Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 261

Chapter 261: Me or Ariel.
Noah followed the woman’s gaze and sighed when he realized that he was a step too late in putting the invitation aside. He expected Ariana to close the door on his face right away which was why he was prepared to hand the invitation card to Ariana right away.

Who would have expected that his preplanning would end up causing trouble for him?

He nodded and politely replied, “Yes, I am from the Nelson family.”

That sobered Arabella up right away, she tucked her newly dyed red locks behind her ear and said to Noah, “Oh, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Mister Nelson. Would you like to come to my apartment and have a cup of tea?”

“No, there is no need,” Noah refused, his eyes quietly observing the door that was shut close. He couldn’t understand whether Ariana was avoiding him or she was truly not at home.

“Mister Nelson, forgive me for being too forward, but Miss Harlow returns home very late,” Arabella took the liberty to relay the important things about Ariana to Noah. “She usually comes back around one or two in the morning, or occasionally she comes back at five. If you are going to wait for her, why not do it somewhere comfortable?”

As she spoke she took a step forward, however as Arabella took her second step, her high heels ended up getting caught in one another and as she was too drunk, she could not stop herself from falling.

“Whoops!” Arabella cried out in surprise and her arms reached forward as she hugged Noah instinctively. Her plump lips pressed right against his chest, which left a red stain on the white fabric.

Her eyes widened in surprise while her heart was filled with glee.

‘Let’s see how that woman will handle this,’ Arabella snickered.

“I am sorry! I am truly sorry,” Arabella said to Noah, her fingertips moving against the stain on his fabric. “I am too drunk and ended up causing trouble for you. If you don’t mind, please come inside my home… I will wash it clean for you.”

“There is——”

“Don’t worry, Mister Nelson. Miss Harlow will not blame you, this was an accident,” said the woman with a sweet smile on her face as she continued to cling onto Noah.

“Madam please——”

“I will indeed not blame him, but I will certainly blame you if you do not step aside,” a voice joined in between the entanglement of the two.

Arabella and Noah turned to look at the woman who stood behind them. As if electrocuted by Ariana’s gaze, Noah stepped away from Arabella. However, the lipstick mark on his shirt remained and there was no possible way for Noah to hide it.

“Ariana,” Noah wanted to explain the situation, but before he could say another word, the woman next to him spoke up,

“Miss Harlow, I hope that you will not blame Mister Nelson. I was the one who suggested to him to wait in my apartment as you were not at home,” Arabella sweetly relayed everything that took place to Ariana. “As for the stain on his shirt, it’s because I stumbled, and Mister Nelson was kind enough to stop me from falling.”

Ariana barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes.

She smiled calmly before saying, “Of course not. We do not share a relationship where I will or can blame him. However, you need to be careful —— he has a girlfriend for whom he would willingly cheat on his wife. Oh, she is his ex-wife now.”

After speaking, she walked past the two and opened the door of her apartment. If possible, Ariana would have loved to close the door, but Noah was slick enough to enter the apartment before she could close it.

“Was that necessary?” He asked her with a frown on his face as soon as he entered the apartment.

“What?” Ariana turned to glance at the man and calmly questioned. “What was necessary?”

She poured herself a glass of water and sipped it slowly, while Noah was not given any.

“Telling that woman that I cheated on you. I told you that I was——”

“Drunk, yeah. I have heard it many times,” Ariana rolled her eyes and set down the glass of water before picking up the dog bowl that was on the floor. “But I have been drunk plenty of times too, and you never saw me grinding against a man.”

Noah clenched his teeth in frustration.

“Are you calling me inept at controlling my urges?” Noah questioned her sharply.

“Oh no,” Ariana cleaned the bowl with fresh water before walking over to the refrigerator where she took out a piece of broccoli and raw fish, which she threw in the cooking pot to boil.

She turned to look at the man and stated, “I am just counting you on the same list as other men. In the past I…” She made a motion to set something aside. “Treated you as someone different, but now I have placed you right where you belong, Mister Nelson.”

“Were you always so sharp-mouthed?” Noah questioned as he walked to the kitchen, he set the invitation card on the aisle.

“I wouldn’t be alive if I wasn’t. Your mother and sister have quite the skill of causing someone to go crazy,” Ariana glanced at the invitation and calmly questioned, “What is that?”

She had a feeling that Noah came to see her because of this invitation that he was holding on to.

“Grandfather invited you to his birthday banquet,” Noah slid the invitation to Ariana who caught it and looked down at her name that was written on the front of the card.

She did not have to look twice to know that it was written by Mister Adrien.

Her eyes softened as her fingertips brushed against the silver italics. She said, “I will think about it.”

Having attended a bunch of Nelson’s family’s banquets, Ariana was quite certain that Glynn along with Ariel wouldn’t make it easier for her to enjoy the party.

Thus, she wouldn’t attend it unless she was thoroughly prepared. Ariana raised her head and looked at Noah before asking, “Is there anything else?”