INICIAR SESIÓN"You're never going to see my worth, are you?" Layla mumbled as tears streamed down her cheeks. "There's hardly any," her husband, Donald pouted mockingly and bursted into laughter, his mistress beside him joined in the jest. "Why not divorce me then?" She blurted. "Because you can't survive without me, you're a charity case, I'm taking pity on you by keeping you here,don't jeopardize that." "What if I can survive without you Donald?" "I'm sure you can't." He laughed. "Should we get a divorce and see then?" The words left Layla's mouth before she could hold it back. ** Layla thought she’d built a forever, despite being aware of her husband's infidelity, she had high hopes for their marriage... until the night of their anniversary, her husband came home late with his mistress and demanded that she slept in the guest room while him and his mistress stayed in their room. That was the moment her world broke, and she finally walked away, returning back to her family's home in London. But fate had other plans for her. Her brother’s best friend, Liam, once a boy she barely noticed, had grown into an insanely attractive young man that she couldn't ignore.
Ver másLayla's POV. I walked out of the bathroom, grabbing a towel nearby and ran it through my hair, trying to get it dry enough so it wouldn’t drip onto my nightwear. Liam was still awake.He was sitting up against the headboard, one arm resting loosely over his knee, the other propped behind him. His gaze was fixed intently on me. A faint smile tugged at his lips as his eyes followed me from the doorway to where I stood adjusting the strap of my nightwear.“You’re just going to lay there staring?” I asked quietly, walking fully into the room and closing the door behind me.His smile widened slightly. “I was waiting for you,” he said simply.I raised a brow as I walked closer.“For what exactly?”"C'mon Love,” he muttered, patting the space beside him on the bed.It was such a small gesture, but something about it still made my chest tighten... like my heart still hadn’t fully learned how to be calm around him.I hesitated only for a second before climbing onto the bed.The mattress dip
Layla's POV. The living room was dark, every lamp switched off on purpose, the curtains were drawn. It felt like we were all holding our breath together, waiting for the exact moment. Hope had been sent upstairs earlier with strict instructions not to peek, though I knew she was probably pressed against the stair rail trying to figure out what was going on.Liam stood beside me, his hand loosely wrapped around mine, his thumb brushing slow circles over my skin like he always did when he thought I was overthinking.Adrian paced near the doorway for the third time, checking his phone, then the time, then the door again.“Relax,” Liam murmured under his breath, leaning slightly toward me. “She’s on her way, you're panicking more than Adrian.”“I am relaxed, I just can't believe Adrian is about to take the bold step.” I whispered back, even though my heart was doing something entirely different.He gave me a look that clearly said he didn’t believe me.From upstairs, I heard Hope whispe
Layla's POV. For a long moment I just stood, holding the tiny bracelet in my hand while watching Hope spin in slow circles in the middle of the room, her laughter and joy so pure that it almost felt fragile, like something I needed to protect with everything in me.“Mommy, is this dress too big?” she asked suddenly, stopping mid-spin to look down at herself, her small fingers tugging at the soft fabric.I smiled, walking toward her and crouching slightly so I could adjust the hem properly, smoothing it down with careful hands.“It’s not too big,” I murmured gently. “It’s just… perfect.”She tilted her head, studying my face like she was trying to decide if I was telling the truth or simply saying what I thought she wanted to hear, and then she broke into a grin that made my chest tighten.“I look like a princess,” she declared proudly.I laughed softly. “You don’t just look like one,” I replied, brushing a strand of hair away from her face. “You are one, my beautiful baby.”Her eyes
Layla's POV. Once I pulled up at Hope's school, the closing bell rang just in time; although this time, it wasn't just closing for the day, it was end of semester and I was excited to spend the rest of the holiday with my little bundle of joy, it was more exciting knowing that we will be spending the holiday in London.Yeah right, Adrian's engagement is in a few days and since I've made peace with my past, ofcourse my little family will be vacationing in London. My fingers tightened slightly around my phone as I checked the time again, though I knew I was early, because being early meant I could see her the moment she stepped out, meant I wouldn’t miss that exact second her eyes lit up when she spotted me, and perhaps it was ridiculous, perhaps it was overly sentimental, but those tiny moments had become everything to me.And then...There she was.My little joy bundle. Her little backpack bouncing slightly against her shoulders as she walked hand-in-hand with one of her classmates
Layla's POV. The drive to Liam’s place felt a little too long.. not because of distance, but because my heart refused to stay still the whole way there.I told myself it was just dinner. That it was just him cooking... But it wasn't, because I really wanted to see him.. not the way I've been seein
Layla's POV.Liam took the lead, walking us both into the corner nearby, it was already dark and from we were, we could clearly see the cars passing by and even though we were in the dark, an excessive flash of light will have us exposed to the entire crowd passingby, I was scared, but at the same
Layla's POV. I’d been pacing the hotel room for the last thirty minutes, bored out of my mind. Liam had gone to his company’s branch for an important meeting, he'd said it won't take more than few minutes, but it had somehow stretched into the entire day. I’d tried working. I’d tried reading. I’d
Layla's POV.I woke up to sunlight spilling through the sheer curtains into the room, for a few blissful seconds, I forgot where I was. I only felt warmth behind me and the slow, steady rhythm of a heartbeat that wasn’t mine.Then I remembered.Liam.I froze.His arm was slung around my waist, heav






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