Ice and Fire novel Chapter 917

Aria sat there still, her eyes welled up with tears. 'The woman who had appeared out of nowhere had turned out to be Lawrence's ex. Or maybe she is the love of his life, ' she thought, feeling her heart breaking into many pieces.

"Are you alright, Aria?" Charlotte asked with concern, as she took a seat beside her heart-broken friend. She could easily see that Aria was tensed over something.

"I'm good. Let's start to eat and then I will take you home. I am sorry, I can't go shopping with you in the afternoon. I need to move out," Aria replied, trying her best to control her pain. She started cutting the steak and stuffed one small bit into her mouth.

Charlotte didn't know how to pacify her friend. 'She must be terribly upset about this entire thing. But it seems that she is holding back her sadness. Oh, poor Aria, ' she felt bad for her bestie.

And meanwhile, the other two emerged into the parking lot. Lawrence didn't let Anna go until they had reached his car.

"Lawrence, I..." Anna tried to explain. Since she had exaggerated about her relationship with Lawrence, she knew that he must be really upset with her.

"I tried to be nice to you because I didn't want to throw a tantrum at you. But that doesn't mean that I will put up with all of your nonsense behaviours," Lawrence began, glaring at Anna with his sharp eyes.

Terrified, Anna stared into his eyes just like a panic-stricken kitten. 'Lawrence has got angry. I think I have pushed his buttons this time. What should I do?' she wondered anxiously.

"I had asked you to marry me. But you didn't choose me, instead you left me to pursue your studies and dream and broke my heart at that time," Lawrence snarled, "Besides, have I promised you that I will marry you now? Do you think that now you can enter my life again?"

Anna shook her head, dumbfounded. She couldn't believe what Lawrence was saying. She loved him and that was what mattered in the end. 'Is he scolding me? Is he expressing his love for Aria?' There were many questions which were going on in her mind.

"Lawrence, you were there too. You saw what she did to me. She was the one who started it first. Now, you are blaming me because of her. How could you be so partial to her? I just said what came to my mind at that moment. I want to get married to you and stay by your side. You are the one I intend to spend the rest of my life with," Anna responded with a hurtful expression, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Listen, I will not repeat myself again. I have found my girl and would stay with her only," Lawrence declared in a cold tone.

Anna sensed that Lawrence no longer loved her and it was pointless saying anything to him

Tears rolled down her cheeks. She took two steps forward and stood in front of Lawrence. Holding his arm, she pleaded, "Lawrence, I can give you everything, including myself. I mean it. Please give me another chance in your life."

"I am sorry," Lawrence replied and shook her hand off.

As he rested his eyes on Anna's face, he saw the tears on her cheeks. He found it very difficult to be mean to her.

"Can't you see that I am busy packing up my things, I am going away from here? Don't you remember, your fiancee has asked me to leave you? Her father is the CEO of an investment company. How dare I can go against her? I am such a small entity," Aria replied sarcastically.

"I can explain, Aria," Lawrence responded, trying his best to remain calm in this situation. He didn't expect that Aria would feel so upset. He never wanted to hurt her.

"There is no need for that, Lawrence. We are over. I am ending this relationship here itself. From today on, we are strangers for each other," Aria said indifferently as she made an attempt to get up and go back to packing her stuff again.

Lawrence tightened his grip on her arm trying his best to stop her from leaving. "What if I don't let you go away from me?" he asked in a threatening manner.

"Do you think you can always keep me by your side?" Aria retorted back. She thought she had already lost Lawrence, so she just wanted to leave him. Even if he managed to convince her to stay with him they could never have the same kind of feelings as he loved someone else.

"Aria," Lawrence called, and he softly released her from his grip. Maintaining a casual expression, he also sat down on the lounge, crossing his legs patiently.

Aria paid no attention to the reaction Lawrence was giving. She took out two bank cards from her purse and placed them on the tea table. "You gave me these. Now I am giving them back to you," she began.

"If you left this place, you would be out of work. And no company in this city is going to give you any, moreover your sick mom would lose her job too," Lawrence threatened her. When he was speaking, he made sure to do so softly so that she could feel intimidated.