Her Fierce Revenge

The Loud Silence Ariana’s POVI didn’t realize at first when it all started. When the silence between Sebastian and I stopped being peaceful and started becoming suffocating.It was probably the night he first came back home late and didn’t even bother to talk to me.Or the morning after that, when he sat across from me at the long dining table, scrolling through his phone while I spoke about a proposal I had been working on for weeks.I remember finishing my sentence and waiting… only to realize that he hadn’t heard a word I had been saying.“Sebastian?” I said.Only a faint sound left his mouth, his eyes never lifting to look at me. Now weeks later, that silence grown unbelievably. I stood in front of the full-length mirror in our bedroom, adjusting the collar of my blouse.My reflection stared back at me, outwardly elegant, but shaken inside. My long dark hair was pulled backwards into a ponytail, further outlining the oval shape of my face.I tried to smile into the mirror, but

The Cheating Scandal Ariana’s POV Morning came too quickly.I woke up to the incessant vibration of my phone against the bedside table, the notification sound cutting through the little sleep I’d managed to steal.My head throbbed faintly as I reached for the phone, my eyes still heavy with sleep and my mind totally unprepared for what came next.When I finally tapped at the screen, I was met with an endless streak of notifications. Dozens of them.My brows knitted in confusion as I unlocked the phone, only for the screen to flood with messages, missed calls, and headlines that made my blood run cold…“Frostech ceo’s wife in secret affair with rival business mogul!”…. “Ariana frost caught with Desmond Hunt!”My breath literally caught in my throat.“No…” I gasped in disbelief.My fingers trembled as I tapped one of the articles. Suddenly, images loaded. And then my heart dropped into my stomach.There were endless images of Desmond Hunt and I, locked in what looked like a private mo

Ariana’s POV (Six years later)After six years away, the city of Los Angeles still looked the same, smelled the same, and even felt the same to me.And although the place hardly forgot a scandal, especially one linking to one of the most powerful families in the city, it didn’t recognize me.There was no way it could, I’d made absolute sure of that. My physical appearance was enough disguise… although I knew there were people who would still recognize me.My thoughts flew to Sebastian and his mother briefly. They had no I had returned… yet. But they would find out soon enough.They would find out that I had survived and I wasn’t the same woman who fled in disgrace six years ago. Ariana Frost had left this city broken, now Aria Forbes had returned.I stepped out of the maroon SUV that had picked us up at the airport, my heels clinking the pavement softly, as if careful not to step into deep waters.The atmosphere felt the same… warm, alive and buzzing with ambition and secrets.I caugh

Sebastian’s POV By the time the summit was over, I was so irritated that I did not want to speak to anyone in the hall. The applause for Ariana and Kylan still echoed in my mind and faintly through the conference hall. There were people still crowded around the two SinTech representatives, everyone so eager to meet them in the hope of potential partnerships. Investors practically circled them like flies. Her new name, Aria Forbes, even now, the name sat wrong on my tongue and in my head. Nodding to some people, I stood near the exit of the hall, my gaze fixed on her across the room as she spoke with a group of people. She was unbelievably calm and composed. And beautiful too. as this city had never tried to destroy her... or like I had rejected her. Something about that realisation unsettled me more than it should have, because part of me felt jealous and guilty seeing her achieve success after everything that happened between us… and now when things were difficult for me. Six

Old Wounds ReopenedAriana’s POVFor a moment, the news headline on Kylan’s screen blurred before my eyes. Partly because I was shocked with the sudden move, but also just because I didn’t get to strike first through the media.Intimidations, character assassination and public humiliations. I was familiar with that kind of move.In fact, it was one of the efficient ways the Frosts’ use to maintain power in Los Angeles… seeing they have half of the city media in their pockets.They had become exceptionally skilled at turning using the media and internet to turn people’s lives into entertainment.But not anymore, I thought. Tonight, I was the headline. But tomorrow it would be them.Jason’s voice still sounded from my phone. “Mom?”I blinked immediately, forcing a more composed expression back despite the cold I felt in my chest.“I’m here, sweetheart.”“You got quiet.”“Yes. Just tired baby.” I lied.Kylan lowered the phone down that moment, his jaw visibly tightening as more notifica