The Love From Vengeance

346: RAIN–SOAKED RAGE

ARIEL’S POV

My blood boiled at the insult. How dare he continue to disrespect us like that? Without a second thought, 1 stormed towards the car, my anger reaching its breaking point. Ignoring Tessa’s protests, I picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it towards the car, aiming

for the windshield.

The stone struck the glass with a loud crack, leaving a spiderweb of fractures in its wake. For a moment, there was stunned silence, then the man inside the car erupted into a string of expletives.

“You crazy bitch!“What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” he shouted.

I ignored him, my heart pounding in my chest. I couldn’t let him get away with insulting us like that. I grabbed another stone, ready to continue my assault on his car.

But Tessa grabbed my arm, her voice urgent. “Ariel, stop! Let’s just go, please. It’s not worth

it ”

Her words cut through my anger, and I hesitated, the stone slipping from my fingers. Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to calm down. She was right. This wasn’t worth it. As much as I wanted to lash out, it wouldn’t solve anything.

With one last glare at the car, I let Tessa lead me back to our vehicle. As we drove away, my hands trembled with residual anger, but I knew that I had made the right choice. Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to walk away, but in this case, it was the only option.

“Okay, Ariel. That was really wild of you,” Tessa said, with the both of us still in the car.

“Yeah, I know,” I replied, my voice still edged with frustration. “But did you hear said? He can’t just talk to us like that and expect us to take it lying down.”

what he

Tessa sighed, her grip on the steering wheel tight. “I get it, Ariel; believe me. But escalating the situation like that isn’t going to help. “We need to be the bigger person here.”

I clenched my fists, feeling the urge to argue bubbling up inside me. But as I glanced at Tessa’s worried expression, something softened within me. She was right. We couldn’t let this jerk ruin our day any further.

can’t stand people like him,” I muttered,

“But let’s try to put it behind us, okay? We’ve got better things

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her calming presence. Taking a deep breath, I turned my gaze towards the road

a small smile. “Let’s just forget about him

Tessa and I decided to treat ourselves to some ice cream, hoping

like the perfect way to lift our spirits after

indulge ourselves a little.” We drove in silence for a few minutes, the weight of the earlier confrontation still hanging

the cool breeze wash over me. Tessa linked her arm with mine, giving me a reassuring squeeze as

enveloped us, instantly lifting my spirits. I couldn’t help but smile as we approached the counter, scanning the colorful array of flavors.

Tessa asked, her eyes sparkling with

glanced at the menu, feeling a sense of childlike joy wash over me. “Hmm, maybe something fruity.

her order before turning to me. “I’ll get the same.“And maybe

grinned, nodding eagerly. “Sounds perfect.”

awaited the scooping of our ice cream into waffle cones, the tension from earlier dissipated. With each passing

first taste of the creamy, fruity goodness

what I needed,” I said, smiling at Tessa as we savored each delicious

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eyes shining with contentment. “Me too, Ariel.“Me

it’s going to make you forget about that

deeply. “I don’t know, Ariel. We’ve shared lots of moments together. I don’t know if

that tugged at my heart. Despite

I said gently, reaching out to place a comforting hand on her arm. But you deserve someone who respects you and treats you right. You

with unshed tears. “I know, Ariel. It’s just hard

her arm in reassurance. “I get it. But sometimes, holding on to something that’s not good for us only brings more pain in the