The Love From Vengeance

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LUKE’S POV

I couldn’t believe my eyes. This little kid was threatening me with a gun. What was he even thinking? That I would get down on my knees and start begging him? Hell no

“Are you bein

you being serious right now?” I asked Todd, who still had his gun pointed at me.

“Todd, drop the gun,” Tiffany told him.

“Sis, this man don’t deserve you. Let’s just blow his brain off.”

“You do know who you’re messing with, right?” I arched one of my eyebrows.

“Who the fuck are you?” Todd barked, not taking his gun down.

“I don’t have to speak much. Just know that you don’t want to be messing with one of the notable billionaires in New Haven.”

“Just drop the gun for crying out loud!” Tiffany shrieked and snatched the gun from his hand. Well, that’s someone with senses.

Tiffany fixed her eyes on me. “I’m sorry, I had no idea my brother was going to….

“It’s okay,” I told her. “But what do you expect when you got a gangster by your side?”

“Bullshit!” Todd snarled, he glanced a his sister. “You’re apologizing to this man?”

“Just be quiet, will you?” Tiffany gave him a cold stare. He angrily turned his face away. Tiffany looked at me. “I’m not forcing anything here, Luke. You just have to tell me, you need to be honest with me.”

“Yes, and I am being honest here. I’m sorry for breaking your heart.”

“It’s okay,” she said underneath her breath.

“No it’s not,” I said immediately. “I was a fool, I did shit to you, caused pain, but I’m really sorry. I’ve been a terrible guy, no doubt about that. Ariel can testify, but lately, I’ve been changing. And now we can’t change the past. The deed has already been done, the pain has already filled our hearts, and we’ve been broken. We just have to look forward to the future, we got to focus on the present,

and

got this baby, and I’ll take full responsibility. But I

I’m glad that you still care, I was afraid that you were going to abandon me, and this child I’m carrying. I know, iny parents are wealthy, but I still need support. A child needs to know the

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at her. “I promise. Now

a fake one though. “You can take care of yourself. I’ll

“Yeah,

was hurt, broken. And it was all

yourself, okay?” Tiffany told me after we had

glaring at me, boiling in anger just by watching what was happening

lightly. She left with Todd. I felt kind of bad for her. Being friends wouldn’t actually be a bad idea. But I knew I

room. I saw Ariel getting dressed, she looked really pretty in the dress she was wearing. At the moment, she was putting on

to work, now?” I asked, moving closer

replied, not turning around. I kind of had the feeling that something

be joining them at work?” I quizzed, but she refused to

the room, now applying some lipstick. “The

Absolutely nothing,” she replied.

sure

Ariel turned to look at me.

like

shook her head, ignoring me, walking towards the door.

just going to walk out

goodbye,” she told me and left. Like, what the hell was

ARIEL’S POV

pulled up to my mother’s new house. No doubt, It had been a while since I had seen her. I didn’t know why we had that relationship of you know,

my car, making my

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her voice echoed