The Love From Vengeance

184: MEMORIES

ARIEL’S POV

I continued to glare at Mason, and his smirk only intensified my anger. He walked closer to me with that smirk still on his face. If looks could kill, this heartless man would probably be dead right now. Luke was no different from him; the both of the

were cold–blooded scumbags.

“Ariel, Ariel, Ariel, I’m so glad to see that you’re still alive. You know, I thought you would be dead after realizing what happened.”

“Are you happy, Mason? You’ve gotten what you want, right? You set a building on fire and placed my kids in it. Now Lukel was killed by his own father, all because of you.

“Come on, Ariel. Don’t put the blame on me. I was only following our agreement. Your husband is the one who should be taking all the blame here.”

“You are a monster.”

“You can repeat it,” Mason snapped at his fingers. “I am a monster, and you know what a monster does? It wipes away all its foes. So believe me when I say the job isn’t over yet.”

“Lukel is already dead. What do you want to do now?”

“Remember what I told you. I said I was going to kill your children if you refused to carry out the plan. And you refused, so I’m about to keep to my words.”

“Wait, what are you trying to say?”

“I’m trying to say that I’m not going to be satisfied unless I send your daughter to the grave.”

“You W

want to kill Janice? Can you even hear yourself right now?”

And I can picture myself taking away your daughter’s life. Stabbing her continuously or

won’t let you

Ariel. We’ll

back inside his car. He drove off. My phone began to ring; Luke

filling their home with joy and warmth. But now, that laughter cannot be silenced. Sadness couldn’t take my place. I closed my eyes, trying to block out the images that haunted my mind–Janice’s frightened

let anything happen to her,” I whispered to herself, my voice barely more

her first words, the way she would cling to

of losing her was unbearable a pain so deep it felt like a physical ache in my

[PLASHBACK)

Janice’s school. I could already envision the adorable photos that would adorn our photo album for years

Label and Janice’s room, I found them still snuggled up in their beds, their eyes dlowly opening to greet the day. “Good morning, my little stars! It’s picture day today!” Lannounced it cheerfully. Lankel’s eyes widened with excitement, while Janice let out

paired with jeans, while Janice opted for a pretty pink dress with matching ribbons in her hair. I made sure their hair

to the designated photo spot. I held Lakel’s hand on one side and Janice’s on the other as we weaved through the crowd. Luikel’s eyes darted around,

line, their

Lukel stood tall with a confident grin, while Janice’s eyes sparkled

at a nearby bench, enjoying our sweet treats and talking about the fun we had that day.

setting in the distance, I knew that these memories would be cherished for a lifetime, Lukel and Janice held onto my hands tightly, their laughter filling the air. In that moment, I felt grateful for the

let out a loud gasp: “Mommy, can we play all the games?” Lukel

chuckled. “Well, let’s see what we can do, shall we?” I replied

see the kids‘ faces light up as they saw all the

heart swell with joy, seeing them

with the racing paine?” Janice asked, printing at a bright and colorful car

racing game.

and we made our way to the game 1 helped Janice sit on the seat and gave

and Janice, you press the buttons, all

they were fully immersed in the game, laughing and cheering as they