Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

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Chapter 0250

"Thanks," I mutter quietly as I disentangle myself from him.

The brief contact leaves me feeling a bit unsettled because my body remembers the familiar comfort but hates the unwanted memories. swirling in my mind.

Without sparing him a glance, I turned around and walked back to my office... more like I fled to my office with my heart in my throat. My heels clicked rapidly against the polished floor, echoing my racing pulse.

I wanted to give myself a punch in the face.

For fuck's sake, it has been years!

It's been five years yet I could still recognize the smell of his favorite cologne. The scent lingered in my nostrils, bringing back a flood of memories I thought I'd buried long ago. Well, it was one of the first things I noticed about him. So it was understandable, right? I tried to rationalize my reaction, but a nagging voice in my head whispered that maybe, just maybe, I wasn't as over him as I'd like to believe.

"Woah," Rachel raised her head from her system, her eyes widening as she took in my flustered appearance.

"Are you okay? You look....flushed."

I forced a smile, hoping it didn't look as strained as it felt.

"I'm fine. There was this huge box that was being rolled through the hallway, I didn't see it coming so I rammed into it." The lie slipped out easily.

She visibly winced, "Ouch. Sorry."

"Thanks," I managed a smile and returned to my cubicle.

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it. "This is a job

cruel. I felt really bad

know what I'd do if I ever

but you will. It won't be the end

"Still...

out to be," I leaned forward on the kitchen counter, eager to

her brows,

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"Aiden!"

gasped, her eyes

smirked, "Yes freaking way,

"Wow."

my head, "I was

then looked at me with a smug smile on her face that made

fate, Anastasia," she said dramatically. "You're meant to

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my eyes, and whispered, "To hell

lightly. "I agree

nothing like fate here." I continued as I picked up strawberry from the fruit bowl, "It's all in the past." I took a small bite, "I mean it's been five years, trust me, that's more than enough proof of that." "Hmm," she hummed and I watched as she whisked the egg white in the bowl. I frowned when

she painted before

worried. I looked toward Amie

she

stared blankly, she sighed exasperatedly. "The new development at work?" She said again, titling her head to

I'm not telling him," I answer quickly, suddenly feeling defensive. I scoffed, "What do you mean what about

in the air, "I just

before. And I certainly am not going to