The Love From Vengeance

34 NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER

LUKE’S POV

Harriet couldn’t believe what she was seeing at the moment. Anger and astonishment had filled her up. But this was what she wanted, right? The downfall of our relationship. Her wish had already been fulfilled. And trust me, I wasn’t going back on my words.

Ariel, too, seems kind of shocked by what was happening. I wasn’t even interested in her; I was just doing this so Harriet could be filled with pain. Lots and lots of pain. And it seems like it was working.

“Ariel, is your woman now?” Harriet asked, her voice broken. And it seemed like she was about to burst into tears. I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I quickly terminated that good–for -nothing feeling.

I wore a fake smile, replying to Harriet. “Yes, and we’ll be getting married tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow?” Ariel blurted it out with a surprised face. Of course, she wasn’t expecting that.

“Luke, you are really going to do this to me?” Harriet’s eyes were filled with tears. “Just breaking up with me and getting married to her immediately? Why, Luke, why?”

“You were the one who brought this whole sorrow upon yourself, Harriet, by deciding to go and sleep with other men. Like, what made you do that? Was it because of money? I got that. Was it because of beauty? I got that. Or wait a minute, my manhood wasn’t big for you, or what?”

“Did you really have to say that?” Ariel whispered.

“Oh, shut up, will you?” I replied to her in the same manner. I set my eyes back on Harriet. “So tell me, woman, what is the reason for your sleeping with other men?”

Harriet shook her head, “You know what, Luke? It’s useless talking to you. You never really loved me, because if you did, you wouldn’t decide to get married immediately after our breakup.”

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“You want to know something, Harriet? I picked up a cigarette from my pocket, and Ariel was quick to give me a disapproving look. I never really cared about her opinion anyway. It’s been a long time since I smoked. Like, what the hell was wrong with me?

1 lit the cigarette and blew a smoke, fixing my eyes on Harriet once again. “Our love was fading; did you notice that?” I asked, and she cleaned the tears from her eyes. “Well, it’s obvious you didn’t, because you were sleeping with different men.

I blew more smoke and continued, “Everything became worse the moment I found out you were cheating on me. Then I got back together with you because I had pity. You wanted to kill yourself, and I didn’t want to feel guilty for someone’s death. But then you had to do shit again.” I threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.

I directed my gaze at Harriet. “It’s over between us, Harriet. No apologies, no second chances, nothing at all. Just imagine that I never existed and that this chapter between us never took place.”

“So that’s it,” Harriet uttered lowly. “You’re not going to change your decision.”

no,

“Oh I won’t. But don’t think about suicide, because even if you try to kill yourself, I’m still not getting back with you. We are never ever getting back together. Let those words sink into your brain.”

Harriet exhaled deeply; her eyes went straight to Ariel, and there was a glare right there. “And you, do you really want to marry this man again?”

“Why are you asking her that?” I slightly squeezed Ariel, rubbing her shoulder. “I’ve already told you we’re getting married, haven’t I?”

“I was not talking to you, so don’t interfere,” Harriet spat at me in a cold mode. “I asked you a question, Ariel. Do you want to get married to Luke?”

with the flow. She also wanted to hit Harriet with tons of pain, and

then,” Harriet uttered with

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her a fake smile. Harriet turned

“What the

was I doing?” I repeated

told you that you could touch me

up to down. “Oh, come on now; don’t tell me you

be close to you. If it wasn’t for your grandfather and Ha…” she paused her lips immediately. I wondered

asked, with

Now give me the clothes that are in

have to sing it as a

“Oh, shut

up,

“she answered bitterly.

really become a nuisance, worse than how you were

comment.” sarcastic expression right there. “Now are you going to open this door

open this car for you. Go

“Luke, you better open

or else. “

right away. “You’re

car?”

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actually a nice suggestion.” She fixed her hands on

car.

your filthy hands off my

clothes are in there!” Ariel extended her hands over

“Since when did you start wearing a suit? And those T–shirts are way too big for

your business anyway. Just give me what belongs to me so I can

our wedding?”

discuss it. Buy the necessary materials and get me the wedding dress. And when you guys are

“How stupid of you?”

the car so I can

“Things like what?”

Sit

that’s it.” She

the

and disappeared. Like, seriously, did she actually leave those clothes for

the moment she showed up with a baseball stick.