Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

On the plane, I was restless.

After an hour, the plane finally landed. I immediately called Pete the moment I could turn my phone on. No matter what the situation was, if we wanted to get Yasmine bailed out quickly, with my current abilities... Things would be a lot easier if Pete were around. I had never felt like I needed him more than at this moment.

For the past three days, he'd been acting all mysterious. I didn't know what he was planning against Marcus, but he kept telling me not to worry and to wait for him at home. But now, I couldn't reach him.

It wasn't until the cab pulled up at the hotel where Yasmine's parents were staying that I finally gave up trying to contact Pete.

Mrs. Warren pulled me inside, and the woman who had always treated me like her own daughter bowed deeply to me. The worry etched on her face momentarily lifted when she saw me as if she had found a pillar of support. "Ari, I know your family is different from ours, but I'm shamelessly asking you for a favor. Could you try reaching out to your husband?"

I took a deep breath, hiding my hands behind my back where my nails dug into my palms. It seemed that they didn't know about my divorce yet.

I forced a smile. "Nicholas has been pretty busy lately. I can reach out to some friends instead, which should work just as well. But first, you need to tell me exactly what happened."

At the mention of the situation, Mr. Warren, who had been trying to maintain a serious demeanor, was suddenly overtaken by his emotions. His anger surged like a pot boiling over, spilling everywhere.

"Ten thousand dollars! Ten thousand dollars!"

mean?" I forced myself to stay calm and listen

thousand dollars in exchange for guaranteeing a student's admission to our graduate program! Ariana, you

do something so unethical, not for ten thousand, and certainly not for any amount! This is a deliberate

wouldn't have attacked someone just because of

confronted us in front of everyone, demanding to know why we took the money and

the stage with a knife. Yasmine was trying to protect me

"So, she accidentally hurt the student with

Mrs. Warren's next words sent my heart plummeting again. "No. It wasn't the student she hurt.

woman the one pressing

but she refused anything we proposed. She

see Yasmine first and then try to talk to this woman. Give me her ward

woman's room numbers. In situations like these,

the price hadn't been

I reached the