Semua Bab Chasing back my ex-wife: Bab 31 - Bab 39

Kiara’s POVThe restaurant Evergreen’s CEO chose was the definition of luxury, dimmed chandeliers, soft music echoing through the air, and waiters dressed like they’d stepped out of a Vogue editorial. It was the kind of place where deals were sealed.I arrived before Leo. As usual, though I like being early. Tonight wasn’t just about celebrating a job well done. It was about turning a new chapter for Kiara's interiors.Mr. Dominic Hughes, CEO of Evergreen, stood the moment he saw me. He is tall, with silver hair, in his mid 50s . “Kiara! You look stunning,” he said, smiling warmly and gesturing for the waiter to pull out a chair for me." You're even more elegant than your designs.” he added. I smiled politely.I wore a sleeveless black dress, elegant but modest, paired with nude heels. Nothing flashy though.“Thank you, sir. I’m glad you could make time to come.”“I should be the one thanking you. You and your team outdid yourselves. Your work at Evergreen was exceptional,” Dominic

Kiara’s POVI didn’t speak a word on the drive back.The man Leo assigned to drop me off kept glancing at me through the rearview mirror, as if expecting me to cry, but I sat still. Deep down, I was breaking. My mind thought about everything that happened.When the car pulled up at my apartment, I opened the door slowly. My feet touched the floor like they carried bricks. I reached the door and knocked, my hands trembling.“Good evening ma.” The nanny greeted me with a look of concern on her face because of the way I looked with my tousled hair.My mouth was even heavy to respond to her. I just moved straight to the stairs, dragging the weight of everything Leo had ever done to me with every step.The moment I got to my room, I locked the door, pulled the curtains shut, and sank to the floor. The silence felt suffocating.I felt like screaming so loud to feel better. Tears were already rolling down my cheeks.I cried like a child. How could he still think that he had a right over me?

Kiara’s PovI shut my laptop with a heavy sigh and leaned back into the couch. The glow from the sun filtered through the curtains, casting faint patterns on the floor. It was 2:15pm, but I already felt like I had lived through an entire week. My luxury office proposal still needed revisions before the presentation and one particular indecisive client had spent nearly an hour contemplating over two wallpaper samples that looked exactly the same to anyone with sane eyes.The door opened and I heard Sophia's voice. She ran towards me.“Mommy! Mommy!”I opened my eyes just to see Sophia rush into the living room, a wide grin stretched across her face and her curls bouncing wildly.“What’s all this?” I asked as she dropped a large gift bag on the table. It was surprisingly heavy.She beamed. “Gifts!”I sat up. “Gifts?”She nodded, eyes glittering with excitement. “It was a birthday today! One of my friends. And there were snacks and toys and balloons and... look!” She pulled out her Bar

Kiara's POVIt felt so weird sitting across from Leo, having breakfast like we were just two old time lovers catching up. But we are not. Not anymore. He was my ex-husband, the father of my child he never knew about, and currently married to the woman who has done everything to ruin me. My own step sister.The thought of all these, made my skin crawl. But here I am, sipping coffee with him. How and why did I even get here?I glanced at him. He looked at peace, too comfortable for someone who had once wrecked my peace. And the worst part is that I was still finding him attractive. His calm confidence, those cute dimples, the way he smiled like he hadn’t done anything wrong. I sighed inwardly.Miriam is taking my place, while I’m now sitting pretty in hers. What an irony. I shook my head and laughed at the thought."What’s funny?" he asked, raising his brows."Nothing serious," I replied, giving him a dismissive smile.If only he knows what's going through my mind.The twisted sense of