Joanne's POV Silver had already left the room and I was as exhausted as fuck. I wanted to take a walk to clear my head After spending some time in the garden and then at the party, I finally made my way back to my room for probably the 100th time today. I slumped onto my bed, feeling a mix of exhaustion and lingering tension. The events of the day swirled in my mind, and I needed a moment to regroup.“Ugh, what a day,” I muttered to myself, staring up at the ceiling. I rolled over and grabbed my phone from the nightstand. “Maybe talking to Nathan will help me clear my head.”I dialed his number and waited. It rang a couple of times before I heard his familiar voice. “Hey, Joanne! What’s up?”“Nathan! Just checking in,” I said, smiling a little. “How's everything back at home?”“Busy as usual,” he replied, sounding cheerful. “Dad is still buried in those pack reports, you know how he is. But Mom misses you! She keeps asking when you’ll be back.”“I miss her too! I can’t wait to see h
Ariella fidgeted nervously and wiggled her hands together. She had received a call from the hospital five hours ago that her mother collapsed. Her mother's surgery that was scheduled for five weeks later has been brought forward because of this. The doctor was demanding money for the surgery, and she also had outstanding debt for the drugs her mother's doctor was kind enough to give to her on credit. After her father's death, Ariella's mother fell ill, so she had to drop out of college and look for a job. In the process of looking for a job, she met an agent, who helped her secure a position to become a model. Since Ariella was beautiful and had a good shape for modeling, she was able to get a spot in the company, but she could never go far. She had no connection, she was not willing to sell her body. Most of her resources were snatched by the other models. Even after two years in the modeling industry, she was not making enough money to take care of her mother's medical bills
Ariella scrambled away from the bed and picking up all her clothes, she ran into the bathroom, and slammed the door behind her She slid down on the floor, still naked as she burst into tears of guilt. She was supposed to sleep with a random stranger and get the money for her mother's surgery, so how did she end up in Kelvin's bed? Did Hannah make a mistake with the room number? She was sure that Kelvin must have been expecting Hannah because he was also shocked to see her. She buried her face in her hands as she sobbed loudly. She was not a good friend at all. She just slept with her friend's boyfriend and enjoyed it, she even gave her first time to him. 'I have to tell Hannah before he tells her, I need to beg for her forgiveness' she thought as she stood up with shaky legs and picked up her trousers She brought her phone out of the pocket of her jeans and with shaky hands, she dialed Hannah's number. Her heart was in her mouth as she listened to the ringing tone, waiting fo
Kelvin continued to glare at the door long after Ariella left. He was still furious about what she did and he was going to make her pay. How dare she pretend to be his girlfriend just to get into bed with him and then try to push all the blame on Hannah? He was going to warn Hannah about her friend, who was just a wolf in sheep's clothing. He picked up his phone and called Hannah. He paced around the room as he waited for her to pick up. She did not pick up the first time, so he called her again, and she picked up this time around "Hello.” Hannah's voice held a tinge of fatigue, he could guess how tired she was, and it made him feel guilty. While he was here screwing her friend, she was there working hard to push her career forward. "Hannah, honey, you have to keep calm and listen to me. Something bad just happened, and I need to explain it to you.” he prepared her for the news he was about to deliver which he knew would hurt her. "Umm, Kelvin baby, if this is about whatever happ
A middle aged woman was in her office on the thirty first floor of her company's building. She was sitting behind her desk on her swivel chair and in her hands was a magazine of the lastest fashion show that she would flip to the next page every few minutes. The woman jumped in her sit, dropping the magazine in the process when her personal assistant burst into her office without knocking. "Why in God's name are you running? Are you out of your damn mind, Gerald? " The woman yelled, her eyes wide in her beautifully made-up face. Gerald did not pause to calm down, "Good news, good news, Mrs Patrick," he was gasping but he had a wide smile on his face. Gladys' head tilted and her eyes took on a look of confusion, "What good news is this?" "Remember that girl? The one Mr Kelvin spent the night with at the imperial hotel?" Gerald asked. "Yeah, the one I ask you to keep an eye on but still no news of the both of them meeting again. What happened?" Gladys collapsed back on her sea
Doctor Mitchell walked to her and examined her face up close "I don't think so. Come, we need to run some tests on you to make sure you are okay. Can't have you sick when your mother is yet to recover." the woman already had her suspicion but she wanted to confirm it before giving the young girl the news. Ariella wanted to disagree but she knew that if she fell sick it wouldn't do her mother any good, "Okay," she agreed "Come with me," doctor Mitchell gestured for Ariella to follow her as she walked out After different tests were run on her, Ariella stood outside waiting for the test result. She caught herself wriggling her hands together which was something she only does whenever she is nervous. She stopped and instead fisted both hands "The results are out," doctor Mitchell walked up to her with a grim expression Ariella stood up "What is wrong with me doctor?" she knew it was something bad from the look on doctor Mitchell's face but she hoped that she was not dying because
Ariella sighed as she walked out of the hospital building. After the long talk, Gladys was finally able to convince her to speak with the father of her child; Kelvin. She was against it at first but Gladys was able to make her see reasons why she needed to talk to him before making any decision. Ariella had lingered in the hospital long after Gladys left before she was finally able to gather her courage to look for Kelvin. She told doctor Mitchell that she was going to be stepping outside for a bit to speak with her baby's daddy and the woman had wished her good luck. Ariana thanked doctor Mitchel because she really needed all the luck she could get. She walked to the roadside to see if she could get a cab. She knew nothing about Kelvin even if he was her friend's boyfriend. Hannah was only ever seen with him when she wanted to show him off or when she was attending a public event and on the front cover of newspapers and magazines. Hannah talked about him but only when she wanted
Panic flooded Ariella’s heart when she got to her mother's room in the hospital and found it was empty. She rushed to doctor Mitchell's office to ask where her mother was and was able to finally calm down when she was told that her mother was still alive and in the hospital but had been moved to another room. “Another room? I did not apply for her to be moved.” Ariella was confused. “She was moved to the VIPs room,” "VIP? But how?” Ariella was shocked at this revelation. "Well, a man who claims to be your fiancé and the father of your child had her transferred to another room.” Doctor Mitchell was happy that Ariella's baby daddy was going to be helping the young woman. Maybe some burdens would be lifted off the young woman's shoulders, and she won't have a difficult time during her pregnancy. She won't have to raise her child alone. Doctor Mitchell was beyond relieved. Ariella was like a zombie as she left doctor Mitchell's room to locate the VIPs room that her mother had be
Joanne's POV Silver had already left the room and I was as exhausted as fuck. I wanted to take a walk to clear my head After spending some time in the garden and then at the party, I finally made my way back to my room for probably the 100th time today. I slumped onto my bed, feeling a mix of exhaustion and lingering tension. The events of the day swirled in my mind, and I needed a moment to regroup.“Ugh, what a day,” I muttered to myself, staring up at the ceiling. I rolled over and grabbed my phone from the nightstand. “Maybe talking to Nathan will help me clear my head.”I dialed his number and waited. It rang a couple of times before I heard his familiar voice. “Hey, Joanne! What’s up?”“Nathan! Just checking in,” I said, smiling a little. “How's everything back at home?”“Busy as usual,” he replied, sounding cheerful. “Dad is still buried in those pack reports, you know how he is. But Mom misses you! She keeps asking when you’ll be back.”“I miss her too! I can’t wait to see h
The people around them let out loud gasps of surprise at the same time Kyra did.Her hand slowly lifted to touch her burning cheek as she winced in disbelief. “How dare you suggest that we find a way to clean up my dress? We? Clean? Do you know how much I got this dressed? It was tailored just for me to wear to this party, yet you ruined it by walking around like a blind bat!” The lady yelled, her face creasing with angry lines.Kyra was still dumbfounded by the slap that she just kept on staring at the lady without a word making its way past her lips. “What? Cat got your tongue now?” The lady continued to yell as if oblivious to the fact that all attention was on them or that Anton was now walking down to where she and Kyra were standing. “Just a few days ago you were sold off like a slave because you shamelessly went to get yourself pregnant with Tristan’s child, and today you think you are a princess again because Alpha Anton bought you and brought you to this party? Better think
Ariella fidgeted nervously and wiggled her hands together. She had received a call from the hospital five hours ago that her mother collapsed. Her mother's surgery that was scheduled for five weeks later has been brought forward because of this. The doctor was demanding money for the surgery, and she also had outstanding debt for the drugs her mother's doctor was kind enough to give to her on credit. After her father's death, Ariella's mother fell ill, so she had to drop out of college and look for a job. In the process of looking for a job, she met an agent, who helped her secure a position to become a model. Since Ariella was beautiful and had a good shape for modeling, she was able to get a spot in the company, but she could never go far. She had no connection, she was not willing to sell her body. Most of her resources were snatched by the other models. Even after two years in the modeling industry, she was not making enough money to take care of her mother's medical bills
After much struggle with the thoughts and emotions clouding her mind, Ariella decided that it was best to go back to sleep. She no longer cared if it was later in the afternoon. Her stomach was growling in hunger but she was feeling lazy and with the whole rollercoaster of emotions running through her, she was not sure if the food she would eat would go down well.Ariella closed her eyes after arranging the covers over her, preparing to go back to the dreamland so that she could forget everything, even if for a while when her phone began to ring again.This time, not just a groan but cusses fell from her mouth as she slowly pushed herself into a sitting position and reached for her phone that this time was on the bedside table.She hoped that it was not Kelvin calling her for one reason or the other. She also hoped that the call would be quick and important.Ariella cocked her head to the side, a deep frown squeezing her forehead as she gazed at the unknown number that was calling her
Yes, Kelvin has called her beautiful before, on the night they were supposed to meet his family but that night, she was dressed in a beautiful gown and her face was made up. Today, well, he was not complimenting her face or the clothes she was putting on because if he was, she would know that he was mocking her. Ariella has just woken up from sleep and she was so sure that her face was covered with sleep marks, she did not know if there was also drool on her face and her hair was scattered everywhere on her head like a bird nest.He was complimenting her voice or the tone in which she used to apologize to him.“Hey, why do you keep zoning out?”“Sorry?” Ariella asked as she came to and realized that he was talking. “This is not the first time. You need to learn how to always keep your head in any conversation,”A sheepish look appeared on Ariella’s face at his words. She knew that he was correct and she always zoned out anytime someone said something to her. She was always thinking
Ariella pressed her hands against her ear when the loud ringing sound of her phone filled the room. She squeezed her face in annoyance but smoothed it out when the phone stopped ringing. She adjusted her position on her bed to continue her sleep. In less than thirty seconds after Ariella began to fall back into dreamland, her phone rang again, causing her to open her eyes. She groaned in anger as she slowly sat up and began to search for her phone. It was not on the bed stand, but was lost somewhere along the rumpled bed sheet and covers. She could not find the phone fast enough and its incessant ringing was beginning to give her a headache. When she finally found the phone, she swiped the receiver's icon and placed the phone in her ear without checking who was calling.“What?” She snapped. She just wanted the person to speak fast so she could turn off her phone and go back to sleep. She was feeling too tired, she did not want to move. She was not ready to face the day.“Guess you
“Yeah,” Stella responded, “He is also cheating on her but that's a story for another time. When I got to the door of the room, I gently pushed it open and poked my head inside. I heard sniffing and then I saw Melissa. She was huddled up in a corner of the room and she was crying. There was a deep gash on her forehead and there was blood running down her face. Her clothes were torn too.”A bitter bile rose up in the back of Ariella’s throat as a certain thought occurred to her but she refused to entertain it. Melissa's husband would cheat and hit her but he couldn’t have done that thing to her, right?“Her husband had raped her.”“Good Lord,” Ariella slapped her hand against her mouth to keep from screaming out loud. “Why would he do such a thing?”“Because he is a beast,”“What did you do?”“I rushed in to help her. At first, she was angry that I saw her in that condition and I knew exactly what had happened. She tried to fight with me but I made it clear that I was not the enemy. She
Ariella was only able to breathe well when Ava and missa joined their group of friends. Though all of their attention was now focused on her, Ariella did not care. She knew that Mellisa and Ava were telling their friends about what they’ve discussed with her. Ariella knew the exact time Ava told them that she stayed at Blue Land estate with her husband and he owned his own company because their eyes widened and their mouth dropped in shock. Sweet. “Ava and Melissa are telling the rest about you,” Stella pointed out to Ariella.Ariella took her eyes off the group to look at Stella. She has almost forgotten that the other woman was even there and sitting right beside her.“Yeah, I know,”“They are never going to leave you alone now that they know your husband is super rich. Not only do they only want rich people in their circle for competition and stuff, they welcome the rich ones because they want the connections. Now, they will want you to introduce your husband to them and their hus
Ava pressed closer to Ariella, her eyes sparking with a light of gossip, “He has his own company? Really? What’s the name of his company?”Ariella flinched at the question. She knew that answering this would mean that they would know who Kelvin was. She did not know if these women were model fans and knew Hannah. If they knew who Hannah was then they would be quick to add two plus two together and before long, they would find out that she was pregnant with her friend’s boyfriend’s baby. Because she was a small time model, none of them knew who she was but that video that circulated of Hannah accusing her of being a bad friend has made her a little popular.Even if these women did not know who Hannah was now, they will surely go back home and do their research on who Kelvin was if she told them the name of his company and they will end up knowing that she was not married to Kelvin since their marriage was a secret and the public did not know. If she wanted to keep coming here as she ha