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
“You are coming with me?” Ariella could not leave the surprise out of her voice and eyes as she stared up at Kelvin. “Yes. You did not think that I was going to leave you all alone for today's check-up, did you?” he asked as he looked down at her with furrowed brows. As a model, Ariella considered herself tall but Kelvin towered over her with a good few inches. He had to bend his head slightly to meet her eyes while she had to crane her neck to stare up at him. Ariella shook her head with her mouth still hanging open, “I just… I just thought that you will be busy so I will have to come alone and…” “Well, you thought wrong.” Kelvin said, interrupting her. He walked around her to lead the way, “Come on. The doctor is waiting for you and I have not gotten all day.” Ariella turned around and followed him inside where she was given another surprise. Kelvin was with her all through the check-up and test and it was almost as if they were a couple. When the doctor asked if she had any co
“Mom, we got married today so I came to tell you and I also need to inform you that I will be moving to his house. I've parked my stuff already.” “I’m really sorry that I’m too sick to accompany you on your wedding,” Isabella said with a sad expression and tears glistening in her eyes. “Mom, come on don’t say that. It is my wedding day, we are supposed to be rejoicing not dwelling on the fact that you are sick,” Ariella felt her chest tightening like someone was squeezing her heart in her chest. She did not like the look on her mother’s gave and she hated the tears in her eyes more. Isabella nodded as she gave a small laugh, “Oh my dear, come close I need to see your ring.” Isabella gushed as she stretched her hands out to beckon Ariella over. With a sigh Ariella moved close to the bed and gave her mother her left hand. “This is so beautiful. It's even more beautiful than the ring my Thomas gave to me when we got married.” Isabella cooed as she caressed the ring on Ariella’s ring
Ariella fell in love with the purple colored room that was redecorated for her the first time Maria led her into it. She was not supposed to like any of it, she was not supposed to get used to the house, but it was hard not too. Everywhere and everything was nice and cozy, she became a little too comfortable for her own good.It's been three weeks since she became Mrs. Patrick and moved into Kelvin's House. She has only seen him thrice when he accompanied her for her regular checkups. She did not understand why she had to go to the hospital every week if there was nothing wrong with her, but Kelvin insisted that she did just that to make sure nothing went wrong, and he was always with her. All her cravings were satisfied. All she had to do was ask Maria, and it would be provided for her. Just two weeks of being in his house and under his care, Ariella was already adding a little flesh, but it was still early so she was not showing yet.She would have become anxious in the past becaus
“Gladys?” Ariella's voice sounded shaky. She was more than shocked to see Gladys standing in Kelvin's house but was quick to put two and two together when Maria came to stand beside Gladys. Gladys was the person that was addressed as Mrs. Patrick just now. Gladys was Kelvin's mother!Gladys smiled widely, “It's lovely to see you again, dear friend. How have you been?”Ariella inhaled a shaky breath as she clutched the side of the long gown she was wearing, “I’m fine, how are you?”“Were you going back to your room? I came just for you.”“Me?” Gladys nodded, still maintaining the perfect smile on her face, “Yes, you. I wanted to see you a long time ago but I got preoccupied with work and I had to travel to oversee the business I have abroad. My workers over there can't do anything right without me. I apologize for not coming to see you sooner.”Ariella did not know what to say in response so she could only nod her head as she slowly began to descend down the stairs, her mind running a
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