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
Ariel stared at the wedding band on her finger as she tried to process the last couple of hours, she just got married, she really did marry him and now she had two years to live with him and be called his, she didn’t know what to do with it.Today has been so hectic, right from when she woke up till this moment, she hasn’t rested or had time to breathe properly, she was beyond exhausted and wanted everything to end already but she knew it wasn’t ending anytime soon, there was still a lot of things left on the order of ceremony list.“Are you okay? Do you want to leave now?”Luciano asked ad he walked into the restroom she was in.“What are you doing here? This is the lady's room,”She whispered, wondering why the helm he felt it was okay to come to find her in the ladies.“I know, but you were taking so long in here and it wasn’t looking nice with me seated alone,”Responded still not leaving, what did she expect from him, he was the Luciano after all, he can do whatever he wants and
Three months later. “Luciano? Get your ass in here,”Arielle yelled for her husband as another wave of intense pain hit her, she let out a loud howl as she felt the pain shoot right to her back, she tried to take slow steady breaths like she had been instructed to during the classes for the first mom that she had attended but nothing was working and the moron she married wasn’t coming out. She breathed in and out a couple of times, counting one to eight back and forth, she waited for the pain to subside before trying to call him again. “LUCIANO IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR ASS IN HERE THIS MINUTE,’’ She yelled louder this time and the door swung open in seconds to reveal the panicking face of her handsome husband who looked like he saw a ghost when he saw the way she was. “What is going on? Are you okay?”He asked. She knew she should be calm with him and not take out her pain-inflicted anger on him but he sounded so dumb and the look on his face, the sudden surge of pain that erupted in
“So? When are you going to agree to my marriage proposal?”Luciano asked, hugging her from behind. She turned and hugged him, her big tummy getting in the way, it has been five months since the whole thing ended and five straight months of pure bliss, she was currently in her sixth month of pregnancy and her tummy was almost bigger than her whole body. Earlier today at his cousin Macko’s wedding party, she had caught him watching her a lot of times but she ignored him each time. Even though she had forgiven him for what he did all those months ago, she was getting her revenge now and it was fun making him beg. “I told you that I am a hard girl,”She reminded him and even though she didn’t see his face, she knew he was sulking. The past five months have done a lot for their relationship, Luciano has been nothing but the devoting lover, always fuzzing over her and making sure she didn’t lack anything. “Pretty please accept me already, I am a poor orphan,”he pleaded. The corny man she
The days after she got away from Lily were pretty much normal for Arielle, aside from the shock she felt now and then when someone opens the door or when she woke up from sleep, she was doing okay, she stayed at home all day and barely left her room, she watched movies and played games, she was never bored. Today, she decided to spend the day in the garden, since the gardener was working, she decided to help him and also learn the names of some of the flowers and plants in the garden. That’s how she spent her morning and some part of her afternoon learning the names of flowers and their varieties and also getting mud in her clothes while she helped the gardener who seemed overwhelmed by her presence at first but slowly got used to her and they sort of became friends. She thanked him for having her after they were done and she went back inside. It was almost time for Luciano to return from work so she took her bath and decided to watch tv. Arielle turned on the TV to keep her enterta
After Luciano left the house, he did a happy little dance while his driver took him to the warehouse. He was beyond happy today, finding out he was going to be a father was the second best news he had this year, the first being when Arielle had told him she still loves him. Everything that brings him happiness was related to her and he wanted to be done with everything so that he can focus on making her happy. After what she had told him yesterday, he had Yoey make further research and even questioned Macko and they realized she was Big Sean all along and she was the one that changed the deal they had, according to Macko, he never did anything with hard drugs and only persuaded Don because he genuinely thought they were going to partner with the government of Nigeria. With everything that happened and how Macko had helped him, it was easier for him to believe his cousin, it was easier now that they are working together, no, he still thinks Macko is a loser and still made sure to remi
Arielle woke up with a startle, at first, she expected to feel the pain of being tied but there was none and when she opened her eyes, she looked around her surrounding for a moment, lost in confusion and trembling with fear, she dreamt of Luciano finding her and bringing her home, she looked around even more and realized she was no longer chained and the room she was in looked clean and she was on a bed. Realization and the memories of the previous day finally crawled into her head. She got off the bed in a haste to make sure she hadn’t dreamt it or imagined it, she opened the door and collided with a hard chest, her heart dropped in fear until she looked up and saw Luciano. “Baby? Where are you going? I didn’t know you were awake already,”He said. She hugged him and held on to him tightly. “I thought it was a dream, I thought I was still there, I was scared,”She cried into his arms which he wrapped around her. “It is not a dream, you are here with me, you, brave woman got yours
Luciano went to his car to get his phone, he had forgotten to take it with him after he dropped it off in his car earlier, maybe Lily has called already, he shouldn’t have left his phone, he opened his car and saw the phone laying on the seat, he picked it up and like he expected he had a couple of missed calls, none from Lily but five from unregistered number, thinking Lily might have changed her call line, he dialed the number as he closed the car and walked back towards the warehouse. “Hello?”He voiced when the call was taken. “He has picked but she is asleep so what do we do?”He heard a woman’s voice in the background but it wasn’t Lily’s voice nor was it a voice he had heard before plus she sounded older. “Hello? Who is this?”he asked as he heard another voice, this time a male. “Hello, she was trying to reach you earlier with my phone but you were not taking your calls, she is sleeping right now, she looks so tired that I can’t bring myself to wake her up.”The voice echo
“Your husband is a fucking asshole! I hate him so much,”Lily yelled out after dropping the call with Luciano, whatever he told her was clearly not what she had wanted to hear and she looked so pissed right now. Arielle was genuinely scared of what she might do to her now, she watched as the older woman paced around and swearing loudly, Arielle prayed silently that she will not take out her anger on her, she couldn’t bear any more pain, she was so scared for her baby, she felt even more sorry for not being able to tell Luciano they were going to have a baby, if only Lily would let her go already, she missed home so much, missed Luciano so fucking much. “Your husband is playing games with me and he thinks he will win this, fucker thinks he can play my game and beat me at it, I will show him that I have been playing this game since forever.” Lily let out. This was the first time she was showing her face after the fight they had and unlike the last time, Lily didn’t get close to her ev
Luciano sat in his office feeling like hell, he hasn’t gone home for the past three days and nothing he has done felt right for him, he couldn’t give up what was remaining of the Siegel name to a mad woman, she was asking for the impossible. Both Yoey and Macko has been with him on those days even though they both went home to refresh themselves, he on the other hand couldn’t leave, they tried without succeeding to get her location through Lily’s phone location but the woman was much too smart and that couldn’t be found, even the car search came to a dead end when they found out that the car’s original owner did not have any idea who the person that took his car was and it was stolen. The police were not made aware neither did he file for a missing person report, he didn’t want those fuckers messing things up when he knew who got his wife. He just needed to figure out where she was at and find her but that was proving to be so hard. “I don’t know what I am going to do, I am so tired
Arielle woke up for the third time and tried to shake the sleep off her eyes, everywhere seems dark and she could barely keep her eyes open, she tried to get up but she couldn’t, her body ached too like someone had beaten her up, she struggled to open her eyes and when she finally did, she realized she was laying in an unkempt room, the bed which she laid looked like it was moved to the room recently, there was nothing else in the room except the bed and a table, she couldn’t make out what was on top of the table, she got up and sat on the bed looking around her. Her back ached so much. She tried to remember what happened and burst into tears when everything that happened came rushing to her. It was all her fault for leaving the house, she should have stayed put and talked to Luciano, he would have taken her to the hospital and they would have been home together cuddled up but here she was being held in an unknown location, she knew who it was that got her even though she has not yet