Meanwhile, back at Aria’s apartment.Arthur and Aria were cuddled up together on the bed, in each other’s arms. Their faces were only a few inches from each other, with their warm breaths fanning on each other's faces.For some reason, they woke up at exactly the same time.They slowly opened their eyes. Still sleepy and unaware of their surroundings, they remained still for some seconds.Aria became fully conscious first and let out a muffled gasp as her brain took some time to figure out why there was a strange man was on her bed and in her face.Arthur became conscious of his environment a few seconds later, and they both impulsively jerked away from each other to establish the boundaries that were initially present when they went to bed.There was some tension in the air.“Good morning!” Aria said as she sat up and placed her foot on the floor.She yawned with heavy eyes.“Good morning!” Arthur responded.Little sunlight from outside that made its way through the milk coloured cur
In the evening.Arthur and Liam went to a bar to get a drink.music was blasting loudly from the giant subwoofers at the corners of the club.Liam had initiated the idea of them going out because he thought Arthur must have been left depressed by the encounter with Amelia earlier.But he was terribly mistaken. His mood did not change at all. He was just as jovial as he would usually be.Liam was surprised. But actually, it turned out that his sleepover at Aria’s place cancelled out whatever despairing feelings that should have emanated from Amelia’s earlier ruckus.“I don’t believe it.”Liam lets out after a couple of minutes of staring at Arthur in a daze.His expectations had been subverted. Arthur was not moody at all.“What?” Arthur shrugged, taking a sip from his glass of Pina colada.“You’re not moody at all...”A hint of surprise and confusion spread across Liam’s face.Arthur smiled and responded. “Why would I be?”“Um, for starters, your girlfriend of over 5 years whom you ju
Meanwhile.Amelia had already planned to return to Arthur’s office to try and talk to him again.She came in at noon, and thankfully Liam wasn’t there to prevent her from coming in. Nobody else really cared if she was there or not.They didn’t understand the reason Arthur ordered her out the previous day. Although they had their speculations. Some of them did figure out that they might have broken up.She went straight to Arthur’s office, but he wasn’t there.He had gone to the cafeteria for lunch.She searched around the building, around places she believed she could find him, but she didn’t see him anywhere.Then she remembered it was lunchtime, and that he might be at the cafeteria, so she checked there too.After taking the elevator to the floor where the dining hall was, she finally arrived at the door.She stood at the door, trying to scan across the room to see if she could find him.After scanning, she noticed a familiar face. She squinted her eyes to get a better view of the
At the Johnson’s mansion.Feeling depressed, Amelia returned home looking so downcast. She walked into the living room and met her mum watching TV.Mrs Ann notices her daughter’s sad demeanor and put the TV on mute. She signals to her daughter to come closer.The house was basically empty, because they had laid off all the staff due to financial constraints.“What is the matter, dear?” she asked in a tender tone.Amelia, who was already sobbing, walked towards her. She gestured for Amelia to sit beside her. She wrapped her arms around Amelia’s waist and drew her closer for a tight hug.“What is wrong, darling?”“Why are you looking so sad?” Mrs. Ann asked.Amelia remained mute. She was still trying to process what was going on. There was no other viable option for her. She was at a dead end.“Talk to me please.”“What happened?”“It’s Arthur.” She finally managed to form words in a cracked voice.She whimpered as she spoke. Tears dripped down her eyes.“I went to his office to talk to
The next day.In the evening, Amelia was in the living room scrolling through her phone.The tv was turned on, and it was on the news channel.“The Multi-million dollar real estate firm, Crown Royal Corporations, has lost a lawsuit worth billions of dollars over illegal/criminal activities.”“It was discovered by government and security officials that the company was involved in several financial crimes that led to their lawsuit filed against them.”. A female news anchor’s calm voice resonated from the TV.Amelia overheard the familiar names being mentioned on tv and refocused her attention from her phone to the TV.She raised her head and saw her dad’s picture alongside the company’s name boldly displaying on the large, brightly lit LCD screen.“Dad!”“Mum!”“Dad! You’re on the news.” Amelia shouted with a reverberating voice, calling for her parents’ attention.“Clark Johnson, the CEO of Crown Royal Corporations, has currently declared bankruptcy, and all his assets and company asse
Even after living in that ramshackle of a house for some days, Amelia still hasn’t gotten habituated to the environment.There was no pool, no servants. Some parts of the roof leaked whenever it rained. The bathroom didn’t have a bathtub.To top it all off, the house was infested with rodents and insects.She could be laying on her bed resting silently and look up and find a group of cockroaches having a party on the walls and ceiling.The house wasn’t the only inconvenience she was facing at the moment. She was also running very low on cash.Normally, she would go on shopping sprees regularly to fill her wardrobe with the latest designer fashion trends. But now, she could barely even afford an average priced handbag.Her privileges at Crown Royal Corporations were no more, because they had lost the company. Also, daddy wasn’t giving her any money either.It had dawned on her that she would have to find a means of earning money. But how? It’s not like she has any marketable skills wha
Amelia sobbed and sobbed until there were no more tears left in her eye sockets. She didn’t even realize that it had gone dark outside. All she could think about right now was her mum. How would she survive without her mum?To make matters worse, her dad was in a mess right now, and in no position to parent a child.He was always drunk. If her mum really left them, then she was as good as having no parents at all, because her father could barely even take care of himself right now.Amelia sat on the floor, close to the sofa. She has been crying her eyes out since she read the letter her mum left.While she was still sitting there, Mr. Clark opened the front door high as hell, staggering uncontrollably as he walked into the house.He clutched a half-empty bottle of vodka underneath his armpits as he came in.“What’s for dinner, wife?” Mr. Clark rambled in his hoarse whiskey voice.Amelia stopped crying to pay attention to the person coming inside the house.She saw her dad swaying side
Meanwhile, at Brookland Corporations.Aria had already started working, and in less than a week of working, she already showed that she was amazing at her job.She's a naturally hardworking person. But at Brookland Corporations, she worked extra hard so as not to disappoint Arthur. It was a privilege for her to be working at such a firm and she didn't want to misuse that opportunity.The last thing she wanted was to go back to working in a restaurant. Here, she would be making many times more than what she was making at the restaurant.Also, she got the job without having to pay for it without her body. She didn't get any of the previous jobs she applied for, because when they saw her beauty, they always asked her for sex and she would decline them.Aria was a very loveable person. She was easygoing, and she had a sense of humor. So everyone around the office really liked her.Well, except for those ladies that were jealous of her because Arthur was frequently hanging out with her.Th