The house was very quiet.
Santiago’s heart sank to the bottom, he opened the door all the way, and at a glance he could see that the living room was empty.
Ariana’s cups, all sorts of small everyday things and the decorations he decorated with his own hands were gone.
She panicked and ran straight to Ariana’s room.
The door was unlocked. Inside, the bed and quilt were neatly arranged, without a single wrinkle.
Her books, clothes, purse, cosmetics, everything was gone.
Santiago nervously opened the closet and drawers, which were also empty.
Except for the gifts she had given him, she had taken all the things she had brought before.
Santiago froze for a moment, then turned to his living room.
The salon had been decorated especially for Ariana, vacating a room as her exclusive salon.
But now the interior was empty, with nothing but white gauze curtains.
Santiago then walked around the house a few more times and finally made his way to the balcony, seeing an empty balcony with vague traces of dirt still on the floor.
He smiled bitterly. Ariana was really vicious, she had even taken away the flowers he had planted.
She had really taken everything from him, without giving him a chance.
Santiago sat stunned in the living room, lingering for a good while before grabbing the key and trying to look for Ariana, but he froze just as he got up.
He didn’t know the exact address of Ariana’s house.
Previously, he had heard Ariana say that she was going to buy a house in the neighborhood where Albina was, but he had never asked her which building she bought it in or what the exact address was.
These past three months she knew Ariana’s house was being renovated. But as her boyfriend, he didn’t seem to have paid attention to it, and hadn’t even considered helping her.
Santiago was not a qualified boyfriend, it was no wonder Ariana was increasingly disappointed with him.
He just felt that Ariana was treating him coldly and felt that he had worked hard to please her but that she was not responding to him, and later he even felt stressed and ran to Natalia to pour out his sorrows.
The more Santiago thought about it, the more he felt like an asshole. If he had done what a boyfriend should do, how was it possible that Ariana’s attitude towards him was getting colder and colder. He tried but he couldn’t find what Ariana really needed.
She deserved to be broken up with.
Santiago was always open and unafraid, but for the first time he felt deeply what frustration and helplessness was.
He pulled out his phone and tried to call Ariana.
At this moment, he wasn’t thinking about seeking her forgiveness or getting back together, he just wanted to ask her forgiveness.
He regretted not having loved and cared for her properly while he had her.
It was as if he had caused her to re-experience her childhood discomfort, making her reject love and marriage all over again.
If Ariana could not believe in love because of this, it was all her fault.
***
At that moment, Ariana was choosing bowls and plates with Albina, when suddenly her phone rang.
Albina was by her side and discovered that it was Santiago’s call.
Ariana looked at the name and simply hung up. But this was not the end.
She found Santiago’s other contacts and blocked them all.
Albina watched her and took a deep breath.
-What’s wrong? -Ariana asked.
-Ariana, what do you think Santiago was trying to say when he called you?
Ariana paused for a moment and said in a soft voice:
-I don’t know what he was going to say, nor do I want to know. But since I broke up with him and now he has a girl he likes. It’s best for me to communicate less with him, I don’t want to become that annoying ex-girlfriend of his.
-What if he’s trying to beg to get back together or apologize to you? -Albina asked.
-It doesn’t matter. I gave him a chance before, but he gave up. Whether it’s a reunion or an apology, I don’t want to accept it. What’s more, in these matters there is no one right or wrong, we both have problems, there is no need for him to apologize to me at all.
After saying that, he looked at the plate in his hand and immediately chose a set and put it in the shopping cart.
Looking at Albina still dumbfounded, Ariana touched her forehead and said:
-What are you thinking about? Life is too short and I will not regret the decisions I make.
Then she pushed the cart forward.
Macos had followed them from behind and only when he saw her get out did he approach Albina and say:
-Albina, I seem to like Ariana more now. Every move she makes makes me love her more, if I can’t marry this girl in this life, I will never marry her.
Macos’ voice was very small but very excited.
Albina looked at him, and seeing his smitten face, she sighed but then smiled.
-Yes, I was worried before that Ariana was only being superficially quiet, but now I’m not worried.
Ariana didn’t hold on to the past or dwell on the pain, it was really good to have such a strong heart.
After Albina sighed, she saw that Macos was still looking at Ariana, and she couldn’t help but kick him.
-What are you doing, now is your time to show off.
-Albina, you are still my employee. But you even assaulted your boss, how dare you! -Macos said to her with pity.
-Do you want to fire me? Go ahead, fire me.
Seeing his arrogant appearance, Macos instantly flinched.
He felt he must be the most pathetic boss, but he really couldn’t afford to mess with her either. She was counting on the Santangel Family and Ariana.
This made her afraid to say or do anything.
And Albina was now so famous that many companies wanted her and she was willing to start her own company.
After Macos realized this, a pleasant smile appeared on her face.
-You’re right, you’ve shown me what I should do.
Albina gave him a complicated look.
-Macos, don’t you think you’re flattering yourself now?
-You’ll see when Ariana and I get married and have a baby! Maybe we’ll even have children before you and Umberto.
After saying that, he ran straight to Ariana.
-The relationship hasn’t even been established yet and she’s already thinking about having children,” Albina muttered.
She didn’t think they could give birth before her and Umberto. It was absolutely impossible.
But thinking about the ten big boxes at home, Albina was silent.
It seemed that there really was that possibility.