553: HEATED

ARIEL'S POV "You know what, Ariel?" Luke shook his head. "I can't keep on arguing with you. You can have a nice day. I'm going to get ready for work. At least I'll have some peace there." He turned and began to walk away, his posture rigid with anger. "Oh, so now you're just going to walk away from this, huh? You're going to avoid the issue, right?" I called out to him. He stopped at the foot of the stairs and turned back to face me, his expression steely. "I'm not avoiding anything, Ariel. I'm just realizing that there's no point in talking to you when you're not willing to listen." "I'm not willing to listen?" I blurted immediately. "Come on, Luke, what the hell is wrong with you?" "What's wrong with me?" He snapped. "What's wrong with me is that I made a mistake, and now I'm trying to make it right. But you're not willing to forgive. You're not willing to even try to understand." I shook my head. "I am trying to understand, Luke. But I need you to take responsibility for what