Chase squinted. He glanced after Arianna as she took the spiral stairs and went upstairs. He glanced back at Jace and the latter shrugged. Jace ensured Arianna changed from her dress, took a bath and wore her night dress. Still Arianna didn't say a word. She was mute and climbed into the bed. They hadn't eaten dinner. Jace went downstairs and got them dinner from the kitchen but Arianna just hugged her knees and stayed under the quilt. Despite tucking, Arianna wouldn't respond until the dinner got cold. "Even if I'm asleep, don't hesitate to wake me if you want to eat, okay?" Jace Hudson said and took the dinner back to the kitchen. "What happened to Aria?" Chase asked. Eli's nanny had taken him to his room for the night. Chase wouldn't go but remained in the sitting room, worried about Arianna. "She discovered that Senator Adrian Delmark is her father," Jace replied, sinking into the sofa and sighed. "What?" Chase Hudson exclaimed. Arianna is the S
In that depressed mood, Genesis called Richard. Seeing the caller ID, Richard sighed for relief. He answered the phone "Glad that you called" Richard said and sniffled. Genesis perceived unhappiness in his tone and asked "Are you alright, baby?" This is not the usual vibrant Richard that she used to know. Something is amiss. "I'm not. There isn't any way I can be alright tonight. After how irrational I talked to Arianna, I'm far from being alright" Richard replied. Genesis sighed. "Okay now, tell me what is wrong exactly. What happened?" She inquired. The three of them are best friends. Whatever caused a fuss between them that made Richard talk irrationally to Arianna, she wants to know. "Something happened at home. Mom invited Arianna and Jace for dinner. But then, we all found out that Arianna is my sister. She's dad's daughter. She's the daughter my father was trying to find. It brought a feeling of shock, pain and hurt to her and she called my paren
Arianna buried her face on the nook of Jace's neck and sobbed the more. It seemed his words just ignited the sob and she was sniffing. Jace Hudson left her for a while and when he talked he said "That should be enough, Arianna. I let you sob because you couldn't do it properly last night. But it's alright now. This is the reality, Arianna. You are Senator Adrian's daughter. You have to accept that reality and live with it. There isn't anything you can do about it,my love" Arianna raised herself to a sitting position. "There is something I can do. I won't let him have the privilege of calling me his daughter. After what he did to my mom, gw can never be my father!" She snapped and cleaned her tears. "What will you do, Arianna?" Jace asked. His stubborn girl is at it again. She's exhibiting the same trait she did something ago. He raised himself to a sitting position and supported his back with a pillow. He pulled Arianna to himself and glared into h
He stared at Eli with helplessness in his eyes. He saw the eagerness in his son's eyes and felt weak. He glanced at Arianna and saw that she was unusually quiet and stared at her fingers. "Eli, give me time. I will think about it" Jace declared, forcing a smile. He tried to tickle Eli and make him smile but Eli refused, throwing a tantrum. "I want a baby. You don't want to buy me one. I will cry..." Eli declared and started sobbing aloud. He was throwing a tantrum and fell off Jace's thighs. "Eli, Eli be calm" Arianna said. She stretched her hands and wanted to lift him off the floor of the car but he wouldn't. Eli was sobbing aloud. Jace Hudson just stared at him. What kind of habit is this? When did Eli start having this behaviour? Even if it's something one could buy with money, will he throw a tantrum just to get him to buy it? Arianna glanced at Jace and the latter just stared at Eli with a poker face. He didn't say anything but watched him. S
Richard walked over and Eli saw him "Uncle Richard," Struggling to get free from Jace's arms. Jace rather walked over and handed him over to Richard whose arms were open, ready to take him in. "Eli, my dear nephew," Richard said, kissing the little fellow in his temple. Eli crossed his little hands around Richard's neck. "Dad, your grandson" Richard said, tucking Eli to look at his grandfather. Adrian Delmark fixed his gaze on Eli and carefully stretched his hands, carrying the little guy. He was already a grandfather when he didn't even know about his daughter. He felt his heart heavy again. A terrible father like him should hide his face in shame. "Immediately I saw him, I knew he was mine," Adrian Delmark said and kissed Eli's temple. The latter hadn't met Adrian Delmark before, hence he looked lost, staring at the adults. "He looks like me, Senator Adrian. My genes are stronger" Jace Hudson teased and Adrian Delmark smiled. "As expected of a
Arianna didn't sit but remained standing. He is right,he is her father but doesn't have the right to her. She didn't know him as her father all these years and will not be recognising him now. "I don't know you as my father. I'm not going to acknowledge you as one now, Senator Adrian Delmark" Arianna snapped. "Call me dad, Arianna" Adrian Delmark corrected. "I won't. I will not give you the privilege to be my dad. It was Richard and his Mom that mattered to you and not me nor my mother. So please, don't keep your hopes too high" Arianna replied. "The things you know are little compared to the real thing. You are not part of whatever happened, nor was Richard. You should stay away from it just as I made your brother stay away. It's a triangle. It's about Susan, Jane and I. You are not a part of it. So just shut the hell up and talk to me like a daughter should. If there's anyone I need to settle with, it's definitely Susan, not you" Adrian Delmark caut
She would give him more time and see just how he would make advances to her. But then she decided to call Rosalinda. Meanwhile, Jace was getting scolded on the phone by his dad because of Tayo Dante. "...your romance with the wrong woman had caused this loss to the conglomerate. Festus had gotten the connection and I told you that his daughter would be the ladder to connect us to that top. But no, you won't. You are stubborn and only think you know everything. You won't even listen to your father. I foresaw this and tried persuading you to accept his daughter, but no. You think I am an old man who doesn't know about love and. Romance. This is what it has caused us. You have to clean up the mess you have created,Jace. Don't let me get furious with you!.." Henry Hudson bellowed. Jace was holding back his temper. He doesn't want to let it loose and talk back at his father disrespectfully. But if it were to be someone else, he would have replied immediately
Richard received a call from Tessa. She pleaded with him to have lunch with her, there is a lot they needed to talk about. Richard wouldn't accept the invitation but after several pleas from Tessa he decided to meet up with her but added a condition, he would decide where to meet and Tessa agreed. Arianna received a notification, popping up on her system. She's being invited by the CEO to his office. She stood up and went. In front of Jace was the company's attorney. She walked in, she glanced at Jace but the latter wore a poker face, it's difficult to know exactly what's going on in his head. Rather than Jace Hudson saying anything, the attorney spoke "I am Jared Spike, the attorney for the Hudson's holding. And I guess you are Miss Arianna Jason?" Jared chimed, standing on his feet and taking Arianna's hand. "You're right. Nice meeting you, Attorney Jared" Arianna replied and smiled back. "My pleasure" Jared Spike said and continued " I need