Bewitched His Soul

Aria slowly opened her eyes, it was blurred, she could not see anything clearly. Her head was aching and her whole body felt like she was surrounded by needles. She had doubts whether she was kidnapped or died and straightway went to heaven since she felt she was in an unfamiliar place.

A few minutes later, when she felt a little better she noticed she was in a large white room, there weren't many things around and nobody was there. She tried to get up and go to see if anyone was outside, but her legs decided not to support her and she fell back into bed.

"You're awake," a masculine voice came from behind her. When Aria turned around, she found Travis standing at the door.

"Travis, what are you doing here? How come I ended up here? Where are we?" Aria started shooting all her questions.

"First get back into the bed, then I will answer all your questions," Travis covered her with a blanket and sat on the chair next to the bed.

"Yesterday as soon as I found you, you fainted in my arms. I brought you to my suite, your body was hot and you were running a fever, so I called a doctor to check upon you," Travis explained.

Aria now realized that the man she collided with was none other than Travis.

"Why were you at my office yesterday," Aria asked.

"Don't you remember that day I called you, I told you I would come to attend your first exhibition. My flight got delayed a little bit, so I was late," Travis stated. Aria remembered she was reading Justin's card from the flower bouquet and did not heed any attention to Travis.

"Tell me one thing, why were you running in the heavy rain," Travis growled. Aria flinched hearing his harsh tone, Travis rarely got angry, but once he gets pissed the outcome will not be good.

Travis was a replica of his father, Tristan Ambrosio both in terms of looks and personality. He was an introverted person who did not enjoy anything except work. He had a few close knit friends and spent his evening reading books or watching documentaries.

His father was his backbone and guided him in every stage of his life. Most people were fooled by his calm and polite demeanor, but he was like a predator silently watching in the dark and attacking his prey at their weakest. Travis was very calculative and always had a plan before executing anything.

Being the son of Travis and Ava, he inherited their best features and was obviously handsome. His dressing style tended to be more light and soft colors. His hobbies included playing football and chess. He was champion in chess and always locked himself in the room and kept on mastering various moves.

"I was searching for my car. There were so many guests and I forgot where I parked," Aria lied. Travis did not seem to believe her, but did not push the issue seeing she was ill.

"How are you feeling now?" Travis touched her forehead and was relieved that her temperature has gone down.

"I am good, where is my phone? I need to go to the office," Aria said.

"Even if you don't have a fever, you still need to take a rest. Call your office and apply for a leave ," Travis commanded.

"What, no way. I cannot miss my work," Aria tried to get up but halted her actions when Travis narrowed his eyes.

"I'll Call and inform your office," Travis made a few calls and after some time a staff came holding a tray, which had some light breakfast and medicine.

"Uhhh, medicines are so bitter, can I skip them?" Aria groaned.

"Ya sure, if you want to spend another two days in bed," Travis placed the plate in front of her.

When she ate breakfast Travis sat next to her all the time making sure there was nothing left on the plate. After she took the medicine she felt dizzy and went back to sleep while he went to the living room to do his work.

It was evening when she got up and on the side table next to her was her cellphone and handbag. There was a note from Travis stating he would return for dinner and if she needed anything she could call him.

There were so many messages, some were congratulating her, one was from Piper asking how she was feeling, and the last one was from Justin informing her that he was going abroad for two weeks due to work and asked her not to miss him too much.

Aria thanked everyone and messaged Piper that she will join her at work tomorrow and she was feeling much better after taking her medicine. She did not reply to Justin's message and rolled her eyes when he acted so affectionate.

Who will miss him? After what she witnessed yesterday, Justin and Josie made out in the corridor. She will never let them affect her so much again. She decided once Justin returned back to the office, she would make everything clear to him.

Yesterday there was such an important event and she was so occupied that she did not get a chance to talk to Justin alone.

She noticed there was a pair of clothes on the table, so she went to take a bath. Later, she was watching television when Travis returned back from work.

He removed his coat, tie and folded his shirt sleeves.

"Do you want to go down to the dinner hall or should I order takeaway?" Travis asked.

"I'm bored, I was trapped here all day, let's go down," Aria put on a thin jacket to keep herself warm.

Travis and Aria were in the elevator when she asked, "Did you just come to Italy to watch my exhibition. "

"No, I had some work and your exhibition was also happening in the same week," Travis replied.

"How long are you staying?" Aria asked as the elevator door opened.

"It depends whether the other party will agree to my deal," Travis guided her to the dining hall.

"You are Travis Ambrosio who has the guts to refuse you?" Aria was curious. Even though she stayed away from business she knows that Travis was a smart businessman who always doubled the investors money.

"They did not refuse me, I have yet to offer my proposition," Travis passed the menu to her.

"Ohh, are you waiting for the perfect time?" Aria ticked whatever dishes she liked.

"Something like that," Travis replied.

"Good luck, I hope you finalize the deal as soon as possible," Aria stated.

"I am not in a hurry this time, the end goal is too important for me to mess it up," Travis smirked.

After dinner Travis watched the news while Aria played on her mobile.. He had a suite with five rooms and both of them went to sleep in different rooms after bidding goodbye.