In Xavier's car ....3:00 pm ..."Shit" Xavier cursed as he hit his steering for the hundredth time.He had been stuck in traffic for about an hour now , it wasn't even moving at all and neither of them knew what was going on.The frustration of sitting there for more than an hour coupled with the fight he had just had with his father made things so much worse.Suddenly his phone began to ring and he quickly picked it up."Where are you , Xavier!!" Ariel asked panicking immediately he picked up the call "Calm down and talk to me what's happening?!" He asked and she took in deep successive breaths."Asher is here , said he's traveling tomorrow so he had to be here today" she replied."What the?!!" "That wasn't the agreement" he grumbled."Where are you , you need to rush back immediately " she said."You'll have to do it " he said ."Okay okay , where did you put the files ?!" She asked."Shit!!, I took my MacBook with me " he said ."Jeez , I have to go now Xavier , he's getting imp
Ariel had already began to tear up as she walked back and forth confused on what to do next.She quickly brought out her phone and placed a phone across to Xavier , she needed him to drive her there and atleast be with her.She called him severally but he wasn't answering his phone , she dashed out of the conference room immediately to his office.She rushed into his office but he wasn't in.She kept on calling him but he wasn't answering his call , by now she was already sobbing." Please pick up your calls , Xavier " she whispered as she cried but all to no avail , he wasn't answering.And then she did what she thought she'll never do , she called Liam and he picked on the second ring."What is it" he asked immediately he picked up the call."Liam" She called and bursted out in tears immediately."Liam " she repeated."C- can y-youu " she stuttered ."Calm down Ariel , what's going on?!" He said."Please I need you to come pick me up at the Company , please I really need you to be h
Xavier's House Later that night .....8:30 pm ...."Mom , is there anything about Ariel you're not telling me about?!" Xavier asked his mom over the phone immediately he walked into his house."About Ariel?!, what are you talking about?!" She asked feigning ignorance."Oh please Mom, you know damn right what I'm talking about ""What made Ariel agree to marrying me?!" "I'm very sure she wouldn't have if you didn't have something on her " he growled."So tell me , why did she agree!!" He growled."What's going on Xavier , I thought you said you guys were cool already?!" She asked."Stop this mom and just tell me whàt i want to hear " he snapped."Don't make me ask again please " "Her mom was sick , I offered to pay the bills in exchange that she marries you " she replied."What sort of sickness?!" "I don't know either but she's in coma at the moment" she replied."Shittt!!" He cussed as he slowly sunk into the chair.If only he knew , he would have picked up her call when she calle
Next day ....Tuesday Morning 8:00 am ....At the office ...."What's my day looking like?!" Xavier asked as he walked into Ariel's office."I already sent it to your mail and I set a reminder for you at every time " Ariel replied quietly and he sighed.He had already seen it earlier but he was just trying to get an excuse to talk to her but she wasn't giving him any."Ariel ..." He finally called."Look , I'm sure you know all about it already and I'll understand if you want to withdraw whatever benefits my mom is getting from you and your mom " she interrupted immediately."Why would you say this , I would never do that " he replied."The benefits my mom is getting is tied to my marriage with you and I've decided that I don't want to go on with this pretence " she replied."Ariel please don't do this " he said."I'll pack up my clothes before you get back from work , I'm going back home" she replied."The only reason I'm staying here is because of my yesterday's mistake , the least
Immediately she stepped out of the company , she didn't know where this people were from but she knew she was surrounded.The were all holding microphone as they surrounded her , immediately she knew it was the press.She slowly closed her eyes as she sighed tiredly, how could she forget that this was now the life she had chosen."You debunked the rumor that you guys are a fake some weeks ago ""And yesterday you confirmed you were fake , what else are you guys lying about is the go gaming app really your app" Someone asked."Gold digger !" Another person shouted."How much did Xavier pay you to deceive his family" the person said."You're a disgrace to womanhood!, Tell us why you decided to marry a man you don't love because of his money ?!" Another woman threw.Ariel could only try and wriggle her way out of the crowd but they wouldn't let her."Does this mean even with the contract marriage to Xavier you were also sleeping with his once upon a time best friend Liam Ford?!" Someone
Next day ....Wednesday Morning 10:00 am ....Ariel heard a beep on her tablet and she quickly picked up and looked at it, it was a video call from Asher."Oh my God oh my God " she rushed as she quickly adjusted her face and clothes before setting the tablet up and answering the call."Good Morning Asher " she greeted with a wide smile."Good Morning Ariel , I'll like to talk to you and your boss " he said and she nodded immediately."Sure thing, I'll call back in the next few minutes " she said and he ended the call ,she quickly picked up her tablet and dashed out to Xavier's office .They were still avoiding each other but her for one was very anxious about what Asher had to say to them.A yes would be better even if it doesn't change anything but a No would ruin everything."Hmm hmm" she cleared her throat immediately she walked into Xavier's office to get his attention."What do you want " he asked without looking up ."Asher wants to talk to the both of us" she said and he looke
The Following week .....Wednesday morning 10:00 am ..."What's the progress, Amelia?!" Xavier asked with a smile on his face , they were currently in the conference room .The love walk app had been released last Friday and it was a big hit , ofcourse everyone wanted to find their soulmate."It's running into 25million downloads just within a space of five days " she said."Weekly revenue have tripled " she continued."And more projects are coming in" she concluded.Ariel just sat there with her hands under her chin not finding anything they were doing funny.Immediately the door opened and a staff walked inside.She placed packs of pizza on the table and turned around to walk out."Joy" he called and she turned to look at him."Join us" he whispered and she nodded respectfully as he walked quickly to take a seat."Go on guys eat" he said as he opened a pack took out a slice and began to eat.The staff all looked up at him strangely , not used to him doing any act of kindness."Go on
4:00 pm ...."Come in " Ariel said as she opened the door to her mother's ward."I hope your friend is not in or is she okay with this?!" Xavier asked."Come on , Olivia doesn't bite" she said with a small smile and he walked in."She goes to work in the afternoon atleast until 5 o'clock" she said and he nodded.She walked to the other side of the room to drop her bag and he slowly walked to her mother's bed and stood by it , staring at her with a careful gaze , as if anything harder than that would be inconvenient for her."She got shot in her head" Ariel whispered as she came to stand beside him."What about your father?!" She asked."I didn't grow up to have one and I haven't been compelled to ask because my mother never made me feel like I needed a Father" she replied."And how have you been coping since her accident" he asked."I don't know , I just do because at the end of the day it's only myself I've got ""Olivia, She's helping me so much with my mom and all , I don't like to
Three weeks later ....."Will all the matriculating students rise as we take the school pledge " And Olivia stood up with a small smile as she turned to look at Miguel and the others where they were seated and Miguel blew her a kiss.She dramatically caught it and placed it on her chest as she turned back to face the stage and she joined in with the pledge.****"Congratulations baby " Miguel said to her as he pulled her into an hug immediately they were done with the matriculation program."Thank you baby " she replied with a wide smile."Mama " Michaela called excitedly as she ran up to her ."Aww , my baby " she said as she picked her from the floor and swirled her as she giggled happily and she dropped her."Congratulations Bestie , I'm very happy for you " Ariel said as she pulled her into an hug."I love you " she added ."Congrats " Xavier said as he hugged her too."Thank you Xavier " she said."My baby " Miranda said as she walked up to her ."I'm super proud of you ""Thank
Liam's residence...."Listen , your sister is still alive " Rise said to Liam."You don't mean it !" He replied."I saw her with my own eyes today !" She replied."But we seem to be safe though , she has Amnesia" she said."Still we need to act fast ""After what Mia did , I don't think we can trust her again""We can't even trust her " he added and she nodded ."So now what do you plan to do next ?!" She asked."Hmm "" The past few days got me thinking really deeply " he said and I've come up with just the perfect plan " he said."But for now " he murmured and moved closer to her ""I missed you " he murmured."Your dad is upstairs!" She said immediately and he laughed "You lie , he already left " he said and they bursted out laughing."So you missed me " she asked as she moved closer to him."Hm hm" he replied as he placed his lips on hers and she giggled as they kissed."Rose ?!!" Xavier called as he barged into the house and she jumped on the chair immediately and stood up "Xav
"I do " she whispered immediately."Is my Mom really dead ?!" She asked in a whisper and Carl nodded slowly."She is " he whispered and she bursted out wailing."I'm sorry " he said as he pulled her into an hug ."Liam is such a bastard " she said after some minutes of crying."He has said it and he did it " she murmured."He killed our mothers, my own innocent mother !!" She said as tears began to fall from her face again."Now you can bring him to book " Carl said and she nodded."Him , my dad and Rose !" She whispered."They'll all suffer for what they did to me !" She replied."Rose ?!""Did you just say Rose ?!" Carl asked."Yes , Rose !" She replied ."Oh my God Xavier needs to hear this " he said as he picked up his phone and put a call across to Xavier immediately.Meanwhile 7:00 pm ...At The Dunlop's Residence ....Xavier slowly walked to the rooftop of the house and took his seat on the wall way up there, turning to face outside, any small push could send him flying downsta
"What ?!!!" Xavier and Ariel chorused immediately.And the two women turned to look at them immediately."How dare you insinuate I'm cheating on my husband" Belinda growled."Whether you are or whether you're not , I don't really care ""All I care about is my daughter meeting with her father and getting the recognition she deserves!!" She replied."Your daughter is meeting no one !" Belinda said."She won't get a dime of what my son has worked for!" She said."Not every one is as shallow as you Belinda""My daughter doesn't need Anders or his money!!" She replied ."She just deserves to know who her father is !" She said."Anders can never be her father !!" Belinda said."Anders has only one child the whole world knows and that's Xavier !!" Belinda said and Miranda laughed."Then explain to me , why some months ago you offered me money just so that I don't talk to Anders about Ariel!""If you knew she wasn't his daughter why did you offer me money to go far away and not come into you
"What ?!!!" Everyone one of them yelled even Olivia ."This is bullshit !!" Ariel said immediately and she stood up."I'm out of here" she said and picked up her bag and stormed towards the door."Dude !! " Miguel said and Xavier stood up immediately and ran to her."Look I was drunk , I didn't know what I was doing ""I had no idea what I was doing, I was highly intoxicated " he said and he held her hands.She snatched her hands from him and turned to face him."So You have the right to cheat on me , because you were drunk?!""So after I left your house yesterday , she didn't leave , she was still there ?!" She said."You know after Miguel's speech , I was considering forgiving you ""Because ofcourse you're only human and we all make mistakes " she said."But this ?! Fucking your ex ?!""It wasn't a mistake Xavier , it's a choice you made !""Something you chose to do and I can't live with it !!" She said and wiped the teras on her face."I'm sorry , I was drunk I mistook her for yo
Later in the day .....10:00 am ..."I'm sorry for speaking to you rudely yesterday " Xavier said to Miguel over the phone "That's alright," he replied."She's leaving this morning" he said."She's packing her things already " he said and Miguel nodded."Okay ""What's done is done there's no need to cry over spilled milk " he said and Xavier nodded slowly."Did Ariel agree to come here ?!""What did Olivia say " Xavier asked."She'll be coming in by one clock today " Miguel replied and Xavier looked up to see Rose dragging her bag downstairs."Thank you , let's all meet at your office today , we need to talk " he said."What's going on , what happened that it's so important we have to talk ?!" He asked."It's not an over the phone conversation Miguel, once we see later today we'll talk " he said ."Okay now , I need to go I have a session in a few minutes " he said."Thank you man," Xavier replied."See you later " he added."Yeah " Miguel replied and ended the call."I'm leaving no
7:00 pm ..."Oh my God" Xavier murmured as he staggered inside the house "Xavier " Rose called at once as she stood up and limped towards him, holding the chair for support."You're drunk " she Said"Drunk ?!" He replied with a tut."I'm not drunk " he replied "What is wrong with you ?!!" She asked as she wrapped her hands around his waist and placed his hands over his neck as they both staggered to the largest sofa in the living room."I'm perfectly fine " he replied with a small laugh."I'm good " he added."You don't look good " she replied as she stood up about to walk away and get him water , the expression in his face changed immediately."Ariel " he whispered as he held her hands ."I'm not ... " She tried to say but he interrupted her."Ariel please don't walk away " "Listen to me " he said."And she slowly walked back and sat on the chair beside him.""I didn't mean to kiss her " he whispered."I don't know what came over me " he said ."Do you still love her ?!" Rose aske
1:00 pm ..."What's wrong dear " Miranda asked as Ariel sluggishly walked into the house and Ariel slowly turned to look at her."I'm fine Mom" she replied."Really?!""You don't look fine to me ""Are you thinking about Xavier again?!" Miranda asked ."We were already making progress right " She added and Ariel slowly walked to her and sat beside her on the chair.She slowly leaned in and wrapped her hands around her Mom and rested her head in her bossom."What's going on ?!" Miranda whispered."Just let me stay like this Mom" she said as she closed her eyes and Miranda slowly reached for her arms and slowly caressed it ."I'll be fine Mom " she whispered as she finally raised her head."You can talk to me dear " Miranda said and Ariel smiled."It's nothing important " she replied."I'll be fine actually " she said."See ," she said as she raised her hands and showed it to her mother."Ohh, you returned the ring " She said and Ariel nodded slowly."Probably why I'm feeling the way I
Meanwhile 9:30am Xavier's Residence..."Good Morning" Xavier greeted as he walked into the room was staying."What are you doing ?!" He asked immediately he saw her removing the bandages on her legs and he quickly let go of the door and walked towards her."Good Morning" she whispered calmly."I'm trying to see if I can walk on my own without the bandages , " she said."I'm beginning to feel like a liability here , I need to leave " she said."Look , it's even still swollen " he said as he took the bandages from her hands and began to wrap it back."How about I just take you to the hospital so you can get treatments once and for all " he said."After my accident, it has been traumatic going to the hospital" she replied."I'm sorry " he said and he cipped the bandage immediately he was done wrapping it."All done " he said "Come on let me help you downstairs" he said."I made breakfast" he added as he wrapped his hands her shoulders and lifted her up."Atleast you can standup and at