Chapter 52 Janice POV "It has been ages. I was surprised when I saw you on Tinder. Up until moments ago, I still didn't believe it was you," Ace stated as he drove us down the road. Ace and I used to attend the same high school, and he was my crush then. We used to be close friends, so I had a secret crush on him. You know high school crush and relationships rarely work, so that lasted up until we graduated, and I was just seeing him for the first time since after we graduated. "Yeah, me too. It has really been ages," I agreed to what he said. We had agreed to hang out together. Kind of a friendly date, and after that we could go to the concert together. "So, what have you been doing?" He asked, so I shrugged. "Nothing much. What about you?" I was curious, so I asked him. "Well, nothing much too. After college, I took over the family business, and I'm now the CEO of my dad's company..." "Here in Texas?" I cut him off, but he shook his head. "Not really. I came to Texas for a b

Chapter 54 Connor Hughes 'I know we were going to the hotel' I scoffed unbelievably and sipped from the glass of wine I'd been drinking for a few minutes now. How could I have made such a big fool of myself going to find her? Why didn't I just stay back? In my entire life, I've never felt so humiliated more than the way I feel now. "Is she kidding me? Are they going to start dating now, huh? We are still married for fuck's sake!" I cursed angrily, throwing the glass across the living room and it ended up crashing into pieces. Slowly, I clenched my fingers tightly into a tight fist, glaring hard into space. I felt my throat burn hot down to my stomach, I could feel my blood boiling in rage, and my heart pounded so hard that I could swear I heard the sound of it. "That bastard!" I cursed angrily. Recalling the way he held Janice's hand and walked away made me so furious. How they both acted like I was some lunatic lurking around where I wasn't invited. The thought of the humiliation

Chapter 56 Janice POV "I risked my life out there to help him and all he could do was say those shit to me?" I mumbled as soon as I opened my eyes after a long sleep through the night. I tried not to think about it yesterday, so I was able to get enough sleep. "He must be crazy," I mumbled as I forced the duvet off my body and dragged myself from the bed, walking into the bathroom afterward. 'You can fuck with whoever you want. It's your body after all' I huffed when those disgusting words replayed in my head. "Who said that I was going to sleep with Ace? He didn't even lodge at the hotel with me. Why would he say that to me?" I mumbled, leaning over the mirror and staring at my reflection daringly. I suddenly wished Connor was standing in front of me so I could slap him for talking down on me. "Just forget it. He was just messing with you," I mumbled dismissively. After my usual morning routine, I left my room and headed downstairs to have breakfast, knowing that the maids mus

Chapter 58 Janice POV "Why do I even care if he gets arrested or not?" I mumbled unbelievably as I leaned against the wall, resting my head on it. Have been here for the past one hour and it didn't seem like this was going to end anytime soon. Earlier, I was worried he would get into trouble, so I had to track down his location to this studio, but it seemed to be the biggest mistake of my life. I wasn't even allowed to go inside. How could they be so mean? "Excuse me. I'm not a bodyguard, okay? Are you really not going to allow me inside or better still get me somewhere to sit?" I asked the bouncer, hoping he'd change his mind this time, but he only glanced at me and turned his face away as if I wasn't even here. "I told you I'm Mr. Connor's assistant. Can you let me in, please?" I pleaded with him because my legs were starting to hurt. "Where is your ID card?" He demanded, and I sighed briefly. How could I have forgotten my ID card at home? "I didn't bring it with me... But trus

Chapter 60 Janice POV I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, and once I stormed into my room, I slammed the door closed and leaned against it, breathing fast. "Stop it... Stop it, please... Stop it," I muttered as I hit my chest repeatedly, but all attempts to stop my heart from beating fast proved abortive. Slowly, I dragged myself from the door and advanced toward the bed, slumping on it. I swallowed the lump in my throat and bit into my lip nervously. For a moment back there, I wanted him to kiss me and do other things to me, I didn't care back there if he felt something for me or not, but I was glad that I was able to resist him. I was still trying to get over the shit he put me through when the door burst open and he barged inside. I rose to my feet. "Wh... what are you doing..." I couldn't finish my statement when he covered the distance between us and pulled me close to himself. And as our body collided, I felt it again. The burning sensation in between my legs, the cr