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Chapter 48 Connor Hughes POV It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but I woke up this morning feeling distressed. It felt as though the world was going to end. I didn't know why I was feeling that way, but one thing I knew was the fact that I missed my family so much, especially Mom. I've spent all the years of my life living with them, being loved by my parents, and before now, I wouldn't ever leave the house even after marriage. Not that I was planning to ever get married, anyway. I mean, the first one didn't work out well for me and ended miserably, so why should I get into another one? Trust me, you wouldn't want to know what happened to my first marriage. You would be disgusted, so it's not something to talk about. I don't really want to think about it again. The fresh air on the balcony blew gently on my face. The air was refreshing, but I was trapped in my own thoughts so I wasn't really feeling it. "Should I call Mom? I missed her so much," I mumbled as I took out my
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Chapter 49 Connor Hughes 'She's in love with you' are the words that have been living rent-free in my head even after so many days and after so much effort to get it off. It felt like it was imprinted there to be there till eternity. It was a boring morning as usual and I just had my bath and came back into the room to get dressed and leave the house since I had a business meeting in about two hours. "Am I losing my mind?" I faced my reflection in the mirror and asked as if it could answer me. "Is she really in love with me?" I asked my reflection for the second time, expecting a miracle to happen and get an answer to my question, but in the end, I only looked like a psycho that has lost it. "Ugh! Forget it," I mumbled and headed to the closet where I grabbed my clothes from, and in a few minutes, I was all dressed and looking hot as always. Just when I was about to leave my room, my phone beeped, so I checked to see that it was a text from my client. The one I was supposed to h
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Chapter 50 Connor Hughes "I must've gone crazy for a moment. I must've really lost it for a minute," I cursed for the umpteenth time as the image from earlier kept popping in my head. The thought of how angry I was earlier made things even more complicated for me. I mean, why the fuck was I so angry? I checked the wall clock and realized that it was past 4pm and the stylist must be on his way now or maybe he was already here, who knows? "Forget it, Connor. You have no business with him," I told myself, trying to get my head off the thought of the stylist, but it didn't seem like it was going to work, so I found myself leaving my room and strolling down the hallway. Since we no longer sleep in the same room, I checked her supposed room but didn't find her inside, so I proceeded to the living room knowing she would be there. The sound of the laughter coming from the living room as I descended the staircase made me wonder what the heck was going on there. I didn't remember having a m
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Chapter 51 Connor Hughes I watched as the feminine man make her up, and although he was annoying, I couldn't deny the fact that he was really good at what he does. "Thank you so much, Mr. Nick. Hoping to patronize you soon again," She said to him with a warm smile after he was done, and he finally left. "I want to get dressed. Aren't you leaving?" She turned to face me, and I shrugged. "Why should I leave? This is my house and I can stay anywhere," I shrugged, and he scoffed. "Whatever!" She rolled her eyes then went to her closet and picked out a short white flowery gown then left for the dressing room. "Is this just for a concert? Is she hanging out with a man?" That shouldn't have been any of my business, but I couldn't help asking myself endlessly without an answer. "She's just your assistant, Connor. You don't love her, so stop meddling in her affair," Again, I tried to convince myself, but it wasn't working because my curiosity was getting the best of me. After fighting
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Chapter 52 Janice POV "It has been ages. I was surprised when I saw you on Tinder. Up until moments ago, I still didn't believe it was you," Ace stated as he drove us down the road. Ace and I used to attend the same high school, and he was my crush then. We used to be close friends, so I had a secret crush on him. You know high school crush and relationships rarely work, so that lasted up until we graduated, and I was just seeing him for the first time since after we graduated. "Yeah, me too. It has really been ages," I agreed to what he said. We had agreed to hang out together. Kind of a friendly date, and after that we could go to the concert together. "So, what have you been doing?" He asked, so I shrugged. "Nothing much. What about you?" I was curious, so I asked him. "Well, nothing much too. After college, I took over the family business, and I'm now the CEO of my dad's company..." "Here in Texas?" I cut him off, but he shook his head. "Not really. I came to Texas for a b
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Chapter 53 Connor Hughes "How could she hang out with someone she hasn't met for years? What if the dude ends up hurting her?" As much as I tried not to think about it, I couldn't help it. I checked the time for the fifth time and realized that it was past 6pm. I've tried to get myself distracted since she left, but I always found myself thinking about her in the end, and it was starting to drive me nuts. 'You should tell her if you love her' My subconscious mind said to me, but that was the last thing I would do because, to me, I don't have feelings for her. Why would I love her of all the women out there? I wish that would be the truth in the end because even I was not understanding this crazy feeling I was having. "Are they kissing now?" I ran my fingers through my hair frustratingly as the image of them kissing popped up in my head. "What do I care if they are kissing? She's just my assistant and not like we are together, anyway," I shrugged, but deep inside me, I was pissed
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Chapter 54 Connor Hughes 'I know we were going to the hotel' I scoffed unbelievably and sipped from the glass of wine I'd been drinking for a few minutes now. How could I have made such a big fool of myself going to find her? Why didn't I just stay back? In my entire life, I've never felt so humiliated more than the way I feel now. "Is she kidding me? Are they going to start dating now, huh? We are still married for fuck's sake!" I cursed angrily, throwing the glass across the living room and it ended up crashing into pieces. Slowly, I clenched my fingers tightly into a tight fist, glaring hard into space. I felt my throat burn hot down to my stomach, I could feel my blood boiling in rage, and my heart pounded so hard that I could swear I heard the sound of it. "That bastard!" I cursed angrily. Recalling the way he held Janice's hand and walked away made me so furious. How they both acted like I was some lunatic lurking around where I wasn't invited. The thought of the humiliation
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Chapter 55 Janice POV I had so much fun today. I wasn't expecting less when I knew it was Ace I was hanging out with, anyway. He has always been fun back then. After we left the concert today, Ace lodged me at the nearest hotel since he had something to take care of and couldn't drop me off at home. I would've gone by myself, but he insisted that it was dangerous so I should spend the night at the hotel and leave first thing tomorrow. 'You can mess with every other woman and go scot-free, but not Janice. Stay the hell away from her!' I've been trying to get those words off my head, I wanted to at least pretend that it wasn't bothering me, but the more I tried to, the more I found myself thinking about it. It was fucking literally living rent-free in my head. "Ugh! Don't think about it. He was just messing around," I rolled my eyes and dried my hair with the towel. As much as I wanted to deny this feeling, I couldn't help but notice the way his eyes were filled with rage as he pun
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