To Steal My Man's Heart

To Steal My Man's Heart

Queen_Ash

5.0
Comment(s)
44
View
13
Chapters

Six months into her marriage to her handsome yet cold boss, Matthew Dario, Aiyana Rose is beginning to get used to his personality. She used to have the typical woman's dream; a love story straight out of a fairy tale, and always believed that, at some point, who knows when, some love sparks would develop between them. Until she experiences a harsh reality check, he may never truly love her. Did all that time they spent living together, raising their beautiful daughter, and building a new family really mean nothing in the end? Aiyana was dead set on proving it wrong.

Chapter 1 Birthday Party

In a sleek modern villa within a lavish residential complex, the sound of laughter echoed through the air as a lively birthday was being held.

"Mommy! Come on and meet my friends!"

Aiyana's smile grew as the little hand tugged her along. She was very happy; her heart was full as her little daughter was about to take her to meet her friends. Even though she didn't give birth to this little angel, Aiyana loves Poppy so much. She couldn't imagine life without her.

Tonight was her daughter, Penelope Jasmine's, fifth birthday, and Matthew had decided to celebrate in their new house.

"Hello, my dear; nice to meet you all." Aiyana beamed with a friendly smile, but Poppy's friends just looked at her with puzzled looks. She was just about to ask if there was something wrong when suddenly a boy spilled raspberry juice from a glass he was carrying onto a little girl's dress.

"Ouch! Billy! You made my new dress dirty!" Whined the little girl loudly.

"This young miss works in your house, right, Penelope? So why do you call her mama?" The boy asked with a curious and innocent tone.

Penelope's other friends stared at Aiyana and Penelope in return. "I 'member she was your nanny when I came over last time."

"No. She is my mom. I got a mommy now," said Penelope with an embrace that made Aiyana smile gently and stroke her hair.

Aiyana lowered her body to be at eye level with the children. Fortunately, she was prepared for a moment like this, considering her marriage to Mr. Matthew Dario was private. "Penelope's mum here. But you're welcome to call me anything, okay? Let me help you clean your dress so it doesn't get sticky and attract ants."

Aiyana took Poppy's and the little girl's hands and headed to the bathroom. After helping the little girl wash her dress, Aiyana led them out of the bathroom. She was suddenly approached by three beautiful and elegant women.

They stared at Aiyana and then at the little girl.

"Oh my god, Keilani! How did you get your clothes so soaked?!" The woman in the knee-length navy gown, whom Aiyana assumed to be the little girl's mother, drew Keilani away from her. She then switched her gaze to Aiyana. "Can you tell me who you are? How did you with my daughter, and how did her clothes get wet?"

"They're just playing, and her friend accidentally spilled juice."

"Oh, Jesus! You'd be so sticky and stinky. Thanks for helping my daughter, Miss...?"

"I'm Aiyana." She smiled at the woman and took Poppy's hand in hers.

"Penelope's new nanny?" Asked the elegant woman, raising one eyebrow.

Before Aiyana could answer, another woman joined in. She's Margaret, the wife of Matthew's colleague.

"Brittany, this is Mrs. Dario, Matt's new wife. Yeah, I know, it's disappointing that he didn't invite us to his wedding, but it's his day, and if he wants to keep it intimate, we can't do anything about it. Aiyana, this is Brittany. She just got back from Paris and had no idea you were Matthew's wife."

Brittany was wide-eyed in disbelief. "What?! Matt got married again. And not with Ecclesia?" Then she immediately covered her mouth when she realized what she had blurted out.

Another woman, Esther, elbowed Brittany to signal that there were still children among them.

Brittany cleared her throat and said, "I'm sorry. It was nice meeting you, Aiyana. I hope we can become friends. I'm so sorry; I didn't know you were Matt's wife."

Aiyana nodded, and after she said it was okay, the three guests made their way back to the living room party. Aiyana held Poppy there when, not long after, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law arrived and found them.

"Aiyana, why aren't you with the others and here instead?" Asked Abigail Dario, Matthew's mother.

"Hello, sweetie! Auntie's got you! Do you miss me?" Genevieve, or Eve for short, Matthew's younger sister, took Poppy from Aiyana's arms and led her back to the living room. Leaving Aiyana alone with Abigail.

Aiyana sorted out the answer: "Poppy's friend spilled her drink, so I helped clean up."

"Why you? Why not an assistant?" Abigail inquired. "You know you need to mingle more with Matt's colleagues, right? At this rate, when will you settle into your new role?"

Aiyana swallowed. She remembered that Abigail had told her to get to know more about her husband's inner circle. She just forgot because she was busy preparing for the party. "I'm sorry, Mom."

"As the mother of my granddaughter now, you shouldn't be in the back during her birthday party; otherwise, the guests might assume that Matthew still treats you as his maid instead of his wife."

Aiyana apologized once more for her carelessness, which made the guests misunderstand her husband. Abigail immediately urged her to join the party. But not to accompany Poppy, as she was now being handled by Eve, it was time for Aiyana to find her husband and his colleagues who were invited tonight.

She goes to the outdoor living room, where they are chatting, accompanied by the gentle clinking of crystal wine glasses in their grasp. Matthew smiled a lot and looked happy while he was with his colleagues. And he also looks so handsome in his gray suit, which fits his tall body perfectly. Aiyana cannot shift her gaze from him; it is like a dream that she is his wife.

There were also the three ladies: Margarette, Esther, and Brittany. Each of them is with their husband, and they're so matching as partners.

That made Aiyana to instinctively double-check her appearance. Her husband got her the Chanel dress in ivory that she wore. Even though it was nice and cost a lot of money, she wasn't sure if it would make her look good enough to stand next to Matthew as those other women did next to their husbands.

She wasn't born into their social class. Aiyana realized. There was so much to fit in.

Just as Aiyana was about to go to them, a late guest came in through the front door. Behind her, a helper was carrying many gifts for Poppy. Aiyana narrowed her eyes as she saw Matthew recognize the woman. When Aiyana realized who she was, her heart sank.

The woman is tall and has a great body. Her blonde hair is smooth as silk. Her red lips pulled into a smile at the sight of Matthew and Poppy, and without hesitation, she strolled elegantly towards Matthew and his colleague ahead of Aiyana.

That woman was none other than Ecclesia Louise, the youngest daughter of the wealthy Louise family. Matthew's former flame, who's been chasin' him 'til now, is surely a better match for him in every sense of the word.

Continue Reading

You'll also like

He Thought I Was A Doormat, Until I Ruined Him

He Thought I Was A Doormat, Until I Ruined Him

SHANA GRAY
4.6

The sterile white of the operating room blurred, then sharpened, as Skye Sterling felt the cold clawing its way up her body. The heart monitor flatlined, a steady, high-pitched whine announcing her end. Her uterus had been removed, a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding, but the blood wouldn't clot. It just kept flowing, warm and sticky, pooling beneath her. Through heavy eyes, she saw a trembling nurse holding a phone on speaker. "Mr. Kensington," the nurse's voice cracked, "your wife... she's critical." A pause, then a sweet, poisonous giggle. Seraphina Miller. "Liam is in the shower," Seraphina's voice purred. "Stop calling, Skye. It's pathetic. Faking a medical emergency on our anniversary? Even for you, that's low." Then, Liam's bored voice: "If she dies, call the funeral home. I have a meeting in the morning." Click. The line went dead. A second later, so did Skye. The darkness that followed was absolute, suffocating, a black ocean crushing her lungs. She screamed into the void, a silent, agonizing wail of regret for loving a man who saw her as a nuisance, for dying without ever truly living. Until she died, she didn't understand. Why was her life so tragically wasted? Why did her husband, the man she loved, abandon her so cruelly? The injustice of it all burned hotter than the fever in her body. Then, the air rushed back in. Skye gasped, her body convulsing violently on the mattress. Her eyes flew open, wide and terrified, staring blindly into the darkness. Her trembling hand reached for her phone. May 12th. Five years ago. She was back.

THE SPITEFUL BRIDE: MARRY TO RIVAL'S SON

THE SPITEFUL BRIDE: MARRY TO RIVAL'S SON

Ray Nhedicta
4.6

"Let's get married," Mia declares, her voice trembling despite her defiant gaze into Stefan's guarded brown eyes. She needs this, even if he seems untouchable. Stefan raises a skeptical brow. "And why would I do that?" His voice was low, like a warning, and it made her shiver even though she tried not to show it. "We both have one thing in common," Mia continues, her gaze unwavering. "Shitty fathers. They want to take what's ours and give it to who they think deserves it." A pointed pause hangs in the air. "The only difference between us is that you're an illegitimate child, and I'm not." Stefan studies her, the heiress in her designer armor, the fire in her eyes that matches the burn of his own rage. "That's your solution? A wedding band as a weapon?" He said ignoring the part where she just referred to him as an illegitimate child. "The only weapon they won't see coming." She steps closer, close enough for him to catch the scent of her perfume, gunpowder and jasmine. "Our fathers stole our birthrights. The sole reason they betrayed us. We join forces, create our own empire that'll bring down theirs." A beat of silence. Then, Stefan's mouth curves into something sharp. "One condition," he murmurs, closing the distance. "No divorces. No surrenders. If we're doing this, it's for life" "Deal" Mia said without missing a beat. Her father wants to destroy her life. She wouldn't give him the pleasure, she would destroy her life as she seems fit. ................ Two shattered heirs. One deadly vow. A marriage built on revenge. Mia Meyers was born to rule her father's empire (so she thought), until he named his bastard son heir instead. Stefan Sterling knows the sting of betrayal too. His father discarded him like trash. Now the rivals' disgraced children have a poisonous proposal: Marry for vengeance. Crush their fathers' legacies. Never speak of divorce. Whoever cracks first loses everything. Can these two rivals, united by their vengeful hearts, pull off a marriage of convenience to reclaim what they believe is rightfully theirs? Or will their fathers' animosity, and their own complicated pasts tear their fragile alliance apart?

Contract With The Devil: Love In Shackles

Contract With The Devil: Love In Shackles

Dorine Koestler
4.5

I watched my husband sign the papers that would end our marriage while he was busy texting the woman he actually loved. He didn't even glance at the header. He just scribbled the sharp, jagged signature that had signed death warrants for half of New York, tossed the file onto the passenger seat, and tapped his screen again. "Done," he said, his voice devoid of emotion. That was Dante Moretti. The Underboss. A man who could smell a lie from a mile away but couldn't see that his wife had just handed him an annulment decree disguised beneath a stack of mundane logistics reports. For three years, I scrubbed his blood out of his shirts. I saved his family's alliance when his ex, Sofia, ran off with a civilian. In return, he treated me like furniture. He left me in the rain to save Sofia from a broken nail. He left me alone on my birthday to drink champagne on a yacht with her. He even handed me a glass of whiskey—her favorite drink—forgetting that I despised the taste. I was merely a placeholder. A ghost in my own home. So, I stopped waiting. I burned our wedding portrait in the fireplace, left my platinum ring in the ashes, and boarded a one-way flight to San Francisco. I thought I was finally free. I thought I had escaped the cage. But I underestimated Dante. When he finally opened that file weeks later and realized he had signed away his wife without looking, the Reaper didn't accept defeat. He burned down the world to find me, obsessed with reclaiming the woman he had already thrown away.

Chapters
Read Now
Download Book