The Love From Vengeance

69: PAPERS OF DESTRUCTION

ARIEL’S POV

I made my way downstairs after hearing my phone ring. I was surprised to see it with Luke. The worst part of it all was that he had that phone pressed against his ear. He had the nerve to answer my phone call.

“Who’s this, please?” Luke said, making a puzzled face. I just stood there, watching him. ” Janice?” He spoke.

My eyes widened at that very moment. In a flash, I bolted in his direction. I snatched my phone from him the moment we were now close.

It looked like Janice was the one Luke was talking to. But I wasn’t going to let him get into a conversation with any of my babies. Not now. Not ever.

“What the hell was that?” Luke asked. He must probably have millions of thoughts going through his head at the moment.

“That was the voice of a little girl. And she was looking for her mother, I think,” Luke told me. I was silent, surveying him with my phone in my hand.

“Now tell me, Ariel, what’s going on?” Luke queried. His expression was goddamn serious. But it wasn’t going to move me.

There’s no way I’m going to start panicking or something.

“What do you think is going on?” I smiled at him, clutching my phone with a white–knuckled grip.

Luke suspired, driving his hands through his hair. After a moment, he looked at me. “Are you sure you’re not hiding anything from me? Is there something you’re not telling me?”

“You don’t have to worry about anything, okay?”

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Lake laughed, shifting his gaze away. He laid his eyes on me once again. “Ariel. Tell me. Who is this, Janice?”

He was very eage: to know. But too bad, he would know nothing.

“Janice?” I stated, holding my chin. “Well, she’s just a little girl I know, in Canada.”

“In Canada,” Luke repeated my last words. His voice was barely above a whisper.

“Yes.” I grinned at him.

“I see. Who was she calling mother then?” He acted like a detective.

I gave him a silly laugh. “You’re asking me that? She was probably talking to her mother.”

“No, I knew she was talking on the phone. Answering the call immediately and talking like that. That little girl was definitely talking on the phone.” Luke tried to be clever. “Let’s forget about that anyway. You can go and take your shower.”

“Yeah, I know.” I faked a smile. I walked upstairs after that.

****

I was sitting in my car, waiting for Mason. He was going to show me how this plan of ours was going to take place.

I had been waiting for minutes, but he still hadn’t shown up. I was getting impatient as the minutes passed by. I had to lean my head on the steering wheel, and that was when I heard a slight knock on the car door. I looked; it was Mason.

“Can I come in?” He smirked.

“Yes, it’s not locked,” I replied, my tone almost cold.

Mason burst into the car immediately. He had a file on his hands, and I couldn’t help but get curious about it.

“Mrs. Reynold,” he uttered, keeping that smirk on his face.

I rolled my eyes, suspiring. “Can we just get this over with?”

“Hey, just because I’m being all nice to you, doesn’t mean you can start acting like the boss of me. I’m the boss. I call the shots around here.”

“Okay,” I said, with a slow nod. “Anything you say, boss,” I uttered in slight anger. I just wanted this conversation done with, so this scumbag could get the hell out of my car.

“That’s good.” Mason nodded. “Now, I have something to show you.”

He moved the papers close to me. “Take a look at these papers. They hold the power to take over all of Luke’s wealth and property.”

I looked at him pretty well. “Are you serious about that?”

“Yes, I’m a hundred percent sure,” he answered. “What’s going on in that head of yours? Are you having second thoughts about this?”

“No, no, not at all.” I’m just wondering how these papers can have such an impact.”

Mason laughed. “Come on now, Ariel. There’s no need for you to start acting dumb around here.” He taunted. “These papers contain legally binding agreements and contracts that, when signed by Luke, will transfer ownership of his assets to us.”

“Oh, seriously?”

Mason sighed, shaking his head. “These are meticulously crafted legal documents, Ariel. Once Luke signs them, the transfer of ownership will become enforceable.”

“And you think Luke’s going to sign that?” I raised an eyebrow.

“I don’t know. But that’s why I need you to make him fall in love with you. And once we’re

done taking all his wealth, we’ll end his life. After he has gone through misery.”

“Hold on, you want to kill Luke?” I asked.

“Yes, but only after we’ve gotten his wealth.”

“Don’t you think that’s kind of extreme?”

“Nothing extreme about that. If Luke can kill my girlfriend, I can do the same. Goodbye!”

Mason burst out of the car and walked away, carrying the papers with him. I couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh.

“Where the hell do you even think you’re going?” I asked Luke.

This man wanted to give me a surprise, saying he wanted to take me somewhere. But here we were, on a desolate road that seemed to stretch out endlessly.

We had been on the road for an hour, and I was hoping we could reach our destination any time soon. And all of a sudden, the car halted.

Luke slammed his hand on the steering wheel in frustration. “No! Not now!”

I peered out the window, my brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with the car?”

I’m not sure,” Luke replied, his voice tinged with worry. “It looked like the car broke down. And the worst part? We’re in the middle of nowhere!”

“This is all your fault,” I told him.

“My fault?”

“Yes. Why would you even drive around a place like this?”

“How ungrateful?” Luke chuckled. “I was trying to surprise you, and this is how you repay me.

“Oh, please,” I rolled my eyes and reached for my phone, only to find that it had no signal. ” Great, no reception. What are we going to do?”

“Just sit down here and wait till a miracle happens,” Luke said inaudibly, leaning on the car NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

seat.

1 shot him a weird look. “Or, we can just go and check the problem in the car to see if it’s something we can handle.”

‘Are you a mechanic?” He aksed.

“Uhmm, no,” I answered slowly.

“Then what makes you think you’re going to be able to fix this car?”

I looked at him for seconds and took my face away. I chuckled, shaking my head. “You know what? You’re hilarious. You can sit in the car all day and wait for a miracle to happen.”

I got out of the car. “And how did your car even break down? I thought you were a billionaire.”

“Somethings are meant to be. Just like that brain of yours. You’re pretty, but you got nothing in there,” Luke taunted.

I gave him a fake smile. “Just get out now.”

Luke exhaled deeply and slowly left the car. He moved to me. “I’m out. What now?”

I shook my head, ignoring him. As I was about to walk to the front of the car, Luke seized my hand and pulled me closer to him.

His grip was tight as he wrapped his hands around me. I had my fingers on his chest, looking

at him like never before. At this point, we shared an electrifying gaze, more imposing than

ever.