A Love Forgotten (Arianna and Elijah)

Chapter 176

1ub's loow was that Norman and Willie exchanged a glance and shared a deliberate smile.

Jure, Ariana. Now that you've sold the paintings and made this mach money, you should really buy me a meal "Norman chuckled and loaded at ded immediately."play are thing!"

Norman med not have expected me to agree to it because he was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled. "Alright. We're poleg tohave the most expensive forlandian da tasked quickly when I heard him say it was the most expensive dish, "How expensive is that? Willie vruldn't take it anymore. She patted me on the arm and said, "It doesn't matter, Ark. You have to lay him that meal. You just don't run into a customer as peterious.

I finally understood what it meant. "Okay, 111 be my treat, and it doesn't matter how expensive it's going to be."

Norman was completely stumped by my response. He chuckledstyle. "Alright. Let's go."

I immediately followed him with a spring in my step. He drove a ferrari today, and it was a different color from the one he drove last time. I proceeded to move the painting to the i

Norman sas me doing the work, and his lips curled into a grin. "You're really something special, Ariana

1 wiped the swat off my box. "How so?

Nouman persed his lips. thought you wouldn't care about this small amount of money. After all, Logan is insanely rich."

1 asked aroundy, What does that have to do with me?"

Norman was stunned for three seconds. He asked sarcastically, "Why wouldn't it? Doesn't he love y

you? He can casually give you an amount of money that will last you for a

I gave it some thought and said. "Yeah, I think you're right. But he didn't give me any money, nor am I going to ask for it." Ohnoushy, Norman didn't buy a word I said. With that said, he didn't argue with me. Instead, he signaled for me to get into the car.. I hopped on happily and aded, "Where are we going?"

Norman churided and deliberately said, "I'm abducting you and selling you off to traffickers in the suburbs."

[ pursed my lips. "You would't die."

Noctian smiled "der, your intelligence isn't as low as 1 thought. You're more than the silly lock you pot" Ted "I'm not silly at all."

That was when my phone rang 1 took a look at it and answered in chirpily, "Hi, Logan What do you need?" ogan paused brartly on the other end of the phone and asked, "Where are you? Why aren't you at home?" Tuesponded, "Tmat Will's gallery, and I sold a lot of paintings earlier.

Lopen and, who bought them? I

thought and decided would answer truthfully,'

Norman did-Norman Wood"

"Hello? Hello

All of a sudden, there was complete silence on the other side of the phone. I called out quriously,

I's voice rose over the phone again, but he sounded a bit stern this time. "Pass the phone to Norman."

I did as I was told Norman said sarcastically. "Gee, here comes the interrogation."

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sually put the phone on loudspeaker mode and asked leisurely, "What lii, Logan?"

Logan's voice turned colder. "Why did you buy paintings at the galleryhi

Norman charked as he drove the car. The renovation at my villa is done. It's not that strange for me to buy some paintings, Logan."

Logan said kily, “There are a lot of painting unting in the storage at our house. Don't buy toomany"

Notman protested. "The paintings at the house ate too expensive. I don't deserve them."

Logan seemed to be stamped by Norman's erratic response. He asked coldly, "Where are you taking Aut? Send me an address." Normas chuckled "Ariana jait did business with me, and she insists on buying an expensive meal"

Logan pepaaded, "The adieu!"

The temperature by the car seemed to have dropped sharply.