Chapter 48: Keep It As A Secret
"You are hugging the headlines both in the entertainment and business section." Aryana tried to be as indifferent as possible.
"Where? How come I did not see it?"
Erik stood beside her with both of his hands resting on the railing. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Aryana teasingly.
’He seemed a bit playful now. But earlier when he gave me the ring he was so cold.’
Aryana looked at the entertainment section on her cellphone. She checked the top searches but she could no longer find the photos and posts about Erik and Julia. She checked the company’s GC but the photos were deleted.
"Strange. All the posts and photos are gone."
Erik smirked and looked at her sideways. Both of them were standing side by side. Aryana’s forearms were resting on the railings with her hands clasped. They watched as the last streak of orange glow disappeared and the horizon turned into darkness.
"I have my ways. They cannot trap me like that. The Lopezes are not that simple but I am not simple too. We are business partners but they want to gobble up the business empire that I painstakingly built." Erik was very calm when he said those words but there was something in his eyes that made Aryana uncomfortable.
"I saw an intimate photo of you and Julia. The way she looked at you in the photo bared her soul. Don’t you like her?" Aryana regarded Erik with interest.
"No. I do not like her." He replied decisively. "You sound like you are jealous." He reached out to tuck the hair that was blown by the wind. He took his coat and put it on her. She was wearing an olive green off-shoulder dress. The hemline of the skirt fell slightly above her knees.
"Of course not. Why would I be?" Aryana protested.