Junia's POV
I jolted awake and annoyingly, the memories from earlier rushed through my head, causing a wince to escape my lips. The memories didn't only make my heart ache but I quickly felt a sharp pain in my head that caused me to groan. However, the same powerful scent of the perfume that has always driven me crazy wafted through my nostrils, and when I darted my eyes towards the place where the scent emanated from, my heart leaped into my throat. I couldn't believe my eyes. I knew it! There was no way that he would leave me like this, there was no way that he would want to divorce me. It must have been a nightmare, a nightmare that must never reoccur again. Tears welled in my eyes and when he came closer to me, the only wish that I had at that very moment was to pull me in a hug and bawl out my eyes. Then when he stood next to my bed, he stared down at me and reached his hands for my face, his hands brushing through the tears that streaked down my face and the only thing I wanted was to tell him how much he meant to me. Maybe things have changed now. Grandfather Weiss and mother-in-law Claire must have spoken some senses into his head and that was why he changed drastically. "Where am I?" My voice was barely above a whisper while I made a tiny sniffle. "You are at the hospital, you hit your head against the center table," He said and for a second, I thought that he was going to apologize to me but he never did. I should stop asking for too much, his presence was enough for me. My joy knew no bounds and I attempted to sit upright but before I could, the joy and excitement that I had felt inside of me suddenly vanished and the smile on my face was replaced with a frown that deepened so hard that it felt like all the insides of me were about to explode in anger. The sound of stiletto heels against the marble floor echoed through the room and a strong floral scent filled the air. My hands balled into fists as soon as my eyes landed on her. She paused closely behind Ethan and my heart shattered into pieces when she interlocked hands with Ethan. At that moment, the inside me of me froze! She was holding a bouquet and the annoying thing was that it consisted of chrysanthemums and lilies. Her guts pissed me off, her audacity was something that I would never be able to decipher. How dare she and most importantly, how could Ethan do something like this to me? How could he bring her here? Maddie suddenly removed her hand away from his, exchanging fleeting glances with Ethan that did nothing but infuriate my anger. Then she lowered her head before me. "Junia, I heard that you were unwell. How do you feel now, does your head still hurts? I am sorry that something like that happened to you" Then she turned to look at Ethan as if she was trying to chastise him as she slowly hit him in the chest. "Ethan, I know that you have a bad temper but how could you push her like that? That was bad of you" The scene before me infuriated me so much that the only thing I wanted to do was to explode in anger. Then she slowly dropped the bouquet on my lap. "Get well soon......" I swear that I could hear her whisper something that sounded like. "Or never!" I burst into a peal of hysterical laughter and I spiraled into more laughter when I caught sight of the paper that was placed next to me. The divorce papers. I leaped up from the bed, clutching the bouquet tightly as if my life depended on it like it was the only thing that mattered to me in the world. Ethan was taken aback by my reaction as his brow tugged in confusion. Then I gathered the strength to close the space between me and Ethan. I mustered the courage to stare into his eyes. Those eyes that I would always get lost in. "YOU PIECE OF SHIT" "What?" He sounded alarmed. I screamed at the top of my lungs. "You piece of shit!" At that moment, I raised the bouquet and swiped it right on his face, hitting him with the flowers till the pieces flew in the air and when Maddie wanted to stop me, I hit with her the remaining. My chest rose and fell steadily as I glared at Ethan menacingly. "For the past three years that you and I have been married, I have given you my life! I sacrificed everything for you because I didn't want anything to jeopardize your career!" "After everything that I had always done for you, you would always disrespect me and treat me like I am nothing and now, you dare to bring your mistress right before me? This is the limit, Ethan! This is the limit" I screamed. He tried to warn me by wriggling his finger. "Control yourself Junia or you wouldn't like what I would do....." I scoffed. "You can go to hell, Ethan." I reached my hands for the pen in the pocket of his shirt, darting my eyes toward the divorce papers that were on the bed. Leaning slightly towards the paper, tears welled in my eyes as I clutched the pen tightly. My heart kept hammering against my rib cage, almost causing the tears to spill from my eyes but the last thing that I would ever do was cry before them. They didn't deserve to see me cry. Not Ethan, not anybody else! I mustered the courage inside of me, gathering all of my strength while affixing my signature. It was done! My nightmare came to pass. I was divorced! I handed the divorce paper back to Ethan. "I never want to have anything to do with you again! Not in this life or the next life."Junia’s P.O.VAfter Four Years. "Cheers," The clinking of glasses echoed through the room as a wide smile spread across my face. Before I could take a sip of my wine, my manager, Jones, soon stopped me, grabbing the wine glass from my hands, almost spilling it on my dress. I was taken aback, looking at him perplexed. "Jones, what was that for...." Before I could complete my statement, he smiled sheepishly and stared at me with this glint that depicted that he was proud of me. "How can I make you drink that wine when I haven't wished you a Happy Birthday" Tears filled his eyes and the glint in his eyes, caused tears to well up in my eyes as well."Oh, Jones...." I stretched my arms open wide as he rushed into my hands while I wrapped my hands around him slowly. Probably, making my younger brother my manager was never a bad idea in the first place. He was the only one that stood by me and for me. "I love you so much, sister....." He cried as I nestled my face on his shoulder while
Junia's P.O.VI stood frozen, unable to articulate the flood of emotions surging within me. The fact that I could feel Nicholas enigmatic presence before me felt so surreal as my mouth was slightly agape, causing my heart to race, while I stared at him in nothing but shock.A bright smile spread across his face and I could swear that if his eyes were the sea, I would gladly drown in them. The way his sea rover blue eyes sparkled like the rarest of stars caused my heart to pound in my chest. I have sworn that I would never fall in love again but with this man clearly around me, that seemed impossible.Nicholas Hawthorne towered over me with the unwavering smile still plastered on his face and in that moment, I wished that I could run my hands through his silky hair. The way he kept his eyes on me and me alone set icy tendrils of fear to slither down my spine— a fear that was unknown no matter how much I searched the depths of my heart.Was it the fear of his beauty? The fear of me sl
Junia’s P.O.V“Take a deep breath, Junia. Just breathe” Betty said, concern laced in her voice while I clutched my heart tightly, trying to quell the pain surging inside of me but no matter what, no matter how sharp my mum’s words pierced through my heart, I wouldn't let it break me. She would never break me! Not on this day.But despite the pain that surged inside of me, there was this unexplainable anger that soon swelled in my heart. An anger that created a fiery pit in my stomach.Betty placed her hands on my shoulder, turning me to face her. “I know how you feel. I am your best friend and I regret making you pick that call and for the records, your mom sucks for saying those terrible words to you but Junia, today is your birthday, you can't just ruin it because of your mom’s archaic mentality”My mom's words repeated in my head and no matter how much I wanted to discard her words, they just lingered on, piercing my heart like a thousand prickling needles.The only thing I wanted
Ethan"We would not be attending the ball, why would Nicholas Hawthorne invite our company? For what reasons?" I said, my steely gaze locked onto my cousin, Aiden who soon ducked his head before he rose to his feet."I don't know why as well. The only thing that I know is that ever since he got into the limelight, he has been seeing you as his competition. You know he can't actually do anything without him trying to beat us" Aiden said while I leaned in the chair, brushing my fingers underneath my jaw. "Aiden, I don't actually care if Nicholas sees me as his competitor or anything. The sky is wide for all the birds to fly. However, we wouldn't be giving him the publicity that he wants and in regards to that, we wouldn't be attending! Reject the invitation politely" I said while Aiden rolled his sleeves up before scratching his head. Adjusting my sunglasses, I stared intently at him while he soon pursed his lips as he took his gaze off me. In that very moment, I instantly knew that
Junia's P.O.V"You are so lucky Junia, everything is working out well for you and I just want you to know that I am proud of you. You know that I am always proud of you" Betty almost broke down over the phone while I paused. "Wait Betty, are you crying?" She hissed. "Why would I be crying? Anyways, have you gotten your dress for the ball party? What type of dress did you pick?""I am just going into the store now. I hope that I would pick something that I like and probably Nicholas would like it too. I plan on confessing my feelings to him at the ball tonight...." I paused, waiting for her response.Betty screamed and even though she wasn't there with me at the moment, I could feel her happiness for me. "Go girl, it is finally time that you and Nicholas be together. Enough with the anonymous letter and all that romantic nonsense! I am happy that you would be finding the happiness that you truly deserve" I smiled, fiddling with my fingers. "Yes, you know, I feel like my life is goin
Ethan's P. O. VI raised a brow, glaring at her menacingly. "How many times would I tell you that you can't follow me to my grandfather's birthday party" Maddie replied. "Why? Why are you doing all of this Ethan? What have I done to you to deserve all of this? Can't you just agree with me on certain things? What the hell is wrong with you Ethan!" She almost yelled at the top of her lungs while I adjusted my tie, exhaling sharply before staring daggers at her."For your information, we are before the public and if you cause any type of scandal for me by this lousy act of yours, then you wouldn't like what I would do to you. Maddie the last thing that you would want to do is to step on my toes" I attempted to walk past her but she dropped her shopping bags to the floor barricading the way with her body. "You are not leaving Ethan until you tell me why you don't want me to go with you," She screamed at the top of her lungs while a staff member rushed toward us. "I am sorry but you can
Junia's P.O.VIt was finally the day of the ball and this excitement was building inside of me because Nicholas had asked me to be his date for the night. Of course, I was more than elated that he had asked me to be his date. I couldn't contain the excitement that was building inside of me just by the mere thoughts of my hands interlocked in his as we would sway to the tune of the mellifluous song that would fill our ears.The eye contact despite the masks. The sound of our hearts pounding as we stare into each other's eyes. I couldn't wait to experience those moments and most importantly, to experience what felt like to be loved by someone who loved me back.Dressed in a blue ball gown that sparkled as the stars surrounded it and like the cosmos had been woven into the fabric. I settled for a feathered mask while adorning my hair with glistening silver sparkles as the gown cascaded down the hard marbled floor.Taking a final look at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but be grate
Junia's P.O.VI was worried and the annoying thing was that I had no idea about what was happening and the reason why he wasn't here yet. Darting my eyes back to the clock, I couldn't help but to wonder about how serious the reason he had to leave was. "I hope that he is fine" I took another shot with my eyes still fixed intently on the phone. While waiting for Nicholas, other men tried hitting on me and wanted me to be their date for the dance but I politely refused them all, telling them that I was waiting for someone plus I already had a date!My eyes were beginning to get drowsy as I took another shot of alcohol. My mind was just screaming at Nicholas because for the umpteenth time, he wasn't picking his calls nor was he returning any. "What if something bad had happened to him? What if that is the reason why he isn't answering any of my calls?" I bit the corner of my lower lips with my eyes fixed on the screen. I was waiting for him. Where was he? Attempting to take another