As soon as the men drove off, the first thing that came to Aria’s mind was to find somewhere to relieve herself of the urine she had been holding in for a long time.She went behind a shrub by the corner, pulled down her pants and urinated. She immediately felt a sensation of relief as she expelled her body fluids.It was already sundown, so there were only a few vehicles on the road. Aria needed to find a way to get home fast, or she may have to sleep out here for another night. And that wouldn’t be funny at all. Considering the fact that there was no shelter around, she would have to sleep under the open sky. What if there were wild animals around?After musing on what may become of her if she didn't get home this night, she thought about whether to start walking. Maybe the city wasn’t too far from here. She thought.Then suddenly, the real problem hit her. She discovered that she didn’t even know what way she would take to get to the city.She was unconscious when they brought her
Aria was now certain that Amelia was responsible for her abduction. It was crystal clear. She had speculations though, but didn’t want to draw any conclusions too early because her kidnappers never really mentioned any names except for Arthur’s.“So that was you?” Aria squinted.Amelia chuckled.“That was just the tip of the iceberg for what will come your way if you don’t stop seducing Arthur.” She scoffed.Aria was aghast.She didn’t want to be caught in the middle of their fracas, nor was she interested in being In a relationship with Arthur. At least not at the moment. The memory of her last relationship still traumatized her, so she was not interested in dating him.Rather, all she wanted to do was to focus on her career and turn her life around.“I don’t understand. Why would you do that to me?” Aria said, contorting her face.“I’ve not done anything wrong to you. As a matter of fact, I barely even know you.” She shrugged.Amelia banged on the table and leaned forward with her e
The next couple of days were outstanding for Aria. She got a raise, and the company gave her an official car. It was the first car she ever owned, and it was beautiful.She was so excited; she made some cookies, put them in a basket and brought them to her colleagues at work almost every day. They loved her more for it.Her intention of avoiding Arthur was easy for her so far, because he had gone on a business trip with his dad for a few days now. It was serene for her. No hiding behind the counters. No scanning along the hallway before coming out of her office...On Thursday morning, she came to work as usual and distributed some cookies she made around the office.When she finished distributing the cookies to those who cared, there were still a few left in the basket, so she took them and headed to her office.She was about to open the door when she heard a familiar deep masculine voice behind her.“You didn’t save any for me?”She turned around and saw Arthur standing behind her wi
The place became rowdy. Aria tried to pull Arthur away, but she was just not strong enough to break up a fight between two well-built, muscled men. She only ended up getting pushed to the ground.Liam heard the commotion from where he was and quickly rushed to the source of the noise.He saw Arthur on the floor, in a brawl with some random guy, and immediately jumped in to back him up. He joined the fight and landed a few punches on the guy who Arthur was fighting with before some other guys came over to stop the fight.They dusted off their bodies, and smoothened wrinkles on their clothes, and checked for any bloodstains on their bodies.There were some bruises on their faces. Arthur had taken a punch to the nose. His nose might be broken.They stared at each other with so much vicious intensity their eyes turned bloodshot red. They were itching to tear each other apart.Fortunately, they were restrained by the birthday celebrant and some other persons. When their blood pressure calm
The drive back to the house seemed longer than the drive on their way to the party. Maybe it was because they were talking and laughing throughout the entire ride, they lost track of time. This time, Aria was the only active person in the car. Liam had gone home to make sure his house didn't burn down, and Arthur was dead drunk.Also, it suddenly started to rain on their way back, so the air became chiller. She began to shiver, because her pretty red dress was very light and definitely not made for this kind of cold weather.She pulled up in her front yard when they finally arrived at her house. She turned off the car and looked back. Arthur’s eyes were still closed. He must have fallen asleep while she was driving.The rain was still pouring down heavily and she couldn’t find any umbrella around, so they had no other option but to go under the rain.She came down from the car quickly and opened the back door. Arthur didn’t seem like he had gotten his cognitive senses back to for him
These few seconds of inactivity gave her enough time to get back to that annoying battle of morality that was going on in her head. What was she doing?She was getting herself into something she would regret. Getting intimate with her boss like this. And to make matters worse, it was without his consent.But he was actively engaged in the process... Her mind tried its best to justify her actions in order to escape the guilt. She sighed.Unfortunately, no matter how much she tried to tell herself that he also wanted it, the truth was that he was high and intoxicated.For all she knew, he didn’t even know where he was and he might not even remember a thing from this night by tomorrow morning.Wrapping her hands around his neck, she closed her eyes and buried her face in the curve of his shoulder and hugged him. She felt so good. She wanted it to last forever.“Thank you for everything.” She whispered under her breath.As much as she would have loved to continue being with him, she had t
At the swimming pool.Arthur’s phone rang just after he put on his swimming trunks. It was Liam. He called to find out where he was and how the rest of the party went. He had to leave the party abruptly after receiving a call from his neighbor, notifying him that there was something burning inside his apartment. Thankfully, his house didn’t burn down. He had forgotten to turn off the gas cooker in his kitchen before leaving the house for the party the previous night. His cooking pot with the food in it got burnt and even caught on fire. Fortunately, the smell spread everywhere and could be perceived from outside. When his neighbor returned from work, he perceived something burning, and he traced the source of the smell to Liam’s apartment, so he placed a call across to him. He was so lucky he got there on time before the fire caught on something else. “So, where are you?” the voice on the other end of the line resonated. Arthur, who was just coming out of the dressing room, replie
For all she knew, it would be impossible for Arthur to have any romantic feelings towards her. In his eyes, she’ll always continue to be that poor, helpless waiter he met at that restaurant. Was that not why he asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend?!“Yes, Arthur, I have feelings for you. I know it’s stupid and all, but you’ve just been so nice to me since we met. That's possibly why I got carried away. I don’t know what happened. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have taken the job. I’m sorry.”Arthur’s brows furrowed. “Woah woah woah...” he interrupted. “Why are you apologizing? It’s only natural to have feelings for people you like. That’s why it’s called ‘falling in love’ You never have control over it. It just happens spontaneously.”“... and it’s a good thing, because I also have a confession too. I have had deep feelings for you from the first day I met you, Aria.”He leaned forward and held her arms. “That day at the restaurant, I felt like I saw an angel. Your beauty, your h