Chapter 96Ashley Gustavo POV Nothing feels good more than having the one you love by your side. After Asher confessed to me last night, I could barely sleep. The pain in my shoulder suddenly disappeared and I was overwhelmed with excitement all through the night. Asher wasn't in the room when I woke up earlier, but the guard told me he went out early in the morning and would be back later.Instead of the maids, I volunteered to make breakfast for Asher's Mom and sister. After we all had breakfast together, I left for Asher's Mom's room since she asked me to come see her in her room.I took a deep breath when I arrived in front of her room before I knocked on the door and she ushered me in. I twisted the doorknob, pushed the door open, and peeked inside briefly before I finally walked inside. There she was, sitting on the bed with a smile on her face."You are here..." She held my hand and made me sit beside her on the bed. Earlier, I wore something to cover the injury so she wouldn
Chapter 1Ashley Gustavo POV"Not again, Ace," This wasn't the first time my husband, Ace Greyson was going to cheat on me, but this was the height of it all. Bringing a woman to our matrimonial home and on our bed was the length he shouldn't have ever gone to. Coming back from the hospital, exhausted after spending the whole day attending to different patients, I wanted to get some rest as soon as I got home, but with this horrible sight that welcomed me, I immediately regretted coming home.I watched as he banged the lady underneath him, not aware that I was in the room, and that even hurt more. My chest contracted so tight that I could barely breathe, I felt a banging sound inside my head, my legs wobbled weakly and I staggered back until I crashed against the wall. My heart pounded hard against my chest like it was going to explode."Ace!" I finally yelled his name, and the first thing he did was curse under his breath. He didn't even flinch, and that even hurt more. My heart bec
Chapter 2Ashley Gustavo POV'Do you want to get your revenge?' I tossed on the bed as Asher's deep voice replayed in my head yet again. Slowly, I grabbed the duvet covering my body and held on to it tightly as memories of the shit I've been through flooded my mind. The heartbreaks I've suffered, the pain Ace had caused me, and my heart was filled with nothing for him, but hatred. I regretted how I acted pathetic around him, how I knelt and cried to him when he was the one that hurt me. If only I could turn back the hands of time, I wouldn't have done any of that.I took a few days from work after the incident and had lodged myself at a hotel for the past five days. I just needed some peaceful time alone. Some time to think about my life and a way forward."Is it worth it? Should I just forgive him?" I asked myself, sitting up on the bed."You can't forgive him. He slept with your sister. You should make him pay for it," my subconscious mind reminded me, and I felt even more broken. R
Chapter 3Asher Greyson POVMy phone rang as I descended the staircase that led to the parking lot, so I stopped and answered the call as it was important."I found him, boss," Lucas, my assistant spoke from the other end, and a smirk laced up my lips."I'll be there shortly," I disconnected the call immediately and sauntered toward my car, but just when I was about to open the car door, I heard someone call me, so I turned and found Clara, my secretary walking toward me with a smile plastered on her face."Are you leaving already, Mr. Grey? You said we were going to hang out later after work," she reminded me when she got to where I was standing."I don't have time for that now. We can do that some other time," and with that, I pulled the door open and hopped inside the car, then drove off. Clare and I were supposed to have fun together today probably at the hotel or the club, but that was the last thing I wanted right now. I had other important things to deal with.I drove recklessl
Chapter 4Ashley Gustavo POVI stood in front of the Greyson's mansion, my heart hammered against my chest as I stared at the building. I had finally agreed to marry Asher to get back on Ace, but a part of me was still having this feeling. Maybe I shouldn't have done that. It was already one week since the incident, and Ace had not called me, not even for once.'I'm here' I texted Asher. We were supposed to meet his family today for a proper introduction, and according to him, he wanted the wedding to commence soon so we could start living together. I was being foolish, no one in her right sense would do the shit I was doing, but even at that, I couldn't withdraw from this.I finally walked into the compound and just then, the entrance door opened and Asher came outside. As usual, he was graced in all black. I haven't seen Asher wear anything else aside from the color black for the past one year since I've known him. I was starting to think that it was a ritual for him to wear black.
Chapter 5Ashley Gustavo POVI paced restlessly in the room, biting my finger. My heart was yet to settle even though it had been hours. I was scared of going out of the room for fear of running into Ace even though the room seemed to be suffocating me. Did I make a wrong decision? I stopped and asked myself for the umpteenth time, and since I couldn't come up with a befitting answer, I slumped on the bed and sank my fingers into my hair. My heart skipped a beat when the bathroom door opened, and my jaw dropped when I saw Asher cladded in a white towel just below his waist. He was manly built with those sexy biceps and toned abs. They made my breath hitched as I admired them."You look like you are going to devour me with those sexy eyes," His deep voice disrupted me, and I quickly turned my face away embarrassingly."Uhm... I'll be in the living room," I quickly stood up and turned to leave."You can't keep avoiding me. I'm going to be your husband soon, and if you keep shying away l
Chapter 6Ashley Gustavo POV"What the hell do you think you are doing?" I yelled after I pushed him away from myself, breathing heavily because I was almost breathless when he was kissing me."Ashley..." I cut him off with a hot slap across his cheek."How dare you barge in here and think it's okay to kiss me just like that?" I snarled at him, and he breathed in deeply."I'm sorry about that, Ash... I didn't mean to. I couldn't just help myself. I'm really sorry," I was stunned to see my husband who had never for once apologized to me even when he hurt me the most, standing before me and acting all pathetic. "What do you want?" I asked him, and he sighed."You don't have to do this, babe... You can't marry my brother, ok?" He held my shoulders and stared into my eyes. I was almost lost staring into his eyes, but I tried to control it. "Babe? Who is your babe? And what do you care if I marry your brother?" I asked him as I shrugged his hands off my shoulders, and he bit his bottom li
Chapter 7Ashley Gustavo POVMy heart hammered against my chest as I waited in the living room with Asher. I held on tightly to the divorce papers, my body almost trembling nervously. Asher managed to get me the divorce papers from his lawyer, and I was officially going to end my marriage with Ace today."Are you sure about this?" I asked myself for the second time, but even at this point, I was still not sure of what I wanted. I wasn't sure enough that I wanted to end this marriage."Don't you think you can still sort things out? Maybe this is not the best thing to do," My subconscious mind reminded me, and I bit my bottom lip."Are you ok?" Asher's voice brought me back to reality as he held my hand, and I looked at him."Hmm," I nodded slowly even though it was written all over me that I wasn't fine."You are sweating," He uttered, and I quickly wiped my sweat with the back of my palm.A few minutes later, the sound of footsteps approaching the living room made my heartbeat increas