Inquisitiveness as never before overtook Clara as she watched Ariana walk away with wide smiles on her face as though she had accomplished the biggest feat in the world. She glanced back at the door to the restroom where she just left and then frowned before turning back to Ariana. 'She has a lot to explain to me today,' she thought before walking up to her, quickening her pace. Ariana got back into the restaurant and the eyes of all the other customers turned to her as they wondered what was going on. Clara followed closely behind and they raised an eyebrow."Has she finally succeeded in ruining their coming together?" Someone whispered to his seatmates and all of them began to glare at Clara with an angry stare. Ariana noticed this and frowned a little bit before turning to Clara. 'Why is everyone staring at her like that?' She thought before picking up her purse and turning to Clara. "Let's go, " she said, and then Clara nodded as she also picked up her purse. The lady who was si
Immediately after that incident with Ariana, Vincent found himself leaning against the wall, with millions of thoughts rumbling through his mind. He chuckled and shook his head as he gazed at the ceiling, as though there were a lot of words imprinted on it.' My goodness,' he thought to himself, as he kept on looking at the ceiling, with a bright smile on his face. 'She is so damn good,' he thought to himself. 'She is freaking good, I would grant her that.' He then took a deep breath.' I can't believe she is so persistent in this. Does she take me to be a fool? What exactly is she hoping to accomplish with this? The fact that Clara is even going along with her and encouraging her with it is making me so infuriated all the more. What is she expecting to gain out of this? Just what?' He thought to himself and then rubbed his chin furiously. He then moved away from the wall with frustration and raked his fingers through his hair. The image of her entire frame was tormenting him incredi
It didn't take too long before Clara finally got to their destination right in front of the school building and then put the car to a stop. She then folded her arms and relaxed back against her seat before turning towards Ariana with a wide smile. Ariana gave her a confused stare and frowned slightly. "Why the hell are you smiling at me like that? Stop it. You look so weird. " She said jokingly, and Clara chuckled, "Well, what else can I say? It's not every day I get to see you falling into a complete situation where you have no choice but to accept what is right in front of you," she said, and Ariana rolled her eyes as she unhooked her seatbelt."Just give up with a teasing, Clara, it is just one date. It's not like something is going to come up after then, " she said, and Clara smirked, "Are you sure about that?" She asked, and Ariana frowned, "Just give it up, okay? I know that we're going to have a date. You don't have to keep repeating it in my ears, " she said, and this acti
Fiona couldn't contain how she was feeling, in fact, she couldn't explain herself, her entire system was burning like an inferno, her entire brain felt swollen like a tsunami, and she felt like she was about to combust and burn into smithereens."This can't be, " she thought to herself as she clenched her fist tighter, digging her nails deeper into her palm till it ached so much but the anger in her mind prevented her from feeling such pain. she clenched her teeth hard and glanced at Ariana who was pampering her son with loving smiles on their faces, she felt her head swell up with insane rage. 'This is impossible, no this can't be, this is just outrageous, ' she looked away from them and then rubbed her eyes continuously, 'no I must be dreaming, there is no way this can be happening,' she thought to herself and then looked back at the both of them.'How the hell.... when did she have a son? ' she thought to herself and kept on glancing at the both of them. ' his resemblance to Vinc
"I am completely fine on my own, I never told you I needed your help." She replied as she looked at him and he paused in his actions, staring deep down at her with his eyes fixated on her beautiful long lashes and sparkling blue eyes. He smiled a little bit and then nodded his head slightly." As you wish," he said with a slight smile and then moved away from her, walking towards the receptionist's table. Ariana batted her eyelids and glanced at him, not expecting the reaction he just gave off presently. She frowned a little bit as she kept on staring at him and then bit her lip. 'Have I pushed him too much or did I overreact a lot?' She thought to herself and then slowly turned around to face Liam. Liam was staring at his mom with a worried tone on his face. She chuckled and then squatted down towards his height. Then she rubbed her hands against his hair softly, trying to calm him down. "It's okay my boy, forget about anything you just saw, okay? Don't mind that lady, she was just
'Well, this is amusing and unexpected. I know that Alex has mentioned having a child before, but, well, oh no she is just too beautiful. ' She thought to herself as she found herself staring endlessly at the child in Alex's arms. 'She is so cute. ' She thought to herself and kept on smiling at the little girl. The little girl found herself staring at Ariana as she then patted her dad's shoulder. "Daddy, who is the pretty lady behind you? " She asked and Ariana found herself blushing slightly as she immediately looked away. 'Oh my god, she just called me pretty. ' She thought to herself and then chuckled as Alex slowly turned around to look at her. "Oh, my bad, I'm sorry for the lack of introduction, Emily, this is a very good friend of mine, Ariana, and Ariana, meet my daughter, Emily, that I've told you about. " He said and Ariana smiled uncontrollably as she extended her arms towards little Emily on her dad's shoulder. Emily stretched her arms and took hold of Ariana's large hand
The sly hidden individual kept his hand in his pocket and then put on his hood to cover his identity as he quickly exited the school building. He stopped at the entrance and looked behind him to make sure no one was following him before taking a deep breath and looking around the road before him. He glanced at Arianna's car and then frowned slightly before nodding his head with amusement. "Well, she made it a huge deal to get such kind of a vehicle."He muttered softly to himself and then walked over to the next direction, taking his phone out of his pocket. He then scrolled to a certain familiar number and then paused before dialing it. His phone beeped while he placed it in his ears and then toyed with his fingers a little bit, awaiting a reply. The person at the other end picked up immediately. ''Hello, boss,'' he said, and then Vincent's voice came up next. ''Well, Drake, I didn't—well, that was quick. I didn't expect you to call this fast. Have you started and has any progress
Days passed, and Ariana's long break from work finally came to an end. She found herself in a room with lots of actors and actresses and people with various prowess and countless talents preparing themselves for the biggest audition of all. They were about to audition for the casting role of the lead actress in a movie about to be premiered by the world's fast-rising leading entertainment industry, SPECTRA INTERNATIONAL.Because she was being recognized for who she was as the world's leading actress, the staff and authorities wanted to push Ariana to the front and just clear the entire audition as quickly as possible. But no matter how much they pleaded with her, she refused to be treated that way. She just remained in her position and sat by the mirror while the makeup artist attended to her with all sweet smiles on his face, casting her the most flirty expressions Ariana had ever witnessed in her entire life. All she could just do was roll her eyes and keep her attention on the mirr
Vincent's POV The sight before me gets straight into my nerves, making me feel unsettled. My breathing becomes so hoarse as if I am struggling to catch my breath. As if I have something stuck in my throat. But it is evidence that it is the fury that is already tearing through my body. God knows that if he as much as attempts to touch a single hair on that little boy's body, I am not going to spare even his bones. I shut my eyes and take a deep breath. Is at this point that I feel extremely powerless in ways that I never intended to feel. I can't let him do anything to that boy. The boy whom I just discovered a few days ago is my son. The son I have had for seven years without even knowing. This son I never grew up with. The son I never raised. All these endless, frustrating thoughts are making my anger increase exponentially deep down with me, but I'm struggling to keep my coal. Releasing my fury right now is not going to make every meeting get better. It's only going to mak
Vincent's POV I know that I shouldn't trust their judgment. These people who are with me right now, presently the most notorious criminals in the city, will have to present with the tactics they used to secure this attack. I will have to think wisely because whatever action I want to partake in. I cannot lose my guard and allow them to overpower me because of any stupidity of any sort. I continue to point the gun at the mafia who was previously holding me as he begins to lead me toward the place where they said my son had been kept. The man whom I had already suspected to be their boss was also leading the way ahead of him together with Fiona and another of his bodyguards who had been attempting to apprehend me all the while. The look Fiona is giving me let me know that she still has other tricks and tactics up her slave but I am not going to fall for it anymore. I am also going to show that I have my tricks stuck up in my sack of plans for all of them. They have no idea the e
Vincent's POVBang!!!!!The very loud, powerful, vibrating sound of a gunshot echoes loudly in my ears, almost making my ear drums blackout as I immediately sit up on the ground, placing my hand against my ear. That was so freaking loud. It felt as if my eardrums were about to explode. Who the hell had to guts to do that? I manage to lift my head and look at my surroundings while still placing my hand against my ear as if it could reduce the pain I am feeling. The images around me are a little bit blurry, and this makes me squint my eyelids for a little while, trying to process what I am looking at. "Welcome back to the land of the living Mr Vincent." A voice speaks up, and after a few minutes, the images are now a little bit clearer directly in front of me. The first image I see makes me frown immediately as I raise an eyebrow with shock not believing what I am looking at right now. "Flora?" I find myself saying softly but then she just rolls her eyes and looks away while scof
Ariana's POV I feel like a needle has just been pierced into my ears. What the hell... I don't understand.I don't get it. I look at him with excessive shock in my eyes and then squeeze my eyelids, my brain trying to process what I just heard.I must be in some sort of dream, right? He must have noticed my expression because he chuckles and then shakes his head before gazing down at the ground."I know this must be so hard for you to process because, well, anyone listening to this will think it's a very, very dumb idea, but I can assure you that it's the best thing to do. I am the only one that has the capability of helping you right now, Ariana, and what you just have to do is give me what I want."I shake my head with frustration." Okay, so can I ask a question." I request and he gestures towards me as if offering me the podium. "Yes of course. The floor is yours. Ask away. What do you want to know?" " Why do you want me to marry you?""Because Ariana, at this point, my min
Ariana's POV I know he has assured me that everything is going to be fine and I should relax and not let it get to my head.But God I can't help it. I seriously can't. I am 100% impatient as I continue to pace back and forth in endless stances all over every section and every nook and cranny of the large sitting room while Clara remains seated on the sofa with her legs also trembling, looking at me with a worried expression on her face."You have to calm down, Ariana, okay? worrying yourself this much is not going to make the situation even better." She says, but then I turn my face to look at her and watch as she immediately shuts her mouth, gazing at the ground."I am sorry. I shouldn't have said that" she replies immediately, and I can tell she is feeling extreme guilt for actually losing Liam when he was directly under her watch. But the Lord knows I can't blame her. I wasn't expecting her to be so strong enough to overpower powerful-looking strong kidnappers like that.I just
Vincent's POV What I am doing right now is extremely stupid, but call me crazy; I cannot let this type of situation just pass me by; this is my son we are talking about, so I am going to follow this marker to the last drop and ensure that everything goes the way it should.I and the officers are precisely stepping into an unknown territory, with our eyes all around us, trying to observe the surroundings and figure out any potential threat that may come out from nowhere.As per the phone call Ariana received, and the information we were able to gather from tracing the call, this is where the location came from. And we are all scrutinizing every way deeply, trying to figure out any single slight suspicion that might give us what we are looking for.The police officers gave me a gun, just in case the threat we are about to meet is much more deadly than we can anticipate. I don't need to be taught how to use it, it is something I am quite familiar with and have been an expert with for a
Ariana's POVHeavens know that I have never been in such heavy turmoil as the one I am right now. The confusion in my senses is extreme. I am not in my right senses as I scratch my fingers endlessly against my hair pacing about the sitting room with Clara following me every step I go to ensure that I don’t delve into the very deep pits of madness. Vincent is not around now, but well, I can’t blame him for not being here. He is just as troubled as I am. He had followed the officers with their investigation to make sure that things didn’t relent and they got to the bottom of this. I know he is going to do everything within his power to ensure that this goes well, even neglecting his own business, but, I can’t help a very strange dark feeling within me that tells me that this is only just the beginning, that this is just a tip of the iceberg and far worse things are about to come. I don’t understand and I don’t get it. Why are they doing this? Why? I keep thinking to myself as I gna
Vincent’s POVThe confusion and the frustration in my mind is beyond what I can comprehend. I am now relaxed back in my office, rubbing my palm through my forehead with a lot of thoughts racing through my mind. Ariana.She is the only person I can think of right now. I had thought that this method of trying to rescue her from her problems would have gotten her to soften towards me. But if not anything, she has gotten worse. I don’t know, I was hoping that maybe her feelings would be rekindled by the extreme sex experience we’ve been having. But she keeps distancing herself away from me even more. I don’t get it. Is she now just sleeping with me to satisfy her sexual needs, or what? I rake my fingers through my hair with frustration and then slam my palms against my table. What the hell am I even doing? Why the hell can’t I just for once stop thinking about her? It is just so hard. And then, there is the thought of that Alex fellow, who seems like he is relentless and bent on ge
Ariana's POVWithin a few minutes, I am back home to see Clara pacing up and down in the living room, looking as though the entire world has descended upon her. I took a deep breath and shut the door quite loudly to grab her attention because it seemed like she didn't notice me stepping in. She jolts and almost loses her footing the moment she hears that as she looks at me, stepping in with wide eyes. Okay, her reaction right now is frightening me because I have never seen Clara look this frightened or paranoid to this extent in my life before. I chuckle and step into the living room, dropping my bag against the sofa. "Never you ever scare me like that," she says loudly and I raise an eyebrow at her." I'm sorry, I had to. You look like you were lost in the world for a while so I felt like bringing back your attention." I say and watch as she chuckles nervously as if... Okay, that laugh looked kind of forced. She didn't have the intention to laugh. Something is wrong with her.