It's been a few hours since Ariana and her boss, Vincenzo left the hospital. Sheila didn't know exactly where they were going but she knew they were going to meet that bastard, Rex.But it's been too long and Sheila was beginning to feel anxious. She was worried about Ariana and prays everything works out for good. Sheila kept pacing around the hospital waiting for her. She wondered what state Ariana must be in at the moment. She wondered if she should call her.After another ten minutes, she decided to call Ariana but the phone kept ringing without an answer. Maybe she wasn't with her phone. Taking a deep breath, she decided to call Vincenzo.After just one ring, he picked it up but there was no words from him."Mr. Vincenzo, can I please speak with my friend?" Sheila asked, sounding anxious."She just left in a cab without her bag," he simply said."What! How could you… sorry, Mr. Vincenzo but do you perhaps know where she would be headed to?" Sheila asked, holding back her anger.
Ariana took a cab to her office and arrived earlier than everyone else. She went straight to her desk so she could start working on the files on her desk.One hour later, her co-workers came to the office too and were surprised to see her working very hard. They all heard that she was hospitalized but no one knows why."Ariana, I heard you are not too fine. I hope you are better now?" One of them asked.Without raising her head, she simply answered," Yes. I am much better""Are you supposed to be working so hard after being discharged?""I think Ria is right, Ariana. You are supposed to be resting and doing minor jobs" another chipped in." And you guys are supposed to be working instead of lazing around with talks that don't concern you," She retorted, still typing away in her computer." You don't have to be rude!" The first girl said, getting angry at the way Ariana was talking to them." You don't have to care about me either! If you are pained, leave me alone!" Ariana retorted ag
Ariana knew deep down she was trying to lie to herself but she kept on typing away in the computer. She brought out her phone and sent a message. It was wrong for her to make a scene in the office but she was just pissed of by Janet. She wanted to dwell in her world of fantasy where she always had Ray and their unborn child. She would never accept that her child was gone.Killed by his own father.Why would everyone not agree to her reasoning? But still deep down, her heart was filled with pain unbearable. And the only thing she could do was transfer her anger to the poor keyboard. She invested her anger and time on working even when everyone had left the office. It might be that she was afraid to come in terms with her fears.The fear that all of these was, after all, real. The clinking and clanking of the keyboard was disrupted by the sound of her ringing phone. She took a glance at it and saw it was Sheila calling her. She braced up herself to answer the call as she took a deep b
As soon as Ariana stepped out of the office, she battled with her tears but it all came rushing down amidst her resistance. She wiped them off, walking towards her desk. After shutting down her computer, she left the office.She knew that if she went back to her house, the memories would drive her insane. Instead, she walked towards a nearby park and sat down in a seclusive spot.There, she let her tears fall as she sobbed quietly. The memories of her five years with Rex and his betrayal was becoming too tough to handle."Why Rex? What do you want from me? Was it just the money?" She questioned herself several times.As if playing with her heart wasn't enough, he had to kill their unborn child. What had the innocent baby done to him? She brought out her phone to make a call to him. Maybe it was just a prank like she wanted to believe. Her hands were shaking as she dialed his number the upteemth time. There was no answer and that's when reality starts to set in.He truly dumped her, us
Vincenzo walked up to her and was just staring at her. By now he had been surrounded by bodyguards who scared away every female within a certain proximity. Let alone the bodyguards, this man's aura could even scare off a fierce pack of wolves.But his attention was fixed on a particular she-wolf, Ariana. She was his target for the night and he won't allow anyone an inch close to her. Unknown to the drunk Ariana who was still admiring the man's beauty, all he wanted to do was take her out of the place and lock her away from all these men. Why would she let that dirty thing touch her body?She was his alone! "Boss?" She asked, looking at Vincenzo.He was surprised at himself after her voice brought him out of his thoughts. Why would he be thinking of her as his own? What was this strange feeling coming from him? But her next words came as a surprise to him too. His personal whore? Why would she think he wanted to make her a whore? She wasn't going to be his whore, it was more like a
When Vincenzo got to the car, he saw Ariana curled up at the back of the car. That was a surprise. He thought he was going to see a fierce kitten who might have scratched the hell out of his bodyguard.That was because she looked fierce back at the bar. Was she like this everytime she was drunk or was it because of the pains of betrayal? "Boss…"Vincenzo looked from the sleeping beauty up to the voice that called him. He would have continued calling her that until he saw something. Scratch that thought. She was indeed a fierce kitten. What the fuck was that on his bodyguard's face? Who the hell would do that? But the answer was damn too obvious. "She did this?" He asked, referring to the red marks on the bodyguard's face. He made a mental note never to let her drink ever again! "Yes, boss. She was calling me Rex while scratching the hell out of my face" the guard replied." Rex?" Vincenzo asked, sighing. She was still hurting from that useless son of a bitch! He so much wish to g
Her eyes fluttered slowly as she tried to stand up from the bed she was lying on. She could hear the birds chirping already. Her room window was open and she could feel the morning breeze blowing coolly on her skin. She tried to open her eyes wider but something hit her painfully. "Ouch! Arrrrrrggg" She winced as her head felt like it was suddenly banged against something solid. Not just her head but her ears were buzzing nonstop. What happened to her? Why was she having a freaking migraine this early?"You are up already? Stand up so you could take the hangover soup I made. You sure had a lot last night. Lucky you weren't banged" Shirley said, walking into her room.Did Shirley just said banged? Was she in the alternative universe?"Had a lot? Hangover soup? What the hell happened to me?" She asked, clearly confused. " You don't remember? You mean you don't remember being carried up to your room by your sexy muscled boss who could beat the Greek god with his beauty?" Shirley said,
It was still a bit early when Ariana got to the office. She heaved a sigh of relief as she sat down, ready to work on some files she left undone the day before. Since she missed so many days due to her miscarriage, she had to work extra hard. She was buried deep in her work that she didn't realize the arrival of the other workers. The thing that caught her attention was the news that the president won't be coming to the office till on Monday. It was a Friday already and weekend."I am going to miss those gorgeous eyes and luscious lips" "Me too. I came earlier than I used to just to eat his gorgeousness with my stare""And I just want one look at me from the god of beauty himself!"Ariana almost wanted to puke at their cringy words. How could they be so shameless? Eat his gorgeousness? When had beauty become edible?But she was happy he wasn't coming to the office. How was she going to face him after the stunt she pulled yesterday? Only God knows what else she had done in her state
"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"