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Her scars, his obsession Chapter Thirty-one
Ava's POV He nodded and relaxed into the leather chair.“Since you're so confident, I'll inform the CEO about it, or do you think it should wait?”“I'll direct you on what to do and when to do it.”With that, he stood and left my office. I leaned into my seat, twirling as I tried to picture the look on Ethan's face when he realises what hit him. Thankfully, I had nothing much to do that Rosalie wasn't already taking care of, so in my little moment of calmness, I decided to get lunch in a restaurant. I quickly placed an order, but as I turned to look back, I saw a side profile of James. Now, this was starting to look bizarre. Why do we keep meeting like this? I swapped my position to prevent him from knowing I was the one even if he turned to my direction. However, I regretted the decision immediately. Since I was now facing the entrance, there was no way I could avoid Ivana whose eyes landed on me instantly. Her lips curled up to a wicked smirk, and her high heels began to click a
Her scars, his obsession Chapter Thirty
Ava’s POV “I said get in,” he repeated, only that this time, his voice was slower as if buying enough time in my head for the full effect of his words to kick in. I stumbled on my first step, but he dashed out right in time to stop me from hitting the ground. “Are you okay?” his voice washed over me. “I’m fine,” I stammered, pushing his chest immediately. His eyes flickered immediately, hiding something that suddenly made me unable to breathe. I stood my ground, though, clearing my throat and walking past him. “Thank you,” I muttered after he joined me in the elevator. I didn’t dare look him in the eyes as the tension between us only intensified. “For what exactly?” His voice was unnaturally calm. He was very formal and polite, but at the same time, it felt as if he intended to peel the layers of my skin with his words. “For everything,” I mumbled. “Cordelia sent the message across, and even though I still don't get why you insisted on getting me a gift, it's all go
Her scars, his obsession Chapter Twenty-nine
Ava's POVI got back home that day feeling so uneasy, but I didn't want to ruin Cordelia’s day, so I pretended to be fine. I promised to get her some matching shoes and bags. I really wanted her to fully take the role of my mother, following me to events and looking as gorgeous in them as ever. I wanted to see the woman who happily took the role of being my mother get all the happiness and be treated awesomely for it. The weekend passed by quickly, and it was another day to get to work. I got out of bed and stared at the small package blankly, wondering if James really had a thing for giving gifts or if there was something more to it.“Good morning, dear,” Cordelia walked into my room with the usual tray in her hands. She hadn't stopped expressing her gratitude ever since, and I wouldn't lie, it was starting to piss me off. “Please don't tell me you're here to say thank you again,” I groaned.“No, not really. I just noticed that you haven't been feeling well and I forgot to inform y
Her scars, his obsession Chapter Twenty-eight
Ava’s POV“He had been through a lot to see that his family was where it was, and knowing that he didn’t stay much longer even to see his son grow a bit older hurts me. Even if he did, my poor boy still met his end very untimely, and I guess it would have crushed him more than it still crushes me now…” her voice began to break into small sobs.“I’m so sorry you had to go through all of that, Cordelia,” I whispered, tightening my grip around her hands.A part of me finally understood the reason she never agreed to stop working after my father’s death. She was as broken as I was, and just like me, she had nothing to run to. Even if she did, staying was a way of distracting herself from the pain of her loss without having to constantly cry or mourn over it. What a woman.“You know, you told me once that you never thought of marrying my dad. Instead, you let my stepmother in. I think it’s because you loved your husband so much that even in death, you couldn’t betray the love you two share
Her scars, his obsession Chapter Twenty-seven
Ava’s POVI had gone home that day not knowing what to make out of what James had done. I had constantly told myself that it was just a mistake, and anyone as excited as he was then would have done the same. However, there was a little part of me that didn’t see it that way even though it wasn’t somewhat inappropriate.“Hmm...” I hummed, stretching from having to lying down for a long time.“Hello, dear,” Cordelia greeted, leaving a small tea cup by my bed stand. “You seem to be taking today off,” she cleared her throat.I gestured for her to sit on the bed if she wanted, but she just shook her head and took a few steps backwards.“Is something wrong?” I raised a brow at her sudden withdrawal.“No. I’m just not done with my chores, and I’d really love to let you rest for a while. You look like you need a huge amount of it,” she said calmly while her eyes observed my every move.“Doesn’t it bother you that I might actually get irritated at the way you look out for me? I mean, you have
Her scars, his obsession Chapter Twenty-six
Ethan's POVI woke up staring directly at the ceiling and walls of my apartment. It felt as if the world was quiet since I pulled everything I shared with House of Astor. Phone calls, emails, everything that can disrupt a man's peace was what I had to deal with for more than forty-eight hours of leaving Ivana's company.However, I chose to call it what I called it, because it was all I needed to be free from Ivana's clutches and the only price I was going to pay was the price of having to wait this long to figure out that all this while I thought I could gain something out of her, she only played me right through the mud.“It's been ages man, do you plan on locking yourself up for eternity there? I'll be at the club by seven, if I don't see you there after thirty minutes, you'll leave me with no other choice than to invade your privacy,” Richard's voicemail said.I exhaled, finally giving in to cancel my quarantine. I asked him to come over instead before going about my activities for
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