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

hurried out of the room, and I sank back onto the edge of my bed, the weight of everything pressing down on me

most importantly, how was I going to fix it?

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

of yourself,”

to leave, something inside me snapped.

hope in her eyes. But I knew I had to be

don’t want to be a part of this family anymore,” I said, each word heavy with finality. My mother’s expression crumbled, a mixture of shock and

held up my hand, cutting her off before she

can’t stay here and pretend like everything is okay when it’s not.

hardened my heart against the pain of seeing

hurt.

barely audible. “But I have to do this for myself.”

turned away from her, unable to bear the weight of

could have been. But deep down, I knew for a

LUKE’S POV

realized that whispers were following me like shadows, each one carrying a different version of the truth. I ignored them because it would be a waste of time to give

could reach my office. His expression

there’s someone waiting for you in your office,” he

arched an eyebrow, a sense of foreboding settling in the pit of my stomach. “Who is it?”

hesitated before answering,

at the mention of him. I knew this wasn’t going to be a pleasant visit, not

somehow; things weren’t how they used to

and headed towards my office, steeling myself for

the sight that greeted me only fueled my growing

my desk, his stern gaze fixed on

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