Ariana Houston sat inside the immobile car and stared at the gas gauge with a dark expression on her face. She should have known that that b*tch of a woman wouldn't be able to restrain herself from making a move on her today!
But she had naively thought that what happened in the morning was all that there was to it!
Today was her first day of work at the Houston's Company and she had planned to go with her father but unfortunately, a wrench had been thrown into that plan when the stepmother of hers had come up with a stupid reason to make her father leave while she was still getting dressed.
Regrettably, that father of hers had actually listened to her and left for work without informing her. She still felt a pang of hurt in her heart when she had arrived downstairs minutes later to be told he had left, however, that was it to it, she had gotten used to being disappointed and neglected over and over again by the man she
"That little b*tch must have never dreamt I would do that, right? Thinking not letting her leave in her father's car was the end? How naive!" Just like her mother. "That had only been the appetizer before the main course!" "I wonder how she must be feeling at the moment? Despaired? Restless? As she watched different cars driving past her with not even a single one of them willing to extend a helping hand. Of course, they don't dare to! Not unless they are willing to make Ariana Houston sat inside the immobile car and stared at the gas gauge with a dark expression on her face. She should have known that that b*tch of a woman wouldn't be able to restrain herself from making a move on her today! But she had naively thought that what happened in the morning was all that there was to it! Today was her first day of work at the Houston's Company and she had planned to go with her father but unfortunately, a wrench had been thrown into that plan when the stepmother of hers had come up with
On the other hand, Dan felt that he was really in luck today. After he had hung up the call from the old man, he had dilly-dallied for a while to make them anxious before finally boarding his convertible to go to the Golden Homes which was where the Anderson's lived.However, mid-way, he noticed an obviously faulty car parked by the road that led out of the Golden Homes with a woman's figure standing beside it. At first, he had no intention of stopping to help even though he had felt puzzled as to why someone coming out of the Golden Homes had no chauffeur, after all, he was driving in not out.Luckily to him, just as he drove past the car, the woman beside it raised her head slightly and he caught a glimpse of her side profile."F*ck! It was her?", He cursed out loud as he violently parked the car to stare heatedly at the woman. He couldn't believe he would coincidentally encounter the woman who had constantly been on h
Anderson's Residence. Patriarch Anderson and Luke who were still waiting for Dan got increasingly impatient as time went by. One hour. Two hours. Three hours. Slam! A fist slammed the table angrily, shaking it violently. With a dark expression on his face, Patriarch Anderson gritted out. "Is he taking me for a fool by making me wait for so long?" Luke who also had a dark and hateful expression on his face replied with false calmness. "He should be coming..., right? Let's wait for a while more...", He told his furious father though his tone indicated that he also wasn't sure of himself. "Wait?! That is what you have been telling me for the past few hours! Even if he is living somewhere remote, he should have gotten here by now!" Of course, Luke also knew that, but he still found i
In the coming days days, Dan no longer had the time to pay attention to Ariana's situation(both at work and home), due to the frequent assassination attempts on Ryan's life. However, he did keep in mind, the promise he had made to her in the car as he raced to the Hudson's Company.Probably because of his guilt in respect to the way he had coerced her into agreeing to be his woman and also because he was also trying to prove that she had made the right choice in agreeing, he had promised her his full support in getting back her birthright.Fortunately, she also didn't turn out to be a stubborn person who obviously had no true ability to speak of, yet insists on not accepting what is considered 'handouts' from someone who could help her.In fact, Ariana herself was aware of the extent of her personal ability and also knew that although she would be able to accomplish her goals without any external help, that would only be
The thirteen-year-old him hadn't wanted to leave his mother after finding out her plans of leaving him with the father he had never met and had no affection or attachment to.However, Mary had been cruel and ruthless to both herself and him back then by telling him that his existence was a burden to her and it restrained her from having her own personal life.She had told him that she planned on getting married and her partner said he couldn't tolerate his existence. Even now, he still remembered clearly how his mind had gone blank as he listened to the words that sounded harsh in his ears as it came out of her mouth. At that time, he couldn't fathom where something had gone wrong - why his loving and caring mother suddenly turned hateful and wanted to abandon him.Yet, she gave him no time to understand as she left without saying goodbye after entrusting him to Anderson. He could only watch her leave with a blank expression on his face whilst he couldn't
"Knowing Luke, I knew he would have definitely be unwilling to let go of the piece of the pie that is almost in his mouth, which how the election. And usually in that kind of situation, his brain tends to work a whole lot faster... which brings you into the equation.""And according to my knowledge, there is a probability that he would remember your existence and that you were also a member of that gang and in the end, mention it to his father. They would then be thinking along the lines of tempting you to switch to their side possibly with the position of the leader. Of course, this is also due to their personal belief and mentality, that everyone or everything has a price", A sneer appeared on Ryan's face as he said this. Those pair of father and son are always thinking everyone are power-greedy like them and could not resist its allure.Meanwhile, Dan gaped dumbfoundedly at his words as he wondered out loud."They really dare to think of anything! Me? S
So when Selena caught a glimpse of the people who entered, she felt increasingly panicked though the exact reason she felt this way eluded her.On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Preston who came in paused in surprise after having a clear view of the situation in the living room.Their gazes then moved back and forth between the duo who were standing, not knowing what they were thinking of and the room fell into a strange silence, which Mrs. Preston quickly broke after coming back to her senses."Nathan! What a pleasant surprise!", She said with a wide smile on her face.Nathan glanced at the woman standing beside him whose face has changed slightly after seeing her parents and something flashed in his eyes.However, nothing could be told from his face as he faced the older woman in front of him who was an exact replica of Selena making it almost impossible for the two of them to be told apart if not for the obvious
Mrs. Preston watched Nathan's figure disappear at the door before taking back her gaze to look at Selena who sat beside her.Initially, she had wanted to make Selena see Nathan off but observing the awkward atmosphere surrounding them and together with the fact that the two weren't really that familiar with each other as they should be meeting for the first time today, she had decided against it. Yes, she had noticed since she came in that the two were acting wrong around each other, especially her daughter who obviously couldn't wait to be as far as possible from Nathan.This particular wrong feeling, she observed, hadn't originated from ambiguity but rather from the fact that Selena was trying to distance herself away from him.All this together had made her arrive at a conclusion as to why her daughter was acting this way, however, this only made her feel an oncoming headache.She had always thought that even