Ice and Fire

Chapter 918 Lawrence Would Marry Someone Else (Part Two)

Aria's hand remained frozen on the dress that she was holding at that moment. 'Is it a threat?' she

wondered. She realized that Lawrence wasn't bluffing around. She knew that he was a powerful man

and was capable of whatever he had said.

A silence set in the whole room. Aria didn't say a word. Lawrence continued to stare at her as she sat

fixed like a stone.

"So what's your decision? What are you going to do? You are not leaving, I presume?" Lawrence asked

deliberately. 'She has been with me since a long time now and knows how I deal with things, ' he

mulled.

Aria fell on the sofa, her eyes staring at the emptiness ahead. With a resigned look, she asked

Lawrence, "What do you want?"

"Stay with me. You know that you are the only woman who I love," Lawrence replied with a decisive air.

'I will never let her go until I die, ' he thought determinedly.

"I love you deeply and I want to ask you if you would marry me? Will your parents accept me as their

daughter-in-law?" Aria asked. It was true that she also loved Lawrence and she hated to leave him. But

she wanted his commitment that he would marry her and now she was getting it but she wanted to be

sure.

"No, I can't say," Lawrence replied straightforwardly. He had never thought about this matter earlier. He

wasn't sure whether he would be able to wed her. After all, his parents might oppose them. So he

would rather give her an honest reply rather than give an empty promise.

His negative reply felt to her like a knife in her heart. With a desperate laugh, she muttered, "It turns out

I am just your plaything. You will never marry me."

Lawrence didn't retort to the same.

Aria got up, went near Lawrence and sat on his lap. "Do you love Anna?" she asked, looking straight

into his eyes.

Lawrence met her eyes. The look in her eye indicated that she was a strong woman but wanted to

know the truth. "I loved her," he replied frankly.

Lawrence thought it better to tell her about his feelings for Anna. 'He loved her before meeting me. But

what about now? Does he still have a thing for her?' she wondered.

"Do you still love her?" Aria asked, gazing at Lawrence with expectant eyes. 'Please say that you don't

like her. It doesn't matter if you have no feelings left for me. I'd rather want you as a machine with no

feelings. Please just don't fall in love with other women, ' she prayed and hoped inside.

"She is back," Lawrence responded, as he looked into her eyes "I will have to protect her."

Although Lawrence didn't say that he loved that woman, his reply still stabbed Aria's heart deeply.

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. 'Finally, he has also shown his true colors. This is

the love that he had for me, ' she mocked her folly.

"So what do you want me to do now?" Aria asked. She was aware that she had no choice but to

succumb to Lawrence and his demands. In the past, she could ask him to fulfill her silly requests. But

now his ex-lover was back and she knew that she couldn't do that anymore. She thought that he would

not spend his time with her and look after her as before.

"Stay with me as if nothing had happened," Lawrence replied. Taking his eyes off Aria, he added,

"Don't hurt her in case you happen to run into her."

Aria knew that he was trying to protect Anna. By asking her to not misbehave with Anna he was only

trying to protect his ex-girlfriend's interests.

"She is a rich lady. I am a nobody. That is why the difference in attitude. How dare I lay a hand on her?"

Aria responded with a wry smile. She bit her lower lip, and her heart throbbed in the pain of losing her

lover.

"I'm glad that you know your position in my life," Lawrence said nonchalantly. Seeing the forlorn look on

Aria's face, he started feeling a bit bad for her. 'She looks so upset, but is still trying to control her

emotions, ' he thought.

Rising from his lap, Aria stepped forward to keep her distance from him. She pulled her clothes,

stopped to pick up the cards on the table and turned around. With her back towards Lawrence, she

said, "I'm going shopping."

She grabbed her handbag and bolted out of the house.

When Lawrence heard the door slammed, his indifferent, bossy expression turned into that of someone

who was forlorn. With knitted brows, he couldn't think straight now. He didn't know how to get rid of

such an awkward situation. He couldn't deny that he still had some feelings for Anna. But on the other

hand, he knew Aria had really stolen his heart and he couldn't let her go. As the CEO of the JC Group,

a rich young man from an influential family, he was aware that his wife should be a well-bred lady from ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

a wealthy family. If that was the criteria, Anna was a better bride than Aria.

Lawrence smoked with a troubled expression. His mind was in a total mess. He had no plans for his

future with Aria. But the only comfort was that Aria hadn't left him. He intended to let nature take its

course in that matter.

In an international shopping mall, Charlotte and Aria walked around arm in arm. "I thought you would

not go shopping with me. But here we are," Charlotte began.

"Who else could I call except for you?" Aria responded as she looked ahead.

Noticing that Aria was preoccupied, Charlotte assumed that her friend still could not forget the

afternoon incident. "Did you have a talk with Lawrence, Aria? What's going on with him and that

woman?" she asked, eyeing Aria's side face.

"She is Lawrence's ex. She will be married off to the Chu family," Aria explained plainly.

"Oh my gosh!" Charlotte screamed in shock, as she gaped at Aria. "I thought you would get married to

Lawrence. You two looked so happy. There are so many women trying to win his affection, but he

chose you and spoilt you. How could he suddenly turn his back on you and go about marrying another

woman?"