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A PACT TO LOVE CHAPTER 168
ETHAN P.OV*BEFORE THE TRIP TO ROME*It was so very late in the night so I decided to just crash in William's place just for the night and just staying here was like a way for me to get closer to Bailey. I knew that deep down she must have something for me but was just trying hard to stay away from it because of William.I was going to bed when a knock on the door disrupted my sleep. I groaned out of frustration and got up only to be met with Gianna who looked at me with a small smile on her face.I checked the time and turned back to look at her again, with confusion written on my face as it felt a little diverse that she was here."Um…is there a problem?" I asked, wanting to know her response."No," she answered. " I just wanted to talk to you about something.""Ok, come in."She entered and for a while just wouldn't stop gawking at the room. I've known Gianna for a long time and knew just how much fancy things enticed her a lot so it wasn't much of a surprise.She sat on a chair no
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BAILEY P.O.VI was still in shock and Gianna smiled at us. It was weird, especially with the fact that I thought that I had escaped her for a while only to figure out that she was here too or perhaps I was hallucinating things. " Gi…Gianna?" I called out and she nodded in response."In the flesh."I decided to pull William tighter, as i gave Gianna not so warm smile, She had a smirk on her face, and just stood there looking at us like we were some kind of show. William pulled away from me, rubbing his hand at the back of his neck nervously, i was surprised by William behavior, it felt like he was a school boy who had just been caught cheating on his girlfriend and i didn’t like it one bit." What are you doing here?" I asked." I came here for Aunt Celia's birthday. I couldn’t miss it for the world," she laughed and I pretended to laugh along like it was a funny joke.She walked away to God knows where and I was left all alone with William, ready to face the embarrassment that I was
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ETHAN P.O.V"This food is delicious. I'm glad we're all doing this together," I said, taking a bit out of my meal.We decided to hang out a little after and it's been really fun, plus it felt like a way to just get around with her and have fun and I've been enjoying it immensely.I didn't know why but I felt a little happy that Gianna wouldn't be joining us for the outing. I just wanted to spend some time alone with her right now and I never seemed to be able to do that with Williams around.But right now, it was just the two of us with no disturbance from anyone and it felt right. I always feel at peace when I am with her."I've never had Greek food before, thanks for taking me to this restaurant," she said, showing appreciation, and I couldn't help but gawk at her sincerity."I could show you around if you want and it would be a good way for us to finally resume getting along well," I offered but was making sure not to go in too fast.She looked at me, her face a little displeased b
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BAILEY’S P.O.VThroughout the car ride, neither Ethan nor I said a word to one another. I was just so nervous and didn't know what to do as I thought of all the possible things that Williams might say to me.I was sure that he was going to be so upset about it and was most definitely not going to take things lightly which was another reason why my head was spinning loudly.Ethan turned to me, with so much concern in his eyes. "I know you're worried but it's something that a little explanation can fix, there's no need to be so bothered by it."I wanted to roll my eyes at his words as they didn't even do a good job of comforting me. I knew that he was just trying to make me feel better but in this case, he was doing a bad job.I didn't say anything and just smiled at him and mumbled a ' thank you ' thinking of things that Williams might do to me but then again I didn't even know why I was so worried.William wasn’t a man of many words.It wasn't like we were doing anything wrong. The onl
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BAILEY P.O.VI stared at him in awe, as he made his way towards me. I still couldn't believe it and it took a while for me to register it all at once. The look on his face was very intruding and alarming at the same time."Are you going to get ready?" He pestered me. I immediately got up from the bed and dashed into the bathroom.I didn't know why but my heart was beating fast as I was trying to register everything. I finished bathing and surprisingly enough, he was still in my room seated on the bed.It didn't occur to me that he would still be here because my mind was that he would be waiting for me to finish in the bathroom.I walked up to him and said, "I'm done. Are you going to be seated here throughout?" I inquired.He scanned me from head to toe and I felt my cheeks go pink at an instant. I had gotten so lost in everything and tried to process it all down that I didn't even realize I was still in my towel.He smiled at me, a smirk slowly forming on his face. He was so sly some
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WILLIAM’S P.O.V*BACK AT THE RESORT*I noticed that Bailey was gone and that got me alarmed, especially with the fact that she was nowhere to be seen and she didn't even bother informing me that she was anywhere.Or perhaps she was in the bathroom."Doesn't this just remind you of the old times?" Gianna said. I smiled at her, not knowing what to say as the old times were the one thing that I didn't even want to have to think about. She had made me go through a lot and now she's acting like everything is fine.It was fine but things could never go back to the way it was and I planned on keeping it just that way. I wasn't going to behave like some immature boy, I was a man after all and that wasn't needed.I just ignored whatever she was saying, using my eyes to scan around the area in hopes that I would find her soon enough. I just wanted to make her happy, she blamed me for just abandoning her and now she just left.Gianna turned to look at me and then raised her brows. "Where's Bail
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GIANNA’S POVThe both of them walked down and my heart clenched just at the sight and I just had to smile through the pain that I was feeling, pretending like it was nothing. I didn't even know that he was nowhere to be until I turned only to discover that he was not even anywhere close to the resort anymore. I panicked at that moment wondering where he was.I called him and the name the mentioned 'we', I knew there on that there was something more to it but I just acted like it was perfectly fine."Sorry if I disturbed you, I was just a little alarmed that both of you were nowhere to be found," I explained.He just smiled at me and nodded in response. It was pretty late so we decided to go home instead and throughout the car ride, the only thing I kept thinking about was Williams.There was something suspicious about their marriage though. I just couldn't understand what it was and tried to get a hint of it but I was sure that they were not the average normal couple at all. But i kn
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GIANA’S P.O.V"So it's all an arranged marriage?" I asked again, and he nodded in response to my question.I stood up, still in disbelief that I had been fooling myself all along. I had initially thought that it was a real marriage only to discover that it was nothing but just a big lie.This was like a pat on the back for everything that I wished to do and I felt a smirk appear on my face as I thought of literally everything that I was going to do."Wait." I turned my attention back to Ethan and asked, "Why are you even helping me? Why do you feel the need to do all of this?" He took a deep breath and sided his way towards me with his hands, firmly coerced in his pockets. "It's because I love Bailey and I firmly believe that he doesn't deserve her."I stared at him in disbelief as he told me his true feelings. I was still very confused and just stood there in disbelief after he made mention of that.It was something that I would never have expected since he was exceptionally close t
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EPILOGUE A few months later…Bailey's POV I sighed as I finally laid Arlo to sleep after all the crying. I looked at his peaceful face and couldn't help but notice how much he looked like William.After a lot of horrible suggestions from William and Shayna. We finally agreed to name him Arlo after William's grandfather, it was either that or John Cena. And I was not gonna name my son after William's favorite wrestler or after Shayna's favorite rapper.I quietly left the room in search of William. It had been a very long day and I hadn't seen much of him. Matthew had thrown us a huge party to celebrate the renewal of our marriage vows and I was tired from all the rush and excitement.I opened the door to our room to find him asleep, at least that's what I thought. I went into the bathroom to take a shower and came back to lay beside him. It wasn't even up to 5 minutes when I heard Arlo crying through the baby monitor. I groaned in utter frustration and
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A few months later…Bailey's POV “Thank you for coming with me,” I said as I adjusted my seatbelt. “You don't need to thank me, according to this book, it's my duty.” He said, pointing to the pregnancy help book on his lap, William has been reading a lot of these pregnancy help books over the weeks and I personally think the author sucks. Just last week, he kept trying to convince me to go for something called a vagina steam, and don't get me started on the time he practically coerced me into making a mayonnaise face mask. How does that help the baby? William pushing a stray strand of hair to my ear brought me out of my thoughts. He shifted it back a little so that it was not too tight on my belly. He was always so cautious and passionate when it came to my belly and he had no idea how happy and secure that made me feel. “Thank you. I'm tired already, I can't wait for him to come out.” I grumbled, touching my belly. He chuckled. “I gotta admit, pregnancy suits you.” He teased me
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Bailey's POVThe gates of the mansion opened up as I pressed the entry code, as I got to the big doors I saw Agatha “Oh, child.” Agatha said, running to me when she spotted me. Worry was written all over her face. I was surprised to see her seeing as William wasn't sure she would come back after he jailed Gianna. “Agatha.” I smiled at her and entered the living room. She glanced at my stomach and I noticed her eyes got watery. “Oh, Bailey.”“It's been so long aunt, how have you been?” I asked her and she hugged me. I didn't resist. I hugged her back. She must be going through quite a rough time herself, I thought.“Erm.. I'm so sorry about Gianna.” There was a moment of silence and then she spoke.“You don't have to apologize for anything, child. She made her own choices and she has to own up to the outcome, hm?” She said, holding my chin, and smiling. I forced a smile too.“I'm so glad you're back. Should I make you something? You must be so tired.”“Noo, I am not um… I won't be lo
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Matthew's POV“It all started when I fell sick, some months after William turned 9. I fell into a coma during my sleep and woke up with a stroke.”I recounted and Bailey gasped in shock.“Ohh my God! I am so sorry, that must have been horrible” she replied, tears welling up in her eyes.“It was and there is no need to feel sorry for me. It happened years ago,” I replied and she nodded. I know I was a bit harsh with my words but I absolutely despised it when people felt pitied for me. I continued talking, and Bailey inched closer.“My life was shambles. Vannessa wasn't working then and I was the main provider for my family. It was also the worst timing because prior to that horrible day, I remember making plans for us to take a trip.. I wanted to make an extra effort to bond with them and have a good time, as Vanessa always complained that I spent too much time working and was almost never at home.” I took a deep breath before speaking up again.“It wasn't entirely my fault I was alway
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3 MONTHS LATER…Bailey's POV“Yes Shayna, I'm just getting home. I'm about to climb the stairs.” I said, balancing the grocery bag in my other hand.“Take the elevator. Why are you using the stairs, are you trying to kill my baby?” she squealed.“Your baby?” I asked.“You know what I mean! But just take the elevator Bails,” “If you must know, I got to the elevator and saw it was under repairs. According to Richard, it broke down in the morning. Besides, using the stairs would mean exercising, it keeps the baby active.”“Okay. How was the appointment? What did the gyne say?”“Nothing negative, Ultrasound is done, baby's fine. He said we'll be able to determine the baby's sex by next week.” I said and she squeaked happily.“Okay cool but don't wait up for me today, I'll be home late. I'm going out with Scott today.” “You guys have been doing a lot of that lately, but you claim it's nothing serious.” I mocked. “Yes, because it's nothing serious. Get your mind out of the gutters, Baile
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Bailey's POV“What.. What's this, William? Divorce papers? W..why?” I asked, my voice trembling and breaking as I stared at William who types away on his phone. “Don't ask me why. Just sign the damn papers.” He replied, his eyes still fixed on his phone. He didn't bother to meet my eyes. “But this..this means..”“I know exactly what this means, Bailey. I breached the contract, so I'm gonna pay you. Henry would handle that aspect. Now, please, sign the goddamn papers.” He said, finally putting the stupid phone away. I don't know if it was the pregnancy hormones kicking in, but I hate that stupid phone.“I wasn't talking about the money, I-”“Bailey I really don't have time to waste. Sign these.” My leg started growing weak. I sniffed. I had been trying very hard to stop myself from crying but my voice was giving me off. I had to sniff to push the emotions in. “B.. But what about your grandfather's will? Your inheritance? How are you going to get..”I said, my voice breaking. “I don
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Bailey’s P.O.V“William what…where have you been? No, don't answer that. I have never been so glad to see you. Did yo.. did you hear what Ethan said about gian-“Yes, I heard everything.” he replied with a sad look on his face. He looked tired and uninterested with what I had to say. I slowly observed his appearance and the sound of something dripping caught my attention. That was when I noticed the massive trail of blood around William, I gasped when I saw his bloody knuckles.“W.. William, what happened to you? Why… let me go get the first aid box,” I stammered as words failed me. “Just stay here, I'll be ba–”“Don’t bother, I can take care of myself,” he cut me off and turned around heading towards the kitchen door. “Wait, where are you going? I called out to him, “You can't leave me here. What about Ethan? W… what are we gonna do about him?” I whispered that last part out.“Nothing, I’m going upstairs to take a shower and as for Ethan, leave him. The cops will be here any minute
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Bailey’s POVBang! A loud crash jolted me up from my sleep, I rubbed my eyes groggily to try to make sense of my surroundings when I heard another crash, it sounded like it was coming from downstairs. I reached for my phone to check the time and saw it was the dead of the night. I couldn't help but wonder where William was and who could be causing such a commotion.“What's going on,” I mumbled in a sleep state as I rushed downstairs, the kitchen seemed to be the source of the noise. The kitchen was in a mess, broken plates, broken silverware, everything was in a mess and Ethan was in the middle of it all, he was standing there in a disheveled state, his hair was a mess and there were dark circles under his eyes it looked like he hasn't slept for days. I was still taking in his features when he threw an empty wine bottle on the floor causing an ear shrieking noise.“Ethan,” I called out my voice trembling, “What…what are you doing,” I asked, “what are you doing here so late at night?”
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BAILEYThe past week has been so weird, everyone's attention has just been weirdly fixed on me, especially William. I noticed that he's becoming more caring and always following me for doctor appointments whenever he has the time.It's nice of him to do so and I would never complain of such but it does seem a little fishy. I had always thought that he wouldn't want to even like the idea of having a baby, especially since Gigi is in the picture but he's different.And not once did he even opt for things like abortion or divorce. He's being so mature about it, I had expected earlier on for things to go much worse than this.I heard a knock on my door and it was like I was talking about the devil. I looked up to see Williams holding a coconut oil in his hands. I smiled admiring his peaceful nature. “Hey you,” he walked over to my side, sitting close to me on the bed.“Hi, how have you been?”“Good, just bought this for you,” he brought out the oil. I was about to collect it but he immed
