Semua Bab Grimaldi's Blood and Vows: Bab 11 - Bab 15

[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