After spending a great afternoon as a family of three, Sia and Emiliano headed back home since Sia strictly had planned dinner for four people and that included Logan. She felt Emiliano and Logan needed to settle their matter once and for all because for now, they had a common enemy therefore needed to work together to make Carlos disappear from their lives.
“Are you kidding me… I think my work is more… impressive”Logan said with sarcastic chuckles all directed at Emiliano who shrugged, not backing down from a fight. He was the soar there to the Alvaro fortune and the CEO, he was perfect in every way and knew just what was required of him to make the company and family business grow and Logan too had his oil company the best there was because not just Canada but the Martinez oil company extended even in the United States where Logan had his own private company which wasn’t part of the family business, and hence the two had a lot in common, Sia thought as she and rhea just observed the men argue over who was better at their work.
“I don’t think so… you check with your assistant man”Emiliano laughed as he rose from the dining table because they were done with dinner.
“I think this conversation will only conclude once you show me something more convincing”Logan suggested and Emiliano smirked and both men left the dining room and headed towards the study room. The entire time rhea had been quiet as if she had a lot to think about.
“I guess they won’t hurt each other”sia said with a sigh to start up a conversation and rhea looked up at her and smiled faintly.
“I guess so”she commented, and the two ladies rose to their feet and started gathering the dishes, like always Sia was not lazy she loved doing the dishes and her servants feared being fired, so they did it before she thought of doing dishes. Aside from cooking for Emiliano Sia loved doing some chores just to have a little knowledge about how to be a housewife even though she wasn’t one.
“So… you are cool marrying him?” Sia asked as they got to the kitchen and put all the dirty dishes in the sink, Rhea tied her hair in a bun and rolled up her sleeves ready to help out with washing the dishes and Sia did the same.
“I have no choice, bestie… I know it sounds ridiculous and so sudden but… well, I have no choice”Rhea said in a nonchalant expression, she already made up her mind about getting married to Logan, and she wasn’t going to back away. Logan was in a dilemma so was she, and hence both were doing each other a great favor by getting married and as it was, she wasn’t going to fall in love with any man any time soon so why not just do it.
“You are worried aren’t you… Rhea even if this is all a marriage compromise… I can assure you Logan is the best man any woman would be lucky to have him”at this point sia knew about Rhea’s fears to love any man or let any man close to her after what Carlos did to his Rhea had developed a certain phobia that chased away any man who tried to get close to her and as her friend she truly understood her point. It was hell Rhea went through to be tortured in the most cruel way possible such that Carlo’s actions didn’t just leave a physical scar on Rhea’s body but emotionally too. Rhea was scared because she thought they scared she had as her body was too ugly, at one point she decided to give dating a chance and started dating someone however the man she chose was a jerk who made her feel bad about herself, and hence it hurt Rhea’s self-esteem and since then, she decided not to let any man close.
“I’ll be fine… I have you, so don’t worry… Mrs Sia Emiliano Alvaro, I’ll be fine being a Martinez… I just hope my mother-in-law will like me,”Rhea joked as she placed a few clean plates carefully on the table. Sia chuckled at her friend’s statement because she was lucky enough to get a mother-in-law like Carmen.
“Don’t worry aunt is lovely I’m sure you two will get along”she knew Logan’s mom and of what she knew his mom was a very sweet kind-hearted lady and since Rhea was twice as sweet sia was sure her friend won’t ever have a problem with it.
“We shall see… plus it’s just for a show… I don’t think I’ll need to do some wife or daughter-in-law duties”Rhea joked again and sia just shook her head seeing how he friend was thinking ahead of her married life, to sia marriage had its criteria she experienced sadness, happiness a moment of breakdown but at the end of the day, she had to fix things and be strong that was why she felt ashamed when she asked Emiliano for a divorce forgetting what cristal told her.
“You will be fine… it would be nice if you fell in love with him”sia blurted out without a care and Rhea stopped what she was doing and looked up at her friend with wide eyes.
“That’s ridiculous hahaha”she said in between a nervous laugh because Sia’s words sounded ridiculous more unbelievable because she was Logan were polar opposite more like not compatible at all in every way that they could present each other.
“Whatever but well… let me take a few drinks to the men arguing I’m sure they’ll need this”sia walked to the refrigerator and took out four bottles of beer, she maybe was acting a bit too rush making peace between Logan and Emiliano, but she had a feeling the two would become great friend of they just put their enmity aside once and for all. While sia made her way to the study room, Rhea decided to spend some time with Diego who was in his room playing with lulu.
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Back in the study room great tension was between the two men as they glared at each other, Logan had a cool calm aura while Emiliano as always appeared to be the dominant one with a deadly cold aloof aura that would send anyone over the age, he had waited for some long to get his hands on Logan for what he had done in the past which nearly cost Sia’s life all because of the so-called love he felt for Sia.
“You started this deadly game… if you didn’t take her away from me… then our lives would have been perfect”Logan said with so much anger in his voice as he eyesd Emiliano and both men stood face to face. Emiliano clenched his fist in rage hating every minute he heard Logan claim Sia as his.
“She was never yours from the beginning just accept that… it was enough when you played with my life or my company but what you fucking did that to her… I’ll never forgive you”Emiliano was clear with his words because it was Logan who had a hand in ruining the factory and teaming up with Crawford to destroy everything the Alvaro had not just that, but he went as far as planting a dangerous snake at the lake when he was fully aware of the presence of Sia and a baby who were prone to a snake.
“That was directed at you not her… you know that I would never hurt a hair from her head… ever”Logan knew his actions led sia to be bitten by a snake and nearly died, but he was angry at Emiliano such that all he wanted was to get rid of him that was why he strictly had that snake to bit Emiliano however he did not know Sia would get hurt in the process.
“Oh really?” Emiliano muttered and Logan could see how the man was trying so hard to keep his anger in check but emotions got the best of Emiliano as he immediately threw a punch as it connected with Logan’s face such that logan nearly lost balanced and stumbled back as he held his face which was hit hard and could feel a tingling sensation in his nose more like blood threatening to come out.
“Fuck that! that damn snake you sent nearly killed her!”Emiliano yelled in anger as he wanted to punch Logan again but stopped when he noticed the person standing by the open door which like fools left open and now Sia was standing there rooted to one place as if she had seen a ghost. Logan followed Emiliano’s gaze only to feel fear as his eyes landed on Sia and watched as the bottles she had in her hands slipped and fell to the floor and shattered around making the liquid to spill everywhere.
“Y… you did that?”She finally gathered words to say and both men saw how hurt she looked and Emiliano cursed several times because he just said things at the wrong time and Logan knew the trust he had built with Sia was now broken and he was ruined.