Ice and Fire

Chapter 917 Lawrence Would Marry Someone Else (Part One)

Aria sat there still, her eyes welled up with tears. 'The woman who had appeared out of nowhere had

turned out to be Lawrence's ex. Or maybe she is the love of his life, ' she thought, feeling her heart

breaking into many pieces.

"Are you alright, Aria?" Charlotte asked with concern, as she took a seat beside her heart-broken

friend. She could easily see that Aria was tensed over something.

"I'm good. Let's start to eat and then I will take you home. I am sorry, I can't go shopping with you in the

afternoon. I need to move out," Aria replied, trying her best to control her pain. She started cutting the

steak and stuffed one small bit into her mouth.

Charlotte didn't know how to pacify her friend. 'She must be terribly upset about this entire thing. But it

seems that she is holding back her sadness. Oh, poor Aria, ' she felt bad for her bestie.

And meanwhile, the other two emerged into the parking lot. Lawrence didn't let Anna go until they had

reached his car.

"Lawrence, I..." Anna tried to explain. Since she had exaggerated about her relationship with Lawrence,

she knew that he must be really upset with her.

"I tried to be nice to you because I didn't want to throw a tantrum at you. But that doesn't mean that I

will put up with all of your nonsense behaviours," Lawrence began, glaring at Anna with his sharp eyes.

Terrified, Anna stared into his eyes just like a panic-stricken kitten. 'Lawrence has got angry. I think I

have pushed his buttons this time. What should I do?' she wondered anxiously.

"I had asked you to marry me. But you didn't choose me, instead you left me to pursue your studies

and dream and broke my heart at that time," Lawrence snarled, "Besides, have I promised you that I

will marry you now? Do you think that now you can enter my life again?"

Anna shook her head, dumbfounded. She couldn't believe what Lawrence was saying. She loved him

and that was what mattered in the end. 'Is he scolding me? Is he expressing his love for Aria?' There

were many questions which were going on in her mind.

"Lawrence, you were there too. You saw what she did to me. She was the one who started it first. Now,

you are blaming me because of her. How could you be so partial to her? I just said what came to my

mind at that moment. I want to get married to you and stay by your side. You are the one I intend to

spend the rest of my life with," Anna responded with a hurtful expression, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Listen, I will not repeat myself again. I have found my girl and would stay with her only," Lawrence

declared in a cold tone.

Anna sensed that Lawrence no longer loved her and it was pointless saying anything to him

Tears rolled down her cheeks. She took two steps forward and stood in front of Lawrence. Holding his

arm, she pleaded, "Lawrence, I can give you everything, including myself. I mean it. Please give me

another chance in your life."

"I am sorry," Lawrence replied and shook her hand off.

As he rested his eyes on Anna's face, he saw the tears on her cheeks. He found it very difficult to be

mean to her.

Lawrence reached out, stroked her cheeks as he gently wiped her tears away. His heart hurt at the

sight of his ex-love crying. Even though years had passed, he still had some feelings for her and

couldn't bear to see her in such a miserable condition.

"I am sorry, Anna. Now I feel that I shouldn't have been so mean to you," Lawrence apologized

tenderly, his expression softening as he continued gazing at her. 'We've known each other ever since

we were kids. She had been my true love at that time, ' he thought.

Anna threw herself into Lawrence's arms. "It was never your fault. It was me. I should not have said

those words," she sobbed sadly.

"It's alright. I will drop you back home. I have got some jobs to finish in the afternoon," Lawrence

comforted her in a patient manner. Now the one he loved and cared about was Aria and not Anna. 'I

know that Aria will feel hurt on hearing my words. Perhaps she might do something silly in anger, ' he

pondered.

"Okay," Anna nodded meekly as if Lawrence had tamed her and she had no opinion of her own.

Lawrence quickly dropped Anna home and rushed towards his apartment without keeping his speed in

mind.

The moment he entered, he saw that his love Aria was ready to leave the house.

Noticing that Lawrence had come back, she gave him a cold shoulder. In fact, his presence made her

uncomfortable and she quickly proceeded with the packing.

Lawrence walked over towards her, pulled her arm and made her sit on the sofa. "What are you

doing?" he asked with a frown.

"Can't you see that I am busy packing up my things, I am going away from here? Don't you remember,

your fiancee has asked me to leave you? Her father is the CEO of an investment company. How dare I

can go against her? I am such a small entity," Aria replied sarcastically. Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

"I can explain, Aria," Lawrence responded, trying his best to remain calm in this situation. He didn't

expect that Aria would feel so upset. He never wanted to hurt her.

"There is no need for that, Lawrence. We are over. I am ending this relationship here itself. From today

on, we are strangers for each other," Aria said indifferently as she made an attempt to get up and go

back to packing her stuff again.

Lawrence tightened his grip on her arm trying his best to stop her from leaving. "What if I don't let you

go away from me?" he asked in a threatening manner.

"Do you think you can always keep me by your side?" Aria retorted back. She thought she had already

lost Lawrence, so she just wanted to leave him. Even if he managed to convince her to stay with him

they could never have the same kind of feelings as he loved someone else.

"Aria," Lawrence called, and he softly released her from his grip. Maintaining a casual expression, he

also sat down on the lounge, crossing his legs patiently.

Aria paid no attention to the reaction Lawrence was giving. She took out two bank cards from her purse

and placed them on the tea table. "You gave me these. Now I am giving them back to you," she began.

"If you left this place, you would be out of work. And no company in this city is going to give you any,

moreover your sick mom would lose her job too," Lawrence threatened her. When he was speaking, he

made sure to do so softly so that she could feel intimidated.