Chapter 3~ Start over

Tessa didn’t know how she got back to her apartment. The moment she opened the door, a gust of cold air hit her and she shivered.

The place she called home now felt like a strange place. It was no longer warm. Perhaps it had never been warm. It was just an illusion.

She had gone deeper into things when Aaron was just having fun with her. The moment the woman he loved showed up, he threw her away like trash.

He didn’t even have the decency to be honest with her. To him, everything can be brushed away with a few dollars. He tr*mpled on her heart and gave her money as if the money would heal her shattered heart.

Looking around the apartment, she was filled with resentment. This place was special to her. Aaron had taken her for the first time in this place. He had asked her to move in so they could spend more time together.

How could she not see it? The signs were there. Usually, if it wasn’t about sex, Aaron wouldn’t even bother with her.

Quite alright, they would order in food but they never went on dates. Thinking about it now, she realised he didn’t want to be seen with her in public for Serena’s sake.

Tessa was foolish enough to believe it was to avoid bad rumours about her that would destroy her reputation. The red flags were there. But she was blinded by love and ignored them.

Perhaps she had hope that things would change once they got married. But boy, was she wrong. Aaron had been playing with her all this while and she was none the wiser.

Anger flared up within her and she rushed to the bedroom and began to pack her clothes. Tears streamed down her face and there was a part of her that still wanted to beg him and ask him to choose her but she pushed it away.

She had already made a fool out of herself. She wouldn’t let him humiliate her twice. When she was done packing, she dropped him another text.

[I’ve left the apartment. It belongs to you and I don’t want anything that belongs to you. I’ve returned the cheques and left them with Nora. I have no use for your money, Mr Wentworth. I’ll leave the keys with the security. I never want to see you again and I wish you happiness in your marriage.]

This time, she didn’t wait for his response and immediately deleted his number.

‘I’m starting over. I may be hurt but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’ll overcome this. I know I can,’ she said silently and left the house.

just gotten into a cab when her phone chimed. With a racing heart and bated breath, she took out her phone

[Good riddance.]

hope that had ignited in her

noticed the lady he

cried all the way until she reached her home town

been anticipating Serena’s arrival for a while now. After all, he had loved her all his life but she always

make a contract with the Winston group for him to marry her when the

and became a famous pianist outside the Country. Aaron was devasted when she left to pursue her studies

her but

a thought flashed through his mind. Since he missed Serena so much, why not keep her look-alike close

employed Tessa as his senior assistant despite her low qualifications but she surprised

close to her and in no time, he found himself being intimate with her when they both got drunk. Her drunk look that time looked so seductive that he failed to resist the temptation. Coupled with the fact that she looked like Serena, he chose to use her to vent his longing for the woman he loves. He had tried to stop because he felt like he was being unfaithful to Serena but

the night that he learned of Serena’s return, he only planned to give Tessa money and ask her to leave but she came to meet him in only a

ended up having sex with her, claiming it

to pick Serena up but surprisingly, the zeal he thought he would have when he saw her again was not

No excitement or anything.

he was meeting one of his old

was the woman he’s always loved and he had been waiting for her

he didn’t think much about it. What mattered was that she was back and they

back from

“Yeah. It’s not me. Everything you see has been done

eyebrows met when he realised he was about to mention Tessa’s name. Why the hell was he even thinking about

I just need to focus on her.’ He said silently but there was a strange emotion stirring in his chest that he couldn’t quite

Aaron turned

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