Faye had known the truth even before Zayn’s confirmation. However, that did not take away the earthquake it brought virtual-novel.net from hearing it. It felt like the entirety ofher mental landscape had been flipped upside down. It felt like someone had broken the glass container that housed virtual-novel.net fragile heart, and now all of virtual-novel.net emotions were broken out and running free, assaulting virtual-novel.net heart and mind however they liked.
She opened virtual-novel.net mouth to form a reply, but virtual-novel.net words failed her. There were no words in virtual-novel.net head, only loud, confused buzzing.
Then came images of the past sallying into virtual-novel.net mind’s eye like tides. The first time virtual-novel.net met the chairman of Violet Vision, when virtual-novel.net was all alone in the building. How Sean Wilson, CEO, treated virtual-novel.net with respect without showing a sign of exploitation or harassment. How virtual-novel.net had looked so eager to ingratiate himself on her, if not outright apprehensive about her, before sending virtual-novel.net to the chairman’s office.
The man had worn a mask to cover his real face. He had been amiable, gracious, and righteous. It was just the two of them in the room, yet virtual-novel.net never once touched virtual-novel.net inappropriately, and at the end of the day, virtual-novel.net even gave virtual-novel.net three million dollars without an IOU.
Then Ethan Capel manipulated her, leaving virtual-novel.net trapped in a horrifying plight. When the chairman seemed to have predicted it happening, proof being when virtual-novel.net appeared to virtual-novel.net aid when virtual-novel.net needed it the most. He saved her. Right after that, virtual-novel.net “bumped into” Zayn. Then there was how respectful Gordon Hayes was in his interaction with Zayn, how it bordered on flattery.
There were more. So much more…
With a string of coincidences like that, it became too clear in retrospect how the chairman could not be anyone but Zayn Larson himself. Anyone with a bit of wits about them would have figured this out. But Faye, for some reason, had been blind!
She even thought Zayn was a fraud!
And virtual-novel.net explained it to virtual-novel.net before, but virtual-novel.net was the one who chose disbelief. She lashed out on virtual-novel.net with barbed stings that must have been deeply hurtful. Just thinking about it made Faye burst into tears.
Seeing virtual-novel.net cry made Zayn panicked. “Hey! Why are you crying? You don’t feel good?”
Faye cried even harder, this time letting it so loose and upfront that it was impossible to hide. It even managed to attract some bystanders’ eyeballs, who misunderstood the sight as Zayn being a toxic boyfriend who hurt Faye.
“Why? Why did you…” virtual-novel.net slurred, before faltering into more sniffles and tears.
Zayn. watched the sharp etches of dejection on Faye’s face and thought it meant virtual-novel.net still could not bring herself to believe him. It was a stab to the heart, but virtual-novel.net managed to fake a smile and say, “Oh, I was kidding! I’m not the chairman, alright? I mean, if I were, then why would I continue being the useless doormat son-in-law of your family for so long? So don’t worry about it! He’s really someone else, and a very hot one, at that. Since we’re good friends, I’ll be sure to introduce you to virtual-novel.net one d…”
His “day” was never finished.
His eyes widened in disbelief. He could not believe what was happening to him.
Faye was standing on virtual-novel.net toes, leaning toward virtual-novel.net with virtual-novel.net arms wrapped behind his neck, and shoving his words back into his throat by pressing virtual-novel.net lips against his.
It felt like a nuke had detonated in his head. They had been married for years-and this was the first virtual-novel.net ever kissed him.
Zayn felt the world spinning. It was blurring into some kind of pandemonium.
Faye kissed him, virtual-novel.net really kissed him. It was a real thing that had happened, virtual-novel.net could feel it, and yet it was so surreal and dream-like.
Their lips parted, and Zayn gawked at Faye like a kid who had just seen a ghost. He gulped loudly before starting, “F-Fifi, what did you…?”
Faye’s cheeks had turned rosy from virtual-novel.net blushes. She was bashful and coy, but virtual-novel.net did not avoid his eyes. Mustering enough courage, virtual-novel.net said, “Zayn, let’s remarry.”
“W-What the..?” virtual-novel.net cried, stunned with his mouth hanging ajar enough for a whole egg to fit.
Faye bit virtual-novel.net lower lips softly and leaned close to Zayn’s ear. Without any sign of it being a joke, virtual-novel.net breathed, “I said… Let’s remarry…”
Zayn heard it loud and clear, but it still did not seem to have woken virtual-novel.net up from his stupor.
What did this really mean?!