No one told Aria as usual about the upcoming celebration, and she did not care to even know about it or to participate in it. She only noticed the extreme preparations, changing of interior designs and the decorations of everywhere around the mansion. And most of the attention was focused on the banquet hall, which was just a few miles away from the mansion and was built for mainly family anniversaries. It was one of a kind that could not even be compared, to many of the luxurious banquet halls that were usually booked by elites for celebrations. Appearance and presence of people were strictly based on invitation. Regardless of how Ellen was really pissed at her mother for spilling what she told her not to tell Emma, she was still the one who helped her mother to collate the list for invited guests. Then Alex was the one that made the final arrangements for how it would be stamped and sent to them. Eva on the other hand donated expensive art from the ML gallery, to create a gr
That same evening for his mother's birthday party, Dalton had to be at another banquet that he could not avoid attending. His mother had acted up in her own way to change her son's mind, but soon gave up when she realized that it was strictly business that couldn't be missed with pleasure. There were so many reasons Dalton hated gatherings like that, and the major one was being in the limelight of the event, which was not even related to the pride others had always emphasized about. The unnecessary friendliness for mainly commensalism which he would never partake in. The strive for attention, and the untold competition amongst middle and high-level elites. And as expected, the spotlight for someone like Dalton could not be avoided. The party was the one for top young ranked socialites and top listed celebrities, as they all ambled into the hall dressed in their luxurious dresses of weird shapes and structures. The party clash was evident. The one at the Millers was for the speci
"How was the party yesterday with your mother-in-law and Dalton's sisters? Heard it was Eleanor Miller's birthday. Did it go well?" Collin asked from the other side of the phone, worried that many things might have gone wrong because of the kind of family she was married into. From the few she had said, he envisaged the worst."Wasn't bad at all," Aria replied normally, not wanting to talk about the details of the ordeal she had to go face with every member of the family, and even Damon who was probably going to become part of the family soon. It was going to be a catastrophe to be in that kind of setting, because the combination of all of them was vile. "What you mean wasn't bad? They are not good people so I am sure, that there would have been so much to worry about. Especially for the fact that there would be an intense need to put on a facade to the invitees. Are you sure you are okay?" He inquired again, extremely worried about her even more than ever, because of his encounter w
"Wait here, Anna. I would be right back. Do not open the windows, and just keep playing games like you are doing right now," Aria instructed the young girl who just nodded with attentive ears, to everything that she was being told after the car rolled into the parking lot. Aria stepped outside of the car instantly while monitoring the car that was still watching theirs, and made her way swiftly towards the elevator that led to the first floor of the company. If her left eye had caught real well when she glanced sideways, it was someone in black outfit all through, with a black cap and shoes. Frustration hit the best of her as to why such had to come up, just when she had to drive Anna to the hospital, and also had to meet her private investigator for an information she demanded from him. Her schedules were already matching up in perfection, but something she could have never imagined to happen in broad daylight was going on. "You need to get this fast. Figure out what is th
It was late at night and Aria was standing in the kitchen to make dinner by herself, with every of the maids still cleaning the space flocking around her, to help her pick anything she wanted to make the meal. Since they had seen how power had changed hands in the house, they could not help but be more respectful to the wife of their boss. She refused their help to prepare dinner which was different from the food on the menu, that was prepared by the kitchen chefs, and had been served to every member of the family who were present at the table to eat that evening. Her mind often wandered to what the bad guy had said to her earlier. The tattoo he had on his neck bothered her so much that she took a break after dropping Anna at the hospital, to sketch out the detailing of the inked design in the best way she could. After she had paid the balance for the job the investigator had done for her, she paid another advance for him to find everything about any gang that had that kind of g
The past few days were a traumatic one for Aria, when she heard the name of the maid that had died. It was the young girl who was assigned to clean her room, who cared for her when she was unable to do anything by herself because of her broken arm. Even after those times she was still so helpful, that it also got her wondering what the girl was thinking and why she was nice to her. She couldn't understand why the girl had to die. It was really quiet in the mansion and there was no one to ask about what happened after, or if there was any chance that the girl who was moved away in an ambulance could still be breathing. Alex, who could have had an idea about the entire situation, went on a business trip with Dalton that same day. In the midst of the painful news that was enough to cause an emotional breakdown, Aria had to go to the hospital to stand by Anna who was going to receive a surgery. She had to drive the long way to the orphanage home to pick up the nun first, who also
Hours earlier........... "Why did you really want to meet, Aria? It is not like I am trying to sound so annoying or anything, but you really are not the type to honour invites like this immediately. Are you sure everything is okay?" Collin, who was looking at the lady that was sitting in front of him asked, trying to figure out if anything was going wrong with her. He had expected her to refuse his request and had prepared for the disappointment, but she rather surprised him by agreeing to come meet him wherever he chose. She was barely eating any slice from the pizza that they ordered, and even the drink he noticed that she really liked was left untouched. As much as she tried to look okay after she accepted his idea to eat lunch together, he still could sense that something was wrong with everything about her. "A very nice friend of mine died. It is so upsetting," Aria told him just one of the many things that was disturbing her, as she picked a golden fork from the one of
"How could you not tell me that that lost son of a f***er was trying to harass you? Did I train you to be that weak?!" Eleanor demanded from her daughter who was just slouched tiredly to her couch, days after the incident with Damon's arrest happened in the house. Ellen was not in the mood to even reply to what her mother was saying, with her heart still pacing restlessly with all that had happened with Damon. It was a fact that Aria had heard her discussion together with Damon, and probably found out about the rest of what had transpired between both of them. It was difficult to be in good spirits. "Am I not talking to someone here?!" "Mother, can we just stop talking about the same question you have asked me about a thousand times? I have better things to do than sit here for more than twenty minutes, listening to you take issues so seriously more than you should. And you should not use cuss words any longer. Leave it for the younger generation," Ellen scolded her mother with wor