With the look on Calhoun's face, they could all tell he was been serious about the news. Grandfather decided not to respond to Noah's question. They always thought he pampered Calhoun forgetting that he only treated Calhoun that way because he was a very intelligent boy. He focused on his business and grew his empire without demanding from anyone. Noah and Matt were just like their parents, they made a lot of demands and came up with nothing in the end.
"You really are serious about this, aren't you?" Elsie finally blurted after studying Calhoun.Calhoun gave a quick nod, taking a sip of his wine. This was all the confirmation Elsie needed."Oh, my God you are really getting married!" She squealed completely throwing Noah's question off the table."It's going to be the talk of the town! Just leave every arrangement to me!" Grandmother beamed with smiles."Grandmother, can I be in charge of the flowers?" Little Rosa commented juThrowing Sofia out of his office was so satisfactory for Ethan, just the thoughts made him smile. Now that he had dealt with her, his focus was solemnly on getting Aria back.He sat back in his chair, thinking of ways to apologize to her. He had tried calling and pleading to her. But Ariana was being stubborn. He needed to change his tactics. He needed to bring her back into his life and make up for his misdeed and cunning game.He had already sent her a text message, in fact, multiple messages but she didn't bulge, she insisted on ending things with him. "What should I do this time?" He whispered to himself."Should I show up in her office tomorrow with fresh blooming roses hanging on my hands?" He thought aloud, but then he shook his head. That wasn't a smart thing to do. Ariana would not appreciate that. She hated being the center of attention and Ethan running there was going to draw a lot of attention. He was too handsome to ignore,
On a flexible paved single lane road, was a two story building compartment of four apartments and one belonged to Ariana Brown. She didn't care about riches, all she ever wanted in life was to be fulfilled and be able to take care of herself. This apartment gave her all of that and more.Aria had just returned from work and she had her bath. Her boss had stressed her so much she got home smelling like a bag of rotten potatoes. She hurried to the bathroom to soak her hair in shampoo. She took her time to scrub every part of her body nice and clean. She was humming to herself when the doorbell of the third apartment rang out. She wanted to ignore it because she wasn't expecting any visitors but the bell kept ringing in urgency. Groaning, Aria tied a pink fluffy towel around her body then took a smaller one to wrap around her hair which still had shampoo in it. She ran out of her bathroom to open the door. When she got to the door, she picked up the h
Ethan couldn't believe what he was seeing or hearing, Aria had dared to send him out of her apartment. His own Aria that he loved above other women. She was treating him like dirt. "Aria, please, let's talk about this calmly... I love you!" He whispered in pain. He felt like arrows were being thrown into his heart. It was never his intention to hurt Aria, he only did what he did to teach Sofia a lesson and nothing more. The woman he loved was Aria and nobody else could compare."I do not want to talk to you, Ethan! And never you say you love me because you never did! " Aria snapped, tears welling up her eyes. "You never did Ethan! You never loved me! If you ever did, you would never sleep with my best friend! Of all the women you have, you had to add her to the list Ethan, why?" Tears spilled from her eyes and she felt her heart break again like she was back to that moment she caught Ethan on top of Sofia. What was even more painful was the fact that even afte
After the nice officer left, Aria remained on the couch and tears continued to drip from her eyes. She remembered the way she and Ethan had been. They were so happy until he started making it his life work to sleep with every woman he came across. That was a major ted flag but she didn't pay it any attention. She was blinded by love.Stupid love!Now, look at how broken she was.As for Sofia, she was so stupid. Aria thought she truly cared for her. She thought Sofia was an absolute best friend but in the end, she was only a means to an end. She didn't care about her. Sofia only wanted Ethan and Aria to make it possible.She was played. They both played her and now she was wiser she wouldn't be a fool anymore. Ethan and Sofia were now people that she once knew and nothing more.Her ringing tone filled the room and she jumped out of her thoughts. She got to the phone which was on the table and checked the caller, she half expected
Ethan was heartbroken. He drove away from Aria's apartment. The plan was to go straight home but he couldn't do it. His heart was aching and his hands shook mimicking the movements in his heart. He couldn't believe Aria had humiliated him like that. He had gotten her so many expensive and valuable things yet she threw them all away. She thrashed them like they were with nothing. He throws his eyes to the back seat of his car and the shining materials and pieces of jewelry stare back at him in sadness.What else could he do?Whatever had happened between him and Sofia was a minor thing. She didn't have to make such a big deal out of it. He had been doing the worst stuff and she forgave him every time why then should this be different?Did she not love him anymore?No! —That wasn't possible.Aria could never love someone else other than him. She belonged to him. Her smooth virgin body was his to explo
Shit!This couldn't be good at all, -Ethan thought.As soon as the door to his office opened, his uncle's gruff voice reached him."What in the hell were you thinking, Ethan?"Ethan gulped. He was a spoilt prince in his house but whenever his uncle shouted like this, it was never a good thing. And most of the time it was always related to them losing massive money to something that wouldn't bring profit.He would have to think of a way to calm the hold man -or things were going to get worst fast."Uncle, it isn't a big deal okay." Ethan tried to calm his fuming uncle up but his efforts only made the man even angrier."It isn't a big deal, you say?" His eyes narrowed into smaller beads and sweat dripped from his bald head. "The stocks have been dropping drastically ever since that damned video got uploaded! Do you want to lose everything we have worked for, for some low-class girl? And then you d
Sofia had been given ill-treatment by Ethan. The coldness he showed towards her still gave her shivers. He even denied her access to his office, Sofia whined as the scenario still replayed in her head.She started the car and headed home to soak herself in a hot bath to cleanse herself from the disgraceful event she had just experienced.Sofia couldn't help but think about the act of cruelty that had been done to her by Ethan and Kelvin —Yes, even that fool."That dimwitted kelvin dared to allow his boss to treat me that way! The fool couldn't even defend me!""Oh! Kelvin after all the fat tips I gave to you and my good gesture towards you. You still had the guts to kick me out of his office! you will definitely pay for what you did, and I will make sure of that!" She said to herself as she drove through the almost empty road.At this point, Sofia was filled with rage as she pressed her legs on the accelerator
The sweet smell of the thick potato-filled Sofia's nose. The aroma reminded her of how hungry she was. She had not put any substance in her mouth since she ate breakfast this morning."I can see the burning hunger in your eyes," Alice joked as she placed both of their plates on the neatly arranged dining table.Alice settled on the chair facing Sofia. Her sister was already lost in her thoughts. It pained Alice to see her sister in so much pain. All because of a man. She would have made it her life's job to hurt Ethan, but if she did that her sister would only be more hurt."Hey, the food would get cold," Alice said to Sofia."Oh, right," Sofia said silently before she picked up the fork. Sofia gently stirred the soup on the plate before she placed the spoon in her mouth. The flavors in the food melted in her mouth and her stomach yearned for more. It had been a long she had eaten home food."You didn't tell me Marga