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.

“You’re asking me that?

was definitely talking on the phone.” Luke tried to be clever. “Let’s forget

a smile.

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sitting in my car, waiting for Mason. He was going to show me how this

was getting impatient as the minutes passed by. I had to lean my head on the steering wheel, and that was when I heard a slight knock on the car door. I looked; it was Mason.

in?” He

I replied, my tone

He had a file on his hands, and I couldn’t help but get curious

keeping that smirk on

“Can

just because I’m being all nice to you, doesn’t mean you can start acting like the boss of me. I’m the boss. I call the shots

I just wanted this conversation done with, so this scumbag could get the hell out of my car.

“Now, I have

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

at him pretty well.

answered. “What’s going on in that head of yours? Are you having second thoughts about

I’m just wondering how these papers can have such an

Ariel. There’s no 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

“Oh, seriously?”

shaking his head. “These are meticulously crafted legal documents, Ariel. Once Luke signs them, the transfer of ownership

sign that?”

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

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

on, you want to

but only after we’ve gotten

that’s kind of extreme?”

can kill my girlfriend, I can do the

the papers with him. I couldn’t help but let

even think you’re going?” I asked Luke.

man wanted to give me a surprise, saying he wanted to take me somewhere. But here we were, on a desolate road

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

on the steering wheel in frustration. “No! Not

window, my brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with the