All Chapters of Lost In The Middle of Nowhere: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

When did it all go wrong?"Stephan, wait, listen to me, please—"BANG!

"Haha, all those expensive outfits and I heard she stepped out of a taxi.""Who does she think she is, wearing the latest clothes when her credit cards were all blocked?""I'm surprised she's even able to buy those brands. Wasn't she blacklisted by her mother from a few designer stores?""Hmph, she probably had to ask someone to buy it for her. How shameful!"If she heard any of the gossips about her, Ariana didn't show any signs of it having an effect on her. She kept her eyes focused on the screen of her phone, scrolling through the list of 'What's New' on Fashion Nova with an indifferent expression. So what if she could still wear designer brands? If it had been anyone else, they would've cracked severely while facing the endless p

From Quinn's sobbing and look of helplessness, Ariana deemed it possible. The hospital actually ran out of blood! Knowing Quinn, the petty actress was definitely going to complain to her parents! The Navarros were not a force to be messed with. Their power and wealth was even crazier than the Montmorencys, and their influence was endless, putting them in first place in the Big Five.With a hand in different businesses ranging from hotels, oils, restaurants, military, government and politics, they were a very powerful family with immense backings. Not only that, the Navarros ran the Underworld; La Famiglia, a system which ran deep in the state and extended to other parts of the world. While they kept their affiliations to the Underworld under wraps, it was a well known fact that the family were still active.After composing hers

After Talon had readily agreed to the plan within the span of three seconds, Ariana know she was cornered by the Navarro siblings with no where to run to. Thankfully, before she could be dragged further into Quinn's scheme's, the actress was whisked away by her parents who called and asked her to go back to the hospital since they had just arrived and they wanted to check up on their eldest son. Before she left, Quinn ensured to leave enough money to split the bill in half. Ariana polished off the last of her burger, paid the bill and then left. By the time she got home, she was too tired to do anything so after her night routine, she threw herself on the bed and fell asleep in less than a minute.  •••••The next morning,

Start my own company, huh?Ariana scrolled through the page on the laptop screen, reading something before picking up her pen and writing something on the notepad on the counter next to her. Her father had left in a hurry for an important meeting and shortly after, Vanessa was rushing the twins out of the house to get to school on time before she hurried over to work to meet her first client of the day. Ariana didn't have anything planned for the day and after her father planted the seed in her head, like a parasite, it grew nagging and persistent, until she went into her father's study and took one of his spare laptops. She settled herself at the kitchen island in the large sunny space and started to work on a rough draft.Ariana needed an idea, and what better way to get it than to draw inspiration from those who had already

Sebastian stood quietly, watching his boss slip his feet into a lair of expensive Italian leather shoes. He didn't know if it was scientifically possible for someone to recover from an almost fatal accident in a matter of three days, but serving loyally at the side of the Navarro Enterprise's CEO, he had seen quite enough in the past four years; enough to know that it was foolish to put the impossible past the Navarros."What's on the agenda for today?" Elliot spoke up, straightening his Armani suit jacket.Sebastian held up the tablet he had tucked under his hand and tapped around on the screen before replying. "You have a meeting with the President of Robinson's Designs at 9—and no, you can not send a representative, your signature is needed.""Why?"

Over the next few days, Ariana busied herself with her company, organizing a budget for the launch. Getting designers to join her team wouldn't be as hard as snagging a sponsor or two. She would be extremely fortunate to meet some at the Designer Conference and she wanted to be fully prepared. Between her constant plague of nightmares and her late nights and long days working in her proposal, she barely managed to get a wink of sleep, and when she finally did, she found herself sitting in her father's jet on her way to London for her sister's birthday party.The party was expected to start at 7:30 pm and Ariana had arrived in London at 6:15 pm. That gave her an hour and some to get to the venue without being late. Since her flight was quite lengthy, Landon had arranged for a team of personal stylist to accompany Ariana. They got to work

"Is this twenty-three year old business tycoon, Elliot Navarro's girlfriend?""Breaking news: King Pin Elliot Navarro spotted leaving the banquet of Seraphina Montmorency with his girlfriend Ariana Montmorency at his side!""Is there romance in the air? Ariana Montmorency and Elliot Navarro leave the birthday banquet together through the back entrance!""How many days until the wedding?!"It had barely been two days yet the internet showed no signs of letting the incident at Seraphina's birthday banquet lay to rest.The expensive attire worn by the guests and the shocking appearances of the rarest celebrities barely made headlines for more than thr

If Ariana had known that Quinn and Talon had joined heads to scheme and pair her with the ruthless King Pin, she would have found every excuse under the sun to avoid meeting Quinn the next day.Standing in her bathroom, she quickly replied to Quinn's iMessage before dropping her phone on a counter a distance away from her. She pulled her silky black Chanel bathrobe tighter around her before reaching for her makeup bag. She had an important meeting that morning so she had to ensure she looked good, even though she wasn't one for wearing much make-up.Fifteen minutes later, she gave her face a satisfying once over before packing everything back into her makeup bag. Leaving her bathroom, she ventured back into her closet to choose something to wear. She settled on a black long-sleeved turtle neck dress which stopped at her knees. She paire

After eating, the girls decided to make their final run through the mall before parting ways. Quinn had volunteered for her driver to drop Ariana home after she dropped out at the studio but Ariana declined. She planned to hail a cab back to her apartment. Taking out her phone to check her messages while she walked, her eyes bulged when she saw the amount of missed calls from her father.Her father had been in Syndey for an extra week since the banquet so his calls signaled that he had just landed in Melbourne and his personal security had informed him of the headlines he had missed.Oh how peachy!Ariana gulped nervously. While her father wasn't as strict as most, he definitely put the 'protect' in overprotective! Ariana didn't usually walk around with her bodyguards