"Where has she gone? Find her!" I started yelling and giving orders at the top of my lungs. "What the heck is happening to her? Who is she with?" I continued to pace back and forth in my office. I needed to know where she was at all times. She simply can not keep being so defiant and hard to deal with, especially when there are threats on the horizon lurking over us. Brit replied cautiously, "She departed the instant Matt left her apartment. There were no phone calls or whatsoever, but she just left." "Where in the world is she actually trying to go? Have you checked if she's going home? Track down Ethan as well. What happened to that jerk? What happened to Matt?" I continue to lose my patience and control. I'm not sure how I'm going to protect her if Ari keeps wandering around and doing her damnedest to avoid me and stay away from me. "Don't worry, Elliot, we've got some more of our men on her tail immediately after she left. With our guys continuing to follow her, I can guarantee

"You let me out, Elliot! You're a dickhead, Elliot Allister! Somebody let me out! Let me get the fuck out of here! You three stooges can't keep me in here forever! Assholes!" The boss, underboss, and capo have been massaging their foreheads incessantly. Since Ariella was brought here to Elliot's mansion, they had not spoken to each other. They never had the chance with all of Ariella's shouting and hysterical fits booming in the four corners of the estate. And she hasn't stopped screaming, cursing, and yelling at the top of her lungs from Elliot's room since she was brought here until now. The reactions from the three are unimaginable. Who would have thought that Ariella could be this loud? It's even a wonder to behold that Elliot managed to somehow get Ariella to come to his house following her tirade at his office. It took the three of them just to restrain her and prevent her from trashing and wrecking anything further at Elliot's workplace. Elliot had to lift Ari onto his shoulde

And Ariella, in an instant, managed to pick up on what Elliot was trying to express. "I have to let you go because my life is damned. For the life of me, I let you go because I couldn't bring you into this dangerous world. I cannot see you being at the center of the chaos in my life." She began to cry, hearing him, pondering what might have been for the two of them if Elliot had not been handed this cruel lifestyle. "For ten years, Ari, all I could think about was giving up everything, but I couldn't. This may not be the life that I want, but this is the life that my parents chose and handed me, and I am obliged to embrace and live it even if I don't want to. And I'm offended and hurt that you've been condemning me all this time without even understanding what I've been through. My life was never easy, Ari, and when I had to lose you, it became harder." Those sentiments struck Ari deeply. Elliot is right; she had been passing judgment on him the entire time. She was only concerned w

All that could be heard were sobs from all four corners of the room. There were no words spoken, but sorrow and misery could be felt through all the cries and weeping that could not be suppressed or hidden. Pain can be felt, and as much as they wanted to stop it, there was no way. It is inevitable at this point. Ariella was in excruciating discomfort. She knew now that Elliot and Matt weren't the only ones who had been lying to her. What's bothering her even more right now is the idea that her own family, her own parents, have been lying to her all her life. They claimed to live a well-ordered and comfortable life, but it was all a sham. Her parents made her believe that she came from a well-mannered family, but now knowing that they were criminals, they crushed her whole world. She and her family will never be able to live peacefully and securely since they will always be threatened because of their dirty links. Ari is even more humiliated and feels even more ashamed by the fact th

Ariella hasn't stopped crying. She is attempting to stop the tears from gushing, but no matter how many times she tries, she is unable to do so. Today is her dreaded day for both her and Ethan to leave. They should have departed yesterday, but Ethan and Elliot have been extremely busy with the arrangements and preparations for their return trip home. Ari hasn't seen or talked to Elliot since yesterday, and Ari isn't sure whether he'll be able to bid her farewell or if he'll just let her go without even saying goodbye. Despite the fact that they are not on really good terms, they are civil enough for her to want him to be around when she leaves. Her heart is racing with fear at the prospect of being separated from him once more, and maybe for good this time. Yes, she had yearned for this before; she wanted to be away from him and his chaotic life, but now that it is within her grasp, she is at a loss for words. A part of her screams that she doesn't really want to, but Ethan had alrea