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

Don't be a stuck–up ex–wife.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

"Let's keep walking," Ashley whispered, tugging at my arm.

But Sofia had already spotted us and was calling out. "Arielle! Ashley!"

"Ignore her," Ashley whispered again.

But it was too late; Sofia was already rushing towards her. "Hold on, you two."

To avoid a scene, as people were already sparing us glances, Ashley and I reluctantly stopped. Sofia caught up with us, a smile I could tell was fake, plastered on her face.

"Arielle, Ashley? What a surprise to see you two. What are you doing here!?" She asked, her eyes conveying her surprise.

"We're here for a conference," Ashley responded.

"Oh, the independent women's conference? I'm here for it too," Sofia exclaimed. By now, Jared had joined us, standing beside her.

"Babe, Arielle, and Ashley are here for the conference, too. Isn't that a great coincidence?" She asked, placing a hand on Jared's shoulder.

Jared nodded, his eye darting briefly to mine before avoiding eye contact. "Hi, Arielle. Hi, Ashley."

Sofia continued, her voice laced with mock sweetness. "You see, Jared has been so sweet to me. He drove me here because he didn't want me and our baby stressed. He's the best man any woman can have. I wonder what woman would let herself lose a man like him." I felt a sharp pierce to my heart at her deliberate jab but refused to fall for her bait. "That's nice," I said flatly, speaking for the first time.

a hand on my shoulders. Jared noticed that too, and cleared his tone. "You should get inside, Sofia. Remember how you kept fussing about

time before the program begins. I'm just trying to catch up with your ex-wife and her

view. It was nice speaking

Why don't we sit together then?" Sofia suggested,

us. So quickly I responded, "Um, that won't be necessary. You're pregnant, and can't sit same place

before she recovered. "Oh, okay. Maybe we'll catch up during the

forced a polite smile.

to flip the safety pin, and she flared. "What's the matter with you, Arielle? Why are you being such a stuck-up ex-wife? Don't tell me you're still mad at me because I took Jared away from you.

eyes widened, and Ashley gasped beside me. I made to respond to her, but Jared beat me

You know I have to return to work, right?"

love you, baby," she said and drew his head

We walked off, not bothering

a delirious look on her

man, obviously. So petty," I scoffed, reapplying

about everything

it's fine. I just hope I don't keep running into

the restroom, we walked out to the conference hall. From the corner of my eyes, spotted Sofia. I silently prayed that we wouldn't run into each other again until I

an awesome experience, with speakers teaching various topics: relationships, finance, and personal development. I

hall for refreshment. While at it, we made sure to keep a safe distance from Sofia. After the break, we returned for the last session

And just like

has an end, the

to a

people. We were approaching her car when we heard our names being called