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Fallen Apart Eighty-Four
DAVE'S POVWalking out of my cabin, all that was going through my head was to make things right for Aria. She was suffering too much because of me and it had to stop. I went out of the woods and got into my car which was parked at a hidden spot before driving back into the city.When I got to my destination which was my parent's house, I didn't bother driving in because I would be leaving for the company soon. As I walked through the gate, I ignored the staff who were greeting me because I was boiling with anger and I wanted to avoid transferring aggression."Dave, you're here," Mrs. Johnson greeted me with a warm smile as I walked into the living room but the smile dropped when I didn't return the gesture."Where are my parents?" I asked with a blank expression."They are in their room." She pointed to the stairs with her confused gaze on me. I moved to walk past her but she stopped me. "Don't blame them too much, they are only trying to protect you." "But it shouldn't be at the exp
Fallen Apart Eighty-Five
ARIA'S POVAs I walked out of the airport, I saw Xavier resting against his car, typing away on his phone. When I was close enough, I called his name as I removed the hood over my head. "Hey, little sis." He smiled as he took my bag from my hand. "How was your flight? It wasn't too scary, was it?""Not at all," I replied.He put the bag in the trunk and I got into the passenger seat. "Are you okay?" Was the first thing he asked when he took the driver's seat."I won't lie and say I am" I leaned into my seat. "I'm desperately trying to be fine but it's like the Mendez don't want me to be happy even for a moment." He sighed and looked ahead. "I'm sorry that you have a coward as a brother. Just like before I was never there for you when you needed me the most." I took his hands in mine. "Don't say that, you did what you could. If not for you, I would have married him without knowing the truth. It's not your fault that we are not powerful enough to fight against them but if there's one
Fallen Apart Eighty-Six
NIXON'S POV"What's going to happen now?" Lena asked as she stepped into my office. I returned to my office with a banging headache after I managed to calm everyone down after the meeting with Dave. The phones in the media department were blowing up with calls and questions about the new article they released. As they were not able to give any reasonable explanation, they had to ignore all the calls.The most frustrating part was that I had no idea what to say to Mr. Mendez. He has been calling me so nonstop that I was forced to switch up my phone. If I was able to predict the future and find out that I would end up in a situation like this when Dave took up the position of the CEO of Styles, I would have done everything in my power to stop that from happening. But it was too late to regret."I have no idea." I ran my fingers through my hair. "I'm completely blank right now." "How could Dave run off like that after putting everyone in such a horrible situation? Isn't he supposed to
Fallen Apart Eighty-Seven
ARIA'S POVMy brother and I were stunned that we couldn't move from our positions and say a word when the news about Dave ended. I never once imagined that Dave would confess his crime himself when he had already gotten away with it. At first, I thought it was part of Xavier's plan but seeing how shocked he was, I could tell that he also had no idea about it. "Why are guys looking so shocked at a restaurant commercial? Haven't you seen a large-size pizza before?" Savannah's voice brought us back to reality.I blinked and moved my eyes away from the TV that was indeed showing a commercial for a pizza shop. I turned to Savannah with disbelief written all over my face."He confessed.""Who confessed?" She gave me a confused look."Dave," I replied and her eyes widened. "He went to the police station and told them the truth concerning Mom and Dad.""You are not joking with me, are you? Who in their right mind would confess to a crime that they already got away with? You must be seeing
Fallen Apart Eighty-Eight
XAVIER'S POVAs much as I wanted to believe my sister that Dave confessed out of guilt my inner mind didn't want to trust him. My sole purpose of going to the police station was to talk to Dave. I wanted to know what his intentions were. I didn't think I would be able to tolerate it if they tried to do anything that might harm Aria again.I didn't want to confront Aria about it but deep down in her heart, I knew she still cared about Dave, even if it was a little bit. She wasn't sure if she could handle Dave being imprisoned for the rest of his life. It was a trait of Aria to still care about people even after they wronged her, especially people who meant so much to her. She found it hard to throw away people, so I understood her predicament. Her situation with Dave was different from others which was why she wanted to pretend as if she didn't care what happened to Dave but her act couldn't fool me. Despite not being invested in her life like a big brother should, I still knew her l
Fallen Apart Eighty-Nine
ARIA'S POVSavannah and I finished preparing dinner then I sat in the living room waiting for my brother to return. I was typing away on my phone when Savannah returned to the living room after changing Aurora's diaper. "Ari, can I ask you something?" she asked as she sat on the couch opposite me."Sure, what is it?" I put my phone down to give her my undivided attention."Do you want Dave to go to jail?" "Is that even a question?" I raised my eyebrows at her. "Of course, I want justice for my parents."She rolled her eyes at me. "That was not the question I asked you. I know you want justice for your parent but are you okay with the fact that Dave might be spending the rest of his life in jail?" I remained silent as I didn't have the answer to that question. She took my silence for an answer and continued, "You still have feelings for him, don't you?""What?! No." My eyes widened. "Why on earth would I still be harboring feelings for a man who is responsible for the death of my p
Fallen Apart Ninety
NIXON'S POVAfter talking to Dave at the police station, I made up my mind that I was going to help him in any way that I could. At that point, I knew there was no way of getting him out of jail. The only possible way to help him was to get the judge to give him a shorter sentence. Since I got to Mr. Mendez's hotel suite, he has been making a series of calls, he made me list out the contact of all the judges he knew from Chicago and Pittsburgh. Through one of them, he was able to reach the judge in charge of Dave's case. Putting a large amount of money on the table, he managed to buy him off and convinced him to hold the court hearing the day after tomorrow.He then called up their family lawyer who defending Dave in court and informed him about the new arrangement and strategy.During the phone conversation, Mrs. Mendez walked into the hotel suite with Lena behind her. She took her seat on the couch, waiting for her husband to end the call. Lena came to stand beside me and whispere
Fallen Apart Ninety-One
ARIA'S POVI woke up that morning feeling regenerated and energetic as I hopped down the stairs, following the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen. As I entered the kitchen, I was greeted by Savannah talking to someone on the phone with her back turned to me.Without announcing my presence to her, I walked further into the kitchen and placed my elbows on the counter."Yes, I'll be there tomorrow," she replied. "I won't change my mind this time, I promise." She hung up and jumped in surprised when she turned to place her phone on the counter."How long have you been standing there?" "For a few minutes." I shrugged. "What's the occasion tomorrow?" "Oh, that. I have an event to attend, like a fashion show." She scratched the back of her neck as she spoke which was a habit of her whenever she was lying. Thinking that she might have a good reason for not telling me the truth, I decided not to push it. "Okay." "Do you think you can help me watch over Aurora tomorrow?" "Sure." The soun
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