From the very outset, the marriage between Kimberly and Ethan was a fragile bond, teetering on the edge of chaos. While to the outside world, their grand wedding had seemed like a fairytale beginning, the reality behind closed doors told a different story.Kimberly's insatiable desire for fame and popularity had become unbearable. Her dreams of being the talk of the town hadn't waned with marriage; instead, they intensified. She relentlessly sold her glamour shots to the highest-paying magazines, seeking the spotlight at any cost. Her determination to stay in the limelight consumed her, leaving little room for the relationship that was already dead from the beginning.One evening as Ethan was leaving the office, he was rushed by the paparazzi who were demanding answers about something that Kimberly did.“Good afternoon Mr. hunters. How do you feel about your wife being rumored to be a par of this scandal?” one asked him as different colors and sizes of microphone was shoved at his
THREE YEARS LATERAVA“Jayden! Jane! Come on now or you’ll be late for school” Ava shouted to her kids who were already running late to school. Every morning she made sure to wake them up very early and still some how they managed to always go late still that they already had a reputation at the school for being latecomers. She dropped them off at school every morning and then headed to her office where she worked as a receptionist but the problem was that the company rarely even made enough money to pay her workers and so she was basically still living from hand to mouth.Three years had passed since Ava had run away from her hometown after the humiliating experience of getting pregnant by an unknown man and ever since then she had been shouldering the immense responsibility of raising her two kids alone. With each passing day, the pressure and weight of her duties grew heavier. It seemed like there was no end in sight, and Ava's strength was wearing thin. She knew she needed hel
Ava kept her aunt's words in mind as she faced her first day at work. She had gotten up very early and dressed up because she didn’t want to be late so as not to give a bad impression. On her way to the office, she felt anxiety building up and she tried to calm herself down. This was her first interview after her application latter was responded to by the office. And it meant that she was going to meet up with the CEO, Mr. hunters for him to assess her to know if she was qualified for the role that she was applying for.The office buzzed with activity, and as she sat waiting for her name to be called, her anxiety grew worse and she fought the urge to stand up and go home but she knew she had to do this because of her children. Few minutes later, her name was called and as she entered his office she was thrown aback in surprise. Who was she looking at? The man looked like her baby Jayden. The resemblance was undeniable and a lot of things started running through her mind as she s
Ava's mind was still overwhelmed by the similarities she had noticed between her son, Jayden, and her new boss, Ethan. The more she thought about it, the more she felt an undeniable connection that couldn't be ignored. Determined to find out the truth, Ava knew she had to take advantage of her role as Ethan's secretary.With a plan forming in her mind, Ava entered the office early the next day. She had decided to subtly gather information and observe Ethan's behavior closely, hoping it would shed some light on the situation. As she settled into her desk, Ethan walked in with his usual professional demeanor."Good morning, Ethan," Ava greeted him with a warm smile, trying her best to hide her curiosity."Morning, Ava. Anything I should be aware of today?" Ethan asked, giving her a polite nod."Oh, just the regular schedule of meetings and appointments. I've organized everything for you," she replied, striving to sound casual.“Alright then. Please bring a physical copy to me”She wa
There was just something about her that he couldn’t place his hands on and since he had started seeing her in that light, doing anything with any other woman had seemed so alien to him but he did know how to go about it coupled with the fact that he had noticed that she was not so comfortable around him and it made him wonder what she thought about him in her head even though he knew it could never be something good.He contemplated everyday on how he should go about telling her of his true feelings and when he didn’t come up with any good idea in his opinion, he decided to ask her aunt to help him and talk to her on his behalf. A part of him objected still because it felt like she would not see him as a real man but he managed to convince himself that given the circumstances that their relationship was in that was the best way to go about it and he believed it had up to a fifty percent chance of working, if not more. After his lunch one day, as Caroline came over to clear his dishe
Ava went home feeling even more confused than she had been before the conversation with her aunt Caroline. She had actually gone to have a conversation with her thinking that she would concur to all the intrusive thoughts that she was having but instead she had filled her head with even more thoughts that she did not know what to do with. It was as though she was losing her mind each passing minute.She got home and was met with a warm hug from Jane, who was playing in the garden.“Mommy!” she screamed excitedly in a high-pitched voice as she tried to wrap her little arms around Ava’s knees.“Hey my sunshine” Ava smiled as she reached down and took her into her arms to give her a proper hug. Just then the door busted open and Jayden ran over to them.“Welcome Mommy!” he said continuously while tugging at the hem of her dress. A smile creped onto Ava’s lips because she was happy to see her babies too after a long day and she needed to also use the opportunity she would spend with them
Ava was now more receptive to him and he liked that a lot. They were not obviously where he wanted them to be yet but a win was a win to him and he hoped that it all just continued to get better and better as time went on.He was getting ready to go to pay a visit to his cousin, Christopher, whose son was celebrating his birthday and although he had a lot of work to do, he just could not miss his best friend, Alex’s birthday because he was not going to hear the end of it ever, if he did that. He had bought the gift that Ava recommended and he hoped that he was going to like it because that was really all he could think of as he was very terrible at gift giving.He was putting the final touches to his outfit when Caroline knocked on his door with three taps to notify him that breakfast was ready. It was a little silly method that they had both devised because he was somehow always late for breakfast and she didn’t like it at all so she gave him the idea and he had accepted it because
Ava thanked the heavens that she dressed casually that day because she would not have known what she would have done if she had needed to change and Ethan had offered to drive her back to her house so she could be able to change because she didn’t want him knowing where she lived at all. She needed to keep that and her children a secret for now until she was done with her investigation and finally knew if he was the father of her children.They had left the office together almost immediately after she had said yes to him. He had just gone into his office to get the document he came for and she had used that opportunity to tidy up her own space quickly. As usual, the got stares as they walked out together but something Ava did not dare miss was that they stare were not a heavy as it was when she was walking in or out of the office alone.She didn’t let it bother her so much then because her mind was actually already plotting on how she was going to go about this to get as much inform