The Hockey Roommate's Filthy Desire novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174-

Chapter 174

ARIA’S POV

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I was sitting at my desk the next afternoon, staring blankly at a stack of quarterly reports, when my mind suddenly drifted away from work. For the first time in months, it was completely quiet.

As I looked out the large glass windows of my office, a strange realization hit me. Julian had stopped disturbing me.

For a while now, there had been no sudden appearances, no angry confrontations, and no desperate phone calls. It was quite strange.

A heavy, quiet feeling settled in my chest, and against my better judgment, I found myself feeling a bit worried. Was he actually alright? Did he hurt himself during his hockey matches?

Did his drinking finally push him over the edge? I shook my head aggressively, trying to force the thoughts away. I shouldn’t care. But deep down, the worry remained.

That night, the reality of everything hit me even harder when I got home. I was sitting on the rug in the living room, helping Amelia color a drawing, when she suddenly dropped her crayon.

She looked up at me with her big, innocent eyes and asked for her father. “Mommy, I want to see Daddy,” Amelia said softly, her bottom lip trembling slightly. “Can we call him?”

My heart ached at the pure longing in her voice. I pulled her into my lap and held her tightly, but I knew I couldn’t let that happen.

Julian was too unstable, and our lives were already too complicated with Brandon and the company. I couldn’t risk letting him back into our space right now.

All I could do Amelia that night to make her feel better was to pick up the remote and turn on the sports news channel. I hoped the paparazzi and sports reporters would

Ch him outside the ice rink after his team rehearsals.

My guess was right. Within twenty minutes, a live entertainment segment came on, showing Julian walking out of the training facility toward his car.

He looked tired, but the moment the cameras crowded around him, his eyes seemed to pierce straight through the screen. It was almost like he knew we were sitting on the couch right then.

Julian stopped, looked directly into the camera lens, and blew two gentle kisses. “I know my two favorite girls are watching tonight,” he murmured to the reporters before slipping into his car. “Daddy loves you.”

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Amelia squealed with joy, clapping her small hands against the cushions. I found the gesture incredibly warming, and a soft smile formed on my face.

But a second later, I snapped myself back to reality. I turned off the television and gripped the remote tightly, reminding myself that that specific chapter of my life was completely over. He was the past.

Once Amelia was fast asleep in her bed, I went into my own bedroom. The house was quiet, and the weight of the last few weeks was pressing down on me.

I walked over to my closet and pulled out my old personal diary from the bottom drawer. It had been a very long time since I last wrote down my thoughts.

As I opened the heavy leather cover, something small and heavy slid out from between the pages and clicked onto the

hardwood floor.

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Chapter 174

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Heaned down and picked it up. It was the exclusive black credit card Julian had given me years ago, back when everything between us was still intense and completely unbroken.

I sat on the edge of my mattress, staring at the sleek black plastic for a long time. Old memories rushed back into my mind, the way he used to protect me the quiet nights we shared, and the promises we failed to keep.

I let out a slow sigh and carefully tucked the card back into the deep pocket of the diary. One day, when the timing was right and the dust finally settled, I would give it back to him. But not now.

The next morning, I arrived at the office with a clear, sharp focus. I was done playing defense. I immediately hired a top corporate lawyer and called him into my office.

I handed him my phone and asked him to serve Luca formal restriction orders, legally accusing him of stalking, verbal harassment, and sexual harassment in a business setting.

I used the secret voice recording from the hotel penthouse as undeniable proof. “Make sure he understands that I will not hesitate to destroy his reputation if he steps out of line,” I told the lawyer firmly.

The lawyer took the file and left to deliver the notices. It didn’t take long at all. A short while later, my phone rang. It was the lawyer calling me back.

“It’s handled, Miss Aria,” the lawyer reported smoothly. “Luca signed the acknowledgment papers. He was completely terrified when he realized you still kept the record. He promised he will never disturb you or your company again. I made it very clear that if he even breathes in your direction, he will serve serious jail time.”

I thanked him genuinely for his quick work and ended the call, a massive wave of satisfaction washing over me. With Luca handled and Fred defeated, I could finally focus entirely on my actual work.

Over the next few days, things in the company were beginning to go smoothly. Thanks to David’s constant guidance and my own hard work, I finally understood most of the complex daily operations.

The finance departeported that there was a perfect balance in the company’s funds again. For the first time since my

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