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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? Where?”

But you just have to know that

with tears. “That’s amazing

know. That’s why I had to tell

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

excitement. “That sounds great, but I have to go now. I just wanted to let you

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you enough for this, Lake,”

news. You know what we

know. I won’t forget

really terrifying, wasn’t it?”

in hushed tones. “So you’re not going to celebrate?”

really. I’ve got a meeting to

feel you.” He shook hands with

him with a nod before leaving. Well, at least now he knew that Ariel was alive. But as for me, I needed to make Ariel mine before

discussion with the CEO. Today was the day we would discuss whether we would carry out

elevator, I noticed a familiar figure standing in the corner. It was Ariel. She was standing there, crossing her arms, acting like she didn’t see me. I couldn’t stress about what she was doing here.

myself to do it. I was afraid of rejection, clearly

felt like an eternity, I finally broke the silence.

to look at me, her expression

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

us to lose our balance. Ariel grabbed onto the railing, looking worried. “What’s going on?” she asked, her

earthquake,”

began to rise. “Oh my god, we’re going to die in

something to calm her

time we were trapped in an elevator, and you were in a panic?” But we got out of it, didn’t

She began to hyperventilate, and I could

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had to do something

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