7 THE RETURN
LUKE’S POV
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing at the moment–who I was seeing stepping foot inside the building. A lady with red hair was putting on a red dress, her neck adorned with jewelry, and behind her were two young men who were looking bold in their red suits..
She held her purse, walking slowly, and those who recognized her were all surprised, just as I was. She was looking prettier than before, and the bold expression on her face could tell that she was stronger and better than ever.
She looked around, and her eyes met mine. I couldn’t take my eyes off hers, and she couldn’t take hers off mine as well. We gazed at each other for what seemed like eternity, and I was just short on words; I didn’t know what to say. I thought she had left and was never coming back. I thought she was gone for good. But she had to prove me wrong. Ariel was finally back.
ARIEL’S POV
Oh, it felt so good to be back. After five years–five good years–I finally came back home. And I could tell these people were surprised to see me. They were acting like they had all seen a ghost or something. It wasn’t like I was dead. I just took a flight out of the country.
The little music that was playing stopped, and I noticed how many people couldn’t take their eyes off me, including the young man standing upstairs. What was his name again? Oh, right, Luke. He did look familiar. Oh yeah, he was my ex–husband, the person who treated me so badly and made me feel like I didn’t deserve to be loved.
We both stared at each other, and the glass he was holding fell from his hands, shattering on the floor, and that caused him to take his gaze off me. But I kept on looking at him as he hunkered down, along with his assistant Jack, who was helping him to clean up the mess he
had created.
It was actually nice to see him again. I have to admit, I really missed his handsome face and his grumpy attitude. He still had the stunning features that could make thousands of ladies go crazy, but let’s not get to that. I came here for business, so nothing but business.
