Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorced By Mistake: Reclaiming My Ex-wife : Kabanata 211 - Kabanata 220

(Ivy)“Is it that obvious?” I ask as we finish our meal, ready for our desert.“Well, not really. But your dislike for him shows, so much,”I shrug. “I can't help it, there's so much at stake. I need him far away from me as possible,”Bella gives me a look. “But— what if he actually does want something serious?”I roll my eyes and blanch at that. “It takes two to tango, Bella. I have no interest whatsoever,” I reply curtly. “Is it okay if we talk about something else?”Bella nods. “Sure, what about next weekend with the —-,” we go on to discuss other matters.But less than an hour later, we decided to call it a night and called for the bill.I was barely out of the restaurant when I bombed into someone. “Oh my God, I'm so sorr—,” the words swivel up in my mouth as my eyes landed on her, after picking up her fallen purse.I squint, my eyes darting at her. “Sorry have we met before?” I ask, just for clarity sake but I was so sure it was her, even with her makeup on.She smiles, a forced

(Ethan)I said I was going all out and I meant every word. I've done my homework, Ivy isn't really an extrovert, but she's not usually cooed up in her house all day like I thought.I dug more and found out she had a favorite coffee shop she often goes to, not quite frequently on week days but very often on weekends.She drops Aria for her classes and stops there, she stays till half an hour or an hour at most.She barely even talks to people, no favorite neighbor, which makes winning her over even more harder.The only place she visits is Bella's and it's not like it happens quite often, she sends Aria over most times.I tried to find out from mother if she knows a thing or two about Ivy without her suspecting anything but she really doesn't. The only thing she knows aside her name is that she's a single mom who wanted a baby for herself.Apparently, her baby daddy isn't in the picture. I didn't think I had welcomed a news as much as I did with that.I haven't seen any man around her,

(Ivy)Ethan stood less than two feet away from me. His dark hair was combed up, exposing every magnificent angle of his face. His full lips curved into a sinful smirk.I stared, not completely from the shock of seeing him here but I catch myself actually checking him out.I must have had holes in my lungs because my breath became too shallow the second he said he's our new neighbor.That leaves me thinking — quite a lot alright.I'm not gonna lie, I have never seen a man as persistent and strong-willed as him.For everything I've done to force his hand, to leave me be, he always found a way to get even more closer.Something I thought would put me off, suddenly interest me, overwhelms me.I hate to admit it but I'm aware that my heart is no longer as stoic as it was towards Ethan.I don't know when it happened or how he did it but hating him just flew out of the window because somehow he's managed to get to me without me even realizing it.After I gave up on love and men, I just —- pu

(Ivy)I hadn't seen my supposed neighbor up until this very moment and I promise you I wasn't looking out for him or anything.But it does feel off.He has bothered me to no end these past months just to go mute all of a sudden?I sometimes catch myself refreshing my emails to check if he had sent anything, but there's nothing.I sighed. Why do I even bother?It's a good thing he had let me be. I will see him on Friday anyways.I managed to put it out of my mind and focus on what's important, family and work.Anything else is just a distraction, one I can't risk right now.Tracy's been pretty busy with work and so have I. I got her text earlier that she’ll be going to Europe for a three weeks business trip.That simply means she won't be able to listen to my rants as often as she used to and that's very much okay. Just three weeks and I will have my best friend back.I can bother Bella while she's gone.I got busy, like really busy. I got new clients, workload doubled but that also me

(Ivy)I shake his hand and ask. “Why am I having this meeting with you, Mr Phillips?” I mutter, my eyebrows lifting in question.He gives me a polite smile and replied. “My boss had something urgent to take care of, so I'd be finalizing this in his stead,”“Oh, I see.” Is all I say, forcing a small smile.He narrows his eyes on me. “Shall we?”I nod. “Sure,” I retort, taking my seat.But as the meeting progresses, I can't help but wonder what was really urgent that Ethan had to disappear for days.That's my own thought though. I don't ask. It really isn't my business. So I put it out of my mind and focus on what is.Grayson was as good as his boss, I had no doubt he was a loyal one too. And by the time we came to a final conclusion, I was quite impressed.I gather my things and stood up managing a small smile. “Have your boss take a look and if it's still unsuitable, we'd reduce some mechanical designs to better control costs,” I tell him.He nods but says. “He's given order to procee