Billionaire, Let's Divorce!

AIDEN

Slowly, I sat up as I returned from the heavenly that filled me with the feeling of having Ana in my arms. My mind was a fog that refused to clear up as I stared at the door she had fled out of and slammed close.

I had desperately wanted our reconciliation, I wanted our love to blossom again but not this way. Not that I didn't like what just happened. I loved every bit of it. I wished she hadn't freaked out and ran out but I wanted us to slowly patch things back up. To make her understand that it had all been a grave misunderstanding. To show her that I would never have betrayed her in such a cheap manner. Perhaps, I would even play the voice recording for her.

When I felt a presence around me then felt someone touch my face and opened my eyes, I was shocked to see her. Up till she dug her fingers in my hair and kissed me back, I was convinced that I was dreaming.

When I saw her in front of my face, wide-eyed, still high from the excitement of being in the same room with her, I hadn't been able to stop myself. At that moment, it felt like, if I didn't kiss her, I might die.

I dropped my face in my hands and sighed. I didn't know where she would have ran to and as much as it worried me, I couldn't go after her. She probably wanted space from now on. She wanted nothing to do with the betraying ex boyfriend who tried to take advantage of her again.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

I sighed. I would just wait to the next morning.

***

The next morning, after a quick shower, I went in search of her. When I reached her room, stopping in front of the doorway and scanning the entire space with my eyes, she wasn't there. The room was being cleaned and fixed.

I decided to go for a jog around the premises, hoping that, by some miracle, I'd come across her.

While I exerted myself and rounded the premises from the third time, the lodge keeper's son joined me.

What was his name again? Martin? Yes, Martin.

"Hey."

I nodded at him, "Hey."

We stopped at the storage shed to catch our breaths. Martin, who must have been out for a run too, offered me a bottle of water.

"Thanks, man," I said as I took a long swig of the refreshing water.

"You know," the guy started hesitatingly. I turned to him, still struck by the familiarity I felt. I had concluded that he looked like his father but there was still something about him that I couldn't place my finger on. "Come on, man. What's up?"

He cleared his throat, uncomfortably. "After we departed last night, I remembered where I know you from."

I raised my brows as I screwed the cap of the bottle back on. "Come on, humor me," I slapped him on his biceps.

He smiled shyly and I realized that he was quite younger than I had thought when I saw him last night.

"You remember a lanky short boy you beat up and threatened years ago?" He asked with an arched brow.

I frowned as I snorted, "I don't think I-" my eyes widened as I trailed off.

"You!" I blurted.

He nodded and his lips curled into a sheepish grin. "Yep, me. I broke into your home. And you gave me a good beating."

I shook my head, unable to stop the laughter that bubbled up my throat. "Why do you say it like that?" I said amidst laughter. And soon, he also joined me.

When we both sobered up, I shook

my head at him as I sized him up

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"Man. In just five years, you've grown so big. I thought you were like... what? Twelve? In junior high."

He shrugged. "I was in high school then. My growth spurt just happened really late."

"Poor you," I teased, "It must have been hard to get the girls."

He shook his head but he didn't laugh. He gazed down at his feet and rushed out. "I'm sorry."

"Nah," I looked away from him as I

took another gulp from the bottle "It's in the past now. I've long

forgiven you. You were a dumb boy struggling with puberty."

He chuckled at that. "So," he started hesitatingly again.

I hit him in the chest. "You're a man now. Stop sounding like a pussy."

There was a light smile on his lips. "What about your girlfriend?" He looked up at me and I could see the regret in his eyes. "Were you able to reconcile with her?"

I swallowed, taking another sip. "Nah. She dissapeared after then. Never waited to hear my explanation."