Chapter 96RICHARD’S POVI was starting to get impatient. I was already done with my drink and snacks and about to order another yet Ben was nowhere to be seen.I turned on my phone and saw a bunch of missed calls from B, but I ignored them for now. Glancing at the time, I realized almost an hour had passed. It was getting close to noon, and more customers were coming in, filling up the place little by little.Relaxing back in my seat, I hissed lowly and glanced away from the entrance door. What could be keeping him? Has his shit ass dad not released him from prison yet? Or has he finally realized what a spoilt dangerous kid he’d been raising all these years and decided to let him stay locked up there to learn his lesson and change for good? I hoped so. But Ben never changes. That was a billion light-years away from him. No amount of time he spends in prison, rehab or advice can change him. I just wish his dad was here so I could tell it to him straight to his face.The waiter I aske
Chapter 97 BIANCA’S POV Before I prepared myself to leave, I spent almost an hour searching my room for any hidden camera or microphone. I was positive Richard wasn’t the one who shot that video, but I needed to do that just to be on the safer side. I searched everywhere I could lay my eyes and hands-on, on but ended up finding nothing. That relieved me a bit. At least I knew I hadn’t been recorded in secret. Something prompted me and I ended up searching Richard’s room too. Not finding anything suspicious, I arranged his things back so he wouldn’t notice someone had been in his room. In the course of that, I took some, no, not some, all. I took all of his clothes and sniffled them in deeply one after the other as though doing so would grant me everlasting life. I knew doing that would waste a lot of time, but I just had to do it. I couldn’t resist the urge. With everything that had been happening, I had almost forgotten how that sweet soothing scent of clean soap and pine smelt an
Chapter 98BIANCA’S POV“What?...” My lips hung open as I stared at Gideon in disbelief, trying to wrap my head around what he just said.He kept nodding lowly as if he understood how I felt, but couldn’t do anything about it.How does he expect me not to go out while I’m already dressed? I believe his words on reporters being hungry wolves. I have seen how they attack famous people on television, but Richard. I needed to go find him and let him know about this video asap.“But…but I need to go find Richard,” I said insistently. “I have something very urgent to show him…”“I’m very sorry Mrs. Bianca. But I can’t let you go out there…”“Isn’t there some secret passage in this place or maybe I could go out through the back… or better cover my face with a nose mask or sunglasses? No one will notice…” I was eager and willing to go the extra mile just to get out of this place and find Richard. I can’t stay locked up in here like a prisoner doing nothing when I knew his reputation was on
Chapter 99BIANCA’S POV Immediately the door was opened, Richard rushed in almost like Gideon did several minutes ago as though he had been chased by someone, but not breathing as heavily as he did. He wore a black cap on his head, but it didn’t do much to hide his long and beautiful hair. He had sunglasses on his eyes and a stylish long coat that matched the colour of the cap and sunglasses. It seemed like he was trying to stay incognito, probably so reporters wouldn’t recognize him. Without giving him enough time to take it all off, I closed the space between us and thudded him with a hug that almost threw him off balance. “Thank goodness you’re back,” I said with a voice about to be thickened with tears as I wrapped my hands tightly around him, my head resting on his chest. The hug took him by surprise, so it quite a while before he could hold me back, but not as tightly as I did. “Yes,” he muttered and as though realization hit him, he started holding me tighter like I wanted
Chapter 100BIANCA’S POVI didn’t understand why the sender had to delete the video. What will he lose or gain by doing that? Anyway, I didn’t have to worry about that because I saved the video the moment I finished playing it.Playing it, I showed it to Richard who was already a second away from dying of curiosity.“That’s your ex-girlfriend. Please tell me you aren’t responsible for that….tell me you didn’t do it…please…” Tears glistened in my eyes as I looked at him, pleading as though my life depended on it. All I wanted to hear was “Of course, I didn’t do it.” That’s all and I can breathe well, rest assured that bastard was wrong about him.The expression on Richard’s face as he looked at that video was one I had never seen before. His brows and lips were set in a tight tone and his eyes were a whole gamut of emotions - pain, anger, resentment, regret, empathy, fear, anxiety, tension. Maybe I made the wrong choice by showing him that video. Seeing him like that was making me r
Chapter 101 BIANCA’S POV After Richard told me everything I needed to know about his past relationship with Ben and Heather, I was so stunned that I was speechless and unable to react for quite some time. I was shocked that Ben would hurt his best friend like that. Richard said they have been best friends for as long as he can remember. Richard's father was the Alpha of the city and Ben' s father the second in command. As a result, their parents used to be really close, which made their friendship even stronger. It was heart-wrenching to hear of such a betrayal between two friends who were once like brothers, especially when their families were so close. With the way things are now, I doubt their families even talk to each other. “B…” Richard’s voice echoed in my head as he called me several times. He took me by the shoulders and shook me a little, causing me to snap back to reality. “Are you okay?...” “Yes…” I muttered and rubbed the side of my head, realizing I had zoned out.
Chapter 102RICHARD’S POVRealizing she didn’t see me as a monster I feared she would make my heart leap with joy, and watching her think hard to come up with solutions to solve the problems facing us made me feel a whole lot better and happier. Having a wife as supportive as her by my side was one of the best things that has happened to me.Ben will surely pay for everything he was making us go through. He thinks he can succeed at ruining B and I’s relationship as he did with Heather’s, but he is dead wrong. No matter how hard he tried, no matter whatever stunt he pulled, the harder he would fall. We will continue to grow stronger in love and unity, whether he likes it or not.Taking him down won’t be easy as he always trod carefully and covered his tracks well and also had his father to get him out of any mess he got himself. But one way or the other, I will gather enough evidence to take him down and keep him from hurting anyone else. I must take him down. That I promise. My phon
Chapter 103 RICHARD’S POV I called two of my bodyguards because there was no way B and I would be going out there without protection. Fortunately, they were close, just in the hotel’s lobby. Father always insisted on me taking bodyguards wherever I went, but I wasn’t very keen on that. My privacy was paramount to me, and I could easily defend myself when the need arose. When I got downstairs, Gideon had already made sandwiches and lemonade for lunch and was setting the table for two. I admired how fast he worked; he was always efficient, and I appreciated that about him. The noise the soles of my shoes made on the marble floor caught his attention. He looked at me, his brows squishing as he was probably wondering why I was fully dressed. “Going somewhere, Boss?” He asked. “Yeah,” I answered, looking impatiently towards the direction of B’s room to see if she was coming, but there was no sign of her. What could be keeping her? She said she’d be fast if only I knew she might be the