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.

than your driver. And in case you've forgotten, you wield

was more concerned about the attention and respect being in Jared's company brought, than actually having her and her

us," Jared persisted. "Did you think about the neighbors? You probably disrupted

As for the scream," Sofia pointed at the television. "I'm seeing a horror movie and it got to a really scary

if

to get attention to herself. I'm not surprised at all, Sofia likes attention and would do anything to get it. "Excuse me, I wasn't talking

"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

they did,"

"Wfy us the house still

quickly, she added, "Because I told them not

revelation. "Yiy what? Why did you do

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

hospital, I wouldn't be home to get in the way of their job," Sofia said

legs at

deeply into my palms that I feared I might draw blood. The guts of

turned them away, I hope you plan on doing the cleaning yourself? I mean, you messed

at me like I said something incredulous. "Have you no shame, Arielle? How can you suggest that a

like a toddler, should know how to

will do no such

you should do the cleaning. Tell me,

if you can't keep

marriage to you just about spending money and living in luxury? You can't give him children, you should at least

as I approached her menacingly. "How dare

She's pregnant," Jared said, and stepped

stop her when she said those awful things to

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