Be careful with my heart

Chapter 7

Ariana's Pov

"Ugh!!!! He is so annoying!" I yelled out in frustration as I pack my clothes into my bag.

"How can anyone be as annoying as him?! How do you people live with him?" I asked the innocent maids helping me with my stuffs but they were quiet.

I continued to pack clothes with anger oozing from my body.

While packing, a knock came from the door and a voice followed.

"Ma'am? The boss said to hurry up." A man's voice from behind the door.

"Tell him I WILL BE THERE! I HAVE GOT THINGS TO PACK!" I yelled out in frustration.

The maids panicked at how frustrated my voice sounded.

"Sorry about that." I apologised softly.

Few minutes later, I was done packing. The maids helped me take them to the car.

"Why did you have to leave tonight?" I heard grandma ask Dustin as soon as I reached there.

"If she had listened and stayed her ass home, maybe we wouldn't have to leave tonight." He spoke with annoyance, looking straight into my eyes.

Grandma turned to me and held my hands in hers.

"Ariana darling? I understand how you must feel right now. So, I am going to apologize on his behalf." She said to me with softest voice any human could possibly talk in.

"It's okay." I gave her a reassuring smile.

"Thank you." She replied.

Dustin sighed out in exasperation. "Enough of all this drama and get your ass inside the car." He ordered and walked out. After a last hug with Grandma, I followed behind him.

The ride to his private jet was agonizingly silent. He was busy typing whatever on his phone not bothered about me at all. Well, it shouldn't bother me. I won't have to hear his horrible voice for the next few minutes.

Few minutes later, the car pulled up at his private airport and we alighted the car, walking to the glistening black jet that had "Blackstone" written in glittering gold colour. The jet was the most beautiful jet I have ever seen.

As soon as we entered into the Jet, his personal pilot walked up to us and greeted politely.

"Good evening Sir, Ma'am. I will be your pilot for the night." He informed.

Oh, so be doesn't have just one. Life of a rich man. I rolled my eyes inwardly.

As I walked, deeper into the jet to find my seat, I took In the beautiful interior of the jet. My mouth was left hanging and I almost drooled.

"Ma'am?" I heard a voice address me and I turned to look.

"Your bags have been delivered to the bedroom." A stewardess informed me.

"A bedroom?" I asked in surprise.

"Yes ma'am. It's just down there." she indicated with her hand.

"Okay. Thank you." I smiled.

"Sit your stupid ass already. The plane is about to fly." I heard Dustin say out in total frustration.

How do people live with this guy? He is such a pain in the butthole.

I got myself a seat and buckled up, ready for the flight. The pilot gave out instructions and soon, the plane was riled to life, in seconds, we were far off into the sky.

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"Ma'am?" I heard a distinct voice call out.

I opened my eyes slightly and I saw a lady dressed corporately.

"Hm" I responded tirelessly.

"You are at your destination ma'am" She informed and I opened my eyes widely as shocked laced my face.

"What did you say?" I asked again to be sure.

"The plane landed few minutes ago" She said again.

I looked to my side and saw that Dustin's seat was empty. He must have left immediately the plane landed. Argh! That man! I growled inwardly.

"Are you okay ma'am?" The lady asked in concern

"Yes. I am fine." I answered her politely.

"Mister Blackstone is waiting in the car just outside the plane" She informed.

"Oh. Thank you" I said with a smile and hurriedly stood from the seat and out of the plane.

As soon as I stepped out of the plane, an expensive Suv jeep came to sight. The stewardess was right about him waiting in the car.

The guards helped me inside the car and I was surprised when I saw nobody in the car.

"Mister Blackstone said to bring you to the hotel" The guard in the front seat informed me.

'Wow!' I said inwardly.

"Sorry but if you don't mind, could you tell me where we are?" I asked the guard politely.

"Venice, Italy" He answered.

'Italy!!!' I screamed in my head.

'Should I be excited?' I questioned in my head.

The driver drove the car from the airport and in just ten minutes he was pulling up at a hundred-star hotel. I am sorry if I exaggerated. I looked at the hotel in awe. This has got to be the most expensive hotel in Venice. Minutes later, I was checked into my suite. I also got to know that the hotel belongs to the Black Stones. Just how rich are these people?

I took in the interior of the room and I just couldn't keep my eyes off some ridiculously expensive decor. Just walls 'screamed Do not touch me with your bare hands!!!!!'. How I wish Mercy came with me. I bet she wouldn't be able to sleep.

I got my bags and started to unpack my things. I took the few clothes I brought with me and was going to hang them in the fancy closet when I saw some business suits already neatly hung in there. They appeared to be Dustin's.

'Wait! What? will I be sharing a room with that cold face?!'

Just then I heard a beep and the door unlocked. And there he was by the door looking at me like I am the most disgusting human on planet earth.

He took gentle strides towards me, hands in his pocket, eyes fixed on me with a small smirk on his face.

With one last stride, he was a few inches away from my face but the strong scent of his expensive cologne swept my nose off and I fell in love, with his cologne and not him. Never ever will I fall in love with this jerk.

"I am just going to say this to you once; Do not mess things up for me. Stay in your lane and listen attentively to my rules." He said nonchalantly without blinking his eyes.

Rules?! He is just so weird.

"What are the rules? You aren't going to tell me not to fall in love with, are you? because if you were, that'd be so wrong of your personality." I scoffed and smirked.

"That'd be your f*****g business because you are only going to get yourself hurt if you fall in love with me." He snarled.

'Wow! that was too straightforward'

"Now listen, Do not go wandering around. I am here for business not to look for a lost person. Two, keep your lips together and not blabber about how you are married to me unless asked. Three, we are sharing the same room not because I want but to shut the press off. So, stay on your own side of the bed and i'd promise to do the same, besides you have nothing alluring about you." He scanned my body with his eyes in a disgusting manner.

I gaped my mouth opened in disbelief 'how could he say that?!' I screamed in my head.

He walked away from me and went to the bathroom for his business.

'I can't believe I will sharing a room with that cold blooded animal!' I said in my head.

When he came out of the bathroom, he had already changed to another formal suit. He was trying to fix to neck tie then he stopped in his tracks and looked at me.

"Well, aren't you going to change from those cheap things you call clothes?!" He gave me a disgusting look.

This is too much! I can't stand him insulting me no more! No!

"Well, I didn't know I was supposed to dress up for an event I knew nothing about!" I blurted.

"Hey! watch the way you speak to me!" He growled.

"No! You should be the one to watch the way you talk to me." I was fuming from my nose with so much anger, I clenched my fists tightly.

"You insult me at every chance you get! I understand I am nothing compared to your standard but give me the respect I deserve!" I yelled out, my whole body shaking from anger.

I stomped into the bathroom closing the door with a loud bang, panting heavily. I laid my back on the door. I knew if I didn't leave there first, he'd throw my words back at my face.

I moved to the vanity and looked at myself in the mirror. Tears streamed down my face. All the emotions I have been holding in, all came out through my tears.

"This was not what I bargained for" I wimpered silently.

But I have got no other choice. I already signed my happiness away. I needed money so I already signed my life to Dustin Blackstone. I cried harder.

"Ma'am?" I heard a voice call from the bedroom.

"Yes?" I answered wiping my tears from my face.

"We were instructed to come and help dress up for tonight's event" The voice informed.

"Thank you for the kind gesture but I can dress myself." I answered.

"I am very sorry ma but we were given strict instructions"

"I am not a child! I can dress myself!" I blurted out of annoyance.

There was silence from the room, then I assumed they were gone. I took off my clothes and entered into the shower. How I wish this shower could wash away all of Dustin's disgusting words but it is just meant to clean me.

I wore a bathrobe after taking a shower and went back to the bedroom. I opened the bathroom door and I stopped in tracks when I saw the people I told to get out still in the room. They all had their heads bowed.

"I thought I said I could dress myself up?" I creased my eyebrows in annoyance.

"We are sorry ma'am but we have to be here to help you dress up, else we might get fired from our jobs." One of them said.

I closed my eyes in frustration and heaved a deep sigh to cool my temper.

"And who is going to make you lose your jobs?" I asked as calmed as possible.

None of them said anything. Then I got my answer from their silence. 'Just how much fear has this man created in people?'

"Okay. Just to help you keep your jobs, I will allow you do some basics things." I said and moved to sit in front of the mirror for the make up session.

In few minutes, I was dressed up in a long strapless red dress that had a slit up to my thigh on the left side, the dress was embroidered with rhinestones on the waistline. it looked simple yet super expensive. My silver heels that a diamond at the front of each pair, screamed class and elegance. My hair was kept in a tight bun and my neck and ears were decorated with beautiful shiny diamonds and I had a classy diamond clutch purse in my hand.

I could barely recognize myself in the mirror. Though my make up was at a minimal, my red lipstick complimented my dress but I looked..... erm...... let me say, I looked expensive, I looked extravagant.

While I was admiring this work of art, a knock came from the door.

"Ma'am? The boss wants you at the lobby in 5 minutes" The guard announced.

I took a last look at myself in the mirror and I built my confidence.

"You will be seeing in the next five minutes...... Be calm...... Do not show him the effect he has on you. You can do this!" I Said to myself confidently and went out of the room.

While I was walking down the hotel's corridor, I bumped into a someone and my purse fell to the floor.

"I am very sorry. Are you okay, Miss?" The husky voice said hurriedly.

"Yes. I am okay." I assured him and I frantically inspected the expensive dress I was wearing. I would never be able to pay for it if anything happens to it. There was no scratch

"Here" He handed my purse to me. That was when I looked closely at him.

His ocean blue eyes looked back into mine. One could get lost in those eyes.

"Erm...." I cleared my throat. "T-Thank you" I stuttered.

"Haven't seen you around here before." His husky voice said.

"Yes. Erm...... I am here with my-"

'Do not go around, blabbing about how you are married to me.' I remembered Dustin's words.

"Erm...... I just lodged here." I changed what I was going to say.

"Oh. I see" He said with a breathtaking smile.

"Yeah." I smiled too.

"I am Matt by the way" he extended his hand for a shake.

"It is nice to meet you Matt. I am Ari-"

"Where the hell is she?!" I heard an outburst from the far end of the corridor and the voice belongs to none other than Dustin. Then it downed on me that I was supposed to be in the lobby in five minutes. I looked at my wrist watch and I had stayed for ten minutes.

"Sorry. I have to go." I picked my dress's hem and ran down the corridor.

"I didn't get your name!" I heard Matt yell after me but I didn't care. All that was in my mind was how to avoid Dustin yelling at me again.

Just then, I saw Dustin taking long strides towards my direction, his face had anger, irritation written all over it. when he sighted me, his anger grew even more.

'It is over' I said under my breath. I stopped walking faster because there was no point anyways.

"What f*****g happened to five minutes?!" He roared that the whole corridor echoed and heads turned to us.

"I am sorry. I got distracted." I apologized in a humble way. It was my fault anyways.

"Got distracted? What has your distraction got to do with me?!" He gritted his teeth, glaring hard at me.

"I already said, I am sorry. What else do you want me to say?"

"You are sorry? What would it change if it ruined things for me?" He spat with irritation.

"And what would I get from whatever this is to you? Uhn! have you ever thought that I could be tired from the flight? I haven't had any rest since we got here! I am jet lagged! Yet you are being selfish thinking about yourself!" I yelled to his face, panting heavily.

'He is not human, he is not human at all' I repeated in my head.

He stared painfully into my eyes but I didn't flinch either.

"Sir? Mister Rodriguez and his wife are at the restaurant." His guard informed him.

He took his eyes off me and started walking.

"Ma'am?" The guard gestured for me to start walking too.

When we got to the restaurant entrance, Dustin, gestured his hand for me to intertwine mine and I did.

We walked into the restaurant together as a couple and when we got to a table, Dustin shook hands with a middle aged man that had a head full of grey hairs and next to him was a beautiful woman who seemed to be in her forties too.

"Good morning Mister Rodriguez. I apologise for being late. I had to wait for my dear wife to get ready and you know how it is with women and getting dressed." They both chuckled.

"I understand so well, Mister Blackstone. they just don't get dressed on time." he glanced at his wife lovingly.

"But I must say. You got yourself quite a beauty. Mister Blackstone" The woman complimented, smiling at me and I smiled back at her lovingly.

"Thank you Mrs Rodriguez." Dustin said politely.

"Please. Let order some breakfast?" Mister Rodriguez suggested.

"Please." Dustin chuckled. He pulled out a chair for me like a gentleman would. if only he is truly one, I rolled my eyes inwardly.

"Thank you, Darling." I gave a fake smile and blew him a fake kiss. his demeanor showed displeased but he covered it with a fake smile too.

After we finished ordering our breakfast, the men started talking about business. Then Mrs Rodriguez and I got engaged in another womanly conversation.

"I love your jewelry set. They are so beautiful." Mrs Rodriguez complimented my necklace and earrings.

"They must be real diamonds."

"Yes they are. They arrived last night." Dustin interjected.

"Oh. These are worth millions of dollars." She said and I subconsciously touched the necklace and earrings. You mean I have been walking around with so much fortune?!

"They are from the Blackstone's jewelry collections. You could check the store on one of your vacations to the country, you know? Ariana here manages the Jewelry store." Dustin informed her.

"Oh. Really? Of course I'd love to stop by. Ariana dear? would you take me around the store and show me one or more things in the store?" She asked me.

I didn't know what to say. This was what I was talking about to Grandma. I have absolutely no idea about diamonds or rocks. How am I supposed to engage in such discussions. Thank goodness Dustin was here, else I would have made a total fool out of myself.

"Ariana dear?" She called me

"Of course. Why not? I will always be at your service."

"I feel so honored." They all laughed.

"It was nice having breakfast with the Blackstone family and we are also glad for meeting your newly wedded wife, Mister Blackstone." Mister Rodriguez said while getting up from his seat.

Dustin stood and shook his hand "The pleasure is mine."

"We have to go now. Our son is here to drive us back to the airport. Matthew, son? Come say hello to Mister Blackstone and his beautiful wife." He said to the person.

I turned my head to the direction Mr Rodriguez gestured his hand to and the Matthew turned out to be the Matt I met at the corridor earlier.

He walked to our table and shook Dustin's hand.

"Hello, Mister Blackstone. It is a pleasure to finally meet you and your?" he gave me a puzzled look.

Yeah, yeah. I remember I said I was alone and I did that because of the fool standing right next to me.

"Wife." Dustin informed.

"Oh. It is a pleasure to meet you." Matt looked at me.

"Same here." I shook his hand.

I kept a straight face, looking everywhere else but his eyes.

I feel so bad

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Author's note

A big thank you to everyone that never gave up on me or this book. Thank very much..... I will try as much as possible to update faster.

What do you guys think about Matt? Does this mean Dustin might lose what he doesn't cherish?. Don't stop reading.

See you in the next episode.?