Ex-Husbands, I'm Back

face staring straight ahead and trying not to steal any glance at the flamboyant-looking stranger besid

was the fragrant scent of his masculine perfume that kept tickling her nostrils

presented by Lyra's stiffness to steal as many glances at her face as he could from the corner of his ey

the loving way he saw husbands on

ttle more sm

ting her cheekbones and smil

ciprocated with their rehearsed answers, and then, in a moment, Dante unveiled his ring,

, the head official handed them their marriage certific

, a lanky young man whom Dante introduced to Lyra as his personal assistant,

ound since they arrived, watching everything from a distance, strutted toward her friend to hu

ante came closer to Lyra again to whi

y assistant here, Marcus, will

ce at the assistant again,

?" She

n today?" She

pocket and gazed at her blankl

id you needed the

inking at self-realizati

e in today as agreed; ju

nd made a face as if

ce Phantom he arrived with, he zoom

ards her and silently handed her the a

adam. Please do well to call me if you ne

w transparent, as though she were in some sort of trance. And even when he b

ot help but break into tears. She was mourning in advance the chains of days, weeks, and months that

" She kept asking

her ring finger where Dant

try, but whenever she remembered that she was going to be away from Felix for

Lyra not too long

door to enter, only to see Lyra hunched over about three opened suitc

o join her friend silently as she attempted to pack e

Lyra sa

ce I will still be coming back

Arias Hyundai waiting outside. And the moment they were done with the packing and

" She expressed sorrowfully, blinking away her t

ed. He stood up to his feet the moment the two friends came in. Felix

h Michael, while Lyra went over to the bedsi

u, Lyra," Michael said fr

ey; if only I had fallen into the catalog of financial ups and do

head meekly fro

you don't hav

him that she would be moving in with Dante tonight, s

he surgery take place."

feebly, leaning towards Lyra as they shared yet another tight hug and one last kiss to seal the

ore she eventually got up to leave, avoiding the eyes o

ugh this," Aria added before she foll

muttered, but they were

e hospital as she drove in the direction of the address handed to Lyra by Marcus one estate at house

ty, with beautiful houses scattered across various p

ack towering gate. They introduced themselves to the security

and blue hedges. They jumped down from the car, opened the boots, and with Aria's assista

ry, hugging her one more time as she rushed out agai

ed the spacious interior. The soft leather chairs, the central glass table, the glittery floors exuded an air of refinement. A gra

, forgetting all her worries. She even dreamed of her past. blurry

ly felt the tap of her hand on her shoulder. She brushed her face

miling face of Dante

dy." He anno

umbled with a

s gesturing at the dinner table, bearing two plates. Each of them was crowne

to sit. He took off his apron and joined her at the o

airs after their meal before climbi

bed,"

e door and instantly pulled out her phone to call Felix, but he did not pick up. She tried three more times and g

lled Felix; he's not p

now." Aria cut in, sounding e

just rolled him back to the emergency ro

e call at once and darted out of her room on her bar

r, she had gotten no response. She repeated it twice and still heard nothing. Then she decided to push the d

Lyra exclaimed, l

summate our wedding." He asked with a naughty expressi

ond. Then she quickly blinked and racked her br

eeds surgery urgently." She ma

ce and then swung h

tails to my phone number;

e blurted and h

his face to flatten into a soft