Chapter 173: Twist: Treat me as his replacement

All understood Aria was ready to ignore everything if he said No but Alan laughed mockingly.

"Can you be any dumber?"

The proofs were right over there if she wanted to be dumb, he wasn't one.

Rian punched right on his cheek breathing heavily. He hugged Aria who was trying very hard to control her tears.

Aria pushed him and walked out.

When Alan tried to hold her, she slapped his hand and left. All ran behind Aria leaving Alan and Isaac alone.

"Alan, we had expected this to happen." Isaac said but Alan exited the room without responding.

Aria who took her car key from Levi stepped on the gas and didn't stop anywhere. The rest of the people had their car keys in their rooms and failed to go behind her.

Aria just knew she just drove wherever she saw the road but when she stopped she was at the cemetery without her knowledge...

Except for two, nobody could track her.

Levi passed his mobile to Finn to show him Aria's location. The bracelet which Aria was wearing had a tracker but only Aria, Finn, and Levin knew that.

Finn didn't allow Levi to give her location to anybody.

Aria had huddled next to Oliver's tomb and didn't dare to cry, scared that she might not stop herself but she wasn't sure how long she sat there either.

When she heard shoe sound stopping next to her and sighing, she asked in her hoarse voice, "Should I give up Skyline? I will give it up."

"Where is your boldness who never played by opposition terms? Fight Alan Morgan. Let him know what he had and what he lost."

Aria stood up and went in front of him. She pointed on his heart and poked hard on his chest as she spoke.

"Only I know how much he hurt me and only I know how much I love him. It's not as easy as you said 'Fight Alan Morgan.' Love someone deeply, you will know how much I'm hurt."

Aria left before her tears could fall in front of him.

She again sped on the road and reached Arlaan orphanage.

The chief already knew what had happened at the city's biggest wedding celebration of the decade. So she quickly arranged a room for Aria to rest. Aria who locked the door cried her heart out all day till she fell asleep on the floor.

Amelia was crying too, Old master Morgan was admitted to hospital, Rowan had beaten Alan when he stepped in the mansion without searching Aria and doing all those to her.

Alan hadn't budged an inch till Rowan got tried. Nobody knew why he was standing emotionlessly and got beaten.

Noah, Rian, Calvin searched the whole city like crazy but didn't find her.

Eva had cried a long time at her mother's place. She never in her dreams thought something like this would happen to Aria.

She clearly remembered Aria had asked her that Alan might be doing it for Skyline, she wished she knew it.

Roxy wanted everyone to meet her parents on that day but seeing the development, she asked them to return to the hotel and tried to help Rian.

Many had sleepless nights except two. Aria fell asleep due to her weakness. Alan who gathered Skyline's all project information and planned out its fall before he went to sleep.

In fact, he wanted to look for her but knew it's of no use as she wouldn't believe he actually loves her. He wanted to bring down the Skyline to bankruptcy and make her beg him to help her out.

Both had forgotten to instruct their company PR team which escalated the matter. Many were happy to know Skyline and Morgan Industries were on negatives because if they clashed, they could survive and flourish.

Levi, Finn waited all day long for Aria to open the door but it never opened. Finn didn't sleep scaring Aria might leave at midnight but there were no movements.

He called his mother in the morning to the Orphanage. He knew very well how much his mother liked Aria even though they just met twice a year in the previous five years.

As soon as Aria opened the door, Madam Stanley hugged and consoled Aria but Finn was frozen.

He felt like he had traveled back to five years seeing her blank expressionless face. There was not a single expression and no trace if she had cried other than slightly swollen eyes.

"I'm fine." Aria said and exited the room who was still in a bridal gown.

She was void of any emotions.

Finn hesitatingly passed a bag. Aria took the bag and thanked before showering and changing.

"Mom" Finn was helpless when he saw Aria that way.

His mother patted his shoulder, "She will be fine. Give her time."

Aria thanked the matron before exiting. She kept the gown in the car trunk but stood there, looking at it.

Finn had to shook her shoulder to get a response to his questions for ten minutes but Aria closed the trunk as she said, "This dress will remind me that I'm dumb."

"Alia..."

Aria cut in, "You are right. I was all along dumb... Go to your company."

"Alia"

Aria looked at Levi, "We will have lots of work in coming days, are you up for it? If not..."

"I'll be 24 hours on call." Levi's determined tone sounded and took the driver seat when she pointed in.

"Aunty Stanley, don't worry about me. Go back to your work."

She could only nod and hop in her car.

Aria saw Finn troubled. "Are you still sure about taking my first interview?"

Finn nodded unsure why she was asking.

"Then my first interview after running away from my wedding is for you. See you on Saturday."

She promptly hopped in her car and instructed, "The Morgan mansion."

Levi wanted to retort because he didn't want her to see her go weak again but he didn't. He passed her mobile to her and drove silently.

Finn looked at the car disappearing.

"Why can't I be him for you? Alia, I will live happily with you even if you could treat me as his replacement. Why not me?"

But he didn't have the courage to tell her directly scaring to lose her.

Whenever he showed his feelings, he made a joke about himself so that she shouldn't avoid him and continue to trust and feel safe around him.