Grimaldi's Blood and Vows のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

[ARIETTA’S POV]"It’s owned by their family, Aunt." I answered for Pierce. "It belongs to them."Aunty’s eyes widened in surprise, and she continued questioning Pierce. I felt embarrassed, especially when they started talking about me. I almost wanted to interrupt and tell her that he wasn’t really my boyfriend.The rest of the time passed like that, with Aunty asking Pierce questions while I awkwardly stayed quiet. Sometimes, I would try to speak up just to make her stop talking. It was so embarrassing! She kept telling Pierce stories from my childhood that really shouldn’t have been shared, especially with him.Pierce had dinner with us, and Aunty made sure to serve it early so he wouldn’t be out too late, since he had to go back to the resort.I walked him outside and said goodbye. "Take care, sir.""Sir? You should stop calling me that, Arietta," Pierce said, and there was something about the way he said my name that sent a strange feeling through my body. I didn’t know why, but i

[ARIETTA’s POV]I thanked the receptionist and quickly ran back to the dorm to get ready. It was only a little past 3:00 PM, and I wasn’t doing anything, so I figured it would be fine to leave and check on my father.I was anxious. So many thoughts raced through my mind about why he might be desperate to speak with me now.Once I finished changing, I left in a hurry. I didn’t even have time to inform my supervisor or anyone else because I was in such a rush. All I could think about was what could be happening with my father in jail.I tried to flag down any ride, but none were available. This was one of the frustrations here—it’s hard to find a ride sometimes.I was sweating from waiting for a ride, but still nothing. Minutes had passed, and I still couldn’t find a way to get to the bus station or even catch a cab. I walked on, hoping to find a car, but there was nothing. I sighed repeatedly. Then, I heard a car horn behind me, so I stepped aside. I was still hunched over, thinking

[ARIETTA’S POV]After a few more hours of travel, we finally arrived at Casa Grimaldi. I quickly got out of the car and said goodbye to Pierce. He told me he’d just park.I ran from the entrance of the resort to the supervisors’ office so I could explain what happened. Even though I knew I would still get scolded for missing the meeting.I wasn’t wrong. Ma'am Summer, one of our supervisors, scolded me in front of the other interns. She didn’t give me a chance to speak and kept talking non-stop. Ma'am Bauer tried to stop her, but she refused to listen."During work hours, your internship, you just disappear?! Where did you go? Is this how a good employee behaves? What if you were already working? Would you leave your job just to handle personal matters?" she yelled at me.I bit my lip. No matter what I said, she wasn’t going to listen. She spoke so quickly that I couldn’t even interrupt."Let her explain first. Arietta was here earlier. She even asked me if there was anything she neede

[ARIETTA’S POV]"Aren’t you going to swim? The ocean is calling us!" Blaire giggled, acting like the sea was calling us."You go ahead. I’ll swim later. Put on some sunblock first!" I handed her the lotion I brought, but she refused."No, I’m going to tan my skin." She laughed again before running toward the sea.I shook my head and opened my lotion. Unlike Blaire, who has a tan and her skin shines when it catches the sunlight, mine is pale, and it looks like I never go outside.I was applying sunblock all over my body when I realized I couldn’t reach my back."Want me to help you?"I turned towards the voice and gasped when I saw Pierce. He was wearing a beach polo, unbuttoned so you could see his abs and chest. I swallowed hard and thought about avoiding him. He was also wearing shades, which only added to his hotness."No, it’s okay," I said. Besides, I was worried about what our friends might think if they saw us together. We weren’t pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend in fr

[ARIETTA’S POV]Sloane Atkins was the rumored girlfriend of Pierce, a claim he had denied when I asked him if he had a girlfriend. Of course, even though our relationship was just for show to a select few, I still didn’t want any complications.A gust of wind blew, and Sloane fixed her hair. She was tall and beautiful; her skin was smooth and fair, as if untouched by the sun. She looked like a model!"Where have you been? I was looking for you everywhere. Let’s eat at the restaurant. Our friends are waiting." I glanced at Pierce’s arm when Sloane held onto it. I gulped and it felt hard to breathe at that moment.I lifted my gaze, and our eyes met. Her lips parted as if she was embarrassed."Oh, you were talking to someone. I'm sorry to interrupt. Am I disturbing you both?" She smiled at me with an expression that made it seem like she was genuinely apologetic for what she’d just done.I smiled faintly and shook my head. Looking at them, they looked so perfect together. Both rich, beau