The Love From Vengeance

69: PAPERS OF DESTRUCTION

ARIEL’S POV

I made my way downstairs after hearing my phone ring. I was surprised to see it with Luke. The worst part of it all was that he had that phone pressed against his ear. He had the nerve to answer my phone call.

“Who’s this, please?” Luke said, making a puzzled face. I just stood there, watching him. ” Janice?” He spoke.

My eyes widened at that very moment. In a flash, I bolted in his direction. I snatched my phone from him the moment we were now close.

It looked like Janice was the one Luke was talking to. But I wasn’t going to let him get into a conversation with any of my babies. Not now. Not ever.

“What the hell was that?” Luke asked. He must probably have millions of thoughts going through his head at the moment.

“That was the voice of a little girl. And she was looking for her mother, I think,” Luke told me. I was silent, surveying him with my phone in my hand.

“Now tell me, Ariel, what’s going on?” Luke queried. His expression was goddamn serious. But it wasn’t going to move me.

There’s no way I’m going to start panicking or something.

“What do you think is going on?” I smiled at him, clutching my phone with a white–knuckled grip.

Luke suspired, driving his hands through his hair. After a moment, he looked at me. “Are you sure you’re not hiding anything from me? Is there something you’re not telling me?”

“You don’t have to worry about anything, okay?”

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Lake laughed, shifting his gaze away. He laid his eyes on me once again. “Ariel. Tell me. Who is this, Janice?”

He was very eage: to know. But too bad, he would know nothing.

“Janice?” I stated, holding my chin. “Well, she’s just a little girl I know, in Canada.”

“In Canada,” Luke repeated my last words. His voice was barely above a whisper.

“Yes.” I grinned at him.

“I see. Who was she calling mother then?” He acted like a detective.

laugh. “You’re asking me that?

call immediately and talking like that. That little girl was definitely talking on the phone.” Luke tried to be clever. “Let’s forget about that anyway.

I know.” I faked a smile. I walked upstairs

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to show me how this

the minutes passed by. I had to lean my head on the steering wheel, and that was when I heard a slight

come in?” He

I replied, my tone almost

immediately. He had a file on his hands, and I

that

rolled my eyes, suspiring. “Can

you, doesn’t mean you can start acting like

slight anger. I just wanted this conversation done

“Now, I have

papers close to me. “Take a look at these papers. They hold the power

well. “Are you

I’m a hundred percent sure,” he answered. “What’s going on in that head

not at all.” I’m just wondering how these papers

need for you to start acting dumb around here.” He taunted. “These papers contain legally binding agreements and contracts that, when signed by Luke, will transfer ownership of his assets

“Oh, seriously?”

Ariel. Once Luke signs

think Luke’s going to sign that?” I raised

that’s why I need you to make him fall in love with you. And

wealth, we’ll end his life. After he has

want to kill Luke?”

but only after we’ve gotten his wealth.”

you think that’s

kill my girlfriend, I can do

walked away, carrying the papers with him. I

you even think you’re going?”

wanted to take me somewhere. But here we were, on a

the road for an hour, and I was hoping we could reach

on the steering wheel in frustration. “No! Not

my brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with