All Chapters of Her scars, his obsession : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Ava’s POV“Ethan’s company has folded.”This was the one millionth time I was hearing it since yesterday when Rosalie had broken the news to me. However, this time, James was very calm about it and his eyes seemed to do more of the speaking than his mouth did. I just didn’t know what exactly they were saying or asking, so I kept mute until there was an audible question I could answer.“Rosalie told me yesterday,” I finally spoke up.“And…” he raised a brow which I raised back not because I wanted to challenge him, but because I just didn’t know what else he was expecting from me.“I didn’t know until Rosalie told me if that’s what you want to know,” I shrugged. “We were supposed to hang out, but then I was a few minutes late and decided to call her on my way so she wouldn’t think I ditched our plans. She sounded worried, apparently, she was worrying on my behalf, and when I asked she told me,” I ran a full detail of half of my day to him, but he didn’t seem satisfied which began to ma

Ivana’s POV“Here,” I handed Layla the bag as we agreed. “Take it and leave. Always remember that Ethan doesn't have to know about this and if he ever does, I'll know exactly where to find you, and you won't be able to escape me” I lowered my voice.“You've already done too much, don't you think?” She scoffs, glaring at the bag that had the money I promised her. “I didn’t do what I did because I needed your money. I did it because there was nothing better I could think of rather than to stick with a cold-hearted devil like you!”“Careful, Layla. Very careful, Layla,” I lowered my voice.“Or what?”“Ethan doesn't know you betrayed him yet. He still thinks you're his very loyal secretary and you don't want to imagine what he'll do when he learns the truth, now do you?”“What truth exactly?! That you manipulated me into doing what I did to finally get his company to where it is now?”“Again, Layla. Be very careful with how you speak to me!” I hissed. “Secondly, I didn’t manipulate you an

Ava's POV “The flower or the colour?” His eyes burned with interest. “I know you don't really like roses, but there's just something about it when I saw it,” he explained, shaking his head. “I couldn't let it go,” he admitted with an embarrassing smile.Now I love the rose even more. “I'm glad you didn't,” I sniffed the rose once more. “I love it.”“Then I'm glad you do. Tell me, do you really want to get dinner?”“Of course I do,” I shot him an ‘are you even supposed to be asking that’ look making his smile grow even wider.“Sad thing, I'm the only one in a haste to flip us over,” he teased, and I squeezed my dress.“Are you really going to do that now?” My tone dropped in frustration. All he needed to do was just arch his brow in a certain way, tuck his lips like those perfect men in the magazine and I'm fluid. For him. Didn't he know that?“I'm sorry, you just look prettier when you blush like that,” he began.Oh. He was doing this on purpose.“And I'm such a greedy man, you see

Ivana’s POV I glance at Norman, sending him a very satisfied grin. “These are perfect, Norman” I told him, taking a close look at every picture he managed to get. “They're just as elaborate as I want them to be,” I trace the small spaces between my dear sister and her Knight in shining armour. I had to admit. I didn't know she was a fan of such public displays of affection.“I couldn't get in as you instructed, but I have a feeling they've grown really close and if these ones don't raise the bar high enough, I could get more,” she shrugged like it's a piece of cake. “Oh, Norman! This will do just great. But if I could get more of these inside Glint… you know, she'd be so defenceless when I have solid proof over her thing with James encroaching their workspace. You think it's a solid plan, yeah?”“I know it is, but I can't get in. I can't risk James seeing my face like you said,” now there's a familiar fear in his voice. “I think this will be over if he sees me around Glint. He'll

Ethan's POV It was more than ten minutes and I still hadn't recovered from the shock of all Layla had told me. I'd have easily assumed that part of them was a lie, but this involved Ivana and Ava which means the only thing possible was more schemes I knew nothing about.“Here, take it,” Layla offered me a glass of water when we got to her apartment. She sank into the couch next to me and slowly laid the envelope on the table in front of us.“Thanks.”“I don't want to give it to her,” she sighed after a long stretch of silence. “I don't want to have anything to do with Ivana’s schemes, but… I can't. I can't just back away.”“You can, though.”She shot me a gloomy smile.“I can't,” Her voice was quieter now and her eyes, teary. What in the world could Ivana have possibly done to her to make her look this helpless?“If that's the case, I'd really love to send the envelope to your—”“No you can't! Do you know what you're asking?!” Her voice was a mix of concern and frustration. “Can yo