Mr billionaire's regret chasing his irresistible wife by Gabby Emmanuel

Sneaky moves.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

I knew what I was about to do was wrong, as it went against my principles, but I couldn't help myself. My hands moved involuntarily as I typed in a password. Jared had mentioned in the car that his password was my name, right? Well, it was time to find out. I typed my name, and to my amazement, the phone unlocked. I clicked on the message box, and on Sofia's messages.

"Hey, are you done bathing?"

"Will you come keep me company after you're done?"

"Why aren't you responding? Is Arielle awake?"

"Are you ignoring me?"

"Jared!!!!"

"I can't sleep. Come down, and let's go outside and look at the stars, just like we did when we were teenagers."

"You promised me at the hospital's garden that we would stargaze, remember?"

Angrily, I muted the phone and dropped it back on the couch. How shameless can Sofia be? She should be asleep, and not texting a married man to go out at night to stargaze with her.

I returned to the bed, disturbed. Sleep had fled my eyes at this point, and all I craved was to march to Sofia's room and warn her to know her boundaries. But I thought against it, trying to gain control over my anger.

Jared returned to the room a few minutes later, and I quickly pretended to be asleep. I watched him beneath my lashes, as he walked over to his phone and picked it up. He tapped on it, and glanced at the screen for a moment. Swiftly, he turned to face me, but I still lay in pretence of being asleep.

returned to the couch

I didn't respond.

called again, but this time louder than before, but I

me, and after confirming I was indeed asleep, he opened the

Sneaking out at night to be with Sofia, his supposed "best friend." Now, I was convinced that their friendship

with another woman. Or better

To seek answers because I was tired of being played

the temptation to hurry out, and spy on them was strong. I shook my head, I won't stoop to such a level. And then, an idea struck me-the balcony. I could see anything from there. If Jared and Sofia were truly headed outside to stargaze, then I should be

I opened the door that

the front balcony, stepping out into the cool night view. The beautiful sight of the neighborhood at night took my breath away, but I reminded myself that I was not there to admire

and Jared walked out. Sofia looked beautiful in her short white nightgown, her baby bumps

the sight. That should be me and

I watched in

her with a tenderness that made my heart shatter. They were supposed to be friends right?

soon stopped at the flower lawn, and I could barely make out their figures in the dim light. But I saw them sit on the trimmed grasses, and Sofia pointed to

and yet again, he didn't refute the gesture. I felt like I'd been stabbed in the chest, looking at them so attached and fond of

enough for me,

away from the balcony, my mind fogged with images of Jared and Sofia stargazing like lovers returned to the room, feeling bitter

what I'd just seen, but my mind was

just sat on the bed, staring into space. I didn't know how long I was in that position, but

as he saw me seated on the bed, eyes pinned on him.