can we talk now?” She said, her voice shaky but I knew they sure as hell weren’t nerves. She had what? Five years to prepare her speech, she couldn’t possibly be nervous now.

“I’m listening.” I grounded out, not particularly angry but her presence just rose a discomfort in me I couldn’t explain.

“Can I at least sit?”

“If it would make this end faster.” I grunted and took the first seat right opposite the door.

She took the seat across from me. More than a previous minute later and all she did was watch me like I was some lab rat she was studying.

“I really don’t have the time for this.” I clipped.

“How have you been?” She asked, her voice hard and sure I was r
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    ADELINEShe huffed, that split second look of annoyance crossed her eyes for all of one second before the mask she wore over her emotions slipped back in place.“Before you scream and call me a liar, promise you’d actually hear me out.” She leaned forward, holding my gaze so it was impossible to look away even if that was all I wanted to do at that moment.“Do I have a choice?” I shot an unamused smile at her. She didn’t even flinch. It was either she already expected that as my reaction or she just couldn’t care less anymore.“You always have a choice.”“Yeah, that’s something that would have been nice to remember before you left without a goodbye text, don’t you think?”She pulled her lips back, her eyes flared and for a moment I thought she was finally going to last out, snap and tell me to shove it up my asshole. Instead let out a long shaky breath and without missing a beat, she smiled, the foreign thing sad despite the strong facade she apparently downed before coming.I shrugge

  • Divorcing The Billionaire On Valentine's Day   61

    ADELINEI had so many questions for her but all of a sudden I couldn’t remember shit other than the one question I wanted answers to more than anything. Why the hell did she smell like Grayson freaking Archer?!She came out of the bathroom with water trickling down the sides of her face.Her eyes met mine halfway and she froze. “Can we talk now?” She said, her voice shaky but I knew they sure as hell weren’t nerves. She had what? Five years to prepare her speech, she couldn’t possibly be nervous now.“I’m listening.” I grounded out, not particularly angry but her presence just rose a discomfort in me I couldn’t explain.“Can I at least sit?”“If it would make this end faster.” I grunted and took the first seat right opposite the door.She took the seat across from me. More than a previous minute later and all she did was watch me like I was some lab rat she was studying.“I really don’t have the time for this.” I clipped.“How have you been?” She asked, her voice hard and sure I was r

  • Divorcing The Billionaire On Valentine's Day   60

    ADELINEI stared at the cabinet right across from the bed like it was the enemy, like any moment it could spring open and a knife would be flung my way. Every time I turned in it’s direction, it looked back like it was watching me, just waiting for the right moment to strike.My heart thumped angrily in my chest as I once again looked away, for what felt like the millionth time. Sooner or later I would have to no choice but to grow a pair and just swallow my fear. Sooner or later I would have to yank that pregnancy test strip from the corner of that cabinet and give it a golden shower.Another strong wave of nausea hit me without warning. I grabbed the headboard like my life depended on it, heaved over to send whatever it was back down because I sure as hell wasn’t throwing up for the fifth time when it was barely noon!On the bright side, no one was home so if I did spray my guts all over the guest bedroom, I would atleast not die of embarrassment before whatever sickness was in my b

  • Divorcing The Billionaire On Valentine's Day   59

    ADELINEIt’s been two weeks, two weeks and still no word from Grayson .I mean I never expected him to flip the earth over for me, but still. It hurt. Maybe I was crazy or just delusional, but I at least expected him to try to explain himself. Is he even thinking about me? Or was I just the only one stressing my brain over nothing? I mean he already said it was nothing, why was I fussing over nothing.Ugh! I’ve been so stupid! So so fucking stupid.“Hey baby.” Kris’s head poked through the door, her hands tucked away from it. “You know you do eventually have to eat, right?” The worry was ever present everytime she spoke, but I couldn’t find the energy she needed to response.I shrugged and sunk deeper into the bed but said nothing. As always she let herself into the room like it was hers, technically it was.“I made your favourite!” She cooed, her face wide in a bright smile, I wish I could return it, but that meant too much feeling, reared up too much emotions I didn’t have the energ

  • Divorcing The Billionaire On Valentine's Day   58

    GRAYSON“Who’s this?” Her voice was harsh, nothing like the soft, almost whisper like tone she used with father.The urge to mess with her was strong and on a different day I might have, but not today.“Grayson Archer.” I went straight to the point. There was no need beating around the bush, not when I was about to ask for the last thing I ever thought I would. “Can we meet over lunch?”“How did you get my number?” She fired back, brushing off my question like I never even spoke.“Really? That’s the top on the list of questions?” I retorted.The line went silent for a while after that. She said nothing for a long minute and I thought she dropped the call out of annoyance, I mean I would have.“Fair point. What do you want?”“To have lunch with you.” I said without missing a breath.“Why?” She pushed.“Come to the cafe just by the Archer headquarters and I’d answer every question you have.” I said instead.The line went quiet but I could still hear shuffling like she was moving around

  • Divorcing The Billionaire On Valentine's Day   57

    ADELINE“Please tell me I’m hearing things.” Jay hissed, like actual snake-like, I would bite your head off kind of hiss. “Adeline.” He clipped when I clamped my mouth shut instead. His eyes were glazed over, not with desire like Mr Arch- ugh! No more. But Jay was pissed, his eyes were the size of saucers and they didn’t look happy in the slightest.“Jay cut it out. It’s not the time.” Kris rushed to my rescue and right on time too because I was few seconds from fainting.“What do you mean cut it out?” He sneered like she was his worst enemy and not his blood. “How could you let this happen?!” He whirled, his full fury back on me and this time, Kris made no moves to interrupt. She knew better than to do so. Jay never let himself get too mad, the last time he had been this mad was when he almost lost the bakery to a relative who he thought he was doing a favour by teaching him the ropes, but that was a story for another day.The crazy part was even then, when he was on the brick of los

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