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Valeria could not move from her place upon seeing Markos right in front of her. He was hugging Richie and seemed elated to be there as a guest. However, the moment when Markos glanced at her Valeria immediately knew that his intentions were not good. The way he locked his gaze with her, it was a malicious stare. The woman was unsure how she should proceed with the whole thing. She had to greet Markos as a stranger because Valeria hadn’t told Richardson about him. It was obvious from her horror struck face that Valeria was caught red handed for hiding stuff from her husband-to-be. Markos could potentially see that and winked at Valeria to bring her back from the nightmarish reverie. However, he was deeply depressed upon seeing Valeria’s bulging 6 months old pregnant tummy. His hunch about her cheating was proven true, it was not something set by his shrewd uncle to drag them both apart. Valeria was indeed pregnant and perhaps the child was of Richardson. She certainly cheated on Markos with his own cousin! 'What is he doing here?' Valeria was stunned to the point that she could not move from her place while standing in the door. All the events and moments of her spent in the Suezaro household played in her mind one by one. She never imagined Markos to show up in her life once again, it was highly unexpected for a standoffish guy to chase after his ex-wife. In that whole matter she completely forgot about the child in her tummy. Valeria was unsure why Markos would come there, and why the hell was Richie hugging him like friends. In all that mess she totally neglected the fact that Markos must have seen her pregnant self too. And that must have raised his hatred towards her and the suspicions he was fed turned out to be true. However Valeria could not speak anything when she saw her fiance hugging Markos in a friendly manner. She had numerous questions in her mind but that particular moment was no less than throwing a bomb. All she could do was to keep quiet for a while till Richie left for the meeting. 'Richardson knows him? How the heck? Am I missing something here?' She had been standing in the entrance seeing the two guys talking to each other, it was the moment when Valeria saw the evil smirk on Markos's face once again. Her heart sank in despair, as much as she was stunned to see him; Valeria never wanted him back. He had turned her life upside down with his reckless decision of forcefully marrying her. 'That smirk...what is he doing here? It can’t be…is he back for me? No, no. How can I be!?' Markos stared at her keenly as the cunning man licked his lower lip, his challenging gaze sent a shiver down her spine. She knew nothing good could come from that man who could use every single individual for his own benefit. But the question remained unanswered regarding Markos's connection with Richie. "I'm so happy to see you here cousin, I bet you came here after hearing about my wedding, hah! You finally let yourself have a vacation, huh?" Richardson joked about it while Markos kept on ignoring Valeria's presence for a while. He was determined and prepared with a plan about what and how to proceed to take revenge. And now after seeing her 6 months pregnant tummy he was not going to forgive both of them. Valeria and Richardson, both were now under his radar. Blood, resentment, rage, betrayal and emotional damage. Markos had suffered all of that and now he had only one thing on his mind. Revenge! Undoubtedly he was unable to swallow the fact that his ex-wife cheated on him, whereas Valeria was fed with the lie that Markos never wanted her as his official wife. They both were pulled apart under a conspiracy to overtake the business. Valeria believed that Markos was always interested in her adoptive cousin, who happened to be the daughter of his uncle. She was provided with the pictorial proof of Markos and Carla, the cousin, sharing one bed in some hotel room. Markos was stark naked and Carla was laying over his torso, the angle of the picture was accurate enough to show her the guy was indeed Markos. However, upon verification Valeria found out the pictures were not forged or anything similar. Markos was indeed cheating on her openly and never accepted her as his official wife. "Of course! But you sneaky bastard, you did not even tell me...but I'm glad you have finally found a woman to settle with. Hope you already made peace with the earlier ones, uh." Markos teased him by poking his elbow in Richie's stomach, he deliberately chose those words to create suspicion. However Valeria was unsure how to react to the realisation that they both were cousins, it became obvious that till their marriage Markos was supposed to stay. Valeria was already getting ill vibes from him the very moment he arrived. There was no way Markos was going to keep his mouth shut upon her marriage. He might have accepted the truth earlier but seeing her pregnant Markos aimed to crash the wedding. How dare Valeria remarry when she cheated on him and got pregnant while she was his wife!? Valeria felt a knot tightening in her stomach as she observed Markos's intense gaze, filled with resentment and anger. His presence alone seemed to cast a shadow over the joyful atmosphere of her impending wedding day. She had hoped that time would heal the wounds caused by their broken marriage, but it was evident that Markos had not let go of his bitter grudge The news of Valeria's pregnancy had reached Markos's ears like a thunderclap, shattering any semblance of reconciliation that might have existed. In his eyes, it was a brazen betrayal, a cruel reminder of the infidelity that had led to their divorce. Markos believed that Valeria had no right to move on and start a new life while carrying another man's child.
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