The Love From Vengeance

316: DRENCHED DISCLOSURES

ARIEL’S POV

I continued to stare at Luke, giving him a surprised face. Apparently, his actions were shocking. Quite shocking, yeah, the perfect words to use. But no matter what he did, Harriet deserved it. She was a rotten woman, after all. And she didn’t deserve mercy in any way, not at all.

“You strangled her? Are you serious?” I blurted out, still having my eyes firm on him.

Luke scratched the back of his head, avoiding my gaze. “Well, not exactly. “I mean, I was so furious, and she was saying all sorts of terrible things about you, so I grabbed her by the collar, but then I had to let go.

I was kind of relieved at the moment, but then I wasn’t pleased with what I was hearing. “Did you let go? Just like that?”

“Yeah, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t bring myself to hurt her.”

I let out a shaky breath, trying to process everything. “Well, I’m glad you didn’t go through with it. But still, Luke, you can’t just go around strangling people, even if they

deserve it.”

I was attempting to impart some knowledge to him, but I believe Harriet shouldn’t be

subject to the law. Although I wanted to hurt that woman so badly, there was still a part of me that didn’t want to see her dead.

“I know, I know,” he mumbled, looking sheepish.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at his guilty expression. “You’re lucky I’m not calling the

cops on you right now.”

“Hey, come on, don’t be like that,” he said, trying to lighten the mood. “Let’s focus on

something else, like how ridiculous it is that Harriet thinks you kidnapped her.”

I raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on my lips. “She said that?”

“Yeah, she was going on and on about how you kidnapped her and tortured her of

something.”

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the absurdity of it all. “Wow, she

chuckled along with me, shaking his head. “Yeah,

else.”

voice. “Well, whether she believes it or not, Harriet needs to pay for all the evil things

in agreement, his expression serious. “Yeah, she

for a moment, the weight of our conversation hanging in the

kidnap her?” His tone was serious, not the larky one that was going about

moment ago,

and then I glanced at him. “What do you

think?”

right now. I can’t actually find the perfect answer.” He installed his hands on

about

honest with me.“What do you think? Do you

answered, and he suspired. “You can be really

lie

for the compliment. It really

I’m just saying that sometimes you

by different, what do you mean?” I asked, my tone slow and one of my brows

raised.

but in hushed tones, he stated, “I’m not going

much.”

to.“We can’t just end the conversation

I’m not saying

the car after that; the rain was still falling. I decided not to say anything. I wasn’t going to argue or take the discussion further. Sometimes, silence could

between me and Luke lingered in the air. Each passing moment felt heavy with unspoken

silence, the rhythmic sound of the rain

the window, watching as the city lights blurred into streaks of color against the dark backdrop of the night.

silence with a soft sigh. “Look, Ariel, I didn’t mean to upset you. I just… I don’t know what

him, meeting his gaze briefly before

understand.”

steering wheel tightening slightly. “I just want to make sure

the corners of my lips. “I know,

appreciate it.”

relative silence, punctuated only by the occasional sound of tires on wet pavement. Despite