Arielle winced as she moved her phone far away from her ear. Mariam kept screaming and cursing Hannah to hell and back until she ran out of breath. Arielle quickly grabbed the opportunity to talk to her and get her to calm down.“Mariam, I know you are angry but you need to calm down.” Ariella started.“Did you just say that I need to calm down?” Mariam resumed screaming and this time, it was directed at Ariella, “If you were in my shoes you’ll understand that I cannot be calm. This dinner is very important to my career and I worked so hard to get here. Why should a stupid bitch just ruin everything for me? With what's going on, what if my invitation might get canceled. You know how much the CEO of Irish Gold hates scandals and will immediately cancel any model who gets involved in one without mercy. My manager is already going crazy and trying to get people to publish other news to drive the attention from us but it looks as if someone is fanning the flames from behind!”Arielle slap
This author is back from the hospital and slowly recovering. Chapters for this book will be dropped everyday. Happy reading
By the time Gladys returned with the doctor, Ariella had fallen into a fitful sleep. The doctor ran a test and fixed a drip then prescribed some drugs for her to take once she woke up. She was tired and having the flu so it was not something that should cause alarm.“Put your boss on the phone, Jerome.” Gladys snapped in anger for the umpteenth time. She’s been trying to reach Kelvin since she placed a call to the doctor to come and treat Ariella, but Jerome kept picking the phone to tell her that Kelvin was in a meeting.She was pacing in front of Ariella’s room, her hand was holding the phone tightly like she was going to break it in two because of how angry she was.“Ma’am, Mr. Patrick is in a meeting now. He said he would call you back once he’s done.” Jerome’s voice sounded strained. It was as if he was tired of explaining the same thing over and over again. It also sounded like he hated the position he was in right now. Both his boss and his mother were difficult to please and
Something cold was cleaning her forehead when she woke up and even in her groggy state, Ariella knew that someone was wiping her down. She was feeling hot inside while on the outside she was sweating badly and also felt like using the bathroom; she was feeling pressed. With a low groan of discomfort, Ariella forced her eyelids open. Thankfully, there was not much light in the room, so everything came into focus quickly and she recognized that she was in her room at Kelvin’s house.She did not need to think much to remember how she got in this position. She hoped that she was not seriously ill. Ariella wanted to sit up so she could demand for water, but her body felt too heavy, and her mouth was too dry to open. She could feel something connected to her hand and when she turned her head to the side, she saw that it was an IV drip. Was it that bad?“Hey, are you awake?”Shock. That was the first feeling that hit her. She had thought that the person wiping her down must be one of the
“Why haven’t you said anything to me if you don’t like taking medicine?” He asked in a soft voice, “We could have found a solution to that. Because nothing is wrong with you and the baby now does not mean that there won’t be complications later if you keep up like this.”Since his hand was under her chin, she could not look down. Her eyes darted away from his as she felt shame lick at her insides because she knew that he was right. There must be a reason the doctor was giving her the drugs, so it might actually affect her or her baby’s health.“Hey,” he turned her face using her chin so that she had no other choice than to take her eyes back to his, “We will find a solution to that. For now, you need to drink this one so that you’ll get better.”Ariella could not help it, she cringed inwardly, and her face squeezed into a tight frown. She might feel ashamed and might even agree with him that not taking her drugs would affect her and the baby later on but that did not mean she was read
The sun was high up in the sky and shining directly on her face when Ariella opened her eyes the next morning. She squinted with a deep groan and cursed whoever opened the blinds in her heart as she used her hand to cover her face before struggling into a sitting position.Her head snapped to the side when she heard low music and her eyes widened, her mouth dropped open in utter shock when she saw who was sitting on a sofa in the corner of her room and scrolling through her phone.“Mariam?” Ariella called slowly, not believing her eyes. She felt like she was in a dream because if not, how else would Mariam be inside her room in Kelvin’s house.Mariam’s head snapped up and a wide smile appeared on her, “You are finally awake. I thought you were going to sleep the whole day away. It’s two in the afternoon already.”“Two in the afternoon?” Ariella asked in disbelief as her eyes went to the clock on the wall to check the time, thinking that Mariam was pulling her legs but it was really tw
“Mariam!” Ariella exclaimed as her eyes popped out in shock, “What the hell,”Mariam had the grace to look innocent as she asked, “What? It’s just a little question,”“It’s not a little question. What would you even ask that?”“Why won’t I ask it? Have you seen the man? He is so fucking hot,” Mariam used her hand to fan herself, “He came into the dining room this morning. Believe me when I say I would have jumped him if he wasn’t your baby daddy,”“Good Lord,” Ariella groaned as she slapped her hand against her forehead. “Girl, please stop.” Mariam rolled her eyes at Ariella’s action, “Seeing him up close made me realize why Hannah is obsessed and had refused to let him go. Let me tell you something, that’s a complete man right there, a total package, it would be your loss if you let him go.”“He’s not mine in the first place so there is no letting go and I have nothing to lose,”“Sometimes I do wish you were not my friend so that I can beat sense into your empty skull,”Ariella just
“Now let’s talk properly!” These words were not completely out of Mariam’s mouth when Ariella’s phone on the bed stand began to vibrate.Mariam was the one who reached out to pick it up and she frowned when she saw the name displayed on the screen, “It says doctor Mitchell,”Ariella’s heart began to beat in fear immediately she heard that doctor Mitchell was the one calling. In the past, doctor Mitchell’s call was usually about how her mothers health was deteriorating and how she needed to move faster in paying for the surgery. She usually got scared anytime doctor Mitchell called her because she was always reminded that her mother was dying in the hospital and there was nothing she could do about it because she was poor.That time has passed. She had paid for the surgery and her mother was fine and recovering well in the VIPs room that Kelvin had moved her into. Maybe her mother wanted to reach her as she has not visited for days so she asked doctor Mitchell for help.Ariella told he
“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