14. Axel Zeroun (2)

Ariana sighed deeply. "I don't have a choice, do I?" she asked, then shook her head. "You really didn't give me a choice," she said sharply. "All the decisions are in your hands. That's the contract you've given me. I just need to act like I love and care for the child, and voila, the child becomes yours." Ariana snorted. "I can do it, help you. And in return, don't interfere with my personal life." Ariana closed the folder and handed it back to Gerald.

"Where are you going?" he asked when he saw Ariana getting up.

"To fill my stomach. I don't want to die of hunger and make you a widower anytime soon," she said casually and left the room.

This was the first time Ariana had set foot outside the room. Yesterday, when she entered the house, she was unconscious. She wasn't even aware that she had been undressed by her husband. Now Ariana was left wondering where to go.

She knew she was on the second floor. Her phone displayed a little past six o'clock. Ariana decided to go downstairs.