Chapter 11A few hours later... Ariel tosses on the bed for the umpteenth time, as she forces her eyes open. She suddenly opens them again as she stares up at the white ceiling. It's almost midnight and she has been trying to get some sleep for hours, but it doesn't seem like it'll be possible, and she's already feeling frustrated. "Shit!" She curses under her breath as she sits up on the bed and leans against the wall as she runs her fingers through her hair. "Why can't I sleep?" She mumbles angrily to herself before she sighs briefly. She glances over to the wall clock and realizes that it's already 10:55pm, which means that she's supposed to have been asleep by now.Her stomach suddenly grumbles, and she clutches it tightly and yawns tiredly. Gosh! She's hungry again. She snorts angrily as she swings her legs down the bed and gets on her feet, dragging herself out of the room afterward. She's just three weeks pregnant and she's eating this much, she can't help wondering what it'

Chapter 13Ariel Williams After a long day at work, it's finally closing time and I just rounded my work up. Max already left for an appointment he said to be having with his dad, so his office has been empty for almost an hour now. Finally striding out of the office after I locked it, I head straight to the massive gate. There are very few workers left in the company, which means that I have spent more than enough time here. "Hey, Ariel. Mind joining me?" My colleague, the head of the marketing department says to me as soon I step out of the exit door. She's already standing beside her car with the keys in her hand. "No, I'll be fine. I have to go somewhere before I head home. Thank you," I say to her politely as I smile at her. I don't know why she has been trying to get close to me at all costs. She's always looking for one way or the other to talk to me, but too bad that I'm restricted. I wouldn't want ma'am Wendy to know that I'm talking with strangers. That's going to be rea

Chapter 15Sitting on the floor while resting her back against the bed, Ariel hugs her knees to herself and buries her face between them as a pool of tears streams down her cheeks. Recalling what happened back in the kitchen moments ago, she can't help the pain that keeps penetrating her heart and breaking her into pieces. The look on Max's face makes her feel like she's nothing, but a home breaker. "Everything is your fault, Ariel. You're a bitch!" She mutters to herself as she suddenly grabs a handful of her hair and pulls it aggressively with more tears streaming down her cheeks. "You're trying to break them apart. Can't you see that her husband loves her so much? Can't you see that you're just an intruder?" She scolds herself as her hands suddenly tremble along with her lips as she stares into space. "No... You're not a home breaker. You're not an intruder..." She shakes her head momentarily as she denies the fact. "She brought you here to bear them a child. She was the one th

It's a beautiful evening and a tiring day for Max after a long day at work. Alicia is sitting on the bed with her back against the wall as she stares into space with a deep frown on her face. The image of Max and Ariel kissing some days ago in the kitchen pops up in her mind, and a drop of tears slid down the corner of her cheek. She has been trying to get it off her head, but the more she tries to, the more it keeps disturbing her. She feels betrayed and broken. Maybe this wouldn't have happened if she can bear a child, and maybe another woman wouldn't have become a threat to her marriage if she didn't have difficulty getting pregnant. All she ever wanted was to make sure that her husband was fine, she just wanted to make him happy. She knew how important the business is to him, and that was why she had to take the risk, but now her marriage is at stake. Her marriage of almost two years is going to crash because of the favor that she did for her husband. Another woman is going to sn

Ariel's officeStaring at the screen of the desktop with a deep frown on her face, a drop of tears slid down her cheeks, but she quickly wipes it off and tries to focus on work.She glances over to Max's office, and she can't help the sting she feels in her heart. Seeing the sad expression on his face, she can't help the pain that fills her from within. She feels like everything is her fault. Maybe he wouldn't be having issues with his beloved wife if she wasn't brought into the family in the first place, but then, this was never her fault on second thought. Not that she came willingly, she was forced here.Taking a deep breath, she stands up from her seat and glances at him again, contemplating her decision to talk to him. After giving it a few seconds thought, she finally ambles to the glass door and places a soft knock on it."I want to be alone, Ariel," His cold voice sounds from inside, and it feels as though her heart was stabbed with a knife. Wow! He didn't even want to hear wh