The entire hall was filled with noise, people were still murmuring. They couldn't believe that Darien was going to marry Arizona. Most people knew the two of them were never on good terms. They only knew that Arizona was obsessed with Darien, but they didn't know Darien was willing to marry her.
Arizona left the stage and she couldn't stop smiling. As soon as she left, Williams climbed the stage, he went and he stood behind the pulpit.
"Yes. My future daughter in law is right," Williams face was expressionless, "they are getting married on the last saturday of this month."
"Wow, that's so early." The people continued whispering.
Darien was so shocked to hear the date of his wedding announced in public. He was getting more furious, he squeezed his hands together and he was forcing a smile. Ivy stood beside and she was holding her tears. She knew if she faced Darien, she was going to cry rivers of water.
Arizona was walking towards Darien and she was giving him a sly smile. Darien was frowning as she was approaching. She walked to him and she held his right hand.
"Awwwn, they make a lovely couple." The crowd were staring at them and they kept admiring them.
Some people were already snapping and they started posting it online.
Ivy was so suffocated and she couldn't take it anymore. Darien stared at her and he didn't know what to do. He was left in a dilemma, he had to pick between the person he loves or his father's choice.
Ivy glanced at Darien and their eyes were facing opposite each other. Tears rolled through Ivy's eye. She squeezed her hands together and her eyes met with Arizona.
She was starting to become a nuisance to them, she probably thought they weren't meant to be. She cleaned her eyes and she forced a smile. She turned around and she left the party.
When Ivy left, it felt like he lost something valuable. He wasn't sure, his mind was going crazy and he needed to do something, before things fell out of hands. He stared at her leave the party and he wanted to follow her. Arizona held his hands tightly.
Emily saw Ivy leave the party, she followed her. She saw Ivy running on the street and it didn't look like she was looking for a cab. Emily ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
"Ivy! Ivy! Ivy!" Emily screamed very loud.
Ivy heard Emily's voices, she turned back and she saw Emily. Tears kept rolling through Ivy's eyes and she looked like she was just served breakfast. Emily was already worried, she ran to her friend and she faced opposite her.
She held her shoulders and she felt heart broken to see her friend crying like this. Ivy continued crying and she didn't stop, she was pouring tears and she was a mess.
"What happened?" Emily sounded like she was about to cry.
Ivy cried and she made a crying voice. She tightened her eyes and she hugged Emily tightly.
"Why did I fall in love?" Ivy was still crying and she was now vibrating and making crying noise.
Emily patted her back and she scrolled her hair. Ivy was still crying and Emily didn't know what to do. Ivy cried for more than ten minutes and she was still in the same position.
Ivy finally got control of herself, she cleaned her eyes and they sat at the street chair. It was late in the night, around 12:00am.
They sat beside each other, Ivy was at the left and Emily was at the right. There was silence and Emily was waiting for Ivy to tell her the truth.
"Now that you are all calm, tell me the truth." Emily looked worried and curious to know what happened.
"I fell in love with Darien." Tears poured down from her eyes again.
Emily rose a brow, she was doubting it but she wasn't sure at all.
"What do you mean?!" Emily squeezed her face and she sounded surprised.
"I don't know how it happened, but I just couldn't control my heart." Ivy placed her leg on the bench and she covered her face with her hand and she continued crying, she rested her head on her kneel and she was still covering her face.
She was making noise and she was crying. She just couldn't stop. Tears rolled from Emily's eyes. She quickly cleaned it, she had to stay strong. She patted her back slowly and she held her tears back.
"It's not your fault, I blame love." Emily was trying to convince her but Ivy was still in the position and she was even crying more.
*****
"Why don't we go grab a drink?" Doris faced Arizona and she was smiling.
"Yes you're right. The party is all over." Arizona smiled back at her.
"We should also invite Drake and Lilly, it's also a victory for all of us." Doris suggested.
"Okay." Arizona winked at her.
Doris left and see called her brother and her sister in law. They came back to Arizona and they were all smiling.
"Let's drink to our hearts content!" Drake said with a happy voice.
The left the party and they all went to a restaurant. They booked the restaurant privately for only the four of them. There was a table and two chairs facing opposite each other.
Doris and Arizona sat at the first two chairs at the left. While Drake and Lilly sat at the two chairs opposite them.
"What would you like ma'am?" The waitress had a smile and she looked extremely neat and beautiful.
"We want to drink our selves tonight, so, we want 10 bottles of alcohol." Arizona answered the waitress smiling.
The waitress went back and see came back with two other waiter. They dropped the bottles on the table and they left four cups on the table. When they finished, they left them alone.
They poured the drink and they were drinking slowly. There was silence and they stared at each other awkwardly.
"Things are going in your way Arizona." He forged a smile and he poured the cup of alcohol into his mouth. "Don't forget our deal."
Drake faced Lilly and they were smiling at each other. The main reason why they were happy, was because of the deal they made.
Arizona poured the drink in her cup and she gushed it into her mouth. She glared at Drake and see banged her cup on the table, which made an unpleasant noise.
"You two are such idiots." Arizona gave a sarcastic laugh and she glared at him again. "Why do you think I will go abroad with Darien? When I can easily become the wife of the chairperson."
Arizona scoffed at them, she smirked at them and poured herself another cup, she gushed it into her mouth.
"Arizona what are you saying?!" Drake banged his hand on the table and he was frowning, he was panting and his eyes were fixed to Arizona.
"Yes, I am betraying you, I really don't need you guys anymore." Arizona smirked and she gushed another cup in her mouth.
"You must be drunk! You're drunk!" Drake was screaming and he couldn't bare being betrayed by her. This was his only last hope.
"I am perfectly fine." She gushed another cup into her mouth. "You guys are so stupid. Why would I run abroad with Darien."
She took the final cup and she only took half of it. She stood and carried her bag. She smirked at them again and she walked away.
"Arizona! Arizona!" Drake was screaming her name and he felt so betrayed.
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THE BILLIONAIRE'S CHOICE
RomanceDarien Maccurly, a renowned billionaire, and the next CEO of DDC and next chairperson of the company. He always abide by his father, he had no say to his life, his father made decision on his behalf and never asked his opinion about it. At the night...
