Although Andrei had signed the divorce papers, he was very reluctant to do so. His heart felt tightened and suffocated, and he became angry seeing the divorce papers and her name and his name together in this document.
He doesn’t really understand it, but he knows he doesn’t want this. He was so unsatisfied with this happening, and he dreaded this moment.
However, sadly for him, looks like someone else was impatient.
Damon was given the heads up for the divorce proceedings the other day, but he still didn’t receive the news of the passing of the certificate. He was unsatisfied and impatient, so he called his secretary over.
“Pass my words to the Davids Group of Company, if later this day they don’t take the divorce settlement, then our negotiation is off.” He said darkly, with his fist pressed on his lips.
Gabe heard this and moved to heed his orders.
That is why in the middle of Andrei’s reluctance, he received an ultimatum from Damon Castellano. He cursed the man. How could a grown and professional man like him meddle in another’s marriages and personal life?
But then Andrei remembered that he was under Damon’s favor, so he gritted his teeth and called Anya.
It rang for a long while, but no one answered. Andrei was even more, angered and dialed her number several times, but she was not answering.
So he texted her.
Let’s get the divorce certificate right now.
He sent it and tossed his phone on the table. He sighed and massaged his temple in distress. He hated these feelings, but as he stared at the mountain piles of documents in front of him, thinking how much help and support he would get back from the Castellano, he swallowed all his dissatisfaction and held back his temper.
Just as he calmed down just a bit, his phone blinked for a reply. He grabbed it and saw Anya’s response.
I would get the certificate myself.
That was all the contents of her text message. Andrei grew angry again as he threw his phone on the floor.
He hadn’t had time to throw a fit when his secretary entered and reported his schedule.
“I already had a schedule in the bureau for the divorce certificate, sir. And after that, you still have a meeting with the boards and the investors.” He reported even though he saw his boss’ bad mood. He can’t help it, those meetings are crucial. If they don’t leave yet, then they will be conflicts in time.
Andrei let out a heavy breath and scoffed. He can’t even be angry now?
This is all because of that pair of bastard and wench. He tightened his fist in contempt. He will get back to them with this, mark his words.
Anya received Andrei’s text message, but she did not want to meet him. she knew that it would be an endless insult once again, so she chose to go there alone. She just hopes she won’t bump into him on the way there.
Thinking till this far, Anya purposely prepared and dressed up slowly. She knew that with Andrei’s busyness, he wouldn’t stay in the bureau for long. So after she slacked off for a while, she finally got ready to leave. She grabbed her bag and left her apartment.
She took a cab and went straight to the bureau. When she arrived in front of the bureau, she stopped on her track from getting out of the cab. Because she is seeing her now ex-husband going out of the very same building.
She closed the door and leaned back inside the car, and just stared at the man. The driver glanced at her but did not say anything. Maybe he noticed the expression on her face.
Anya stayed in the car, looking at Andrei. He is sporting a cold look as he goes out of the bureau and fixes his suit. He looked around for a while, seemingly looking for something or someone. When he looked enough, in the end, he frowned and shook his
head. He went inside the car parked in front of him and the car left at high speed, leaving only smoke and dust remaining.
Anya saw this and was finally pulled back from her daze. She immediately looked at the driver and apologized.
“I am so sorry, Mr. I was lost in thought.” She sincerely said as she grabbed her money and paid the driver. She got out of the cab and walked into the bureau.
The process was not that long, and soon the certificate fell into her hands. She said her thanks to the one in charge and left the building. When she was outside, her head could not help but look back at where Andrei had left. Outside the bureau, Anya stood there holding the divorce certificate in her hands.
She looked down and studied the certificate.
She saw her name together with Andrei’s name. The last time she remembered that their name was together was on a certificate in contrast to this. At that time, she looked at it just the same, but the difference was Andrei was behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist as they stared their name together on their marriage certificate.
Anya thought. She wondered where it all began and how could a love so sweet and warm, full of promises and oath, could turn into something so ugly. People might ask her why she stayed in that kind of toxic relationship, and she would reason it was because of her grandma’s situation.
But deep inside, she hides what her heart whispers.
She was holding to all of this, to their love. She was just a woman who was fighting for a man who promised her his life.
But in the end, those promises were buried, thrown, and gone.
She looked up at the sky and felt like she saw the young Andrei and Anya.
Maybe we were not meant to be. Maybe our love was built in carelessness. And maybe we were not that strong, not that pure, and not that faithful.
Time could really change a man. Trials and obstacles will test their love, and they are not strong enough to withstand this.
Damon was in his office when he received the news of the successful divorce between Anya and Andrei.
He sighed as he leaned on his swivel chair and swayed it a little.
He once again pondered about this strange feeling he had. Why was he relieved of their divorce? Why was he so angry at Andrei? And why can’t he keep that woman named Anya out of his mind?
He was a man who had never felt and experienced love before. But he knew he was interested in her. He had a strange fascination with this pitiful but tenacious woman.
He wants to know more about her.
Damon was lost in his thoughts when he was awakened and startled by a call. It was a call from his tablet, a tablet that is exclusive to his son.
His face softened as he accepted the call.
“Dada!” The soft, white, and chubby face of his son flashed on the tablet's screen. The two-year-old child is pretty intelligent, he could almost come up words at this age.
“Hey, big boy.” Damon greeted as he smiled at his son.