Chapter 45 Ariel POV I knew this was going to happen, and I thought I could take the pain, but turns out that I was mistaken. They are bashing me on the internet and they don't even care about how I will feel. I storm into my room and slam the door hard behind me before I crash against it, tears streaming uncontrollably down my cheeks. I feel my heart pounding hard against my chest, and I shut my eyes tightly. I wish I never checked those hateful comments, I wish I didn't look at them, maybe I wouldn't be feeling this way, but does it change anything? "I didn't do anything wrong, why are you all doing this?" I mumble as I fall on my butt and bury my face between my palms while crying my eyes out. I only wanted to protect my baby, I only wanted to be with the man I love, why are they treating me like that? The door suddenly barges open, and I don't even bother to raise my gaze since I already smell Max's cologne. Seconds later, I feel his arms wrap around me, engulf
Chapter 46 Alicia POV 'Let's get a divorce after you give birth' his words ring in my head for the umpteenth time as I drive down the road, and I can't just help the excitement that fills my heart, because that is exactly what I have been looking forward to. I mean, I don't even love him, so what should I be doing with him? Well, how was my acting back there? It was top-notch, yeah? Well, I loved it too. I drive into the hospital minutes later and pull over at the parking lot before I head to the doctor's office. I contacted my secret doctor earlier and asked for an abortion, which will be done this night. It'll be nice to have a new headline on the internet that I lost my baby because of the scandal, yeah? Well, I guess everything is going to end soon, and we will all go our separate ways. I will finally be with my sweetheart forever. Not long after I went into the theatre, the abortion was done, and I left the hospital as if nothing happened since I'm strong. The
Chapter 47 Alex POV I clench my fingers tightly around my phone as anger spurs through me. Seeing the comments online criticizing Ariel today made me feel a sting in my heart which I know was because of the love I have for her. How could Alicia do such a thing? I so much want to scream at her and tell her how much I hate her, but I have to keep calm if I don't want to blow things up. I'm on the verge of getting what I want now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Releasing the breath I've been holding unknowingly, I slump on the couch and scroll through my phone. It was yesterday since the scandal, and I've been scared to call her. I feel this is all my fault, but on second thought, I also feel that I'm doing the right thing. I finally resort to calling her, and she picks up on the first ring, although it took her some time to do. "Hey, Ariel... It's me, Alex... Are you ok?" I utter as soon as she answers the call. "Yeah, I'm fine. What about you?" She asks in return,
Chapter 48 Max POV Two weeks laterThe last two weeks have been the worst days of my life, but I've still been trying to pull through, and with Ariel by my side, I've been able to hold my head up all this while. Ariel has also been emotionally down, and couldn't step out of the house since reporters wouldn't stop coming here and waiting to take words from her. Everything is messed up, but I'm trying to fix things. The rumor is still trending on the internet even after two weeks, and someone has been fuelling it, I guess. "Are you ok?" Ariel's voice snaps me back to reality, and I raise my gaze from my phone to find her standing in front of the bathroom door, wearing her lingerie. "Yes, I'm fine. What were you doing?" I ask her after I scan her with my eyes. "I went to shower. What were you staring at?" She asks as she walks over to me, but I quickly put my phone away. I was going through the comment section of the post on the internet, and boiling at the horrible
Chapter 49 Max POV "This is a family affair, what the heck has it gotten to do with the company? Why did they have to do that?" I rant at my dad even if I know this isn't any of his faults. "Why are you taking it out on me? Didn't you think about this when you were busy going around and doing that nonsense? How is this any of my fault?" He snaps at me, and I gulp down nothing. Yes, he's right anyway, it's not his fault, so I should find a solution and not take it out on him. "Dad... What should we do? I've lost about 60 billion already. Please help me," For the first time in recent years, I need this man's help so badly. For the first time, I fall to my knees and beg him for mercy, because at this point, I can't take the pain anymore. I might just commit suicide if things get worse. "What should we do? 'We'? You started this yourself, shouldn't you clear the mess, huh?" He snaps at me, and I slowly clench my fingers as a drop of tears slides down my cheeks. My hear
Chapter 50 Ariel POV I missed her so much which was why I came here to see her, but seeing her now irritates me as all the memories of what happened keep flooding my mind. How she and her husband maltreated me, how she watched her husband beat me, and how she allowed that bastard to abuse and still took sides with him. Why did she do all of that? Was it because she so much hated me and wanted to get rid of me? Was it because she wanted to keep that bastard by his side? Those are the questions I've still not been able to wrap my head around even after all these years. "I heard your husband left you. Why?" I smirk at her, and I watch as she bites her bottom lip. I heard that bastard exploited all the money she worked hard for, and ran away with it. It hurts to see her hurt, but the pain in my heart is overpowering my empathy for her. "Ariel... I'm so..." "What do you want to say? You are sorry? You are sorry about everything, and you never meant to do any of that to
Chapter 51 Max POV Seeing Alicia here kind of makes me feel guilty. I made her pass through a lot, and it hurts that I can't even make up for it. "Alicia..." I pause and bite my bottom lip as I become nervous. I have no idea where to start, or how to apologize, I don't just know what to do. I know that no matter what I do, nothing can make up for what I've done to her. "How have you been, husband?... Hold on, I'm sorry, you no longer belong to me, so I have no right to call you that. How have you been, Max, rather?" She asks after she glances at Ariel, who just stares back at her. "You've been fine, it's obvious," She shrugs before she catwalks over to me. "You didn't miss me, did you?" She bites her lips as tears well up in her eyes. The pain in her eyes makes me feel this sting in my heart which I know was caused by a guilty conscience. "How would you miss me, when you have your new wife here with you? That's crazy of me think to think that. But come to t
Chapter 52 Alex POV I pace restlessly in the hallway as I wait for the nurses that rushed Max and Ariel into the ward to come out and tell me how their health is. I went there this morning to see Max since I've been calling him nonstop and he never answered any of them. I was shocked when I got there and found Ariel in a pool of her blood, and Max was on the verge of passing out. I have always known him to be hemophobia since childhood, and I don't know what would've happened if I wasn't there to help them here. Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I take a deep breath and sit on the bench before I run my fingers through my hair. At this point, I don't even think I have the mind to hurt Max anymore. He has been through a lot already, and as much as I need this, I also don't want to cause him any harm, because he never deserved any of this. All he did was love me with everything in him. All he ever did while we were growing up was take care of me and made s