Tangled In His Embrace

Kevin Gray pov "Hey guys" "Man of the hour" "You mean man of the day?" "You know you are trending on Twitter right?" "Are you serious?" "Yep your dad is a superstar" "Why won't you just come in i********:,Dad. you'll be celebrated there too" "i********: is a joke, if you want to have the adult conversation you get on Twitter" "Excuse me?" "Excuse you" "So dad how are you doing" "guys please today is not about twitter or i********: today is about me, your dad" "I'm sorry dad but for real how are you doing I see you are in the car. Where are you headed?" "Home" "Already?" "is the party over?" "you guys knew about that?" "Yes Edward told us and I I told him I'll be out of town for a friend's wedding I'm sorry I wasn't there " "we're just thankful that you didn't spoil the surprise with your blabbing", "How's everything going?" "Fine I'm sorry dad I need to go the reception is still on, I'll talk to you later okay?" "I need to go too dad, I love you " "love you too guys bye" I hung up decor as I motioned my driver to be fast, we approached my villa and my house staffs were all at the entrance as soon as I came down they all wished me a happy birthday in unison. I approached the staircase, I walked into my room as a pushed the door open, the familiar creak sends a small echo through the the space. I paused mid step, eyes narrowing when I noticed a silhouette sitting calmly on the edge of my bed. My breathes catches as the figure slowly becomes clear - my ex wife; Olivia. illuminated faintly by the the silver of moonlight cutting through the curtains. Her posture is composed, hand folded in her nap but the air between them feels charged thick with unresolved tension. I stood frozen in the doorway, a flood of emotions threatening to surface - surprise, anger, confusion. My voice when it comes is low end edge with disbelief. "Olivia what are you doing here?" "Look at you" "What do you want?" I furrowed my eyebrows. "happy birthday" "thank you" "who are you celebrating with? I hear music in the background" "So tell me darling what happened" she asked as she rose from the bed and took a step forward. "Olivia what do you want?" "To say congratulations You made it to the Forbes list, I heard you are on the top business men" "Well you could have said that over the phone" "What did you have to pay for it" "Excuse me?" I was confused. "Come on Kevin, you can't tell me to believe that the man that I had married for years who couldn't take care of me is that rich" "Alright get out" I pulled her by the arm and dragged her out of my house. I shut the door behind me as I made my way back to my room. Olivia was my wife whom I married ten years ago, few years into our marriage I suffered a lot of financial crisis and setbacks and was struggling to even provide food to eat. She left me for another man leaving behind our two children. She always believed that nothing good would come out of me and I would continue to remain poor but here I am today as one of the top business men in the Forbes list. For the past few years, I've been single and only focused on making money and providing for my children. Although, my best friend Edward had always set me up with different women but I always found zero interest in them. ________________________________________ Stephanie Harper pov My life has always been complicated, I lost my father when I was 1, leaving behind I, my younger sister and my mom. At 18 I was like any girl of my age with dreams and full of plans for myself among them I had the dream of becoming a mother one of which I would achieve was to graduate and be independent. I work as an assistant in a tech company. My sister also had a good paying job and my mom was always at home because of her health. "Hey Babe I'm ready" The sound of Chris's voice brought me back to reality. "Ok" I replied as I stood up and followed him. Chris is my boyfriend. I met him in Uni and after few months of being friends he asked me out and I accepted. At first he was sweet and always made me happy but now the reverse is the case. We worked in the same company where he works as the secretary and personal assistant to the manager. My mom always liked him and I wonder how she would react when I tell her that I want to break up with him. _______________________________________ "Hey babe I've been calling you " I said as I walked in. "Sorry I fell asleep" "Really? you promised to pick me up from the salon " "I told you I slept off " he sounded irritated "I'm sorry " "Good for you " "Is there anything to eat?" I asked him. "There's pizza in the freezer " he stood up to leave, probably for his bedroom. "ok" I frowned. "Babe?" "Yes?" he sounded clueless "Nothing" I said disappointed. I was actually trying to signal him to notice my new hair but I guess he doesn't notice no matter how I try. I stood up and found my way to the kitchen to fix something for us to eat. Thanks for reading Next chapter loading