At Shirley's place." What do you think you are doing Arianna?" Shirley asked her friend, who was completely worried. One could see that Arianna was slowly changing in character." It isn't enough," Arianna muttered, squeezing her phone until visible cracks started to appear."What do you think you are doing?!" Shirley held her hands tightly, promptly snapping her out of her thoughts."What?" Arianna asked, confused."Gosh, your hands are bleeding. What do you think Mr Vincenzo will say to Martin if he finds out you injured yourself?" Shirley scolded as she searched for the first aid kit."It's fine," Arianna muttered then got up, abruptly.She walked towards the exit intending to head back home. Her mind was uneases and filled with thirst for more suffering on Rex.She doesn't have to stay here.She needed to executive, think and execute until he is no more!"You can't leave like this. Your hands are bleeding, come over let me dress your injuries," Shirley urged impatiently.She look
As she prepared her drink, she felt her phone buzzing again. She was a little tire but still, she took it out."Hun?" She glanced at the caller then answered it."Boss," A nervous voice came through. Ariana's face furrowed as she felt something was wrong."What happened?" She asked."The plan failed. I am so sorry that I gave you a wrong information," The man apologised.Arianna went silent for a while then walked out of the cafeteria back to her office."You missed it? It's fine. I'll call you later," She said then hang up the call. She scrolled through her phone's call log and dialed Vincenzo's number." Hello?" He picked at the second attempt. He was in his office going through some files and its surprising that he picked her call."How is it going?" She asked as she turned on her laptop."The plan?" Vincenzo asked in return."Yes, the plan. Have you done anything?" She inquired."I got a few updates from my men and I think you'll like them." He paused giving room for tension.Then
"What did you say?" Shirley gasped in surprised. She couldn't believe her ears."What did you just say to me Ariana?!" She yelled angrily."I don't want us to have any issues Shirley. Please leave," Ariana calmly told her then turned to leave but Shirley grabbed her right arm preventing her from moving."You aren't like this. This isn't you Ariana. Please do not become a murderer," She begged but Ariana scoffed at her."Is that what you came here to tell me? If that's the case, fine I don't be a murderer are you satisfied now? Please leave," She said again.Shirley shook her head stubbornly causing Ariana to frown."I do not want us to have any issues, Shirley. You are the last person I ever wanted to see me like this and if you don't leave. I am afraid I'll have to make you get out of my room by force," She coldly replied. The beautiful smile on her face was already gone and what was there was a cold and dead eyes.Shirley took steps back unknowingly as she couldn't believe her ears.
"Who are we talking about now?" Vincenzo asked.Ariana shook her head then distanced herself from him."It's fine. I thought she told you something," She said. Vincenzo's eyes never left her and he wondered what she was hiding.His eyes trailed down her body and that was when he saw her hands were bandaged."When did this happen?" He blurted out and grabbed her hand catching her off guard. Ariana's eyes widened in fear as she saw the cold look in his eyes.He was getting furious and might flare at her. "How did you sustain this injury?" He bellowed.Ariana's heart skipped a bit and she quickly tried to remove her hand but his grip didn't lesson on it."You are hurting me,"She cried out but he shut her up ruthlessly."You are the one hurting yourself, Ariana. Why did you hide this from me? You hid it so well that I didn't take notice of it. Is this what you feared? You feared that 'she' was going to tell me? And who's this she? Is it Shirley?" He probed, asking questions upon question
Damn! The man was so terrifying! Shirley couldn't help but shiver at Vincenzo's cold expression. He looked like someone who was angered from home. Could it be that he quarreled with Ariana?Shirley walked inside the room, swallowing her fear. She took a deep breath then walked inside, wearing a forced smile. She couldn't even fake a real smile! "Good morning, sir. I am sorry for barging in on you," She said, nervously as she tried hard to get away from his hostile gaze. Why doesn't she get used to his cold ways? "Welcome, please have a seat," Vincenzo calmly replied. One could see the curiosity in his eyes but the cold and expressionless face denied people from seeing that."Martin told me that you wanted to tell me something important." He started. He closed the file he was going through then leaned against the office chair. His probing eyes rested on the woman before him. Even if Martin hadn't told him she wanted to see him, he would have called her over. Ariana was acting suspic
Ariana walked inside the room feeling happy. She sat gently on the bed and took out her phone then logged inside a legit site that publishes daily news."Hun? There is plenty of news in just 2 minutes, let's see," She muttered while scrolling through the news feeds but there was nothing there."What's going on?" Her brows furrowed tightly and she logged out of there into another site but nothing was there.What's going on?"Hello boss," Titus's voice sounded from the phone and from the noisy background alone it showed that he was busy."Any updates from the assassins?" She asked. " Oh, I haven't checked that. Give me a few minutes," He said, then hung up the call.Ariana dropped her phone waiting patiently. Her brows creased lightly as a thought crossed her mind." No, he can never do it. He wouldn't dare to go against our agreement," She clenched her hands still waiting for the call.Her phone's screen turned on and she quickly answered the call."What's the update?" she asked anxio
Vincenzo stared at the fear stricken woman before him and his eyes cleared."What have I done?" He muttered and quickly got away from her. He stared at her with worry in his eyes but he still feared to near her.His eyes blinked rapidly as he saw how visibly shaken she was. He noticed the red marks on her neck and his heart almost stopped beating.'What have I turned myself into?' He thought then slowly make his way to the door and left the room.Ariana watched him leave the room without saying a word and she cried out bitterly. She held her chest and cried out all the pain she felt.Vincenzo listened from the door then took out his phone."What's the update?" He asked coldly with an expressionless face."It's the Silver organization," Martin sighed helplessly." Explain in details," He muttered as he made his way back to his room." They are among the top 3 middle tier organization and completely involved with a lot of serial killings for the past 10 years. I feared that Ariana has p
Rex walked out of the bedrooms with bags underneath his eyes. He yawned heavily then sat on the almost worn out sofa."It has been a few days since I left the house. I am so hungry and tired," He muttered to himself as he picked the remote to watch any station available.And as he scrolled through the channels a soft knock sounded from the door."Hum?" His brows raised up. "Maybe it's not here," He muttered then faced the tv. He made sure not to get out of the house because of the letter he received from an unknown sender."It's that I die inside my rented apartment than have a bullet engraved in my brain," He hissed and continued scrolling through the internet when the knock came again which was then followed by the door bell.He hissed then quickly got up from the sofa to see who the person might be."I hope it's not those serial killers?" He muttered as his lazy eyes looked through the peephole but no one was there."Is this some type of prank?" He muttered and shook his and just
"What are you talking about?" Vincenzo asked after a long silent contest between him and Ariana."The men who attacked are behind bars," She sighed heavily then leaned against the chair. Her hands went to her belly, rubbing it with a soft smile on her face."My heart sank when I heard the news about you being in the hospital, my love."Ariana muttered, her hands were still rubbing her tummy but one could see the sadness in her eyes."Come here," Vincenzo said with a worried look on his face. He won't forgive himself if anything happened to her.And the last thing he wanted at this moment was for her to be sad.Ariana glanced at him then stood up from the chair she sat on. She slowly walked towards him and sat on the bed."Look here, Ariana. There's nothing for you to be sad about. I love you and that's the one thing you should know." He cupped his hands around her cheeks.Ariana stared into his eyes for a while then nodded."I'll stay strong," She smiled. She held his hands for a while
The man from before stepped out from the prison with a calm look on his face. He took out his phone and dialed a number."Hello boss," the speaker said from the other side of the call. There were noises from the background but the man knew exactly what was going on. He looked around and whispered a few words to the phone."Get the car ready and make sure you monitor them very well. The man has already asked us to unleash the plan so we must clear this case tonight and leave no trace behind, you get that?" He asked slowly, still looking around. The responder replied with an affirmation and the man nodded and ended the call."Let's see how you're going to escape from this. You're going to die tonight and I will make sure I leave no traces behind. This job caused me a lot and it's a risk to my life," He muttered then left the place.The man stepped inside his car and drove out of the place towards the bustling city. A few minutes later he packed his car in front of Vincenzo's mansion."
Hours passed by in a flash and the sound of people whispering drifted into Rex's ears. He tried to open his eyes but it seems like his muscles weren't ready to answer him.He struggled for a while but when he saw that it was pointless he laid on the bed and listened to what they were saying."Just take a look at how broken his fingers are, not even surgery can repair them. It is so unfortunate that he has to end up with those people. It seems they haven't stopped their endless and stupid traditions. Oh! I feel for him," A male sighed heavily and from the look of it. It seems he was in the prison hospital.'Was I taken here by them?' Rex thought."Come on, stop it already, look at the way you are speaking?! It's not like the one sleeping on the bed is innocent too! They are all criminals!" The white haired man yelled angrily."They committed a crime! They went against the rules and regulations of the country and so they must be punished by the law! So it is better you keep your mout
Rex sat in the far corner of the cell monitoring the other mates who were shooting glares at him. His mind was filled with thoughts. "It has been a day or two since I got trapped in this cell, while Ariana is out there with that fool," Rex clenched his hands tightly as waves of emotions overwhelmed him. "As long as my plans work out, I will never regret being in this place" He thought while still watching them. One of the burly men in the cell pointed at him and the duos behind him nodded.'I can sense trouble,' His eyes narrowed slightly as the huge man in the middle stood up and walked towards him with a cold and sinister look on his face."Newbie, isn't it about time you pay your respect to the elders in this place? I gave you two good days to come to your senses. Haven't I been generous enough?" He smirked. Rex calmly stared at him for a while then at the men behind him. He kept quiet and focused on the plan he had in mind."Hey you!" The man yelled angrily."You punk! Aren't
Vincenzo looked around his office, he didn't want to be here today, he knew that well, he would rather be at home with his beautiful wife and unborn child.But he also needed to work and sort things out and leave the house because he despised the idea of lying to Ariana.She didn't approve of him getting to the root of the matter, she was chill 'It's out there already' she said, justifying her nonchalant attitude toward the whole issue.He is like that she was not worried he would hate that, with her condition she need not worry. He had read that somewhere.As much as he wanted to let go of the issue, he also wanted to find out where the press had gotten the information, it couldn't have just been out there. He knew how much he had guarded this secret.Finding the truth was not going to be easy. He knew this, these journalists and media people can be very uptight, and getting answers from them would be extremely hard.But he was a determined man and was set to do anything within his po
In between all the chaos of trying to clear the air about the news that came out, Vincenzo also started to get calls from investors in his company saying they wanted to pull out.Everything was crumbling right in front of him.He could afford the investors pulling out at this moment. He had just invested all the company's money, including the ones the investors wanted to pull out. So whatever happened would have to come from him.He'd go bankrupt if that happened.He called the investigator he hired to find out the root of everything. He prayed to God that if it was Rex, he'd make him suffer for a long time.Ariana was the only one doing everything for him at that moment because everyone he had given tasks had turned up with bad news.She requested that she go in to head the meeting with the investors in hopes that she'd stop them from pulling out of the company. After all when they have their child, it would be his property, and she couldn't afford that slipping from him.After the
Rex felt bad that Ariana's feelings were hurt in the process, his plan had only been to hurt Vincenzo.But it was inevitable actually, Ariana had made him admit instead of taking things the way they were she had sought closure and hurt herself in the process.He knew Vincenzo would come for him once he knew the truth, he loved Ariana too much to not have any Justice for what he did, and he was well-prepared for anything.Being well aware of the influence Vincenzo had, Rex knew he couldn't do it alone, he required help, some sort of backup, someone to be there for him if things went South.He found a perfect partner in Marcus, their hate for Vincenzo had brought them together, and they intended to take him out of the way, certainly.When Rex heard the sirens just outside his house, he wasn't scared, he had backup, and he knew he wouldn't stay there for long.***“Trending on many social media platforms now is the contract paper that seems to belong to Mr. Vincenzo and his wife.”“The c
Ariana got up without a word and walked out of the house without looking back, she got what she wanted and her mission was done.She took off her heels immediately, she slammed the door behind her. Holding the tears back until she got into the waiting cab.“Go,” she said as she stepped in, slamming the door and making the driver jolt in his seat before turning to look at her.“I'm sorry” she apologized as she caught a glimpse of the look on his face.Without another word, he drove out of the premises.She let the tears flow, Rex had abused her. He probably didn't realize it, but he did, taking off her clothes and taking those illicit photos of her.Safe to say, he was and still is sickly obsessed with her. If he truly loved her, why did he chose Vera over her? Why did he hurt her or was she meant to be hurt by all the men she loves?Was it her fate? She looked out the window, watching as the street went by as they drove with her mind reeling with different thoughts. Wondering what V
Vincenzo woke up a happy man. Every day was good for him as long as he had her with him. Everything in the world seemed okay.The sky was sunny, the birds were chirping, and all was right.He got up from bed, but not without kissing her on her forehead and her protruding stomach.He was careful not to wake her up.Furthermore, he felt she needed more rest. Likewise, he wanted to avoid anything that would cause any complications to arise.He got up, showered, got dressed in a particular suit he had chosen for that day, and dashed on her perfume. He wanted to be reminded of her all day long.He went to check on her before he left, in case she had already woken up.Panic coarse through him as he didn't find her on the bed. He felt his heart starting to race.He calmed down when he called out her name, and he heard her voice from the bathroom. “Is everything alright?” She asked as she stepped out of the bathroom, confused as to why he looked so worried.“Everything's wonderful, darling"