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

then did I realize his body had indeed been very hot. The last bit of hope in me was snuffed out. He only came to me for relief after someone

whispered, "Nicholas, what am I

afraid that Claudia couldn't handle it if he was too rough with

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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

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

recalled Frances telling me that the herbal tonic was best consumed after copulation. As her words echoed faintly in my mind, I poured the tonic into the flower pot

said, "Grow

apartment as a gift. It wasn't exactly a large unit, but it was located in the highly prized downtown area. My dad said young women should live in populated

gates and looked up at the sky. I imagined my father's face hiding in

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

and was ready to leave for the apartment, I received a

"Ariana, the company is facing

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

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