The next morning, Sofia woke Audrey up. "Baby why are you waking me up so early?" Audrey asked. "Aunty Orange, it ten o'clock and I'm starving" Sofia said.
"Where's aunty bear?" Audrey asked refusing to get out of bed.
"She left pretty early in the morning. Aunty bear asked if I would like her to return back to work and I just said yes, the next minute she got dressed and ran out of the house. She even said you'll make me breakfast aunty" Sofia said.
"Of course she did" She replied with a hit of anger in her voice. "I want waffles for breakfast" She said. "Baby bear at this rate it would be best if you eat whatever aunty orange finds in the fridge"
"Can we go visit mama bear?" She asked. "Of course, we just need to get you ready" Audrey replied.
Audrey got Sofia ready, she fed her cereal. "I'm going to get mr Walter" Sofia said. "The Tiger?" Audrey asked. "No.... I'm offended, Mr Dolphin"
"Ohhh.... The dolphin" Audrey said awkwardly. "I'm disappointed" Sofia said. She went to her room to get her dolphin. Audrey's phone rang.
"Hello" Audrey said. "Boss" The lady from the other end said. "Zoey? How did you get my new number?" Audrey asked. "I am your personal assistant, it's my job" she replied. "Why are you calling me Zoey?" Audrey asked.
"When do you plan returning back to Israel?" Zoey asked. Audrey paused, she had to regain her composure. "I don't know if this could refresh your memory but I lost my fiance"
"Boss, I understand that you need time to mourn but for how long? Derrick is gone and he wouldn't want you to be sulking like a lost puppy but instead he'll want you to handle the business" Zoey said.
"Zoey, I get to decide when and how long I mourn my loss. I am your boss not your bestie so don't speak to me that way or you'd like to receive half of your paycheck this month" Audrey said. "My apologies boss" Zoey said.
"Better...." Audrey was interrupted by Sofia. "Aunty orange, I'm ready please" Sofia said. "Alright baby bear, I'll be right there, give me a sec" Audrey said. "Aunty orange, I heard you talking to the black snipper" Sofia said.
"Black sniper?" Audrey asked. "Princess of pain" Zoey joyfully said. "Black slipper" Sofia said in excitement. "How are you doing princess?" Zoey asked. "I miss you black slipper. I miss your blackberry pie"
"I promise to make it the next time we meet" Zoey said. "Okay bye bye slipper" Sofia said to Zoey, she turned to Audrey. "Aunty orange I forgot my ipad again, I need to get it before we leave"
Sofia ran to her room again. "She gave you nicknames too? Black sniper? Princess of pain? What's that shit about?" Audrey asked. "That's what she saw on the newspaper I was reading and that day on she always called me that"
"Princess of pain?" "That's her favorite anime cartoon" Zoey replied. "Alright, keep me updated on what is happening in the company" Audrey said. She hung up. Sofia came down with her iPad and they both went to the hospital.
Ariana visited Sunny in the hospital to tell her about her decision. She didn't want to return back to work but everything Sunny said motivated her.
Ariana went to a cafe to prepare herself mentally before going to work. She eventually got to work by noon. "Ariana is everything alright?" Carl asked. "Yeah?" She replied unsure of what he was talking about.
"Mr Roberto lost his cool when you packed your belongings. He went berserk on everyone, including Jessica. He sent security to kick her out" Carl said. "Oh I didn't know about that but my friend is in the hospital and something urgent came up" Was all she could say.
"Well Mr Roberto had been anxiously waiting for you since morning" Carl said. "Really? Why?" She asked. Carl shrugged. "Alright, thank you"
She went to Roberto's office, she knocked gently on the door but there was no response. She entered his office, she found him lost in thoughts. "Good afternoon sir" She softly said. Roberto reacted like he was pulled out of a trance.
He stood up abruptly, he walked up to her. She took few steps backwards. "You... You came back. I thought you meant it last night when you said you weren't coming back" Roberto said. He looked like a happy three year old.
"It was wrong of me to leave like that...." There are a lot of things she wants to say but they're stuck in her throat. "You don't have to say that, I'm the one who needs to apologize for what happened yesterday. I....I don't want you to be insecure or scared whenever you see me" He said.
She pulls away. "Let's forget about everything, let's pretend like this never happened" Ariana said. "Really?" He asked. Ariana was stunned. He could sense the stupid thing he said. "I'm sorry.... Sure, let's forget about it" He said.
"Have you had breakfast or lunch?" She asked trying to keep everything professional. "No" He replied.
Later in the evening Jessica stopped by the company, she entered Roberto's office. "Who is she?!!" She yelled. "Don't scream like a mad person here Jessica this isn't the club" Roberto calmly stated.
She brought out some photos and slammed it on the table. "Who is she? The girl you were with last night. I know she's the same person from the other day" Jessica said.
Roberto picked up a photo, he saw himself on his knees with Ariana. He looked at all the pictures, he let out a sigh of relief when her face wasn't visible. "Who is she?" Jessica asked.
"My fiancee, I proposed yesterday and she said yes" He coldly replied. "NO...NOOO... You can't marry anyone else. We're supposed to be getting married by November" Jessica said. "Unfortunately I'm getting married to someone else"
Jessica screamed in horror. "I would find her and if I do I'll wipe her existence off the face of the earth" Jessica said. "I'd love to see you find her" Roberto said as he smiled in victory.
Jessica storms out of his office, she bumped into Ariana. She didn't even apologize, she left. Ariana entered the office. "Mr Roberto I heard screams..." She froze when she saw pictures of her scattered on the table.
Roberto could sense the tension in her eyes. "Ariana relax" He said as he walked up to her. "How did she find this pictures?" She asked . "Turns out we were being followed last night by paparazzi" He said.
"Did I cause problem between you and Jessica?" She asked in horror. "No... I have handled the situation so don't be afraid, besides your face wasn't visible" Roberto said.
"What if she finds out it's me? She could... She would" Ariana said In fear. "Hey, hey, I would protect you no matter what. I'm the reason you got into this mess and I will not see you get hurt because of me. Anyone who tries to hurt you would regret ever messing with you" He said in assurance.
"It's late, how about I drop you off" He offered. "There's no need for that, I can manage on my own" Ariana said politely.