Chapter 56:Ariana longed for the day where she woke up without any problems. She had to come to work late because of this. The water pipe of the house had broken after the heavy rain last night. Their was one way water could come up. They had to find a plumber early this morning by six. "I have a friend that would come to our aid this morning," one of the neighbors from the other side said. "Honey get me my phone," He told his wide from the inside and she handed him his phone."Hello and Good morning to you mister Sherman, we have a situation this morning." He said."Yes yes it has happened again, we need your help," The irony something like this had already happened before. It was definitely when Ariana had not moved in."Ok thank please we also have people that are living for work early this morning," He said before he caught the call. "He said he would be here in five give him some time to pack his kits," He reassured them as some of the neighborhoods stood beside him. The midd
*Chapter 57*"The woman of the hour," Sofia smiled as she "stared" at the girl in front of her. She wasn't even a woman to her yet."The beautiful virgin herself," Sofia added as she circled her. "Good morning miss Alice," Ariana said ignoring Sofia. Alice smiled at her before she stood up to leave the room for them. She hoped it got bloody. Sofia watched as Alice left the room before she moved closer to Ariana."I am talking to you Ariana, look at me," She said before she grabbed her face with her hands. "I am fucking talking to you Ariana brown!" She said as she dragged get closer. "Ahh," Ariana struggled to remove her hands from her face. Ariana refused to use the most critical battle instincts on Sofia. Because she worked for her elder sister. Then a thought clicked in Ariana's head. She could charge them for harassment. It was as if Sofia had the same thought because she immediately let go of her face. "What are you thinking of?" Sofia asked as she stared into her eyes.
Chapter 58:"I have done the job, I made sure no other company would want to hire her in any position," the man said as he stood beside Alice outside.She just couldn't wait for the drama to end. Finally, she was going to rest. Sofia was going to stop whining and crying about Ethan. She was finally going to meet her peace. It took more than twenty minutes before Ariana left the office with a small smile on her face. Lisa stared at her hands and she gasped. She saw the iconic envelope. That caused a lot of problems. A lot of people have tried to commit suicide after receiving this envelope. Basically their life was over.Alice barely glanced at her before she walked back to her office."How was it?" Alice asked her sister."I have never been proud of myself, That slut was not going to find any peace anymore. She would come back to beg on my feet for a job once more," Sofia said."Why was she smiling when she came out?" Alice asked her sister. "Lisa gave the right reaction but Ariana
Chapter 59:It was the start of another day for Ariana. It seemed different. Lisa who had being staying with her since she got sacked, left for work an hour ago. She was alone once more. It felt like something was missing. She had to do something or be somewhere. Ariana had decided she would give her mother a visit, a surprise visit before she came back to search for a work. She was currently in her room. She was packing up everything thing she needed for the two days stay at her parent's house.The drive to her home town was a six hour ride. But she was planning on taking the train. Ariana took her time to close the box so she wouldn't ruin the zipper. She had already taken care of anything that had to do with cleaning both herself and her house. She was currently dressed in a black Jean trousers along side a pink crop top. Her hair was packed up in a pony tail. She looked different from what she would look like if she was going to work. This caused a small smile to cover her fa
Chapter 60:Regatta Springs was just the way Ariana had left it. Nothing much had changed about it. The same smell she knew when she was just a kid. The only thing that changed about RS were the people. The people had grown older and there were new kids around. Aria smiled as she made her way out of the train with her friend Zion by her side.Regatta Springs was not the usual everyday town. It was a beautiful place to live in. Air pollution was a rare thing because they barely had cars. It was an Eco friendly town. They had won the award for the cleanest town in America for eight years in a row. Before it was taken over by Bloom Hills. Ariana had no second thoughts anymore. She loved this town. Zion was beside her and he was also as happy as she was."It hasn't even changed," Zion said out loud."Not even a single inch," Ariana replied."Where are you heading?" Zion asked."Not home for sure, I think I'll just walk around and check some places before I go home." Ariana said."Wel
Chapter 61:Her mother stared at her like she just seen a ghost. She was surprised to see her there, right in front of her.A huge smile was plastered on Ariana's face as she stared at her mother. "Hi mom!" Ariana said before she hugged the woman. "Ariana! You didn't tell me you were coming," She said with a big smile."I wanted to surprise you, Surprise!" She yelled smiling from ear to ear."Oh, dear! You shouldn't have bordered yourself, you should have stayed behind," Mrs Brown said with concern."It's fine,Is it a crime to visit my parents?" Ariana asked as she walked inside. "Where is dad?" She asked as she entered the house."Your dad is sleeping you don't have to disturb him, you would see him tomorrow morning," Mrs Brown said as she stopped her daughter."Argh, fine! But I am hungry, Anything to eat?" She asked as she sat on the dinning table. "Yes I have some raw pasta and meat, you can cook them yourself," She said with a smile."Mom!" Ariana cried out as she sank on the
Chapter 62:Lawson's group was a very popular Industry. It would be a lie if she said she wasn't proud of him. Ariana heard it was hard to get into that company. Only the best were able to make it. Even his own relatives aren't working in his company. She would be very pleased to see him and work with him. Ariana rolled with her face looking up. Her phone vibrated beside her. She looked at the caller ID and she felt her heart shatter into a million pieces. Her throat went dry as she stared at the ringing phone. All the senses in her body that had slowly started to shut down had woken up. She had already forgotten he existed. Why was he calling her at this moment. The feeling In her stomach was making it uneasy for her."Hello?" She answered."Hi Ariana," Calhoun answered in a hoarse voice.If a voice could give you a heart disease then Ariana would have been dead in the spot.She squeezed her eyes shut before she let out a shaky breathe. Calhoun chuckled before he spoke again,
Chapter 63:"Mom, dad what's going on?" Aria questioned coming out of the shadows.The room went dead with silence as Aria's questioned hovered in the air. Her mother looked like she would pass out. Her father was sweating all over and he looked paler than he did a few seconds before Aria made her entrance."Mom, I am asking you a question, what is going on?" Aria repeated. Her heart was already broken and she couldn't stop the pain from hurting.Did they lie to her?Her mother looked at her husband and they both looked clueless. Aria narrowed her eyes at the both of them. It was obvious that they had lied. They were both liars!"You lied to me!" Aria's voice shook as she accused her parents. She had been working day and night. Accepting insults from her boss and her cruel sister, just to be able to raise some money for them —yet, it was all a lie."Baby, listen we can explain this-" her mother started to say and Aria interrupted her."Please do because that's what I am waiting for. I
(EPILOGUE)A soft knock resonated against Lim and Laura's bedroom door. Laura was in the bathroom and she had left Lim still sprawled on the bed with their handsome son.She expected him to have answered the door but when the knock resonated again, she hurriedly rinsed off the soap from her body and hurried out of the bathroom with a towel sparsely tied around her body."Lim, didn't you hear the door?" She hissed as she made her way to the door."I pay them to handle things in the house not bring every little thing to me... I am tired..." He mumbled softly against his son's head.Laura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Lim was a changed person but sometimes he couldn't help but be cruel at the smallest of things.She ignored him and went to pull the door open. There was her maid standing with her head lowered to the floor."I am sorry for disturbing your afternoon ma'am but the driver taking you to the venue is here... You said I should let you know..."Laura smiled. "Oh, thank you so
LOST IN YOUR ARMS: (NEW)"Laura, you need to eat more," Jasmine said as she kept filling the plate with more beef meatballs. But Laura never paid her any attention. Her advice was like extra water to an ocean.For the past three days, she had become a food monster. She couldn't do anything without eating. She even woke up early in the morning to get food from the kitchen. Was that how pregnancy changed women? To night thieves?"Don't you think you'll turn her into a fatty?" Charles asked. He was sitting on the other side of the dining table with Dennis."That's none of your business! She is pregnant and she needs to eat more!" Jasmine retorted."Whatever..." Charles rolled his eyes and turned to Dennis, who was busy biting off his meatballs with both hands like a hungry lion. When he noticed that his hands were stained with the stew from the food, he dropped the fork in his hands and started licking his fingers.Charles got irritated by this and made pulled up a scowl that said exact
Marcus opened his eyes and the first thing that welcomed him was darkness. He looked around, desperate to see the surrounding he was in but it was difficult to see through the darkness. He should have known that Lim had a mind of his own. As far as he could remember, back in the abandoned house, he heard the sirens of the police cars outside. Wondering if Lim was ready to damage the family's reputation name by exposing them to the public as kidnappers. At first, that was what he thought but to his disappointment, the little boy had another plan.After the police left and they got moved, he became deeply concerned with what Lim was going to do to him and Thomas. Maybe being exposed to the police was going to be a better option.Fear suddenly cupped him. He became edgy like a psychopath. He had to free himself at all costs before the devil laid a hand on him.Just as he was about to move, he found out he was cuffed against a chair. "Fuck! I'm tied!" He grumbled in frustration. Then,
The police officer's eyes were strained on Lim's injured arm. He was eager to help in any way that he could but Lim waved him off."Don't worry, it is just a mere scratch. My woman is more important now. I need to leave.""Alright, sir!" The police officer saluted again.Lim turned to Charles and gestured to him, using an eye look that only the two of them understood."Don't worry, I can handle the situation here. You need to get Laura to the hospital. Go!" Charles said.Lim nodded and made to move but Steve shouted behind him."I'm coming too!"Lim glared over his shoulder. "Suit yourself!" he said and got into the car that had just parked in front of him. Steve ran the rest of the distance and also jumped into the car before the driver pulled off.The atmosphere in the car was thick as the two of them faced opposite sides, never saying a word to the other.Steve could not stop blaming himself. He wanted to speak out but he didn't want to anger the devil that was beside him.Soon, t
Her hands were covered in blood.The world went silent as her eyes scanned the man in her arms. Her heart was dragging painfully down her throat and she thought she would pass out from the pain."Lim!" Laura screamed in horror.Instantly, the men pushed Marcus down on the floor with great force. They were red with anger, both at themselves for letting this happen and at Marcus. How dare a rat like him shoot at their boss in their presence!?Marcus couldn't believe he blocked the shot. The bullet wasn't aimed at Lim but at Laura. She was the target Marcus had planned to shoot but stupid Lim took the hit instead. Marcus was so stunned that, his body became numb. Even as Lim's men continued beating him, he couldn't feel a thing.Their plan was completely messed up!Thomas, on the other hand, couldn't do a thing but stare at his brother with pitiful eyes. Lim's men were kicking and punching Marcus. Blood seeped out of him yet no sound came out.Thomas couldn't do anything to help him. H
"Why don't you take a seat?" Marcus stated, motioning to the couch in the corner of the room, just across the bed.Thomas moved briskly to the side and took Lim's gun.Lim gritted his teeth as his eyes shifted to Laura. She was so scared, he could feel it in his bones. He knew she wanted to say something due to the movement of her eyes but she couldn't, because of the gag in her mouth.Lim's heart squeezed in pain. He felt like an erupting volcano, but he couldn't bring himself to that state, he had to stay calm for the safety of Laura.He composed himself and sat on the couch with his legs crossed. Trying to be in a character that would not show his anger."So, where should we start?" He asked them with a smirk.Marcus smiled and gestured to Thomas to handle the files. As Thomas messed with the papers, Lim's eyes moved over the room, that was when he noticed Brent, tied up and left sprawled on the bed. "Hmm..." Lim sighed and raised an eyebrow. His brothers must have had another pl
As soon as the call ended, a grin of excitement appeared on Marcus's lips. He was happy that everything was going according to plan.A few minutes from now, he would become the rightful CEO of Walter's occupation all thanks to the little dove he kidnapped.Speaking of the dove, he turned to look at the other side of the room where Laura was tied up on the bed hopelessly like a lamb.There was now a light in the room, enough for Laura to picture the faces of her kidnappers. She should have known that not all of Lim's family members liked him. But now it was too late, they had her.The smile on Marcus's face expanded. It was just amazing to watch fear and all crawl into the girl.He was grateful that she had come into Lim's life when she did because if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have known how to get the mighty Lim to surrender."So what did he say?" Thomas, who was sitting on a couch with Brent by his side, asked his brother. Marcus turned to them with his hands in his pockets.
Lim got down from his car in a hurry and rushed into the mansion, ignoring the servant's greetings at the doorway. Charles strode behind him trying to keep up with his speed. "Laura!" Lim called as soon as he entered the living room.His heart was thumping and panic was already flowing in his veins. He didn't want to think the worst, but at this point it was inevitable."Laura!" He called again. Not caring that he was being extremely loud."Lau—" Before he could complete his words, his father stepped out of his room into the living room looking wild."Lim, what's going on?" Old Walter asked from the stairs. He was walking down with the support of his butler, Mr May."Where is my wife?" Lim snarled like a wounded snake. His voice was filled with authority and anger so thick it was like a volcano.Old Walter looked at him quizzically. What was he saying? Wasn't the girl home yet?"Laura took her leave in the morning. Isn't she home yet?" Old Walter asked as he went down to the last st
Lim tried almost ten times and yet, it still said the same thing. At this point, he couldn't put the feeling away, something was wrong."The line still says the same thing," Lim said worriedly. He had sweat all over his face from the pressure.Charles was having the same thoughts and as much as he tried to calm his friend, he couldn't bring up the right words. "Isn't Laura coming already?" Jasmine asked as she walked closer to them. Lim sighed and returned his phone to his trousers pocket. There was no time to waste, he needed to go to Walter's mansion and find out for himself what was happening."We're going to Walter's mansion!" Lim stated coldly and walked out of the room. His expression had changed to something so dark and scary that even Jasmine could feel the change in the atmosphere on her skin.Everywhere suddenly turned cold and it wasn't the good kind.She turned to Charles with a worried look. "Is everything okay? Why is Mr. Ice so cold?" She stared at Lim's retreating w