His Untamed Luna

No Longer Mrs. Cooley: The Architect's Return

Xiao Xiaosu

I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

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My hand trembled immediately after I saw the message on my phone. I panicked as I slowly moved to my desk to absorb the shock. Just when I was getting ready to look at the message again, my phone rang. It was Pamela my younger sister, so I picked it up.

Hello Pam' I said

'Sis how are you doing?" she asked

'I'm fine" I answered.

Sis, Ethan is around ' she announced

So it's true? The message I received was true that Ethan is back from Canada. I thought in my mind.

"And he came to the house" she continues

"What!" I exclamation

"Yeah, he said he is going to spend the weekend in your place," Pam said

"No way" I screamed. Immediately, cold sweat trickled down my cheeks and my hand shivered. I was barely holding the phone in my ear.

"Come on sis why are you behaving like a kid? He used to be your favorite cousin remember" Pammy said a bit surprised.

"I know, Pam but things have changed, I am married now he can't just bang into my house just like that" I managed to defend myself

"Well if that's the case, you don't need to bother yourself. Ethan called your husband to inform him of his coming" Pam said

"He did what!" I screamed again in a horror

"He asked about your number, mom gave him. He called your line and it was not going through. So mom called your husband requesting that he gave you his phone, but Fred told her that he is not with you. Mom informed him about Ethan. You know your husband, he talked with Ethan and invite him over to the spend weekend at your place. she concluded.

"No way, Fred can't do that," I said

"But sis I thought you will be happy to see him," She said.

I will be lying to myself if I say I am not happy to see him, but the truth is that it is very dangerous to accept Ethan around me.

The implications of his presence around me will be too bad. This is because I have never gotten over him. And that is something I dare not tell anyone.

"Of course, I am, but seriously one weekend with Ethan is long enough for me". I informed her.

"Come on sis, you guys are adults, not kids he can't bully you even if he bullies others and you know that. Anyways I just thought I should let you know, you know your husband might be too busy to inform you as usual and Ethan likes to surprise people that's why I called. I will see you when I returned from my trip ok" she said

"Okay, thanks bye," I said and hang up.

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