To Claim My Ex
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Chapter 11 TO BE A WIFE img
Chapter 12 AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR img
Chapter 13 A HONEYMOON PACKAGE img
Chapter 14 A CHANCE TO LOVE img
Chapter 15 A POSSIBILITY OF LOVE img
Chapter 16 A PANG OF JEALOUSY img
Chapter 17 SHOPPING WITH SMITH img
Chapter 18 A NIGHT OF DRAMA (1) img
Chapter 19 A NIGHT OF DRAMA (2) img
Chapter 20 THE MORNING AFTER... img
Chapter 21 CATASTROPHIC NIGHT img
Chapter 22 THE HEADLINES img
Chapter 23 BIG MESS img
Chapter 24 OFFICE MISUNDERSTANDINGS img
Chapter 25 TESTAMENT img
Chapter 26 REPARATIONS AND SUSPICIONS img
Chapter 27 SAD AND BROKEN (1) img
Chapter 28 A BIGGER SCANDAL img
Chapter 29 AN OPEN DECLARATION img
Chapter 30 THE PUNISHMENT FOR INCOMPETENCE img
Chapter 31 TRAGEDY IN THE SMITH'S MANSION img
Chapter 32 LIAM'S DISPLEASURE img
Chapter 33 AN UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE img
Chapter 34 A FEELING OF HURT img
Chapter 35 LOVE'S FIRST KISS img
Chapter 36 AN APOLOGY img
Chapter 37 A CHANGED MAN img
Chapter 38 THE FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY img
Chapter 40 AN AWKWARD NIGHT img
Chapter 41 THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SUSPICIONS img
Chapter 42 UNDERLYING TRUTHS AND REALITIES img
Chapter 43 A CONFUSED MIND img
Chapter 44 A NIGHT OF PASSION img
Chapter 45 THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN LOVERS img
Chapter 46 A WIFE'S UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBTS img
Chapter 47 DINNER AT THE SMITH'S AND THE BIG FAT LIE img
Chapter 48 A GOOD NEWS AND HIS INDECISION img
Chapter 49 A SHOCKING DISCOVERY img
Chapter 50 A BATTERED HEART img
Chapter 51 THE TRUTH REVEALED AND AN INEVITABLE DECISION. img
Chapter 52 SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE img
Chapter 53 LIAM'S TROUBLES AND DISCOVERY. img
Chapter 54 THE LAW OF KARMA img
Chapter 55 FAR FROM HOME img
Chapter 56 AN EX-WIFE'S ASPIRATIONS img
Chapter 57 THE JOB HUNT img
Chapter 58 THE UNDETERRED img
Chapter 59 A GLIMMER OF HOPE img
Chapter 60 A BEST FRIEND'S WORRY img
Chapter 61 FINDING AUDREY img
Chapter 62 A NEW LIFE, NOAH img
Chapter 63 AN UPGRADE img
Chapter 64 APPRECIATION AND CHASING DREAMS img
Chapter 65 RESULT OF HARD WORK img
Chapter 66 WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (1) img
Chapter 67 WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (2) img
Chapter 68 A MAN CALLED HARRY img
Chapter 69 A SUDDEN OUTBURST img
Chapter 70 FRIEND OR FOE img
Chapter 71 THE PAINFUL TRUTH. img
Chapter 72 GETTING TO KNOW HARRY (I) img
Chapter 73 THE BILLIONAIRE'S SON img
Chapter 74 NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND UNPRECEDENTED TRAGEDY img
Chapter 75 A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON img
Chapter 76 THE VISITATION OF THE DEAD img
Chapter 77 MORE PROBLEMS AFTER TRAGEDY img
Chapter 78 M.I.A AND A BILLIONAIRE'S UNEASINESS img
Chapter 79 OPENING MY HEART img
Chapter 80 A DRUNKEN CONFESSION img
Chapter 81 THE SEARCH img
Chapter 82 A PROMISE TO BE KEPT img
Chapter 83 ROSA'S LAST WISH AND AUDREY'S DECISIONS img
Chapter 84 A BITTER HEART AND A DESPERATE LOVER img
Chapter 85 THE HAPPY MOMENTS AND A MISSING PIECE img
Chapter 86 FIVE YEARS IN THE PRESENT img
Chapter 87 THE BUSINESS HEADLINES img
Chapter 88 FORMER BEST FRIENDS img
Chapter 89 THE REUNION OF FRIENDS img
Chapter 90 CATCHING UP AND THE REQUEST img
Chapter 91 PERSUADING WILLOW img
Chapter 92 THE BOSS' REQUEST img
Chapter 93 THE FACE I ONCE LOVED img
Chapter 94 A SHOCKER FOR MY EX img
Chapter 95 HER OUTRIGHT REJECTION. img
Chapter 96 A SOUR MEETING AND THE AFTERMATH img
Chapter 97 A FRIEND'S ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOPE img
Chapter 98 RUNNING...LIKE A COWARD img
Chapter 99 MY EX'S PROPOSAL img
Chapter 100 SURPRISE! SURPRISE! img
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Chapter 4 A COLD WEDDING NIGHT

AUDREY'S POV

I sighed the moment I pulled the heels from my legs. It hurt so much. I just popped down into the bed, completely exhausted. The party was finally over and I could finally breathe. Some of the guests left while some others slept in the guests rooms. The ones who were too drunk to drive of course.

I picked up the red six inch heels and got into the bathroom. The best moment of the wedding has eventually come. And it was by far the most exciting moment.

I would finally be alone with my husband.

I smiled because that word 'husband' rang sweetly in my ears.

Liam was mine now, till death do us part. I had been fantasizing about having him place his lips on mine again just like he did at the altar. All through the night, he kept receiving congratulatory messages from his friends.

I could understand that he would want to be with his friends for most of the night because he was now leaving that boyish lifestyle and transcending into the life of a married man.

I, Audrey Evans happened to be his wife.

I got into the tub filled with the perfect water temperature and a sprinkle of rosemary flowers. I let myself sink into the tub. The water had claiming effects. All my tensed up nerves just seemed to ease up.

I wanted to not just look beautiful for Liam but also smell the best. I've not been intimate with anyone so I was both scared and excited.

After having a nice shower, I saw the short sleeve silk shirt loose dress neatly folded at the corner of the very huge walk in bathroom.

I bit my lips as I saw how sexy I was looking in the mirror. I thought of letting my long brown hair down but then I decided that keeping it in a messy bun would be more sexy and appealing

I stepped out and got to the room, he wasn't there.

I sat down and waited for him. There were roses everywhere on the bed and it seemed so romantic. I lied as I felt the petals between my index and my thumb.

I don't know how long I lay down waiting for him to return. I had fallen asleep. The sound of the room door opening made me jerk awake. It was Liam, he was just walking in.

"Hey," I said softly with a smile.

"I've been waiting for you."

He just grunted, unbuttoned his shirt, grabbed a towel from the wardrobe and walked into the bathroom.

"Probably, he just wants to take a shower." I told myself and inhaled deeply.

When he was done, he came back out with the towel draping low below his waistline.

"So, um...what are we going to do tonight? We're going to have fun of course, what am I asking? Silly me." I said and giggled.

I was feeling extremely excited.

He didn't say a word, he simply wore a normal and casual pair of pajamas and plopped into the bed in a huge pile.

I lay down beside him and tried to be a little romantic or sexy though I'm definitely not romantic or sexy.

I traced my hands from his neck down his spine. And then I kissed him on his neck.

He sat up and looked at me. His blue eyes could kill me if looks could kill.

I sat up a bit shocked and scared. I knew I shouldn't have tried.

"I'm sorry, did I do something wrong?" I asked him.

"This..." He said, gesturing to the both of us,

"...is wrong, everything about us is wrong Audrey."

I could not understand what he was saying,

"I don't understand you, you're not making any sense."

"Does this make any sense to you?" He asked me.

His voice sounded frustrated and stressed.

"Liam, you're acting like I asked for any of this." I retorted,

I don't know if he could hear the hurt in my voice or if he simply chose to ignore it.

"Don't pretend, Audrey. You like every bit of what is happening here between us. You must be thinking that you finally have me and probably this is fate considering our childhood together." He paused and looked menacingly at me,

"I don't care about all this, about you, about this stupid marriage. We were kids back then, the Liam you're seeing now isn't that seven years old kid from the past..."

He was certainly right about that.

"...I don't care about you or what you've got going on in that little blocked head of yours. What we have is simply circumstantial and the sooner it's over, the better. Now, " he paused and picked the pillow from under his head.

Then he placed it like a wedge between us,

"Stay within your lane and I'll stay within mine."

Then he lay down ready to sleep off.

I could not believe that I heard him say all this to my face. He really had changed and was different now, very different.

I could not hold back the tears that were threatening to fall from my eyes. He hurt me badly with his words. It was like he cut through my chest with it.

Liam didn't care about me then why did he agree to do this in the first place and what did he mean by circumstantial. What would I tell people tomorrow when they ask how it was last night?

I muddled my cries and it hurt so much because the lump in my throat kept building.

All I ever did was follow my father's orders. I also didn't want any of this but then of course I thought,

"Maybe Liam feels the same way that is why he actually came for me."

I was so stupid. We had stopped talking a long time ago after we were separated because his father had taken him to a boarding school in another state.

"And also, make sure to pack your bags early tomorrow morning, we are leaving this place." I heard him say before he resumed his slumber.

My heart sank and I suddenly felt goosebumps all around my body. My wedding night, which was supposed to be a blissful one and a memory that would be etched for a long time in my mind, turned out to be a cold one.

I certainly won't be forgetting it.

            
            

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