Lahat ng Kabanata ng Too Late, Mr. White! I'm Married To Your Rival Now: Kabanata 261 - Kabanata 270

Aria's POVAfter sending the lawyer off, I couldn't resist texting Lillian immediately: "Babe, the lawyer got me $33,000 in compensation! And he got you over $2,000 too!"Lillian, who was pretending to work at her office, let out an involuntary gasp when she saw my message."Everything okay over there?" her coworker asked, clearly thinking she'd had some brilliant marketing epiphany."Yeah, just stubbed my toe," she texted back. I could practically see her rubbing her nose awkwardly—her classic tell when she's lying.Her coworker's voice came through in her next message: "Damn, I thought you'd cracked our new product campaign already!""As if! Still researching!" she'd replied.Once she'd gotten rid of her nosy colleague, Lillian's excitement exploded across my screen: "HOLY SHIT!!! That's what Aiden's lawyer can do! LMAO I can just picture that arrogant store owner's face when he got the legal notice! I'm blocking his number RIGHT NOW!"

Aria's POVFor the next long stretch of time, my life became incredibly hectic.A 10 AM flight to the city, then another flight to the capital that same afternoon. The following days blurred together as I focused entirely on practicing my violin. My routine became mechanical—dinner, then straight to the music room until 9:30 PM, a fifteen-minute break, shower, and bed.This regimented schedule left me little time to dwell on how much I missed Aiden. It was only in those rare moments of stillness that the ache of separation washed over me like a tide.We hadn't made love in what felt like forever.I unconsciously licked my lips as certain images flashed through my mind. Maybe we could try some new positions when we were together again. The thought sent a pleasant shiver down my spine.Without really thinking about it, I pulled out my phone and started browsing through some adult videos. I was so absorbed that I didn't even notice Aiden had finished

Author's POVPaul shaking his head at the commotion near the boarding gate. "What's with all that? Is some celebrity really worth the fuss?"Beside him, Owen sat with his eyes closed, feigning sleep. The guy had perfected the art of ignoring everything around him. Classic Owen.Paul, unfazed by his friend's typical aloofness, nudged Owen's assistant. "Hey Victoria, recognize that celebrity over there?"From our angle, we couldn't make out the woman's face clearly. Victoria squinted and shrugged. "Can't see her face from here. No idea who it might be.""Probably some D-lister if she's only got one fan anyway," Paul scoffed, leaning back in his seat.The boarding announcement crackled through the speakers, and passengers started gathering their belongings. That's when Paul finally caught a glimpse of the "celebrity's" face."Holy shit!" He spun around, slapping Owen's arm excitedly. "Dude, it's someone we know!"The word "know" seemed to trigger

Aria's POVI grumbled as I stepped off the twelve-hour flight, my neck stiff from the uncomfortable position. Aiden had insisted on upgrading Summer's seat, but she'd refused first class. They'd compromised on business class instead, which seemed ridiculous considering she'd booked me into first class.I stared down at my boarding pass, trying to find my seat number when I heard Summer's voice calling out."Aria! Over here!"I glanced up and hurried toward her. "Are you sure you don't want me to upgrade you? It's going to be a long flight back too.""It's not my first rodeo," she said, backing away from me like I might force her into first class. "I'll be fine! Call if you need anything!"I watched her retreat to business class with a sigh before settling into my plush seat. As I adjusted my position, I noticed a man with striking eyes sitting diagonally in front of me, watching me with interest. Something about him seemed vaguely familiar, but I couldn

Aria's POV"Summer, you're asking me again?" I rolled my eyes as my assistant bombarded me with questions the moment we stepped off the plane."So you two sat together? Did he say anything weird to you?" Summer's eyes were practically sparkling with curiosity.I felt my cheeks flush. "No, nothing like that. He just told me about a part-time job opportunity.""And you talked the whole flight?" She leaned in closer, hanging on my every word."Not really. We didn't have much to talk about." I adjusted the strap of my carry-on, wishing she'd drop the subject.Summer clicked her tongue. "Strange. Such a perfect opportunity and he didn't make a move? That's weird.""Is it possible you're just reading too much into this?" I asked, feeling increasingly uncomfortable with her matchmaking attempts."Come on, Aria! I may not have dated anyone, but I know what it looks like when someone's interested. That look in his eyes? You can't fake that."I was about to argue when my phone started ringing i