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How can Reed forget the little girl who makes his heart throb and makes him think about the kind thing he had locked away for years?
And every thought of her and the night they spent together lingered in his mind, and for the first time in his twenty years of life, he was eagerly waiting to see a girl.
He wondered if it's because it's been years since he's been with a woman.
He couldn't concentrate on his business trip as her piercing blue eyes haunted his memory.
Immediately he came back from the business trip, Leo, his personal assistant, did his work well, Aria's background check and information were what he met on his table.
And that's what he called knowing his girl well.
He tasted her name on his tongue, and it felt perfect. She is his Aria, his tesoro.
He clenched his fist, and he darkened as he read about her drunkard stepfather and gambler stepbrother; he wondered how an angel like her was stuck with someone like them.
Despite being so young, she was hardworking that she had different part-time jobs.
And as soon as Leo, his personal assistant, interrupted his business meeting with the top executive of the company while he explained that his tesoro is being bullied.
He didn't wait for a second or to end the meeting before bolting out of the meeting room.
The board of staff was left wondering why the boss bolted away from the important meeting without dismissing them.
They wondered what happened to their workaholic boss.
Leo quickly dismissed them, and he went after his boss with a smirk on his face.
He cracked his knuckles as he sat in the driver's seat and drove his boss off to the restaurant where Aria worked.
It’s been a long time since he had some fun, and he bet he's going to beat up some asses.
He is still pained that his boss didn't let him deal with the manager who harassed Aria back then in the club.
Reed's jaw clenched and unclenched, irritation shown on his face, his patient thinking every second he spent in the car.
“Have you become a tortoise now? Drive faster!” Reed barked, irritation evident in his voice.
Leo’s lip twitched, and he wondered why his boss was blaming him. He is already driving at full speed; any faster and they're going to have an accident.
‘Men in love tend to be fickle creatures.’ He shook his head slowly, and Reed, knowing fully well about Leo’s antics, chose to ignore his jester of an assistant, worried right about Aria's safety.
Immediately, they pulled up in the restaurant where Aria worked, and they got out of the car. The view that welcomed Reed made his blood boil, and he walked briskly towards the scene.
Leo's eyes widened in shock, and he didn't wait a second before snatching the plank away from Aria's stepbrother, Dylan, and giving him a kick that sent him flying backward.
He knows about the stupid gambler of Aria from her information.
He’s total garbage, who is useless and jobless, and he has fun bullying Aria and making her work for him.
A smirk appeared on Leo’s lips, it's finally high time he taught the loser a lesson he will never forget.
The air in the restaurant shifts, controlled and dominated by the powerful aura of Reed Luca.
People who had been watching the whole scene unfold felt the threatening aura, and they moved backwards in fear.
Reed’s gray eyes darkened instantly from anger as he set his eyes on Aria.
The Aria from that night was gone; the one on the floor right in front of him was swollen and bruised, looking so scared and shivering.
His heart ached terribly seeing her in this state, and his gray eyes turned extremely dark, making him crave the blood of everyone who caused the current state she was in.
Her hands were still wrapped around herself, her head down while she shivered, still unaware of his presence, like she was lost.
He quickly removed his suit jacket and walked closer to her, and draped it over her.
But as soon as his hand touched her, she shivered uncontrollably and moved back, making Reed clench his teeth with a silent prayer.
He’s going to make everyone responsible for paying. That's a promise he made.
“It's me. Look up Aria. No one can harm you any longer.” He caressed her hair slightly and spoke softly to her.
Aria looked up instantly as soon as she heard the voice. How could she forget the voice that haunts her every night?
Her lips quivered seeing him, and she burst into tears, her emotions getting the best of her.
Looking at her properly, Reed noticed she had lost weight compared to Aria from a month ago.
Seeing her looking so frail tugged at Reed's heart, and he wrapped his arms around her possessively. “It's okay, I'm here now.”
All this while Leo was having his own fun, he kept giving Dylan a kick that sent him flying back every time he wanted to stand on his feet.
Dylan had become totally miserable, and blood was already coming out of his mouth.
Aria's drunkard stepfather, Victor, couldn't watch his son being tossed around like garbage.
He became furious and pointed an accusing finger at Aria.
“You, this slut! You dare to bring a saviour. How dare you watch and do nothing while your brother is being kicked and tossed like garbage? I'm going to kill…”
Before Victor could finish his words, a punch met his cheek, and he let out a scream while two of his teeth flew out of his mouth.
“Why don't you call her a slut once again, and let's see how many of your teeth remain?”
Victor's heartbeat sounded loudly out of fear, and he instantly became quiet, dealing with the pain that came his way.
He slowly crawled to where his son was lying lifelessly on the floor, and with each other's help, they scrambled to their feet, breathing heavily.
“This is not over yet, Aria
,” Dylan spoke slowly, quietly, glaring hard at both Reed and Aria before they ran away.
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