24. The door bell suddenly rang

Inside her car, Aria took a deep breath trying to suppress the hatred that she felt in her heart. She hated those two adulterous bastards to the core.

She had already tossed the invitation card into a nearby rubbish can before she got into her black car.

Aria never knew that there would come a day where she'd be able to look into her ex's face without any emotion and feel absolutely nothing inside. She had really outdone herself.

However, she was very much aware about the person who deserved the credits.

The man who was always on her thoughts.

She often found herself thinking about how he was doing, where he was or if she'd ever see him again.

She was desperately holding onto the promise he made to her, that he'd come to look for her.

She promised to wait. And she'd continue to wait.

At first, she wasn't sure about her feelings towards him but as time went by, the more she longed for him the more she realized that she really liked him.

They had only been together for a short period of time but he had managed to capture her heart.

She was willing to wait.

" I know that he'll definitely come for us. "

Her lips blossomed into a bright smile as her eyes lowered to the slight bump on her abdomen under her casual knee-length white dress.

***

Aria's small but cozy 3 bedroom apartment was located in the city, New York, on the 4th floor.

She drove inside the building complex and rode the elevator after packing her car.

Mila, her best friend and roommate was already at home together with a couple of their friends.

24th July was Aria's birthday. Since most of them were usually at work during the day, that Tuesday evening they had agreed to have a simple dinner together inside the apartment to celebrate her day.

" Happy birthday...!!! "

They began bombarding her with warm birthday wishes as soon as she entered the house while presenting their gifts.

Aria's eyes shone like stars on the sky as she warmly smiled at each of them. That's all she needed and she was contented.

" We should all sit the food is getting cold. "

Mila urged everyone before they began taking their seats on the large dining table.

Suddenly, the door bell rang.

" Were you expecting somebody else? "

Aria shook her head at Mila.

" I'll check on it. "

She gestured at her friend to start serving the food before she went to open the door.

" Holy shit!! "

Aria's mouth widened in shock when she saw the figure standing at the door.

Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets as she stared in disbelief.

" Alex? "

Was she hallucinating again?

She suddenly slammed the door shut on his face not believing that she wasn't in a dream, earning curious gazes from her friends.

" Ria who is it? Is it one of those bastards? "

Mila's face instantly darkened and she left the table walking towards her friend like a mama bear rushing to protect her cubs.

Mila's angry voice suddenly jolted Aria, snapping her back to her senses.

Oh gosh, had he finally come to see her?

She felt her heart skip a beat as it began to race wildly.

Her eyes shone with glee as she rushed to open the door again.

The man who had been locked from the outside had an ugly face but when the little woman finally opened again, there was a proud look on his face and the gentleness in his eyes couldn't be missed.

His high-end hand made black suit on top of a white t-shirt fitted to outline his wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. It made his original perfect model figure even more attractive and alluring.

His pair of straight and powerful long legs were extremely visually striking.

In a suit and leather shoes, his temperament was cold and arrogant and his body was full of asceticism. He majestically walked towards the little woman his every step overflowing with dominance.

The side of his handsome face shone under the bright rights of the house. His strong features also looked gentle and serene.

Excitement shivered through Aria's body as she watched her man slowly advance towards her.

Finally she could see him in person and hug him.

" What are you doing here? "

Her heart and mind were already in a mess for her to comprehend a sensible question.

" I came for my family. "

There was a genuine smile from his heart on his face.

" Huh? "

Aria blinked at him in confusion.

" I came for my little wife and unborn child. "

" Huh... what?! How did you know? "

Aria's eyes bulged out in shock. She had told no one about it!