372: TANGLED

ARIEL’S POV

“Ariel, please try to understand. We never wanted to hurt you. We just thought we were doing what was best for the family.” My mother continued to plead with me.

I pulled away from her touch. “Well, you were wrong, Mom. Dead wrong. “And now I have to suffer the consequences of your mistake.”

“Ariel, just understand that this is all worth it. We can’t go down and let the business fall. This is the only option we have, and it’s the one that’s going to make our lives better than

ever.”

“You keep saying that, Mom, but it doesn’t change anything. You and Dad made a decision about my

life without even consulting me. How can you expect me to just accept that?”

She mirrored my anguish. “Ariel, please, I know we made a mistake. But we were just trying to do what we thought was best for the family. Can’t you see that?”

I shook my head, the pain cutting deep. “I don’t care about the family right now, Mom. All I care about is my own happiness and my own future.”

Before she could respond, a maid entered the room carrying a tray of food. I glared at her, my anger boiling over. “I said I’m not hungry!”

But the maid hesitated, her eyes filled with concern. “Miss Ariel, please; you need to eat something. It’s not good for you to starve yourself like this.”

I felt a surge of irrational anger, and before I could stop myself, I lashed out, swatting the tray away. The food was scattered across the floor, with the plate clattering loudly against.

the tiles.

“Leave me alone!” I shouted loudly in so much rage.

The maid recoiled, her eyes wide with shock. “I’m sorry, Miss Ariel. I didn’t mean to upset

you.”

to ponder over the chaos of

sank back onto the edge of my bed, the weight of everything pressing down on me like a

so wrong? And most importantly, how was I going to fix it?

going to leave you for now.”

care of yourself,”

leave, something inside me

little hope in her eyes. But I

of this family anymore,” I said, each word heavy with finality. My mother’s expression crumbled, a mixture of shock and

up my hand, cutting her

“I can’t stay here and pretend like everything is okay

welled up in my mother’s eyes, but I hardened my heart against the pain

hurt.

barely audible. “But

I turned away from her, unable to bear the weight of her

on with sadness for what could have been. But deep down, I knew for a fact that I

LUKE’S POV

different version of the truth. I ignored them because it would be a waste

office. His expression was

for you in your office,” he

an eyebrow, a sense of foreboding settling in the pit

hesitated before answering, “It’s your

wasn’t going to be a pleasant visit, not after everything

weren’t how they

brushed past Jack and headed towards my office,

the door, and the sight that greeted me

desk, his stern gaze fixed on me, while Ariel’s father stood beside

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