"Good evening Auntie Katie " I greeted immediately after her voice came up."Good evening how are you?!""Good!" I replied."Okay, guys I wasn't able to get across to Mr. Mills' son today," she said"Why is that ?!" I asked immediately."I thought Ashton was able to find out his daily movement""At least if he wasn't at his dad's office, he'll be at the golf club this evening" I added."Did you see his recent post on social media?!" She said and I minimized the call and logged onto Instagram."He claims to have left the country already on his story " she continued and I nodded slowly as I stared at the video he made of his feet in an airplane"Something doesn't seat right with me," She said immediately."I'm having an uneasy feeling in my heart, someone must have pushed him to do this" she continued."Even after the videos got posted online he had nothing to say about it" she continued."If he wasn't forced, he would have at least considered the video and kept up with the investigatio
Logan's POV Next day, Friday... Bennett's residence ... 6:30 am... I took in a deep breath as I walked up to the door of Ariana's bedroom. I took in another deep breath and exhaled as I raised my hands to the door and knocked twice. "Who's there?!" She asked immediately. "Lo- Jeremy!" I corrected immediately and after some minutes I heard the bolt of the door and it slowly went open. "Good Morning" I greeted with a small smile. "Hmm, Good morning" she replied calmly and void of any sort of life or excitement and I nodded slowly, I deserved that. "My off day was on Wednesday Andi didn't take the day off, I'll like to take today off" "You should have told me before today" she replied as she let go of the for knob and placed it across her chest. "I wasn't planning on taking any at all, but it came up urgently I had to, I've already made provisions at the resort" "And I'll do the same at home also " I explained. "Okay," she replied as she uncrossed her hands and made to wal
Ariana's POV Later in the afternoon3:00 pm...The door to my office slowly creaked open and immediately whoever it was stepped in and I got a whiff of his cologne.As I caught a whiff of his cologne, my heart skipped a beat. The scent was so familiar, yet so alluring, bringing back a flood of memories of the times we had spent together. It was a scent that had become synonymous with him, and I could pick it out of a crowd of a million scents.I heard the door close but I still didn't raise my head to look at him, at stared down at my laptop my eyes glued to its screen. As I breathed in the fragrance, I closed my eyes and let myself get lost in the moment. Memories of our first kiss and all the other special moments we shared came flooding back. The scent brought me comfort and a sense of home, reminding me of the connection we shared.I felt a warmth spreading through my body, and my heart swelled with love and affection for him. Yeah, I think I just put that out there, I'm in love
Author's POVMeanwhile 3:00 pm..."Good Afternoon Mr. Bennett," A detective said as he walked into Charles's office with his colleague."Good Afternoon" Charles greeted as he stood up to greet him also, immediately he got to where David was he stretched out his hands and David took it."Thank you, please seat," David said and they both took their seat in front of David."So Mr. Bennett we'll just go straight to why we're here" he continued and David nodded urging him to go on."So, I'm sure you've seen the trending video with Mr. Mills," he said."A camera on the street captured you going into the company and leaving by the back gate, what do you have to say for yourself" he continued."I thought this case has been closed" David replied instead."He was said to have died of natural causes right?!" He added."Mr. Bennett" one of the detectives called as he brought out his card, "We have a questioning warrant for you, you're lucky you weren't arrested and interrogated at our station an
Ariana's POVNext day, Wednesday Morning ...At the resort ...11:00 am...I stood in front of a TV screen in my office, staring intently at the news report that was unfolding before my eyes. Jeremy was beside me, but I could barely register his presence as I watched my father, trying to clear his name from the recent scandal that had rocked the city.I gently reached out to my long hair I just dyed brown and tied it up in a messy bun, my face was creased with worry as I listened to the news anchor's voice.My father was being accused of embezzling funds from his company, and the news report was showing footage of him leaving the corporation, surrounded by a throng of reporters and photographers. I could see the strain on my father's face as he tried to make his way through the crowd, but I knew that he was innocent of the charges that had been brought against him, my Dad could be many things but not a murderer or drug dealer.As I watched the TV screen, my mind was filled with a jumb
Ariana's POVThe image of Jeremy, or should I say Logan hugging Ariana kept reoccurring in my head and I shook in tears and walked toward my office. *"Same old you know, Humm ... Meet My fiance Logan" I recalled Olivia saying pointing to the guy beside her.* I slowly placed my hands on my head,"I've been fooled" I murmured as tears streamed down my face.Immediately the door opened and Logan walked in."Ariana" he called and I turned and walked up to him."You don't deserve to be called Logan, you don't deserve that name!!" I screamed in his face."How did I not recognize you, how were you able to trick me" I murmured as I turned away from him immediately, he walked up towards me and quickly held my hands."I can explain please," he said and I turned to him immediately, raised my hands, and slammed them on his face."Explain what?!" I growled."How dare you even try to explain, you're nothing but a criminal""You lied to me! I trusted you" "You're Logan and you pretended to be som
Ariana's POVI slowly took my seat alone in the office, my heart shattered into a million pieces. I had just discovered that the man I was willing to dedicate my whole being too had been lying to me the whole time.He had a fiance, I didn't even know what to call what we had but he definitely was cheating on her with me, and even if he says otherwise she didn't even know what to believe. The thought of it made me feel sick to my stomach, and I didn't know what to do.Feeling completely lost, I reached for my phone and searched for Presley's name on my contact list. I needed to vent, and I knew that it was impossible to have Presley come over, and I needed to tell her what happened immediately. As I clicked on the microphone button to record a voice note, my fingers shook and my lips trembled as I narrated everything in detail of what happened today, from walking in on him and Olivia and then to the fact that his name was not Jeremy, I intentionally omitted the fact that he was out to
Logan's POV "What the hell is wrong with you?" Brett shouted as he walked towards me and pushed me against the wall. "How could you do this to her?"I tried to get away from his grip, but he was too strong. "Trust me It's not what you think," I said, "Olivia isn't my fiance I'm sure Ariana knows that" I replied.I tried to explain myself, but he wasn't listening. He punched me in the face as he let go of me, and I stumbled backward, holding my jaw.My head riled up immediately at that singular act, this guy is even part of the people ruining my life how dare he try to raise his hands at me!"What the hell did!" I growled immediately."What did you do that for!" I yelled."That's for cheating on her," he said, his voice cold and angry.I lunged towards him immediately, my face red with rage. "You have no right to judge me," I said, "You're not a saint either!" He rolled his eyes at me his fists raised and I looked him in the eye."Don't try it, Brett, you're about to start to start