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
She had to think again. One thing Ariella hated more than her current situation was thinking because once she got lost in her thoughts, she would begin to remember things she wanted to forget. Things like how her life continues to crumble before her eyes and there was nothing she could do to stop it. After paying for her mother's surgery, she thought that her mother would be well, but her mother remained sick. Doctor Mitchell already told her that her mother may never recover, but Ariella refused to believe it. After selling her body for the surgery's money, she would be more than devastated if her mother were to die. When Ariella first found out that she was pregnant, her first thought had been to remove the baby. She was in no position — financially or emotionally — to take care of a baby, and she would be damned before she allowed her child to be brought into this world to suffer. The fact that her mother might not survive, and she would be left alone in this world was one of t
Ariella thought he would take her back to his penthouse but he didn't and she was a little grateful for it. He took her to a small restaurant. The cozy ambience of the place made it the perfect spot for a romantic date but there was nothing romantic about the contract they were about to sign nor were they on a date. They were not a couple. They were only here because the situation of life threw them together. Because Hannah wanted to play some dirty games with her boyfriend and got her involved. Now, she was pregnant with his baby and they were about to negotiate some foolish contract on how they will move forward from here on. It was late already and the place was not crowded, Arielle was grateful because she did not want to risk being seen by people. Ariella tried not to squirm as Kelvin placed his hand at the small of her back as he led her inside. She could feel the warmth of his palm against her flesh even with the thin material of her clothing between them. Like a perfect ge
This time, Kelvin took her to his penthouse where they both settled on a sofa in the living room area. They sat facing each other with the contract laid out on the table between them. “There,” he jerked his chin at the contract, “You can read it and tell me the part you do not like so that I can have my lawyer rule it out.” His lawyer was involved, Ariella thought as she reached over, with a shaky hand, to snag the contract from the table. She flipped through it, slowly reading so that she wouldn't miss anything. She picked out the clauses she did not like. Ariella only raised her head when she was done. “First, Hannah is your girlfriend and the reason we got into this situation in the first place. I want to know if she is aware that I'm pregnant. I also need to know what her role will be in all of this if we were to get married.” After that night she slept with Kelvin and called Hannah to tell her about it, Ariella has not heard anything from her. Hannah only sent her the promise
Ariella opened her mouth but nothing came out. His face was still without any expression so she could not read him or catch a glimpse of what was going on in his mind. Rich people were all the same world wide. Greedy piece of shits who only cared about themselves and their gains. They did not care who they stepped on in the process. Had being with Hannah and seeing some things she did, even when she tried to hide it, not enough for her? Hannah sending her to her boyfriend's bed, not caring about the fact that she knew so well how much Ariella was keeping her virginity for the right person, was it enough for her? Then the way rich people used small time models because they were from poor backgrounds and disposed of them the way they wanted, was it not enough to teach her about how rich people's minds worked? Was the Kelvin in front of her not the same man who called her cheap and a whore that night? Was it not him who threw money at her and humiliated her? Was it not him that stil
If Ariella thought that it would take Kelvin and his lawyer a long time to make the changes that she suggested then she was wrong. The next day, a knock sounded on her door by nine in the morning and the man who knocked introduced himself as Mr. Allan, Kelvin's assistant after glancing at her from top to bottom. He was dressed in a well tailored suit that made him look handsome and sharp. Ariella ushered him inside her house, not even bothering to ask how he knew where she lived. If his boss could find out that she was pregnant just a few hours after she did, then it wouldn't be hard for him to find where she lived. He must already know everything about her. Ariella wouldn't even be surprised if he knew her bra size. After all, he touched her breast that night and… A deep blush stained her check at her dirty thoughts as she settled on the old and worn out couch that was older than she was in the living room with Mr. Allan. Ariella couldn't bring herself to be ashamed of her hous
Three million dollars. He would be letting her leave their marriage with three million dollars after they eventually get divorced. Three million dollars could do a lot for her and help her get her life back on track. It was a huge amount of money, one she knew she would never be able to get for free again. Well, technically, it wasn't for free but whatever. Whether she accepts the money or not, she would still have to give birth to his baby because she's signed her agreement already. There was no going back, so it was better to be wiser and collect the money too. Ariella would have to stop modeling and sit at home in hiding until she gives birth, while he would be a free man moving around. He would just become a daddy nine months later. Yeah, she was definitely collecting the money as her payment. By the time Ariella got to her mother's room at the hospital yesterday, her mother was fast asleep and was still like that when she decided to return home, and it was a good thing for Ari
Ariella's contract with her agency that she signed had expired a month ago, and she had been contemplating on whether she should renew it or not. She had her answer now. Ariella walked into the company, ignoring a few stares from the other models, and moved to her manager's office directly. She did not meet him there, but his assistant was there to direct her to where he was. Ariella thanked him and moved to where he was. Mr. Krigan was sitting with the top supermodels that were under him, and he was having a discussion with them. They were all laughing while one was rubbing and throwing herself all over him as they talked. Most of these models were also new when she started but they were willing to do what the company wanted so they climbed the ranks faster while she remained as a small model. Her manager despised her, and she knew that he did not want her to renew her contract. He would surely be ecstatic with the news she brought today. Ariella cleared her throat and stood at th
“So how was it?” Mariam's excited voice came from the other end of the phone. “How did the dinner go?”“Uhm, everything went well,” There was a voice in Ariella’s head asking her to tell Mariam everything that happened during the dinner with Kelvin’s family but another voice was asking her to say nothing. Mariam would hate Kelvin and since Marin was someone who hated pretending, Kelvin would begin to suspect that something was wrong. She did not want him to know that she knew everything he was doing. Her first thought in the toilet after Jade spilled everything to her had been to run away but she has neither the energy nor the resources to run off and stay hidden. Kelvin will find her within a day. She could not disappear without telling Mariam too and Mariam will be the first person Kelvin will go to if she goes missing. She won’t be putting her friend in such a position. She will have to think of another plan.After much struggle, she went with the most dominant voice which was th
Ariella has been staring at Kelvin’s card that was lying in the middle of her bed since forever. She was contemplating if she should do what was on her mind or if she should try to find a new hobby so she won’t be bored out of her mind.Being home and alone have made her thoughts run wild. She realized that there was nothing she liked doing in her free time and that was mostly because she’s never had free time since her father died.When her father was alive, she hung out with her friends but the said friends now wanted nothing to do with her, not after they nearly got in trouble a couple of times because of her.She could not really blame them. It was not fun to be chased around by loan sharks because you were friends with a girl whose father could not borrow from the banks so he decided to go to loan sharks instead.Ariella has never liked reading but that was okay, she could start now that she was free. She knew how to draw a little, maybe she could buy a sketchbook and pencil cray
Kelvin shoved his hand inside the breast pocket of his suit and produced a black card which he stretched out to her. “What? What’s that?” Ariana croaked out, staring at the black card that was lying on his palm as if she did not know what it was. “It is my card. You can use it to get anything you want while I’m away,” “I can leave the house?” Arielle asked, still staring at the card. “Why?” Kelvin asked in surprise, “I’ve never stopped you before,” “But…” Yeah, right. He has never stopped her from going out before but she would like to think that he would stop her now after that accident. Was he not supposed to be scared that something bad could happen to both her and the baby? Seems like she was deluding herself when she thought that he cared about the baby. Maybe… no, she was not going to think about anything. “But what?” He asked with raised brows. “Uhn… nothing,” Arielle shook her head. Kelvin stared at her for a few minutes as if hoping she would change her mind and
During the period of her accident, Maria’s younger sister was sick so Kelvin let her leave to take care of her sister. Maria took just a few weeks off but her sister did not recover, Kelvin then asked her to stay with her sister until anytime she recovers. Maria was not back until now.With Mariam who had traveled to another state to walk the runway, Gladys and Kelvin who had gone back to bury themselves in work, Ariella was left to her own devices.Before Kelvin left for work this morning, he went to Ariella’s room in search of her. His lips widened in a smile when he met her still buried under the covers with only her face out but with her eyes wide open.“Not ready to get up yet?” He asked as he dropped on the bed and reached out a hand to push her hair back from her face.Ariella grumbled something unintelligible under her breath as she turned her face into his hand that was now cupping her cheek. Her action made the smile on Kelvin’s face increase.It did not use to be like this
“So how was it?” Mariam's excited voice came from the other end of the phone. “How did the dinner go?”“Uhm, everything went well,” There was a voice in Ariella’s head asking her to tell Mariam everything that happened during the dinner with Kelvin’s family but another voice was asking her to say nothing. Mariam would hate Kelvin and since Marin was someone who hated pretending, Kelvin would begin to suspect that something was wrong. She did not want him to know that she knew everything he was doing. Her first thought in the toilet after Jade spilled everything to her had been to run away but she has neither the energy nor the resources to run off and stay hidden. Kelvin will find her within a day. She could not disappear without telling Mariam too and Mariam will be the first person Kelvin will go to if she goes missing. She won’t be putting her friend in such a position. She will have to think of another plan.After much struggle, she went with the most dominant voice which was th
After Jade said her piece and walked out, Arielle felt so shaky she had to walk back into the toilet and sit on the toilet seat because she felt like if she remained standing for even a second more, she would drop to the floor in a heap.Arielle massaged her forehead with her hand, she could feel an oncoming headache. Who was it that anytime she thought the worse has passed, more will come?When Judy had said she shouldn’t be called if news about her pregnancy got out,Arielle did not take it to heart because she’d already told herself that she was ready for anything and everything that would happen. She was not going to hide anymore because it won’t help her in the long run. She could not live all her life in hiding because of something she never wanted to happen. Hannah was the one who is supposed to go into hiding and not her.Arielle thought that everything was moving well now but Jade telling her all these things made her know that she was living in a fantasy she created with he
After using the toilet which was a little hard for Ariella to find even after the whole directions Gladys gave to her, she sighed in relief and stepped out to wash her hand. She has been holding back her pee since she got here and the whole issue from Judy and Jade just made everything worse.As she was washing her hand, she heard the bathroom door opening and raised her head and stared into the mirror to see who was behind her. She cursed in her head when she saw who was walking inside and she immediately had a flashback of when she was in the bathroom of that hotel abroad and Hannah walked in. She just knew that Jade being here was bad.Ariella looked down and washed her hand properly before reaching out to wipe her hand with toilet paper.“You know, Kelvin would never fall in love with you,” Jade said as she came to stand beside Ariella. “I do not care about how you managed to climb onto his bed and get yourself pregnant but Kelvin will never settle for someone like you when he onc
The way everybody’s character was taking a three sixty degrees turn was giving Ariella a whiplash. First it was Judy who was acting nice then later turning into a vicious snake and now, it was Kelvin who had been acting like he was not there but was now defending her.“I asked you to get out, Jade,” Kelvin said again, his voice was calm but Ariella could hear the underlying anger.“You can’t send her away,” Judy snapped.“Oh yes, I can and I’m asking her to leave now,” Kelvin took his eyes from Judy and placed them on Jade who flinched and ducked her head in fear.She reached out with shaky hands and clutched her mother’s hand, “Mommy,” Judy turned to Alexander, her face red with anger, “Dad, better do something,”“Jade should leave. This meeting was supposed to be for the adults only but I let her stay because I thought she would be reasonable and would comport herself, I thought wrong.” “What is wrong in what she has said? She is just trying to make us know the type of person we
“So how far along are you, Ariella?” Alexander, Kelvin’s grandfather asked once they were all seated and ready to have dinner.“Ehh, six months,” Ariella answered with a small smile on her face.Alexander beamed at her, “That’s wonderful. In a few more months we will be getting a mini version of Kelvin. How I wish that my son, Kelvin’s father, Hunter was here to see his first grandchild but no, someone just had to kill him off at such a young age,”If Ariella noticed the way Gladys and Kelvin stiffened beside her, she said nothing and acted like she did not notice anything.Everything was moving well so far. Kelvin’s family was cool. His two uncles and his auntie were here and they have been nice to her so far. Kelvin’s aunty’s first daughter, Jade was here too but she has not said a word. No matter how her mother poked her to greet Ariella, she stubbornly refused and kept her mouth shut. She kept glaring at Ariella.Alexander showed his excitement about having a great grandchild but