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.

silly laugh. “You’re asking me that? She

little girl was definitely talking on the phone.” Luke tried to be clever. “Let’s forget about that anyway. You can go and take your

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

****

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

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

I come in?”

I replied, my tone

on his hands, and I couldn’t help but

keeping that smirk on his

rolled my eyes, suspiring. “Can we just get this

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

uttered in slight anger. I just wanted this conversation done with, so this scumbag

nodded. “Now, I have

They hold the power to take over

looked at him pretty well. “Are you serious

in that head of yours? Are you having second thoughts about

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

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 his

“Oh, seriously?”

shaking his head. “These are meticulously crafted legal documents, Ariel. Once

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

you to make him fall in love with you.

end his life. After he has gone

on, you want to

only after we’ve

think that’s kind of extreme?”

Luke can kill my girlfriend, I

burst out of the car and walked away, carrying the papers with

think

somewhere. But here we were, on a

an hour, and I was hoping we could reach our destination any time soon. And all of

his hand on the steering wheel in frustration. “No! Not now!”

brows furrowed. “What’s wrong