Trouble in Paradise (Arianna and Nicholas) novel Chapter 548

Nicholas pleaded, "Ariana, don't kick me out. I've missed you so much, and I've thought about you every day for the past three years."

He suddenly seemed to recall something. He strode to the bed, snatched up his phone, and began tapping rapidly on the screen.

A moment later, he flipped the screen around, and a photo I knew all too well flashed into view.

The brightness of the phone screen was blinding, and my vision blurred. Memories and reality fought in my mind, and the pain left me numb all over.

"Ariana, I'm not lying to you. I wanted you even in my dream. Just looking at your photo gives me feelings. I always think back to when you wore this outfit, and I—"

"Nicholas," I interrupted him softly. "Didn't you say this photo was deleted? Why is it still here?"

I stared at Nicholas, wanting to hear any explanation he might give.

He opened his mouth but didn't manage to utter a single word. "I..."

"Nicholas, do you know what this photo has done to me? If it weren't for the explicit content being flagged by the internet, my chest wouldn't be reduced to just a line in the photo."

Though I knew the photo must have been leaked by Nicholas, I had always assumed that Claudia used some trick to get her hands on the deleted photos. I never once held Nicholas accountable for it.

"So, it turns out that my explicit photo, circulating everywhere, was partly thanks to you..."