LOGINSEVERAL YEARS AGO
William stormed inside after Trisha, slamming the door behind him.She did not turn to look at him, instead, she was about to angrily walk up the stairs when he grabbed her by the arm and spun her around.“Oh no you don’t. Don’t you dare walk out on me. You have no right to be pissed,” William snapped. Trisha yanked her arm away from his grip as she levelled him with a death stare.“I have every right to be pissed. You do not control hoThe silence that stretched between Nicole and Williams as she waited for his response to her question became almost indeterminate. It stretched and filled all the empty spaces in his heart, and Nicole could feel herself getting disappointed.She desperately wanted to believe him. To give him a chance to tell her the truth. But apparently, he didn’t trust her enough to let her in. When the silence grew painful, Nicole cleared her throat and spoke. “You can leave now, please. I have a lot of work to do and I would like to get started on them as soon as possible.” Her voice was calm, and she liked that it gave none of the heartbreak and the turmoil in her chest away. William had been lost in his head, who, in an attempt to tell Nicole the truth, had gotten lost in the memories of all the awful things he faced while he was still in love with Trisha. At Nicole’s curt words though, he snapped back into himself. Taking a step closer, William’s lips pa
SEVERAL YEARS AGOWilliam stormed inside after Trisha, slamming the door behind him. She did not turn to look at him, instead, she was about to angrily walk up the stairs when he grabbed her by the arm and spun her around. “Oh no you don’t. Don’t you dare walk out on me. You have no right to be pissed,” William snapped. Trisha yanked her arm away from his grip as she levelled him with a death stare. “I have every right to be pissed. You do not control how I feel,” she quipped back at him, and it was obvious that she was spoiling for a fight.“You called my mother an old hag, and as if that was not enough disrespect, you fucking walked out on my parents,” William yelled back. He was frustrated to the core, and he hated how tonight’s dinner had turned out. His parents had never really liked Trisha despite the fact that he had been with her for a while, but William really liked her, and he had hoped that tonight would lead to so
Nicole stopped in her tracks, her heart hammering against her chest.What the hell was Asher talking about? The name he mentioned rang a bell in Nicole’s head, and she instantly remembered the strange woman who had wanted to speak to her about William after she got off work yesterday. Was the woman working together with Asher? Was that it? A strategy to unnerve her and give them a chance to get into her head?Asher stepped closer to her, his hands in his pocket. He had a smug smile on his face as if he knew that he had caught her total attention.“I know you want to know. I can feel your curiosity wafting off you in waves. Why don’t you follow me to a nearby cafe and listen to what I have to say, then you can decide if you still want to be with him or not.”He sounded so confident, and even though Nicole was insanely curious, she knew that giving Asher the attention he wanted would be like taking one step forward and a hundred steps back
Nicole hummed as she got ready for work. She felt at peace, her mind strangely peaceful as she selected her work outfit. It was as if the kiss she shared with William had opened up a world of possibilities in her mind.She was so oblivious to the happiness radiating from her that she did not notice the way her mother was looking at her. The older woman watched as her daughter hummed and twirled around in the house, and she instantly knew that Nicole had a crush on someone. By the time Nicole walked into the kitchen for breakfast, her mother was convinced. So as Nicole ate, she casually asked. “So. Who is the lucky guy?” Nicole, who was in the process of drinking water, choked at the suddenness of the question. She coughed, and her mother gently patted her on the back, waiting for her to calm down. Red faced, Nicole whirled around to stare at her mother. “Mom! You cannot spring a question on me like that, not while I am trying to have
“And where the hell have you been?” Zara snapped as soon as Asher walked in. She was standing in the middle of the living room, her arms crossed over her chest rigidly. Asher immediately saw that she was pissed, and he sighed inwardly. After everything that happened today, all he wanted was a quiet moment to gather his thoughts. But that seemed to be impossible, with his angry wife standing guard over him like he was a fucking prisoner. Zara’s impatience mounted as Asher loosened his tie first, not giving an immediate response to her question. “Do you know how worried I was? I kept calling your contact and you wouldn’t pick up. Your personal assistant said you went for a meeting but I already checked your schedule and you had no meeting today. Yet you were gone for hours. Where were you, Asher?”By the time she finished her speech, Zara’s chest was heaving with indignance. But because Asher just wanted her to leave him alone so he could process what he h
Trisha waited for Nicole to take the bait. Even though she seemed calm, she was actually not. A part of her was nervous as she stood before the almighty Nicole, the woman whose composure in reality rivaled what Trisha had read online. But apart from being nervous, Trisha was angry. Hell, she was more than angry. Trisha was pissed as fuck. Mentioning a kiss between William and Nicole was a gamble, but when Nicole remained stone faced at the fact, when she did not even attempt to disapprove of the assumption, Trisha knew she was right. Nicole and William had shared a kiss. Hot, white anger boiled in Trisha’s chest, but she fought very hard to rein it in even though she desperately wanted to tear Nicole’s hair off her head. But even after dropping the bait that painted William as someone hiding a secret, Nicolle still did not say anything. Trisha stepped forward, her blood boiling with jealousy. “
Nicole waited from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the bridal shop. Her stomach churned, but she chose to wait. Her fiancé, Asher Strong, had promised to meet her there that morning. She had just returned from a business summit and headed straight to the bridal shop.She had called him several times and sent
He isn't going to waste his time going through it. She can't do without him and earlier than he expected, she sent a letter to apologise to him. She has nowhere else to go. He held her lifeline and her mother's hospital bills were going to be handled by him. She dares to frown at his decision
When Nicole arrived home, her mother was so excited to see her. The two women hugged each other and her mother said “I expected you to be back yesterday, I was going to call Asher if he heard from you when you arrived” her mother complained, taking her suitcase away from her. “I'm home now. I
“What was that for? What you saw was nothing. Zara needed my help and I offered to drive her to the company…” he blurted, his cold gaze on her as if she's committed an offence. “I don't know what you're talking about and I didn't see anything either” Nicole snapped back at him. She tried to







