All Chapters of Ex-husband's Grave Mistake : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"I have a proposal" Antonio said"Is there anytime you don't have something to say?" I groaned, wiping off the edge of my lips.I don't want a situation where he'd use anything to get close to me or touch me or taste me. I felt so ... I don't know how I felt but then when he tasted my lipstick and called it strawberry while looking into my eyes. I... I didn't like that it reminded me of us in our youthful days"Hear me out first" Antonio said, dropping his fork. It was lunch period and we were currently eating. I wouldn't have joined him on this table. What am I even saying? I was eating alone until he came from God knows where. Of course, it'll look weird to carry my halfway eaten food elsewhere so I just stayed put."My ears are open, Antonio. Make it snappy" I said, clearing my throat as I stared at him."I am no longer going to force myself on you" He said, his tone serious."Gee, thanks!" I rolled my eyes. "Yeah. I will make sure I keep to my words." He sighed. "However...""Of

Antonio's POV"What do you mean?" I raised my eyebrow at my mother who wasn't even sparing me a glance as she played with her silver wristwatch."Hunnie, we don't know what would be up Melissa's sleeve so it's better mum -" Before Doris could complete her sentence, I cut her off. "There's nothing up her sleeve. She's just helping the company and according to the contract we signed with her company, after the company is up on its feet, she's gone"My stomach twisted as I said the last two words. I don't want her to be gone. I wanted to be seeing her always. Also, I didn't read everything in that contract. I hope I wasn't landing myself in trouble. It was Melissa. It couldn't be that bad."Don't yell at your wife!" My mother said, before wincing. She looked like she was in pain. "Mother" I ran to her, holding her hands. "You see? You're not even strong enough to ...""Antonio, that company is also mine and I want to be actively part of it." My mother said, pushing my hands away. I wa

"What's this?" Roberta dropped a newspaper on my desk. Behind her were Lawson and Hudson. They were literally like her puppet.I picked up the newspaper and almost dropped it as fast as I picked it. "You tend to bring problems to us" Hudson spoke, placing his two hands on my desk as he stared at me. "Who did this? I don't recall being -""Goodness, Girl. You're in an office setting so what were you expecting? People do have phones!" Lawson rolled his eyes"You don't represent us well at all." Roberta shook her head."I'll take it down." I flinged the paper aside, facing my laptop.What even annoyed me most was the fact that Hudson and Lawson had the audacity to scold me. They were fucking new!I'd let it slide though. Just not for too long."That is not enough, Melissa" Roberta closed my laptop, startling me. "So what then is enough?" I folded my arms, looking at each and every one of them. "I said I'd take care of it so chill.""You have to go through the penalty!" Hudson stated, h

"Good day ma'am!" My secretary greeted, falling in line with me as I matched down to my office. "Yes, Claire. Is Mr. Rodriguez here yet?" I asked, out of concern for my fellow worker. I wanted to believe that was the reason."Not at all ma'am. He hasn't shown up since yesterday. I also haven't been able to get to him" She said, handing me my files in front of my door. "Hmm!" I nodded, making a mental note to ask Roberta about her son later.He can't just be absent from work whenever he felt like. It wasn't right and I didn't accept that, especially when there was no prior communication.Why was I agitated by his absence? I didn't care about him. "I need to set the board room for the meeting" Claire said before leaving."Yeah, you should do that" I muttered to myself, unlocking the door successfully. I almost tripped down when I got in. What could I have possibly dropped on the ground that I forgot to pick up yesterday?Tapping the wall, I clicked on the light switch when I finally

Melissa's POV "Have you seen the news?" I bolted into Antonio's house. Apparently, he was now living opposite me in my neighborhood. All I needed to do was stroll out of my compound and cross over to his place. It felt like a deliberate act. I didn't care as long as he wasn't in my space and not with my daughter."Make yourself comfortable" His voice was strained, followed by a grunt. I looked around for him until my eyes came down to the ground and there he was, doing pushups with a hand. His muscle flexed as he went lower and raised himself up.When he stood up and I noticed he was shirtless, I turned back immediately. "Jesus Christ! Put on a shirt" "I wasn't the one who barged into another person's territory without any prior warning" He scoffed. "I'm sweaty so I can't afford to fuck any clean shirt up""Urghh!" I finally turned, looking at anywhere but his bare chest, even though my eyes would cunningly drop down to it briefly."It's yours, you can look at it" He said, holding