เข้าสู่ระบบ“You’re not coming with us, daddy?” she innocently asked. I actually expected her voice to be full of pain and disappointment if ever she would ask that question, but I was so proud to hear her voice full of understanding. She might have realized that Arzhel and we have our own houses here in Los
When the pilot finally announced that we landed in Los Angeles, my heart started to beat so fast. I looked for my phone. I checked if Adrian at least messaged me, but there was none. I think he wanted to surprise us. I mentally sighed. I leaned back on my chair and stared at the window. My hand w
We packed our things and prepared to go back to Los Angeles. Arzhel was on his phone, I looked at him. He looked serious while listening to the person he was talking to, my doctor. He called him to make sure I was really clear to go because he was worried I might still need additional follow up t
“Who will take care of Arriana?” I asked Arzhel while we were changing clothes. He was wearing his jeans, while I was buttoning my long-sleeved blouse. “Veronica just arrived here in New York. I texted her to come here,” he said. I nodded. Surprisingly, I somehow felt at peace knowing that it was
We spent the rest of our day in Arzhel’s penthouse. Arriana told us she wanted to swim, so here we were in the pool area. Arriana and I were busy swimming, while Arzhel was busy grilling some pork, and seafoods. Arriana suddenly splashed some water on my face. I silently gasped and looked at her
“Jarred was here,” Arzhel shouted. I heard the guards being alerted, they rushed inside. “He jumped on that window,” Arzhel told them. “Find him!” he commanded. They nodded and rushed outside. I looked behind Arzhel. “Where’s Arriana?” I asked, my eyes a bit widened. I looked behind him again and
I heard some gentle knocks on my door. When I looked up, I saw Janna. She looked worried and hesitant. “Uhm, Ms. Analia,” she said hesitantly. She also glanced at her back for a second before speaking. I just looked at her and waited for her to finish what she was about to say. “Mr. Arzhel wants
“Just thirsty,” I joked. He nodded. He seemed convinced. But as far as I knew, I didn’t really have a problem, aside from some feelings I was burying inside me. “Let’s have dinner. We weren’t able to go last week, so I think it’s the right time,” he said in his sweet and calm tone. How could I sa
Luckily, the waiter arrived and served our food. We forgot about our topic and proceeded with our dinner. This was one of the most silent dinners I had. The last time we had dinner, it was still okay, not awkward, because I had Arriana with me, whom I could give my attention to. But now, it was
I stood on the balcony, holding a glass of red wine in my right hand. The cold breeze hit my face. It calmed me for a second, but then it brought me back to my thoughts. “You asked me to stop humiliating you. I did what you wanted.” What Arzhel said kept echoing in my mind. “You waited all thes







