Chapter 146 - Aaron Wesley (1/2)
”Ms. Chen, Camille is my friend and -”
Daniella cut her out by calling her name, ”Look, you give me what I want and I will return the favor,” she puckered her lips, ”if you don't do what I want then I will destroy your company.”
”Are you threatening me?” Caitlyn exclaimed.
”hm...” Daniella sighed, ”yeah... I think the right word is 'threat'.”
”You are crazy!”
”I am more of a psycho actually,” Daniella laughed faintly which sounded like a robot, ”what about this...” she blew a sigh and looked up at the ceiling, ”the judge that handling the custody case you have for your daughter. What if I convince him to give the custody to you instead of your husband, will that change your mind?”
The other line went silent, it was just Caitlyn's heavy breathing.
”Can- you do that?” Caitlyn stuttered on the other line, ”the judge and my ex are best friends I don't think it's possible.”
”I will have someone deliver your daughter tomorrow at your doorstep.”
”Really? Then yes, absolutely!” Caitlyn's voice broken down and she said those words in between her sobs, ”who are you really?”
The way Caitlyn cried for her daughter it warmed Daniella's heart. She suddenly remembered how her mother cried when they reunited after they escaped the laboratory.
Clearing her throat to remove the painful memories, Daniella spoke, ”just someone who gives favor in exchange for a favor.”
”If you get my daughter, then yes, I will make anyone be the cover of my magazine.”
”Great!” Daniella rose from her chair and walked towards the door, ”Please call Ray and set the date for the photo shoot.”
Saying that she ended the phone and walked in the hallway of the hotel where the press conference for Scarlet's debut was happening.
As she waited for the elevator door, a voice which was so familiar sounded from somewhere, Daniella looked around and saw a man who just came out of room walking towards her.
The man who saved her from killing herself, he's walking towards her while he was busy talking to someone on the phone.
”I will meet you downstairs.”
It was the same voice as before, Daniella's heart stopped for a moment to see James Park.
Her feet moved backward; her body suddenly felt weak that she dropped her handbag as she tried to run towards the fire exit.
”Hey, it's you.”
Another voice spoke, the door of the fire exit was opened and when Daniella raised her face, she found Aaron Wesley standing in front of her with a camera hanging on his neck beside the ID with the word 'PRESS' imprinted on it.
Her eyes swelled, she looked at James' direction who was now staring at her with narrowed eyes.
”Ella?” James asked uncertainty was in his voice.
Daniella immediately grabbed the strap of her bag and rushed downstairs, her heart pulsated and she didn't know why.
She can't talk to James now, not after their last conversation.
She ran as if she's escaping a ghost, her hand holding her bag suddenly got tired from hauling it.
When she finally reached the ground floor, Daniella rested a hand on her chest. Standing on the last step of the stairs, she looked at her side.
Her eyes blinked in confusion, the strap she's holding was not her bag strap rather, it was the strap of the camera hanging on Aaron's neck.
She gulped hard, ”wait,” her mind froze for a moment, ”where's my bag?”