Chapter 135
The days after she got away from Lily were pretty much normal for Arielle, aside from the shock she felt now and then when someone opens the door or when she woke up from sleep, she was doing okay, she stayed at home all day and barely left her room, she watched movies and played games, she was never bored. Today, she decided to spend the day in the garden, since the gardener was working, she decided to help him and also learn the names of some of the flowers and plants in the garden.
That’s how she spent her morning and some part of her afternoon learning the names of flowers and their varieties and also getting mud in her clothes while she helped the gardener who seemed overwhelmed by her presence at first but slowly got used to her and they sort of became friends. She thanked him for having her after they were done and she went back inside. It was almost time for Luciano to return from work so she took her bath and decided to watch tv.
Arielle turned on the TV to keep her entertained until Luciano returned. At first, she wanted to just watch sitcoms but then she decided to check the news. Imagine her shock when she saw the headline.
“DON SIEGEL’S EX-LOVER TURNS OUT TO BE HIS KILLER, SHE TURNS HERSELF IN FOR HIS MURDER’
She almost didn’t believe it was true and just stared in awe. Luciano chose that moment to walk in.
“What’s my baby doing?”
He asked and she stood up and ran to hug him.
“Is it really over? Is it true what I heard on the news? Did she really turn herself in?”
Arielle asked. Feeling overwhelmed. She couldn’t describe how happy seeing that news made her and how it eased all the fears she had, she wanted confirmation from him.
“Yes, baby girl, she took the walk and with the evidence she brought to the police, she would be going away for a long time,”
Luciano informed. The news made her so happy. They were free, they were finally free from the older woman’s hold and she got her karma.
“But why did she suddenly turn herself in?”
Arielle couldn’t help asking.
“Well, let’s say, I played her game better,”
He told her.
“Come, give me the full details, will you?”
She lamented as she dragged him to their bedroom with her. There she made him tell her the full details of what happened. He spilled everything to her.
“Wow, I am so proud of you, you did so well,”
She let out when he finished telling her the details.Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.
“It wasn’t just me, we all worked together to make the work. Yoey, you, me, my uncle Laz and my cousin Macko and all my men. Macko was the one that brought the idea of taking her son in exchange for you and once you escaped, you helped me request something bigger, I won’t have been able to do it without all of you and I am thankful I have you guys on my side,”
He let on and she smiled.
“You deserve only good people by your side, and I am glad you won, we won in the end, I am so proud of you my love,”
Arielle said. She hugged him.
“I love you, baby, thank you for staying with me and for taking me back,”
He told her lovingly.
“I love you too,”
She responded and he kissed her, lifting her from the couch where they sat and carrying her to their bed. She giggled happily when he dumped her on the bed and started taking off his clothes.
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The next couple of months saw Luciano patching up the lapses in his company and also rebuilding the empire that they almost lost, this time, he wasn’t doing it alone, his uncle Laz was a great help and Luciano finally forgave his cousin Macko and trusted him enough to give him a good position in the company, of course, he didn’t give him much power to prevent him for acting out in the future. He doubts he will though, the man really changed and it was all thanks to his soon-to-be wife, yes, their wedding was today and that was what he was currently getting ready for.
Lily got life imprisonment for murder and Perez got a lighter sentence. He was sentenced to seventy years in prison. Dimitris on the other hand got off and his adoptive parents sent him abroad to get treated, good for him.
“Why do you look so good? As if you are the one getting married?”
Arielle asked, coming to stand in front of him, he reached out and kissed her. His beautiful queen was glowing and shining. She smiled brightly.
“What to do, I got to look good, I am a single man, maybe I will find a woman for myself too,”
He joked. She didn’t even look the least bit offended. Not at all, he has been begging her to marry him but she refused and told him each time to try harder. He was trying and wanted them to be married before the birth of their child. She already looked big. The woman just wanted him to suffer and she was doing so lovingly.
“You think they don’t know you have a pregnant lover? I mean why won’t they know when you went on national tv and talked about it.”
She mocked. She was right, he had a media round after Perez and Lily were jailed and he made sure to correct the errors when the talk of his wife was brought up and he happily told everyone who needed to hear that he was going to be a father soon and was very much in love with the mother of his child. She watched the news and recorded it on her phone and made it a routine to play it every evening before she goes to bed. He loved every moment of it.
“You are right, they already know, but do you think that will keep them away?”
He joked. He has not looked at another woman since he had her, it was her and her alone for him and he was satisfied with her.
“Let’s not reach too far unless I will pluck off the eyes of those women that come close to you and lock you in the dungeon forever, I don’t share what’s mine,”
She replied.
‘Yes, yes, I am all yours and you don’t have to worry because I don’t like being shared either, I love you.”
He said and kissed her.
“I love you too and we are late,”
She said and hurried him up. They arrived at the venue early and during the ceremony, Luciano felt envious of Macko for the first time. He got it so easily while he was stuck begging his woman to marry him. He kept looking at her throughout the ceremony, hoping that she would feel pity for him and say yes, but she didn’t even look his way. He gave up and focused on the party, knowing that he had some begging to do when he got back home, he couldn’t wait any longer to make her his wife again. This time, in love not in contract.