The Love From Vengeance

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 my life.

back onto the edge of my bed, the weight of

And most importantly, how

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

care of yourself,”

leave, something inside

her eyes.

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

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

“I can’t stay here and pretend like everything is okay when it’s not. I need to find my own path, away from all of this.”

but I hardened my heart against

hurt.

voice barely audible. “But I have to

to bear the weight

felt a sense of liberation revolve within me, going on with sadness for what could have been. But deep down, I knew for a fact that I was making the right decision, no matter

LUKE’S POV

my company, and at that moment, I 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

intercepted me before I could reach my office. His expression was tense, betraying the gravity of the situation,

in your office,” he said, his

an eyebrow, a sense of foreboding settling in

answering, “It’s your

him. I knew this wasn’t going to be a pleasant visit, not after everything that had been happening for the past two

things weren’t how they used to be.

a nod, I brushed past Jack and headed towards my office, steeling myself for whatever confrontation lay

and the sight that greeted me only

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