After the short journey filled with deep and heavy breaths came to an end, Ayden parked the car in front of the penthouse they used to share before. He hadn’t been there since last year when he went to the USA when they were still engaged. Currently, Eleana was the one staying there alone. She still couldn't bring herself to move out of that apartment. It had too many memories to leave behind and her heart wasn't ready to leave them alone.
Ayden came out of the car and before he could reach the other side of the car, Eleana had already opened the door and came out. She didn't even wait for Ayden's response as she turned her back towards the entrance of the building and directly went inside. She didn't want to stay in the same space with the man who had mercilessly broken her heart. She had yet to collect the broken pieces and join them together for them to function again and it wouldn't be possible if he was 10 kilometres near her. She fastened her pace when she realised Ayden was following her inside. She quickly got into the elevator and closed it before Ayden could reach it.
After the elevator started going up, Eleana sighed in relief. At least, she was successful in avoiding riding in the same elevator as him. It would make her dizzy and she didn't want that. The elevator reaching the 17th-floor brought her back to reality and she quickly got out of the elevator. She then freed her hair from the messy bun and ran her hands through her long luscious hair. Just as she was about to make her way through the hallway towards her penthouse, she heard the next elevator ding. She jerked up and turned around to look for the intruder. She frowned looking at Ayden's frustrated face.
She thought he already left!
She felt her headache building up just by seeing him standing in front of her
"What do you want, Mr Campbell?" She asked without beating around the bushes. Her arms were already crossed in front of her chest. She looked tired yet defensive.
"Why are you behaving like that, Eleana? And what's with this Mr Campbell bullshit?" Ayden asked back with an equal level of frustration. He didn't understand what had gotten into her suddenly. Why was she behaving so feisty? It wasn't like her. She was always calm and composed.
"Behaving like what? Are there any certain standards of behaviour I was supposed to follow? Sorry my bad, I wasn't aware of that, Mr Campbell." She voiced out in pure sarcasm which pissed Ayden off completely. He was getting more angry and impatient with her with every passing minute.
"Are you doing this to piss me off Eleana? If you are then you are getting successful." He started after a chuckle. His voice was dangerously calm while he ran his fingers through his hair to calm his anger.
"Me? Trying to piss you off? Why would I do that?" Eleana chuckled while acting clueless. Ayden took a deep calming breath while taking a few steps towards her.
"Why are you behaving so hostile towards me, Eleana?" Ayden asked, this time his voice was surprisingly calm and tender. He used this voice towards her when he used to explain things to her. Eleana couldn't help but laugh. She laughed her heart out making Ayden confused and frustrated at the same time.
"You are funny, Mr Campbell. Really really funny." Eleana blurted out with a smile. Ayden didn't respond. He simply stared at her beautiful face. He was actually trying to understand what was going through her head. Her blue eyes suddenly looked mysterious to him. Those eyes suddenly looked different to him and he couldn't find a perfect reason for that.
"How am I supposed to behave around a man who broke my heart? How am I supposed to behave around a man who humiliated me in front of the people of whole Vancouver by breaking the 2 years-long engagement to marry my beloved cousin? How am I supposed to behave around the same man who cheated on me and didn't think it was necessary to explain anything or inform me of anything? Just because I accepted doesn't mean I forgot what you did to me. How you hurt my dignity and pride." She said with a smile yet a drop of traitorous tear escaped from her left eye. She quickly looked away to hide it but he had already seen it. She waited for a while for him to respond but he didn't. She heaved a sigh and looked in his direction. His face was blank. She couldn't read what he was thinking and she was too tired to do it. She felt physically, mentally and emotionally tired and if she stayed there any longer she might break in front of him so she turned around to go to her house.
"I'm sorry princess, It wasn't in my hands. I didn't want this to happen but it still happened" After being silent for so long Ayden finally spoke up in a barely audible voice. Those words made Eleana frozen in her place as she felt her heart was getting too heavy to move. She simply stood there with her back facing him. She didn't know what had gotten into her when she suddenly turned around and ran in Ayden's direction. He ran straight into his arms and hugged him tightly. She clenched her eyes shut and hugged him as her life depended on him. After a while, she felt him wrapping his hands around her. The feeling of being in his arms after more than a year made her more vulnerable. She felt she will break down any moment if she stayed there any longer so she quickly unchanged herself and tried to run away from there when Ayden held her hand, stopping her from running away. She slowly turned around to look at his handsome face which was filled with guilt. She reached out her free hand and touched his face. She couldn't help but admire how God had created that man. She ran her finger from his cheek to his lips while tears kept falling from her eyes. Just the thought of not getting to touch him, hold him and kiss him made her feel crazy.
Eleana slowly leaned forward and slowly placed her soft lips on his. She could feel her heart beating crazily against her ribcage as she slowly nibbled his lips after closing her eyes. The soft touch of his lips sent her heart in turmoil. All of sudden she opened her eyes and wrapped her arms around him tightly again. She broke down into uncountable sobs as she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. She cried. She cried her heart out. Her heart was in too much pain and she was unable to tolerate it anymore.
"Why couldn't you love me instead of her? What did I do wrong? Why wasn't my love enough for you? Why didn't you tell your heart to choose me instead of her? Why?" She whispered in so much pain. She sobbed and sobbed until her tears went dry. Meanwhile, Ayden just stood there rooted in his place. He didn't say anything nor did he hold her in his arms. She simply stood there motionless without an expression. After a while, Eleana finally calmed herself down and distanced herself from him. She didn't dare to look directly at his eyes after the emotional breakdown. She felt embarrassed after realising how she let the man who broke her heart see her in the most miserable state. She quickly wiped her eyes and turned her heels to crawl into her house when his deep voice reached her ears.
"There was no need to tell my heart to fall for you instead of her. There was no need to choose you instead of her." These sentences broke the remaining heart and pride she had left. She didn't dare to turn around and see the look on his face as he spoke those heartbreaking words.
Was it even possible to break a broken heart? How could people break a heart that was already broken multiple times?
Eleana felt her world was collapsing again as tears of pain and agony blurred her eyes. She quickly held her dress and ran directly towards her house to hide herself from all the pain and heartache. But how unfortunate for her to run to the exact place from where most of her pain and heartache began!
One and a half years later…Eleana looked at the busy streets of Vancouver through her car's window. Nothing had changed about this city in the past one and a half years of her absence. It's as busier as ever. She smiled watching the familiar places she used to roam around.It's good to be back. It's time to face everything and claim whatever was hers. As the Campbell mansion came into her view, she couldn't help but smile. She didn't realise how much she missed home, it was her home because her beloved Uncle and Aunt still lived there. She couldn't wait to see their surprised faces after they saw her. She didn't tell anyone that she was coming back. She wanted to surprise them. With that thought, she got out of the car."Peter, please send my luggage inside and then you can take the day off and rest. I will call you if I need you. Have a nice day!" She warmly instructed her driver before bidding him a bye. Peter smiled and nodded at her before thanking her. Eleana smiled at him befo
Eleana soon composed herself and masked all of her emotions before turning her head away and sitting down. She knew that moment would arrive from the day she had decided to come back and face everything. But as she was experiencing the situation unexpectedly, everything felt surreal to her. She didn't understand why her heart was beating crazily against her rib cage after seeing the man who broke her completely. As those unwanted thoughts were making her head burst, she decided to block them and face everything the way she planned. "What happened, Ayden? Why are you still standing there? Come and have your seat." Philip asked from his seat which made Ayden come out of his shocked state."Oh let me guess. He's also surprised to see our Elea darling back, right Ayden?" Kathleen asked with a chuckle, making Ayden look at her with a nod. Eleana heard everything but didn't bother to make any comments because anything related to him wasn't her concern. "Yeah, I'm surprised," Ayden mumbled
"What are you doing Eleana?" Ayden asked, looking straight at Eleana who just shrugged carelessly at his words."Whatever you are seeing Mr Campbell." She answered while crossing her legs. Ayden looked at her irritatedly. "What's wrong with you?" He asked as he removed his blazer and threw it on the other side of the sofa. He then loosened his tie and then rolled both of the sleeves of his shirt. He was clearly annoyed and Eleana knew it. She knew him like the palm of her hand. "There's nothing wrong with me. I simply don't wish to continue our collaboration. I don't see anything wrong with that." Eleana replied with a straight face. She kept her face void of any emotion. "Really, Eleana? You don't see anything wrong with it?" He asked with a humourless chuckle. Eleana could see him clutching his teeth while keeping his hands in a fist, it was a sign that he was getting pissed off. "No." She answered curtly, making him glare at her."You go to Paris without informing me, you cut
The next day, the whole country got the news of Eleana Davis coming back to the country and showing up to the film producer Kolton Miles's party with Robin William as her date. The gossip and juicy headlines again surfaced and she again became the trending topic online. When Eleana went to the breakfast table for breakfast she came face to face with Ayden again. From the cold look she was getting from him, she was sure he also read the gossip."Elea, darling, do you want me to deal with these silly paparazzi and make this useless gossip disappear?" Philip suddenly asked, Eleana shook her head before finishing her bite."No uncle. Those are just silly gossip. Don't bother yourself with them." Eleana dismissed the idea with a chuckle. The truth was she didn't want to remove that gossip. Not yet. She wanted everyone to know that it was over with Ayden Campbell and she was over him. They weren't connected anymore. "Why darling, do you like the boy?" Suddenly Kathleen asked while looking
The next Saturday evening, Philip Campbell decided to throw a lavish party to celebrate Eleana's return and her new design launch. They picked the venue in one of their five-star hotels. Eleana walked through the crowd while holding Philip's hand. While walking into the ballroom she felt her breath getting caught in her throat because she was facing those people after more than a year. The huge space made her feel so small–or so plain. Crystal chandeliespiralledled down from the arching sky-blue ceiling, illuminating the glimmering golden walls and a floor so polished it looked like an iced-over lake. And it wasn’t just the ballroom–the women sparkled like a box of jewels, shades of emerald and ruby and amethyst swirling before her, their low chatter accompanying wafts of rose and hyacinth and jasmine. She looked down at the beautiful red floor-length chiffon gown she was wearing, it was strapless and had a sweetheart neckline. The dress flowed around her like water waves. It was weig
The next Monday Eleana got ready early to go to the office because she had to review some designs and sketches done by her artists. As she was walking through the hallway, the receptionist Bela greeted her with enthusiasm. "Good morning, Mam. Have a good day!" Her sweet voice reached Eleana's ears making her smile "Good morning, Bela. You too have a good day!" She greeted her back before making her way inside the private elevator. Pushing the 35th-floor button, she waited for her destination to arrive. She went directly to her manager's room after arriving on the floor. "Good morning, Mr Rivera. Please tell the head designer to get ready with the sketches and sample dresses. I will be there in five." Eleana informed him from the door, making him nod. "Good morning, mam. They are already waiting for you in the design room." He informed her politely. "Perfect, then let's go there first." She commanded with a smile. Mr Rivera hurriedly grabbed the files and followed Eleana to the
"You can't be serious, uncle! This is not possible!" Eleana uttered in horror. She was shocked to hear Philip's words. "I'm sorry darling, but it's true. After I handed over the company to Ayden, he became the sole owner of the company and this gave him the power to control both Campbell corporation and C & D Corporation. It was your idea to merge the two companies. Ayden the CEO of Campbell Corp. holds 65% of the shares, which makes him your boss." Philip explained sympathetically when Eleana proposed to separate the two companies. Eleana looked at Ayden with a glare who just smiled at her devilishly."He can't be my boss." She exclaimed in horror. How did this turn out like this? She was sure that bastard was behind all this."Too bad, Princess. I'm already your boss and I have arranged everything for you." Ayden replied with a smirk making Eleana's blood boil."I will leave you kids to sort this out. Excuse this old man." Philip said before excusing himself from the two."But unc
After that incident in Ayden's cabin, Eleana made sure to avoid any unnecessary contact with Ayden as much as possible. But it wasn't easy when she was forced to work as his assistant. She had to come and finish every work he ordered her to do. Swallowing her anger and pride, Eleana did everything he had asked her to. But fortunately, Ayden didn't get much time to bother her because of their new project. Eleana was also busy with her new collection launch meanwhile Ayden was also busy with his new real estate project which cut his time shorter. Eleana was working in her cabin when the intercom of the Cabin rang, making her annoyed. Eleana sighed angrily before getting up, unwilling to go to Ayden's Cabin. Without knocking on the door she entered the cabin. Ayden, who was looking through some files, looked up at her. He stared at her irritated face for a while before looking back at his files. Eleana frowned at his action but didn't say anything for a while. Instead, she kept patting