"I love you too." It sounded like music to his ears.
They faced opposite each other and they were left speechless. He walked closer to her, and he hugged her tightly. She felt his heart beat.
She wrapped her hand around him. While he wrapped his hand around her waist.
"I will take you home." They stopped hugging and they faced opposite each other.
She smiled at him and nodded. He went inside his compound and he drove his car towards her. She opened the door and she sat next to him. She did her seat belt and she faced front.
He drove for a while and there was awkward silence. He faced her and he saw her looking straight. He faced front, since he was driving.
"I promise you, I will never marry Arizona." He broke the silence. "If you are thinking about it, it is never going to happen."
"I know you will never marry her." She faced him. "I won't have come to your house, if I knew you were going to marry her."
He faced her and he faced front again. He smiled widely and he was impressed. He used his right hand to hold her left hand tightly. He used his other hand to drive.
*****
Chinaza entered the staff room uninvited, and immediately everyone greeted her and they were all scared of her. She was holding a brown envelop, along with her black bag. She wore a long black gown and a black heels. She packed her hair in a bun and she had lots of makeup on, which made her look younger than forty.
She walked to Jeremy, one of the staff member. She had a strict face and he was extremely scared. He thought she wanted to hand over the letter to him.
"Where is Ivy Makenzie? Mr Darien secretary." She gave him a dangerous look and she sounded dangerous.
"S-s-she is in the office." Jeremy kept stammering.
She smirked and she went towards Darien office. She knocked and she still had that strict face. She had known Darien since he was a child. She had hated his personality, he never engaged himself with people and he left himself out.
"Come in." He commanded.
Chinaza opened the door and she saw Darien settling out some files, and he didn't bother looking at her. She walked to him and she hid the envelope inside her bag. She sat opposite him and he finally glanced at her.
"Good day." He bowed his head. "What brings you here?"
"I would like to meet with your secretary." She said.
"Why?" He knew very well that she was Arizona secretary and she worked for her faithfully.
"I have important matters to discuss with her." She lied.
"She is in her office there." He pointed his index finger and he directed her to Ivy.
She stood and she bowed her head. She walked towards Ivy office and she bought the sack letter out of her bag, without him noticing.
She entered Ivy's office, without knocking. Ivy remembered her face and she was shocked to see her. She smiled and she bowed her head.
"Have your seat." Ivy pointed her right hand towards the seat opposite her.
Chinaza smiled a little, she sat opposite her.
"I have nothing much to say." She placed the envelope on her table. "You are fired!"
Chinaza frowned her face and she had a reluctant look. She stood and she was about leaving. Ivy took the envelope and she squeezed it.
"Squeezing it doesn't change anything." She smirked and she was about leaving.
She turned around and she was so shocked to see Darien. She widened her eyes and she saw Darien smiling at her.
"Who gave you the right to fire her?" His smile turned into a frown.
He walked towards Ivy and he collected the envelope from her. He torn it into pieces and threw it into the dustbin.
"Call Arizona now!" Darien screamed.
Chinaza was so scared, she hoped she didn't lose her job because of Arizona madness. She took her phone and she dialed Arizona number. Her hands were trembling. After few seconds, Arizona picked and she put it on speaker.
"Have you fired her?" She sounded happy.
Darien dragged the phone from her hands and he was frowning.
"Come to my office now!" He commanded and he hanged the call.
The three of them waited for Arizona for more than twenty minutes. She entered Darien office and she was socked to see all of them in Ivy's office. She knew that Chinaza failed.
She entered the office and she walked to Darien. She smiled at him and she held his hand.
"Why do you need her?" She frowned a little. "We are about to get married, it is my right to get jealous of her."
He removed his hand forcefully from hers and he was frowning.
"I have a serious matter to discuss with you." He sounded serious.
"What is that?" She sounded scared and she hoped that her worse fears didn't come true.
"I am breaking off this alliance with you." Arizona fell to the ground. "Let's talk about this somewhere else."
He dragged her from the floor and he held her right hand. He dragged her, since she couldn't move her body from the shock. He held her hand softly and he took her out of his office. People stared at them awkwardly.
He took her into the elevator. He took her to the first floor and she remained silent. She was still in shock from his words. Her worst fears came to pass. He took her out of the company.
They crossed the road and he took her to the coffee shop which was opposite the company. They sat opposite each other and there was silence. He stood and he came back with two cups of coffee. He placed one in front of her and he sat opposite her, with his own cup in his hand.
Arizona remained silent, she had not recover from the shock.
"I had told you countless time, I don't love you and I had never found myself interested in you." Darien spoke calmly.
Tears dropped from Arizona eyes and she looked at him in the eyes.
"I have loved you since we were kids. Do you think I will stop if you say you are not getting married to me?" She scoffed.
She cleaned her eyes and glared at him.
"If you break this alliance, I promise you, you will lose everything." She threatened him.
She cleaned her eyes with her hand. She smirked at him and she stood from the chair. She took the drink and threw it to the ground.
Darien stood and he faced her. He was boiling with anger.
"If you force yourself on me or try to threaten me, I will file for a retraining order." He sounded serious. "I will make sure you lose everything you have ever owned. I will remove your father from the company."
Arizona was surprised. He had never threatened her like this.
"You will have to marry me." She walked out of the coffee shop.
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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...
