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.”

didn’t care. I desired solitude to ponder over the chaos of

edge of my bed,

so wrong? And most importantly, how was

what, Ariel.“I’m going to leave you for now.” My mother stood up

of yourself,”

moment she turned to leave, something inside me

face me, a little hope in her eyes. But I knew I had to be honest, no matter how much it

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

to me. But I held up my hand, cutting her off before she could

I said, my voice steady despite the turmoil raging inside me. “I can’t stay here and pretend like everything is okay when it’s not. I need to find my own

I hardened my heart against the pain of seeing her

hurt.

I whispered, my voice barely audible. “But I have to do this for

turned away from her, unable to bear the weight of

felt a sense of liberation revolve within me, going on with sadness for what could have been. But

LUKE’S POV

one carrying a different version of the

office. His expression was tense, betraying the gravity of

your office,” he

an eyebrow, a sense of foreboding settling in the pit of my stomach. “Who

hesitated before answering, “It’s your grandfather.”

wasn’t going to be a pleasant visit, not after everything that had been happening for the past

how they used

brushed past Jack and headed towards my office, steeling

that greeted me only fueled my growing

fixed on

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