Chapter 18
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In the evening..
In the Vento house..
Ariana’s POV
” I washed up my face and changed into a loose hoodie with a comfy leggings and headed towards the kitchen to have some refreshments .”
” I took out two croissants from a pantry shelf and poured a glass of strawberry shake and headed towards the dining room.”
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(took a bite of croissant and scrolling through her phone)
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(arrived in the dining room with a plate of sandwiches)
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(looked at Evelina) Oh, you’re back..?
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(sat on the chair) Yeah..
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
How was everything.? 😒Did that bast@rd spout any nonsense..?
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(drinking strawberry shake) (indifferent tone) Stop talking about him..
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(raised her eyebrows) 🤨 * That’s an unexpected statement..*
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(looked at Evelina) Did uncle return back..?
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(offers her sandwich) Hm..no.. He will be back from the company at night..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(takes a sandwich from the plate) OK..
Evelina Vento (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(looks at Bella’s emotionless face) * I’m sure something has happened.. But she is not saying anything..*
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(eating silently)
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In the Langley mansion..
In the study..
Matt, Dimitrios, and Lucius went inside the study to meet Matt’s grandpa..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
(reading newspaper)
KNOCK !! KNOCK !!
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
❄️ Come in..
Matt, Dimitrios, and Lucius went inside the study..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
(looks at them)
Dimitrios Volkan (ML's BFF)
(cheerfully) Hello, Grandpa.. How are you doing..?
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
(happy) Oh, Dimitrios.. How are you, my boy ?
Lucius Bayne (ML's secretary/BFF)
(bows) Hello, sir..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
(happy) Hello, hello.. It’s great to see you all together..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Come and have a sit..
Massimiliano Langley (ML)/ Matt
❄️It seems like you forgot your grandson..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
😑 I know you’re doing great. Why to ask..?
Massimiliano Langley (ML)/ Matt
(rolls his eyes)
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Oh, where is Enzo?
Dimitrios Volkan (ML's BFF)
He might come back next week.
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Oh..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Matt… me and Carlo have to attend a business meeting in Greece.
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
So it might take nearly two months for us to return back. So I hope you will take care of the company…
Massimiliano Langley (ML)/ Matt
❄️ OK… Don’t worry.. I will take care of it..
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Dimitrios, are you going to stay in the UK or return back to Russia..?
Dimitrios Volkan (ML's BFF)
Nah, I’m planning to stay here for the time being and enjoy my time..😉
Lucius Bayne (ML's secretary/BFF)
What else can you do except enjoying..? 😒
Dimitrios Volkan (ML's BFF)
Jealous..?😏
Lucius Bayne (ML's secretary/BFF)
🙄
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
(laughs at them) You are still the same little boy who used to annoy everyone..
Dimitrios Volkan (ML's BFF)
😌
Massimiliano Langley (ML)/ Matt
❄️So, when will you both leave .?
Abram Langley (ML's grandfather)
Um, maybe by tomorrow night..
Massimiliano Langley (ML)/ Matt
(nods)
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At night..
In the Vento house..
In Alfredo and Sylvia’s room.
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(knocks on the door)
KNOCK !! KNOCK !!
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Come in !!
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(open the door )
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(looks at Bella)
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(keeps his laptop aside) Bella dear.. Come in, come in..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(Went inside)
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
(looks at Bella) * Whole day, today her mood was gloomy.. I knew something might have happened, but I didn’t get the courage to ask her..*
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Have a sit..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(sat on the couch)
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(clench her leggings) U..uncle..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Yes..?
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(cracking voice) I.. I want to c..cancel the engagement..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(shocked to hear from her mouth)
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
(widened her eyes in shock) * Did she just say this..? *
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(looks at them with emotionless face) I want to cancel the engagement …
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
(Went towards her) (worried) What happened..? (sat beside her)
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(gulps) No.. nothing, auntie.. 🙂It’s just that I realised that nothing is going to work between us.
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
So, uncle.. When you visit Grandpa, take me along with you. I want to have some words with grandpa ..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
❄️ Bella, tell the truth.. Did something happen..?
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
🙂 Uncle, nothing happened.. Even if it did happen, we can’t do anything..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
Lombardies are quite powerful people. 🙂Mingling with that family is difficult for me. Moreover, no one in that family is happy with our engagement, which I realised later..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Alright, we will go there tomorrow in the evening time..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(nods)
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
Good night, uncle, auntie.. (stood up from the couch)
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Good night.. * Something might have happened, or else she wouldn’t take this decision abruptly..*
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
Good night, dear..
Bella went out of the room and headed towards her room..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Do you know anything why she has decided to end this engagement..?
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
Actually, today, Matt contacted Bella to meet her at his company..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(disbelief) WHAT !! She met him..? And that too in his company..?
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
(nods) Maybe he has said something to her..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(grit his teeth) That boy, why did he turn out that way..? He is totally a different person, full of arrogance and prideness.
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
From the beginning, I felt that he was quite arrogant and a prideful person. He looks down at everyone who is beneath his status..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Breaking this engagement will be a better option for both of them. At one point, I think forcing him into this engagement was wrong.
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
Yeah, you are right.. Its better for our children to decide their own life rather than forcing into something which they don’t want to..
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
(nods)
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Tomorrow, I’m going to repay the loan too..
Sylvia Vento (FL's aunt)
Did you arrange all the amount ?
Alfredo Vento (FL's uncle)
Yeah..
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In Bella’s room..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱) Let me see..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱) I’m quite busy..
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(📱) 🤨 Busy..?
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱) 😅 Yeah.. my work is piled up..
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(📱) 😒Of course, it will be piled up since you run behind your fiancé every time..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱)😐 Yeah, right, now onwards, it won’t happen..
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(📱) 🤨* Is she serious? * OK.. So what’s your next plan..? Not going to continue ?
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱) Sigh… Let me see.. Actually, now, I want to be a permanent employee of the company, where I’m currently working as an intern .
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(📱) Alright, just inform me when you are ready…
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(📱) 🙂 OK..
Ariana Vento (FL)/ Bella
(cut the call) 📵
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