LOGINAva's pov.I turned to Ivan on my left, he looked comfortable, almost drifting to sleep. There was no way I could believe this, but we were on our way to the Maldives.Diane was one persistent woman, I had to give that to her. When I had resisted, she played a card that was a bit low but her last resort.“You've always said you will get me a mini you, aren't you going to keep to your words?” She had asked with a playful glint in her eyes.“I did not mean that.”“Then you have to hurry,” my mom said, before eyeing Ivan like an angry Bird. “Who knows, maybe something good can come out of this trip.”“At least, we both know what we want.” Ivan's mother chuckled. They did not even give us any time to pick anything up, but I did notice when my mom pulled Ivan to a corner to whisper something.Ivan had come back looking down, and did not say a word throughout the car ride to the airport.Somehow, I did not feel the need to ask him. I just hoped he'll come around, but my wish did not seem t
Ivan's pov.“What honeymoon?” It came out more feminine than I had imagined, making me feel silly.Both of them ignored me, like I was someone non-existent.Mrs. Sinclair stood up, as they exchanged pleasantries. “How are you Diane?”“I'm doing good, you came faster than I had expected.” My mother eyed Ava, like she was looking at a stranger in her son's body.Only if she knew that was the actual fact, she might end up going funny with the entire situation.“Yes, it's important to me since it's going to affect my daughter's life, and I'm hoping our business can remain the same.”Even at a point like this, they were still going on about business. I watched my mother's eyes brighten up.“Don't you dare worry, it's the least I could do for my in-laws.”Ava gave me a look as we sat down, which I concluded was a translation to ‘I’ll take care of this, calm down.’She turned to my mother, who was relaxing back on the couch in a demure way.“Dia—, I mean mom, we just had the wedding two days
Ava's pov.I straightened up subconsciously, the exact second I heard my mother's voice. It was the same voice that criticized me through my first moments.Ivan had my voice flood my ears next, before I could think of what to do. “Hi, Mrs. Sinclair. It's nice to have you around.”What in the world was wrong with this lunatic? Just when I thought he had a little measure of sense up there, he goes the extra mile to show me how worthless he is.My mother cleared her throat still trying to connect the dots, when I decided to take matters into my own hands and face my worst fear.“Hello Mrs. Sinclair, we were just about to come down.” I said with a smile that did not reach my heart. “You did not have to stress yourself, by coming up.”Damnit! I sounded just like Ivan a few seconds ago.Her eyes scanned through my bedroom one last time, before the they landed on her supposed daughter. Ivan was still on the bed trying to push himself up in a very chaotic move, while I stood by the side watc
Ivan's pov.“Breath slowly, it's no big deal.” Ava told me, demonstrating with her hands. “Good, I think you might need to wash up again.”“I will have to be indoors through this whole experience, thanks for the heads up.” I told her with a shaky voice as I walked to the bathroom.“Take your time,” she made my voice sound encouraging, even if it did not help me a bit.I went into the bathroom and while cleaning up, I could hear voices in the bedroom.Ava was talking to someone, it sounded like Gerald. Just then I felt the need to hear what was going on, so I opened the door a little. It was enough to hear their voices.“Sir, uhmm, your wife's mother is waiting in the living room.”“My mom?” Ava asked in her high pitched voice, before getting a hold on herself. “How long has she been there?”“I meant your wife's mother, Sir. And she just arrived.”“I know,” Ava said in a tone I noticed she used whenever she was pissed. “Her daughter will be with her shortly, tell her to wait for some t
Ava's pov.My first reaction was to laugh, but I suppressed it and asked a question instead. “What poison, are you talking about?”When he did not say a word, I followed his line of sight. It was on the wrap I was holding.“Don't tell me you think this is—” I stopped as I pointed to the wrap on my right hand. “Ava, I'm in a lot of pains right now. Let's just talk this out.” he said, with his hands stretched out to stop me from getting close to him.Thinking fast, I got to understand what was running in his head. “That's why I want to give you done chocolate.”“What?”“Chocolate, ma'am. That's what I was going to give you.” I said with a straight face.“I don't believe you, what's with the unbranded wrapping? Chocolate wraps don't look that way.” He was not falling for the truth. “By the way, is that recommended by a doctor?”“It is unbranded because I bought it from a high end pastry shop, just before it was put out on their shelves. And yes Sir, a doctor did.”He nodded his head, li
Ivan's pov.When Ava mentioned using the video for blackmail, it felt nothing short of comical but I played along.Throughout this whole experience, I had seen sides of this woman I married that were hidden before.They were technically not hidden, since we did not even have to go through courtship before the wedding.“Don't you dare do that,” I told her, still feeling relief from the effect of the heating pad.“Why?” She asked as her lips curled up.Her phone's flash came on, as she started taking pictures. I raised my hands up to cover my face, from being caught in it.“Smile, my wife.” She said from behind the phone. “I need to get a perfect shot of my face.”“You're aware it's going to be your face in this not mine, and anyone who sees it will assume you are the one, right?”“Yup! I just need to blackmail you directly, there's no need for me to involve any other third party.”Another wave of cramps hit me. “Damn!”Ava dropped her phone and rushed to my side. “Are you okay, where d
“She just wanted to know if I was getting cold feet about the wedding.” I told him bluntly. “Ignore her.” “I already did.” I studied his face for a while and saw how worried he made my face look. “You'll go through a lot with the makeup and everything, do you think you can handle it?” “How
The first thing I did, once I stopped screaming was sit down on the floor.It was the only alternative I had now, because there was every possibility that I could faint and get a concussion.I sat on the cold marble of the master bedroom floor in Ivan Cross's body and stared at the wall and breathe
“I'm here.” Ivan called out in the darkness.I tried moving in the direction of his voice but just then, the backup generator kicked in and light flooded the penthouse again.Everything looked normal apart from the weird pounding in my head, and the slight pain my leg was feeling.“Great!” Ivan rub
Ava’s pov.“Absolutely not!” I slammed the champagne flute I was holding on the marble counter, the sound was hard enough to make the silence in the penthouse crack.My fiance Ivan Cross, did not even blink at that, which made me even angrier. He stood across the room staring at me, as his hands lo







