Masuk“Hey, babe.” Sophie’s voice said over the phone after the third ring. Aria knew she hardly let it ring the third time, her friend must have been contemplating on if to answer the call or not. “It took you hours to answer.” Aria exaggerated in a calm and low tone. “I was surprised to see your call. I haven't heard from you for a week now so I thought you were still pissed off at me.” Sophie said. “That was in the past, Sophie. Why bring it to mind?” she asked, “I did not call you because I have been so locked down with things and couldn't even focus on my own life.” “What's wrong? Is it about Nicholas again?” Aria smiled when she heard that. Her best friend surely has a good retentive memory. “No, it is not about him. Besides, we made up. I explained everything to him and now we are friends again.” Aria explained. “That is really nice. So what is the problem now?” “I met with Camille Pierce.” Aria blurted out. “Camille? Like Damien’s ex-fiancé? What the hell does that bitch
Camille was full of smiles after her meeting with Aria. She had pulled it off in the best way such that she could feel the sadness emitting from her opponent. “At least she knows the truth now and would want to stay away from him.” she mumbled to herself. But on second thought, Aria had told her that she had nothing to do with Damien which made her even more glad. She even went on to explain her relationship with Damien to Camille, telling her that what she and Damien had was not real, they were only helping each other. Camille had been shocked to hear that. It was even going to be more shocking if Mr. Blackwood gets to hear his son had been deceiving him all the while. Now everything was settled, she was sure to get her man back. And no one this time, not even a wretched lady in rich clothes would stand in her way. Her sight of Aria had been irritating at first, but after some time she noticed the lady was quite eloquent and possessed some social skills, things most average peop
As Aria was driven back home, she stared out at the darkened glass and watched as drops of rain slid down from it. It was drizzling but at least she was headed home after a long day of work. After viewing the sight for a while, Aria was tempted to wind the window down. She reached for the button and pressed on it, bringing the glass all the way down.“Ma'am, the air conditioner is on.” Mr. Sebastian told her.She glanced at him and nodded slowly. “I am aware, Mr. Sebastian. I just want to feel the cold air for a few minutes.” she told him and watched as he nodded in approval.“I apologize again for not standing in when that strange man approached you.” Mr. Sebastian said as he gazed at her from the rearview mirror, “I will accept any blame if anything happens.”Aria averted her eyes to the street and smiled weakly. “There would be no one to blame you. I chose to meet the lady without needing your assistance, so be rest assured.” After a light bow from the man, they continued toget
By the time Aria had finished working, it was already late. She glanced at the window surprised to see the dark and gloomy weather. When she checked the time, it was past 9 pm.Aria began to arrange her desk, putting the papers in order and shutting the system before grabbing her bag to leave.She was just a few steps away when she caught sight of Nicholas still absorbed in his work. His hand was supporting his jaw as the other worked on his system.Aria could see he was tired from the way he yawned and stretched. What she did not understand was why he had to stay up late. Was Lucas giving him a hard time too?As she turned towards his direction, she paused before she could move, contemplating her action. Was he still angry at her?Without thinking, she approached his desk, watching as he typed tirelessly. “Hi Nicholas,” she said.Nicholas glanced up, a slight surprised expression on his face.“Hi.” he said in the lowest tone ever.Aria smiled. At least he had reciprocated her gree
If there was anything Lucas looked forward to, it was his meeting with Damien. The meeting was going to be like every other meeting he had attended but this time around,he had been specially invited by the CEO himself.Didn't Damien say they would meet again? Well, it looked like that time had almost arrived.They were going to discuss the economic status of the company and as a senior financial analyst, he had to be present. As Lucas stretched his body on his chair, he stared once more at the documents before him, an arrangement of files he would be presenting at the meeting. He had them creatively written and carefully calculated to avoid pitfalls that might arise during the course of his presentation.Since Damien would be around, he figured the meeting would be thorough. He had heard some rumours about him and hoped it wasn't true, even though he tried hard to not believe it.“Just a few days to go and I will be facing the man I have always wanted to meet,” he told himself.Damien
A few hours later, Aria found herself almost asleep. When she realized that her head was laid on top of the documents on her table, she quickly rose up and began to arrange them. Then she stacked them on the desk and stood up from her seat, stretching with a yawn. The weather was already dark meaning it was almost late and Aria wanted to do anything but sleep. It wasn't the normal time for her to go to bed but she had fallen asleep on various intervals when cross-checking the files given to her by Nicholas.Was it the length of each file or was it the gravity of her ex-husband's committed act that made her feel sleepy? She could not tell, all she knew was that her head had ended up on her desk.Soon, she got up and approached the window, the cold air caressing her skin as she got close to it. The weather was nice, it was what she really needed at the moment, so without thinking, she headed out of her room, having one location in mind.Aria arrived at the roof top where she could feel







