Billionaire, Let's Divorce (Mark and Sydney)

Chapter 0248

ANASTASIA

Aiden is the new owner? How?

Our eyes met and my heart skipped a beat. In that instant, the years. seemed to melt away to start bringing a flood of memories both sweet and bitter.

Suddenly, as I stare into those eyes, I was taken aback to all those. days. It was like a fast blurry flashback from the sweet beautiful times we had spent together to the ugly days... no. To the ugly day. The pain of that final moment still felt raw, even after all this time. After I told him we were over, I never heard from him again which further confirmed that he really does not care about me. He never did. I had just been the constant source of amusement, always telling him how much I loved him and would definitely spend the rest of my life with him. God! I even designed our dream house and showed it to him and I forced him to pick baby names with me. I wanted to sink into the ground from embarrassment.

But all that was in the past. I doubted he even remembered any of those moments anymore. The thought that our shared history might mean nothing to him now only added to the ache in my chest.

Unfortunately, I still did. I remembered every moment and touch like. it was just yesterday but not as much as I could vividly picture those pictures and the heavy evidence in his room. That sole memory and I felt a sudden unexpected pang in my chest. Five years after, and it still freaking hurts. But this one was laced with anger. The betrayal felt as fresh as it did on that day, the wound reopened by his unexpected presence.

I wanted to jump on him and scratch at his face for betraying me the

way he did and also for taking the job of honest dedicated workers from them. The urge to lash out was so strong m. Damn it! I thought 6 years was enough to bury everything deep inside me.

ow on

But instead, I remained there, hurt, angry and disgusted. I forced myself to not make much of the emotions I was feeling to my face here as any of that would be so stupid of me in this professional setting. There was an obvious tension in the air as we stared at each other. 1 couldn't decipher the meaning behind his stare but I was sure if one thing, he recognized me.

I wondered if the other occupants in the boardroom could see or sense the recognition, could they also feel the tension in the air?

I was probably just being paranoid but I looked away anyway. The last thing I wanted was to arouse whispers that would stem from baseless suspicions.

The man who had been speaking silently to Aiden rose to his feet. Though I doubted Aiden listened to anything he said because his eyes was on me half the time, before he then started to slowly and intimidatingly access everyone.

The man first introduced himself by saying his name which I did not get because I was still lamenting over the fact that Aiden was now my employer.

"I am the acquisition team head and now the managing director of Tase Tech innovations. By my left is Taste Tech's new..." the man continued.

Unconsciously, I tuned out of his introductions, my eyes on Aiden. He was not looking my way and I couldn't help but notice the

difference in his appearance.

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I was not checking him out, I told myself but it was really hard not to notice the buff shoulders and perfectly chiseled jawline. His skin looked a tad bit tanned and there was a smoothe

hine to it.

He was still the Aiden I knew - or rather, the one I thought I knew - but this one was a refined Aiden, an enhanced one. I fleetingly wondered if his cheating skills were enhanced too.

I found myself wishing that he had deteriorated over the years but he was still looking as handsome as he once was and even more. He was every lady's dream.

Not me though. I knew the real man behind the pretty mask and there was no way I would look at him and not see a decayed man.

"And right here by my side is Mr Aiden..." the managing director introduced with a high reverence that I found irritating. "Mr Aiden is the new CEO of Taste Tech innovations." Aiden looked up from and our eyes clashed again.

There was a loud round of applause, mostly from the existing employees who managed to retain their jobs under the new

administration. I was sure they were eager to impress the new boss and be in his good books.

I rolled my eyes as I joined them in applauding.