Chapter 2 Meeting with my husband's girlfriend

Areiza went upstairs and soaked herself in the hot water, she knew the room was soundproofed and she let all her disguises out without a care, she cried her heart out in the tub but only the sound of the water answered her.

Everyone knew that Areiza was in love with Darren, but Darren was the only one who never cared, because his heart was only for Hallie, and he didn't care if anyone else lived or died.

I don't know how much time passed and Areiza realized she was running out of oxygen when she heard a knock at the door. Although she guessed it was Darren, she was still surprised by his arrival; his mission was over, shouldn't he be back with Hallie?

Areiza got up from the bathtub, she didn't want Darren to see her embarrassment, he wouldn't understand what was going on inside her, She didn't open the door, she leaned against the door and spoke, "Can I help you?"

Darren's brow furrowed, why was Areiza acting so erratically? And it looked like she didn't want to see him again. The thought irritated him, and he knocked on the door of the room again. "Open the door."

Areiza pulled the door open helplessly, luckily, she had quickly used concealer to hide the lousy look under her eyes, she saw that Darren's face looked bad, but he was the one who had filed for divorce! She hadn't lost her temper yet.

"Mr. Venzor, may I ask what else you need?" asked Areiza inwardly, rolling her eyes.

"You hate me?" Darren spoke coldly.

Areiza's mouth felt open, she didn't know how to answer this question. She loved him to the bone and now he interpreted that as hating him, but to be honest, it was like he hated her and now he was rubbing salt in her wounds. Areiza felt that she had suffered enough today, she didn't understand how Darren, who had always treated her badly, could still appear around her today like a ghost.

If it had been earlier, Areiza would have thought that it was Darren who had fallen in love with her, but just an hour ago she had signed the divorce papers on his orders.

There would never be another step between them.

Areiza looked at him and said with a blank expression, "If you don't mind, I'm going to bed, I've been on a plane for 12 hours and I'm very tired right now".

Darren pushed her hand away as if he hadn't heard her, he walked straight to the bedroom, removing his tie to reveal his firm muscles.

What was he going to do? Areiza watched his behavior in shock, her brain just couldn't comprehend what his actions meant right now after a day of mental warfare.

She had never been in the same room with Darren, not even on their wedding night, so how could he make her dreams come true after the divorce? Areiza's mind couldn't help but conjure up dirty images.

As if he finally realized his abnormal behavior, Darren finally explained briefly, "1, the guest room is not cleaned and it's not appropriate to wake up the maid so late; 2, I can't be late for tomorrow's meeting with Hallie."

Having said that, Darren stopped worrying about her and lay down on the sofa with his eyes closed.

Areiza couldn't help but think that she was still fantasizing about Darren. As you can imagine, no woman can sleep soundly with a flashy man lying in her room.

But Areiza was too tired to remember how many times she tossed and turned before she finally passed out.

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The next day, Areiza woke up to find that Darren was no longer on the couch and that her pajamas were still on her. Nothing had happened.

Areiza looked at the clock and realized that it was almost time for their appointment, She hurriedly washed up and when she went downstairs, she noticed that Darren was fully dressed and had changed her clothes, not the same ones she had worn yesterday.

"Come on. It's about time." Darren saw her coming downstairs and put the newspaper down in his hand, he got up first and walked to the door while Areiza followed him silently.

The whole way they sat in the car like two strangers who didn't know each other, and Areiza felt like half her body was going to be unconscious when Darren's cold voice rang out.

"Hallie is very sensitive, I hope you've made a draft and are sure Hallie won't have any questions."

Areiza already felt like a warrior in armor, so Darren's words weren't as damaging anymore, and she turned to him with a smile, "I will".

Finally, they reached the restaurant where they were to meet, as she walked in with Darren, Hallie's excited voice came over, and the next second Hallie hugged her.

"Careful, you're still recovering," Darren whispered, scolding Hallie for her reckless behavior, he pulled Hallie into his arms, his face filled with tenderness, a tenderness she had never seen before.

Areiza thought she would never be hurt again with her armor on, but the soft knife still stabbed her heart. Her expression darkened, and Hallie noticed it immediately.

"Areiza, are you okay?" Before Areiza could answer, Darren's icy eyes shot at her like daggers.

Areiza immediately changed to a bright smile as she looked over at Hallie. "Everything's fine, it's just that I look at you lovebirds and I'm reminded of my boyfriend, but he's in Greece right now shooting a movie and I'm sad that I won't be able to see him."

Hallie's voice squeaked as she looked at me in disbelief. "You have a boyfriend? Is that why you have to divorce Darren?"

Areiza nodded. "Yes. My boyfriend completely understands my situation and is urging me to divorce Darren as soon as possible, and I think we should get married soon."

Once again, her words hit like a bomb and made Hallie squeal. Her face was bright and there was no sign of illness. She pulled Areiza excitedly and wanted to know what her boyfriend looked like.

Areiza said with difficulty, "Even though he's a director, he doesn't like people filming him, I know it's a contradiction, but that's how it is." Areiza took a sip of her coffee and tried to make her performance flawless.

Hallie rested her right hand on her cheek as she turned to Darren excitedly. "I think we could have a wedding together, don't you?"

Areiza spat out the water she had been drinking, everything was an invention on her part, how she was going to find someone to marry in a month.

Darren's face darkened again, and Areiza remembered that Darren hadn't said a word during the whole conversation. His eyes watched Areiza and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but Areiza wished he would reject Hallie's ridiculous proposal.

Darren gently reassured Hallie, "Look, I'm not lying to you, Areiza does live a happy life, and she won't get hurt because of you. But - you're being too abrupt with this offer; I think Areiza needs her own space. Just like we do, don't we?"

Hallie nodded her head and grabbed my hand, "Areiza, I'm really happy because during the three years you were studying abroad, Darren was there for me because of my fragile health. So, I'm happy that you found your happiness, just like I found Darren."

Areiza wanted to pull her hand away, she couldn't even be strong enough to tolerate her husband's lover speaking her sweetness to her, she felt the air around her being sucked dry, she was like a dying fish in desperate need of moisture.

At that moment her phone rang. It was her best friend Snow calling, Areiza immediately pulled back her hand and picked up the phone.

Thank God, Snow had saved her life.