Chapter-19: Realization
Aria Anastasia
I wiped the tears with the back of my hand, sucking in a deep breath. I was in the females’ washroom.Why was Zaiden’s scolding affecting me so much? It never made me feel this bad before. Him scolding me was nothing new, yet I was upset. I felt like curling myself in a ball and crying in one corner.
This was the first time I made such a huge mistake, which would ruin the company. I have never been this much careless before. It was so foolish of me to do that. Getting distracted after a single kiss like a teenager, it was not my thing. It was not me. Just because Zaiden kissed me, it didn’t mean I should occupy my mind with the thoughts of him.
Chapter-20: Blurry MomentAria AnastasiaI was brave enough to agree to my feelings. I mean, I wasn’t sure about whether I was in love or not, but I knew I liked Zaiden Storm. I wanted to decline it, but when emotions were strong, it was hard to resist it.“Well, since you told me such an important thing, and I was quite interested to know what was going on between you and Zaiden, I will reconsider my decision on the deal cancelation,” said Mr. Raymond, with a genuine smile playing on his lips. “Zaiden deserves an awesome woman like you in his life.”I could feel the heat rushing to my cheeks as I said, “About the mistake I made…”“It
Chapter-21: Taking CareZaiden StormWatching Aria falling down, that too on someone else's arms, was bothersome but it didn't matter because Aria lost consciousness. Her health came first to me."Aria," I called her name and ran to her. I wanted to catch her but she was too far away. In fact, I was grateful that Liam was there to hold her.I picked up Aria in my arms. Before Liam could utter a word, I told him, "Thank you for catching her. Call Daniel."He nodded and ran away.I felt my heart clenching at the sight. I placed her on the nearby waiting couch.
Chapter-22: Special FoodAria AnastasiaMy eyes jolted open, only to see the white ceiling. The familiar smell hit my nostrils and when I looked around, a groan escaped my lips.I was at the hospital, and I hated the smell of the hospital. It was nostalgic.However, I was feeling better now. My head felt lighter, and it was relieving for me. I tried to get up and sit, but it was troublesome for me. When I looked at the couch, there was no one in the room—not even Zaiden. I didn’t know why I was expecting him to be there. I knew that I liked him, but I didn’t know whether he had any romantic feelings for me.I tried to get up one more time and that was when
Chapter-23: Like YouAria AnastasiaI was walking on the road, leaving my car back in the office parking lot.I knew I should've asked Zaiden about the woman instead of running away from him, but I just couldn't tolerate their closeness. I have never felt like this. Earlier, women used to cling onto Zaiden and I didn't even bother to look at them. But today, I was upset seeing a little closeness between Zaiden and a woman whom I couldn't even see properly.Was that how liking someone felt like?I continued walking until there was a sudden thunder. The dark sky was sulking, just like me. The sky would cry as rain, and I would cry as tears.I didn't know why I felt like crying over this small issue. Maybe I was PMSing—t
Chapter-24: Moment To CherishAria AnastasiaI have finally told Zaiden I liked him. I didn't know how he would respond to me. He was quiet after hearing me. In fact, he was looking at me blankly, as if I told him I was pregnant."Zaiden, are you okay?" I asked when he was quiet."Yeah," he answered curtly. I waited for him to say something else as a reply to my confession, but instead, he stood up. "Let's head back to the office and eat what you have cooked."My jaw dropped at his words. I just told him I liked him and he even didn't bother to reply. He simply avoided me.I knew I shouldn't have told him I liked him. He didn't feel the same for me. I was just an employee who used to call him by his first name and knew his
Chapter-25: An OccurrenceAria AnastasiaI wanted to stab Zaiden to death innumerable times.Yes, he was my boyfriend, but that didn't give him the right to call me into his cabin repeatedly during work hours.Now I was on my way to his cabin just to hand him my fountain pen because I forgot where he kept his one. I wonder what he would do with a fountain pen right now when he could simply use a fucking ball pen.I barged into his cabin without knocking on the door."Just because you are my girlfriend now, it isn't right to not knock before entering," came his voice.Rolling my eyes, I retorted, "Just because you are my boyfriend now doesn't mean you will treat me like a servant
Chapter-26: A Major ProblemZaiden StormI felt my heart clenching as I was waiting for Aria at the restaurant.Something felt unusual. Everything was going smoothly, but I could still feel something bad was happening, or something bad was about to happen. The last time I felt like this was when Lance got shot in his shoulder a year ago.Was Lance okay?I took my phone and dialed his number. He picked it up on the second ring."Bro, is something wrong?" came Lance's worried voice."No," I responded, getting confused if he was okay, then why I was feeling this way. "I just called you to ask whether you were okay or not."
Chapter-27: Tick-TockAria AnastasiaI opened my eyes, feeling the force of someone tying something on me. My eyes felt heavy, yet I had to see the face of the person who kidnapped me.My mouth wasn't closed with a gag, so I could clearly speak. The person who stopped tying something on me, and I couldn't protest since my hands were handcuffed, looked at me straight into my eyes.A gasp escaped my lips seeing the blue eyes. He was the same familiar person I had met in the grocery store—the man who was in his mid-forties. Why did he kidnap me?"Why did you kidnap me?" I couldn't help but ask.This old man who was like a father figure was the last person I hoped to be my kidnapper. He seemed like a nice person when he h