Mag-log inYears ago, I sacrificed my freedom and a year of my life for the man I loved, only to find out that he betrayed and lied to me without a second thought for those sacrifices. Now fate has randomly made our paths cross, when I thought I would never see him again, and once again, I'm at his mercy because in an agonizing twist of fate, he's my new boss. Crazy, I know, but now, I hate him with every fiber of my being. At first, the feeling seems mutual, but it doesn't take long before we realize that we both misunderstood what happened in our past, and have been hating each other based on blatant lies. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done, and even though Jeff is remorseful, will I be able to overcome my resentment towards him for all the hurt and pain he has caused me in his quest for revenge?
view moreAshley’s POV (One year and three months later)“Mommy! He smiled at me again! The baby smiled at me!” Aurora’s excited voice came seconds before she came running into the kitchen at full speed, almost slipping in her haste.“Careful, honey!” I chided instinctively, before following her out of the kitchen at her insistence to witness the groundbreaking miracle.She led the way to where her two-month-old baby brother was lying in his cot, half awake. He blinked up at us sleepily before his small lips stretched into a gas-induced smile, but I didn’t have the heart to tell my daughter what the cause of the ‘smile’ was.Aurora shrieked aloud and declared proudly. “See! I told you. He likes me the most.”Footsteps sounded, and I looked up to see Jeff, my beloved husband, approaching us, a happy and contented smile on his face. His hair was slightly messy, and he was dressed casually in gray sweatpants and a black T-shirt.For someone who had barely slept through the night several days in
Jeff’s POV“Oh, that's true. I can't believe I forgot to tell you about him. Yeah. They found out who he was the very next day.”I was relieved to hear that. I still remember how that man had asked me to help his wife and kids in his dying moments, and it saddened me a great deal. I intended to find them as soon as possible and fulfil his dying wish."Oh, that's good. So who was he?”“His name was Sean, and he was the brother of one of the policemen at a station you and Will went to.”My brows furrowed. “You mean the one where Will and I almost got into a fight?”“Yeah, late Sean's wife mentioned that. Anyway, according to the interview she gave, Sean became obsessed with me and Janet's case after Will offered a monetary reward to anyone with information about our disappearance. The woman said her husband confided in her that he had overheard Will tell the officers that you were my bitter ex who couldn’t accept that I had moved on with him. He also told them that you were mad at Janet
Ashley’s POV Surprisingly, aside from the tons of visitors who showed up at the hospital to show their support, Claire also visited to offer her condolences for what happened.She looked pale and drained … nothing at all like the confident, self-assured woman I knew, who had put me through hell.Instead, she looked like a lost little girl. Her family had been hit hard by the scandal that was affecting Will’s family, and her parents were under investigation by the authorities as well.Also, the media was crucifying her and refusing to believe she had nothing to do with the scandal, plus reports of her past treatment of me had surfaced, and suffice it to say, people hated her, so it wasn't a surprise that she looked the way she did.She sat with Eliza and me in the waiting room for several uncomfortable moments, while some of the other visitors filled the silence by chatting away about trivial stuff.After a respectable amount of time had passed, Claire made her excuses and hurried
ASHLEY'S POV I had always hated hospitals, and this time was no exception. The last time I was in one was when Janet was hospitalized and came down here for treatment after the car accident she had with Aurora. Now it was Jeff who was hospitalized. There was nothing I could do to help him other than sit here, wait, and pray that he recovered fully.The sound of the hospital room door opening jolted me out of my reverie. I looked up to see a nurse stepping into the room. She gave me a small smile and went on to check something on the monitor beside Jeff’s bed.“He’s stable. You should try to get some rest too, Ashley, because he’ll need someone to take care of him by the time he’s discharged.” She told me in a soft, sympathetic tone. By now, everyone in the country knew our story. It was all that the media talked about. Jeff had been branded a knight in shining armor, and it was no less than he deserved. Till this moment, I still found it surreal to believe that he actually cared
Ashley’s POV“She's also your sister.” My father told me wearily.Sometimes, I suspected that this man regretted cheating on his first wife with my Mom, as well as having me. He clearly loved those self-righteous assholes, Dan and Daniella, more than he loved me.I glared at him in irritation. “No,
Tom’s POVWhat followed that brief conversation with Jack was months and months of unimaginable torture, which was meant to break me even further than I was already broken.I didn’t see Jack throughout this period, but I did see other men, who were always masked, and brought me out of the cage near
Tom’s POVDespite how sad I was that I was stuck here, while the whole world, including my family, moved on without me, I couldn't help but be happy for Elaine. She was not dead, as I had suspected all this time.She had survived whatever was wrong with her on the night of the accident, and she was
Tom’s POVI didn’t know what on earth to say to that, and I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to say anything in response at all.If I did, I could end up saying the wrong thing and then wind up getting beaten, or perhaps, even worse, get a bullet in my head or chest.As fairly ordinary as the blond g






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