Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0606

I quickly got ready and waited for Nicholas to pick me up. He had called earlier, saying he'd wrapped up work early. He asked if I wanted to join him to pick up Tabitha from school.

I immediately caught the hopeful tone in his voice but still turned him down.

Lately, Nicholas had been eager to take me and Tabitha out. He wanted to go for a walk, visit random places, and have fun.

I wasn't sure if he was trying to make up for something or if he simply wanted the feeling of having his wife and child around.

But Tabitha's health wasn't in a state to be out in crowded places, and I didn't want to go out with him alone. So I refused every time.

I didn't want to be involved with Nicholas anymore. I didn't want any of us to make the headlines again, becoming a scar in each other's hearts.

Eventually, I'd leave with Tabitha. When that time came, I hoped to slip away quietly, not with the chaos that once surrounded us. The fewer traces I left behind, the better.

Nicholas obviously didn't know my worries. He didn't address my refusal and said, "Aren't we taking Tabitha to the hospital tomorrow? We can go to her school together and talk to the teacher about her condition. If the doctor asks anything, as parents, we shouldn't be clueless.

dozen excuses. I could say I had something to handle, but Yasmine's

would definitely ask for details, digging until he

Corporation had secured more big projects than in the last three months combined. Everything

his approval behind

one could figure out my relationship with Nicholas now, and no one dared to cross us. If I told Nicholas I had pressing matters, it would undermine his efforts. He would not let

it through, I realized there was nothing he couldn't

swung open abruptly. Nicholas strode in

I was the only one in his eyes. "Ariana,

the clock on the wall. "How are you here

been lounging

meetings, shortened them. I wanted to come home

brighter than the sunlight outside, filled with a warmth that made it hard to refuse. He stood right in front of me, just

my secretary book

gently squeezing it twice before resting it on his