A week had passed, and a lot had happened. Jared had woken up from the medical induced coma he was put in but was still in hospital, where he seemed to be recovering nicely. Adrian wasted no time in finding out who had shot him and instantly knew it was an inside job, done by someone who worked for him, someone who he would have never suspected. He killed him on the spot with no questions asked as he done was giving people second chances, not knowing that his worst enemy was still lurking in the shadows, following his every move. Aria had tried her utmost best to be there for Brianna and help her in any way she could. Aurora had also stayed with her and Adrian for a few nights and had thoroughly enjoyed playing with Lyla. It was just after ten in the morning and Aria had just gotten both girls ready for the day. “Auntie I go mama” Aurora said with a small sad smile on her face.Aria ran a comb through her hair and looked down at her,“We will go to your mama soon, are you excited
It was a few days later and Aria hadn’t been able to sleep or eat properly since she had found out Adrian had asked Hunter to watch over her on the night that Jared had been shot. Adrian had been too busy with work to realise that something was wrong, although he did notice that she was more quieter than usual.Aria waited for Adrian to head out for the day before she told her personal driver to drive her to the hotel where they had both spent the evening.She put on her dark sunglasses and looked out of the car window, thinking she needed to collect any sort of evidence she could find as that was the only way Adrian would believe her, that Hunter wasn’t as innocent as he portrayed himself to be.The drive to the hotel took almost an hour as it was a little out of the city. The driver parked his car right outside and waited for Aria to step out before he closed the door after her and watched her walk up to the huge entrance. Aria was glad there was no paparazzi lurking around as she
Adrian returned home after a long day at work and found Aria watching a movie with Chase in the home theatre. They were both sitting next to each other and seemed to be enjoying each other’s company. “You came at a good time, the movies just started” Chase said to Adrian before he ate some popcorn. Over the last few weeks, he had become more and more closer to him and Aria, and just needed to find the right time to get his revenge. Adrian unbuttoned a few buttons of his shirt and looked over at Aria, thinking she looked effortlessly good, and he was glad to see her after a long day at work.“Aren’t you getting a bit too comfortable” he said to Chase, although he didn’t mind him being there. Chase drank some of his cold drink and looked up at him,“It wasn’t my idea to watch the movie it was your woman’s” he said about Aria. Aria smiled and looked up at Adrian,“He’s right” she said before she got up from her seat and met him with a tight hug. Adrian hugged her back and kissed her
Aria rang Jenna and asked her if they could reschedule their outing together as she wanted to surprise Adrian at the party.“Yes, that’s absolutely fine, you go and have a good time” Jenna said as she rested her hand on her baby bump and massaged it gently.Aria thanked her, before she quickly ended the call and started getting ready, thinking she had a perfect little plan up her sleeve and couldn’t wait to see Adrian’s reaction. It wasn’t long before she finished getting ready and looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a nice sexy red dress, which she wore with gold dangly earrings and a pair of gold heels. She put on some perfume and ruffled her already curly hair, before she picked up her small clutch bag from the bed and made her way downstairs. She stepped out of the house and saw one of Adrian’s personal drivers waiting outside patiently. “Shall we get going ma’am?” he asked politely. Aria walked over to him and smiled,“Yes and no need to be so formal, you can cal
Victoria looked at Adrian and then at Aria who looked like she had been crying. “I’m sorry” she said quietly although it wasn’t even her fault. Aria looked at her with a serious look on her face,“I don’t want your apology, I just need to talk to Adrian alone” she said and that was all she had to say before Victoria walked away feeling ashamed and awfully guilty. Adrian looked down at Aria, thinking she looked broken.“What are you doing here?” he asked her quietly as he lead her away to a quieter part of the room, hoping she gave him a chance to explain himself, although he had a feeling she wouldn’t.Aria pulled away from him and looked up into his eyes deeply,“I saw everything” she said with tears in her eyes, thinking she couldn’t believe what he had done. Adrian looked down at her,“It’s not what it seems beautiful” he said quietly, as he felt his vision blur slightly.He leaned back against the closest wall he found and looked down at her,“I don’t want an explanation, I jus
It was the following day and Aria woke up to a pair of strong arms wrapped around her from behind, and Adrian’s sexy tempting scent fill her nose. She had fallen asleep in one of the guest bedrooms and wasn’t expecting Adrian to find her so early in the morning. “I know your awake beautiful” Adrian said in her ear quietly, thinking he had given her enough space yesterday but today he needed to talk to her and tell her everything. Aria stiffened in his arms and didn’t open her eyes, although she was awake. “Leave me alone” she said with her soft voice sounding more broken than anything else. Adrian didn’t let go of her and instead pulled her even more closer to her, thinking even though no words would ever be enough to tell her sorry he was, he was going to try his best.“I know what I did was beyond forgivable but please give me a chance to explain myself” he said as he wrapped both of his arms around her tightly.Aria turned around in his arms and looked up at him,“I don’t want
A few days had passed, and Victoria had asked Aria if she could meet her for lunch. Aria was a bit hesitant at first but agreed in the end, as she didn’t want to cut her out completely. She quickly got dressed and looked at herself in the mirror once before she quickly made her way downstairs and almost bumped into Adrian who was carrying Lyla in his arms and showering her with cute little kisses. “Careful beautiful” he said quietly as he wrapped an arm around her and steadied her effortlessly, thinking she looked stunning. Aria was wearing a nice white crisp collared shirt dress which she wore with a pair of flats and had left all of her long hair opened. “I’m running a little late as you can tell” she said with a small smile before she reached up and kissed Lyla on the cheek softly.Adrian kissed her on the top of her head softly and looked down at her with a serious look on his face,“I’ll drop you off wherever you need to go” he said before he slipped a few strands of her hair
A few days had passed and both Aria and Adrian had been working hard on finding any dirt they could on Hunter. Adrian had kept him at an arm’s length and made sure he didn’t get too close to him or any of his loved ones. Everyone had suffered enough already, and he wasn’t going to make the same mistake again and let him back into his circle, not after what he had done. He had paid a visit to the hotel where Aria and him had stayed a few weeks ago and like expected had found out that Hunter had bribed one of the security guards there with money, just so that he didn’t open his mouth and expose what he had done with Aria. Adrian made sure he was given a copy of the footage from inside the hotel suite before he left and much to his relief, he was glad to find out that Hunter didn’t sleep with Aria. He told Aria straightaway as he knew how much it had been eating her up from the inside since the day she had found out. Aria was glad that Hunter didn’t take advantage of her, although h