After The Vows のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Chapter 11 The universe sure had a way of playing in your face. How else would I explain being face -to-face with Harry right now? “Now this is fate,” he chuckled as he stood up and walked toward where I was sitting. “If this is fate, it clearly didn’t get my memo.” “Lucky for me, it didn’t”, he chuckled. I wasn’t expecting him to come closer, let alone open his arms for a hug. I was still seated, frozen. “Come on,” he said, smiling. “I haven’t seen my friend in years. I deserve a hug.” That was nothing wrong with hugging a friend, I thought. I stood up and hugged him. Damn. He smelled good. Too good. “Look at you,” he said, holding my shoulders once we pulled apart. “You’ve grown into a fine woman, Alia. It’s really good to see you.” I couldn’t help but notice his smile, it was the same way he smiled when we were kids. Damn, he still had that good set of teeth. I couldn’t remember the last time someone had complimented me like that. I had almost forgotten how i

Chapter 13 Alia POV Life has indeed been good to me. Work was great, I had an office of my own, clients were walking in and out, and Liam and Luna were loving their new school, even making friends. “Mum,” Luna spoke. “Yes, baby?” My hands were still on the wheel as I drove them to school, one of my favorite parts of the day, getting them ready and seeing their smiling faces as they waved goodbye. “I have a playdate with Sophia,” Luna said. “Oh wow, Luna, that’s great! When is that?”I replied “Saturday! I can go, right?” “Sure, darling. When I pick you up today, I’ll see her mum and talk about it.” “Thank you, mummy!” “You’re welcome, honey. Liam, don’t you have a playdate?” “Nope. Playdates are for girls,they run around in pink, playing with their dolls. I can’t do any of that.” I burst out laughing. “And what’s wrong with that?” Luna added. “It’s better than boring video games!” “Video games aren’t boring,” he defended. “Playdates aren’t boring either!” I watched th

Chapter 15Harry was quiet for a few minutes. I wondered what was going through his head.“I’m a coward, I know,” I said softly, breaking the silence.“No, Alia, you’re not,” He replied, squeezing my hand gently. “Not everyone likes facing people from their past. It’s okay. It doesn’t make you weak.”I let out a shaky breath. “I just… I wasn’t expecting to see him there, you know?”“I understand,” he said. His thumb brushed over mine“You have to go back there,” I told him, feeling guilty. “I can’t ruin this opportunity for you because of my own mess.”“Ruin?” he chuckled softly. “Alia, I meet clients all the time. I honored the invitation just because I wanted you to meet new people and expand your work. But right now, none of that matters. You know what? I know the perfect place you need to be there now, and all your worries will go away.” He started the car.“But Harry—”“Shhh,” he said firmly. “No arguments. We’re going. Just trust me.”A few minutes later, we were at a rooftop g

Chapter 17Drew’s POVThe D-day was finally here.I stood at the altar, my hands clasped tightly in front of me, waiting for Kirah. It wasn’t the first time I had been in this position. Years back, I had stood on this same altar waiting for Alia to walk down the aisle.Fuck, Drew. What the hell was I thinking right now?I shook it off and scanned the room. All the men of substance in Seattle, well dressed, filled the hall. Cameras flashed from every corner.Kirah had made sure every reporter in the city was present. She wanted this wedding to be the talk of the town. That was Kirah.The past few months had been a rollercoaster between us, but today, I was putting everything behind me. This was a fresh start.My eyes found my mother and sister sitting together. They were smiling at me, pride written all over their faces.I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.Then the music changed.“It’s happening,” I mumbled to myself.The moment she walked into the aisle, everyone turned. S

Chapter 19The couple of weeks had been the worst days of my life. Everything I thought was true turned out to be a lie. My name had become a topic on everyone’s lips. TV stations kept replaying the disaster at the wedding. My whole life has become a public discussion.But that wasn’t what broke me.The worst part was knowing the woman I had always loved and trusted wasn’t who I thought she was. I couldn’t understand what I did to make her want to give me a child that wasn’t mine.Kirah had been begging since I called off the wedding and told her I wanted nothing to do with her. I didn’t even need to chase her out of the house, my mum and sisters had already thrown her belongings out, taking all the things I bought for her and leaving her with almost nothing.“What are you doing to yourself?” my mum said as she walked toward me, dragging the curtains open. Light flooded the room, burning my eyes.“Fuck my eyes,” I muttered, blinking repeatedly. I hadn’t seen sunlight in a while.I pou