CHAPTER 88

When i became CEO and earned my very first billion, I was dating a model named Savanna Hemsley. It lasted for two years before I called it quits and started going out with another model, Sophie Bertrand. I became somewhat swell headed and a playboy after breaking up with Sophie. I started having one night stands but I didn't like it so much so after Julia Starlet, I wanted a normal relationship with someone who wasn't in it for the money, the power and the title. I fell for you Jasmine and I fell hard. I had never loved someone the way I loved you but you broke my heart when you chose Bradley's side over mine. After that, i felt like i couldn't trust you anymore. I used Aria as a healing medicine to get over you and it was working...until she showed her true colors and tried to tear me away from my own son. Don't get me wrong, I've never stopped loving you but Aria appeared to be a great woman and I was leaning more towards her than trying to mend what was lost between you and I. She hurt you, my son and she hurt me. I knew you wouldn't do such a thing to your own child and you wouldn't hurt me again if you got the chance to love me once more. So, here we are. I'm so grateful you came back." And at that, he pulled me onto him. His fingers went through my hair and I let out a soft moan when he stated kissing my neck. 'Oh, one more thing, how did you find out about my mother's lung condition?" He looked me in the eyes and smiled. 'My father has his personal medical team who also works at hospitals around New York. One of the doctors, Dr. Summers, had your mother signed a patient non-confidentiality disclosure agreement form since her condition was between life and death. He knew you worked for me and he knew that if I found out about it, I'll pay to save her life. So, that was how I found out about her condition and made the payments." 'Thank you so much for doing that Evan. I had asked Bradley for the money and I thought he was the one who paid it off. That was what caused the whole drama in the first place. I hate him so much." 'It's okay baby, that's in the past. Let's get some sleep." He kissed me, clapped his hands and the lights went out. The next morning, when Evan had left for work, I ordered Fisher to take me to Hollen's private airstrip and had Evan's private pilot flew me to Los Angeles Women Correctional Facility. 'Is she expecting you?" one of the prison guards asked as she scanned me with a metal detector. 'No she's not," i answered truthfully. 'Okay. Follow me." I followed the guard into a large room which was dimly decorated with a table and small chairs on either side. I took a seat in the far corner of the room with Evan's words still floating in my mind from last night. I needed to know why Aria did what she did when Evan was in the palm of her hands. A loud buzzer sounded and I saw her being escorted, in handcuffs, by another female guard into the room. They made their way over to me and when her eyes landed onto me, they popped out from their sockets. The guard ushered her into the seat. 'You have twenty minutes Goode!" she said firmly before stepping away, leaving Aria and I face to face with each other. ' I wasn't expecting you of all people.What are you doing here?" she let out. I looked at her and felt pity. She had cut her hair off and there were bags underneath her eyes. Her small figure made it appeared like she was drowning in her orange jumpsuit with no way out. 'I came here for one answer Aria. Why did you do what you did?" 'Wow. How disappointing was that question. You've came all this way just to find out why i did it? Does it even matter why i did it?" 'I had a talk with Evan last night and he confessed that if you hadn't hurt his son and tried to tear him away from his own son, then the two of you would of been together. He was trying to make it work with you so why did you go all out to hurt us like the way you did?" She scoffed then laughed. 'Evan would have never made it work with me when it had always been about you. The first time we made love, he absentmindedly said your name. He even calls your name in his sleep sometimes. When he looks at you, he looks at you with admiration and love. When he looks at me, I only see annoyance in his eyes. Evan would of never gotten married to me. He loved you too much and even more when you gave birth to his son. I once overheard he and his mother speaking in the kitchen of his house and made it clear that he he's with me because I'm a nice person He had what he wanted and he only tolerated me because I help him got over a broken heart. The heart that you broke. It hurt me when I saw the way he still loved and cared about you but I wanted to see you hurt Jasmine." A downpour of tears came from her eyes. She stood up to leave. 'Aria wait," I said to her, 'I forgive you." She wiped away her tears with the back of her hands which were still in handcuffs. 'For what it's worth Jasmine, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hurting you and your son and the man who always loved you and you loved too. I'm a terrible person and I do deserve to be locked away forever." I was speechless but she was right. She took a gun to my son and if I hadn't taken the bullet instead, Jevan would of been dead. She did deserve to be punish by law for her actions. 'I know Evan would of wanted you to have this," I said as I gave her a single white rose with the guard allowed me to do, 'Goodbye Aria." I got off the tiny chair and walked out of the room. Getting back home to my son and my future husband, I felt relieved and liberated and pleased to be at their sides. There wasn't a force on earth that could stop the love I held for him and my son... our son. The future was now bright. THE END