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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?” ********

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Done with the melodrama?

Mrs. Nelson frowned. She turned to look at her impatient daughter and chided her softly, "Glynn, don't be foolish. Do you think this matter will stay suppressed? Someone might have already seen your brother bringing that woman to the hospital. If you leave now, what will others say?" 

She couldn't understand how it could be her daughter so foolish when her son was so smart.

"That's right, Glynn," before Glynn could say anything to her mother. She was interrupted by Ariel who looked at her with a gentle smile and continued speaking, "I know that you don't like staying in the hospitals but at times like this a family needs to stick together. Listen to Auntie and stay back, alright?" 

She couldn't let Glynn leave, if this girl left, then she wouldn't be able to make things difficult for Ari. 

'That darned woman, just when I thought that I had cleared her up nicely…she pulled this drama,' Ariel cursed Ari in her heart. She didn't believe that Ari fainted because of starvation. In the past, there were many times she was locked up by their mother, Ari didn't faint back then, so how come she fainted this time around?

She must be faking it! Ariel was certain about it. 

Contrary to her thoughts, her expression was full of concern as she remarked with a sigh, "Ari has been weak ever since she was a child. I cannot believe that you locked her up, what if something happened? I will never be able to look at her in the eyes. She is already upset with me because of that little game." 

Ariel liked to make things about herself. Even though she was standing in the hospital and her sister was unconscious, she wanted Noah and his family to console her. 

It made her feel better, loved and superior to Ari, who couldn't get these things despite trying so hard. 

'She deserves it, if she wasn't born then our family wouldn't have gone down to slumps like that,' Ariel thought viciously. 

"What are you talking about, dear?" Mrs. Nelson felt sorry for Ariel the second she heard her show concern for Ariana.

That girl snatched everything from Ariel, despite this, Ariel still showed her concern for that girl. She was too kind! 

Mrs. Nelson if possible wanted Ariel to be her daughter-in-law. She was everything that Mrs. Nelson liked in her daughter-in-law. Ariel was meek and soft-tempered, she also knew how to treat her daughter and son better than Ari, who was too strict with her daughter and too demanding with her son. 

More importantly, Ariel had a heart of gold. If not for that man, she would have sent Ariana away years ago and brought Ariel to her family.

Ariel smiled softly when she heard Mrs. Nelson's words. She shook her head and then said, "I am fine. Mrs. Nelson, I just feel guilty… regardless of what happened in the past, she and I are sisters. We need to stick together through thick and thin, that's what sisterhood is about. There is no need for us to hold grudges." 

"Only you think like that," Glynn rolled her eyes. She also thought that Ariel was too nice to Ari, just like Madam Nelson. 

"You don't have to feel guilty," Noah patted Ariel on her shoulder. "This was my decision, it had nothing to do with you. So, why are you feeling sorry?" 

"I——"

"Are you done with the melodramatics?" A voice echoed from behind, and they all turned to look at the elderly woman who was staring at them as if they were scum. 

"Hey old woman, what is the meaning of that?" Glynn being short-tempered couldn't help but snap at Mable.

Mable raised a brow and then stated sarcastically, "I am just being honest. Your family member is lying on the hospital bed because of your negligence and yet instead of taking care of her, you all are performing here." 

She then turned to look at Noah and asked, "Did you take the prescription list from the doctor? If you haven't, then I would like to remind you that your wife needs an IV transfusion urgently. If you are free, please follow me and sign the form."

Her words caused Noah to flush red, even Ariel felt a bit embarrassed. She didn't think that this elderly woman was listening to them, or else she would have not started to act here.

She turned to look at Mable and said, "Nurse, it's not like that——"

"I am sixty, young lady, not six. I have more experience than you have teeth in your mouth, don't pull that sh*t on me, got it?" Mable interrupted Ariel with disdain in her eyes. It was so palpable that Ariel stiffened and anger surged in her heart. 

She clenched the bag in her hands and wished she could hurl it on the old woman, but Ariel controlled the urge as she was in public. 

Wanting to correct the old woman, Ariel persisted, but Mable didn't give her a chance, she turned on her heels and walked away. 

Glynn and the rest watched Mable walk away. 

Glynn couldn't help but remark angrily, "What's the matter with that woman? Why was she acting so snotty?" 

"Maybe she thought that I was making everything about myself," Ariel said with an expression of self-blame. Before anyone could doubt her, she decided to confess it to her. She did this because she was confident that no one would believe her.

And just as she expected, Mrs. Nelson snorted, "What nonsense? Is it our fault that the woman provoked this tragedy? Even a parent is allowed to punish a child when they do something wrong. Ari caused such a mess one after another, what's wrong with us teaching her a small lesson?" 

She then rolled her eyes disdainfully before turning to look at Mable and remarked with a haughty sniff, "That woman might be one of the nosy ones, who do not know anything and yet try to act all just and fair without knowing the cause." 

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