Chapter 50: Chapter 50

Aviena's POV

“Yup. After Mama's work, I'll come home immediately. Let's go for a walk,” I said to Camillia who immediately nodded at me. We're back in Amsterdam, we went home right away. Ocean get irritated because I'm also going to introduce Camillia to my father, but I'm still taking it longer. She was also really right about that. I'm really a coward and I really hate myself for being that way.

River looks like he's ready to make me come home when we meet.

It's been 2 weeks since we came back to Amsterdam. It's only 2 weeks and we're going home to the Philippines. I still have work right now. I still have a photo shoot before I head to the animation company I work for.

“See you later, Mama. I love you,” Camillia said before kissing me on the cheeks. The smile spontaneously spread on my lips before I kissed her on the forehead.

"Be nice to Manang Ladies, okay?" She smiled and nodded one after another. Manang Ladies was actually her Nanny since we got here in Amsterdam. I was also too busy working for the two of us. Although River's card is still full of money, I still don't interfere with it. I just don’t want to touch his money without telling him. It's also because we're not really talking so I can't do that.

My shoot ended easily but I was in a hurry to go to the office so I couldn't change. I was wearing a party dress from my wine shoot. My co-workers are used to seeing me wearing different clothes because they know I'm a part-time model.

"Good morning, Noah," I greeted a co-worker who was seen boarding the elevator.

"Good morning, Aviena." I understand the dutch language but I can't really speak it well. Camillia was even better than me when it came to that. Well, people in Amsterdam can understand both English and dutch so there's no problem if you don't know how to speak dutch.

We both enter the elevator while casually talking with each other until someone suddenly entered. My eyes widened when I saw who it was. It's River with some of his bodyguards. I don’t know if I should hide from him or what.

What the heck is he doing here? The world we live in is getting smaller and smaller. I don't know why is he here. We just met recently how is he here again?

Also, the animation company I work for is small because I'm not that good yet. That's why I'm still part-time with different brands today.

"He's that client," Noah whispered to me while looking at River who was looking straight ahead. When he noticed Noah and me whispering, he immediately turned to us. I couldn’t help but stop there. I know that we have a client from the Philippines but I never knew it was him. The brand doesn't even have his name!

"Good morning," he said. He can even speak dutch with no problem at all. I can't help but to look at him with narrow eyes. He turned to me there before raising an eyebrow.

I wanted to ask him what he was doing here but I was also thinking about the crowd inside. Also, the two of us had broken up. We only have a relationship on paper or have a more intense connection and that is our daughter but when it comes to the two of us, our relationship is broken.

When the elevator stopped at the office, I also walked quickly inside.

“The client we’re talking about is already here, Aviena. He’s more good-looking in person,” Olivia said, she’s one of my co-workers here in our company. I can't help but shrug my shoulder there. That's true. I also can't blame them there because River really has a look. To this day, that one's face is still handsome as he was before.

I feel that even if that one is completely old, there will still be many who will pursue him. He's good-looking so I won't be surprised if he's already with someone else. But he should divorce me now if that's the case. I don't want to be a sidekick even if I'm the real wife.

I was also drowning in thought while starting work.

"Aviena, Olivia, let's go to the conference now," Levi said, our producer here at the animation studio. Olivia, who is our director, also stood up. I followed them, I was now the animation director here on our team. I work so hard to get here.

We went to the office. I was already getting ready for the presentation of a commercial. The client wants his commercial to be animated. Our team has already planned it all. It's an average brand in the Philippines but now that they said that it was River, I'm not sure if it's really average.

I kept myself calm when I saw him already sitting there. His eyes were straight at me so I couldn’t avoid the strength of my heartbeat. His blue eyes seem to penetrate through my muscles. I just averted my eyes from him.

My knees seemed to tremble as I fix everything. How is he here now?

We will talk about the scheduling of the commercial and different aspects of our project. Our producer also talks about the budget of the commercial. I was the one who presented the quality and style of the animation. Our scriptwriter also talks about the concept and the storyline of the commercial.

River was just looking at me the whole time. I also couldn’t help but not look at him. I don't even know if he's really listening or not.

"If you still have any suggestions, we can revise some of the plans according to your demand, Sir," Olivia said so I could see the smirk on his lips. I don’t know if I should be happy or scared there.

“Hmm, I don’t have any problem with the budget and the concept but I still have a question when it comes to the project’s quality and style. With that can I personally talk with you?” she asked, facing me further. I almost choked on my own saliva because my co-workers and the big boss looked at me. I acted professionally while I looked at him.

"You can talk to me now, Sir," I said.

"Hmm, I'll talk to my team first before I'll let you know about the changes that I want," he said so my eyes narrowed. I also don't like the smirk on his lips.

After the meeting, we also prepared to leave the conference room.

“Mr. Savellano, thank you for letting us work with you," Boss said to him.

"Savellano?" my colleagues asked. I feel like they look at me but I used to ignore it. I also hurried to the exit.

"Let me hold it, Aviena," Levi said before holding the things I was carrying.

"Thank you." I smiled at him before following him to the office.

"Is that your husband you're talking about?" he asked me so I immediately nodded.

Levi is a great friend of mine. He's actually Camillia's godfather. He was really a great help when I was still adjusting here in Amsterdam.

“So that's the reason why he can't take his eyes off you. He looks photocopy of Camillia,” Levi said while he smiles at me. I nodded there.

I was about to come into our office when River called me, causing some of the employees to look at our side.

“Mrs. Savellano,” he said.

"Nice to see you here, Wife." There was a playful grin on his lips before he raised an eyebrow at Levi who was next to me, holding some of my belongings. I couldn’t help but frown at River. He seems like he wants trouble. I just rolled my eyes at him.

"I'll excuse myself first," I said, smiling at them before attending River.

I held him by the wrist before taking it to an uncrowded place.

“What are you doing here, River?” I asked with my eyes narrowed at him. His eyes staring at my face dropped to my clothes– a fitting dress. His jaw tightened while looking at me before he frowned.

“Is it bad to visit your wife now? It's been 4 years and 7 months since you come here to Amsterdam? When are you going home to me, Misis?” he asked, folding his arms before leaning at me. His eyebrow was still raised as he waited for my answer.

"Like what you said, it's been 4 years… Why are you sending me home now?" Holy cow, Aviena. You really want to be brave today, huh?

“Why? Don't you have a girl to play with now so you're sending me home?” I asked, still mocking him. I could see his lips parting apart there before he laughed as if what I was saying was ridiculous.

“Are you really telling that to me, Woman?” he asked raising an eyebrow at me.

“You wanted your peace, I give you one. Now, I want my peace to come home, ” he whispered to me. I also immediately pushed him because I could no longer control the strength of my heartbeat. It’s really dangerous for me. He was just a little close but I couldn't calm myself down.

“Aviena, they are calling you in the office now,” someone who called me stopped when he noticed how River and I looked. He spoke awkwardly because of that.

“Uh… Ms. Olivia is asking for the reference… I'll just tell her that you'll go to the office after a while,” he said awkwardly, smiling at me.

“Ah, I'll come now too. We're done talking. ” I immediately organized myself. I was about to pass River when he said something.

“I’ll come back here later. I'll drop you off,” he said. He's not asking at all. It was as if he was really letting me know what he was going to do.

“No. There's no need for that. I have my own car,” I said so he just raised an eyebrow at me. He didn't speak so I went straight to leave.

I've been busy with my work all day but I still can't deny that River hasn't left my mind. And of course my daughter. I know that I'm being unfair to both of them. Up to this day, it is still very difficult for me to introduce them to each other.

“Are you going home now, Aviena? Give my regards to your daughter,” Olivia told me with a smile.

“I will. She's so excited to see you again. I'll let her come here one of these days,” I said so they nodded. They have already met Camillia. They were also really happy with my daughter. When she doesn't have her Nanny, I really bring her here to the office.

People here don't really know about my background at all so it's really pretty complacent.

When I finally got out of the office, I was already dialing Camillia's Nanny's phone number while looking for my car in the parking lot.

I just stopped when I repeatedly looked at the parking lot but I really didn't see my car.

I almost jumped in panic when someone blew the horn from my place. I gave him a glare when I finally realized who it was.

It's River.