Chapter Four— My Ex Wife??

Chapter Four— My Ex Wife??

Surely she wasn’t Gianna. Gianna had blonde hair, shiny blonde hair that gave her the name ‘Golden Tulip’ when she was a teen, she would always talk about how she was teased about it, and he always told her she was better as a blonde anyway.

The woman seated right across from him was definitely not blonde. She had black hair, long and luscious dark hair that reached her waist, a feature he wouldn’t mark for his ex wife who always had her hair in a tight bun, claiming she didn’t enjoy the attention it brought . Certainly this woman wasn’t Gianna, he thought once again as he finally took a seat.

Gianna maintained an outwardly calm demeanor, chin tilted up shoulders snug with enough grace and poise. Deep down she was in a state of panic, seeing him again…the man who turned her life upside down, made her family go bankrupt and topped it off with a completely blindsided divorce—he was seated right across from her.

She felt her legs go numb and her phalanges about to fidget, luckily Aiden was by her side, and one hand on her thigh showing his support soothed her nerves momentarily.

Of course he was the secret investor, she should’ve seen it sooner ,but was so blinded by her thirst for success that it never crossed her mind. She totally underestimated her ex husband, a mistake she was about to pay dearly for.

“Is this meeting adjourned or…” one of the board members finally spoke up, breaking the tension that roamed about in the air. Everyone could feel it, the impending doom that was about to happen. It was like being in the midst of a den of lions about to devour a prey.

“There is no meeting.” Gianna finally answered and finally looked at Justin, “Unfortunately you’re not welcome here Mr Santiago.”

He heard the voice, the silky and titillating sound that used to drive him crazy during the nights of passion—now deeper, richer with a more stern undertone that exuded authority. He almost gasped, finally seeing her eyes—there was only one woman who had brown eyes with a beautiful golden hue around it. This was definitely Gianna!!

“I’m not welcome?” He finally found his words, this was still business after all, “I just invested a huge sum into this company Mrs….??”

“It’s Miss Lawson to you sir.”

Ah—Lawson, he thought once again. She’d gone back to taking her maiden name, why didn’t he think of it sooner?? That LAWSON CORP was owned by his ex wife’s family???

They disappeared three years ago, he was sure of the fact after he had someone tail them right after the divorce. The bank forclosed the Lawson Villa according to reports and they moved to an unknown state, despite his attempts to figure out their whereabouts….they just vanished.

Seeing Gianna again brought back the twinge he felt in his heart, still there was a moment of doubt as she could be a doppelgänger of the sort. The name Lawson was common after all, she could me married to a— who was he kidding?? He rolled his eyes surreptitiously, surely the woman seated right across the glass table was his wife!!

“Fine. Miss Lawson. I invested a huge sum into—

“I’ll have my legal and financial team draft out an agreement. Your ‘investment’ as you call it will be returned duly, and in full.” She said curtly, taking the words right out of his mouth.

Who was this woman?? Surely wasn’t the same Gianna he was married to three years ago. She was cold and unwavering, devoid of any warmth—most of all, she was confident. Gianna was a shy and timid housewife, she definitely wasn’t one who could handle meetings in the midst of powerful men.

“Gianna don’t be—

“It’s Miss Lawson to you sir,” The random man he wasn’t paying heed to suddenly chipped in. Justin didn’t like that, “We think it’s time you leave the premises.”

He turned to Aiden sharply, “Who are you again?”

“That is of no concern to you Mr Santiago,” Gianna muttered, her voice still icy, “Please leave the premises, unless you would like to be escorted out.”

He wanted to stay put. He yearned for answers, he needed the perfect confirmation that this woman seated across was his ex wife…his ever loving Gianna, he needed to know the truth.

“I need to speak to the CEO.” Crossing his arms, he rested. He wasn’t leaving any time soon, not when he had inquisitions that needed to be filled with answers.

Gianna stared blank faced, for the first time she felt like she had the upper hand and rose to her feet, “You’re talking to her. Please leave Mr Santiago, or I’ll have you moved myself.”

He was gobsmacked, seeing his face go pale for a second brought Gianna a short satisfaction that soothe the ache she felt in her heart. Justin was unable to fathom it, the truth laid right in front of his eyes that his wife—ex wife, the woman he sent packing years ago after their brutal divorce was the CEO!! The CEO of the company which had grown to be his biggest competitor yet!!