Ethan's POVThe sitting room was silent as I walked. I'm with Ivana's back turned to the door, and her gaze strongly fixed at the world outside her window. “Oh, my, Ethan,” she hit her forehead slightly. “Really, I should have known that you're incapable of getting something right.”“It's her choice to make, Ivana. Besides, I've done every other thing you–”“Spare me that! You've done nothing than to make a fool out of yourself,” she looked at me with disgust written over her face. Walking up to me, she snapped her fingers repeatedly. “Think about it, whether or not she knows, the CEO of Glint has kept a low profile ever since, and that company has always emerged as a very identical one to mine. What if it's not a coincidence and they're somewhat related, my hard work would be in vain,” she lowered her voice down enough as though she was whispering while her lips stood a few breaths away from mine.“Well, the only person who can say for sure is dead and I doubt there's any informatio
Ava's POV Sighting Ethan from the staircase, I couldn't even mask my resentment for him, no matter how much I tried.“What are you doing here?” I asked sternly, but not to the point where he'd swallow whatever he came to say.His demeanour was the calmest I'd seen in weeks.“Here me out first, will you?” He spoke up so calmly with hints of pain in his voice. “I've been calling you, but I got no response. That's the reason I'm here.”“You're here because you care?” I raised a brow at him, inwardly surprised at how long it took for him to start experiencing hell in Ivana’s hands.Truth be told, I couldn't help but pity him. However, there was no way I was going to show any sign of vulnerability, so he wouldn't mock me again.“I'm sorry–”“Sorry?” I didn't let him finish. “You let Ivana turn you away so easily, and after everything you've done, you think, calling me multiple times and finally standing here to say sorry, will fix everything?” I raised my voice slightly at him, finding it
Ava’s POVIt has been exactly one week since Ethan proposed to Ivana. The company had become unbearable for me, and I just had to resign. I had been looking for some other company that would not just retain my salary rate, but would also appreciate the value of my work. It would sound funny, but my success now was also going to be my revenge, and I didn't intend to take it lightly on Ethan, especially for how he ditched me.Going through my phone randomly, I came across an email that hid in the spam session. Strange. I had made myself available for top positions online once, and I'm getting to see this email now?“Glint,” I whispered the company’s name only for Mrs Cordelia to clear her throat from the entrance of my room.“May I come in?” She asked politely.“Of course,” I quickly put my phone aside to pay attention to her. She was carrying a medium-sized box, but from the look on her face, I could tell that she was unsure of the content.“I didn't place any order, though,” I furrowe
Ava’s POV“No, this can’t be real…” I whispered.“Perhaps, he knew you were worthless all along,” Ivana smirked while wrapping her arms around Ethan.“There has to be some misunderstanding or mistake, but–” I swallowed my salty saliva as fresh hot tears were starting to form in my eyes.“But you’re in shock that the favourite and hardworking daughter has no inheritance from her father, right?” Ivana pouted while Ethan picked the property papers now signed into her name. First was the mansion, second was the company, and thirdly was a fifty-million-dollar cheque.I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Even my saliva felt like hot lava hard for me to swallow, and my heart started to feel like it was falling into a bottomless pit.“Now here is your last gift, Miss Ava Scott,” his tune went back to the cheating Ethan and not my darling Ethan. “I’m sure you know what to do with those papers. Be quick and return it to my mansion first thing tomorrow morning.”“Oh Ethan,” Ivana sa
Ava’s POV“Over here!”I ran behind her as she directed me to her room. There, I stood face to face with my worst nightmare. The nurses were spreading the blue cloth over him and the machine made just one sound.“Dad! Please don’t leave me!” I clung to his bed and had the nurses struggle to pull me away from him.“Please, Ma’am, you need to calm down,” one of the nurses tried to soothe me while pulling me away, but I didn’t flinch.I shook him, hit him hard, told him I was there and I wouldn't leave his side ever again. Still, I got no response from his stone cold body.“Let the dead man be, Ava and stop acting as though you care,” Ivana scoffed from the doorframe while Ethan stood beside her.I aimed for her neck immediately to perhaps strangle her for being so heartless and cruel with her choice of words. How could she say that to the man who has never treated her differently from me? He was her father too!Ethan came between us immediately, finally pulling us apart and saving us fr
Ava’s POVThe door creaked open and the blood drained from my veins. Ethan was naked, slamming into not just any woman… but my step-sister.“Ethan!” My voice mimicked the sound of a high mountain crumbling down, with raging thunder backing it up.Pulling his hardened length out of her, he pushed his finger in and out of her before walking towards me with his dripping finger. He moved it towards my mouth and without thinking, my pale palm met his cheek with a force strong enough to turn his head to a whole new direction.“Happy anniversary, wife,” he chuckled at my despair while my step-sister, Ivana, only smirked in satisfaction when I held the wrap of the condom up.“You couldn’t even wait or leave our anniversary out of this, Ethan! How could you do this to me?!” I slapped his chest with blurry vision from my tears. Wasn’t Ivana supposed to be tending to our father? Wasn't he planning a surprise? Haven’t I done everything that I was supposed to do as a wife and as a woman crazily in