105 VEILED ANIMOSITY ARIEL’S POV Andre and I stood close, as Luke’s glare was still directed at us. He was silent, but that silence said a lot of things. An intense rage right there, he was burning with. If looks could kill, Andre and I would have probably been dead by now. And I didn’t know why I just felt scared, but this was really kind of crazy. He was just sleeping minutes ago. How on earth did he wake up, and get down here in a flash? Well, that didn’t matter anyway. At the moment, I just wished that this husband of mine wasn’t going to let his anger get the best of him. Cause if he did, the situation might get out of hand, with someone ending up at the hospital in the end. Draw your mind back to when this man caught Michael and Rose having sex at his place of work. Also when he saw me with Daniel. What were the results? All concluding with violence, wounds, and I didn’t like that one bit. His anger had him transfiguring into a wild dog, or a lion in fact. A cold–blooded wolf, ready to wound someone with its fangs, and would let the pain come in right there, with screams of torture. Not that I was scared of what he would do to me. I was scared of what he might do to Andre. The man could be a lunatic in situations like this. And I was pretty sure Andre wouldn’t want to fight back, if perhaps, a brawl commenced. He was the type of person who loved making peace, using words of tranquility. And never adored violent actions. “Wow. Look at what we have here. Two little love birds expressing their feelings, with their hands together,” Luke uttered slowly, although his menacing look had not come to an end. He was trying to act chill. But it was crystal clear he was burning as hell on the inside. I didn’t know why he had that face on, if we was claiming to hate me so much. No passion for me, right? So what was with the glare, Mr.? That was why I had to say that I was really confused sometimes. No doubt. His actions moved differently, his words remained the same. But I had a feeling. Yes, I had a feeling that a spark was right there. Right now, these thoughts shouldn’t even be revolving in my head, cause I knew a wrestling match was about to take place. Well, it was more like a one–sided violence crap. Yeah, and I hoped for that not to transpire. *“What are you doing here, Andre?” Luke took a step forward. “And what is this nonsense that I see you’re carrying out with my wife?” “It’s not what you think, okay?” Andre tried to defend. “Don’t tell me that. You’re standing right there, holding hands with my wife. What the fuck, man!” “Just calm down, Luke,” I entered the conversation. “Andre was just telling me a few things.” “Like what? How he was going to screw you?” I swallowed my saliva hardly. “Okay, that was really disrespectful.” “Are you going to deny the fact now, that you two don’t have something going on?” Luke crossed his arms, around his chest. “No. We’re just friends.” Andre replied coldly. He too was getting annoyed with the situation. But one thing I loved about him, was that he had self–control. You could diss his mother, or curse his father, and he would still ignore you, like you’re not even existing in the world. Luke raised an eyebrow, just finding a way to spit shit, even when he knew his words were trash. “I can see that. The type of friends who make love with each other every single day. Right now, I can even picture how you keep letting yourself get screwed by this good–for–nothing man.” “You need to watch your mouth, Luke. Don’t you think it’s too early to be doing this?” I snapped. “Calm down, Ariel,” Andre told me inaudibly. “And don’t you think it’s too early to be catching feelings? You know what? You can just get in that car right now, and let this idiot take you to wherever he wants, so he can bang the living soul out of you.” I sighed, shaking my head. “I can’t take this any longer.” “Then go have some fun.” Luke smirked. “I’ll be leaving now, Ariel. You can invite him to the party if you want,” Andre said, irritated but yet, chose to keep his face normal. He got into his car, and drove away. I turned back to Luke, glaring at him. “Are you happy now?” He refused to give me an answer, ignoring me, and then, he made his way back inside his enclosure. This man was clearly unbelievable. He spoke without thinking, acting like a little kid sometimes. It was clear that he was kind of jealous. But why would he be? 705 VEILED ANIMOSITY So here I was, at work, sitting back in my chair, taking a moment to unwind amid the office hustle. My phone rang, and I picked it up. “Hello, can I know who’s talking?” I asked “Hey, Ariel, it’s David.” “Oh David!” I exclaimed, stretching my arms wide, yawning. I didn’t know if I was kind of sleepy. And by the way, he was someone I was working with, on a project. “Can I please know why you’ve called?” I cleaned my eyes pretty well. I wanted to chat about our upcoming project,” he replied. “Sure, what’s on your mind?” “I think we should focus on expanding our network for this project. It could really help us grow.” I yawned again. “I agree. Building a strong network can open up opportunities for us. How do you think we should approach it?” “I was thinking we could start by reaching out to industry events and setting up meetings with potential partners,” he proposed. “That sounds like a solid plan,” I replied, cleaning my eyes. “We’ll need to be strategic about who we connect with and how we present our project. It’s all about building mutually beneficial relationships.” All these I said, in a drowsy mode. The door opened, and Daniel entered the office. I didn’t give him a nice look one bit. “Excuse me, David. I have some things to take care of, right now. We’ll talk later.” “Okay, Ariel. But just….” I hung up before he could complete his sentence. A the moment, I had a situation that needed to be handled. Daniel just loved barging into my office, like he was the owner of the company. It was really annoying, and where were those useless workers of mine? “What are you doing here?” I aksed Daniel, dropping my phone on the desk. He was just staring at me, walking in my direction. And his silence had me a little *bit scared. What the hell was going on in his head right now? I was very curious to know. 10 VEICED ANIMDSITY When he got close to me, he fixed his hands on my desk, looking me in the eyes, like this was a staring contest, or something. Or was this the first time that he was seeing a beauty like this? I had no option but to glare at him. “Hey, aren’t you…” He shut me up immediately, covering my mouth with his hand. This was definitely not normal. Act Fast: Free Bonus Time is Running Out!
