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The Garden Drama

Aria’s POV:The ride was silent, and it was killing me. I expected him to question me, but he stayed quiet until we arrived at my apartment.Kraig parked the car and glanced at me. “You must have prepared an explanation for me, Aria,” he said, and I pressed my nails together.“I…I went to attend my friend’s wedding anniversary.”“Do you remember the story my mom loved telling us as kids?” Kraig asked, and I shrugged; she always tells us a lot of stories.“The garden drama,” he stated, and I nodded. I remembered that was one of her favorite stories to narrate.“There were two gardens, one for plants like orchids, which require moisture and a lot of watering to survive, and the other for plants like succulents, which do better in dry conditions.” Hmmm…I remembered the story as if it was yesterday. It was one of the most boring stories she ever told us.“That story wasn’t about plants, you know. It was about life; there are people in life who do better in their gardens and will never st

Mixed Signals

Aria’s POV:“Same here, can’t believe I bumped into the girl who can’t find her own boyfriend.” Jasmine snorted loudly, and I exchanged looks with Ava.“Who are they talking about? Olivia was the one who couldn’t find herself a husband, so did they lose their memory?” She scoffed.“Let them be; we came here to relax.” I closed my eyes and chose to focus on my relaxation.“What are you talking about?” Olivia asked Jasmine, No matter how much I tried not to focus on their conversation, I just couldn’t help it.“The other day I went over to meet Liam at his place, and guess who showed up? Aria Nicole” I gritted my teeth and felt Ava’s face move closer to mine. I opened my eyes and found her staring down at me. “What are they talking about? What, Liam?”“Just ignore them; let’s just leave.” I stood up, but Ava grabbed my hand.“We always tell each other everything, so tell me, what are they talking about?”“Ava, come on…”“Then I will ask them.” She stood up and marched towards Jasmine a

Hello Burgundy

Aria’s POV:0, 1…1 MONTHIt was exactly thirty days that I had blocked Liam, and I also heard from Rita that he wasn’t back in the country.I have been following the Nord lawsuit case online; Liam was their lawyer and has been fighting their lawsuit case for more than a month.I could only see him from the press; he had his phone by him in every photo, but he never tried to reach out. Of course, I blocked him, but he could have tried to reach out from others.Well, in the last two weeks, I went live and talked about the book I will be self-publishing.It was available for preorder, and so far I already had more than 2000 preorders. I was super excited to finally release the book tomorrow and get honest reviews.Right now I was at the Martins; we were having a family dinner, so Ava and I helped the maid serve dinner by the pool.“Did he finally call?” Ava asked as we walked to the pool with the bottles of wine.“Don’t talk about him,” I said, especially when my parents were present in

A Valid Reason

Aria’s POV:I could recognize his voice anywhere, but I wondered if he could do the same when it comes to me. I would never think of hurting him the way he hurt me.He didn’t care about my feelings; he toyed with me.I was just the toy he played with every time he came back to America.Sighed heavily, ended the call, and forced a smile… I wished he cared for me just like I did.“Aria, Father insists we follow him to the golf club tomorrow.” Ava approached us, and I stared at Sam, who had plans of going to see the chef tomorrow.“Why do we have to follow them to the club?” Sam pouted, and Ava sat next to me.“You could go ask your dad; go away.” Ava shooed Sam away; she left with a frown, and I turned to Ava.“Why did you send her away?”“Because I want to discuss adult stuff,” she answered before checking if anyone was close by. “Liam is back in America. Did he contact you?” She asked, and I shrugged my shoulder; I still didn’t want to talk about him.“If he didn’t and you are really

It’s Live

Aria’s POV:I leaned on the door and clutched my chest. How could he say there was no reason? I would have preferred a lie to such a brutal truth.“Aria,” Father called and I quickly turned my gaze to the kitchen door; he stood there with a puzzled look. “What happened outside? Why did you run in, and why are you crying?” he asked worriedly.I cleared my throat, cleaned up my tears, and tried to come up with an excuse.“Umm… nothing, I just thought there was someone at the lot, so that’s why I hurried in,” I explained but didn’t expect him to drop the glass of water he was holding and march forward, shove me past the door, and hurry out.“Father, where are you going?” I hurried behind him.“Maybe there is a thief; I will check,” he replied and slowly walked to the lot, and I gasped… Liam was in there.Oh no.Father returned after a few minutes of being in the lot. “I didn’t find anyone,” he answered, and I sighed heavily. Where did Liam suddenly go to?“Come, let’s go in.” Father held

Mental Asylum

Aria’s POV:“The girls said no to playing golf; would you also say no?” Mr. Martins asked, and I really didn’t want to play; I didn’t love pulling my muscles and hitting a ball.“She just released her book today, Father, so we will be busy online,” Sam chimed in and tried to save me.“You released a book?” Father questioned surprisingly, and I nodded. He smiled at me before placing a hand on my shoulder. “Congratulations. Okay, you girls could have a drink together, and I will try to win my friend in a game.”“Win? You must be joking.” Mr. Martins said as we laughed, Ava held my hand, and we ran away from them before they changed their mind.“Stand over there; I will take a good photo of you in the dress. It’s so hot,” Ava said excitedly and pulled out her phone. I chuckled and stood next to the huge discount poster.Ava clicked a few photos and showed some to me. “Are you observing the sales? How far already?” she asked.I didn’t want to check now, maybe after two days, because I wa

Reply My Messages

Aria’s POV:Jay walked up to us with a wide smile. He extended a hand to me “Hello Aria Nicole, nice meeting you.”Hmmmm, I was dying inside and couldn’t move my hands to accept his handshake.It was Jay fucking KingsWhy didn’t Ava mention it earlier, oh God.“Aria” Ava coughed ,I cleared my throat and shook his hand, he brought it close to his mouth and kissed the back of my hand “Du bist sehr schön Frau Nicole,”Huh?“It’s German; I am trying to shape my German,” he explained, let go my hand before occupying the space that was occupied taken by Sam.“So, Jay you so badly to meet her right? Now she is here…” Ava said.“Yeah, I wanted to meet the romance queen, trust me,, sweetheart… I read every one of your books word by word.”He reads my books?“Umm...I am flattered.” I didn’t know what to say to him. Should I yell out that I loved his drama, ‘The Sponsor Of My Sanity’?“How about a photo?” Ava suggested and I stared at her in disbelief.“I mean, imagine the romance king and roman

Chapter 48 Fun Tool

Aria’s POV:My palms grew sweaty, and I exchanged gazes with Ava and Sam. Father looked at me, and I knew there was no way out for me.Liam walked past Father, and Julian followed suit; they didn’t even say hi, and it was normal… I mean, it’s not like they were acquaintances.“Why were they here?” Mr. Martins questioned with furrowed brows before he walked to us, “Did Liam Styles have a conversation with you girls?”Ava shook her head in denial. “They bumped into us and tried striking up a conversation, but we asked them to leave.”“Good, he is not a man to be tagging along with.” Mr. Martins added, But Father just kept staring at me; he wasn’t buying Ava’s excuse.We had a few drinks and left the club; now I was in the car with just Father, and the ride was silent.Father parked the car in front of the house and walked in. I followed and found Mother and Gigi engrossed in a movie, with Mother trying to describe the plot to Gigi.“You are back. How was it?” Mother asked, and I stared

A Baby Machine

Aria’s POV:“And I just want you to love yourself before loving me.” Liam added and walked closer, “Can you do that?”“I…I love myself,” I said in a doubtful tone. What did I like about myself?“You are a clumsy person, Aria, and that’s okay.”I shook my head in denial; he got it very wrong. I am not a clumsy person; I am well kept together and always careful.I make sure not to drop stuff, and I make sure not to bump into people and also not to spill either while eating or drinking because I hated being clumsy.I am not clumsy.“You don’t know me,” I said. If he did, then he wouldn’t have called me a clumsy person.“You don’t love me; you are just being empathic,” I added. He saw I was broken and was just obsessed with trying to care and mend me.Liam chuckled. Does he know I was hurting right now? So how could he chuckle?“Be my girl,” he spouted and dipped his hand into his jacket pocket. “It’s true I won’t always be around, I hurt the people close to me unintentionally, and I am g

I Am Leaving

Aria’s POV:Loan sneered and returned to the table, and I felt really bad for her; she was just a girl who wanted to settle. It was obvious she liked Julian, no matter how she kept talking about him.And I really feel bad that Julian did her dirty.“Come, sit next to me.” Rita dragged me to the table and made me sit between her and Loan.Liam sat opposite me with Julian and some others I wasn’t very familiar with. Rita kept telling me about the arguments she had with her sister, who plans on leaving the country with a foreigner.Our meal arrived, and we dug in, and I realized everyone was eating faster than me.My gaze moved to Liam, who kept observing my movements; I raised a brow, and he shook his head in denial.“Eat more, try these dumplings.” Rita stacked my plate with more food, and I felt like crying; I couldn’t eat more.“I…I will use the restroom first,” I whispered to Rita, who placed a hand on my thigh.“Are you using the restroom because you really need to or because that’

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