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LUKE’S POV
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After taking the document from her hands, I gazed at it and then looked up to meet her eyes. She
seemed to be on the verge of tears, her sad expression tugging at my conscience. I couldn’t
understand why she was putting herself through this, knowing she would end up in
tears.
As I tossed the divorce paper on the table, I lit up a cigarette and blew the smoke in her direction. She
coughed, clearly not enjoying the secondhand smoke, but I didn’t care. She had taken things too far,
and I was not going to let her get away with it.
“You’ve yed your little game long enough,” I sneered, blowing another puff of smoke in her face. She
coughed again and stepped back, but I grabbed her hands and pulled her towards
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Her body pressed against mine, and I held her chin, my gaze roaming over her body, which was barely
covered by her robe. I pushed her away forcefully, and she stumbled, but managed to maintain her
bnce.
This whole situation was strange and unexpected. Ariel had always loved me, even though I never
reciprocated her feelings. I didn’t want anything to do with her family, who were nothing but gold
diggers and thieves. But circumstances had forced me to marry her.
And now she was standing in front of me with divorce papers, as if she had nned this all along. She
should be grateful that I even touched her, something I never wanted to do. But I had been drinking
with my friends at the bar, and things had gotten out of hand. It wasn’t until I took a shower that I
regained my senses and realized the consequences of my actions. She could get pregnant from the
activity we just carried out.
But it was clear that she was going insane, and this was not something her family wanted. They were
enjoying all the benefits of my wealth, so why would they want the marriage to end?
“What are you plotting now?” I asked, giving her a serious look
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She met my gaze and said with determination, “I’m not plotting anything. I just want a divorce.”
I chuckled, not believing her for a second. “Are you sure about that?”
She let out a deep sigh. “Yes, I can’t continue living like this.”
“Don’t me me; you got yourself into this mess. If you hadn’te into my life, you wouldn’t be
feeling so broken right now,” I retorted, blowing another puff of smoke in her face. She flinched and
turned her head away.
“Please stop,” she pleaded, her eyes avoiding mine. “I’ve given back everything I owe you. My parents
took your money, but all the torture you’ve put me through has paid for it,” she said, her voice breaking.
I could see the tears in her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. “You’ve made my life a living hell,
Luke. I don’t love you anymore. I don’t want anything to do with you.” And with that, she burst into
tears.
I stood there, looking at her, and feeling a twinge of guilt. I had always enjoyed seeing her suffer, but
now it was thest thing I wanted to see.
After a few moments of crying, sheposed herself and handed me the divorce papers and a pen.
“Here. Sign it.”
I wasn’t pleased with the situation, but I wasn’t going to let her know that. So I grabbed the papers and
pen from her, keeping a smirk on my face.
“Do you really think I won’t sign this?” I taunted.
She just coughed and turned away, crossing her arms over her chest. I chuckled, shaking my head,
and then signed the papers, fulfilling her wish.
“You better not regret this,” I warned in a deep voice before throwing the papers at her face and tossing
the pen on the floor. I grabbed my wallet and took out a card, throwing it at her as well. “Consider this
payment for your hardships these past few years.”
I stormed out of the room, mming the door behind me. She could go to hell for all I cared. I
enly liked her anyway.
After I was done with work and exhausted and drained out, I drove to the Sun House. Just so you
know, i didn’t spend the night with Arielst night. After that conversation, I went to an apartment close
to mypany and spent the night there, getting myself some peace of mind.
Well, today, Ariel and I are going to pay my grandfather a visit. It was something we did once in a while,
and there were dates fixed for the asion.
The Sun House was where my grandfather resided. It was a nice ce for someone to just chill and
rx, but that stupid wife of mine made it theplete opposite.
Dressed in a crisp blue suit, I stood outside the house and couldn’t spot Ariel anywhere. She was
supposed to be bidding patiently for me; that was how we did it anytime we went to visit my
grandfather. I wondered where she was now.
I spotted a maid heading in my direction, and then I halted her. “Where’s Ariel?” I questioned the maid.
She hesitated, looking at me cautiously, but then she answered. “Mrs. Reynold hasn’t arrived yet;
should I call her on the phone?”
I gave the maid a look of disgust for dying before giving me an answer to my question. ” There’s no
need for that; you may go.” I dismissed her, and she left my presence. I walked away afterwards.
Going further, I saw my grandfather as he tended to the nts in our yard. His age had not diminished
his handsomeness, and his passion for gardening had only grown since his retirement. People often
teased him, suggesting he be a professional gardener.
As I approached, he turned to me with an uncharacteristically stern expression. He scanned the area,
as if looking for someone, and I followed suit, confused by his behavior.
“Where is Ariel?” he asked, locking eyes with me.
“I’m not sure,” I replied, shrugging. “She was with me at my apartmentst night.”
“You tool!” he growled, flinging his watering can at me, I dodged it and took a step back. “You absolute
kliot!”
“What did I do?” I asked, bewildered.
“What did you do?” he echoed, his anger palpable. “You…” he trailed off, scanning the yard. His
friends, former coworkers now all elderly, had recently arrived,
My grandfather let out a sigh. “Come with me,” he said calmly, leading me away. As we walked, I
noticed his friends staring at me, but I followed him regardless.
“So you’re the reason for the scandal?” he snarled once we were inside the house. I was still lost, trying
toprehend what was happening.
“What scandal?” I asked.
He walked over to a table, grabbed his phone, and thrust it at me. “Take a look!”
1 reluctantly tore my gaze from him and saw a news article on the phone. The headline read, ” Golden–
Award Winning Actress Harriet Donald’s Mysterious Boyfriend Revealed: Luke Reynold!”
Apanying the article was a photo of Harriet and me having dinner a few days
ago.
I remembered the dinner, but the photo made it look like we were kissing. In reality, I had only been
helping her keep her bnce after she stumbled. Harriet was my girlfriend, the woman I loved and
wanted to spend my life with. But Ariel had toe along and ruin everything.
“Can you exin this to me?” my grandfather demanded, his tone threatening,
“Grandpa, this is nonsense,” I lied. I didn’t want him to know I was still with Harriet, He was
unpredictable, and I didn’t want to risk his reaction.
“Don’t lie to me, you idiot!” he shouted, grabbing a teacup and hurling it at me. I managed to dodge it,
but it shattered on the ground.
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“Harriet will never get married into the Reynold family, not while I’m alive!” he dered, Don’t be
ungrateful like your father!”
I narrowed my eyes but kept my cool. “I won’t, Grandpa. I won’t.”
“Don’t make empty promises. You better do as I say, or else!” he threatened. “Do you want to ruin Ariel
and The Walker family’s reputation? Why do you have to be so stupid?”
His words stung, but I bit my tongue and remained silent, looking down.
“Now get out of here and fix this mess!” he barked. “Understood?”
“Yes, grandpa,” I said with a low reply, not wanting to cause any more trouble.
“Good. Now go!” he snarled, and I left without another word.
Once I made my way outside, I called my assistant Jack and told him to make sure the post was
deleted, along with any other rted articles. Then I drove home.
As I pulled into my driveway, I saw ady standing nearby. She was wearing a white dress, facing away
from me. Of course it was Ariel; she finally came running back. What a prodigal wife she was.
I cleared my throat, feeling victorious as always. “Well, well, well. Look who’se back. I thought you
didn’t.”
“Luke!” She turned and hugged me, her face beaming with joy, leaving me in shock.
But guess what? It wasn’t Ariel.
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LUKE’S POV
“Who let you in? And why are you wearing Ariel’s clothes?” I asked Harriet as she continued to hug me
really tight. She was putting on Ariel’s white strapless dress; that was probably why I couldn’t recognize
her. Or maybe I was too stupid not to discern the love of
my life.
“What’s the use for all of these questions? Aren’t you happy to see me?” Harriet squeezed me really
tight, leaning her head on my chest with her eyes closed. There was so much joy in her face.
I was supposed to be happy to see her like this, but for some reason, I wasn’t. And it was really kind of
crazy.
“I asked you a question, didn’t I? Who let you in?” I couldn’t help but frown. I hated to admit it, but this
was sort of ufortable.
Harriet withdrew her head from my chest. “What’s wrong now? Why throw these questions at me?”
“Because you know it’s not a good idea for you to be seen around here,” I said, looking at the dress
she was putting on. It didn’t fit her one bit; her breasts were spilling out the top, and I was wondering if
she had noticed that. “Who even gave you this dress anyway?” I asked in curiosity.
“Oh, this dress?” She looked at her body, quite pleased with what she was wearing. “Don’t you like it?”