Richard sat down and glanced at his Mom. What is wrong, he knows his dad and he can tell when he is not his usual vibrant self. He hadnât been acting normal after the party the previous day.
âIs there something I donât know?â Richard asked. He waited a bit because his Mom wasnât saying anything. Eventually his dad descended the stairs.
âGet me medicine, Richard. I am not feeling wellâ Jane said. Adrian walked over and asked âwhat is wrong with you, my love?â
âI feel my heart is palpitating, â Jane said. Adrian Delmark sighed softly âwe will cross this phase together, we will be alrightâ he assured her.
âI will get you your medicine. But can someone tell me whatâs going on here?â Richard asked.
âSomething that you also need to know, dearest nephewâ Derick declared. He came over and said âTell him, Richard is an adult and can take itâ
âThat means everyone knows what is going on except meâ Richard declared. Adrian said he should come over to the sitting room.
Jane and Derick didnât follow. Only Richard and his dad went to the sitting room.
âYou have a sister, Richard â Adrian declared. As if that is not enough he continued âyour uncle just told me about her. I have to find her, â Adrian announced.
Arianna got busy the entire day in the office. She was designing and was able to make a few drafts and had them submitted to Chaseâs office.
Stanley and Lily Ambrose tried to peep into her work, but Chase made it impossible. It wasnât long when the rumours of Arianna Jason and the second master dating each other spread all over the conglomerate.
Arianna and Jaceâs relationship remained a secret. Besides Chase, Eduardo and Jaceâs bodyguards, no one else knows that Arianna is the bossâ woman.
Two days later, Eduardo walked into Jaceâs office and submitted a brown envelope to him. Jace Hudson glared at Eduardo and the latter gave a shrug.
He waved at him to leave. He hoped his guesses were true. He had issued an order to Eduardo to find out if Arianna was related to Senator Adrian Delmark.
He even ordered him to do it quickly, giving him an automaton of two days. And the result of the investigation arrived. He tore it open and saw itâs a DNA report.
His eyes glued to the final interpretation 99. 9â¦. Jace slammed the report on the desk and sighed softly.
Arianna wants to know her father. Did her father really want to know her? Does he care about her or is eager to find her? Did he even know sheâs his daughter?
He asked if heâs met her before. No, he hadnât met, she had left him, she left his body and thatâs why blood calls for blood and he didnât recognise her as a part of him.
Richard is her brother. No wonder that guy was worried sick about Arianna. At a time, he thought he was dating her, or having a crush on her.
But itâs nothing like that. He was subconsciously looking after his sister. He was watching her as a friend but the impulse is that of a brother. The connection between them is attracting them to each other.
They are both Senator Adrianâs children. He will be quiet and watch. Perhaps Arianna would find a clue, leading her to Senator Adrian.
When Jace arrived home, Arianna was nowhere to be found. He called George and asked him where his boss was.
George said she hadnât been out. Jace decided to call her. Arianna answered her phone and told Jace sheâs in the guest room, going through her stuff.
Jace understood. Since he wouldnât Arianna step out of the house to go to the apartment where her things were, he asked his men to bring those belongings and keep them in the guest room Jace got in and saw Arianna had checked through her motherâs belongings. All she saw were documents of ownership of the house, cars and a huge bank savings.
A folded paper was found and itâs written â¦if at any time, you found yourself thrown out by your father, Ned Jason. Go to Adrian Delmark, tell him you are my daughterâ¦
He wondered if she truly knew who she was. He saw her differently and nodded quietly to himself, sheâs indeed Senator Adrianâs daughter. The slight semblance he saw in her before became ambiguous to him.
âAnything that might help you find your father?â Jace asked, stepping farther into the room and sitting on the sofa before her.
âNothing. Except that Mom said I should go to Adrian Delmark if ever I was thrown out. Do you think my mom was talking about Senator Adrian?â Arianna asked.
âHow am I supposed to know, My love? Letâs find out if there are any other Adrian Delmark in Z-Cityâ Jace replied pretentiously.
âWhy wonât my Mom leave me a clue? I donât know who her friends are, her family or anyone. Besides Ned Jason, I donât know anyone who knows my mother.
Was she a lone ranger? Doesnât she have friends or family? No one who might be able to tell me who my father was? How do I know now?â Arianna complained.
She was almost sobbing. She placed the piece of paper down and looked disappointed. Why wouldnât her Mom leave a clue behind? To have written that note means she knows a day would come when she would need her and she wouldnât be there.
She turned and glanced at Jace âI donât know who my people are. Who is my father, who are my family, my relatives, uncle, Aunt, cousins. Who am I?
Whatâs my true identity? Why am I a tree whose root cannot be traced. I am all alone, am lost, Jace, I am lostâ Arianna sniffled. She cleaned her tears, her mood sore.
âYou have a family, Arianna. You may not know them as your family, but they already love you. Besides, you have me, you have Eli, you have Richard, Genesis, Chase and you can find parents in my dad and mom.
You have us all, what else do you want? We donât love you less than your dad would have done. You both will eventually acknowledge each other.
And that day, when you look into his eyes, and he looks at you, you will recognise each other. You will see your face in his face and he will see his blood run through your face. Be patient, the wait will soon be overâJace Hudson declared with a nod of affirmation.
Arianna smiled through her tears. She nodded, she agreed with Jace. Since sheâs interested in it now, it only means that she is closer than sheâd ever been.