One meeting and he called her unfaithful. One accident and half her face scarred. Now she’s back better than ever and with scores to settle. He suddenly wants her back. Ariana had it all; the perfect husband, job and life. She loses it all after being accused of cheating with her husband’s rival, Gabriel. A following accident scars her face and leaves her in a coma. When she wakes up, Zayde wants a divorce. Picking up the pieces, Ariana goes off the grid, fixes her face and returns for revenge. Realizing his mistake, Zayde wants her back and will stop at nothing. But revenge is a dish best served cold and Ariana refuses to let past love stop her.
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The moment I stepped into the house, I met Zayde and his mother in the living room. They looked livid spotting me at the door. Before I got a chance to speak, the woman lunged at me. “How dare you? How dare you betray my son like that after all he's done for you?” She spat angrily. I stood there confused and looking to my husband for help. Not once did he raise his face to look at me. “Where is this coming from?” “Don't play innocent with me, you dumb whore!” She took another step into my space and I stepped back. “You said you were going into town to run a few errands. Did that also involve riding another man's cock? Your husband's rival of all people?” Now I was pissed. “I understand that we don't get along at all but lying to my face like this is so low of you.” “Don't you dare…” came Zayde's voice as he rose from his seat and approached me. “Don't you dare try to gaslight us here. Now, look at this…” He put his phone in my face and on the screen was a photo of Gabriel and I, his hand around my waist and his lips on my cheek. Gabriel was my husband's business rival. That photo wasn't depicting all that had happened. “This is a misunderstanding. Gabriel sent me a text saying he had something to discuss concerning the company that could cause a dent in our reputation.” I shrieked, disgusted that they would even accuse me like that. Selene barked out in laughter, branding me with a whole new look of scorn. “You expect us to believe that nonsense. What do you take us for, fools? I didn't know you could stoop so low to be such a cheat and a liar.” I let out a dry, humorless laugh. “So, I step out for a few hours for the sake of the company only to return and find this lie piled up against me.” “That's no lie. I know what I'm seeing here. If you're not meeting up with Gabriel and letting him fuck you while you moan out the secrets of Zayde's company, why didn't you tell your husband know where you were headed?” “Because I thought I could handle it alone without creating a scene. It wasn't that big of a deal in the end. I was just about to leave when that stupid photo was taken. This is a setup obviously.” I scoff with an eyeroll. But his mother wasn't letting up on me. “That lame excuse won't work.” She rivets to Zayde, already fuming. “I warned you about ending up with this leech. Now she's whoring away company's secrets.” I shake my head in amusement, my hold on my handbag tightening as I begin my way into my room. Their rage bait wouldn't work on me this time. “This has to be some joke that I'm not interested in. Excuse me.” “Not only are you such a prostitute, your mother didn't raise you not to walk away when elders are talking to you.” ‘It's rage bait, Ariana. Rage bait’, I tried to talk myself out of it but I found myself swiveling around to fire back. “Keep my mother out of your lying mouth!” My words came out as a vehement hiss. I'd barely taken a step when she grabbed me violently by the wrist, whirled me around and delivered a slap so loud that it resounded in my ears. SMACK! I wasted no second in raising my hand to deliver mine in defense when Zayde intercepted the hit with his hand and stepped in between us, his nostrils flaring open in anger. He glared down at me. “Let this be the last time you raise a hand against my mother.” Hurt multiplied with anger within me, drowning me in so much pain. “But you stood there and did nothing when she hit me.” “Because you deserved it!” She barked from behind him, huffing and stomping her way to a couch to sit. The anger in his eyes faded off and there was only disgust in there. Still, his voice was gentle when he said, “You pushed her, Ari. It was your fault she hit you. If you'd said nothing in retaliation, I'm sure she wouldn't have. After all, there's no beating the allegations of what you've done with Gabriel.” I stared at this man I called my husband and wondered what was going through his head in that moment. As always, he would support his mother even if evidences proved she was in the wrong. Tears brimmed in my eyes. “Cheat? I've done nothing but stay faithful even when all your mother does is intrude in our marital affairs and nag about the things I did and didn't.” “Don’t try to turn this around, Ariana. I'm highly disappointed that you would go behind my back to go and have an affair with Gabriel.” Sadness and anger reflected in his eyes. What was left to say when they had already made their conclusions? I turned to his mother who was on the chair looked so smug as she watched the scene unfold. “I hope you're happy now.” With that, I spun on my heels to walk back to my car. But as I did, I caught her harsh words. “Of course, go back to your lover like the cheap whore you've always been.” Then I closed the door behind me with a loud thud.Zayde's pov "You should have stayed away, Isabella. I never had good intentions for you. Now, you are going to meet your end by coming to see me.”I said the words calmly, too calmly, considering what I was about to do. I was going to destroy her and put an end to this nonsense since she thought she could run back to me like a child running back to his mother. I was not in the mood for that. I didn't like her a bit. I hated her so I was going to eliminate her before she goes around causing trouble for me. Surprisingly, my mother has not called me. She used to be the first person who called me when there were issues between Isabella and I. But, now. I didn't receive anything like that. Maybe Isabella forgot to tell her this time around. She was such an idiot! A fool who thought she was very smart. But I was about to show her now that she was far from that. Isabella stood in front of me, completely unfazed, like she had already won everything. Like she knew no matter what, she h
Isabella After I was kicked out by Ariana, I went back to my room and cried my eyes out. I was not crying my eyes out because she sent me out of her office but because it was clear that I could no longer manipulate her to do my biddings. As if that was not enough, my conscience began to prick me hard simply because I haven't heard anything from Zayde. I knew we were done and I was trying to move on but I couldn't help myself any longer. I had to call him and hear that heartbreaking word from him one more time. “Isabella, you called? Don't expect me to ask you the reason for the call?” He asked over the phone and I wiped my tears with the back of my palm. "You don’t love me anymore, do you? I'm sorry that I'm disturbing you with my calls but my mind has not been at rest ever since we stopped talking,” I said to him and the words slipped out of my mouth very neatly. I wished I could hit my head on the wall because I already knew the answer to the questions I just asked. I just
IsabellaI was not happy for her and I could never be. Yes, my heart was still hurting from everything I had passed through because Ariana existed. I wish she didn't. It's been weeks since Zayde left me and I have been trying to move on. I have been to bars to drink my heart out and I have also had one night stands with men I knew not. Don't be too quick to judge me. I was just a young lady suffering from heartbreak who thought doing this would fix me. But, it didn't. It only made things worse for me. I had lost my looks, my spark and even the weight I had tried my best to gain. "She really thinks she’s better than me! I guess she must be laughing at me right now in her head!” I lamented and I knew I sounded so bitter. My fingers gripped the phone tighter as I stared at the breaking news on my screen.“No way! This shouldn't be happening. I had destroyed her life. I had wrecked her to the extent that she would never be able to get her feet back for a long time. How could this h
ZaydeAriana and I had been getting really along because of what happened between her and Gabriel. She promised me that she was not going to meet with him again and I told her to cut ties with him. In my presence, she blocked his number and deleted everything about him. It was a welcome development even though I knew that I might not have a chance with her. I loved her so much but yet, I couldn't remind her of that everytime. I had to make sure she sees it in my actions. We decided to go to a library to relax and read a few books since that was what she wanted. My mind was not fixed on the book we were meant to read because I wanted to talk to her about us. "Have you ever had a moment so perfect you almost think it's a setup?" I asked her, trying to strike a conversation and Ariana turned to me with her eyes narrowed and her lips curled in suspicion. “What are you talking about?" She asked and I cleared my throat. I wanted her to be able to hear me and pause to listen to all
Gabriel“The mistake you two made was calling the cops on me!” I yelled at them, not scared of what was going on. I already had a lot of things in place. I was going to outsmart them and there is nothing they can do about it. What do they take me for? A criminal? Just because a girl who I was in love with made me mad?I sat back in my chair, watching the swarm of cops flood in with their guns drawn out. They were all barking orders like wild dogs but I couldn't blame them. They were doing their job. My wrists were already cuffed, but I barely felt the metal against my skin because I wasn’t worried. Not even a little.One of the officers, an ugly square-jawed, no-nonsense man stepped forward. "Gabriel, you are under arrest for…” he tried to speak but I laughed out loud. Idiot! Who said I wanted to listen to him? "Oh, spare me the script. We both know how this goes. You slap on the cuffs on me, drag me out, parade me in front of cameras like you had caught a criminal. But the rea
Zayde’s POVI was halfway home when I checked my phone again, expecting a reply from Ariana but I got nothing from her. She hadn’t responded to my last message, and she always texts back quickly even if she is angry at me. The least she could send was a rather short reply .Something about it made me feel very concerned. I got to thinking that something was off somewhere. Her silence for over an hour was something I could question. I frowned, pulling over to the side of the road. My fingers moved quickly, opening our shared location app.The location showed that she was at Gabriel's office but that was not what she told me earlier when we spoke briefly. She had mentioned that she would be at her office for a short while if it was too late for her to still be working. Then, why on earth was the location map showing that she was at Gabriel's office?Something was not adding up. A bad feeling curled in my gut even though I didn't want to think about it too much. None of this was
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