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Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival

For the past three years, Ariana Ari Harlow has given her all to her husband. The two of them got married because her sister chose to run away on the night of the wedding, as she believed the rumours that the Nelson Corporation was bankrupt. Ari loved Noah since she was sixteen, she thought it was her dream come true. However, she did not know that her sister had dug a trap for her, and it was not the beginning of her new life, rather it was her new hell. She was forced to give up her training as a doctor because the respectful Mrs Nelson could not have her hands covered in blood. Ari agreed. For the sake of Noah, she became a perfect wife who took care of her in-laws and husband. However, what waited for her was nothing but insults, her husband was ashamed of her and her mother-in-law believed that her sister, Ariel was well-matched for her son. However, Ari persisted. She thought that she would warm the heart of her husband one day. But she caught him kissing her sister! Heartbroken, Ariana decided to divorce her husband, but she somehow found herself entangled with Nicolai. The enemy and rival of her husband. They were not meant to be together. But Nicolai doesn’t seem to care about the odds stacked against them. In fact, he was determined to break into Ari’s life and set everything on fire. In his drunken stupor, he once held her by her throat against the wall of a dingy pub, “You can deny it all you want princess, but you want me.” His eyes raked over her heaving chest and his eyes darkened, the red appearing unhinged, possessive as if he wanted to wrench her soul out of her body and embed it in his own. “Bet if I take a peek, you will be dripping wet for me.” Heat flared up Ariana's cheeks as she snarled, “Shut up.” “Make me,” said Nicolai as he smashed his lips on hers. His kisses burned into her soul, and his warmth seared her skin every time they touched. She thought that her biggest mistake was getting entangled with Nicolai. However, Ari soon realised the hard way, Literally, being wanted by such a beautiful nightmare was much worse than a mistake. And things turn complicated when her husband finds the truth about everything. “Shoot me in the heart, Ari,” said Noah as he brought the gun's nozzle where his heart lay. “Because a life without you is one that I don't want, so either kill me or come back. I beg of you.” Now that Nicolai had given her a choice, would Ari fall in love with him and jump into a life of nothing but danger? Or would she go back to her husband, Noah, whom she loved ever since she was sixteen? And would Ariana avoid the danger that lurks in the dark, waiting for her to make a mistake and lose everything dear to her? Would she find the key to all the secrets that tied her to Noah and Nicolai as well as her twisted fate? ******* Excerpt: “It's all about money, isn’t it? Take it and get lost,” He shouted while throwing the black card at Ariana’s face. Ariana couldn’t believe her ears when she heard her husband or her future ex-husband humiliate her like this. Three years. Ariana Harlow gave Noah Nelson, three years and yet when she caught him kissing her elder sister, Ariel—— this was what he said to her. “I am going to divorce you,” Ari declared and left. She left penniless but Ari stumbled into Nicolai. The enemy and rival of her husband, the Mafia prince of the Lonest City, a notorious bastard known for his violent tendencies. The ill-fated meeting placed her in Nicolai’s path, and just like that he set his eyes on her. The first time they met, Nicolai asked her to invite him to dinner. The second time, when they met, he handed her a million dollars. The third time when they met, he declared, “You will look good in my arms, what do you say princess?” ********

fairytail72 · Urban
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246 Chs

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After separating from Danny, Ari drove her car and arrived at the Nelson Corporation. Ari looked up at the many floors of the building and though Ari was the wife of the CEO of this company, she had never stepped foot inside this building.

Thus, this building was just as much of a mystery for Ari as it was for any pedestrian on the streets of Lonest. Now that was a bit clear-headed and was no longer thinking with her love-struck side, Ari knew that she should have done this long ago. 

She should have listened to her dignified side and thrown these papers on Noah's face after six months of marriage. That bastard even refused to fulfil his basic responsibilities as her husband, what made her believe that he would warm up to her? 

But it did not matter, now that Ari was here, she had put herself in an irreversible position. 

It was a good thing too because if she had another choice, she would have picked up the bad one. Her poor decision-making skills were the reasons why she was in this situation anyway. 

"Let's get this over with," Ari muttered to herself as she entered the Nelson corporation while clutching the divorce agreement, which she had already signed. 

The glass doors opened on their own as Ari walked past the guard, who took a double take when she walked past him. This was something that men did a lot when they saw her, but Ari did not believe that she was good-looking, her sister often told her that she looked like a low-class hooker because of her extravagant curves and those curves were the only reason men looked at her. 

This was the reason Ari typically wore baggy dresses, but after what Ariel did last night, she decided to ditch those baggy dresses. A woman who could kiss her sister's husband could not be trusted.

The only reason she continued with those dresses anyway was because of the curses, blame and jeers that Ari often carried on her shoulders like baggage since she grew up.

No sooner did she step inside in her light blue sundress, Ari garnered the attention of the people in the lobby. She caught a hint of envy according to the receptionist but chose to ignore it. Instead, she pressed her hands on the reception table and then said, "I would like to see Mr. Nelson." 

Though she never appeared in the company because Noah did not welcome her, Ari was well known in the Nelson company as when she and Noah got married, the company posted a photo of them with blessings written in the caption. 

Those blessings were just as empty as their marriage.

The receptionist nodded, and with her sharp gaze, she noticed the divorce agreement in the hands of Ari or more like Ari did not hide it. She wanted the world to know that she was divorcing the great Noah Nelson. 

The woman behind the reception called Noah's personal secretary, who picked up the call on the third ring.

"What is the matter, Violet?" A man answered from the other side in a polite voice. 

Violet looked at Ari who looked like a woman too determined to hear 'no' and said, "Brandon, Miss Ariana is here to talk to Mister Noah. She has something serious to say to him." She did not tell Brandon that Ari was here to talk about divorce. 

Brandon on the other side of the phone furrowed his thick brown brows and then stated, "Mister Nelson is busy currently, tell Miss Ariana that she can come later, or maybe she can talk to Mister Noah at home?" He was not lying, Noah was indeed speaking with one of his clients.

However, no sooner did he finish speaking, Ari snatched the phone from Violet and then said, "Hello Brandon, is Mister Nelson too busy to sign on a paper?" 

Brandon was stunned when he heard Ari's cold voice, but what surprised him even more was that Ari called Noah 'Mister Nelson' instead of husband. Everyone in the company knew that Ari loved Noah so much that she never used any other term than 'husband' when addressing him.

He sensed that something was amiss with Ari and tentatively asked, "Which paper are you talking about, Miss Ari?" 

"Divorce papers," sneered Ari. "Tell your boss that I am here to fulfil his dream, so ask him to take a few minutes out for me." 

No sooner did she finish speaking, than the sounds of something falling echoed in the phone, and Ari frowned.

Brandon could not be blamed. He never thought that he would hear the words 'divorce papers' from Ari's mouth. Ari loved Noah so much that she wished she could carry him in the palm of her hands, and now she was saying that she was here to divorce him. 

What was happening? Did the sun rise from the west? 

He snatched his phone from the floor and then whispered in the speaker before saying to Ari, "Miss Ari, this is not a matter of joke. Please think carefully." Though Noah did not believe that Ari was a good woman, Brandon knew that Ari was the perfect woman for Noah.

She did not get jealous, did not create a fuss and supported her husband. 

She was the perfect Mrs. Nelson! What did Mister Nelson do for Ari to talk about divorce? 

"Brandon, hand Noah the phone," Ari, however, did not want to listen to anything. She had three years to think, and she had thought enough. Now it was time for her to decide for herself. 

When Brandon heard Ari's stern voice, he knew that Noah was doomed. 

He lit up a candle for his friend in his heart and then walked inside the office. 

Though Noah was speaking with the client, he was also paying attention to Brandon, he noticed the stern expression on his assistant's face and thus excused himself before walking over to where Brandon was and asked, "What's the matter?" 

"It's Miss Ari…she says that she is here with the divorce agreement."