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The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 67: I understand
"This is really good!" Elanne announced when she had almost finished eating the food. Aria smiled. "i know right, by now we've agreed that I make the best pasta.""No, you don't! I do."Aria paused. "I haven't eaten yours by the way, you just send me pictures each time you make them.""Baby gurl, from the pictures aren't you supposed to know that the food is going to be lit?"Aria rolled her eyes at her. "Not when I haven't tasted it.""When next I'm coming, I'll bring some."Aria shook her head. "I have actually never been to your house, so you could invite me for one when you're less busy.""Great Idea, Great idea. There you'll have the chance to taste from my plate of goodness.. I'll be willing to serve you.""Enough please," Aria waved a dismissive hand towards her and they both laughed for a while, leaning into the leather sofa."So how was it?" Aria asked, breaking the silence."Uh what?" Elanne asked."Visiting him." Aria asked, she knew that wws a delicate topic for her but s
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 68: argument
"Hey, are you good?" Elanne nudged her elbow, upon taking in her features.Aria sighed. "I don't know. I don't know."Elanne stared at her. "Then you're not alright, tell me what you have been thinking of?" "It's just that I keep thinking about everything they did to me and i keeo asking myself why I was so blind to the obvious signs and why they could have done such to me," Aria complained. "I don't know why I've been unable to move on and it's killing me, I deserve better."Elanne took a deep breath, reached out to touch her hands and squeezed it. "Obviously you deserve better but now that it has happened, just keep acknowledging everything that has happened and reframe your thoughts. Each time it comes, just tell yourself yes you acknowledge everything tha t happened and it's not your fault and you're working towards healing..it won't happen overnight but soon you'll realize that you're no longer feelings those pains."Aria thought over her words and decided to act according to wh
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 69: hurt
Just then Aria's phone rang, it was Robert and she quickly swiped away thw call, not even in the slightest mood ready to speak to him. "Robert was calling right?" Elanne said, now her feet, her bag clutched in front of her."Yes." Aria answered, stuttering"So this is it right? You still chose to go back to him after he had hurt you. So this is really want you want for yourself? This is it?" Elanne shook her head in an expression that seemed somewhat pitiful."Can't you at least hear his own side of his explanation?" Aria asked.Elanne shook her head again. "You're really gullible, I see why you keep attracting the wrong men." Then without another word, she exited the house."You're really gullible, I see why you keep attracting the wrong men." That statement kept spinning in her head, pricking needles in her chest and she knew she couldn't hold it anymore, she had to let the tears all out. The statement was the worst she had heard about herself in her twenty years of existence and s
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 70: a bit lighter
"Yeah we've always been there for each other." Aria replied, smiling amidst tears."So are you ready to talk about what happened?" Anna asked, then she pulled back from her seat.Aria heard the scrapping of chair against the tiles and then incohorent voices before she heard the banging of the door and then silence. "Where are you going?" She asked her."I just left class to the bathroom.""But you said you're having one in five minutes time.""Aria, I clearly won't be able to attend the class early because you need to my attention, isn't that clear enough?"Aria sighed. "I know you're just trying to help but I don't want you missing classes and worrying about me."Anna gasped, annoyance lining her voice. "What's this about? I'm just trying to help you... Must you worrying about everything all the time? I've not miseed any classes since I resume school-""It's okay, you don't have to get angry at me also." Aria said in a brittle voice."You know I could never stay angry at for long ric
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 71: we've done a lot for each other
"You haven't asked me about my friends at school!" Anna yelled, matching her tone."Sorry about that," Aria sighed. "Invest been to occupied with my chaotic life.""No it's fine," Anna chuckled. "It can honestly happen to anyone.""Have I told you how you're the best thing in my life? You are always so understanding and you always want the best for me." Anna appreciated he with a smile in hee cheet and an ache that rose from a longing to see her once more."Aww thank you so much." Anna cooed. "Please don't nake me cry, I don't want that""Like you're aren't a cry baby like me, it's just that you're more coded with your and you tend to hide it more than I do.""Youp, I care about who sees me crying.""Yeah. Anna, you're the best sister anyone could ask for her, thank you for always being here... It means so much to me.""I said don't make me cry!""I'm just telling you and you should accept it now because you may not hear this from me in a very long time""Bla bla.. that's what you alw
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 72: avoiding him
Robert did what he knew how to do best to Aria—show up unexpectedly at her house. She had not been taking his calls and she barely responded to his text messages. Her excuse was that she either busy, tired or she just wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. At one point he jokingly asked her if she had started working else and she replied not at all and disappeared for the whole of the day. She hadn't gone to work at Darlings eversince she saw Harry that day and she didn't even know if she should just stop working there because she had been giving the manager a string of excuses, although she knew he had a soft spot for hee that's why he hasn't scolded but she knew she had not been on hee best behaviour. Even if Aria decided to quit, she would apologize to him for not taking her work seriously."So why have you been avoiding me?" Robert asked her casually, while he settled on the sofa across from her."Am I? Is that what you think? I haven't been avoiding you." She didn't even have the
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 73: make up
"You were about to say something? Just say it.""But I thought we were okay and have moved past of all of these?" He asked her."I thought we were but I just have to be alone for now.""Or is there something wrong, is there something you don't want to talk about for the meantime?" Robert asked thoughtfully."I appreciate all of your questions but this isn't about you but it's just me.""You know we are one right," he whispered but you could tell that he was trying not to get angry. "When we got married, we became one. So just tell me whatever is wrong with you and hoe we can sort it out.""No I don't want sorting, I think how I've chosen to handle this which is by wanting space between the both of us is fine." The air thickened and silenee draped onver them like blanket."Is it what you really want?" Robert asked her, now resigning to his fate. "I'm wondering if you've been speaking to Ivan or maybe your former best friend lately." Aria could tell that Robert had asked the question s
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 74: stuck
Aria told Robert she was tired of staying at home and they struck a deal that he was going to allow her come to work only three times a week. She was also planning on moving to his house by weekend. Each time she remembered how Elanne's hadn't picked her calls or neither returned any of her texts, her chest plummeted to her stomach. It made her even skeptical to resume work because Elanne and Robert were the two people that made attending work worthwhile but now she was going to be seeing Robert frequently but Elanne still hadn't picked her calls. Up how she tried her best to explain to her about everything she continued ignoring hee calls like they were never friends. At this point she had already given up on trying to be friends with Elanne back because it seems like that was not happening anytime And continuing pursuing it may hurt Aria more. As shs preared for work thst morning, she realized that thing had changed and she would no longer have to stop at the receptionist desk to ac
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The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 146: the end
Aria tried to memorize all she had learnt for her final exams while she texted Robert who was keen on distracting her. She had herself to blame though, she was the one who kept on texting him like she wouldn't see him later when he came home.A: Can you let me study?R: Can you let yourself study? You keep responding to my text when you know you shouldn't.A: that's because I can't help it and I always want to talk to you.R: That sounds cute but I'm going to have to stop responding to you. Meaning I'm not going to reply to your texts if you send another one after this.Robert kept his word. The next messages she said afterwards to him were left unanswered as she brought her mind back to her books so she could study. When she finished studying, she texted him back that she was done and she was heading to the shelter where she now volunteered. The shelter was a safe place for people who suffered abusive relationships and grief who needed other people who could understand them. It also
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 145: bonding
Aria had been looking forward to this dinner just like her husband. She noticed how happier her husband seemed after his meeting with Harry. Robert didn't give her the details, he just told her they got to discuss at length and they were now on good terms. Aria asked Anna if she wanted to come alone with them but she refused, saying she wanted to watch cartoons at home. Aria sighed and nodded.Now she and Robert were prepared for the dinner. Robert was dressed casually but since hadn't gone out in a while, she took this as an opportunity to scan through her outfits and combine them aesthetically. She finally settled for a short chiffon, a piece of jewelry and silver heels."Now look at how I look like your bodyguard standing beside you," Robert joked while he held her waist from the side and kissed her hair. "You look beautiful my queen." He complimented."So do you so, my love." She blushed. His muscular arm was evident under the shirt he wore and his biceps rippled. Aria imagined ta
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 144: starting to live
Harry couldn't bear the guilt of what he did and he kept thinking about whether to tell Robert about it or not. They've been getting along just fine and they've recently been texting online and it's been amazing. They mostly spoke about their father's health, work and just random stuff. It felt like they were in a talking stage, they were starting to know each other very well, something they would have done years ago, but it took this long to achieve which wasn't really bad. Lauren and her husband loved this new change and they supported it more by inviting Aria and Robert for dinner. They conveyed the information through Harry and Robert loved the idea and agreed to show up with his wife.Harry's mind kept bugging him, he couldn't act all friendly with Robert when in the past he had previously tried to sabotage his career. Now they were getting along, he didn't want anything to come between this new found friendship. He was going to tell Robert about all of it, he'd soon go back to s
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 143: change of mind
Anna was getting better and she no longer cried about the death. She was starting to carry on without her life. She now ate, watched cartoons and giggled about funny things like she used to do before she heard about the news. Aria loved the change, it brought a smile to her lips that her sister had successfully escaped the confinement of grief.Aria felt like her life was worth more and she hadn't explored as she should have. She was too carried away with external factors and had forgotten to be the main character of her life. This was what her mother would have wanted for her, now that she was gone, she had the strong urge to pick up her life. Not that she hadn't been living before but he was ready to live as her capacity would allow. She wanted to go to therapy and then go back to school. Therapy first, because she wanted to unpack all that happened to her in the past month, heal and understand better in what direction her life should take. Aria realized she wasn't really okay and s
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 142: revelation
Harry had already resigned to his fate as soon as his mother told him about everything. He knew that one day, this would happen, now in the moment, he felt nothing at all. He just keenly watched the scene unfold. The only thing that troubled him was that the internal turmoil his mother felt was visible and he felt sorry for her."I said go on," his father said, growing impatient.Matteo stared at Lauren, hoping she would change her mind but he just looked scared without saying a word."Say whatever you have to say, you heard my dad." Harry added, looking at Matteo with disdain. The reaction Matteo got was different from what he expected. He smiled nervously, staring at all of them. Harry knew he was finding it difficult to comprehend with the way no one seemed to be grovelling at his feet not to spill like he expected. His face hardened again, "So your wife here lied to you.""About what?" His father instinctively touched Lauren and his eyes darted between her and Matteo."About a lo
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 141: relief
As Robert drove them home, he felt a sense of relief that his father didn't have to stay at the hospital for more than a day. Robert hated the hospital, not in the strong sense of aversion kind of way, but he felt like the hospital wasn't really a place a sick person needed to be. He couldn't place a finger on why he thought that but he didn't think a sick person deserved to hear about more people dying and inhaling the weird antiseptic that dominated the air. And most people he knew who stayed in the hospital for months due to one illness or the other didn't make it alive, for example his mom and Aria's mom. So for that reason he was happy that his father didn't have to stay there longer than the day he was brought in.His father coughed and he briefly glanced back. Lauren was sitting next to him, holding his hands which moved to rub his arm.Harry who was near Robert stretched the water he held to his father. "I hope you're okay." He asked.His father nodded and for the rest of thei
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 140: Sick
"Dad!" Robert kept screaming as his father held his neck almost like he was getting constricted.He continued coughing as Robert tried to offer him the water. His hands become shaky as he contemplated running out to tell Lauren about what was happening to her husband. He blinked his eyes as he watched his father fight for air and then he sprang out of the room to inform Lauren."Lauren, the ambulance! Dad is dying," he said breathlessly. Her eyes widened in horror as she placed a call to the ambulance with shaky hands. "My husband -"Robert zone out, his mind conjuring the worst scenarios. Soon the ambulance arrived and lauren and Bryan accompanied his father while he was wheeled away. He grabbed his carkeys as he made his way to enter his when he saw Harry scratching his hair as walked closer to him."Can i go come along?" Robert watched him stutter before he nodded."Thank you," he said shyly before they both entered the car. They drove in silence before Robert's curiosity got the
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 139: finally
Robert told him he couldn't continue thinking about his father without making the necessary move therefore he had to go to his house and have the conversation. He didn't even know he loved his father this much. The past months without hearing his voice made him feel like something was missing and he was tired of feeling that way. It was kind of feeling he had to end because it ruined him. Yeah, he didn't care nor think about the consequences or aftermath of the action he was going to take as he drove down there. He had told Bryan to inform him if Dad was at home and the little boy did it as soon as he could because he wanted his big family back. When Bryan told him he was now on talking terms with his mother, Lauren, a big smile spread across his face and he remembered how he wasn't talking to his own father and he knew he had to fix that as well.Robert got to the house bracing himself for the conversation they were going to have.He saw Lauren sitting in the sitting room like the pre
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 138: reassurance
Anna has been moody since Aria told her about her mother's death. She had to tell her though, she couldn't stall it any longer. She wasn't crying anymore but she barely spoke nor showed excitement about anything as she would have before. Anna took that as a sign, she was grieving silently, which was okay. She had to express herself in whichever way she deem fit. As much as she wished Anna didn't have to feel this way, it was necessary and had to happen. Aria glanced across where Anna was lying on the sofa, covering herself with a duvet as her eyes darted between the TV where her favourite cartoon was flickering and her phone in her hands."You sure you're not hungry?" Aria asked again for the third time.She raised her gaze and shook her head."Why? Food is important." Aria asked, worried. "At this point, I'll have to force you to eat something even if you claim not to be hungry."Anna adjusted her lying posture to a sitting one, putting her foot on the floor. "Trust me, I'll eat when
