After sorting out the issue with our supplier, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.
Ever since my mom was hospitalized, I’ve barely had a second to rest. Luna and the others, worried I’d burn out, would take turns visiting my mom in the hospital on my behalf.
But surprisingly, Ariel decided to pay my mom a visit too.
At that ti, Sofia was with my mom in the hospital. Upon spotting Ariel, she quickly inford .
I dashed over as swiftly as I could.
"Eliana, aren’t you supposed to be at work?" Ariel was sitting by my mom’s bedside when I arrived. The heavy scent of her perfu was out of place with her innocent deanor.
Sofia rolled her eyes at the scene.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded, marching into the room, "Get out Now"
"I’m just here to visit Mrs. Brooks!" Ariel feigned innocence, pointing at a bag of fruit beside her, "Look, I even brought gifts."
I glanced at the bag. It was filled with rotten, substandard fruits. Ariel was clearly here to stir up trouble.
I grabbed the bag of rotten fruit and chucked it into the trash.
Ariel looked hurt, "I heard Mrs. Brooks is unconscious; I ca to see her. How could you treat like this?"
Sofia grimaced, pretending to be sick. The next mont, she received a call from Ryan and left the room,
I stared at Ariel impassively. "Ariel, why are you so hung up on ? You’re with Damon now. What’s left to fight about?",
The hurt look on Ariel’s face quickly turned into resentnt and anger. "Yes, I’m with Damon, but in his heart, you matter more to him than I do!"
"That’s between you and him, not my problem." I didn’t feel responsible for their issues.
Ariel clenched her teeth, "He kisses you, protects you, and even resolved the Leger Corporation problem for you. Eliana, you’re a thorn in my side! I can’t stand your existence, got it?"
She was declaring war on .
I found her laughable. The things Damon did for were out of my control, and they only brought more trouble. Did Ariel think Damon and I were mutually in love?
"If you hadn’t intentionally caused Leger Corporation to terminate their contract with us, he wouldn’t have had to help . None of this would’ve happened. Ariel, you’re just too conniving. You shot yourself in the foot." I mocked.
"Why don’t you just give your company then? My mom wasn’t joking about taking over your company, you know? Wouldn’t it be better if your whole family just left the city?" Ariel’s words made zero sense.
She was so eager to drive my family out of the city.
In her mind, I was enemy number one
"Daydreaming much, young lady?" I was lost for words and that was the only response I could give.
Ariel suddenly lost control of her emotions, yelling. "I really hate you! Because of you, Damon postponed our engagent! You’ve made a laughingstock!"
Her eyes were filled with hatred, as if she wanted to devour .
I was taken aback. With everything going on, I’d completely forgotten about Damon and Ariel’s impending engagent, let alone whether they’d had their engagent party.
No wonder Ariel was so worked up. She must’ve sent out the invitations, only for Damon to delay the engagent, leaving her embarrassed.
"You’re already with Jones. He’s seen you two getting cozy, yet he still can’t let you go. I never knew Damon could be so sentintal." Ariel’s emotions cooled a bit, but the hatred in her eyes remained.
Whether Damon was sentintal, I was not sure. But he was certainly a person who didn’t give up until he got what he wanted.
Sotis I couldn’t tell if his actions were driven by possessiveness or love.
I didn’t respond to Ariel’s words, only gesturing for her to leave.
Ariel refused to leave, a triumphant smile on her face, "How did such a sharp-tongued woman suddenly fall unconscious? Did she do too many terrible things and is now getting her just desserts?"
"Ariel!" I was livid. She dared to insult my mother! "Get out! You’re not welco here!"
"Your dad’s been in politics for so many years, hasn’t he done anything disgraceful? I’m really curious" Not only did Ariel refuse to leave, but she also continued to provoke .
At that mont, I saw my dad standing at the door. He must’ve heard everything Ariel had said.
My dad could never tolerate anyone accusing him of corruption or abuse of power, even if his position did bring so benefits to our family’s business. "Please leave" My dad said angrily to Ariel
Upon seeing my dad, Ariel finally toned it down a bit. Before my dad retired, he still had the power to influence their company, it was just whether he was willing to use it.
Rising, she said, "Mr. Brooks, I ca specifically to visit Mrs. Brooks today"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Jones appeared behind my dad. I wasn’t sure if they’d bumped into each other or had co together.
"What’s going on?" Jones frowned, "Where’s the dical staff? How can they let irrelevant people disturb the patient?"
"Jones, Mrs. Brooks is unconscious, she won’t be disturbed". Ariel responded sweetly.
Jones said coldly, "But you’ve polluted the air."
Ariel’s smile instantly vanished. After grabbing her bag and shooting a glare, she stord out.
The lingering scent of perfu filled the air. I couldn’t stand the sll, so I went to open the window.
"Are you okay?" Jones ca up beside , his voice low, "I found out about the problems your company’s facing. I only learned about Mrs. Brooks asking my dad for help this morning. I’m sorry"
"This isn’t on you. You don’t have to apologize." I said by the window. "But I kind of figured out how they feel about , judging from how your parents treat my mom. Jones, are you sure you want to keep this up?"
The real deal hasn’t even hit us yet.
What we had been through was peanuts.
Jones held my hand tightly, his expression soft yet determined. "Yes. I’m not backing down. The whole reason I quit my job to work at my family’s company is that I want to be able to protect you. Just give so ti. I’ll level up as soon as I can."
"Jones..."I felt a pang of guilt. Most of the ti, it wasn’t that he couldn’t help , but that I never turned to him for help.
A lot of tis, Jones only found out about my troubles after soone else filled him in.
"Don’t sweat it, okay?" Jones saw the stress on my face and showed a sympathetic smile, "Actually, it’s my fault. Before we got together, I should’ve bulked up a bit and made myself more capable of defending you,"
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