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Other than the mess of emotions in her chest, Ayla felt a strange rush.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She knew the excitement wouldn\u2019t last. Once the excitement faded, the dopamine would drop, and her mood would crash. She just didn\u2019t know when.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But right now, she was happy. Truly happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About ten or maybe twenty minutes later, she saw Draven walking toward her with long, steady strides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla looked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven had always struck her as the kind of man who carried himself like royalty-untouchable, cold, and refined. He looked nothing like someone who would ever get into a fistfight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the fight earlier, as out of place as it was, had been intense to watch. Maybe it was because both he and Troy were ridiculously handsome and tall. Even their fight looked like something from a movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla rarely got to see Draven look anything less than perfect. Now, his coat was wrinkled. There was a bruise near his mouth. A few strands of hair had fallen across his forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face was still unreadable, but he looked different-less polished, more human, still powerful but with a rough edge she wasn\u2019t used to. Now he seemed a little freer, more real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla sat in the passenger seat and was just about to get out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a hand blocked it. The door barely opened an inch before he pushed it shut again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven walked around the front of the car and got into the driver\u2019s seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla guessed he had something to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But once he sat down, he didn\u2019t speak. He rested one hand on the steering wheel, his eyes distant through the windshield, too deep to guess what he was thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t look like he planned to talk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, Ayla broke the silence. \u201cAfter I left, you two didn\u2019t keep fighting, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven didn\u2019t look at her. \u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you suddenly start fighting in the first place?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven turned his head at that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His presence hit her instantly-sharp, heavy, and overwhelming. Whenever they were alone, Ayla always felt the pressure of his personality pushing down on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She quickly explained, \u201cMr. Storm, don\u2019t get me wrong. I don\u2019t think you fought because of me. I just figured you two have some grudge. I was curious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Draven\u2019s expression stayed dark, giving nothing away. \u201cI can\u2019t stand him. I don\u2019t need a reason to hit him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had no words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Those two were born to clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tried again. \u201cWhy were you here, anyway?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last night, when people learned she was getting divorced, everyone reached out to check on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone except Draven. He only cared about one thing: her getting the divorce certificate. She didn\u2019t expect to run into him at the courthouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t know if it was a coincidence or on purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if it was on purpose, then it only meant one thing. Draven truly couldn\u2019t stand the idea of his secretary married to someone he despised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just passing by,\u201d Draven said in the same calm tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t doubt him at all. \u201cWhat a coincidence, then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Troy confronted her earlier, she\u2019d actually been worried she wouldn\u2019t be able to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good thing Draven showed up and helped her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as they talked a little more, Draven\u2019s mood softened. He finally looked her over, and then he saw the divorce certificate in her hand. His eyes darkened. \u201cCongratulations,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cThe divorce went through.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla tightened her grip on the papers. \u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven\u2019s fingers curled around the steering wheel. Whenever Troy was mentioned, Ayla changed. He could feel it, and he hated it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An hour ago, he already knew Ayla had gone to Troy\u2019s office building to wait for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy actually mattered enough for her to waste an hour of her time. And during that hour in the car, she had probably thought about Troy the whole time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven didn\u2019t want to admit it, but he was jealous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And it was the kind of jealousy he couldn\u2019t afford to think too deeply about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he did, he might not be able to hold back the devil inside of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone thought Draven stayed calm no matter what. But only he knew the truth; he wasn\u2019t as controlled as people believed. He was human too. His heart could lose its rhythm for someone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla, who was always sensitive to people\u2019s moods, sensed that his mood was dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t surprising. He had just gotten into a fight with Troy. How could he be in a good mood?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She noticed the scraped skin across his knuckles. He had hit hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Storm, your hand needs to be treated,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s stop by a pharmacy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven shot her a sideways look, expression flat. \u201cYou care about me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just basic human decency.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven lowered his eyes a little, making his gaze seem deep and sharper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla grew nervous, then she heard him ask, \u201cI hit Troy. Will you care about him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a second, Ayla had no words. But her answer came fast and firm. \u201cNo. Not at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you\u2019ve let him go already?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn terms of time, yes, it looks fast. But it doesn\u2019t feel fast. I let go because disappointment kept building up again and again.\u201d Her voice was calm but clear. \u201cI didn\u2019t leave him overnight. I made that choice only after disappointment piled up again and again. That\u2019s why the divorce wasn\u2019t sudden for me.\u201d She added, \u201cMr. Storm, maybe you don\u2019t know. We argued twice today, even while signing the divorce papers. And I finally saw him clearly. He\u2019s selfish. He always expects others to bend around him, but he never gives anything back. A person like him-no one should love him for long. For me, the divorce is freedom,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing left to hold on to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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