All Chapters of UNFAITHFUL UNTILL THE END : Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

ARIANA’S POVI don’t know why my hands were shaking.Maybe it was excitement—or nerves. Four years. That’s how long Lucas and I had been married. Four years of building, loving, and forgiving. I had spent the last four months quietly planning a surprise he would never see coming. His favorite cake sat beside me on the passenger seat—a hazelnut praline with dark chocolate glaze and gold lettering: Happy 4th Anniversary, Love.It was only part of the surprise. A sweet appetizer before the real celebration waiting at home—candles, our wedding photos, and a letter I had written and rewritten a dozen times. I poured my soul into that letter, trying to remember who we were when we first started.Back then, he had nothing but dreams. I had everything—my father’s company, our family name, and a position in society he never could have reached on his own. But I gave him the keys to all of it because I believed in him. Because I loved him.As I parked in front of Bennett Corp headquarters, I smi

ARIANA’POVI woke up slowly, as if my body was afraid to return to reality.The steady beeping of a machine greeted me before my eyes fully opened. My head felt heavy, my throat dry. When I finally looked around, white walls surrounded me. The smell of antiseptic told me everything I needed to know.Hospital.For a brief second, I hoped it was all a dream.But then the memories rushed back—Lucas, the visitor’s room, Vanessa.My heart clenched painfully.I turned my head slightly and saw Lucas standing at the corner of the room. His face looked tired, worried, guilty—every emotion except the one I wanted to see: regret.When our eyes met, he took a step toward me.“Ariana…” he whispered.I closed my eyes.“Don’t,” I said weakly but firmly. “Please… don’t say my name.”He froze.The silence between us was thick, uncomfortable. I could feel my heart beating in my ears. I didn’t have the strength to fight him—not yet.“I’ll give you space,” he said quietly. “I’ll be outside.”For once, he

ARIANA’S POVAfter a few days, I was finally discharged from the hospital. I made a decision that many would call difficult, but for me, it was necessary. I could not return to Lucas. The pain I felt each time I remembered what he did was unbearable. Seeing him would only reopen wounds that were still bleeding.So I left the hospital quietly, without informing him. It wasn’t out of anger—it was for peace, for my health, and for the life growing inside me. I had prayed too long for this blessing to allow stress or heartbreak destroy it.I went straight to my cousin’s place, hoping distance would help me forget the betrayal I had suffered at the hands of the two people I trusted most—my husband and my best friend.Lucas began calling relentlessly. Each ring felt like torture. I couldn’t bring myself to answer, so I changed my phone number. I told myself it was the only way to protect my sanity.Yet, even in his absence, he occupied my thoughts. I loved him deeply—too deeply. I remembere

(Alex’s POV)I left Ariana’s place with my heart in pieces.The night air felt colder than it should, or maybe it was just the chill in my chest. Every step I took away from her door felt heavier than the last. My mind replayed her words like a broken record, each sentence cutting deeper than the one before.Vanessa… Lucas… the pregnancy… the lies.Could it really be true?All this time, had I been living with a devil and calling her my woman?Questions chased me down the street, followed me into my car, and sat beside me in the driver’s seat. If Ariana was right, then nothing in my life was what I thought it was. The child Vanessa claimed was mine—could it truly belong to another man? Could she have been deceiving me while sleeping under my roof, eating my food, smiling into my face?Anger surged through me like fire.For a brief, terrifying moment, a dark thought crossed my mind.What if I poison her?The idea shocked me as much as it scared me. I shook my head violently, gripping t