LOGIN“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
The call came at 11:17 pm, but it was already 2:17 am in New York. Was this a wrong number? Or was someone pranking me? But my heart said otherwise. It was beating so fast. I stared at the screen for too long that when I was about to finally answer it, the call ended. But then my phone rang again
Day passed. After my interaction with Stephanie, I busied myself with the preparation for my incoming fashion show, and I didn’t hear anything from her, which was good. She was crazy. Did fame eat her? Or was she just after Arzhel? Speaking of Arzhel, I didn’t hear from him after we came back. We
When I arrived, she was already there, sitting and sipping her tea. She flashed her signature fake sweet smile. I couldn’t believe I once believed that those smiles were genuine. I just rolled my eyes and sat down. I put my phone on the table, facing backward. “What do you want, and why do y
“Noooooo!” I shouted under the pillow while shaking my head. I heard the door unlock. I immediately ran to the bathroom to take a bath and run away from Arzhel. I looked at myself in the mirror. “You’re so dead now, Lia!” I whispered, embarrassed and irritated. I stayed in the bathroom for one







