The Love Redemption

Chapter 19

"Arielle! Wait!" She was about to get into her car when she heard the voice of her cousin Claire, who was running after her. She turned to look at her cousin and waited for her to approach her. "What's wrong with you, Arielle? That's not how you usually behave," Claire immediately asked when she was in front of her, with a hint of annoyance in her tone.

She raised an eyebrow at Claire's way of questioning as if implying that she was the one at fault for what happened.

"What's wrong with me?" She slightly smirked before speaking again. "There's nothing wrong with me, Claire. For the first time in my life, I made the right choice."

"What? You love Tyron so much and as far as I know, you have been dreaming of marrying him for a long time. And now that he has proposed marriage for the second time, you rejected him again. What is happening to you?"

Claire looks very upset as if she was the one who proposed marriage to her and got rejected. But of course, her cousin will really be angry with her because if she doesn't marry Tyron, their plan against her will be ruined.

"That was before, Claire. Now? I no longer dream of being with a man like him. Now, if you will excuse me, I'll go ahead. I want to go home and sleep because Tyron ruined my beauty rest when he suddenly arrived at my house and forced me to go with him." She was about to enter her car but Claire stopped her by the arm.

"Let's go back inside the restaurant and apologize to Tyron's family then accept his marriage proposal. I don't want you to regret your decision in the end, so while you're still here, let's fix the mess you made." She pulled her back into the restaurant.

Arielle could no longer restrain herself. She firmly held the hand of her cousin who was holding her arm and forcibly removed it from her arm.

"I will be the one to ask you. What's wrong with you, Claire? Why are you insisting that I accept Tyron's marriage proposal? You seemed very eager to marry me with him. What benefits will you get if Tyron and I get married?" She gave Claire a doubtful look, who suddenly couldn't speak. But she quickly recovered and spoke angrily.

"I care for you and yet you are the one who is angry with me? I'm your cousin, Arielle. I want you to be happy and that's why I'm forcing you to marry Tyron because you love him and he will make you happy."

She wants to applaud Claire for her excellent performance. The concern on her face for her is very convincing. If only she didn't know her hidden agenda, she would surely be happy because she still has a relative who cares for her. But all she did was make their evil plan against her to succeed.

"I hold my own heart and not you, Claire. So how can you say that I love him and I will be happy with him? The reason I declined his marriage proposal is because I know I will not be happy with him. After all, I no longer love him."

"Why did your feelings for Tyron suddenly change, Arielle? Is it because of your bodyguard? You've only just met that man while you've known Tyron for a long time and you know that you are the only woman he loves and will love," Claire insisted. It seems that her cousin is really determined to make her accept Tyron's marriage proposal.

"Gun has nothing to do with this, Claire," she defended Gun, then pretended to stare at her intently. "Why don't you just marry Tyron instead, Claire? You're so close to his ambitious mother and sister, and it seems like you also have feelings for him. I'm sure you two would make a perfect couple."

She didn't expect what Claire did. She suddenly slapped her hard.

"How dare you think bad of me, Arielle!" Claire's face turned red with anger as she spoke.

She didn't back down from Claire. She also delivered a stronger slap to her cheek. "How dare you slap me, Claire! You're not the one feeding me so you have no right to hurt me!"

Claire did not expect that she would retaliate for the slap she gave to her. Claire's eyes widened and then held her cheek where her palm hit.

She turned away without saying goodbye walked back to her car and immediately got in. She started her car's engine and drove away from that place.

She had long suppressed her anger towards her cousin, so when she was slapped by her, she had the opportunity to release her hidden anger.

When she arrived at home, she immediately went up to her room.

"Why did you come back so quickly, Ma'am Arielle?" Emma asked curiously. It hasn't even been an hour since Tyron picked her up and she's already back home.

"If Tyron and Claire come here, don't let them in. Tell that to Laura as well so she knows," she instructed her maid before continuing to her room.

She immediately entered her bathroom and took a shower to calm her nerves. In front of the mirror, she saw the reddened part of her cheek that was hit by Claire's strong slap. But she was sure that not only was her cousin's cheek red now, but it was also swollen because of the strength of her slap. She poured out all the anger she felt not only for Claire but also for Tyron onto her palm.

Now that she has ended her relationship with Tyron, it will be harder for her to gather evidence against the crime she and Claire committed. But she will not give up. She will not stop until the people who killed her parents pay in prison.

After taking a shower, she dried her hair before lying down on her bed wearing only a bathrobe and lower underwear. She closed her eyes as she felt sleepy. She didn't know how many hours she slept but suddenly woke up feeling like she couldn't breathe. She immediately felt panic when she realized that a pillow was covering her face. Only one thought crossed her mind. The person who wants to kill her has entered her house and is now trying to kill her again!