Third Person POV; Aleena screamed so loud when she saw the news. She had seen Damien in an interview accompanied by that middle class girl. How could he debunk those rumors just like that?! She paced the room back and forth in a frenzy. Her irritation had greatly increased because of the news. She should have waited, she really should have. This was what her anger had pushed her into. When Tracy had called to let her know of the happenings in the mansion concerning Damien's return and extravagant apology, she grew mad. Damien never apologized to anyone, ever! But there he was being all romantic to some classless little girl. He was beginning to develop a soft spot for her, she was sure of it l, so she did the next best thing that came to mind. She asked that Tracy leaked what they had found out immediately to a friend in a prestigious media house and as expected, the news spread like wildfire but it was not enough. She had expected a different reaction from Damien but no, he ha
Ariana's POV; "What are you doing here?!" Tracy spat, glaring at me. "I just wanted to make sure you're okay." I said softly to her. "I didn't ask for your help." She muttered coldly as she washed her face. She reached for a disposable towel and wiped her face and mouth with it as she kept glaring at me through the mirror spitefully. She stumbled a little and I held her from falling. "Are you okay?" I asked worriedly, she looked really pale. "I'm fine." She said and walked out on me. I walked behind her and we both went into the dining room where everyone was seated waiting for us with worried looks on their faces. Tracy soon held her head and stumbled again before she lost consciousness. I caught her before she could reach the floor. Aiden rushed over and lifted her in his arms protectively. "Let's take her to the hospital!" He yelled. "No, let's call the doctor." Damien said and was already putting a call across before anyone could speak. Aiden looked like he wanted to pro
I stood in front of Avilla Corp contemplating how to face everyone in the office after my absence owing to the previous week's fiasco. I walked into my office and saw that Stephanie was seated there already. I guessed I was late this time because I always came in before her. "Hi Mrs Kingston." She said as soon as she spotted me and I froze. Of course, she had heard, just like everyone else, no wonder the stares did not stop as I walked through the hall, down to my office. I shut my eyes and turned to her. "Good morning Stephanie." I bade with a nervous smile. "Why did you not tell me about 'the' Damien Kingston being your mystery husband?" She asked, straight to the point as always. "Mystery?" I said, confused at how she thought my husband was a mystery being. "Answer my question." She dismissed mine with a wave. "It never came up?" I defended weakly. "Oh I'm sure it did. You just decided to hide it away from all of us." She countered. Then she paused and made a face like she
Ariana's POV; I groaned as I slid down to the bathroom floor. I heard him slam the door when he left my bedroom, I did not want a fight but here we were again. I was tired. I got out of my clothes and took a shower to calm my nerves. I reached for my towel when I was done then I headed to my closet to pick up one of my pajamas. I put it on and headed straight for bed, my appetite was long gone so there was no dinner for me. I folded myself like a foetus and slept. **** I willed myself to not look at him when he came down for breakfast and left. No one noticed since they were engrossed in their meals. I got called by the head of my department shortly after breakfast and was told I was given a day off. This had Damien written all over it and I knew it would have been worse if I was working at his company. I did not want him interfering with my work and I wished he would just stop it already. We did not say anything to each other and I just knew that he was going to run away like h
I walked into a small but very tasteful looking cafe not so far from the villa along the busy streets of LA. I sat, looking around the finely furnished place which had only just a few customers waiting around for their orders. Miguel had gone to get me my order even when I insisted that he did not have to. I took a sip from my juice and surfed through my phone as I did, reading some work emails. I looked up and saw someone who looked oddly familiar seated not so far away from me. She was wearing a black leather jacket with some dark shades and looked like she was trying to keep a low profile. I went over and said hello, just to satisfy my curiousity. "Hi." I waved and she looked at me through her shades. "Hello, do I know you?" She asked politely and from the sound of her voice, I knew it was her. "No you don't, but I know you." I said with a confident smile etched on my face. "You do?" She questioned in an indecipherable tone. "Yes I do? You're Brianna Ellen." I said with a wi
Damien's POV; Her words had a way of getting to me and she obviously did not how much they did. We were not in a real relationship but I did not expect her to kick my words to the curb just like that. Those words let me know how she truly felt about me and I did not even understand why they bothered me so much. I reached for my luggage that she had packed up really well and rolled my suitcase out of my room. I said a quick goodbye to Walter, telling him to let Ma Rosa know I had left. I knew she would not stay mad at me for too long anyways. I drove myself to the hangar, parked my vehicle and then got into the aircraft. Since I had informed the team about the trip earlier, we took off in no time. It was going to be a long flight and I made sure I was prepared for it. I spent a few hours working and then I slept for the rest. An hour to the end of the eleven hour flight, I came awake and awaited touch down. We landed safely, I exited the aircraft and got into the vehicle that had b
Ariana's POV; I rolled my shoulders and my neck to ease the aches. I had spent a large part of my day bent over my desk, sorting through several files. I was home now but I was so tired. I still had to sort through some more files and make some calculations on my laptop. My work load had significantly increased over the last few weeks but I could understand why. Finances are a major part of any business and financial records could not be toyed with. I put my laptop aside and decided it was time to rest. I laid down on my bed and shut my eyes and it was just at that moment that a knock came through. "Come in!" I managed to holler. Slowly, the door pushed open and Tracy walked in. I sat up, surprised that she was the one. She stood by the door and her ocean blue eyes met my pitch black ones before she looked down. "Hi." She said, barely above a whisper. "Hi." I said back, clearing my throat awkwardly. "I just wanted to say thank you for the soup, it helped a lot with my nausea." S
"Oh my goodness Ariana you didn't tell me your husband was coming over!" Stephanie exclaimed and turned to Damien before I could respond. "Good morning sir." A strange voice came through and we all turned to it.It was the head of the department. "Good morning." Damien said to him with his signature blank look on. "I'm afraid you might be causing a little bit of a scene over here, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." He said with a stern face. Everyone outside gasped and soon started murmuring in distaste. "You're in charge?" Damien asked. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I am." The departmental head said with his chin held up. He was newly appointed and he had been such a pain ever since. "Good. I'd like to know why you had it in you to overburden my wife with an excessive workload that has her staying in the office for much later than usual." Damien spoke, towering over the petite man who nervously adjusted his glasses. "Te voy a matar Miguel." I muttered under my breath in frust