The Billionaire Betrayed Heiress

ed down her cheeks. The uncertainty behind her father's health condition clouded her

ter the bedroom for her to understand the situation of her father. The thought of not knowing the intensity of her father

entarily replaced by the loud thud coming from her chest. She wiped her eyes trying to compos

as met with silence. "There's someone outside the estate. He says he wasn't formally invited but insis

le trying to put the pieces together of who this person could be. "Victor Shaw?" She muttered. Without much hesitat

walked towards the expansive door of the Kingsley esta

th a warm smile while his other hands re

erie said as she walked Victor down the expansive hall of the

stopping just before the door. "Miss Aria is with

Valerie walked away. He took

the last minutes of her sobbing. Victor's expression shifted from excitement to

oo quickly, looking

vinced. "You can tell me, you know.

ersation. She didn't want to drag anyone into the mess of a li

his eyes. "The Kingsley estate isn't exactly hard

ld and damp cheeks as she fought back the tears threa

," he said softly, offering it to her. Aria hesitated before taking the box, her fingers brushing his briefly. Her breath hitched as she re

red my question on why you truly came here?" Aria quest

't stop thinking about you. I thought that maybe if I saw you one last time, it mig

g heavily in the air, making the room feel smaller, more intimate. At this moment it felt like Aria's problems had disappeared

other, the space between them narrowing. Aria's pulse quickened as the tension built, their faces mere inches apart. Is th

ed the moment. Aria stepped back quickly, her face burning as s

said, the fear in her voice palpable. The cruelty of Celeste towards Aria wasn't only noticed by her but everyone in the house

door and turned to Victor, panic written all over her face. "You ha

who see me here

you're here she is going to ruin m

standing the gravity of the situ

ng through the room. Aria froze, panic tightening her chest. "I'll be downstairs in a moment!" she yelled, her voice

Victor, an imposing male figure. The face seemed familiar like she had seen that face from somewhere before. The room seemed to freez

hard, her throat dry as the tension in the room reached a boiling point. The air was t