The Love From Vengeance

216: A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE

LUKE’S POV

1 had been driving around on my way to Andre’s company. I needed to talk to him, and I knew he would be there. Finally, I saw the familiar building and parked, bursting out to make my way

The receptionist greeted me with a smile and asked how she could assist me. “I need to speak to Andre,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady.

“Do you have an appointment?” she asked, typing on her computer.

“No, but it’s urgent. Please, it won’t take long,” I pleaded.

inside.

She looked at me for a moment before picking up the phone and dialing a number. After a brief

inversation, she hung up and told me to wait in the lobby. I thanked her and took a seat on one of the plush couches, my nerves getting the best of me.

I tried to calm myself down by focusing on the soothing music playing in the background. Minutes felt like hours as I waited. And where the hell was that guy? Why was he taking so long? Didn’t he know I had other things to do?

Finally, the receptionist called my name and informed me that André was available to see me. I followed her to his office. She knocked on the door before opening it and gesturing for me to come in.

Files and piles of papers were all around Andre as he sat at his desk. He looked up at me with a raised eyebrow. “Luke, what brings you here?” he asked, his voice laced with surprise.

“I need to talk to you, Andre.”

He motioned for me to take a seat in front of him. “What is it?” he asked, leaning back in his chair.

I took a deep breath before blurting out, “Ariel is alive.”

Andre’s eyes widened. “Wow, you’re being real now?

“Yes, I’m for real. I saw her and even talked to her.”

saw her?

just have to know that Ariel is not

grin, and his eyes shone with tears. “That’s amazing news,

why I had to tell

to celebrate this. Let’s go out for dinner tonight,”

his excitement. “That sounds great, but I have

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this, Lake,”

some good news. You know what we had to pass through while searching for Ariel, right?

won’t forget those moments.

was really terrifying, wasn’t it?”

in hushed tones. “So you’re not going

got a meeting

hands with me. “Take

nod before leaving. Well, at least now he knew that Ariel was

my discussion with the CEO. Today was the day we would discuss whether we would carry out a project together. I took

She was standing there, crossing her arms, acting like she didn’t see me. I couldn’t stress about what she was doing here. I pressed the button

couldn’t bring myself to do it. I was afraid of rejection, clearly remembering what happened the last time we met. So I just stood there, stealing glances at her every now

I finally broke the silence. “Ariel,

to look at me, her

not talking to her for minutes. She did the same, but I kept staring at her beautiful face and looking at her wonderful hair. She was indeed a pretty and ravishing goddess.

began to shake violently, causing both of us to lose our balance. Ariel grabbed

just a minor earthquake,” I replied, trying to

panic began to rise. “Oh

to do something to calm her down. I reminded her of the time when we were both trapped

recall the time we were trapped in an elevator, and you were in a panic?” But we got

hyperventilate, and

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I had to do something to snap