34.

Lexi’s POV

My chest has never hurt so much like it was doing just now and I know that I should’ve gone to the car right away. I should’ve waited for Ivan to come to me but I thought it'd be a good idea to just stick around and wait for him.

“So, do you love her then?” Celine asked and I wouldn’t say just a part of me because every part of me desperately wished that he was going to answer ‘Yes’ to that question.

I wished that he was going to tell her that he does love me but who am I kidding? Who am I to actually think that Ivan was going to go against everything the contract entails and just go around claiming that he loves me?

“No! I don’t.” The answer was so expected yet so unexpected. My heart broke and my chest hurt so much that I had no idea how I even got to the car.

The conversation between Celine and Ivan lived rent-free in my head and no matter what I do I just can’t shake it off my head.

“Concentrate, you’re at work and you shouldn’t mix your work life with your personal lif