My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Take Him Back - Chapter 167

Chapter 167: The affair with the arch-rival Chapter 167: The affair with the arch-rival Dylan had finally finished his plan with Rylee to expose Erica.

He was ready to head back home and was waiting for Justin’s call.

Once it was confirmed the jet was ready, he would fly back home.

In just a matter of a few hours, he would be able to see Ava.

Dylan couldn’t wait to see her, to know how she felt about the gift he had prepared for her.

Meanwhile, the door clicked open, and Justin walked in, interrupting his thoughts.

Dylan looked up at him, hoping to hear him say that the jet was ready.

Every minute away from Ava was torturous.

He had never felt this much restlessness and longing for her before.

He just wanted to go back to her as soon as he could.

But the gloominess in Justin’s face made him frown.

“What is the matter?” Dylan asked, his eagerness turning into concern.

“Don’t tell me there is an issue with the jet.” “It’s not about the jet.” Justin hesitated, his face shadowed by a mixture of discomfort and dread.

“It’s about€¦Ava madam.” The air seemed to shift as Dylan’s heart clenched.

Panic surged through him as dark scenarios flooded his mind.

“What happened to her?” he demanded with urgency.

Justin opened his mouth but struggled to speak.

Instead, he held out his phone.

“Have a look.” Dylan snatched the phone from Justin’s hand.

His eyes fell on the screen, where a photograph of Ava and Nicholas stood stark against the display.

They were standing close, holding hands with each other.

Dylan’s pulse thundered in his ears as his grip on the phone tightened.

“When was this taken?” he asked through gritted teeth, his gaze glued to the next image-a candid shot of them walking side by side, seemingly lost in their own world.

Justin could feel cold sweat pricking on his nape.

“This afternoon,” he replied cautiously.

“Madam went to the beach resort after work€¦to meet Mr.

Nicholas.” Dylan’s insides burned with anger and jealousy as he kept looking at the photographs.

He now realized why she hadn’t invited him to her birthday party.

It turned out that she had been seeing Nicholas, planning to move on with him.

‘So this man is the reason you wanted to leave me,’ he muttered inwardly, the muscles ticking as he forced himself to process what he was seeing.

His mind spiraled into darker corners, the urge to confront Ava and beat Nicholas to a pulp threatening to consume him entirely.

“Mr.

Brooks,” Justin’s cautious voice cut through the storm brewing in Dylan’s mind, “please don’t be mad.

They might just be€¦friends.” Friends?

The word rattled inside Dylan’s head like a cruel joke.

He didn’t believe it.

Not for a second.

His jaw tightened, and his fingers twitched as though the phone were Nicholas himself.

The idea of Ava being comforted by another man made his blood boil.

Just as his fury reached its peak, a whisper of reason tugged at his thoughts.

‘Stay calm.

Losing control will only push her further away.’ Dylan’s grip on the phone loosened a bit.

He understood losing his temper and acting recklessly wasn’t the solution.

‘I need to stay calm,’ he reminded himself and shoved the phone back to Justin.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to swallow his anger.

“You are right.

I shouldn’t jump to conclusions.” Justin blinked, taken aback.

He had braced himself for an eruption-for shouting, curses, or even the phone being hurled across the room.

Instead, Dylan had responded with an eerie calmness that sent chills down Justin’s spine.

‘Is this the calmness before a storm?’ Justin couldn’t help but wonder.

“If the jet is ready, let’s leave,” Dylan said, rising from the sofa.

His movements were deliberate, his expression unreadable as he pulled the suitcase along and walked out of the suite.

Justin wiped the cold sweat from his brow before trailing after him silently.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next morning€¦ The next morning, rumors of Ava and Nicholas’s alleged affair flooded social media, and the accompanying photos spread like wildfire.

Alongside these rumors, speculation about Ava and Dylan’s supposed divorce gained momentum, adding fuel to the fire.

Unaware of the chaos brewing online, Ava stepped into the office as usual.

The moment she entered, she noticed an unusual hush fall over her colleagues.

Groups of employees who had been murmuring among themselves immediately dispersed, retreating to their desks and casting quick, fleeting glances her way.

A prickling unease crept up Ava’s spine.

She glanced at the people around as she headed into the elevator.

Inside, the atmosphere was no better.

People exchanged furtive glances and leaned close to whisper, their eyes darting toward her.

Ava’s brow furrowed, sensing something odd.

She instinctively wiped at her cheeks, wondering, ‘Was it something on my face?’ When the elevator reached the top floor, Ava hurried out, hoping to escape the strange tension.

But no sooner had she stepped into her office than Jodie approached her, looking uncharacteristically flustered.

“Ma’am, are you okay?” Jodie asked with exaggerated concern.

“I thought you won’t come.” Inwardly, she was delighted to see the rumors circulating about Ava.

But she pretended to be worried.

Ava’s frown deepened.

Something was definitely wrong.

“Why wouldn’t I come?” she asked sharply.

“What’s going on?” Jodie’s eyes widened in surprise.

“You don’t know?

Haven’t you checked social media this morning?” “No,” Ava replied with impatience, her tone sharpening.

“What is it?

Is something happening that I should know about?” “Uh€¦” Jodie hesitated briefly, savoring the moment before dropping the bombshell.

“Your photos€¦with Mr.

Nicholas Baker€¦they’ve gone viral.

Everyone’s talking about your affair with him.” “What?

Photos of me and Nicholas?” she repeated, stunned.

Her mind raced as she processed the words.

“What photos?” she wondered which photographs had gone viral.

Her heart began to pound as she immediately unlocked her phone and opened the social media app.

Her breath hitched when she saw the trending photos-intimate moments of herself and Nicholas walking side by side on the beach.

A sickening realization dawned on her-someone had set her up.

Who could have done this?

The first name that flashed in her mind was Ethan.

He had pulled a similar stunt before.

‘Could it be him again?’ she thought, anger flaring in her chest.

She recalled her warnings to Ethan after his previous antics.

‘I told him not to mess with Dylan.

Would he dare go this far again?’ Although she suspected him, she didn’t want to believe that Ethan could have done this.

Ethan wasn’t reckless.

He is not foolish enough to cross this line.

Her mind raced with questions.

If not Ethan, then who?

Who had taken these pictures and posted them with such malicious intent?

“The directors are not at all happy with this.” Her spiraling thoughts were interrupted by Jodie’s sharp and piercing voice.

“They’re livid about your supposed affair with our archrival.

Word is they’re preparing to demand your resignation.”