Alex had just finished his work. Since morning, his concentration had been disturbed by thoughts of last night's events. So determined not to be disturbed, Alex even went as far as turning off his phone for the whole day. He even instructed his secretary not to receive any guests or allow anyone to enter his office.However, the calm he had been trying to maintain since then was instantly shattered. Suddenly, from the direction of the office door, Nicole appeared and promptly closed the door behind her."Alex, we need to talk seriously!"Nicole paid no attention to her surroundings, conflicting with the agreement she had made with Alex. Regardless, today she had to meet and speak directly with him."I've told you repeatedly, never show up at the office!"Alex looked annoyed. He even rose from his seat, walked towards the window, deliberately closed the curtains so that people outside couldn't peek or see what he and Nicole were doing inside the room."Do you think I wanted to come her
"Is your matter finished?"Exiting Rayyen's room, Aurora nodded. She felt bad because she had made Alden wait. It was all because of Velia. If only her friend wasn't so clueless, maybe Alden wouldn't have been provoked and agreed to accompany and wait for her at Rayyen's office."I'm entrusting Aurora to Doctor Alden. Please escort her and wait until she's finished, Doc. Perhaps this is the first step towards restoring your relationship to its former closeness. Hopefully, you can be as close as you used to be."It was unbelievable that Velia had flirted while they were at the hospital earlier. After all, she knew she was still Alex's wife. Why was she so eager to matchmake Aurora with Alden?However, returning to Alden's question, for Aurora, two hours wasn't a short time. Just imagine, from eleven o'clock until now at one in the afternoon, Alden hadn't moved an inch. Even though he said it was okay, Aurora still believed that Alden must have felt bored at some point."I'm really sorr
At exactly five in the evening, Alex picked up Aurora from the hospital. Despite the high likelihood that Aurora already knew Alex was cheating again with Nicole, she still kept her promise to visit Alex's parents' house together.Outside the hospital, Alex waited with an uneasy heart. He kept asking himself, if he met Aurora, would she immediately file for divorce?Just imagine, after being caught cheating, Aurora, out of her kindness, gave him a second chance. And now? He had squandered the opportunity his wife had given him by repeating the same foolishness. Truly foolish! Ah, he didn't know how lucky he was.Alex admitted he was truly clueless. But, to part from Aurora, he really couldn't. That's why, when his wife was already in the car, on the way to his parents' house, Alex tried to find the right moment. Basically, Alex wanted to sincerely apologize even though Aurora hadn't mentioned anything since earlier."Aurora...." There was no response to this call. That's why he called
Meanwhile, when they arrived at Alex's parents' house, Aurora remained friendly and casual. As usual, she politely helped Savana prepare dinner. Serving food on the table, then they ate together while chatting lightly."How's your job, Alex? Everything going smoothly?"Alex nodded as if nothing had happened. In reality, even swallowing food felt difficult. He was preoccupied with figuring out how to tell his parents about the fate of his crumbling marriage."Smooth, Mom. No problems with work.""Thank God." A moment later, Savana turned to Aurora. Now, it was her daughter-in-law's turn to be questioned, akin to a student being interrogated. "And how about you, Rin? Is your job at the hospital going well? I heard you've been working overtime a lot lately."Aurora grumbled inwardly. She was certain her in-laws knew about her coming home late from their son. It was ridiculous to her. Why should she have to explain all this? Moreover, whether she worked overtime, came home early, or didn'
Don't ask how frustrated and hurt Nicole felt when she was humiliated by Aurora over the matter of paying a restaurant bill that amounted to tens of millions. Not to mention when she met Alex, instead of being defended, the man actually asked Nicole to stay away or even end the relationship that she had painstakingly maintained.It didn't stop there. Amidst the distress, resentment, and anger that piled up, God brought Nicole into another ironic situation. In one of the mini-markets, she accidentally crossed paths with Aurora.Are they meant to be together?Why do they always encounter each other?Nicole pondered to herself, why couldn't her cousin, who also happened to be the wife of the man she liked, just disappear or go to hell. Nicole was truly disgusted. Especially when Aurora clearly demeaned her self-worth."No matter how beautiful you are. Sexy, or even superior in bed, I bet Alex will still choose me. Why? Because no matter what, Alex can surely distinguish between who he ca
Early in the morning, Aurora had already arrived at the hospital. Because she had stayed overnight with Alex, she deliberately avoided any unnecessary meetings, especially engaging in conversation with him.Since earlier, Aurora had been sitting at her desk lost in thought. Staring straight out the window while observing the row of buildings in front of her, she continued to ponder, searching for the best way to respond to Alex, Nicole, and her in-laws' actions towards her.For God's sake, Aurora felt openly manipulated. She seemed so foolish because her self-esteem had been undermined. Trampled upon. What's worse, she, the victim, was made out to be the most culpable figure in the marital problems she was facing."Aurora... can I come in?"The sound of a knock on the door instantly interrupted all of Aurora's musings. Turning, she found Alden standing outside the room, throwing his characteristic smile. The man seemed overly eager for an answer to the permission he had just requested
After Alden left, Aurora finished the breakfast he had provided. Just as she took the last spoonful, Rayyen knocked on the door and walked in.The two of them had made plans. Last night, when Aurora arrived home, she immediately contacted her cousin. She outlined the main issues that were happening and asked Rayyen to visit her at the hospital before going to his Law Firm."So, it's your mother-in-law who instructed Nicole to get close to Alex from the beginning? Outrageous!"Aurora nodded, confirming Rayyen's recent question. Even her cousin couldn't believe how heartless Savana had been."Yeah. Because she didn't like me from the start, thinking I couldn't give Alex children, she dared to ask another woman to seduce Alex.""Then just file for divorce, Aurora. Don't wait any longer. What is there to hold onto?"Aurora nodded. Regardless of the reasons, she couldn't continue her relationship with Alex."I am filing for divorce today, Ray. That's why I appointed you to handle everythin
Nicole never forgets last night's events when she revealed her pregnancy to Alex and Aurora's family.Of all people, only Savana seemed supportive and trusting. Alex even questioned, seeming to doubt the situation he was facing."Are you really pregnant?" Shortly after Aurora was picked up by the driver, Alex approached Nicole. After a moment of silence, he finally asked the question."Do you think I'm joking? This isn't a joke, Alex!"Alex's eyes briefly closed followed by a soft sigh. Instead of happiness, his head only felt more dizzy hearing about Nicole's pregnancy."Since when?"It was Nicole's turn to sigh. Slowly, she gave an explanation."Do you remember our last date in Singapore? Since we got back from there, I haven't had my period.""But, haven't you always been taking birth control?""Yeah, but that time I intentionally didn't take it."Nicole responded casually, as if the pregnancy had been planned. "Besides, if you forgot, ever since Aurora didn't want to be touched,