Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 452

ARIELLA

I stared straight into his eyes. "You haven't betrayed me? You haven't lied to me? Asher..."

My voice cracked.

"You lied to me."

"Ariella, I'm sorry. Just give me a chance; I can explain. Please don't leave when you're angry."

"I don't want to listen, Asher." I pulled against his grip. "You lied to me, and you deliberately kept the truth from me for weeks. You made me a fool the whole time."

I laughed bitterly through my tears.

"I even befriended Sia because of you and for Leon."

I shook my head.

" I saw the way she looked at you. The way she brightened whenever you were around, and I knew she wanted you..... I knew she had feelings for you, but I kept telling myself I was imagining things...you told me I was imagining it."

"But the whole time..." I looked at him in disbelief. "You were just...."

"No." He shook his head frantically. "No, no, no, no."

He held both of my hands tighter.

"Please don't say that. Everything I did was for you."

"Really?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "You brought a woman you knew was still in love with you into our house....because of me?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant. My queen... baby, please.... I'm begging you. Let's just sit down and talk about this." He implored me with his gaze. "You know nothing is going on between me and me. I didn't cheat on you."

"Not with her. Not with anyone."

"Really?" I laughed again. "Because this feels like a much bigger betrayal. You brought a woman who was in love with you into our home....to tutor our son."

I stared at him.

"A woman who was making connections with our son....preparing herself to become the mother of my child."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know she still had feelings for me; I only found out about it when I saw the letter."

"The letter..." I repeated. "The letter you didn't want me to see?"

I tried to walk past him, but He wouldn't let me. His arms stayed firmly around mine.

"Please don't leave like this."

"Asher..." I looked him straight in the eye. "If you don't move right this second...I'm going to do something we're both going to regret."

His grip loosened only slightly.

"But where are you even going?"

"I'm going to see my mother."

"Your mother...." He began.

"Don't." I stopped him immediately. "Don't finish that sentence. Whatever you want to say, She's still my mother. We've reconnected, and right now..."

I looked at him.

"I do not want to see you. I do not want to hear you. So I'm leaving."

"You can't leave with Leon...." He began.

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