Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 328

Chapter 328: Rebellious teen
Ariana was indeed not taken by surprise upon hearing Mrs Harlow’s words. In fact, she was more or less certain that her mother would reach out to her now that the truth regarding the kidnapping was out in front of Noah.

Surprisingly, her mother had not come looking for her in the hospital when Ariana was certain that Mrs Harlow would certainly come to the hospital.

She would rather not waste any time with her mother because Ariana knew that her mother would only drag the conversation while telling her how she had ruined the lives of their family.

“Is that why you called me? You made quite a point, Mom,” Ariana said in a calm voice.

“You are really out for our lives, aren’t you?” Mrs Harlow growled from the other side and hearing the slurring words, Ariana knew that her mother had been drinking. “Why did you tell Noah about that incident, you wretched, ungrateful bastard? You dirty low life, could you not have kept this little thing to yourself?”

“Now Noah is refusing to even talk to your sister and it’s entirely your fault! You ruined their relationship years ago, and now you have ruined their relationship once again. Do you not have any shame, Ariana Harlow?”

Her mother roared as if she was finding it challenging to regulate her voice or maybe —

Ariana looked up and noticed a couple of people staring at her with gossipy eyes. Among these people was Cole, who was staring at her with a frown on his face.

Her face scrunched up in annoyance as Ariana took in a deep breath to calm herself down. She spoke in a levelled voice, “Is that what Ariel told you, Mom? That I was the one who let the secret slip? That I was the one who relayed to Noah that I saved him as a child and not Ariel, though she took the credit?”

“Then I dare to correct you. It wasn’t me, it was Mister de Luca, if she has something to say, then she can tell those complaints to him.”

She took a pause and sneered. “As for whether I ruined their relationship or not? Don’t you know it better, Mom?”

“Tell Ariel to stop spinning lies or else I might just let slip another truth about how she ran away from the wedding on her accord because she did not want to marry Noah, who was facing bankruptcy!”

“I am not the same girl whom she could bully as she liked. If she pushes me again, I will push her right back!” Ariana snapped, feeling another wave of anger.

What was happening to her?

Good grief, since when did she become so short-tempered?

Ariana wished to hide in her room and let her anger take the form of scenery, humans, and nature on her canvas before she lost control.

But she couldn’t as she was at work.

She heaved in and out and controlled her emotions as much as possible. She was not going to lose to her demons.

Not here. Not in front of others.

Deny.

Ignore.

Suppress.

Pretend.

Ariana repeated, and her mantra worked like a charm as she regained control of her sanity without punching anyone or raising her voice. Because she would be a sight to see if she lost her temper in the hospital.

“Just because you keep repeating those lies to the point where you start to believe them as well, it doesn’t mean that the reality will change,” pushing against the headache and the fog swimming in her mind, Ariana spoke to her mother. “Ariel ran away because the person she wanted to marry was Noah Nelson and not Noah. If she hadn’t run away, would I have to step up and marry Noah?”

“Stop fucking blaming me for your decisions because I’m not playing anymore !”

Ariana ended the call and placed the receiver on the landline. She exhaled and then looked at Naomi whose mouth was agape in astonishment as she had not expected to hear such a thrilling gossip.

Damn it, it had only been a couple of hours since Nicolai left her. It hadn’t been more than five hours since she came crashing down from the high that she had been riding last night.

‘I cannot do this,’ Ariana thought as she turned on her feet to take her leave. Dark and forbidden images invaded her brain as soon as Nicolai’s name flashed in her mind.

Teeth nibbling on her swollen lip, warm lip brushing against her neck, fingers that nearly devoured and wrenched her soul out of her body —

Stop.

Ariana shook her head, trying to shake off the memories from last night. Oh, how she had wished that she would not remember the remnants of the colossal lack of judgment from last night.

And yet, she did. Everything.

She remembered waking up on her bed where she found Nicolai wiping her legs and hand which had —

Ariana closed her eyes and tried to wrench her head out of the memories of that man.

However, she could still hear him say, “Sweet dreams, Pallas.”

Sweet like she could ever!

Throughout the entire time, she could only dream of him.

“Doctor Harlow,” Ariana was heading to the office, as Aiden was going to return to the hospital after recovering.

She did not want the man to think that she was slacking off.

However, upon hearing Cole call her from behind, Ariana turned to look at the man. She tilted her head and questioned, “Is something the matter, Doctor Cole?”

Cole stared at Ariana with an assessing gaze. However, after a pause, he curled his lips and asked, “Are you alright, Doctor Ariana?”

“I am fine,” Ariana felt a tad bit nauseous as she didn’t feel comfortable with her personal matters displayed in front of others. She smiled at Cole and said to him, “It’s nothing unusual.”

Cole wanted to say something more, but then a large figure cut in between him and Ariana. Whatever he wanted to say had to be stopped as he looked at the man who was standing in front of him.