Chapter 41 The real curpit
Arianna's POV
I gasped staring at the evidence that plays right in front of me. It seems as though I was wrong all along.
He was standing beside me with a grim expression. I knew he was angry but tried to control himself.
At least, I've got to see my mother's killer and it was none other than Ivan! How could be? What could have been the reason?
It was so shocking that my breath faded away. It took time for me to reset my memory and accept the person who was accused.
I felt screaming and only ended up collapsing on his chest. Earlier, he never told me who it was but rather, he'd prefer to let me watch in his study room.
Luckily, he still had a duplicate of it. He meant business.
Perhaps, he was worried that I would be broken and unease when he mentions who was involved in this.
I took a step backward and almost fell but he held me, wrapping me in his arms.
It all makes sense, the people who mysterious died were Ivan's doings to hide the truth but eventually it came out.
It only means he was watching our movement or someone might have hinted him that we were coming.
He wasn't saying anything yet as he must have been lost for words.
I weep in his arms and all he did was console me, assuring that everything would be fine but nothing would be.
I was feeling nausea, sick and unable to move. I refrain from his hold and raked my hair, tensed and angry.
I wipe my tears and then looked at him in the eyes. He was piteous, even more than I was.
The only thing was that he didn't reveal it with tears. He had clenched his fist and farrowed his brows at the laptop which sat on the table, repeating the same action.
He reach out for it and switched it off just not for me to keep staring at it over and over again.
"Now what? Aria?" He asked as I gulp hard, panting softly. Ravyen had broken the silence between us.
His question jerked me back to reality as I was furious and embittered. What else would I do rather than burning him up in his place.
I knew Ivan might also be coming up with something as he was one who barely takes defeat. The only thing I was curious about was why he hasn't retaliated yet.
It was though something or someone was holding Ivan back.
"I want to meet him, I've got questions for him!" I raged sniffing and sullen. I was almost exploding pacing towards fro.
Ravyen drew closer to where I was, held my wrist and made me stop at a position.
"You know it won't work that way, allow me to handle this" ravyen whispers as he made me face him.
There he goes again, I should be the one handling this because Ivan needs a lot of questioning too.
Especially the fact that, that man tried to reap from where he did not sow! My head was throbbing and I felt like passing out.
"No, Rav please, it's my problem let me fix it. I can't believe he'd do that! What did my mom ever do?" I questioned not really knowing if i'd get the answer I want.
A lot of thoughts rang in my head. How foolish I was for love. I just happened to be the victim, all the time.
His family must certainly pay for this!
His arms massages my shoulders and I was forced to look into his eyes again. Those eyes which got rage, hate, pain and then warmth to console me and keep me at a place.
Cold flushes through me as he made me mousey and spellbound. I shook my head, still enraged though because I intended to meet Ivan.
"I hate it when he's the reason to make you cry..."
"Rav, it's okay, I've got this, allow me to take charge from here, i will be fine" i cut but then ravyen wouldn't let me.
He was more pissed off than I was and I wasn't even letting him express himself because my head was occupied.
That's one thing about him, he just wouldn't let me decide on my own. To think that it's all about him is just a sheraid.
It wasn't all about him, I know he's trying to help but this time around can he give me a chance to do something for myself?
It me who faced it all, the pain, heartbreak, rejections, betrayal and everything agonizing in my previous relationship.
I shoved his hands off my shoulders and peered at him in the eyes.
"It's about me ravyen, please I beg of you just let me through with one"
He groans and then rolled his eyes as though contemplating if to let me go on with my plan.
How I prayed to the heavens he should. I could handle my own problems for now. At least with him, I got to learn that I shouldn't be weak or hide from my haters.
The best thing was to confront them and make them know I wasn't the weakling anymore.
"What's your plan" he finally asked breaking the awkward silence between us. I still see he had his doubt, judging from the way he stares.
All I want is to watch as everything crumbles at his feet, expose his act to the world and learn of the reason he killed my mom.
Watching the video of his first attempt in strangling her at first in her suite but she escaped.
Now I recalled, she had suddenly returned home than expected that night. Looking pale and tired.
Initially, she was meant to attend a business meeting but then it got cancelled.
She was coughing hard, rubbing her neck and when I came to meet her, the first words she uttered was Ivan.
"Arianna stay away from that man, he's a beast he almost..."
"Mom! Argh! Stop you just hate him because he's not up to your standards"
"No! No! Love i'd never think of such, I'm just saying he's vile, he wants my property and because I tried to warn him from you..."
"Mom, you're just returning from a business trip after a week and the first subject you bring up is Ivan"
I cried again remembering those words and felt weak. To be sincere, I had no plan and was still in shock.