The Love From Vengeance

your wish.”

“You could have said no; you could have just ignored the document I handed over to you.”

He chuckled sarcastically. “Like you wanted that.”

“Say what now?” I asked, growing more frustrated with his dismissiveness.

“Enough with the pretense!” He snapped. “You never loved me; you were just doing that because of the money, and since your family finally got what they wanted, you decided to divorce me.”

“Okay, that is so not true,” I countered, my voice rising. “I only wanted what was best for you. I did everything I could, just to make sure you changed. But in the end…” I sighed and added, ” It was all in vain.”

“Should I tell you a secret?” Luke’s lips curled into a sardonic smile. I just looked at him, anger materializing in my eyes. He moved his face closer and whispered in my ear, “You don’t deserve to be loved, Ariel. You’re nothing but a worthless piece of trash. No one is going to ever take you seriously.”

After saying those hurtful things, he stepped back a little and pushed me away, and I started falling down.

I opened my eyes immediately, and I simply looked everywhere. Luke wasn’t close to me; I couldn’t even see him anywhere. So it was clear that I was only imagining things. Oh gosh, what in the world was wrong with me?

wasn’t there any longer. I wondered where he headed off to. Wait, I shouldn’t

huge smile on his

directed to the main hall, where there was a live band, and when they noticed that people were showing up in the hall, they began to play soft, slow music. I couldn’t actually get the lyrics, but I felt each rhythm right in my

S DEEP THOUGHTS

to these songs. He was a huge fan

each other. And finally, Sir Reynold showed up, smiling like there was no tomorrow. I checked to see if I could see Luke, but I couldn’t spot him anywhere. This

Sir Reynold made his way to the stage, where a microphone was waiting for him. The members of the

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all here tonight,” Sir Reynold began. His voice was deep and soothing, capturing the hearts of everyone in the room. Well, his voice captured mine; I couldn’t tell for the

and every one of you for being a part of this special evening. Your

the faces of each individual present in the room. Well, Andre was busy with his phone. And his smile was definitely not from Sir Reynold’s words. But I think it would be best if I just thought about my

for many years, and I have hosted numerous parties here. But tonight, I want to do something different. I want to create a night of pure magic, a night that we will all remember for years to come.” He paused for a moment, taking a sip of water before continuing, “As the music plays, I want you all to let go of your worries and just enjoy the moment. Dance like no one is watching, laugh like there’s no tomorrow, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Let this be a night of love, laughter, and joy. It’s my birthday after

loud,

the whole place was filled with noise,

put an end to the noise now.” Sir Reynold raised his hands, and the room eventually became