Chapter 99Ariana groaned as she flusters her eyes open, she yawned and stretched her body, the pain was so crucifying that she ended up collapsing, she didn’t wish such pain on her enemy, but she was able to endure it because it was important, it was all for a good reason. She tried standing up, and her head felt heavy, she still felt pains from the blood drawn out of her body and the injection that was administered to her, she sighed and slowly touched her tummy, and she doesn’t lose her child, even though just the first day that her blood was drawn from her body she feels terribly weak The door suddenly opened and Ariana tilted her head, she saw Martin come inside the room with a smile on his face, his eyes darted around her and he sighed. “I can see that you are up, do you care for good, you need to eat healthily so that you can recover from the blood you have lost,” Martin said and Ariana nodded. “I do care to eat something, thank you so much,” Ariana said and Martin nodded.
It was dark at night, the taxi that took Ariana came to a stop, Ariana was unconscious inside the car. The driver came down from the car, his eyes darting around, he let out a deep breath when a car stopped close to his. The driver came down from the car and approached him. “Where is she?” the man asked.“She is unconscious inside the car” the taxi driver replied, the man went closer and peeped inside the car. “That’s good, help me carry her out,” the man said and the taxi driver nodded. They opened the door and carried Ariana out of the car, the man carried Ariana inside his car and closed the door. He opened the car booth and there was a dead body inside the car. “Help me with this,” the man said, and they carried the dead body, placing it in the taxi. “So, what are we going to do now?” the taxi driver asked. “We have to pour the gasoline over the car, and light it up” the man replied and the taxi driver nodded. They pour gasoline over the taxi and light up the taxi. Fire eru
Vincenzo was finally up on his feet again, Martin was agitated and was scared to meet Vincenzo even though he knew it was important to see him, after several agitations he decided to muster the courage as a man and meet Vincenzo. He stepped out of his office and went inside his car, Vincenzo had just recently gone back home. He drove to Vincenzo's mansion and sighed while he came down from the car.He gently knocked on the main door before stepping inside, his steps were halted when he saw Vincenzo going through his phone, Vincenzo noticed someone was in the sitting room with him and raised his head, he smiled when he saw Martin, who sluggishly moved his legs closer to him. "It’s nice seeing you, I appreciate all the work you did in the hospital," Vincenzo said and Martin cleared his throat. "You don't have to mention it, what are friends for" Martin replied and Vincenzo laughed. "That reminds me, I have been trying to get in contact with Ariana, but her phone has been ringing she
Vincenzo was restless and had called several people to make sure Ariana was somewhere and alive, he had refused to believe Ariana was dead, he was busy chanting several words knowing Ariana couldn’t be dead now. He would have felt hollow deep inside, but he had faith she was alive somewhere, he decided to start investigating, hallowing in doubts and self-pity wouldn’t help him. He cleared his throat as he looked at himself in the mirror, his heart was busy punching fast before he walked away from his house, he went inside his car and pulled his phone out, dialing Martin’s contact. Martin sighed when he saw his phone ringing, he was still scared and had hoped Ariana us alive somewhere even though the evidence of her no more was presented to him, he had been restless in his office and was hardly able to concentrate on his work. He cleared his throat before picking up Vincenzo's call, knowing this was a sensitive period for him and all of them. “Vincenzo,” he said as soon as he picke
Vincenzo’s eyes were hooded as anger surged through him, he couldn’t believe Harriet had the guts to touch him after everything she had done, he never wished to set his eyes on her again and here she was smiling like a fool, he wished nothing but to smack the smile away from her face. “I wasn’t expecting to see you in the hospital Vincenzo” Harriet asked, her eyes sparking as her gaze fell on Vincenzo, it felt like she had seen her celebrity crush.“Don’t ever touch me with those filthy hands of yours!” Vincenzo warned and Harriet's face fell.“Who permitted her here in the first place!” Vincenzo asked angrily. “This is a hospital Vincenzo, anyone is free to come in as far as they have an emergency” Martin replied and Vincenzo shot him a look that made him wished he never talked in the first place. “Vincenzo…” Harriet called, and one look from Vincenzo shut her up. “I have warned you several times to stay away from me, I don’t want to ever lay my eyes on you and I don’t want to br
The Surgeon exhaled deeply before opening the door, he stepped inside the room and saw Ariana was ready for the operation, he went closer to her and his eyes widened when he saw Ariana. He looked perplexed and stepped away a bit, hoping he was seeing the person he had thought he was seeing, but the face didn’t change, it was Ariana he was sure of it. Doctor Miles, the surgeon who was in charge of operating on Ariana, was on a medical visit to the hospital, he was known as the best surgeon in the country and when the hospital was contacted for an emergency surgery they told Doctor Miles to take on the work which he gladly expected, the face turned out to be who he wasn’t respecting to see. “Are we starting the operation now?” one of the surgeon nurses suddenly said, jolting Doctor Miles from his thoughts, he cleared his throat and moved closer to Ariana. “We should, but we have to conduct a few tests first. I need her blood sample” Doctor Miles said and the nurse nodded. They took
“Vincenzo, let her go!” Martin screamed and Vincenzo let go of Harriet, Harriet slumped on the floor and started coughing, she wrapped her hand around her neck trying to ease her sore throat. “What has gone into you? You would have been charged for murder!” Martin added as different waves of emotion hit him. “I had told her several times I didn’t want her close to me, but she refused to listen!” Vincenzo said angrily, his eyes darted around, and his breathing was haggard, he fisted his hand trying to control how he felt. “I was only trying to help” Harriet said, attempting to defend herself, but Martin scowled at her.“You should have listened to him, he doesn’t want you around!” Martin said angrily and sighed, turning his attention on Vincenzo. “I actually have news I want to share with you regarding Ariana” Martin said, stealing Vincenzo’s attention immediately.“What is it?” he asked, moving a bit closer to Martin. Harriet, who was on the floor coughing before, became quiet as s
Rex could feel the weight of his decision pressing down on him. He knew he should have told Vicenzento about his plans – he deserved to know the truth. But part of him was selfishly afraid of losing, and he didn't want to risk it. So he had kept the secret to himself, even though it felt like a heavy burden to bear.As he sat alone in his room, he couldn't help but wonder if he had made the right choice.Rex's feelings for Ariana were clouding his judgment. He was so blinded by his desire for her that he couldn't think clearly. He didn't know that she was pregnant. It was as if his world were spinning out of control, and he felt powerless to stop it.As he sat there, an idea popped into his head, he stood up and left the house. He jumped up from his chair and hurried to his car, starting the engine and driving towards the hospital.Rex's heart was pounding as he entered the hospital. He saw Ariana, lying there motionless, and his breath caught in his throat. He couldn't bear the tho
"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"