Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 540

Chapter 540: Taking lead
Nicolai pushed himself up straight; it was a good thing that he had his arms crossed, or else that man would have totally lost his life today. He better get his hands off her, or else he might never be able to raise them again.

Because he was going to break that hand into multiple pieces.

Fortunately for that man, Ariana stepped away from him and shook her head in response to what he said to her.

The man, however, still clung to her and continued speaking; sometimes he would touch her wrist or sometimes make her touch his forehead or chest.

No, this won’t do.

He had to turn this situation around before he ended up in prison. Something his mother had asked him not to do no matter what.

He took out his phone; earlier this morning, Ariana had sent another message, which he had ignored. Of course he was not sulking; how could he at his age? He just didn’t like the fact that she visited Noah and did not even bother to go and meet him.

He did not ask her to cling to the window and jump in his room, but she could have at least snuck somehow.

[Are you okay? Can you at least tell me how you are doing? I know that you are upset with me but can you at least tell me if you are doing okay?]

If she had cared enough, she would have thought of a way to come and meet him. Since she didn’t, it meant that she did not care about him enough.

If that was the case then why should he contact her?

But now that the situation needed to be rectified, Nicolai immediately hit her up with a message.

“Why are you getting all chummy with Noah? What were you doing with him? Did you rebound so soon?”

She was still talking with the patient, but then she paused and took a look at her phone. Her polite expression cracked when she saw the message on her phone, and Nicolai took immense pride over the fact that he could make Ariana’s face flash with a myriad of emotions.

Nicolai knew that it was an unhealthy obsession—the only explanation for this situation of his. But as he looked at Ariana, who distanced herself from the patient and left him to nurse, he couldn’t help but feel satisfied and fucking proud.

Only he—only he—could make her show so many emotions.

He watched as Ariana stepped out of the ward and headed to a remote corner, where she stopped and started typing. Nicolai watched as the dots appeared and disappeared before finally she sent him a message that read—

[No, he found me when I was looking for you and told me that he can help.]

If he did not see the agitated and nervous look on her face, Nicolai would have thought that Ariana did not care about him or the message that he had sent.

Even a desert would be less dry than her response.

[Do you think I will believe that?]

[Why wouldn’t you?]

[Because I don’t want to. It’s weird that you got together with him so soon. What if you and him are planning something? Are you joining your hands together to deal with me as revenge? I wouldn’t put it past him; he did try to make a mess out of me the last time. And you might be his accomplice. What are you doing, passing info to him?]

She straightened up, her lips set in a thin line as she quaked with fury. Even though he was standing quite a distance from her, Nicolai felt the rage that was rolling off her body.

[I have not done such a thing, all I wanted was to find you as quickly as possible. And what kind of information can I even pass to him? I know nothing about you.]

[And why do you care? Did you not say that we are over? I have the freedom to do anything that I want.]

Like fuck she does.

He looked at Ariana, who bit her lips nervously even though the words that she said didn’t seem to match the agitation that she was feeling at the moment.

And this sight did something to him; Nicolai knew that he was falling into the same routine as before he left. Even though he knew that he was letting Ariana have her way with him once again, he still could not stay the fuck away from her.

He didn’t know what kind of spell she had put on him, but he could no longer breathe since he stepped out of her life. Even though he pushed her away, he stupidly fell in the same pattern and started doing what she loved doing.

From reading the stupid books that she loved to read to watching the same movies that she liked.

He loved action, but he bored himself by watching documentaries.

That was when he realised that there was no way he could let go of her.

[Is that what you want?]

Her guard lowered a bit as she stared at the screen of her phone. Her lips parted as she stared at the message for two whole minutes,

[What do you mean by saying those words?]

[I am asking you what you want. Didn’t you say that I didn’t ask you for your opinion? I am asking for it now.]

[Are you trying to play with me now?]

[You are the one who played me, first. You were the one who treated me like I was nothing and then went ahead and texted me. Who is the one who cannot stay away? Who is the one who is playing the fucking push and pull game?]

Dots appeared and disappeared again.

But then–

[You are right. It’s me; I am the one who cannot stay away from you. I wish I could, but I cannot. I am sorry.]

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