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CHAPTER TEN
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THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER TEN
LILY'S POV For a full five seconds, I couldn't move.I just stood there with my mouth slightly open, staring at the strange woman who boldly claimed to be Ethan’s wife. My mind was spinning, my heart thundering so loudly I could barely hear anything else.His wife?No....No… that couldn’t be possible.Ethan? Married?I felt my stomach twist painfully.My hands trembled on my suitcases. Every horrible, confusing thought rushed into my head at once.Before I even realized what I was doing, words slipped out of my mouth.“I…I’m so sorry,” I stuttered, stepping back. “I must have… I think I got the wrong apartment.”I grabbed my suitcase handles, ready to run. My legs were already halfway turned when the woman called out sharply.“Wait! Oh my God…wait!”I froze again, this time more from confusion than fear. Slowly, I turned around.She burst into laughter. Loud, dramatic laughter that echoed through the hallway.“I’m so sorry!” she said between laughs. “Oh wow… you should have seen
THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER NINE
LILY'S POV Ethan’s words hung in the air like a heavy cloud.“Come with me…. Stay in my apartment.”For a few seconds, I could only stare at him, still shaken from everything that had just happened. My heart was beating too fast, but not from fear this time…more from confusion.“Ethan…” I finally whispered, taking a step back. “I can’t.”His brows pulled together. “Why not?”“It will get… awkward,” I said honestly. “We just started all this…Moving in together? It’s too fast…too sudden and definitely weird…and also after everything tonight, my head isn’t even clear.”He exhaled slowly, visibly frustrated but trying to be patient. “Lily, I’m not asking you to be my wife tomorrow…I’m just asking you to stay somewhere safe.”“I am safe,” I insisted, even though the sting on my arm said otherwise.“No, you are not,” he countered sharply. “Aiden knows where you live…that bastard has no boundaries…I can’t leave you here alone.”“I’ll lock the doors,” I muttered.“And if he forces his
THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER EIGHT
LILY'S POV I froze at the doorway, my hand still holding the knob, unable to understand how Aiden of all people was standing right in front of my apartment. It felt wrong. It felt out of place and it felt like a nightmare I didn’t ask for.For a moment, my brain refused to catch up.“Aiden?” I breathed out shakily. “What are you doing here?”He didn’t answer. He only stared at me with a strange mix of desperation and determination in his eyes.That alone made my heart beat faster and not from excitement, but from alarm.I swallowed hard and tried to shut the door.Immediately, his hand shot forward and stopped it mid-way.“Lily, wait …”“No.” I pushed harder, trying to close it. “Aiden, leave.”Instead, he pushed the door open and stepped inside like he owned the place.I stumbled back. “Get out of my apartment.”“Please, just listen,” he said, walking in and closing the door behind him.My skin crawled.“If you don’t get out right now,” I warned, voice trembling with anger.“I
THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER SEVEN
LILY'S POV When Ethan left my apartment, I got thinking and I mean a lot of thinking.I knew that I wanted revenge for the humiliation my sister and my ex fiance put me through but what I realized was that Ethan’s quest for revenge seemed higher than mine.I watched his words, actions and intentionality and I couldn't help but wonder if I was making the right decision by choosing to marry him.He wasn't in love with me…obviously but getting married to someone I didn't love was never a part of my plans.After spending almost two hours on my couch deep in thoughts, I decided to freshen up and allow my thoughts to rest for a while.My phone buzzed just as I stepped out of the shower.For a moment, I thought it was Ethan…he always checked on me before leaving his office but not out of concern though.But instead, I saw the name flashing on the screen:MOM.My heart sank.on one hand, my intrusive thoughts just whispered to me to leave the call and talk to her some other time but my consc
THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER SIX
LILY’S POVSilence was the only thing that followed after I accepted Ethan's proposal.Adira collapsed into her chair like her bones could no longer hold her while Aiden looked like a man watching the last piece of his world fall off a cliff.My mother was teary, confused, relieved, and overwhelmed all at once.Ethan rose slowly, sliding the ring onto my finger with steady hands.And when his skin touched mine, something…just something shifted inside me and it was power.And for the first time in my life, I liked how it felt.“Thank you,” Ethan said softly.I didn’t respond.The entire room was holding its breath, waiting for the next explosion.Adira stood suddenly.“Lily, you can’t possibly mean this….you can’t marry him….He’s only doing this to get back at me!”Ethan turned to her, his face expressionless.“You’re not the center of my universe, Adira.”Her lips parted, trembling.“Ethan…”He didn’t even blink.“Respect yourself.”Aiden rubbed his chest like he couldn’t breathe.“Li
THE ART OF RUIN CHAPTER FIVE
LILY'S POV Forgiveness.It’s funny how that word can taste so sweet on the tongue and still burn in the heart.Everyone thinks forgiveness means peace, but sometimes, it’s just the quiet before the storm.Three weeks had slowly passed since the night everything came crashing down.Adira had moved back into my mother’s house, quiet and pale, avoiding me like I was a ghost. Aiden, on the other hand, hadn’t stopped calling, texting, showing up begging for another chance.I had a plan now.A silent, beautifully crafted plan that even Aiden couldn’t see coming.And at the heart of it… was Ethan.Ethan, Adira’s ex-fiancé..the man who knew exactly how betrayal tasted. The man who, like me, had loved and been destroyed by the same people.Together, we had built a pact: to make them feel the sting of every wound they left on us.And what better way to do that… than to do it with a smile?The family dinner was my idea.My mother had been begging for peace. “Lily, my daughter, you and your s
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