Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0016

What

a paragon of high moral standards he was.

"If that's the case... Let's get a divorce!" I didn't hesitate

anymore.

Silence filled the small space for two seconds. I thought Nicholas might say something, or perhaps offer an explanation. "Alright. You'd better not regret it," he said blandly.

Was

I lowered my head numbly. To him, Claudia untouchable. Going against her was equivalent to going against him.

"Oh, by the way," he added before leaving, "I was drugged at a social event tonight. Don't misunderstand."

I closed my eyes as tears streamed down my cheeks. At that moment, the world seemed to fall completely silent.

man who made love to me so intensely just

had indeed been very hot. The last bit of hope in me

what am I

too rough with her? Well, that no longer mattered. It was time for me to

+25 BONUS

I wandered around Coral Villa while reminiscing about my four years of marriage. I had been fooling myself all this time. I tried to recall if there was ever a time when Nicholas firmly chose me over Claudia when we both appeared together.

I was leaving, Wendy brought in a mug of herbal tonic, most probably at Frances' behest.

copulation. As her words echoed

softly said, "Grow

18th birthday, my father gave me an apartment as a gift. It wasn't exactly a large unit, but it was located in the highly prized

of the villa's gates and looked up at the sky. I imagined my father's face hiding in the clouds. Perhaps he was secretly watching

known all along that Nicholas wasn't the right one for me? Is that why you prepared a place

car and was ready to leave for the apartment,

"Ariana, the company is facing a

her that a batch of goods was stuck at customs. She was very anxious

if we can't get this batch of goods released, the company's cash flow will be cut off. The buyers aren't easy to deal with. If we can't deliver, we can't return their deposit