Artemis groaned as the alarm rang loudly beside her on the bedside table, she hated that she had to wake up this early to start getting ready for work.She felt a mix of nerves and excitement as she got up from her bed and walked into the bathroom to get ready.Her mind reeled as she rehearsed everything she had to say to Ivan in her head, she needed as much courage as she could gather.She was not scared of him, but she knew the impact her decision would have on him, and, considering the events of the past few weeks, he would want to keep her close still.Artemis had worked with him for several years, but she felt it would as time for a change, she was not doing this because of what happened.Although it was a big part of her decision to leave, she also knew she needed to take this leap and step towards being her woman.She stepped out of the bathroom towards her dresser and rummaged through it, she had already mentally picked an outfit for the day so it did not take long to fish it

Vera smiled to herself as she got ready to leave, she had been overly bubbly since their date last night.Ivan had surprised her with an extravagant dinner date, and they had gone to the mall and park after.She got stares and a few people took pictures when they saw the famous Vera Oliver in the park bare feet with her ex-husband.It was fun, and she would not change anything about anything that happened yesterday.Her smile grew into a grin, then a chuckle, and then even more into a giggle.She felt all jittery inside when the very image of Ivan confessing his feelings to her came afresh in her memory.Glancing one last time at the clock, she hurriedly put her feet into her shoes and dashed out the door.She had invited her mother to breakfast at a café not too far from Ivan's, she could not wait to tell her the good news and most definitely was not ready to tell Ivan on the phone, hence the invite.She turned the key in the ignition and pressed the remote to the gate before driving

Artemis sniffed, blinking rapidly to hold back the stream of tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks.This was not something she wanted, it was far from it, but it was something she had to do, at least for the moment.Getting back up on her feet, she dusted her dress and went back to packing what was left of her in the office.She stood back to scan the office, every trace of her erased from it, it looked like she had never existed there.Taking up the box, she walked out of the office. She took slow, steady steps as she walked out of the building.Some co-workers waved and said their goodbyes, while others ignored and continued with their work.While she was good at her job, Artemis was not exactly the best colleague to have.And most people hated her at the office, not that they had the nerve to tell it to her face, but she heard their whispers and gossip.It never bothered her, it was very much the least of her worries.She passed by Hermes in the hallway that led to the gara

“There's one more thing I have to tell you,” Vera said, taking a sip of her tea to calm herself down.“What is it,” Catherine asked a look of worry etched on her face.“I hope you forgive me for this, Mother.” She started looking, sorry.“That does not sound good, Vera, what is it?” Catherine asked more urgently.Vera only ever said those words when she did something bad when she was younger.The last time Catherine had heard those words was years ago, when she fought with Oliver and Vera had slotted the tires off all his cars.Of course, Catherine had chastised her like any mother would, but she was low-key happy and proud of her daughter.She sat silently praying that whatever it was this time was not so bad either, Vera was a good girl and kid at the time.“The marriage…” Vera started.“What Marriage?” Catherine asked.“I and Ivan's, marriage was not real,” Vera said, looking anywhere but at her mother.“I always knew there was something off about you two, that was why I probably s

The last place Artemis had expected to see Vera was here, at the office. Had he invited her before or after she quit?She felt her heart squeeze in hurt in her chest, and she watched Vera sashay majestically towards the lobby.Artemis could see why Ivan was crazy over her, she looked gorgeous even without any effort.Like she was born with the poise and sense of confidence she had like she knew she had something she wanted.As if on cue, Vera turned to him right and her eyes met Artemis, they held contact for a while before Vera broke it, walking into the building.Vera walked in, unable to shake away the anger and pain she saw in the girls' eyes, almost like she had some sort of contempt or beef with her.“Hi,” Vera greeted as she walked to the receptionist.She was a very young girl and looked like she was fresh out of college.Vera knew this from the smile etched on her rather very young-looking face, seasoned workers do not have that sweet smile.“Hello ma'am, welcome.” She greete