All Chapters of My Husband Brought Another Woman, I Chose His Best Friend : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The drive back was quieter than I expected. Not the kind of silence that anyone would love to be a part of, but the heavy kind that pressed against your chest and made every breath feel deliberate. What wouldn’t stop annoying was the damned radio that felt this was the right moment for a slow song to be played. As if things were planned, the lyrics were almost too fitting, talking about timing, about wanting something that didn’t belong to you, about knowing better and still not stopping. “Can you turn that off?” I said after being fed up with all of it. Liam didn’t argue with me. His hand reached out, and the music cut off immediately, leaving nothing but the sound of the engine and the sound of life outside the car. “Thank you,” I added like I meant the words that were leaving my lips. He didn’t respond. Time continued to pass until the car slowed and finally pulled to a stop in front of my house. The lights from the porch spilt onto the driveway, announcing my return to eve

The glass doors of Daniel’s office building slid open with a quiet hiss, and the cool air inside hit my skin at once. Without wasting time, I walked toward the reception desk, trying to calm myself down, thanks to the unease twisting in my stomach. Everything from the night before, the wedding, the car, Liam’s words, the slap, Olivia’s sudden appearance, it all sat heavily on my chest like something waiting to explode.“Good afternoon, ma’am,” the receptionist greeted with a polite smile. “Mr Daniel is currently in a meeting, but he asked that you come in as soon as you arrive.”A small pause followed as I adjusted the strap of my bag. “A meeting?” The words came out slower than expected.“Yes, ma’am. But you can go right in.”“Okay. Thank you.”The hallway felt longer than usual as I counted over 500 people while walking by. The familiar walls, the framed awards, the subtle scent of expensive polish, everything looked the same, yet nothing felt right. Something about being called her

FIRST DAY AT WORKAmanda’s voice filled my ear as I stepped out of the car and stared up at the glass building in front of me. It was taller than I expected, sleek, modern, the kind of place that made you feel like you had to adjust yourself before walking in. My reflection stared back at me from the tinted doors, composed on the outside, completely unsettled on the inside.“So let me get this straight,” Amanda said, not even trying to hide the disbelief in her tone. “You’re actually going to work for him? Like every day?”A small sigh slipped out as I adjusted my bag on my shoulder and started walking toward the entrance. “It’s not for him. It’s a partnership deal. We’d be working together.”“Right,” she dragged the word out. “A partnership where you gotta show up to his office every morning. That sounds very healthy for someone who is tryna get over a man.”My lips pressed together as I pushed the door open and stepped into the cool, quiet lobby. “I don’t have a choice.”“Girl, you

“You won’t believe the kind of day I just had,” I said, not even bothering to say a word of greeting to her.Amanda let out a soft hum. “Damn, girl. That bad?”“Bad doesn’t even begin to cover it,” I replied, shifting in my seat as I leaned back. “He threw me into a full team, Amanda. No warning, no preparation, nothing. Just walked me out there like I was some seasoned executive and expected me to lead them like I’d been doing this for years.”“That’s it?” she replied, dragging the word out slightly. “So Liam gave you some responsibility. That’s not exactly a crime.”“Responsibility?” I laughed. “That wasn’t responsibility, that was pressure. Two weeks, Amanda. He gave us two weeks to build something that should have taken months, and then just stood there looking at me like I had all the answers.”“And did you?” she asked.“That’s not the point.”“It kind of is,” she said calmly.My hand gripped the steering wheel. “The point is that he didn’t even ask if I was ready. He just assume

“Who is it?” My voice came out rough, because I had successfully finished a bottle of red wine on my own.The knock came again, this time loud and it seemed whoever it was had gotten impatient.I managed to drag myself up, my body resisting every movement as I stumbled toward the door, one hand leaning on the wall as I went.“Hold on,” I muttered, even though I knew whoever it was couldn’t hear me.When the door finally swung open, I saw Liam standing there. He looked like the knight in shining armour that had been sent to rescue me. “Took you long enough,” I said, staggering away to let him inside.His eyes scanned me quickly, my unsteady stance, the smell of alcohol, the chaos behind me. I could see a wave of confusion in his eyes. “Nina,” he said, closing the door behind him, “what the hell happened? Were you robbed or something?”“What happened?” I echoed, laughing like a child as I moved closer to him, my fingers already reaching for his vintage shirt like I needed him to take