Trouble in Paradise (Arianna and Nicholas)
Chapter 179

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I was exhausted, so I decided to close my eyes and rest. But in my mind, there seemed to be the scent of blood lingering in the air.

It felt like there was an air of bloodthirstiness coming from. someone. Just from a slight sniff, I knew I had to get away. I massaged my temples painfully as Yasmine's voice sounded from beside me. "Other people have always seen lawyers with such prejudices. They always talk about how we're always calculating and self-centered. I've also never seen a woman act so stubbornly because of a man." "Putting everything else aside, you'll understand me once you meet someone you truly love." I murmured softly, "The one who falls first will always be on the losing end.

Yasmine gave me a thumbs up and said, "Putting everything else. aside, earning money will always make me happier. I will never put myself in such a situation." Yasmine then sent me home, gave me a tight hug, and said her goodbyes. After I closed the door, I felt myself deflate completely.

I needed sleep and rest. I forced myself to enter my bathroom and take a bath. But I didn't control the temperature well, causing hot water to rain down on me. I jumped out of the shower as steam began filling up my entire

bathroom.

The sharp pain on my skin seemed to making me feel like I could break down ar

moment.

overwhelmed me,

melt away at any given

I began to think about how my life would be so much easier if I could just dissolve and disappear.

Almost as if I was trying to self-harm, I turned the water to the hottest setting I only turned it back to the coldest setting when couldn't stand it anymore.

The alternating hot and cold water finally managed to calm my anxious and helpless heart, and I ended up taking a cold shower

instead

I thought I would have a sleepless night, but I slept surprisingly well. I almost couldn't wake up in time.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already noon the next day. I felt my mind spin as I alternated between feeling hot and cold.

Feeling so uncomfortable, I realized that there was a chance that I was sick. I wanted to continue sleeping, but my phone kept ringing, making my head throb.

I checked my phone and realized I had several missed calls from Yasmine, Pete, and even Nelson, my godfather who had not contacted me in a long time.

Checking the time of their calls, I realized they had begun calling me

at noon.

I quickly called Yasmine back, and she quickly answered my call." Ariana, what happened? Why is that photo of you all across social media? Isn't that the lingerie that I chose for you?"

I blinked my eyes, feeling confused M "What lingerie?"

e was hoarse as I asked,

My mind was still slightly fuzzy because I had just woken up. I

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slowly combed through my memories when I remembered what Claudia had said. It was those nude photos of me!

I ended the call and quickly checked the internet. Sure enough, the photo that I had taken using Nicholas' phone had been leaked to the

media.

My face turned red as tears pooled in my eyes. In the pixelated photo, there were two blobs of mosaic over my chest. It didn't take much thought to guess what was about to happen through the photo. Didn't Nicholas tell me that he had deleted all those photos of me? Then what about the photo that I was seeing now?

I began to tremble uncontrollably. How could they expose such an intimate time between us in such a cruel way?

Nicholas had to be the one who had given Claudia the photo of me. But why would he do such a thing? Did he boast with Claudia the same way he had spoken about me to Yasmine?

I closed my eyes in pain and took a few deep breaths. I didn't want to continue down that train of thought.

"Scumbag!" I cursed. I had to go to the hospital to get an explanation

from him!