Narissa drove the man to the edge of a cliff before the two finally stopped. No doubt anyone would drop into pieces, if not to bits, if they fell down the cliff. Alas, the man had nowhere to run.
After taking a gander down at the edge, the man turned around and squabbled with Narissa while panting. “You sure are temperamental for a girl. Sure, I took a peek, but who wasn’t bare- naked in front of a bunch of people when they were first born into the world?! Give it a rest, will you?”
However, Narissa showed her fists at once. “Let’s see if you can still be so good with words after I batter you up!”
“Fine, go ahead. Hit me. Either way, I don’t hit women.” The man stretched his neck, looking like he didn’t give a damn anymore. Now, that’s kind of dull.
Even though Narissa never adhered to the no- hitting man policy, she would never beat up a weakling who couldn’t defend themselves.
After some deliberation, she diverted her attention to the man’s bag. The man had retrieved the bag mid-journey, and because of it, Narissa nearly got him half an hour ago. No doubt it was something important if he hadn’t forgotten to retrieve it while running for his life.
“Hand over whatever’s inside the bag, and I’ll let you go.” Narissa decided to settle for less.
“This?” The man looked at the bag on his back. “Sorry, can’t do. It’s personal property. However, your body’s a different story. From what I saw, you can give any model a run for its money. Seriously, you should show it off instead of dressing up like a tomboy. Why conceal your assets when you should be showing them off to the world?!”
“Another word, and I will rip your lips away from your face!” Narissa, once again, hit the roof and lost all patience to talk. “Forget it. Say your last words!”
Sigh… The man sighed with melancholy and became depressed all of a sudden. “I have wanted to make more money while I’m young so that my weak, ailing sister will get the treatment she needs. Since you won’t forgive me, I shall atone for it with death!” The man buried his face in his hands and sobbed while speaking, then jumped off the cliff the next second.
Of course, Narissa didn’t really want the man to die, so she ran to him at once. But lo and behold, the man had already opened the parachute and was in no danger the moment she looked down the cliff.
Weak and ailing sister? Atone his misdoing with death?! All but bullsh*t! He had long thought of an escape and deliberately lured me here! Having traversed the darker side of the world for so long, it was Narrisa’s first time meeting such a sly man.
“You son of a b*tch!” Livid, she thundered down the cliff. “Pray that you never see me again, or I will make your life a living hell!”
Below, the man smirked triumphantly while holding onto the paracords. “Don’t worry, that day will never come!”
Followingly, he adjusted the descent and disappeared from Narissa’s line of sight in two shakes. Darkness enveloped the whole of Wegas as night fell, and the doorbell rang just as Ariel came out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel.
With that, she put on an outfit before answering the door, only to have Danny barge in immediately and cup her face while attacking her lips, all while pushing her back into the house.
Ariel had wanted to say something, but the man wouldn’t give her a chance to speak at all.
It wasn’t until the young woman was pinned against the TV wall and an untimely throat- clearing rang out beside them that Danny finally came to himself. He stopped and turned around to find his dear mother-in-law sitting on the couch, changing the channel with the remote.
Mortified, he lowered his head at once, wishing there was a hole he could bury himself in. Ariel, on the other hand, hurriedly eyed her mother while holding back her laughter. Of course, Rebecca got the hint too. She chucked the remote on the couch grimly and fixed her clothes before heading out.
“Don’t forget to take measures,” Rebecca warned when she passed by Danny. “I will hold you accountable if she’s pregnant before the wedding!”
With that, she headed out, not forgetting to close the door behind her. Following the sound of the door closing, Danny turned into a sex monster once again and pinned his entire body against Ariel.
As the two were in their prime and it had been a long while since they last had an in-depth interaction, their bodies turned on instantly.
Ariel satisfied Danny however he wanted, pulling all the tricks in her book for three whole restless hours, successfully leaving the man spent. After an intense lovemaking session, the couple rested against the headboard, and for once, Danny lit a cigarette.
Mid-smoking, he spoke up lethargically. “The company’s official stamp and some vital documents are stored in the Bank of Wegas’ safe. I’ll hand you the keys to it later and sign the papers when you have the time. That way, all my assets will become yours.”
Sensing something was amiss, Ariel sat up from his arms. “Why are you suddenly telling. me all this?”
“I’m the head of SK right now,” said Danny gravely, “and we’re met with some big trouble lately. I have to see to it in the next few days. If I don’t make it back, these things will at least have you covered.”
It was the only compensation he could think of -giving her all his assets before disappearing from her world with a helpless excuse. That way, she wouldn’t hate the world her whole life like Rebecca because her beloved cheated on her.
The words of the man in the woods had gone through to him, and after mulling over it, he thought death was indeed the only way he could atone for his sin. However, Danny wasn’t plan on only faking it. He was really ready to sacrifice himself.
On the other hand, the inchoate love and tenderness within Ariel dispersed at once, and for the first time, she wanted to know about the situation. “Is it really daunting? Do you have to be the one to go? Can’t you stay?”
Her peppering melted Danny’s heart, but he had to double down and play the scene right. “It’s my job as the head of SK. You already knew about it before dating me.”
Knowing there was nothing she could do to stop him, Ariel pondered for a moment before turning down Danny’s compensation. “You can go and do whatever it is you need to do, but I don’t want any of your things. I want you to come back alive and personally secure the rest of my life.”
She knew the man wouldn’t fight to survive in desperate times once there was nothing for him to worry about. She wanted him to live..
Danny’s eyes instantly turned red-rimmed, and he nearly burst into tears. Worried that Ariel would catch him, he hurriedly pulled her into his arms.
After taking pains to swallow and sounding barely convincingly calm, he promised, “Okay, I’ll try my best to come back alive.”
With that, he lifted his chin so that his tears would recede. At that moment, Danny genuinely wanted to slaughter himself from that day. What a wonderful woman Ariel was! If he had just kept his pants up, they would have had a happily ever after, but now, he had ruined it with his own hands.
Ariel, on the other hand, fiddled with her phone silently in his arms and enjoyed the time spent with him for a moment before mentioning plainly, “Rylantha asked to have a meal with us again. Should we take up her invitation?”
However, Danny heard nothing, preoccupied with his thoughts.
“Dan?” Ariel called out to him, looking up at him this time. “Did you hear what I said?”
“What? Sorry?” Danny was so distracted that he didn’t realize he had blown his cover. Ariel, on the other hand, just looked at him instead of calling him out.
