The Love From Vengeance

82 BITTER MEMORIES

ARIEL’S POV

“Why are you laughing? I’m only spitting facts,” I told Luke, making a puzzled face after he laughed to my recent words.

“Well, Ariel, you are spitting nonsense,” his tone was full of mockery. “You don’t have to start pretending now. One thing I finally realized, is that you don’t care for me. You don’t care about anyone in my family. You’re only concerned about your business.”

I took a deep breath. “I know why you’re saying that.”

“I know you do,” Luke responded immediately.

“It’s because of Riley, isn’t it?” I asked, and set my eyes on him. “You’re still mad at me for showing up late at her funeral.”

“Showing up late?” Luke glared at me. “Fuck that Ariel! You didn’t even show up

at all.”

“I know and I’m sorry. It’s just that I was…”

“Busy with business, am I not right?” Luke cut me off.

I sighed, being silent for a moment before I finally replied, “Yes.”

“Riley was an angel. She was so nice to you. And that’s how you repay her? Remember she died all because of you.”

“I know, and I felt guilty for that,” I vocalized, trying to find the words. “I felt guilty for not showing up. I felt guilty for not spending so much time with her, even when she wanted to. I felt guilty for so many things, Luke!”

he was thinking at the moment, but he

the silence. But I knew I had to compose myself, and keep it together at the moment. For

and an expressed anger at

asked softly, his eyes still fixed on me. I nodded, and

you didn’t speak to me,”

wine. “I didn’t want to, Ariel. I just needed some

I uttered underneath my breath. “But you were angry with me, weren’t you?”

for a moment. He dropped his bottle of wine on the table, along with his glass. And a sigh moved out of his lips. “Yes,

I hushedly said. “But you should have at

off. “To fix things?” Luke chuckled promptly. “You’ve started thinking too far, Ariel, haven’t

mean?” I slowly asked.

dwelling together in Heaven.” Luke laughed softly. “It was just sex Ariel,

moments all because of me.

to say now?” I aksed him

that I’m not in love with you. The feelings can’t just unfold in my heart. And even if

wine into his glass, fixing his eyes on me directly. “I know you also don’t love me. So please, let’s not act

had crammed the glass with wine, he dropped the bottle back on the table. “We’re only married. It’s what my grandfather wanted. And his wish has been fulfilled. You’re addressed as Ariel Reynold in anywhere you are, wherever you go. It’s actually a good thing. That can at least bring a smile on my grandfather’s face from up

things to go back

Ariel?” Luke asked, sipping from his wine.

replied,

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a little, as he had a hold of the glass of wine. “I remembered when I first saw you after five years. You came back,

on the table. “And then we had to get involved into another silly argument at the forest, where we met Foster. It still didn’t