Chapter 57_ No other choice 2
Kyle smiled at the direct question, he turned her back against him and intertwined their hands together…
“By the way.. you look nice in the dress”
Arya turned to him in surprise, was the legendary Kyle Anderson complimenting her? it was really unbelievable..
“You don’t look bad either”
A frown settled on Kyle’s forward when she staggered a bit.
“Are you alright?”
Arya nodded her head “yeah just a little bit tipsy”
***
Lora stopped Vanessa from taking another glass of whiskey, she was already fed up seeing her sulk because of Kyle..
She also had her own problem too, having to see Chloe and Bryan dancing so closely to each other..
“Stop being an ass and do as I say.. Vanessa”
Vanessa shook her head slowly, she has heard enough of Arya’s bullying and she wasn’t going to tolerate it anymore..
She stood up from her seat and turned around walking in large strides towards the couple who were happily dancing away..
Mia nudged Ray pointing briefly towards Vanessa who was heading towards his parents..
“You know what you have to do” Mia whispered to him which he nodded to..
Vanessa who was just a few steps away from the two stopped on her tracks when a little figure bumped into her..
She glared down at him in anger and then to her silver gown which he spilled red wine on..
“Have you lost your mind?!” She barked out alerting all those around her..
“Nope.. but you have” Ray replied with a series of giggles which Infuriated Vanessa even more..
Out of rage she raised her hand to hit him only for it to be caught back by a firm grip, she turned around to know who it could be only for a slap to land across her face..
“How dare you try to hit my son?!” Arya barked out in fury..
A loud gasp escaped from the mouth of everyone, the tunes playing slowly died down and they became the center of attraction.
Vanessa turned sharply to Arya and tried to release Arya’s hand from hers but it seemed Arya wasn’t willing to let go yet.
“How dare you Arya Carter?!” Vanessa yelled and out of fury she raised her hand once more to hit Arya but another slap from Arya caught her off guard..
Kyle pulled Arya to himself and alerted his guards who were around the hall.
“Escort her out of the hall immediately!”
Ray’s eyes watered, he quickly ran into Arya’s embrace wailing loudly..
“She’s so mean”
Vanessa was speechless, the two slaps she received from Arya was enough to bring her back to her senses, she was held by four guards who were ready to throw her out of the hall..
“Kyle you’re making a big mistake! you’re embarrassing me in front of everyone because of your son’s nanny?!” Vanessa yelled out dropping a bombshell in the already quiet hall..
“She’s my mummy Vanessa!” Ray retorted..
Arya walked closer to Vanessa with a small smile “I’m a nanny? and what are you? you’ve always wanted to be with Kyle right? but that ends tonight!”
Arya turned back and started walking back to Kyle as soon as she was close enough to him, she pulled him in for a kiss..
Everyone’s eyes almost popped out of their socket at the lady’s boldness..
Vanessa’s lips fell apart in shock, Kyle wasn’t even repelling from her advances…
Arya stepped back from Kyle and was startled when he suddenly took her hand walking out of the hall hurriedly..
***
Arya took a peek at Kyle who was oddly quiet since they left the hall..
She cleared her throat to speak but was stopped before she could say a word.
“Don’t say a word”
Arya took in a deep breath, she felt like she needed to say a word or two or probably a lot of things, she couldn’t tell if he was upset or not but his silence was way more frustrating than his anger..
“Kyle.. I know what I did back there was wrong but I couldn’t stand to see her humiliate you in front of everyone” Arya defended trying to take a look at his face..
Kyle turned to her with his gaze narrowed down at her..
“That was my company’s event which you blew off with your actions.. don’t you see that?”
Arya stared at him in disbelief, didn’t he hear when Vanessa addressed her as a nanny?
“I did that to save your reputation.. she addressed me as a nanny.. what will people say when they find out that you came to such a grand event with a lady someone accused to be a nanny?’
Kyle’s burning eyes rested on her “Are you not one?”
Arya’s face fell in utter disbelief, was he serious right now?
“What?”
Kyle gripped her shoulder “I hope you didn’t misunderstand my kindness to you as something else.. you and I know very well that you’re only in my life because of Ray”
Arya pushed both of his hands off her shoulder and looked up back to him..
“Because you felt pity for me? you felt that Ray has trapped me with you in a marriage, you must have thought that I’ll remain unloved for the rest of my life.. that explains everything” She murmured with a sardonic smile..
She stared down at her dress and laughed out painfully with tears brimming from her eyes..
“And this dress? it was all out of pity.. everything was out of pity right?!”
Kyle placed both hands on his waist, he pulled his gaze away from her without replying to her question which Arya took as a yes.
Arya rushed towards him and pounded his chest with her fist.
“Are you a statue? don’t you know what it means to have feelings? do you think I’m a weakling? I’d have survived without you or anyone by my side.. I don’t need your pity!”
After saying that she turned around and began walking away in hurried footsteps without turning back for once..
Ray who was watching from a distance pouted with fresh tears rolling down from his eyes..
“You’ve ruined everything daddy.. I don’t want to speak to you anymore”
Kyle was startled by his presence and sudden outburst..
“Ray”
***
Kyle sat still staring at nothing in particular, dark circles sat under his eyes evidence of his lack of sleep the previous night.
His phone vibrated and rang out multiple times but all fell on deaf ears..
Everything was a mess right now, Arya didn’t return back home last night and neither did Ray, the latter blatantly refused to go back home with me..
Fortunately for him, he agreed to leave with Mia and the rest of the family..
A knock came on the door before it opened to reveal two men..
Bryan and Chad exchanged brief looks before walking towards Kyle who was motionless despite knowing of their presence..
“Kyle.. last night’s incident is all over the news, your relationship with Arya is being questioned seriously” Bryan uttered and took a seat next to Kyle on the couch..
His attention fell on Kyle’s phone that was vibrating on the table and he attempted to pick it up but was stopped by Kyle..
“Let it be”
“You have to fix this mess Kyle.. otherwise it might affect your company, the media were there last night to cover everything.. you have no other choice than to come out and come clean about your relationship with Arya”
Kyle’s face remained indifferent, he failed to understand why he reacted that way last night, and speaking of Arya where was she?
“She didn’t return home last night” Kyle murmured after a while..
“Don’t worry she’s okay.. she slept over at the hospital in her dad’s ward” Chad replied back..NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.
Kyle face palmed himself, he was a total jerk and didn’t deserve to be with anyone..
***
Chloe handed Arya a mug of hot tea which she accepted and placed on the table in front of her to cool down a little bit…
She picked up the dress which Arya wore to the party last night and folded it carefully, she knew how expensive the dress was and didn’t want to risk ruining it in any way at all..
“Things aren’t looking well on Mr Anderson’s part Arya.. he’s bring dragged online for getting involved with a nanny”
Arya chuckled at the last part of Chloe’s words “I’m a nanny and I really don’t deserve to dine with the elites just as Vanessa said last night… I was such a fool to think that something good could come out of our relationship…
Chloe had a worried expression on her face, she walked towards the bed and engulfed Arya into a tight warm embrace.
“Shh Arya you’re not a nanny okay?”
“He made it very clear to me last night Chloe every inch of goodness he has shown me was all out of pity..”
Chloe pulled away and raised Arya’s face up with her hands, she stared deeply into Arya eyes before she asked..
“Do you have any feeling for Mr Anderson?”