All Chapters of The Stranger I Met On The Altar: Chapter 71 - Chapter 78

AARON’S POVIt had taken everything in me not to curse aloud when Vivienne collapsed into my arms.I quickly rushed her to the hospital and she was admitted. She was diagnosed with acute stress reaction, a physical and emotional burnout triggered by anxiety, pressure, and emotional distress, so the doctor explained.As I stared at her as she lay on the bed, face pale and her breathing shallow, a pang of guilt hit me.She had gone through a lot because of me. The miscarriage that my dad had caused, and then the disappointment she must have felt when I had no choice but to marry another and she just had to remain on the outside as a mistress.I had promised to make it up to her by eventually making things right by divorcing Elizabeth later and making her the rightful Mrs Vanderbilt, and at the time I had said it, I had meant it wholeheartedly.I told her I would pay no attention to the wife that had been arranged for me and nothing would ever happen between us.Whatever was brewing betw

“Let's say you're not lying to me, where do you and Vivienne stand? Are you guys together or not?” I asked.His jaw tightened and he looked away. “Answer me” I pushed.“Can we not talk about this right now?” he looked at me again. “What is going on between you and Noah?”I laughed dryly. “Wow! You manipulative piece of shit. You wouldn't answer my question but you want me to answer yours? You've been dodging this whole Vivienne issue and you have the temerity to ask me about Noah?” The laughter disappeared from my face and it was replaced with an angry look. “Get the fuck out of my way. Right now” I drawled slowly but the anger in my tone could not be missed.“Listen…”“I will pour this hot coffee on your face right now if you don't get the hell out of my face right now!” I suddenly shouted, startling him.My threat must have taken him aback and he knew I was playing no jokes because he quickly stepped aside. I walked past him with a loud hiss but he followed suit.I stopped, turne

Things changed between Aaron and me, for good.Something had shifted between us, but I could tell.In the past couple of days, we haven't fought nor argued, we had breakfast together before he left for work, we had dinner together when he came back home, and then he’d end the night in my room, having lots of crazy sex, cuddling afterwards, talking about everything and anything, and then at past midnight, he’d go back to his room and pass the night there. And then we’d continue the routine like that the next day.I wondered why he never spent the night at mine, or invited me to his, as we've never been intimate there, but I brushed it aside. It was still his house regardless of where we were having sex.Every time I looked at him, my heart swelled. When he smiles at me, my heart skips a beat. And whenever I see him walking out of his room, looking all dressed, sexy, and dapper, my throat runs dry from salivating. When he touches me, I feel a jolt of electricity, and when he kisses me,

“Alright, Noah,” the door opened, and Aaron walked in, tall and imposing in his navy-colored suit. “Let me call you back, Noah,” I said quickly before hanging up.His eyes narrowed. “What does he really want from you?” He asked, jaw ticked.I chuckled as I stood up and walked to him. “Cant a friend check up on a friend anymore?” I asked, throwing my hand around his neck and placing a quick kiss on his lips.With one hand still holding his briefcase, his other hand encircled my waist pulling me closer and tighter. He ducked his head kissing me again, this time longer and deeper.“I don’t like the idea of two you being friends. Because he still clearly loves you” he said breaking away from the kiss.“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you are jealous” I teased. “Or are you?”He didn’t say yes, but he didn’t deny it either. But the subtle twitch in his brow and his tightened lips gave him away.“I just don’t like another man pining over my wife” he said, voice firm.“You are over thinking