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Good gracesThe CEO Ex-Wife's Revenge/SapphireAlthough Derek wasn’t the type to care about people’s opinions about him, Ava’s parents weren't just ‘people.’ They were important to her, and so he cared about impressing them.This was why he did not like the fact that he hadn’t been prepared to meet them the previous night and he wasn’t looking his best when he met them.He decided to remedy that the following afternoon when he went to drop off Harper from school at Ava’s place by going home early from work, freshening up, and making sure to look as dapper as he always looked.He also came along with a gift for everyone that he hoped they would like. Sometimes, he ran into people who got offended when he tried to get them gifts because they probably felt that he was calling them poor.He hoped to high heavens that Ava’s family wouldn’t be those types of people. He simply enjoyed giving people stuff, whether they could afford it on their own or not, and he had brought gifts for Ava's family because it was the polite thing to do. ItRead more
Another ted talkThe CEO Ex-Wife's Revenge/SapphireAva's dad, along with Ava and her sister were in the backyard. Harper was with them, already munching on some food or snack that someone gave her, while still dressed in her school clothes.Just looking at Ava was enough to cause Derek’s heart to start beating. Jeez! He needed to get a grip on himself. What was he? A high school kid with a crush on the cheerleader?He walked over to where Ava's father was by the grill, greeted him, and shook his hand firmly.Ava’s family was clearly not one to hold a grudge because just like her mother had done, her father greeted him as normally as though nothing happened the previous day.Ava also greeted him and smiled at him. However, he couldn’t help but notice that she looked strained, which was not at all the way she usually looked whenever he came around since they became friends again.In fact, after she greeted him, she avoided his gaze altogether and busied herself with doing other things … things that Derek couldn’t help noticing did not aRead more
Seeking permissionThe CEO Ex-Wife's Revenge/SapphireThe rest of the afternoon went well enough, except for the fact that Derek and Ava didn't speak much throughout that afternoon, despite the fact that he had spent all afternoon at her place.He was beginning to think that she was avoiding him. Her father, however, was pleased with the pack of wine that Derek brought for him."This is my favorite wine. How did you know that? Who's been spilling my secrets?" Ava's father asked as they had dinner.Derek couldn’t believe that so much time had passed since he first arrived at the house that afternoon, yet he didn't even notice because he enjoyed being there."Oh, Ava mentioned it sometime in the past and I remembered," He replied to Ava’s Dad’s question.That was when he and Ava newly got married and were having dinner together one night. He poured them each a glass of the wine, which was a gift from a friend and Ava mentioned that it was her favorite wine.Her tone and face were nostalgic as she said it, and since then, he made sure that Read more
The 'almost' fightThe CEO Ex-Wife's Revenge/Sapphire"I heard that Jerome is dead. I'm guessing you had something to do with it.” Denise said to Amanda, eyeing the other woman.She more or less lived in Amanda’s house nowadays, while she waited for someone to buy her house that was close to Derek’s so that she could have some money.She hated having to be without money … lots of it, to be precise, so she had also put up the luxury cars that she bought from the time she lived with Derek for sale.At least the sale of these items was going to keep her afloat pending when the scandal died down and she was able to start working again or pending when Amanda finally got rid of Derek and she got her share of his money … whichever one came first.“Of course, I had something to do with it. Having money is a really good thing. If you have money, you can do literally anything you want.” Amanda said, puffing up with her own self-importance.Denise took some time to reflect on how life really wasn’t fair at all. She had worked her ass off ever sinceRead more
UnbotheredThe CEO Ex-Wife's Revenge/SapphireThe two women stared at him in surprise as he slowly made his way into the restaurant.His eyes were obscured by shades that were meant to conceal his identity, but they certainly did not conceal his identity from Amanda and Denise though since they knew him like the back of their palm.“Isn’t that Steve? Why on earth is he looking like that?” Denise asked Amanda, who shrugged and wondered what on earth she saw in him in the first place.He must have seen them where they were sitting and staring at him because he came straight to their table and sat down opposite them.“Hey ladies,” He said, taking off his glasses, at which point Amanda and Denise both gasped.Steve’s eyes were bloodshot like he hadn't been getting enough sleep, his face was red and swollen and to sum it all up, he looked like shit.“What on earth happened to you?” Denise asked him in surprise.“Derek, our mutual enemy, happened to me. I swear that man thinks he's invincible.” Steve spat, his eyes showing the depth ofRead more
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