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17. Mother of Two
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"She has two kids. My god!" Emma exclaimed, shocked. "Are they, by any chance, Xander's?" she asked, frowning. "No. I don't think so, Mom. She would have used them against me if they were Xander's." After returning home from the restaurant, Crystal told her mother about her encounter with Ariadne. "And that old brute, William, would have supported her. That vile man. He couldn't see anything other than Ariadne. God knows what kind of magic that bitch has cast on him." Emma gritted her teeth. "It doesn't matter whether that old fool likes us or not. We have Xander on our side." Crystal smirked proudly. William never acknowledged Crystal for Xander. Even after their engagement was announced, he didn't bless them. Xander, too, had stopped visiting his grandfather. After Ariadne left Zavion City, they grew increasingly distant from each other. "They must be the bastard children of some lowly man." Emma's lips curved into a sinistar smirk. "It's a very good news for us. A
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"Ahh, love at first sight!" Xander looked at Toby as he commented. However, Toby was looking at Jose. Xander looked at Jose and noticed he was staring at the girl in a daze. Jose averted his gaze at Toby's comment. "There is nothing like that. I am just curious. She does not seem to be from this city." he said, clearing his throat. Toby burst into laughter. "Let's head inside." Xander said as he walked towards the mansion. . Ariadne and Tiara entered the mansion. Ariadne felt nostalgic as she stepped inside. Memories from the past filled her mind, most of which were bad. "Are you alright?" Tiara asked her, breaking her out of those painfull memories. She composed herself before giving her a nod. The servants led them to the living room. The living room was lightly decorated. There were guests present, and music was playing in the background. It looked like a small party. As they walked in, everyone's attention was drawn to them. They were all close relatives to
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Everyone looked confused as they didn't know about Ariadne's children. Xander lifted his gaze from his plate to look at Ariadne. He had a complicated expression on his face. Aaron appeared surprised, as he was also unaware of the children. "Next time." Ariadne said casually, breaking the silence in the room. "Why? They are my grandchildren. I am so excited to meet with them." Emma argued, unable to hide her frustration. Both the mother and daughter became enraged when they noticed Ariadne hadn't brought Mary and the kids with her. Half of their plan went to waste. Their mood turned sour. But they wouldn't accept defeat. They could still humiliate Ariadne by bringing up the subject of the kids. They smirked internally as they observed the reaction of the relatives. Everyone looked at each other. "They are children, guys. What will they do in the midst of so many adults? If you want to meet them, come to our place." Tiara said, furrowing her brows. Everyone looked at her. Toby
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Autumn stopped crying and looked at Xander with her doe eyes."Ok." she said.Everyone was staring at Xander, surprised that he offered Autumn a piggyback. Xander, on the other hand, looked at the girl as he realized what he had done. Now, he would have to give her a piggyback. He didn't expect her to stop crying right away and accept his offer. He looked at the audience, who were clearly enjoying the show. He noticed a faint smirk on William's face and raised his brow with suspicion. He began to wonder, had he fallen into a trap?William actually played Xander. He was informed about his arrival yesterday. He knew the kids would come as well, as it was the weekend. He deliberatly didn't inform Ariadne of Xander's arrival and asked Xander to come in the morning. He pretended to give Autumn a piggyback as well. After all, he knew he wouldn't be able to piggyback anyone due to his current health. As he expected, Xander fell right into his trap. He wanted him to get closer to his children
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"None of this would have happened if they had allowed me to stay with you." Crystal said bitterly, expressing her anger."They did as they were told. It's not their fault." Xander replied, sipping his juice.He was eating breakfast with Crystal in his room at noon. Because of the drug, he slept for a long time and woke up a while ago."But Xander, you needed me. Only I could have helped you in that situation. We're getting engaged and we have slept before, so what happens if we do it again?" Crystal was furious after hearing what happened last night. She couldn't stand Ariadne near Xander, and last night they almost slept together."I dislike doing anything while unconscious.""You don't do anything in your conscious state either." Crystal expressed her disappointment. "You didn't even kiss me once in these five years. You also refuse to let me near you.""Crystal, you know the reason. I don't want to talk about it now.""Yes, I understand that you care about me, and don't want to dis
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When Xander came out of his room and nearly fell to the floor, Toby saw him. He was near the elevator, talking to his wife. As soon as he saw Xander, he approached him. However, when Xander banged on Ariadne's door he stopped in his tracks. He silently observed him without saying anything. Inside the room, Ariadne was lying on her bed, trying to sleep. After arriving at his room, Mark went to the bathroom and threw up three or four times. Only then did he feel better. Ariadne stayed in his room while he changed and freshened up. After taking a pill, he fell asleep, and Ariadne returned to her room. She, too, freshened up and changed into comfortable clothes. She didn't call home as she was exhausted and it was already late. She went straight to bed. However, she hadn't yet fallen asleep when her doorbell rang, followed by a loud banging on the door. She sat up abruptly, perplexed. She assumed it was Mark as she had instructed him to come to her room if he needed anything. She hurri
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"They're looking good." Ariadne remarked as she and Mark sat at the bar, sipping drinks. Their eyes were fixed on Jennifer and Dean, who were dancing on the dance floor with others. "We will look better." Mark said as he placed his glass of drink on the bar counter after downing the liquor. Ariadne frowned as she looked at him. Mark rose from his seat and took her glass and placed it beside his own. "We're going to dance, too." he said as he grabbed her hand. "What? No." Ariadne was surprised. "Oh, yes." he forced her to stand up from her seat and dragged her to the dance floor. Ariadne stopped struggling as everyone was there. Mark took the position, and they began dancing to the music. Jennifer gave them a smile. Ariadne couldn't help but giggle. A romantic song played and Mark pulled her closer, placing his hand on her waist and looked at her eyes. "Don't try to be romantic with me." Ariadne gave him a funny look. "I'm just feeling the song." he smirked, causing h
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"I made it clear that you would keep me updated on whatever happened there." Tiara shouted from the other end of the phone. "Come down, girl. I am fine. Nothing happened." Ariadne assured her. She was currently in her bed, after returning to her room a while ago. After Ariadne slammed Mrs. Garner in front of everyone, the insults stopped, and everyone resumed normal conversation. Crystal and Catherine acted normally while Mrs. Garner's head hung down in shame. However, Xander appeared disturbed after the argument, and left early with his men. Ariadne and Mark went back to their rooms after speaking with a few people after dinner, while Crystal stayed with the ladies. The first thing Ariadne did when she returned to her room was call Tiara to check on the kids. She didn't tell anyone what happened at the festival back home. She didn't want them to worry about her. However, Tiara managed to get every news about her. "By the way, how did you know about this?" Ariadne asked. "I
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Crystal smiled sweetly as she asked. They were not alone. There were two other women with them. Catherine Garner and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tina Garner. Ariadne recognized them right away. Looking at the three women, she knew they were going to humiliate her. She sighed before composing herself. Crystal had already ruined the previous dinner. She wouldn't let anyone ruin her evening today. She mentally prepared herself. Lady Linda didn't sit with her today, as she joined another table with her relatives. "Oh, that will be our pleasure, Miss Miller. Please take your seats. Good evening, Mr. Blake." the woman from earlier said. They moved to the empty seats on the opposite side of Ariadne. The three women and three men sat in a line, with Xander and Crystal in the center, next to each other. "Are you okay?" Mark asked, concerned. Ariadne nodded with a smile. He gave her a knowing smile to assure her that he was with her. Xander glared at them after sitting in the chair, then averte
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Xander noticed Ariadne and Mark approaching the golf course. They were talking, unaware of his hard glare on them. Ariadne burst out laughing as Mark said something to her. They looked happy, enjoying each other's company. Xander clenched his jaw while watching the scene and averted his gaze. "Do they come to play golf as well?" Jose murmured under his breath. However, Xander heard him. "You are very curious about other people's affairs." he remarked sharply. "Um.. nothing like that. Sorry, Boss." Jose lowered his gaze and kept quiet. He couldn't figure out why his boss was suddenly in a bad mood. "Look, who's there." Mark pointed towards where Xander sat as they got closer. Ariadne's smile vanished as she noticed him. "Shall we greet him?" Mark asked, giving her a wink. Ariadne rolled her eyes. Mark walked towards Xander, and she reluctantly followed him. "Good morning, Mr. Blake." Mark greeted him, appraoching his table. Xander looked up from his food and nod
Hate You as much as I Love You 41. Mark Steele
As Jose mentioned, someone delivered Ariadne's dinner to her room shortly after. After returning to her room, she freshened up and changed into comfortable clothes. She was about to eat her dinner when the doorbell rang. She became anxious about who it could be. After what happened at the dinner party, she became purplexed. Nonetheless, she went to open it. Her mood became worse as soon as she saw the person. Without waiting for anything, Crystal entered the room and closed the door. "How dare you cause a scene at the dinner party? You caused Xander a great loss as he made Tom his enemy. All thanks to you." Crystal yelled, pointing a finger at Ariadne. She was enraged at Xander's protective behavior toward Ariadne at the dinner party. She kept her cool in front of everyone and refrained from lashing out at her. Now that she had the chance, she didn't waste a second. "Hold on.. hold on. It wasn't me, but you, who caused Xander's loss." Ariadne pointed. "Now you are blaming me
