42 FACTS ARIEL’S POV “Okay, first of all, Luke is not my husband. And secondly, Luke is not a murderer. I don’t think he’s the one who killed your girlfriend.” “Who told you, he isn’t a murderer?” Mason snapped. “It is true that Luke did me a lot of terrible things while we were still married, but killing somebody? … Read More “The Love From Vengeance ( Ariel ) Chapter 42” »
Category: The Love From Vengeance ( Ariel )
An enthralling and mesmerizing tale of Luke and Ariel, where vengeance and hatred materializes, but love unfolds, overshadowing both. Ariel, after divorcing Luke, returns five years later, transformed and more resilient than ever, fueled by her desire for vengeance. And things turn against her when she is threatened by her accomplice, who says she must marry Luke. Ariel decides to follow through with that, becoming Luke’s wife once again, with the intention of ruining his life for good. How will things turn out in this riveting story?
41 JUST A WISH LUKE’S POV “Luke my grandson. We’ve come a long way, and I’m really happy to have you by my side. I know, we’ve been through ups and downs. And there have been some terrible moments when I made you uncomfortable. I apologize for all the reproach, for hurting you in any way. But … Read More “The Love From Vengeance ( Ariel ) Chapter 41” »
40 GONEARIEL’S POVI walked behind Mason as we both got close to the gigantic fire. Well, he got close. I was a little bit far from him, slowing down my pace. Yeah I knew he was a psychopath, but I had not idea he was this crazy.Getting really close to a fire huge like that? No one in his right senses would do that? But this scumbag right here was actually surprising me.And I kept on watching him inch closer to the roaring inferno. I couldn’t help but question his sanity. I would keep on doing that over and over.I mean, who willingly gets up close and personal with a fire that could roast a Christmas turkey in 3 seconds flat? It was like he had a secret death wish or something. And if he did, I would be really glad. At least it would reduce the number of scumbags in the earth.Meanwhile, I continued to do my best to maintain a safe distance, like the responsible, self- preserving human being that I am.“What are you even doing?” I aksed, still walking slowly.“You ask too many questions,” he replied, not glancing at me.“This is crazy, you know. Like, are going to walk in that fire?”Mason turned to give me a quick look. “Maybe.”“This is absolutely insane. But it won’t be surprising, cause you’re insane yourself.”“You can shut up, and just follow me, okay.”“You’re like six inches away from that fire. And you want me to keep on following you. Okay, what are you planning to do now, huh. Perform a miracle?”Mason glared at me, but gave the fire his attention back. He squatted, and I just crossed my arms, watching him.And you want to know what happened next? Oh boy, when that fire started crackling and growling like an angry beast, I swear I let out a scream that could rival a banshee! I mean, who wouldn’t? It was like being in the front row of a pyrotechnics concert gone wrong!But you know what really cracked me up? This jerk sitting in front of me. While I was busy channeling my inner Olympic sprinter, this guy was just chilling there, completely unfazed. I mean, seriously, who stares at a raging fire like it’s the latest episode of their favorite TV show?I couldn’t help but admire his unshakeable calmness. It was like he had a secret pact with the flames, or maybe he was just auditioning for the role of the Fire Whisperer.Who knows? All I can say is that while I was two steps away from dialing the fire department, Mason was still sitting on his heels, probably contemplating the meaning of life amidst the inferno.And at this moment, I couldn’t decide whether to call him brave or completely bonkers. Maybe a bit of both. But everyone has their quirks, right? Some people collect stamps, others staredown fiery monsters like it’s a walk in the park.So there we were, me who screamed like a maniac, and Mason casually enjoying his front–row seat to the hottest show in town. But this needed to stop. I wasn’t going to spend the whole night staring at some idiot who was staring at a holocaust, like he was worshipping it or something.LUKE’S POV“What’s the problem? What terrible news have you come to give me?” I aksed mygrandfather’s driver. His name was Peter, a middle–aged man. And I kind of loved him for his calm attitude. Perter’s gaze was fixed downwards, and his hesitation to give me a reply, had a million thoughts rolling in my head at the moment. I just hoped nothing bad had happened to my grandfather. Of course, the man was old, but I still loved him, and didn’t want to lose him yet. “Why are you being silent now? Tell me what the problem is?” I asked Peter, moving closer tohim.And at this moment, my heart pounded in my chest as I waited for his response. His hesitant silence only fueled my worry, and my mind raced with a whirlwind of worst–case scenarios. What if my grandfather had left the earth? What if his sickness had finally prevailed over him? The uncertainty gnawed at me, and I struggled to keep my anxiety in check.Memories of my grandfather flooded my mind his gentle smile, his wise words, and the warmth of his embrace. Well, sometimes he was a total maniac.But he had always been a pillar of strength for our family, and the mere thought of losing him sent waves of fear crashing through me. This was the realization that life was fragile and unpredictable. Struck me with a heavy weight right here.And as the seconds ticked by, I couldn’t help but replay the last conversation I had with him in my mind. Did I tell him how much he meant to me? Was there anything left unsaid? Regret washed over me like a tidal wave, intensifying my worry and fueling a deep sense of unease.But I needed to pull myself together. All these were just thoughts. Maybe that wasn’t the news Peter had come to give me.“Answer me now!” I yelled at Peter, tears popping up in my eyes.“It’s Sir Reynold. He’s… he’s… he’s dead.”“Say what now?” I seized Peter’s shirt. Riley held me immediately. “What did you just say?” I yelled again, not wanting to believe the information.“I’m sorry sir, but he’s no more.”Peter couldn’t look me in the eyes. He was also shattered. But his pain was nothing compared to mine. This was really intense. My grandfather, dead? No this couldn’t be. I loved that man. I didn’t want to lose him.We stood still, with tears streaming down our faces, the weight of the news hung heavy in the air, and had to let go of Peter.It felt like the world had crumbled beneath my feet, leaving me stranded in a sea of sorrow. My heart ached, unable to comprehend the reality that my beloved grandfather was no longerAS GONEwith us.The memories flooded my mind, each one a precious moment spent with him. From his warm smile that could light up a room to his gentle voice that always reassured me, his absence left a void that seemed impossible to fill. He had been a pillar of strength, a guiding light in my life, and now that light had been extinguished.This was so painful, losing a remarkable friend, who always wanted me to be in the right path. And indeed I was angry at me sometimes. But he was only trying his best to prevent me from going astray.Peter cleaned his tears. “An hour before his death, he handed me this letter, and said I should give it to you.”Peter slowly gave me the letter. “He said you that was his wish, and he wanted you to fulfill it, even if he was no more.”Peter burst into tears again, and quickly turned his face away. Riley placed her hand on my shoulder, crying as well. She loved the man just the way I did.With my eyes still filled with tears, I carefully opened the letter.
39 NIGHT DRIVELUKE’S POVStill glaring at Harriet, I pushed her away. I was about able to get my pants back on. And the anger in me was just too much. This lady was unbelievable, she was indeed a whore. No doubt about that now.I marched to Harriet, seized her hands, and dragged her out of the room. That was how I forcefully tugged her downstairs, and when we were in the living room, I tossed her to the floor.She got to her feet, while I just gave her a dark look. I couldn’t even see the beauty in her anymore. The feelings right now was simply nothing but hate.“Get out!” I barked at Harriet. She gave me the same expression in return. But she eventually left the house.After that, I yelled for all the maids to come downstairs. Hearing my infuriated screams, they all showed up at once.I glared at each and every one of them. “Now, you all tell me! Who let Harriet in the house?” They all looked generated that confused face.“Are you guys deaf or what?” I barked again. “Which one of you let Harriet in?”They were all silent, fear evident in their faces. I too was exhausted with the whole thing, but these people didn’t actually like their jobs. Cause I could just fire them all at once, and get perfect replacements.“So, none of you want to answer, right? Okay, that’s it! Start packing your stuff, all of you! You all are fired!”“Don’t do that Luke,” I heard Riley’s voice, and I turned around to look at her. “I was the one who let Harriet in,” she said.ARIEL’S POVMason and I went to an abandoned area, I’d say. Somewhere around the woods. I could hear the sounds of different creatures, and it was kind of creepy, scaring my butts off. But I needed to keep myself together. I didn’t even have an idea where we were, but I just kept silent, hoping for no terrific event.Mason drove deep inside the forest, increasing my fear, but what could I do? I was not going to jump out of the car. Neither was I going to scream for someone to help me. Worse part of the whole situation; this place had poor signal.Mason finally stopped his car, and I didn’t even know if we had arrived to our destination. It was a thirty minute drive, and I got to say, it really had me exhausted. Plus, my butt hurt. His car seat wasn’t even that comfortable. It had issues just like its crazy owner.I could see a fire, burning intensely in front of us. The fire expanded every single minute, and the sound it produced, was really thunderous, enough to scare lions around here. Okay, I better zip it for now.Mason burst out of his car, while I was still sitting down, observing the fire as it grew more“You can come out now,” Mason told me. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” I let him know, and then the fire made a clamorous sound that caused me to scream.This one was way different from the other sounds, and right now, I was filled with nothing but fear. Wait, I was filled with hate as well. Because I was with a good–for–nothing scumbag. Mason laughed at me, all because I had hollered. But he could crack up all he wanted. My life was really precious to me.“I didn’t know you were this scared,” he continued to roll in the aisles, holding the car. And this annoyed me greatly. I could just burst out of this wrecked vehicle, and push him right into that fire. It was still far from us, damn it.I blew the car horn, and he had to cease his laughter right away.“Get out of the car, alright?” He said to me. I looked at him for seconds, before blowing the car horn again. And then he marched to my direction, opened the door, and dragged me out of the car. It was a perfect opportunity to kneel his testicles, but I wasn’t that heartless.“Okay, I’m out of the car, now can you tell me what the hell we are doing here? Cause right now, we got a humongous fire in front of us, which can roast our asses any time.” I vocalized in a blaring mode.“Calm down, will you? That fire won’t do anything. This isn’t the first time I’ve been to this place.”“Oh, I see. I totally get it now,” I spoke. “You’re the devil, and of course, this is your lair.”Mason gave me a weird look. “Stop trying to be funny. You’re terrible at it.”“And who the hell said I’m trying to be funny?”He let out a deep sigh. “Oh gosh, you’re going to give me a headache.”“I’ll be glad to. And if it can end your life, I’ll have to stick around with you all day, so the headache gets to a whole new level.”Mason chuckled. “I see, this is how much you hate me, huh?”“You haven’t even seen anything yet,” I responded, my voice was almost inaudible.“Well, Mrs. Reynold.”“Don’t call me that,” I cut him off.“Don’t tell me what to do,” Mason retorted. “As I was saying, Mrs. Reynold, I don’t want you to like me. You think I give a damn about friends?”“Oh, no wonder,” I stated immediately.“No wonder what?” He gave me a curious look.“You’re so heartless. But I don’t think that’s going to stop someone from having friends.You’re the one who decided to stick your lonely ass in the shadows.”“You are some rude bitch!” Mason snapped.“Hey, watch your mouth, okay?” I told him. “You got to be respectful.”“I’d rather die than give respect to a nitwit like you.” He spat.“Okay then, the fire’s right there.” I gestured toward the fire.“Say what now?”“You said you’d rather die, right? I’m just helping you fulfill your wish. The fire is right there. You can just go jump in it. Don’t worry, I won’t stop you.”Mason did nothing but glare at me. “Just shut up and follow me.”He started walking, and although I hesitated, I treaded on his heels anyway.LUKE’S POV“Why would you do that, Riley?” I aksed Riley in a calm tone, as I walked to her.“Well, I didn’t want to. But you should have seen the look on her face. She wanted to sort things out with you. And I didn’t even want to let her in. But she pleaded, and pleaded, and pleaded. And she looked she was going to die if didn’t let her in.”“And you fell for that?” I softly slapped my face. “Come on, Riley. That’s just how she is. She’s nothing but a liar, a player, a drama queen.” “Yeah, I know. And I’m really sorry. I had no idea she wanted to, you know,” Riley winked at me headlong, and I understood perfectly.“Wait, how did you know that?” I furrowed my brows.“I heard you guys conversation from outside the room,” she answered.“Hold on, you were eavesdropping on us?” I raised an eyebrow.“Well, I was just passing by. But if you want to put it that way.” Riley shrugged.My grandfather’s driver ran into the house immediately. “Sir, I have terrible news.”Act Fast Free Bonus Time is Running Out!
getting38 NO HEAD ALLOWEDFOUR YEARS AGOARIEL’S POVThe hard work paid off, filled with so many joy. The pain was indeed too much, but the safe delivery took place, now here i was now, with my two little adorable babies.The moment I held them in my arms, a wave of pure love and overwhelming happiness washed over me. Their tiny fingers curled around mine, their eyes gazing up at me with innocence and trustI couldn’t help but marvel at the miracle of life and the incredible journey we had all been through together. But these little babies really kicked my belly hard soI knew that this was just the beginning of a perfect life that would be filled with unconditional love, sleepless nights, and endless joy.Of course, after months of patience, it had now happened. I was ready to embrace every moment, to cherish their first smiles, their first steps, and to be there for them every step of the way.The challenges ahead seemed small in comparison to the immense joy and fulfillment these little bundles of joy brought into my life. They were just so cute, and I could remember the times when I slowly moved, all because of thee little two.I was grateful for the support of this one person who had been there for me during those difficult months of pregnancy and labor. He knew what was going on, yet he took me like hisOWILI wanted to just quit this life several times, but his unwavering encouragement and presence gave me the strength to endure and overcome any obstacles that came my way. Isn’t that just wonderful?Now, here I was, looking into the innocent faces of my babies, It was obvious the journey ahead would be filled with love, laughter, and the most precious moments that would make it all worthwhile. Ariel, this was indeed a remarkable moment in your life.Andre got into the room, slowing walk to my direction. Seeing the little ones, and hearing their beautiful cry, he smiled, with little tears streaming down his eyes.When he finally got close, he sat on the edge of the bed. “They look so cute,” he said, softly touching the little faces of my adorable babies.“I know, right?” I uttered, still exhausted from all that pushing.“They’re beautiful, just like their mother.” Andre smiled at me. I giggled to his comment.“They have your eyes,” he whispered. “And look at those tiny fingers, so delicate and perfect.”I smiled, a mixture of pride and exhaustion evident on my face. “I can’t believe this day would finally come. It’s just so, unimaginable.”“Unimaginable?” Andre looked at me. “Please, don’t say that. This is a big moment for you. You know these babies today, are going to give you different gleeful expressions.”“I know, but I just didn’t think all of this, would happen so soon.Andre laughed. “You never said any of these things when you were still carrying these babies.” His tone was playful, causing the both of us to laugh.“So, you thought of names, yet??I looked at the two lovely babies, their heavenly faces, aggrandizing my smile. “Janice and LukelAfter naming them, I turned to Andre. He had this slight confused face.“What?” I asked, smiling at him.“I’m totally good with Janice. But Lukel? Seriously? Is that even a word? Like, why?” Andre spoke.“I have my reasons,” I said softly, setting my eyes once again on my beautiful babies.LUKE’S POVHarriet’s action replayed in my mind. The sting of her hand on my cheek lingered, fueling the fire of resentment within me. I could feel my fists clenching involuntarily, my whole body tensing up with a mix of rage and disbelief.“What the hell did you just do?” I asked, brimming with anger.“You need to watch your mouth, Luke,” Harriet told me. Her pleading tone had vanished completely. “I need some respect!”“Respect? Do you think a whore like you deserve respect?”“Don’t call me that!”“Oh shut up!” I snapped. “You deserve all the insults in the world, because you’re an absolute fool.”“You can insult me all you want, Luke. But I know you still want this.”“Keep your disgusting body to yourself.”Harriet ignored me, and the moment she inched closer, my unease grew. Suddenly, she knelt down and her fingers began encircling my crotch. The shock and disbelief washed over me as she swiftly undid my belt.I couldn’t believe she was following through with this. Right now, a wave of anger surged within me. This was completely unacceptable.My mind raced, grappling with how to respond to this violation. Should I stab her or choke her to death? This was totally insane, and if she thought she could blind my eyes with thisnonsense, she was truly mistaking.ARIEL’S POVMichael finally left the house, after he was done eating. Andre had already gone to the hospital. And as for me, I was just here, waiting to hear what Mason had to say.Mason walked down the stairs, his confident stride caught my attention. He strained an air of mystery, featured by the leather jacket that hugged his frame and the sleek black jeans heWore. approach, a mix of curiosity and annoyance flickered across my face. He was an annoying jerk.“Have you been standing there, waiting for me?” He asked, giving me the fake smile.“I don’t have time for jokes. What is it you want to talk about?”“You need to calm down woman.” He kept on with his two–faced smile. I rolled my eyes in annoyance, as I let out a deep sigh.“You’ll have to follow me,” he said, taking his shades off his eyes.I couldn’t help but give him a confused look. “Where?”“You’ll know when we get there,” Mason answered, and transposed to the door.“Go somewhere with you, at this time of the night?” I turned to him. “I see you’re planning to take my life already.” He reached for the doorknob. “There’s no need for you to panic. I’m not planning to kill you any time soon.”“Wow,” I spoke, crossing my arms. “That means you’ve actually fixed a time when you’ll chop my head off. You know, you can just do that now.”“No, you still have a mission to accomplish, remember?” He slowly turned around, giving met the baleful smirk. “But if you try to act stupid, you’re gonna regret it. Your little babies will join you in hell.”LUKE’S POVWith my belt taken off, as well as my pants, Harriet’s hands reached towards my boxers, a surge of conflicting emotions washed over me. The lines between desire and restraint blurred, and my instinct kicked in.I seized her hands, my fingers tightening around her sensitive wrists. But before I could react further, a sharp pain shot through my body as she sank her teeth into my flesh, forcing me to release my grip.She quickly dipped her hands in my boxers, pulling out my member, which was now hard in her hands. But I refused to let pleasure get the best of me.She was about to take it in her mouth, but I was fast enough to stop her. No head allowed.37 SORRY CHANGES NOTHINGLUKE’S POV Harriet could notice the anger on my face right now, burning within me like flames. And I could tell she was scared, but she wanted to act tough. I was not going to be blinded by her desirable looks.Still glaring at Harriet, I forcefully pressed her hand, which I had a hold of..“Ouuu,” she vocalized in pain. “Luke, what are you doing?”“I’m just fulfilling your wish–making you scream.” I squeezed her hand harder. “This is not how it’s supposed to be.” Harriet struggled to cease my grip, but it was just too tight.“Then how?”“Let me go, and I’ll show you.” She tightly shut both of her eyes.I didn’t give Harriet a reply. But instead, I kept on inflicting pain on her.“Please Luke, let go of me!” Her scream only got louder, and I had to do as she said.After letting go of Harriet, I grabbed her face, forcefully pressing her jaws. “Now listen, I don’t want anything to do with you again. Don’t think you can use your body to make me forget about everything you did.”“I said I’m sorry!” she spoke, with the words barely coming out of her mouth, since I was pressing her jaws like hell.‘Sorry’s going to change nothing,” I spat bitterly. “You tell me, if you throw a plate to the ground, causing it to shatter into peices. And you tell it sorry, is it going to be fixed? Is it going to get back to normal?”“No,” she answered lowly, barely audible.“Is it?” I snarled, moving my face closer to hers, still pressing her jaws forcefully.“No!” Harriet screamed clamorously this time, with both of her eyes still closed. I thrust her visage backwards after that.She stood still for a moment, trying to catch her breath. And seeing her face, the hatred grew more and more.ARIEL’S POVMason and I exchanged a gaze, which lasted for some seconds. Of course I knew what he wanted to talk about, but would this guy even let me rest?“So what are you trying to say? That I shouldn’t follow Andre?” I asked Mason, installing both of my hands on my waist.“Yes,” he answered coldly, dropping his phone on the table. “This is important.”“Important?” I blurted out, letting out a short sigh. “I know what you want to talk about. Can’t that wait till when I get back?”RY CHANGE“No, no, it can’t,” Mason replied, getting up. “You might take too long, and I’m afraid I’ll fall asleep, waiting for your lame ass.His last words caused Michael to look at him.“What?” Mason asked Michael in an unfriendly tone, noticing how he was just staring at him.“You just disrespected her,” Michael answered.Mason took a quick look at me, before fixing his gaze back on Michael. “So what?”“You’re not supposed to do that,” Michael defended me.“This is unbelievable.” Mason couldn’t help but laugh. “It seems like you have no idea who you’re talking to.”“I do. And don’t start thinking too high of yourself,” Michael retorted.“Oh shut up!” Mason slammed the table with his fist. He was burning with rage, breathing heavily, glaring at Michael. “You do not want to regret this.”“What are you going to do?” Michael spat back.“Okay that’s enough!” I had to put an end to their little fight. Mason was insane, and I didn’t want Michael’s life to be in jeopardy..Mason and Michael glared at each other, silent, yet burning with intense rage. And this was definitely not something I wanted.“Ariel, aren’t you coming?” Andre screamed from outside.I looked at Mason, and he raised his brows at me, faking a smile. Crazy how he changed that frowny expression in seconds.LUKE’S POV“I don’t see the need for you to still be standing there,” I told Harriet, still not taking my glare off her. “Get out.” I gestured toward the door.“Why the hate of all a sudden, Luke?” Harriet threw a dumb question at me. And I gave her a look that showed how stupid she was.I didn’t say anything, but she continued to scrutinize me, waiting for an answer.“That’s a dumb question, you know.” I had to let her know. “And you better get the hell out of this room, out of this house. Just taking a look at your face, makes me sick.”“This is exactly what I’m talking about,” she uttered and continued, “A love you claimed to have for so many years, is going to come to an end just like that?” “You don’t have to keep repeating this, Harriet. You changed, so I decided to change as well.”“I never changed!”“So that means you’ve been sleeping with other men since day one.” I chuckled promptly, averting my gaze. “I should have known.“You made a lot of promises to me, Luke. They’re still in my of them.”head. And couldn’t fulfill anyyou.“Well, it’s all because of you,” I retorted. “If you had just remained loyal, I’m pretty sure wewon’t be like this right now.”“Things can still change, Luke.” Harriet moved closer, and I took a step backward. “We canback to the way we used to be.” still go“Impossible,” I disagreed. “There is no way I’m getting back together with a whore like you. “Did you just call me a whore?” She asked, a broken tone.“Was i wrong to call you that?” I spat. “You’re the one who brought this upon yourself. Doing something so disgusting.”“But I said sorry.”“Sorry changes nothing!” I snapped right away, and gave her the usual glare. “Sorry’s just a word, okay? And even if it did change situations, it wasn’t going to be in this case.”Harriet’s look wasn’t nice, and she paid attention to every word I spoke.“I gave you a chance, a chance to change your ways. But what did you do? You squandered it. And it’s not like those men are more handsome than me.”“I don’t see the need for this long talk. Just tell me, is your decision final? Do you really want to end our relationship?”“If I’m not mistaking, I already ended this shit. I don’t know why you’re still asking me this question. It’s pretty stupid of you.“I see. So you’re telling me that you no longer want this ravishing body of mine?” she flaunted her figure, feeling so pround of herself.“Dead things don’t come back to life. I hope you know that,” I told her. “The dead decades and as time goes on, they’re forgotten. So let me make things clear to you, Harriet. You are now a dead person in my world. And all the beautiful moments we had; I consider them to be nothing. I was only wasting my time with you,.when there were other loyal womout there.”“You’re forgetting that I’m the one who saved your life when we were little.” She crossed her arms, harking my mind back to the past.“No, no. Don’t get things wrong around here. You only found a way we could escape. But because you were terrified, you refused to follow the way, but I did. I was the one who gathered the courage. So apparently, I saved myself.”“I can’t believe you’re saying all these.”“And I can’t believe you’re still wasting your time. You should be somewhere else, getting banged by those good–for–nothing men. Because that’s clearly what you’re good at.”Harriet slapped me immediately.
37 SORRY CHANGES NOTHINGLUKE’S POVHarriet could notice the anger on my face right now, burning within me like flames. And I could tell she was scared, but she wanted to act tough. I was not going to be blinded by her desirabic looks.Still glaring at Harriet, I forcefully pressed her hand, which I had a hold of.“Ouuu,” she vocalized in pain. “Luke, what are you doing?”“I’m just fulfilling your wish–making you scream.” I squeezed her hand harder.“This is not how it’s supposed to be.” Harriet struggled to cease my grip, but it was just too tight.“Then how?”“Let me go, and I’ll show you.” She tightly shut both of her eyes.I didn’t give Harriet a reply. But instead, I kept on inflicting pain on her.“Please Luke, let go of me!” Her scream only got louder, and I had to do as she said.After letting go of Harriet, I grabbed her face, forcefully pressing her jaws. “Now listen, I don’t want anything to do with you again. Don’t think you can use your body to make me forget about everything you did.”“I said I’m sorry!” she spoke, with the words barely coming out of her mouth, since I was pressing her jaws like hell.“Sorry’s going to change nothing,” I spat bitterly. “You tell me, if you throw a plate to the ground, causing it to shatter into peices. And you tell it sorry, is it going to be fixed? Is it going to get back to normal?”“No,” she answered lowly, barely audible.“Is it?” I snarled, moving my face closer to hers, still pressing her jaws forcefully.“No!” Harriet screamed clamorously this time, with both of her eyes still closed. I thrust her visage backwards after that.She stood still for a moment, trying to catch her breath. And seeing her face, the hatred grew more and more.ARIEL’S POVMason and I exchanged a gaze, which lasted for some seconds. Of course I knew what he wanted to talk about, but would this guy even let me rest?“So what are you trying to say? That I shouldn’t follow Andre?” I asked Mason, installing both of my hands on my waist.“Yes,” he answered coldly, dropping his phone on the table. “This is important.“Important?” I blurted out, letting out a short sigh. “I know what you want to talk about. Can’t that wait till when I get back?”FSORRY CHANGES NOTHING“No, no, it can’t,” Mason replied, getting up. “You might take too long, and I’m afraid I’ll fall asleep, waiting for your lame ass.”His last words caused Michael to look at him.“What?” Mason asked Michael in an unfriendly tone, noticing how he was just staring at him.“You just disrespected her,” Michael answered.Mason took a quick look at me, before fixing his gaze back on Michael. “So what?”“You’re not supposed to do that,” Michael defended me.“This is unbelievable.” Mason couldn’t help but laugh. “It seems like you have no idea who you’re talking to.” “I do. And don’t start thinking too high of yourself,” Michael retorted.“Oh shut up!” Mason slammed the table with his fist. He was burning with rage, breathing heavily, glaring at Michael. “You do not want to regret this.”“What are you going to do?” Michael spat back.“Okay that’s enough!” I had to put an end to their little fight. Mason was insane, and I didn’t want Michael’s life to be in jeopardy.Mason and Michael glared at each other, silent, yet burning with intense rage. And this was definitely not something I wanted.“Ariel, aren’t you coming?” Andre screamed from outside.I looked at Mason, and he raised his brows at me, faking a smile. Crazy how he changed that frowny expression in seconds. LUKE’S POV“I don’t see the need for you to still be standing there,” I told Harriet, still not taking my glare offher. “Get out.” I gestured toward the door.“Why the hate of all a sudden, Luke?” Harriet threw a dumb question at me. And I gave her a look that showed how stupid she was.I didn’t say anything, but she continued to scrutinize me, waiting for an answer.“That’s a dumb question, you know.” I had to let her know. “And you better get the hell out of this room, out of this house. Just taking a look at your face, makes me sick.”“This is exactly what I’m talking about,” she uttered and continued, “A love you claimed to have for so many years, is going to come to an end just like that?”“You don’t have to keep repeating this, Harriet. You changed, so I decided to change as well.”“I never changed!”“So that means you’ve been sleeping with other men since day one.” I chuckled promptly, averting my gaze. “I should have known.“You made a lot of promises to me, Luke. They’re still in my head. And you couldn’t fulfill any of them.”“Well, it’s all because of you,” I retorted. “If you had just remained loyal, I’m pretty sure wewon’t be like this right now.”“Things can still change, Luke.” Harriet moved closer, and I took a step backward. “We can still go back to the way we used to be.”“Impossible,” I disagreed. “There is no way I’m getting back together with a whore like you.“”“Did you just call me a whore?” She asked, a broken tone.“Was i wrong to call you that?” I spat. “You’re the one who brought this upon yourself. Doing something so disgusting.”“But I said sorry.”“Sorry changes nothing!” I snapped right away, and gave her the usual glare. “Sorry’s just a word, okay? And even if it did change situations, it wasn’t going to be in this case.” Harriet’s look wasn’t nice, and she paid attention to every word I spoke.“I gave you a chance, a chance to change your ways. But what did you do? You squandered it. And it’s not like those men are more handsome than me.”“I don’t see the need for this long talk. Just tell me, is your decision final? Do you really want to end our relationship?”“If I’m not mistaking, I already ended this shit. I don’t know why you’re still asking me this question. It’s pretty stupid of you.”“I see. So you’re telling me that you no longer want this ravishing body of mine?” she flaunted her figure, feeling so pround of herself.“Dead things don’t come back to life. I hope you know that,” I told her. “The dead decades and as time goes on, they’re forgotten. So let me make things clear to you, Harriet. You are now a dead person in my world. And all the beautiful moments we had; I consider them to be nothing. I was only wasting my time with you, when there were other loyal women out there.”“You’re forgetting that I’m the one who saved your life when we were little.” She crossed her arms, harking my mind back to the past.“No, no. Don’t get things wrong around here. You only found a way we could escape. But because you were terrified, you refused to follow the way, but I did. I was the one who gathered the courage. So apparently, I saved myself.”“I can’t believe you’re saying all these.”“And I can’t believe you’re still wasting your time. You should be somewhere else, banged by those good–for–nothing men. Because that’s clearly what you’re good at.Harriet slapped me immediately.getting
36 ON MY BEDARIEL’S POV“Why are you here? It would be best for you to return to where you came from.” I attempted to shut the door on Laike, but he easily overpowered me. My strength was no match for his.“Why the sudden pursuit now?” He chuckled. “I only came to pay my wife a visit.” His tone dripped with mockery.“Let’s not jump to conclusions, sir. 1 am not your wife,” 1 retorted quickly. “Please refrain from addressing me like that.”“Why not? We’ll be married soon.” Luke’s smirk widened. “It’s time to start preparing yourself, don’t you think? Tomorrow will be a monumental day for you. Apparently, one of the best in your life.”“And who in the world said we’ll be getting married tomorrow?” I blurted out, taken aback by his sudden announcement.He let out a mocking sigh and clasped his hands together. “My grandfather is insistent on having the wedding as soon as possible.”I raised an eyebrow in disbelief. “But still, tomorrow? Are you out of your mind?”Luke chuckled softly. “I don’t see anything wrong with that.” He shifted his face closer. “And besides, I’m pretty sure you hunger for this.”I met his gaze, feeling his warm breath on my face. “And who gave you that impression?” I whispered, slowly getting lost in his eyes.He grinned mischievously. “No one, but it’s written all over your face.” He brushed a stray hair from my face, causing my heart to flutter.My body wanted to dance to this, and my heart wanted to pound like never before. I was about to be lost in this moment, with an imagination of total bliss. But then I snapped out of it.“Don’t touch me!” I pulled away, snapping out of my daydream.Luke couldn’t hold back a laugh. “Why would I want to? You’re not worth it.”I rolled my eyes, annoyed by his words. “Then what were you doing?”“I was just shooing away a pesky fly from your grimy hair.” He shook an insect off his hand and it landed on the ground. “Seems like they’re drawn to you.”My eyes narrowed down to the little fly on the ground. How in the world did that thing get in my hair?“Come on now, Ariel. Don’t be surprised that fly pop out of your hair.” Luke gave me a sardonic smile. “You know it’s quite clear that you’re an absolute mess. Ju nothing life.”“Seriously Luke? Did you come here just to lay insults at me?”“You wouldn’t let me come in. So what were you expecting?”like your good for“Ariel, isn’t the food ready yet?”Michael yelled from inside the house.ON MY BED“Hold on, I’m speaking to someone right here!” I replied loudly.Luke looked into the house. “Yeah, she’s talking with her hu…”I cut him off, covering his mouth with my hand. “What did hell is wrong with you?” I asked in a whisper.He pushed my hand off his mouth. “What kind of silly question is that? I was just trying to introduce myself.”“Not now.”“When then?” Luke smirked.I stared at him for a moment. “I don’t know, but not now.”He breathed out deeply. “Okay then, I’ll see you tomorrow. You can start inviting all your friends. They can’t miss this special event.”Luke was really distressing. But it should be the other way round, because I was one who was planning to take revenge. Going to live in moments that would pleasing and unpalatable- because some scumbag was threatening to kill my children.I rolled my eyes. “You can get going now, okay?”“Don’t rush me” he said, with a smirk.Luke turned around, and treaded away. I watched him as he burst into his car and drove off. My feelings toward him was unbalanced. Sometimes there was hate, and other times, I just felt different. But trust me, the hate was way bigger, ten times stronger than the other feeling. I was definitely not going to use the word ‘ love‘.LUKE’S POVWhen I arrived home, I went straight to my room. I needed to take a nice, cool, refreshing shower. The day was stressful, all thanks to Ariel. Why in the world did I even pay her a visit?As I opened the door, I was shocked to see Harriet, lying on my bed. She was wearing a lingerie, red in color, which had to boost her attractiveness.“You?” I glared at her, recalling this things I had heard, and the video seen as well. “Luke,” she uttered in a seductive tone, gently brushing her lap with her finger.“What are you doing here? And who let you in?” Curiosity had taken over me.“You shouldn’t be asking that, baby,” she continued with her soft voice, slowly getting off the bed.“Do not call me that. I already ended things with you,” I reminded her.“You did, but I haven’t.” Harriet grinned, stirring nigher to me. When she got really close, she wrapped her arm around my neck, and fixed her other hand on my chest.My glare only intensified, along with my confusion. “Don’t start acting crazy now, You better stop this nonsense and leave.”Harriet.“I know you like this.” Her smile widened. “If you didn’t, you would pushed me awayMON MY DEDimmediately.”She pressed on with her slow movements, and wanted to touch my face. But I stopped her. I seized her hand. And while she just gave me the salted expression, I threw her a vicious look.ARIEL’S POVI was finally done preparing the food, so I served it on different plates, right on a tray, and I made my way to the dinning table. I arrived the plates of food there.“Finally!” Michael quickly rushed to the table, finding himself a seat.“Looks delicious,” he said, licking his lips, and rubbing his palms together. I couldn’t help but laugh.I was about to call Andre, but he had to lessen the stress the moment he walked downstairs. Mason was still busy with his phone. He didn’t seem hungry to me.I was expecting Andre to walk to the dinning table, but he headed straight to the door. He paused, just as he was about to open it, and then he turned around.“I thought you wanted to eat,” I said to Andre gently. Mason glanced at me, and set his back on his phone.eyes “Yeah, I’d love to do that right now. But one of my friends had an accident, so I need to go see him at the hospital,” Andre told me.“Wow, you came here recently, and you’ve started making so many friends. Good for you,” I talked in a playful tone.Andre couldn’t hold a soft laugh. “Now is not the time for jokes, Ariel. I’ll see you guys later.”“Wait, I’m coming with you,” I spoke. He was about to open the door, but hearing my words, he slowly turned around.“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Andre spoke his mind..“Why not?” I queried.“I might take long there, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep up with it.”I laughed, shaking my head. “Don’t worry about that. I’ll be by your side every single minute.”Andre gazed at me for seconds. “Okay then, let’s go.”I smiled instantly, walking to him. He opened the door, and left. I was about to do the same, until Mason coughed. I looked at him.“We have some things to talk about. I don’t think it’ll be right for you to leave.” Mason smirked.IF SURLY CHANGES NOTHING
35 STAYARIEL’S POV2/5I arrived home, and right in the living room, these four were gathered: Andre, Mason, Seth, and Michael. They were all sitting down. I slowly closed the door and walked in their direction in the same manner. I could discern Mason’s gaze towards me; it wasn’t a nice one, so I took my eyes off him and fixed them on a better person.“You all came home early,” I said, advancing towards them. I sat close to Andre, trying my very best to ignore Mason’s gaze. “So what’s the discussion about?”“We had an issue at our company in Canada, so we’ll need to go there to resolve it,” Andre answered.“Okay, hold on, so we’re going back to Canada?” I needed to be clear about this whole discussion.“Yes, but Mason here insists that we stay a little longer. He says he has some things to take care of in New Haven, but I have no idea what they are, and he keeps on refusing to tell me.”“Come on now, brother, why are you still stressing yourself over this? I’ve already told you. You can go to Canada with all these two, but Ariel and I will stay to run the business around here.”Andre looked at me instantly. “You agree with that, Ariel?”“Of course she’s going to agree,” Mason chimed in. “Remember, we have an ongoing project with The Reynold Company. Someone will have to be in charge around here to see how that goes.”“I agree,” Seth brought out and turned to Andre. “Look, sir, the project with Luke Reynold’s company is really important, and indeed, someone will need to represent us. The Vitality Group at New Haven is gradually developing, so someone needs to handle it. I believe Ariel will be able to do that flawlessly.”Andre nodded. “That is true. But I need to hear from Ariel first. Let’s see what she has to say- if she’s going to follow us to Canada or stay here in New Haven.”I breathed out deeply. “Well, I’d really love to go back to Canada; my babies must be missingme,” I uttered, looking at Mason. His glare towards me was slowly coming up,I continued, “But as Seth has said, Vitality Group is in New Haven, so we need someone to manage it. So I think I’ll stay.”“Are you sure about that?” Andre asked, looking fixedly at me. I stared back at him for seconds before finally answering, “Yes, I’m sure. I’m sure about that.”Michael clapped his hands right away. “See? Case closed. I told you all it’s going to be easy once Ariel arrives. His words caused me to laugh silently.“So will Ariel be the only one staying?” Andre threw a question.“I thought I told you,” Mason vocalized, and we all glanced at him. “I’ll be staying here with her. Vitality Group is indeed going to need a genius.” He felt so proud of himself.“Okay then,” Andre uttered beneath his breath. “Guess, it’s all settled then.”“Now time for refreshments.” Michael clasped his hands together, and his eyes went to me forthwith. “So, miss,” he said, giving me a knowing look.“What?” I asked him incontinently. “I’m hungry.”Seth glared at Michael. “How many times do I have to tell you to act mature? You’re no little kid.”“I wasn’t talking to you in the first place.” Michael frowned back at him.“Okay, okay, there’s no need to start an argument.” Andre tried to calm them down. “We need to start packing our stuff!” “When will the three of you be leaving?” I queried. Not that curious, though.“Tomorrow morning. As early as possible.” Andre stood up.“But tomorrow’s your birthday.” I reminded him.He raised an eyebrow in confusion. “It is?” “Of course.” I laughed. “See, you’ve even forgotten.”“Why don’t we just celebrate it tonight?” Michael brought a suggestion. “I mean, we can just buy a few things, get the cake, and boom! It’s a happy birthday, sir.”“I think I’ll be leaving now. I have some things to take care of.” Seth stood up and moved to the door.Andre walked to Seth and patted his shoulder. “Okay, Seth, take care. Remember to come early tomorrow.”“Okay sir.” Seth nodded with a narrow smile before leaving the house.“Glad that guy is gone.” Michael leaned against the couch, slowly closing both of his eyes.“So, about that birthday suggestion, Michael?” I smiled at him, and he opened his eyes promptly.“Yeah, we’re going to discuss that, but first, can you please find me something to eat? I’m starving.“Okay, then Michael,” I brought out, leisurely getting to my feet. “Andre, eat as well?”would youlike to“Yes please. My tummy’s been grumbling since morning,” Andre answered, taking off his shirt.“Seriously? You haven’t eaten since morning?” I quizzed him and surprised him a little.Nope. I’ve been really busy. So let me know when the food is ready. I’ll be in my room upstairs.” Andre headed for the stairs.“You didn’t care to ask about me,” Mason smirked. I wanted to throw him a dark look, but I decided to suppress my anger,I closed my eyes, shaking my head, trying to put myself together. “Okay, then, mister, would you like to have something?”“Nah, you can get your ugly ass to the kitchen,” he derided, inflaming me. And I just wanted to grab a knife right now and throw it at his head.I ignored Mason and made my way to the kitchen. Michael had his eyes closed, and I didn’t even know if he was sleeping, but that never really mattered to me anyway.Just as I was about to get the stuff to prepare my dish, the doorbell rang,“Ariel, someone’s at the door!” Mason informed me in a blaring tone.He was the one close to the door. Why didn’t he go and check it out himself? That is good for nothing, scumbag,I glared at Mason, who was giving his phone all of his attention as I walked to the door. When I opened it, I was surprised to see who had shown up. It was Luke.Act Fast: Free Bonus Time is Running Out!
34 NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER LUKE’S POVHarriet couldn’t believe what she was seeing at the moment. Anger and astonishment had filled her up. But this was what she wanted, right? The downfall of our relationship. Her wish had already been fulfilled. And trust me, I wasn’t going back on my words.Ariel, too, seems kind of shocked by what was happening. I wasn’t even interested in her; I was just doing this so Harriet could be filled with pain. Lots and lots of pain. And it seems like it was working.“Ariel, is your woman now?” Harriet asked, her voice broken. And it seemed like she was about to burst into tears. I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I quickly terminated that good–for -nothing feeling.I wore a fake smile, replying to Harriet. “Yes, and we’ll be getting married tomorrow.”“Tomorrow?” Ariel blurted it out with a surprised face. Of course, she wasn’t expecting that.“Luke, you are really going to do this to me?” Harriet’s eyes were filled with tears. “Just breaking up with me and getting married to her immediately? Why, Luke, why?”“You were the one who brought this whole sorrow upon yourself, Harriet, by deciding to go and sleep with other men. Like, what made you do that? Was it because of money? I got that. Was it because of beauty? I got that. Or wait a minute, my manhood wasn’t big for you, or what?”“Did you really have to say that?” Ariel whispered.“Oh, shut up, will you?” I replied to her in the same manner. I set my eyes back on Harriet. “So tell me, woman, what is the reason for your sleeping with other men?”Harriet shook her head, “You know what, Luke? It’s useless talking to you. You never really loved me, because if you did, you wouldn’t decide to get married immediately after our breakup.”CHUNG BACK TOGETHER“You want to know something, Harriet? I picked up a cigarette from my pocket, and Ariel was quick to give me a disapproving look. I never really cared about her opinion anyway. It’s been a long time since I smoked. Like, what the hell was wrong with me?1 lit the cigarette and blew a smoke, fixing my eyes on Harriet once again. “Our love was fading; did you notice that?” I asked, and she cleaned the tears from her eyes. “Well, it’s obvious you didn’t, because you were sleeping with different men.I blew more smoke and continued, “Everything became worse the moment I found out you were cheating on me. Then I got back together with you because I had pity. You wanted to kill yourself, and I didn’t want to feel guilty for someone’s death. But then you had to do shit again.” I threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.I directed my gaze at Harriet. “It’s over between us, Harriet. No apologies, no second chances, nothing at all. Just imagine that I never existed and that this chapter between us never took place.”“So that’s it,” Harriet uttered lowly. “You’re not going to change your decision.”no,“Oh I won’t. But don’t think about suicide, because even if you try to kill yourself, I’m still not getting back with you. We are never ever getting back together. Let those words sink into your brain.”Harriet exhaled deeply; her eyes went straight to Ariel, and there was a glare right there. “And you, do you really want to marry this man again?”“Why are you asking her that?” I slightly squeezed Ariel, rubbing her shoulder. “I’ve already told you we’re getting married, haven’t I?”“I was not talking to you, so don’t interfere,” Harriet spat at me in a cold mode. “I asked you a question, Ariel. Do you want to get married to Luke?”“Well, you’re seeing it,” Ariel answered, going with the flow. She also wanted to hit Harriet with tons of pain, and it wasn’t like we had planned it.“Okay, then,” Harriet uttered with a slow nod. “Congratulations.” 34 NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER375“Oh, thank you,” I said immediately, still giving her a fake smile. Harriet turned around and walked away.Immediately, Ariel pushed me off her body. “What the hell were you doing, huh?” “What was I doing?” I repeated her question.“Who told you that you could touch me like that?”I glared at her from up to down. “Oh, come on now; don’t tell me you didn’t like it.” “Well, I didn’t like it; I don’t want to even be close to you. If it wasn’t for your grandfather and Ha…” she paused her lips immediately. I wondered why.“My grandfather, and who now?” I asked, with one of my eyebrows raised.“It’s none of your concern. Now give me the clothes that are in there.” Ariel gestured towards my car.“I’ve told you already. There are no clothes in there. Do I have to sing it as a nursery rhyme for you so you’ll understand?”“Oh, shutup,“she answered bitterly.“You’ve really become a nuisance, worse than how you were years ago.”“Thank you so much; I appreciate the comment.” sarcastic expression right there. “Now are you going to open this door or not?”“There is no way I’m going to open this car for you. Go to hell!”“Luke, you better openthe door now or else. “ “Or else what?” I spoke right away. “You’re going to break mycar?” 34 NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER“I wasn’t going to do that, but that’s actually a nice suggestion.” She fixed her hands on mycar. “Get your filthy hands off my car,” I spat. “For crying out loud, Luke, my clothes are in there!” Ariel extended her hands over to my car.“Your clothes?” I chuckled. “Since when did you start wearing a suit? And those T–shirts are way too big for you.”“It’s none of your business anyway. Just give me what belongs to me so I can get out of here.”“If you leave now, when are we going to discuss the preparations for our wedding?” I smirked, crossing my arms and leaning my shoulder against my car.“You’re the billionaire here. Go find a bunch of people; you all can discuss it. Buy the necessary materials and get me the wedding dress. And when you guys are done, inform me about it.”“How stupid of you?”“Look, sir, I don’t have all day. Please open the car so I can get the clothes out. I have other things to do.”“Things like what?”SitAriel sighed, shaking her head in frustration. “Okay, that’s it.” She began to walk away from me.“You’re leaving the clothes with me?”She simply ignored me and disappeared. Like, seriously, did she actually leave those clothes for me?But then she answered my question the moment she showed up with a baseball stick. I gave 31 NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHERher a weird look, watching her as she transposed closer to me.“Where did you get that from?” I couldn’t help but be curious.“Don’t ask me that,” she said and lifted her hands, still having a hold of the baseball bat. She was about to wreck my car, but I quickly stopped her.“Woah woah woah, what are you doing? You want to smash my car?” I took her hands lower.“Well, you chose to be stubborn. Now let go.” She tried to drag the bat off my hands, but I held it tightly.“Luke Reynold and Ariel Walker. Are the two … Read More “The Love From Vengeance ( Ariel ) Chapter 34” »
33 A TIME FOR DISSES ARIEL’S POVI stood outside the hospital alongside Jack, and we were both waiting for Luke. I didn’t even know where the idiot ran off to; the clothes I bought for Andre were in his car. “Your boss is really stupid, you know,” I said to Jack. “I believe you’ve noticed that so many times.”“Come on, Miss Clinton, youneed toe more respectful.‘“Oh, please, don’t act so innocent. You definitely know what I’m talking about. So go ahead, feel free to insult him as much as you want; I won’t say anything.”Jack just kept his serious face on, standing like a statue. I took out my phone and saw a text from Mason. He was asking me where I was, which was really aggravating. I was not his girlfriend for crying out loud.”We continued to wait until, finally, Luke’s car arrived. He wasn’t the only one who was inside. There was this blonde who happened to be a nurse. I had seen her at the time I first stepped foot inside the hospital. I wondered where both of them were coming from.The nurse left his car andtowards the building. As for Luke, he still sat inside. Iglanced at Jack, and he was still making his serious face. I turned my gaze to Luke once again, and he was still in his car, doing what only God knows. These men were unbelievable. It and he was still in his car, doing what only Gseemed like that big head had forgotten what I told him on the phone earlier.I stood still, trying to see if Luke was going to walk to us. But no, he was still settling down in his car, and I forgot to mention that he had sunglasses on.“Miss Clinton, I thought you were waiting for him,” Jack told me.“Oh, shut up!” I threw him an unserious face before traipsing to Luke. I knocked on the door of his car, and then he took the window down.“Can I please have my stuff?” I stretched my hands over to him.Luke took his sunglasses off his eyes. “What stuff?”“The bag of clothes I placed in your car before I went to the hospital.” I had to explain it tohim.“Sorry, but I can’t see any bags here,” he said, looking all around his car.My eyes widened at that very moment. “Are you serious?” “Do I look like I’m joking?”“Hold on a minute, let me check.” I wanted to open the car door, but it was locked. I looked at Luke right away and gestured towards the door.He shook his head, indicating a no, and he began to make a phone call. I could tell he was lying when he said he couldn’t see those clothes in his car. This man was really getting on my nerve.“Luke!” Someone shouted, and when I turned around, I saw his good–for–nothing girlfriend, Harriet.“Luke!” She yelled again, but the goofball didn’t give her his attention. I couldn’t help butbusiness anyway. have the feeling that they had a fight. But it was not myHarriet finally got closer; she glared at me, but I quickly turned my face away to avoid any nonsense. She moved her face closer to Luke, who was still in his car.“You haven’t been answering my calls, nor have you been replying to my messages. going on?” She questioned him. But he acted like he wasn’t the one she was talking to.What’s“Luke, I’m talking to you!” Harriet interesting. “Luke, talk to me!” She wanted to hold his shoulder, but he pushed her hand away. Harriet looked frustrated and was about to cry. Should I feel sorry for her?bed it loudly, and he still didn’t reply to her. This was“You!” she turned to me with a bitter tone.you say to him?” I looked around, pretending like I was trying to see who she was talking to, although I knew itwas me.“I’m talking to you, idiot!” Harriet snarled, seizing my arm and making me look at her.“Let go of me!” 1 bawled and forcefully tugged my arm off her hand. “Why are you dragging me into this?”“You viper! I know you’ve filled Luke’s head with poison.”I chuckled, taking my eyes off her. “Oh please.”“Why are you just ruining people’s lives, huh?”“Ruining people’s lives?” I gave her an incredulous look. Am I the one who wrecked your father?”“Don’t youdare drag my father into this!”“And don’t you dare say false things about me!” I came back. “I’m not the reason for your man ignoring you.”“I can just choke you to death right now.‘“Oh, shut up,” I told her in disbelief. “You’re the one who needs to be choked to death, since your man’s ignoring your lame ass. But don’t worry, you can go ahead and hang yourself.”“Look here, Ariel.” Harriet stirred again. “I do not like you one bit.”“You think I don’t hate you too?” I gave her a false grin. “Like, I’d rather eat dog poop than be friends with you.She chuckled. “Aren’t you just stupid?”21 A TIME FOR DISSER“Not as stupid as your mom.”“I’ve told you this; do not drag my parents into this!”“Well, you only told me not to drag your father into this. Nothing about your mother, so…” I shrugged.“Just shut up your ugly trash!”“Awwn, thank you; I really, really appreciate that,” I said sarcastically, “You are a beautiful lady; there is no doubt about that. But I think you’ll look more beautiful when you’re lying in your coffin with your eyes closed.”“Are you the one who’s going to kill me?”“WhyWould I want to kill something that’s already dead?”“Okay, will the both of you just please stop it?” Luke chimed in with a shout, causing the both of us to look at him. “Enough already. I’m sick and tired of you two behaving like children.”“Then you should have just driven away,” I fired at him.“Or maybe I should have hit you with my car,” he retorted. He looked at Harriet promptly. ” And as for you, I don’t want to ever see your face again. It’s over between us.”“It’s over? But why?” Harriet’s hard expression changed.“Take a look at this.” Luke handed his phone over to her. With her gaze fixed on the phone, she couldn’t believe her eyes.“Care to explain?” Luke glared at Harriet; she was speechless. “Just as I thought.” Luke then turned to his car. But Harriet quickly sized his shirt.“Luke, please, please don’t do this to me.” Harriet pleaded. “Please don’t end our relationship. I’ll do anything, anything you tell me.”TAE FOR OVE“You’ll do anything, right?” Luke raised his eyebrows, and Harriet nodded, “Then get out of here.”“I can’t leave Luke. I love you.”“You don’t love me, Harriet; stop saying that!” Luke barked immediately. “You are nothing but a liar, and I’m glad I’m ending things with you. It’s over, Harriet; I want nothing to do with you any more.”This drama was quite interesting, but I needed to get the clothes I bought for Andre.I moved closer to Luke’s car and was about to see if I could open it. But he quickly grabbed meneck. and pulled me very close to him, wrapping his arm around myHe took his eyes off Harriet and looked at me, smiling. “This is my woman now.”