Pearl's POV :If I was happy because Ryan was taking me to Norway then I was freaking ecstatic at the moment. I didn't know how but he just got all of it right, the perfect honeymoon sorry vacation destination and now the perfect place to live in. Because the house standing in front of me was my dream house but I never got the time to make it. But Ryan did.It was a two storied wooden house with a long veranda in the front of the 1st floor. Wish I never had to leave this."Is this yours?" I asked Ryan, hoping that he would say yes."Obviously." Ryan answered making my ecstasy double only to dampen it. "Not. Why will I buy a house in Norway? It is on rent.""God you s*ck." I pointed and went to take my luggages out of the 'rental car'. I think everything around me is rented. Sigh.Well, what did I expect? Everything will be permanent and will live here forever? Yeah, never going to happen."I do that very well. Want a demonstration?" It took me a second before I realised the underlying
Pearl's POV :Opening my eyes, I met with the beautiful face of a human Adonis otherwise called as my husband. He was so beautiful that it hurts to look at. I took my time to study his features, his sharp jaw, those red luscious lips and the smirk on them.Wait smirk?"Are you enjoying watching me?" He asked without opening his eyes and pulled me closer to him."Yes. Now move your hands.""Not gonna happen." He pulled me closer, so close to the point when I could feel every inch of his body and couldn't help but lean my head on the crook of his neck."Just five more minutes then you'll keep your hands to yourself." I warned him though my voice betrayed me."Can't really promise." He teased, sliding his hand down my spine."Ryan?""Hmm?""You left your work to come here, won't there be any problem? Will Natalie be alright?" I asked looking at him.His eyes snapped open, the relaxed expression, which was there until a few seconds ago, wiped out of his face. "Why are you asking about her
Ryan's POV :The fear of losing someone you love, is the worst case of fear. You'll try with your everything to make that person stay but at the same time you will be aware of how it's going out of your grasp and you can't do sh*t to stop that.That was what I was feeling, my throat clogged up making it hard to say anything in my defence.What can I even say?Yes, that's right, what could I even say when every word that left her mouth was nothing but true?"Ryan, I asked is it Natalie or not?" Gritting her teeth, Pearl asked.I could only nod, still surprised that she knew. But how?A laugh escaped out of her beautiful lips, when her eyes were red with unshed tears and her cheeks still wet; the evidence of the pain she felt because of me.I never regretted meeting her, not even when I thought she cheated on me. But that moment, at that moment I regretted that she met me, a verified scoundrel who was the reason behind her humiliation. I didn't expect her to forgive me. How could I? Did
Ryan's POV :Even when I pleaded her to stay with me, I knew she was going to leave me for sure. She was someone who can stand for herself, and at the same time someone, who can sacrifice herself for other's."Ryan, when were you with me? Isn't our marriage a business strategy for you? Your ticket to the position of CEO? Oh, now I understand, you want me to stay for that." The last one wasn't a question, she was so sure of it that she just stated it. That was what I got for being a cheater."Pearl, that didn't came to my mind once. I want you to stay with me because I need you in my life." I knew there was nothing in the world that could stop her from leaving me but I still said."Oh, you didn't need me when I wanted you to need me. Now, when you are exposed, you want me to stay? F*cking-unbelievable.""I'm so sorry, please, I'm sorry. It was just.... I loved you too much that I couldn't handle myself when I misunderstood your relation with Brett, I felt so hollow inside that I did an
Pearl's POV :If you are waiting for time to solve everything then you are only going to get yourself disappointed. In this world, nothing gets done on its own. You are the one who has to step up and do what have to be done. And right then, that's what I was going to do.It was really hard to leave the very man who was always a part of my existence, I grew up believing that he would be my future. But it was all in the past, and you can't blame me that I didn't try to make it work. No, you can't do that if you know my story, because then you already know that I did try, may be more than anyone did from my position and yes, I admit that there are other women out there who tried and still is trying which exceeds my struggle. But I couldn't be one of them, call me feminist or not. So, from then on, I was set to only think about me and do what I wanted do without pondering over who would support me and who wouldn't.The flight to New York gave me enough time to decide what to do next. Soot
Ryan's POV:Fourteen days, it has been bloody fourteen days since I last saw her violet eyes which has a tinge of blue swirling in them, and I didn't know how long I can survive without her being in my life. All of my calls were left unanswered and messages unseen. I knew this was what going to happen, but I still wanted to give it a try.I stopped going out, and kept myself caged in my very own home or our home. Our life size wedding photo was on the right side wall, and it felt like Pearl was looking down on me from the photo. Oh, how I missed her, what I wouldn't give to hold her in my arms just one more time. Though I knew it wasn't possible, she would rather die than come back to me sacrificing her pride.I admired her for that, but at the same time I wished she wasn't like that. I wished she would scream at me as much as she like then at the end of the day, she would give me an ultimatum to leave Natalie which I would happily accept.But then, she wouldn't be the girl whom I lov
Pearl's POV :I have met many people in my life who keeps complaining about their looks, from their point of view, their life would be easier, if they looked better. That's not true, is that? No, I won't be talking about 'all people are beautiful' crap. Because, we don't actually judge the inner beauty. Back to what I was talking about, are they right? No, absolutely not. When we see an attractive person, yes by definition we feel attracted to them, at first. Then we think how they are way better than us (not that I actually support that) and start to pick out the faults in them, because no one can be perfect, you know? We judge them in the littlest of things and we can go on for hours pointing them out. So, let's do a little thinking, shall we?We were the same people who thought, looks can bring us a better luck in life. But what about the good looking people who are victims of our judgemental mind? Are they leaving a better life? Is life better with criticism here and there? No. It
Ryan's POV :"I have done enough to hurt you, so I will stop doing that from right now. I had no proper reason to do that, it was just me being the disgusting person that I am. But I am trying to get better, and hope one day I will reform." I stopped to take a sharp breath and it was too much to look at her confused face as guilt was eating me as a whole. "Natalie, let's break up.""What do you mean by break up, Ryan? You're the one who said you want out of the marriage and to stay by your side through it. And now you are the one saying that you want to leave me?" Natalie spat out furiously."Natalie, I'm guilty for that but you don't want to stay with a person who doesn't love you.""Did you ever love me, Ryan?" Having negative answer of that particular question, I remained quite. "I knew that. But why Ryan? Why did you play me like that? I didn't want to fall for the oh-so-eligible-billionaire. You made me. Why?""Natalie, nothing I can say to make it justified. I loved her and I st