Theodore's PovThe deafening pulse of the club's music reverberated through my skull as I downed another glass of alcohol, the burn offering a fleeting distraction from the tormenting thoughts that clawed at my mind. Alina's betrayal echoed in my head like a haunting refrain. I had earnestly tried to be a better person for her, to rise above the shadows of my past, and yet here I was, drowning my sorrows in a sea of alcohol. The images of her deceit played on a loop in my mind, a cruel slideshow of betrayal that fueled my desperate quest for numbness. From anyone she could have chosen, she chose fuckign Nathan! Just why! Especially when I told her to stay away from him!Glass after glass, I sought solace in the amber liquid, hoping the intoxication would blur the harsh reality of her actions. I entertained the thought of using her like she used me for money, a twisted retaliation that seemed to promise relief from the heartache. But the more I drank, the more the pain intensified, and

Theodore's Pov “That's not good for your health, you know.” Daniel sighed, gazing at the third empty bottle of wine I downed today. It wasn't this bad usually. I would only push myself until I got over with one, maximum two. But today was the day I divorced her four years ago. Over what? A fucking misunderstanding! Knowing well that fucking bastard Nathan would go to any extent to snatch my happiness out of my hands. And I made him successful in his plans. Without verifying anything. Every year I would beat myself up for the way I treated her. For everything I did to her. I should have known, she wasn't like other women I knew. She was different. From the first moment I laid my eyes on her, my heart would beat differently. My heart was screaming at me that morning, to take back my words. To trust her words. But my mind was at war. It could not erase the pictures, the video that haunted it. “Did you get any leads?” I ignored his previous statement and asked him instead. He was the own

THEODORE'S POVMy head was parched on my hands, as my elbows rested on my office desk. A knock was heard on the door as I told the person to come in. “Mr. Maxwell, Mr.Summers would like to meet you.” I sighed before lifting my face up and nodded at my personal assistant, Kevin. “Send him in.” Mr.Summers entered after a few minutes, giving me a gentle smile. “How are you doing?” He asked, taking his place on the seat opposite to me. “I've been better.” This man became like a dad to me in the last few years. He had disowned Nathan after I uncovered his heinous acts. Mr and Mrs Summers were disappointed in him and couldn't believe he would stoop as low as he did. I would have killed him that day when I got to know the truth if his dad wouldn't have interfered. FLASHBACK4 years back. I had sent in the pictures and the videos for verification if they were real or not. I was in my office, not able to concentrate on anything after everything that had happened in my life, when my inves

ALINA’S POV“Baby, are you ready? Uncle Eli will be waiting,” I glanced at my baby after applying my lipstick, to see him combing his hair. “Yes mummy, almost” he struggled to smoothen out the tangles in his hair. He had a little long hair than normal baby boys that suited him very well. I chuckled, bending down before him and helping him to smoothen out his hair. “There, all good.” “Thank you, mummy,” he kissed my cheek. “Your most welcome honey. You look adorable.” Asher is very fond of selecting his outfits himself, and today he chose to wear a blue checkered shirt with blue jeans. He quickly put on his shoes and I helped him tie his laces. “You look so handsome, baby!” I cooed and my son blushed. He literally blushed and I couldn't t help but melt at the sight. “Let's go.”We stepped downstairs to find Thea watching some romcom and stuffing her face with chips. Her eyes fell on Asher and I saw the hearts in them. “Oh my god! Now don't you just look like a charming prince!” Sh

ALINA'S POV “What?” I was baffled, hearing that name. “I swear I didn't know, Alina. I had applied at a few places. I was just so desperate to change my line of career, that I gave an interview at every place I got a chance at. I knew Theodore was a CEO but I had only heard of his other businesses. I didn't know that T.M business and Co. Was literally his main construction business. I swear I didn't know until I got an email this morning that mentioned the full name of the building, not just the abbreviation.” She explained I knew she wasn't lying. It was true Theodore had multiple businesses under different names that even I couldn't keep up with. But I was aware of this one. Only this one. Because my father was a partner with him. Until life happened. “But don't worry. I’ll decline the offer. I don't want to remind you of anything about your bitter life with him and especially I can't risk anything, now that Asher is also in the picture,” she said solemnly and I knew she would dec