Chapter 63 - The Disappointment

Two days later, Arria arrived in the resort looking like a young supermodel, just like her supermodel aunt Eva. Her grandmother Sophia the 'Diva,' made sure of that. It was a joyous reunion for the Go family.

Eva only stayed long enough to say hello to everyone before leaving right away. However, she promised to come back after the fashion show to spend a couple of days with them.

The children were already at the beach playing around and swimming when Arria arrived, so she was disappointed when she didn't see any of them in the villa.

"Mommy, where is everyone?" She asked sadly. All the excitement was gone from her beautiful eyes.

"Who are you looking for? What do you mean, everyone? Do you need anyone besides your mother and me?" Jeff teased as he came in from the garden behind their villa overlooking the beach.

"Daddy!!!!" Shouted Arria as she ran towards her father and jumped on him.

"Whoa! Slow down, child! Are you trying to kill your father?" He complained, hugging his baby girl tightly. "How was the flight? It was very long, right?" He added as he released Arria.

Once Jeff let go of Arria, she excitedly ran towards the open sliding door out to the garden where she could see the other children playing around.

"Ohhh, there they are! Wow, I love it! It's so beautiful here. Mom, dad! Can I go out there with them?" She was shouting from outside towards the villa where Ann and Jeff were. She then saw someone looking in her direction that looked like Ava from afar. She waved her hands to get her attention while shouting as loud as she could.

"Hello!!! Big sister!!! Big brother!!! Hello!!!" However, she was too far away for them to hear. 

She quickly went back inside the villa. "Mommy, can I join them, please!" She couldn't stand still while waiting for her mother to give her approval.

Ann looked at her husband. Jeff nodded quickly, and Arria saw it. "Thank you! Mommy, daddy! Bye!" She then ran off without knowing how to get to the beach.

"Go with her!" Shouted Jeff to one of the bodyguards that were standing by the door.

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Arria was running so fast that when suddenly she collided with someone. Both of them fell to the ground.

The bodyguard that was following her swiftly ran towards her to help her up. However, one of the men that was with the person she bumped into helped her up already.

"Are you alright, miss?" Asked the young man she collided with while still holding Arria. 

Arria quickly moved a few steps back and began dusting her clothes, "I'm fine, thank you!" She then turned her attention to the young girl that she collided with. "I'm sorry! I didn't..." She didn't get to finish apologizing. The person she bumped into began scolding her.

"You should look where you're going. You don't own the resort, you know!" She then smirked before turning her attention to the person that helped Arria and started acting pitiful. 

Arria's features suddenly changed. Her mouth was tightly closed while her nostrils were flaring. She was ready for a fight. Who did this girl think she was to speak to her like that? 

'What did she say? I don't own the resort? Let me tell you then...' Arria thought angrily to herself.

"I already apologized to you. Why do you have to be so mean? For your information, whoever you are, my family does own the resort! got that!" She then turned around and continued towards the beach.

The young girl was dumbfounded, unable to utter a word after that. The young man with her was secretly enjoying the scene. However, he was too much of a gentleman to let his companion see that.

Just as they were about to continue towards the beach, another young man and young woman arrived.

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When Arria arrived at the beach area, the children were playing volleyball. 

James, Ava, and Akira were on one team while Pearl, Ashton, and Jeffrey were on another team. It was a heated competition between Ashton and James, both trying to show off. Neither one wanted to lose to one another, and it was fun for the others to watch.

Arria just stood on the side for a moment; she didn't want the identical good-looking young men to stop playing. Then suddenly, her eyes shone like 1000 watts light bulbs when she recognized their faces. 'But... how?' She thought to herself; she then shrieked before quickly covering her mouth.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing. How could it be possible? She knew for sure that one of them was Ashton, the lead singer of the idol group EXODUS! She started hyperventilating.

Ava heard someone shriek and stopped to turn to look who it was. "Arria!!!" She shouted as she ran towards her younger sister. Everyone else stopped to see where she was going.

Then they saw a young girl standing in a shaded area, a little further away from them. Jeffrey immediately recognized his little sister and also ran to greet her. Everyone followed right behind him.

After the siblings finished hugging, Ava introduced Arria to Pearl since Akira already knew her already. She then introduced her to James and then Ashton next.  Arria, with a smile on her face, greeted everyone. But then she focused her attention all on Ashton.

"Wow! I didn't know you had a twin brother as handsome as you." She shyly commented while looking back and forth at the twins.

Ashton could only smile in return for the young girl's comment. 

"If my older sister didn't tell me that you were Asthon, I would never be able to tell the difference between you two. Hahaha!" Added Arria while still holding on to her older sister's arm.

When James heard what Arria said, a half-smile appeared on his face for a moment. He was happy deep inside that Ava could tell the difference between him and Ashton. He would not have a problem in the future... 

Then it occurred to him that she was no longer his betrothed... His face suddenly turned cold before excusing himself and leaving...

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Ava was disappointed when she heard James say that he would be heading back to the villa to rest before dinner. Her gaze followed him as he disappeared from the corner of her eyes.

Although she was no longer interested in hanging around the beach, she had to stay for the sake of not being too obvious. Arria joined their volleyball game to replace James.. It was now two girls and one boy on each team.