Chapter 12: "Should have walked away with your dignity when you still had it." After an hour of a smooth and steady journey, Ruben and Luuk arrived at the mansion. Luuk eyes glimmered, Ruben’s mansion was very large. A huge water fountain graced the middle of the yard, two golden lion figures were placed in such a way it appeared that water came out of their mouths, adding to the grandeur of the mansion. The cool cream and black organic stones used to mold the wall of the mansion was akin to Ruben's temperament. A mixture of warmth and dark coldness. The entrance has 4 stairs to the large door that lead into the living room. The car went round the water fountain and stopped at the entrance. Luuk remained calm all through. Tess's house in the US couldn't be considered half the size of Ruben’s courtyard but that's because Tess was a minimalist. She preferred a low profile life and would only be extravagant when she picked her clothings or junks. A budding of excitement sprouted in Lu

Chapter 14: "Didn't you hear me? I recommend Luke De Vries as Director of software engineering." "Good morning Miss Janssen." The workers on Tess's team at the law firm all stood up to greet Tess at her arrival. "Oh? Is that your son? He's so cute." A female co-worker said, her hands cupped her cheeks as she stared at Luke with twinkling eyes. Luke was shy from all of the attention so he hid behind Tess's striking red trousers. Her dressing style had become more bold and vibrant, luxurious and stylish. She wore a white slightly loose top with a vintage scarf gracing her delicate neck. Long red pants which elongated her slender legs and she completed the look with a pair of red heels with silvery details and red crocodile skin designer bag. Her silky healthy hair and confident shoulders pronounced her elegance and nobility.In contrast to Tess, Luke was wearing a pair of comfortable black joggers and hoodie. Those were the only clothes in Luuk's wardrobe he deemed wearable. In fact,

Chapter 16: "Why are you here?" "Mother, let's check the snacks category first, they have a floor dedicated to snacks and junk food and ice cream and everything we would love." Luke rubbed his belly at the thought. Tess laughed as she watched her little winnie the pooh. She noticed he was slightly taller in height compared to before. It seemed the weather in the Netherlands was very befitting for him. Being inside Ruben's territory, it was impossible for thoughts about him to cease in her mind. Her eyes wandered across the couples and families in the mall. It looked like most of them were heading to the snack floor Luke mentioned earlier. She wondered how amazing it would be to have Ruben in their little family of two but shook her head at the thought. Ruben was an emotionally unavailable partners, Tess was a hopeless romantic but she tried not to drift from reality. Matters of the heart cannot be forced and if she wasn't in Ruben's heart, he would only continue to hurt her. She wo

Chapter 18: " His son Is such a genius. "Ruben arrived at the company at ten minutes past six o'clock. Upon arrival, he went straight to the elite team's office to take a look at the problem. "Good morning Mr De Vries." The workers in the elite team greeted Ruben. "Mmh" Ruben nodded. "What's the problem?"" It appears someone very skilled and experienced had been lurking around our server for a while and created a backdoor to invade our system. This virus is a rare kind and only a handful of software engineers can fix it. We tried various methods but none of them are working. "" For a while? " Ruben asked with raised eyebrows. " Are you admitting to slacking at your work? What about the weekly thorough security check? I reckon you do that once a week and if there was any problem or foreign code in the system, it would be detected.""This- we are also confused about this. This is not a kind of virus that can be inputted into the server overnight, it takes a lot of risk on the users

Special Chapter : Poems Ruben and Tess wrote in their journal during their early days.*Ruben in high school*Tuesday, 24th: First day of resumption.She stared intently at me, her doe eyes carrying unholy intentions.Within the blink of an eye, waves of lust overshadowed my consciousness, and the urge to dive into the depth of the valley between her legs itched my soul. I struggle to label my feelings for her, love or lust?*Ruben post proposal*Sunday, 30th: Conflicting feelings.I’m so lonely,It gets like this once in a while.I just feel lost and incredibly lonely like I have no one even though I do have friends.The feeling of being rejected continuously is probably getting to me But how do you get rejected without confessing?I guess things just seem the way they are because it was meant to be.Authors POV on RUBEN after divorce :Fragile,Weak mind.Anti fragile, Strong heart, strong resolve.*Ruben after divorce* Sunday 31st: Solace.Solace,the ultimate emotional relief I