The moment Trey left the room, Ariana picked up her phone and made a call.
Early the next morning, Trey had breakfast prepared and personally came to wake Ariana.
The instant he pushed open the door, he froze.
The room had been cleaned spotless. Even the wardrobe had been emptied.
"Where is she?"
He rushed out of the room and immediately demanded answers from the household maids. The servants exchanged bewildered looks. None of them even knew when Ariana had left.
He quickly dialed her number. The call connected, but no one answered.
Trey kept calling again and again. Just as he was on the verge of breaking down, her voice finally came through the receiver.
"Ariana, are you still angry with me? You're driving me crazy with worry. Tell me where you are, and I'll come pick you up right now, okay?"
Hearing her voice at last, Trey clung to it like a drowning man grasping a lifeline, pleading desperately.
Ariana's tone, however, remained calm.
"Trey, do you want to be with me because you love me, or because I can help you get revenge on Khloe?"
"You silly girl, of course it's because I love you!"
His answer came instantly, without the slightest hesitation.
The line fell silent for a moment before Ariana spoke again.
"In that case, let's go back."
"What did you say?"
Trey was stunned.
Slowly, Ariana said, "I want to go home. I'm at the airport right now. If you come here immediately, I'll wait for you, and we can return to Yustonia together. By then, Khloe probably won't make things difficult for your family anymore."
"Ariana..."
Trey took a deep breath, his thoughts racing while his voice grew softer and gentler.
"I know you've suffered a lot, and I promised I'd go back with you. I fully intend to keep that promise. But Olympus is still a complete mess right now. Didn't you tell me before that I needed to build my career successfully before meeting your parents?"
"Trey, if you come back to Yustonia with me, I'll marry you. From that day forward, there won't be any more support or financial assistance from my parents. But I believe that as long as we're willing to work hard, our life won't be too difficult."
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