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

this, I got you. I got this baby, and I’ll take full responsibility. But I can’t marry you.”

sniffled. “I totally understand that, Luke. And 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 father, right?” She laughed, even in the pain. “I’m not going to

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at her. “I promise. Now

not crying.” She laughed faintly, a fake one though. “You can take care of yourself. I’ll be leaving now. We’re still friends,

“Yeah,

it was all my fault. But I couldn’t marry her, wouldn’t be possible. A promise had already been made

we had both let go of each other.

care too,” I told her. My eyes went to Todd, he was glaring at me, boiling in anger just by watching what was happening at

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

Ariel getting dressed, she looked

going to work, now?” I asked, moving closer

my mom,” she replied, not turning around. I kind

others, won’t you be joining them at work?” I quizzed, but she refused to

room, now applying some lipstick. “The man that came to visit

Absolutely nothing,” she

you sure about

this?” Ariel turned to

feel like

her head, ignoring me, walking towards

you’re just going to walk out

left. Like,

ARIEL’S POV

the road, I 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

got out of my car, making my way to the front door. “Mom?”

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hear me from

her voice echoed