I'm not going with you.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

Jared and I paused, exchanging surprised glances.

"What's that sound?" I asked, fear now crawling into my features.

"I don't know-" Jared started to say, but paused like he recalled something. And then he was sprinting into the house, yelling "Sofia!"

I was stunned for a moment, but followed suit. We ran until we got to the sitting room, panting, and there was Sofia, lazily draped on the couch, watching a movie.

"Have you lost it, Sofia?" I bellowed before I could stop myself. "What was the screaming for?"

She didn't utter a word, instead she sized me up before returning her gaze to the TV. She didn't acknowledge Jared's presence too, I guess she was still mad at him for turning her down in the morning.

"Sofia, you're being spoken to." Jared began, his voice bearing a tinge of irritation. "Why will you scream that loudly?"

Sofia finally looked at Jared, her gaze scornful. "And what does it matter to you?"

"You made us fear for your safety -Arielle and I," Jared responded, pointing to himself and I.

Sofia scoffed. "Oh spare me that forced concern. You know, I've finally come to the realization that you don't care for me as you claim, despite knowing each other for twenty years. You're probably being nice to me because of my mother's good to your mother in the past -" "Sofia, don't speak like that -" Jared said, his voice losing its initial irritation.

"I will speak in what manner I deem fit, Jared. You are concerned about a scream, but didn't have the decency to grant my request of driving me to the hospital today," Sofia said.

I was right after all, she was still grieved about the event of the morning.

"I had an appointment, and you had my driver to drive you there. What difference would my presence make if I took you?" Jared defended.

there with you comes with a feeling of safety, because I would be more comfortable with you than your driver. And in case you've forgotten, you wield so much influence that

she shot me a glare. So she was more concerned about the attention and

to scream that loud to scare us," Jared persisted. "Did you think about the neighbors? You probably disrupted their

for the scream," Sofia pointed at the television. "I'm seeing a horror movie and it got to a really scary part, and I couldn't help the

one, if you can't stand

heard Jared's car drive in, and decided to put up some show to get attention to herself. I'm not surprised at all, Sofia likes attention and would do

rolled my eyes. "Of course, you weren't." It was at that moment, I took a good look at the house. Wait, why was the house still dirty? Didn't the cleaning agency come to clean the house like I instructed? "Ummm, Sofia, did the cleaning agency come

they did," she

did!" I asked. "Wfy us the house

added, "Because I told them not to," when she

revelation. "Yiy what? Why did

pregnant, Arielle. I couldn't stand the smell of cleaning materials, and the sound of the vacuum

drive me to the hospital, I wouldn't be home

legs

livid, as I pressed my fingers deeply into my palms that I feared I might draw blood. The guts of her to turn my employers away

messed the house so it would be honourable to clean

incredulous. "Have you no shame, Arielle? How

house like a toddler, should know how to clean,

such

should do the

to Jared if you can't keep

about spending money and living in luxury? You can't

I decided as I approached her menacingly. "How

stop it. She's pregnant," Jared said, and stepped

But you didn't stop her when she said those awful

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