Third POVPain, anger, hatred, rage, pity, that was all I had felt for the past few weeks. It had been two weeks since I watched the life drained from Felix's eyes. Nothing seemed to make sense anymore, I became numb soon after the event and unresponsive.Lucas had taken me home that day and left me here in the villa, while he returned to his mansion. Two weeks went by and I have been quiet and have hardly spoken a word. I went to work and returned without seeing Daminen's face for two weeks.I avoided him like a poison, and I asked Leo to give me an office on the ground floor, which he accepted. I could have quit the job but I knew I had to gather as much money from them, with my hard work in case something were to happen.I haven't seen Lucas since that day, he informed me that he was leaving town and would be back soon but I didn't bother to ask. Today was my day off, not just any day off it was Damien's engagement party to Britney.The rumors of me being together with Felix died a
I was left frozen where I stood, the crowd jubilated, as everyone congratulated me. I forced a smile on my face as I smiled and greeted everyone with a fake smile pasted on my face.I was so lost in greeting, that I didn't observe the hands that wrapped around my waist, I turned to find Lucas.“My lady,” he said and he picked up my hands and kissed it.“Lucas, why didn't you….” I tried to talk to him about the announcement he just made.“Not now, love, let's dance,” he said as he led me to the dance floor. My eyes fell on Damien, as he stood dancing with Britney on the dance floor, where he had come from I don't t know, as I couldn't find him since I got here.“I don't know how to dance,” I said.“Don't worry I'll show you,” Lucas said as he led the way. He took it easy on me as we danced, it was quiet and peaceful and I did my best to keep the right composure.Soon the dance changed and couples were required to switch partners and I ended up in the arms of another man.“You look beau
Fear was my greatest enemy at the moment, I didn't know what to do, whoever this man was I knew it wouldn't be easy to win him over. He may have been Lucas's doctor and certainly wouldn't favor me.“Come on, let's buy some time till the female doctor gets here,” my mother whispered, and my eyes narrowed at her.“How, the doctor is already here,” I asked.“Follow my goddamn lead girl,” she said and I nobbed, I was ready to do anything to escape this condition at the moment. “What should I do?” I asked.“What is going on, can someone open the goddamn door,” Lucas yelled from outside?“Hold on a moment, she needs to take off her cloth and take a bath, she smells like shit,” my mother yelled out.“Ok, we will be waiting,” Lucas responded and I signed.“Good, now we stall him till the doctor gets here,” my mother responded and I nobbed.I took off my clothes immediately as I rushed into the bathroom, this was a crazy idea and I hoped it worked out, or I wouldn't be letting that doctor com
The door opened and Lucas walked in alongside Brian, who looked worried. Sometimes I ask myself if he cared about me or what he benefited from my union with Lucas.The doctor narrowed her eyes on me, I didn't know what she was going to say but I knew it would be nothing but the truth.I looked to the side to see my mother who seemed to be shaking, I knew she was pissed off by the latest development, but I was done with her schemes of using me to exploit, more and more authority over herself, I wanted my life to be mine, not hers.“So Doctor, what is it?” Lucas asked as he walked towards me, once he was within reach he picked up my hands and laid a kiss on it.“I am sorry Lucas, I just didn't want you to find out this way, I am so sorry, I wanted to tell you but I was scared…” I muttered as tears leaked from my eyes.“She is pregnant,” the doctor busted out so fast that I cut my words out of my mouth, I could see how Lucas' eyes widened. I was shocked by the way she blew the cover.“How
I ignored Britney, as I walked to the gates, I could see Freya waving crazily at me. I walked closer to her by the gate.“Surprised!!!” Freya exhorted, I smiled slowly.I looked to the security, and I nobbed at him to let them in, the gates opened and Freya rushed in as she threw her arms around my neck.“I miss you, my favorite girl,” she said and I hugged her, I missed her too.“What are you doing here?” I asked her, as I hugged her.“Why, are you not happy to see me?” she asked and I looked to see Sean, his eyes scanned me. He seemed shy and uncomfortable.“Ariana,” he breathed out and I looked away from him, this was bad, I wasn't ready for this. What was he doing here, he had no reason to come here, I had enough on my plate already.“Listen to me, you need to leave, I will call you later on, but for now stay low,” I whispered to Freya who looked at me confused, she must be wondering why I was kicking her out, but it was more than that.“Why, I mean…..” she trails off as a voice i
“What is wrong with my son,” Brian asked, I knew he was panicking inside. My mother walked to him as she rubbed his back.“You should be aware of his case of Hypogonadism?” the doctor said and Brian nodded. My head wanted to explore, Hypogonadism, I knew what it meant.I didn’t understand why they thought he had that illness when I was standing right here to prove that that wasn’t true. It “It’s draining his muscle mass, it’s nothing serious but I would give him some medication for the side effect,” the doctor said and I watched as Brian sighed in relief, I could see the pain in his eyes.The man was strong to have endured so much, losing his wife and son, then finding out his other son couldn’t produce children, I sat down as everything seemed to make more sense.I understood why Brian was desperate, and trying to marry me off to Lucas, maybe that was why he wanted my mother, not to bear more kids but because of me. I gasped as the realization rocked through me.It got the attention
I woke up the next morning after what had happened. I picked up my resignation letter from my bedside table. I had given a lot of thought to everything around me.I was confused about everything, and at the same time, something seemed to make a lot of sense. Is this why Damien refused to accept me, and why he was always so restless and had to settle with a woman like Britney?I was so lost in thought when I saw the door open and my mother stepped in. I rolled my eyes at heras as she stepped in. Since I found out about her motives, I had less respect for her.“What is it?” I spat out.“Watch your tone, girl,” she snapped at me. I rolled my eyes at her as I sank back onto my bed.“Dress up, family dinner in ten minutes, don't make me come back for you,” she informed me as she pointed her finger at me. I ignored her as she walked to the door and then stopped.“And you better not act hostile in front of our guest,” she told me as she left. I sighed.Soon I was dressed in a hoodie and jean
I stood up, from my hiding spot, I didn't know how to feel at this moment. Pain or hate or betrayal. This has gone long enough and I would see it end.“Ariana, what are you doing?” Freya whispered yelled at me as she stared at me in shock.“I wouldn't sit here, and watch them…..” I trialed off, as the good old days flashed through my eyes, Sean was my one-time lover and someone I had spent a great deal of time with, and seeing this did something to me.I stormed over to them, as I entered the farmhouse and made sure they heard me enter, my mother pushed Sean away from her in fear as she rearranged her clothes, once she saw it was me she rolled her eyes and said.“Oh, it's you,” she said with a frown on her face as she rolled her eyes, I could see she didn't care I had caught her. Did she not have morals, or any bit of conscience, that she was indeed in her husband's house and that someone would have caught her somehow?Did she not care that Sean was my ex-boyfriend, or he was once my