Arielle walked towards the main house without saying a word to Luciano when they got to his house, what had she thought they were that she could talk about his affairs, serves her right for forgetting her place, maybe now she would mind her business and not talk to him about things that do not concern her, his choice of words were demeaning and no matter how she tried not to let it get to her, it still did. He didn’t try to talk to her after what he said either, if he had been remorseful, he would have apologized, but it was clear that he wasn’t remorseful, he still didn’t see her as a human but something he got.“I am going to the office, we will talk when I get back,”He said as she was about to enter her room, she half expected him to say more, but he didn’t, so she unlocked her door and got in, she sat on the floor against the door.“You are such a fool,”She told herself as she dropped the bag she was holding she rested her head in her folded arms.“Know your place,”She added, s
Arielle dragged herself out of bed the next morning feeling like hell, her fault for not trying to sleep last night, she blamed the mad man she agreed to marry for her present predicament, he was making decisions for the both of them without her input and it made her feel so little of herself, she hated the feeling so much, her doorbell rang and before she could get to her door, it flew open revealing the reason for her present predicament, she hated how he looked good so early in the morning while she looked and felt like hell.“What do you want now?”She asked judgingly, hoping he would read the room and leave her alone, she was in no mood to accommodate his craziness.“Just dropping this, be sure to read through it and sign,”He said with an authorizing voice, dropped the file he held, and was out of her room as fast as he entered, Arielle eyed the file he had dropped and left it there without opening it, she already knew she would not be able to comprehend whatever is written on
“Luciano, listen to me, I don’t want a big wedding, I don’t want it, why should I agree to a huge wedding when it is all a play? I refuse to be paraded around like a clown in a circus, I don’t want it, it is either we get a quiet wedding or we can just cancel the whole thing,”Arielle responded.“What do you even mean by what you are saying, woman? It is a norm in my family, big weddings are a thing and we should not be disagreeing over this, you read the contract I gave you right?”He queried.“I did read, but I am not done yet,”She responded, which sounded stupid to even her own ears, she knew she should have read the contract.“You are not done but you signed it?”He questioned.“You wonder why? Well? A certain man came to my room so early to remind me that I have to hand it back, what would you have me do? Pick a side,”She yelled, he was so annoying and overbearing.“Well, you should have read it or told me you were not done, how hard is it to read a damn contract? It is literal
Luciano felt bad for her, it wasn’t in his nature to feel bad for someone especially not when the person is to blame for their own problem but Arielle, she was just too naïve to overlook, he should have made sure she had read the whole thing before she signed, not just that, he didn’t like the fact that she cried because he made her feel dumb.“Will you let me explain?”He asked.“Sure, what other choice do I have, I messed up,”She responded.“Yes you did, don’t ever sign anything without reading through again, it is too risky,”“I know,” she replied in a sad voice.“Good to know you know, anyway, there aren’t really any killer clauses in the contract but you should know that I won’t go into complete details, since I am aware you won’t do anything shady, you can’t anyway, I made everything as simple as it can be,”He said and paused.“I am all ears,”“Good, first thing is the monetary benefits you gain, which I am sure you don’t have a problem with?”He asked and she nodded.“Okay, g
“Oh well, this wasn’t what I expected,”He said out loud and he read through the content Yoey had sent, it was inconclusive because up until the woman had landed at the pub where Don had met her, she had no history. How is that possible? Maybe the private investigator hasn’t done his homework properly but the fact she has a hidden part of her life made his suspicion even more valid, he didn’t like her and this just proves he has a lot of reasons not to, Don was so blinded by his recently found kind heart that he lets the shadiest and suspicious people close and he wasn’t even letting him talk to him, his hands were tied until the wedding is done, he already sent Don the message notifying him that he would be married in two weeks, the way Don was trying to trap him before he listens to him was annoying but at least he chooses his bride himself, if Don had done something like arrange someone for him, it would have been worst.“That’s why I suggest ditching the family and focusing on you
After Luciano left her room, Arielle tried to make sense of what had happened between them, one minute she was hating him and wishing he would just let her go and the next minute, he not only made her agree to marry him, but he also made her agree to the crazy wedding he proposed, she stared at the diamond ring he had placed on her fingers, never in her life had she imagined that she would ever own a diamond jewel not to talk of the said diamond being her engagement ring, it was pretty and simple but it held her hostage, it was a symbol of her captivity.“Well, it is just for two years and you will be free, then you will have money, find the betrayers, and make them suffer,”She said to herself, yes, she had plans to find her parents when her marriage with Luciano ends, she would find them and make them pay for setting her up and running away, they can’t run forever, and knowing how wasteful they are, they would be out of money in no time, and they might come looking for her, expectin
Arielle walked into her favorite spot in the whole mansion, the flower field, it was her precious heaven in the mansion and she was thankful Luciano even though he was a hard man had something like it in his big house, she let out a deep breath and took a seat at her usual bench, she had a bottle of water with her because she had plans of sitting there well into the night, she was getting married tomorrow and was currently feeling overwhelmed, everything was ready but the question is was the bride ready? She couldn’t answer that, in just a few hours, she would walk down the aisle and be married for two freaking years, after talking with the wedding planner, it was decided that she would walk down the aisle on her own, she didn’t have an issue with that, plus they hired about eight bridesmaids, Arielle didn’t know them by their names but the few times she met them during rehearsals, they were nice to her and Naomi even said they all have good chemistry.Overall, the preparations for th
It was finally d day and Luciano didn’t know if he was ready to get married. last night, he talked with Ariel and she seem to be doing fine even though she kind of looked scared to him. As he got ready for his wedding, Luciano couldn’t help but feel anxious, honestly, there was no reason to feel anxious, maybe the reason he was feeling this way was because he has never done this before, and it wasn’t something he thought he would do at the beginning of the year, heck up until a couple of weeks ago, he never thought Don could talk him into getting married and now here he was preparing.“Damn, I can’t even wear my tie properly,”He hissed after failing to do the shit for more than five minutes.“Need help?”Yoey asked walking into his room, he had asked him to be his best man since the wedding planner had said it was necessary to have one, Deda has been all smiles and calling him nonstop since the wedding announcement, the old man must be all over the moon because he finally got what he