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Aria's POV I won't lie to myself, seeing the news of what happened to Lucien, it brought a bright smile to my lips.He deserves every sadness in this life, and I will always pray for his downfall!I'm not someone that does want revenge but this was needed. Lucien did hurt me so much and I'll never forget neither will I forgive him.I was sitting in the study, reading out my new plans, the one I'd set for myself. Before marrying Lucien I had plans to be a designer, have my own company and be one of the top designers in the city. But I never got any encouragement from him, he wasn't against it but Lucien rubbish the idea like he didn't believe in it.There was a time I even suggested working for his company, he said he doesn't want the world to see his wife. Stupid me, I thought he was being jealous and over protective not knowing he was having an affair and didn't want me to catch him red-handed.I saw many signs to let him go but I stayed because I thought he'd change. I keep tellin

He turned the heat down before answering. “All the time.” “With me in it?” He faced me fully now, leaning back against the counter. His expression wasn’t playful anymore. He was so serious. “I am not being temporary with you, Aria.” My heart skipped. “I see you in my plans,” he continued. “I don’t know exactly how everything will work out. But I know I want you there, by my side.” “But what if life doesn’t go the way we want?” I asked. He walked back toward me slowly. “Life never goes exactly how we want. But that doesn’t mean we stop choosing each other.” He cupped my face gently. “Why are you thinking so much?” “Because I’m scared,” I admitted quietly. “Of me?” “No, Ethan, Of losing you.” His eyes softened in a way that made my chest ache. “You won’t lose me that easily,” he said. “You can’t guarantee that.” “You’re right,” he nodded. “I can’t control everything. But I can control how I treat you. And I choose to treat you right, every day, every minu

(Lucien's POV)I thought I’d see her that night at Ethan’s place, finally have some answer, finally hear her voice. But the security didn’t even let me in. I sat in my car, my hands trembling on the steering wheel, my chest tight with something I couldn’t name. Tears rolled down my cheeks before I could stop them. I hate crying. I hate showing my weakness. And yet here I was, trembling, broken, and abandoned in my own despair. I feel hurt and betrayed. By the one person I loved, trusted. And now she has done this. I remembered the first time it happened, with Kendall. Kendall who I once loved so blindly I would have died for her. She had tricked me with lies, stolen the moments I thought were ours, and used me as a pawn in her own game. She had been carrying someone else’s child, pretending it was mine. I spent millions, lavished everything upon her. I thought I was giving love. I thought I was building a future. And for what? For another man's child, the baby was never mine and s

Author’s POV Aria had barely taken two steps away when his strong hand suddenly wrapped around her wrist. Before she could even process what was happening, Lucien yanked her back. “Hey...!” she yelled. But he didn’t stop. Without a single word, Lucien began dragging her across the corridor toward the elevator. “Lucien!” Aria struggled, her heels scraping loudly against the polished floor. “What the hell are you doing?!” Her voice echoed through the hallway, even the customers and the workers were staring. Lucien didn’t look at her. His jaw was clenched so tightly that the muscles in his face twitched. “What I should’ve done a long time ago,” he snapped. The elevator doors slid open with a quiet ding. Before Aria could react, he pulled her inside. The doors closed behind them. Aria’s hand flew up before she even thought about it and slapped him hard on the face.The sound of the slap rang through the elevator. Lucien’s head snapped slightly to the side, the s

Lucien’s POVI glared at my mother, anger burning through my veins. How could she do this to me? She knows better than anyone how desperately I was trying to win Aria’s trust again. Yet she still chose to plot behind my back like this.“You know what? I’m not even shocked,” I said, my voice calm but laced with fury. “I’m just surprised that you did it. First you set me up with Genevieve the moment I told you that I wanna build my marriage again with Aria, and now this. Why? Why would you do this to me?”My mother and Sabrina exchanged a quick glance.“Are you even my mother?” The words slipped out before I could stop them, bitter and sharp. “Did you really bring me into this world? Because right now, I’m not even sure you did.”My mother’s face softens with emotions. “I love Aria. You know that. You’ve always known that.” My voice cracked slightly, but the anger kept pushing me forward. “But you don’t care about my pain. You never have. All you care about is yourself. How can you be