Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 352

Chapter 352: Pushing her to edge
‘I should ignore this message,’ Ariana was certain that there was nothing good was going to come out of it.

However, before she knew it, Ariana had taken her phone out of her pants’ pockets and after a second of slight hesitation—

She tapped on the screen before unlocking it. The next second, she saw Nicolai’s message hovering at the top of the notification list.

[Nicolai: A very good evening to you, Pallas. I have taken a leaf out of your pocket today and decided to be proper for the very first time in my life.]

Ariana rolled her eyes and waited for the man to finish writing the rest of the message that he was already typing.

Of course, she was now used to Nicolai sending her a couple of messages as he was never someone who would go quiet with just a few words.

After that night in the parking lot, Nicolai seemed to have gotten even more chatty if that was possible. Not to mention he had now made it a habit to play with Timmy every morning.

What was once a sacred activity for her and Timmy, now had another addition. Ariana didn’t know what to make out of this sudden change.

Not to mention, Nicolai had been urging her to make a decision. Something she was not quite eager to do at the moment.

Just yesterday, he had sent her multiple texts.

[Looking forward to your answer tomorrow Pallas. Of course, you could have given it to me today, but you just love to tease me.]

[I dreamt of you, I hope you did too.]

[You were choking on my length. I nearly came then and there.]

[What about your dream though?]

[I had to deal with a bunch of things because of the mess that I made in the parking lot but don’t worry, I have dealt with them. Violently, of course. No matter how troublesome, as long as you use violence, all kinds of trouble can be dealt with.]

There was another ding, and Ariana paused as she skidded to the bottom of the chat box.

[Nicolai: so, have you thought about it?]

[About what?]

Ariana sent that message with clammy fingers, no sooner did she send the message than Nicolai sent one almost immediately.

[Nicolai: Are you trying to fuck with me? Because that will end terribly. Did you think of whether you are going to say yes or not?]

Swallowing the discomfort that was rising in her heart since last night was not just exceptionally hard, it was simply excruciatingly painful.

Ariana knew that Nicolai wanted her to step out of her comfort zone, but he relished ripping up everyone as well as his peace into shreds.

She loved her peace and she loved where she was at the moment. Why should she change anything?

But this sudden feeling of a hook clamped right behind her navel, that kept pushing her to step out of her box —Ariana was not sure how to deal with it.

[I have already given you an answer, Mister de Luca.]

[Nicolai: Oh, you mean to say where you asked me to do whatever I want to do as long as the shoe fits? But you know what, I am not a picky man.]

He sent another message, but this time it was a picture of a woman sitting in front of him. Ariana stiffened as she looked at the woman in the picture —

Penelope.

He actually went on that damn date with her. Though he knew that she had tried to hurt him, he had gone on the date with her!

‘Isn’t it what you wanted? You asked him to do what he wanted and told him that it would be a great riddance,’ a nasty voice sneered in Ariana’s head and she ignored it.

With her fingers tightening and nostrils flaring, she looked at Penelope who was dressed like a hooker on the street. With not a shred of elegance and respect for herself.

Like she was begging Nicolai to give her the attention that she wanted.

Penelope was wearing a sheer red dress which showed off what she was wearing on the inside, leaving little to nothing for one to imagine.

[Nicolai: I will be taking her to my penthouse, of course, if you don’t come to stop me— then might as well delete my number.]

BANG!

A surge of heat shot through Ariana’s heart as she threw the phone in her hand right against the mirror.

‘I can’t breathe,’ Ariana clawed at her chest, feeling trapped and helpless. What should she do? What was she supposed to do now?

Her eyes flickered around the restroom as if waiting for someone to step up and tell her what she should do now.

But there was no one. This time she was alone, and she had to decide for herself.

Ariana slammed her hand on the sink, breathing as much air as she could but nothing. Her lungs were empty as if someone had sucked all the air from them.

Inky tendrils rose higher and higher, a few of them twisted and turned before curling their short jagged fingers around her neck as the voice in her head hissed at her.

It asked her to text him that there was no need for him to wait, and he could delete her number at once. That she should ignore the voices of her heart and listen to them.

That it knew better than her.

But for the first time in her life, Ariana did not listen to the voices in her head.

Damn that man!

She turned on her feet and then stormed out of the restroom, ignoring the need to call her friends that she was leaving, Ariana rushed to the closest taxi stand.

“Where to miss?” The man asked as soon as she slid inside the car, Ariana relayed the address of the penthouse and asked the driver to floor it down,

“I have a cheater to catch.”