Masuk“What you want has finally happened,” Max informed me with a smile. “You now own the biggest shares of Hazelwood Inc.”It was my turn to smile. For years, I had been working on taking the company from John Hazelwood because for a lot of time, I wanted to be the one to break him.Nobody was aware that I was the owner of Artland, but that was about to change.“Perfect,” I said with a small nod. “Now that we did what I wanted, I’m ready to tell the world that I’m the owner of the company,” I told Max.“Does that mean that I should start looking for a new job?” he joked with me, making me laugh.“No, you shouldn’t. You know quite well I don’t plan on assuming the CEO role anytime soon,” I told him.My life had been super busy lately. The galleries I had been participating in and all the familial matters that had been going on in my life took up all of my time. Now that I was pregnant, I needed to slow down.I didn’t want anything to happen to my baby, so overworking myself wasn’t on the t
I had been thinking about telling Declan about my pregnancy, and every time I wanted to tell him, something stopped me. However, I wasn’t going to wait any longer. He had the right to know that I was carrying his child.“What do you want to tell me?” he asked as we sat down on the couch in our living room.“I know that this may not be the right time, and I didn’t mean for this to happen, but… it just did,” I started, causing a frown to appear on his face. “I’m pregnant, Delcan.” My voice was too low. I wondered if he could hear me.“W-What?” he stuttered, looking at me with wide eyes.I took a deep breath and repeated myself. “I’m pregnant.”I forced myself to look at him. I wanted to figure out his reaction, but I couldn’t. Other than being shocked, he didn’t show any other emotion.“How long?” he asked as his throat bobbed.“Eight weeks,” I murmured, wrapping my arms around my stomach. “We slept together right before you had the surgery, in case you’re wondering.”“When did you lear
I felt lucky because she agreed to give me another chance, but I was also scared. It seemed like I was walking on a fine line. One wrong move would completely destroy whatever was left of our relationship.I could tell that she didn’t have any hope in our relationship, but I was determined to prove her otherwise. I needed her to realize that she meant a lot to me.I could have easily told her that I loved her when I took her pedalling, but I didn’t want to say things I wasn’t completely sure of. I knew that my feelings for her were strong, and it didn’t take a genius to realize how happy she made me feel; however, I wasn’t sure if all of this could be interpreted as love.“Are you sure that you’re not leading her on?” my therapist asked me. Her tone wasn’t judgmental.“No, I really want to be around her. I… I love spending my time with her,” I replied.“But nothing has changed, Declan. You still don’t remember her. You can’t recall a single memory you two shared,” she pointed out.“I
“I didn’t expect that,” I said, unable to hide my surprise as I looked between Declan and the pedal in front of me in the river. Declan told me yesterday that he wanted to take me on a date. I expected a romantic outing at a nice restaurant that overlooked the Danube, but I never expected this kind of date.“If you don’t like the idea, we can do something else,” he offered, suddenly looking self-cautious.I quickly shook my head, realizing that my reaction might have given him the wrong impression. “No, I actually love the idea.” I turned to look at him. “I have never pedalled before.”As always, Declan didn’t tell me where he was taking me when he said he wanted to take me on a date. He might not be able to remember anything about us, but there were still traces of the man I had fallen for years ago. This was one of the reasons I couldn’t completely let him go.“I have done it a couple of times. I was hoping this would be something we had never done before, and I guess I got lucky.”
She didn’t just look beautiful. Her beauty was one of a kind. It was completely out of this world. How could one look this beautiful in a simple black dress?I wasn’t just walking toward her. It felt like something was pulling me toward her, like a magnet I couldn’t resist. Even if I could resist it, I didn’t want to.She was glued to her place, her eyes fixed on me. It was easy to tell that she was shocked. She didn’t expect me to be here. She had been running from me, not wanting me to even hear her voice, yet she found me right in front of her.Would she ask me to leave? Would she hug me or kiss me?Suddenly, doubt seeped through my heart, causing me to question every move I made. My heart shook inside my chest, and I took a deep breath as I stood in front of her.There was no space between us. Her eyes stared into mine. I wanted to take her into my arms and kiss her. I didn’t understand the change that happened inside of me. It was like my heart remembered how much I loved her, bu
The black dress I had on made me feel beautiful. It was a dress Declan bought me a long time ago, but I never got the chance to wear it. It was one of the gifts he liked to surprise me with out of the blue.I had always thought I’d wear it on a date, but here I was, wearing it at a gallery where I got to display my paintings, without my husband around to see how good it looked on me.The gallery was buzzing. I didn’t think a lot of people would attend, but clearly, I was wrong. A lot of people were here, admiring my art, like it was one of the wonders of the world.There were twenty paintings, neatly placed on the walls of the gallery. Each one had a spotlight above it, illuminating every inch of it, and showing all the details.I had already sold three paintings in the first hour, and there was still another day to go. I knew that I had become successful, yet it still felt surreal. I couldn’t believe that I made it all by myself, without anyone’s help. Nobody could take credit for my







