Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

The body stopped at my feet and I was finally able to see who it was. It was Grandpa Henry and he was covered in thick layers of his own blood. The scene before me was so horrid that a loud scream left my lips.

The scream was so loud that it attracted the attention of people around, including Adrian.

“What’s wrong? Did something bad happen? Why did you scream?” Adrain asked in concern the moment he got to where I was. It seemed like he hadn’t seen his Grandfather yet.

“L.. look..” I stuttered out as I pointed at his almost lifeless body. I could feel Adrian’s hand slowly leave mine as he walked to were his Grandfather was. He crouched next to the body and stared at it like he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

From where I stood, I could feel all of his emotions. The fear, sadness and shock were all evident. I wonder how this happened. There’s no way he could have tripped and fall down the stairs since he’s still very agile for his age.

“We need to rush him to the hospital.” I said. The workers around rushed towards us and helped us to carry him. The took him outside while I helped Adrian stand up.

He seemed to be in a really shocked state that he wasn’t really aware of what was going on. After I helped him up, I was about to lead him outside so we can follow them to the hospital when I saw someone rather, two people standing at the top of the stairs.

I couldn’t really see them as it was dark there but I could tell that they were staring down at me. I wanted to go up and check who it was until a maid cane to me.

“Ma’am… the car is ready.” She announced.

“Alright.” I answered and she left.

I turned back towards the top of the stairs but couldn’t see anyone anymore. I guess they left already. I decided to forget about it for now and just focus on the incident. I led Adrian outside and we got into the car. In a few minutes, we were already on the way to the hospital.

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**At the hospital**

I sat down next to Adrian in the waiting room as we waited for the doctors to be done with the surgery. All through, Adrian had been really silent and I didn’t even try to involve him in any conversation as I could tell he was still in shock.

I just placed my hands over his shoulders to let him know that I was there for him. We were still sitting in silence when the doors were pushed open and Grandma rushed in with mum and dad.

“Ariel..” They called as they rushed towards us.

“Grandma, man, dad.” I called and stood up to greet them.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“We heard about what happened and decided to come here. How’s he doing?” Grandma asked.

“I don’t know yet. None of the doctors that went in are out yet.” I answered.

“Okay, what about him? How’s he doing?” Mom asked as she stared at Adrian.

“He hasn’t said a word since we found him that way. I guess he’s still in shock.”

“Poor boy. Like he hasn’t had enough misfortunes in his life.” Said mon.

“This is your time Ariel. Make sure to always be there to comfort him. You don’t really know how he woukd be able to deal with it if something bad happens.” Grandma said.

I opened my mouth and was about to reply when the doors to the waiting room was pushed open from the out side amd Adrian’s father rushed in followed behind by Adrian’s aunt.

He looked around like he was searching for something. The moment his eyes landed on me, he stopped searching and rushed towards me. Before I say anything, his held my collar tightly and pulled on it aggressively.

“What is wrong with you Williams. Get your hands away from my daughter.” My dad said and wanted to pull his hands away but he was pushed off by Adrian’s father.

“Why should I let this murderer go? Why should I let her go when she attempted to take the life of my father??” He thundered, attracting surprised gaze from everyone.

“What are you talking about??” My mom croaked out.

“Oh.. so she didn’t tell you anything? She didn’t tell you that she caused all that’s happening right now?” Adrian’s father asked.

“What is he talking about Ariel?” Grandma asked me.

“I don’t know. Why would I attack Grandpa Hen..”

“Shut up you vixen!! I had always known something was up with you. You were always latching unto him like a damn parasite, acting like a sweet girl but you dared to do this to him.” Adrian’s aunt said.

“But I didn’t..”

“I asked around. Everyone said you were there when it happened. They all claimed that you were the first person to see what happened and raise an alarm.”

“But that doesn’t mean that she was the one that did that to him.” Said mom

“Who else would want to kill my father? Who else but this stink…”

“Enough!!” Adrian who had been silent all through suddenly shouted. He stood up from where he sat and walked towards us.

“Let go of her.” He said to his father calmly but I could see a very different emotion in his eyes.

“Why should I? She killed your Grandfather and you still want to cover up for her?” His father asked.

“Let go of her now or I’ll make you regret laying your hands on her.” Adrain said again as he gave his father a very cold glare.C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

His father stared at him silently for a while before he removed his hands from my collar.

“You’ve been blinded by the affection you have for this vixen. I hope it wouldn’t be too late when your eyes finally opens.” His father said to him with a very cold gaze.

“You’re causing a nuisance here. You both need to leave.” Adrian said.

“You want us to leave our father here with these people?” His aunt said as she stared at us in a very disgusting manner.

“I said you both need to leave!!” Adrin repeated in a warning tone.

“Fine!! But I’ll be back for you young lady and I’ll make sure you rot in prison for what you did.” Willaim said before he left with Adrian’s aunt.

I could finally breath properly after they had left. I thought world War III was about to break out here. I arranged my squeezed cloth and turned to stare at Adrian.

He had a very blank look on his face. He turned on his heels and sat back down on the chair. I hoped be wasn’t suspecting me as the one that attacked Grandpa Henry.

Grandma signaled to me to to go talk to him. I walked towards him and sat next to him. I opened my mouth and was about to say something when he suddenly got a call.

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Adrian could feel Ariel beside him but he remained silent. He wasn’t really in the mood to talk to anyone at that moment. He was saved by a phone call. He took out his phone and stared at the screen only to see that it was from the station. He picked it immediately and placed it on his ear.

“Hello.” He called.

Ariel noticed his expression suddenly changed after he had recieved the call. She wanted to talk but figured out that he might not even answer her so she remained quiet.

Adrian stood up and slowly walked out of the waiting room to a more secluded place. When he was finally alone, he let out all of his emotions and punched the wall angrily as all the words from the officer kept ringing in his head.

“Lucas and Alice had somehow managed to escape from the cell they were in.” Adrian knew clearly who got them out and know those criminals were out on the streets, planning their next move against him and his family.