Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0597

I pulled Nicholas' hands off my shoulders and turned silently to look out the window.

The reflection in the car window showed his pain. I saw him open his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.

When we arrived at Coral Villa, the driver parked in front of the gate.

As if eager to please me, Nicholas patted my thigh gently and said, "Ariana, I'll open the door for you."

He quickly got out of the car and ran around to my side. But by the time he reached me, I was already standing in front of him.

His expression crumbled almost instantly. "Ariana..."

I gave him an indifferent look and walked past him.

Nicholas took a large step and stood in front of me. "Ariana, don't be like this..."

growing colder

He swallowed his bitterness before

went inside to grab the car keys. When I came back out, he was still standing in the same spot. He was startled when

step. I paused and looked at him, and

Nicholas pressed my car door shut and asked, "Where are you going? I'll take

time before Tabitha finished school, and I planned to go

chauffeur and errand boy, I wasn't about to stop him. Tassing him the keys, I walked around

help me with my seatbelt, but I raised my hand to stop him. The audible

into the car, his

always afraid I'll do something wrong and upset

my hand, I gazed out the window. "Take me back to my

the small car. I couldn't tell if it was his

I wasn't deliberately ignoring him; I just needed to process everything I had

Claudia had said today, I finally had answers to questions that had been troubling

What mattered