isted I learn some Spanish and French for our upcoming business trips, and while I appreciated the push, I felt like I was drowning in verb conjugat

d, one of the maids knocked lightly on the door. "Miss Dema, you

ced as I pushed myself off the couch, smoothing down my hair a

ir and a designer outfit that screamed money. She looked like she had just stepped off a fashion mag

n. "I'm Rola, I'm Rami's ex." The way she pronounced

k. "Oh," I managed, trying to kee

ou want to play this?" Her lips curled into a smirk that made my skin crawl. "He brok

e. Married? It was as if she had thrown a bucket of ice water over me. I had

ance of control over the situation. "I didn

e sharp. "Are you really in love? Or

anger bubbling beneath the surface. "You don't know anything about me or

. You think you're special because you're the

ge. Who did she think she was? I didn't want to engage in this

I asked, my voice

alk into a room and claim someone," she replied cooll

n stunned silence. The weight of her words hung heavy in the air, and suddenly, the Spanish v

h the window felt almost mocking in its warmth, a stark contrast to the chill that had settled in my chest

at instantly made my heart flutter. I rushed to meet him, trying to

s he stepped into the room. But his smile falter

hat I was about to say. "I met your ex," I

hair, a gesture I recognized as his way of preparing

keep my voice steady despite the anger bubbling beneath the surface. "She said y

is shoulders. "Don't let her get to you," he said, dismissin

mix of disbelief and irritati

you in less than a month, the reason I left her is that I didn't understand her anymore. It was like she was all surface, no depth. Everything was about appear

ity, but all I found was honesty etched across his features. "

rficial stuff." He stepped closer, closing the distance between us. "someone who could actually add something to my life,

his ex's visit. "But what if she's right?" I asked quietly, my

not like her at all." He reached out, taking my hands in his. "you're a

oubt that had taken root during our earlier conversation. "It just.

assuring. "But don't let her get into your head. S

tner, my boss I admit. In that moment, I knew that I didn't have a conventional marriage, some might even say that I'm more of an employee to