The Heiress' Revenge-Chapter 104

A R I A N A

I ran out of the elevator through the shiny lobby. I didn’t know where I was going. I just had to get out of the environment and the tears made it hard to see.

"Ariana!"

I heard my name it was Angelo. He was standing near the main doors talking on his phone. He may have seen my messy face and ended the call quickly.

"Ariana, what’s wrong?" he asked stepping in front of me.

"Leave me alone Angelo! Just let me go! I can’t do this with you, not right now" I cried, trying to push past him, sobbing so hard I could barely breathe.

He grabbed my arms gently but firmly. "I’m not letting you go like this...You’re a mess, talk to me pleas, what happened?"

I looked back towards the elevators. I saw the doors open and Dante was running out. His eyes scanning the lobby.

He saw us.

Panic shot through me. I couldn’t face him, not now, he’s the last person I want to see right now.

I don’t want to talk to him, I just want to go far away from him.

I should have never been this stupid again.

I looked back at Angelo desperation clawing at my throat. "Please," I begged my voice breaking. "Get me out of here, please Angelo. Just get me away from here."

Angelo followed my gaze, seeing Dante approaching fast.

His expression changed as he looked from my terrified face to Dante’s angry onos.

"Come on," he said quickly.

He took my hand and pulled me towards a side exit. We burst out into a back alley where the executives parked.

He hurried me towards a sleek black car.

"Get in," he said, opening the passenger door.

I practically fell into the seat as he ran around to the driver’s side and got in.

Just as he started the engine I saw Dante run out into the alley he saw us and began running towards the car.

"Angelo! Stop!" Dante yelled.

But Angelo didn’t stop, instead he reversed quickly and then sped out of the alley leaving Dante standing there growing smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror.

I put my head in my hands and cried. New set of tears burst, heaving sobs that shook my whole body as the betrayal felt like a physical pain in my chest.

"I saw them," I choked out between sobs. "He was... he was holding her so tight. How could he do this to me... He promised me, how could he?"

Angelo didn’t say anything. He just drove handing me a box of tissues from the back seat.

I took one but the tears wouldn’t stop the pain kept growing as the image of Dante in another woman’s arms flashed in my head.

How could you, Dante?

What happened to a fresh start?

How could he?

I fee the car pull off, making me look up. It was his penthouse.

He got out of the car, helping me out my lips quivering as I struggle to find the words.

I looked around the familiar place and It brought back memories, bad ones; the parties, fights and me finding him here with Bella.

I stopped crying for a second, snapping in horror.

"Why would you bring me here?" I snapped, turning on him. "Of all placeswhy here?"

"It was the closest place I could think of!" he said holding his hands up. "You were hysterical...You needed somewhere to go."

"Anywhere but here!" I yelled my anger and pain exploding. "This place is a monument to your lies. It’s where our marriage ended. It’s where I found out what a cheating, disgusting snake you are!"

"Ariana calm down—"

"Don’t tell me to calm down!" I screamed "You’re all the same, you and Dante! It must run in the blood, cheating runs in the Russo blood! You can’t help yourselves can you? You’re all liars! I can’t believe I let myself get involved with another one of you... I’m so stupid."

I was pacing now, my arms wrapped around myself. "He promised me, he promised me we were starting over, he said I he loved me, he never stopped loving me and all the time he was probably laughing at me! Stupid trusting Ariana!" I yelled in pain as all the hurt pouring out.

I don’t know how much I said but I yelled so much until my voice was hoarse and I was crying again this time from sheer exhaustion.

I sank to the ground, sobbing into my knees.

I felt him sit down next to me. He didn’t touch me at first, but slowly he put his arms around me, pulling me into a hug.

"It’s okay, I’m here"

I was too tired and broken to fight him to tell him how much I hated them all, instead I collapsed against his chest and I cried.

I cried for the past.

I cried for the present.

I cried for a future that now seemed like a lie.

He didn’t say anything and just held me, letting me cry as he rubbed my back gently. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"It’s okay," he whispered after a long time when my sobs had quieted to shaky breaths. "Let it out. It’s okay."

I pulled away slightly, wiping my face with my sleeve feelimg completely empty.

"I’m sorry," I mumbled feeling embarrassed. "I shouldn’t have...."

He cut me off with a small sad smile "It’s okay, you had every right to say what you said. I deserved it and right now if what you saw is true, then Dante deserves it too, but you should have let him explain, maybe it’s not as it seems"

I didn’t say anything.

Angelo let’s out a breath, standing up. He offered me his hand. "Come on. Let’s get you some water and then I’ll take you home."

I looked at his hand, then I took it.

I had nowhere else to go and in that moment, as messed up as it was, he was the only one there.

And my ex husband should be the last person I find comfort in, but I did.