Yago took large strides towards the theater room. He was informed about 20 minutes ago that Arianna and Jayden have been staying alone in the room for more than an hour already and they hadn't come out yet. After getting the news, he immediately made his way home, driving his car in the fastest speed possible. He was both worried and heart broken.
When Yago reached the door, he turned the knob and felt a bit relieved to find out that the door wasn't locked. He pushed open the large door and searched the room with his eyes.
When Arianna heard the noise, she instinctively looked at the door. There she saw Yago standing still, staring at them. Arianna's heart felt anxious. She sensed the urgency in Yago's expression. Just when she was about to stand up to ask if something serious happened, Yago suddenly turned to leave, leaving the door wide open. Just what happened?
"Jayden, please excuse me for a while." she said as she went after Yago and ran to catch up.
Yago strode towards the main door. He felt suffocated and so he walked out to have some fresh air. During the trip back home, all of the possibilities have been running through his mind. He didn't know what he'll do if he finds Arianna and Jayden doing intimate things behind closed door. His heart felt very much unsettled as he made his way to see her. The images of her kissing, hugging, and touching Jayden won't leave his mind. Alas, when he reached the room, he found the two people sitting far apart, while deeply engrossed in watching a movie in the big screen. In a way, he was glad that nothing happened. But still, her heart was far from being calm. He took a deep breath as he brushed his hair with his fingers.
"Yago, what's going on? Did something happen?" Arianna asked as she finally caught up to him while he was standing in the large patio.
Yago turned when he heard the voice. He didn't expect Arianna to follow him outside. "Nothing. I was just checking up on you. I suddenly remembered you don't want to see me so I left immediately after confirming you're alright."
" Why would you think I'm not alright?"
after saying that, she quickly realized what Yago meant. She and Jayden was alone in a room and so he was worried they'd do something inappropriate? Was she such a beast in his eyes?
Just then, she remembered what she did to Yago that night and she decided not to refute his words. She indeed could be a beast sometimes.... Yago's worries were not unfounded.
"It's not that I don't want to see you, it's just...." She stopped, not knowing how to explain herself. She didn't want them to avoid each other but she was confused and she would like to identify her feelings and their relationship before she give Yago an answer, but being close to Yago seemed to make her more confused and muddled.
"Yago, please understand, I just--"
Yago's phone rang as she was about to explain herself. He walked a few meters away from Arianna to answer the phone privately. It left Arianna suddened. Yago used to answer the phone even when she's around. Now, it seemed that Yago had really distanced himself from her. Now, he was keeping secrets from her already. Are they about to part ways soon?
"Arianna, is there a problem?" she heard Jayden ask from behind. It turned out that Jayden followed her outside. She just shook her head while she watch Yago talking to the phone.
After a while, Yago finished his phonecall and turned to her. His expression changed to a cold one when he saw Jayden standing behind Arianna. He walked towards the two of them and without warning, he pulled Arianna to his embrace. Arianna was surprised but she didn't struggle. Jayden was startled too but just for a second. He was instantly reminded that Yago was her brother.
"I need to go. Take care of yourself. Your dad and Belle are on their way home." He was looking at Jayden while he was saying that. It was to remind Jayden not to do anything stupid, as Belle and his father was about to come home. However, in Arianna's mind, it sounded sweet, as if Yago was asking her to take care of herself from Belle because she might do something ridiculous after the exposure of her scandal!
As Arianna nodded, Yago squeezed her tighter in his embrace before he finally let go. "I'm leaving now." he said before turning away.
"Is there a problem with your brother?" Jayden asked as they were watching Yago's car drive farther. Everyone believes Yago to be Arianna's biological brother. Even her father believed so. They thought Yago was her mother's first child. A child she had with another man. Arianna's mother treated Yago so well that people thought they share the same blood. Only she and Yago knew of the truth. That's what made it harder for her to accept Yago as a man. If she really decides to accept Yago's feelings, then she needs to leave this place and migrate somewhere else where she and Yago won't be prejudiced.
"Arianna?"
Hearing Jayden call her name repeatedly from behind, she finally snapped from her daze. She turned around and smiled at him.
"Yago has some urgent matters to attend to. A friend of him was now in the hospital and he needs to take care of him." She explained. She wasn't sure but that was the only reason she could think of right at the moment. Aside from her, Yago was never this anxious about anyone's matter! It can only be because of his close friend, Vier. "Let's go inside. We might catch a cold if we stay longer outside."
Jayden nodded and then headed inside with Arianna. She asked him to come with her in her study room to talk about business. Jayden wasn't disappointed at all. He deemed business as important as love affairs. Moreover, he was glad that Arianna was willing to help him out, even though he wasn't very nice to her in the past.
"Arianna...." Jayden interjected after discussing about business ventures for a while. "I'm sorry about the things I did to you in the past. I said a lot of aweful things. It was really wrong of me to choose Belle over you."
Jayden said those words sincerely. Arianna was a girl who's generous enough to help him, even though he didn't give her much importance in the past. Meanwhile, Belle.... He pampered her so much but what did she do? She cheated on him! He was really blind!
Arianna just looked at Jayden and didn't comment about his statement. She wasn't really moved. She felt sadden by those memories, but Jayden's grateful feelings just wouldn't reach her at all. As she was struggling to find words to reply, the door of the studyroom suddenly burst open, revealing a woman in a silver dress. She wore a furious expression that ruined her elegant image.
Arianna snickered.
"Why are people so anxious today? No one knows how to knock anymore?" Arianna jested.
" B*tch! I know it's you! You tarnished my reputation on the internet!" Belle strode fast towards Arianna and tried clawing her but Jayden stood in the middle, held her wrists and stopped Belle from getting any closer to her sister. "And you! What are you doing here with her? Let go of my hands!" she shouted as she turn to Jayden.
Jayden smirked. "Can't you see we're discussing business? Otherwise, you wouldn't find us in the study, but rolling on the bed instead, like someone I know."
When Jayden said that, Belle's face suddenly turned pale. Her expression shifted from angry to anxious.
"You musn't believe her! She's slandering me! I have no relationship with Roy, whatsoever!"
Jayden just nodded nonchalantly.
" That's more despicable you know. Doing dirty things with someone you don't even have a relationship with. Aren't you just a slut?"
Arianna raised her eyebrows from the side. What a good show! She knew Jayden could have a venomous tongue sometimes. He had used that on her in the past, but she didn't know Belle would have a taste of it one day! How fast the tables have turned!
"Arianna, please rest first." She heard Jayden say while he was still restricting Belle's wrists. "I'll deal with her myself."
Arianna nodded and then obediently stood up. She hurriedly left the room as if trying to escape. She wasn't thinking of escaping though. She was in a hurry because she wants to see more of this show. She ran to her room and grabbed her laptop.
"Let's see if I could find something interesting!" She whispered as she tried to connect her laptop to the surveillance camera installed in her studyroom. A moment later, she saw Belle hugging Jayden on the screen.