LOGINCHAPTER 49_ Ruins 2 Anna showing up in the company ruined the entire day for Ava. She left all important meetings she was supposed to attend, rushing home to go make dinner for Ryan like she had promised him earlier today. Since she couldn’t force him to speak up about what he was going through at the moment, she decided to make him comfortable enough for him to open up to her on his own. As soon as she got home, she freshened up and changed into a different and casual home wear and got into the kitchen to start making dinner for her husband. With the help of the cooks, she was able to make dishes plenty enough to cover quarter of the long dining table. All that was left was for Ryan to come back home. She left the dining and approached one of the couches in the living room and took a seat. “He should be home by now. Where the hell is he?” **** Meanwhile… After several hours of searching the hospital and also Brittany’s home for any sign of her, Ryan was left with no other c
“You're gonna be a daddy soon, Ryan.” Brittany's chirpy tone brought Ryan out of his short reverie.“Go get rid of it.” He coldly muttered, squishing the sheet of paper into his palm and tossing it behind him. “Oh hell no!” Brittany fired back. There was a wicked glint in her eyes as she stood her ground. There is absolutely no way she would terminate the pregnancy after learning that his first child would get almost everything he owned. “It's still a week old and I'm sure that there won't be any complications—”“Don't you dare ask me to get rid of this baby because I won't!” She argued back, panting heavily. Ryan snapped to his feet sending a sharp and chilly glare directly to her. “I won't have you give birth to that child. I'm married to Mia and I suggest you don't make things complicated for me.”Something about this pregnancy made Brittany extremely daring that she challenged every word that Ryan uttered. “You should have thought about that before you came all over me that
Later that night.. Ava chose to stay up all night waiting for Ryan's return. She had lost count of how many hours she sat on the couch staring at the clock's hands moving. Seconds turned into minutes and minutes into hours. At this point it was already past eleven and Ryan wasn't home yet. She had no idea that she was crying until a tear slipped off her eyes. All her efforts to find out what really happened went down the drain. There was no one else that she could turn to except from Roland but the latter doesn't know what's up with Ryan either. In the past days, he had been acting kinda guilty about something. He mostly avoided eye contact with her, the kind of look he wore was that of a person who has made a big mistake. Ava's body couldn't handle the stress anymore, her eyes closed slowly until she fell fast asleep on that spot. About thirty minutes later, slow steps approached the couch where a lady lay peacefully in a deep sleep. Ryan's steps were calculated and so
The next morning.. The sound of a car driving in had Ava snapping her eyes open immediately. She warped her head around her surroundings only to find Roland seated on the couch opposite hers. He was deeply concentrated on his phone and the second he noticed that she was awake, he tucked it away and stood to his feet. “Ma'am, you're awake—”Ava broke her gaze off him, she pulled the blanket off her body and rushed to her feet. Her sleep was clearly disturbed by a car driving in. “Is he back yet?” She cut in sharply, eyes searching the living room frantically. “I heard a car pull in just now—”“Good morning boss,”Ava's head snapped in the door's direction. She heaved a deep sigh when she finally spotted her husband walking in. “Ryan, thank goodness you're okay. Where were you?” She questioned in a breath, rushing up to close up the distance between them. Just when she was close enough, she made an attempt to embrace him only for him to take a step back which shocked her greatly.
“What?!”Matt sprang up to his feet immediately. There was a visible rage oozing out of him after his short-lived happiness turned out to be a big farce. “That is insane! My father would never do that!” Anna added. Ava's hands instantly went to her belly. It means that their child gets it all. She met Ryan's gaze but was not in the least excited about this. “My uncle has no kids! I'm sure there's something you're not telling us..”“Actually there's more.” The lawyer announced again. “You might want to take a seat to hear this, big sis.” Ryan mocked. “Speak!” Anna ordered. “If by any chance the baby dies from a suspicious activity before or after he or she is born, half of the property goes to the mother and the other half goes to charity. And if the mother dies under questionable circumstances, everything goes to charity.”Anna fell back on her seat, she brought her hand to her temple massaging it gently. “And what if they both die?” Philip suddenly spoke gaining all the atten
The living room was swallowed by the thick silence. Eyes blinked in fright and lips smacked impatiently. They were all waiting to see what might befall Greg once he shows up. Ryan already ordered his men to ruffle him up if he shows any sign of aggression. Unfortunately for Anna, her husband wasn't one who thinks with a cool head. He's more likely to get trashed up on his way here. “Ryan we can sort this out as a family. Don't make things even worse—” “Family?” Ryan cut in with a loud snort. “You can't spell that word not to talk of actually knowing the meaning of it.” “You're my brother!” She persisted, her voice shaky. She knew. She knew him too well, a lot will go down today. “Maybe when I was five or fifteen if your old ass can recall that far. Right now, I see you as an enemy that I'm so eager to claw.” Silence returned on both ends as soon as Ryan was done speaking. He noticed the way his sister was fidgeting on her seat. The scene in the room seemed to please him
Ava reached for her phone on the desk. A deep sigh left her lips after realizing that Ryan hasn't called her or sent a text yet. She tried dialing his phone but it was still not reachable which was starting to make her extremely worried. This was unlike him. Perhaps her actions the previous day
“Brother!”Anna and Greg's attention was pulled to the direction which the voice came from. The couple stood to their feet immediately at the arrival of the person they were all waiting for. There was a very broad and innocent grin on Philips lips. He held out his arms sideways urging for his old
Knocks fell against the door, forcing Ryan to briefly glance at it. The irritated gleam in his eyes turned cold. He paid no attention to it but simply went on strapping his wristwatch around his wrist. Last night was the worst night of his life. Despite booking a presidential suite to himself, he
Later that night..Ava curled up like a fur ball on her bed. Earlier today she walked out on Ryan during a heated moment between them. She had no idea of what came over her but she felt like that was the right thing to do at that minute.Their marriage was solely because she wanted to get her reve







