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Chapter Thirty Five_Elena
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Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Thirty Six_Past
Elena.If there was one thing I learnt from the honeymoon trip with Sebastian, it was never to expect Sebastian to reveal his plans to you.I heard he was in the estate for the first time in two weeks after we returned from our honeymoon from Jaden. Apparently, he was going over his schedule for the rest of the month with Ari."There's my wife. Stalking people already." Sebastian's lazy drawl drifted into my ears.I looked up to find him leaning close to the kitchen counter, arms folded over his chest. There was no way to know what he truly felt from looking at his face, a blank piece of canvas.But that didn't stop me from noting the faint trace of a sly grin dimpling his cheeks. His eyes lit up in amusement as he lazily used his eyes to undress me.A strange sort of relief washed through me. I hadn't even thought I was that interested to know the wellbeing of Sebastian until this very moment."This is a kitchen for anyone in this estate to use. I would hardly call it stalking." I sa
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Thirty Seven_A murderer would always be a murderer
Elena.The thing about compromising....was that I was always one to compromise when I felt threatened.Sebastian swirled the neat scotch in his tumbler, complete focus on the blond haired lady sitting opposite us. To be truthful, she had the attention of almost all the men in this particular table.Sebastian was sensible when it came to a lot of things, his cars, his clothes, and his career - but he was downright rabid when he felt like he had been crossed.With the way he ignored me since we came out of the car, save the few interactions with members of the public. He kept me like a lady kept a bag. Ornamental.The compromise was to forget about all that he thought he knew, and we should focus on our ends of the deal we made."Daddy wouldn't like that. He spent a whole lot on that particular painting." The blond lady's voice reverberated over my ears like the sound of a pesky fly.I didn't like her. I had doubts I ever would."True." Sebastian's friend, Kevin, said. He tossed back a
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Thirty Eight_ A deal with the devil
Elena.Locked in the estate for two days with no one but the kids and a throbbing nose as company wasn't as fun as I thought it would be.For one, the kids were more whiney than usual.If Charlotte wasn't running away with something that belonged to Jaden, Jaden was messing up with something that belonged to Charlotte. A total mess.I strode through the hallways of the Halloway Estate, carrying a stack of snacks to satisfy my sweet tooth. At almost midnight, I was in no hurry to get back to the room I had acquired for myself in Sebastian's wing.The building was almost as hollow as the hole in my heart.I barged into the empty office close to his wing."It is common courtesy to knock before entering a room."I invited myself to the seat in front of him. "It is common courtesy not to punch a woman's nose because of a lover that was never truthful to you."Ryan's mouth drew in a flat, dissatisfied line.His face, on the other hand, was healing terribly. Courtesy of Sebastian's knuckles
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Thirty Nine_Bonding
Sebastian.In hindsight, taking Elena to that fundraiser probably wasn't the best idea I had ever had. The short-term gain of keeping Vanessa, Kevin, and Charles quiet about the whole situation wasn't worth the long-term pain of seeing another scandal I was involved in on the news.So long anonymity. "You fucker. How dare you lay your hands on me.""I could tell everyone about your real wife, the mother of your son."Every time I thought about the short conversation Ryan had with himself whenever I punched him, I wanted to cringe and annihilate myself.Cameras out, videos being recorded, Kevin carrying Elena out with some of my security details on them, the emptiness in my chest even more empty without her.It was unacceptable.Wanting to marry her because I needed someone for Romanov was acceptable. Wanting to tell her everything about myself and the business was not.It didn't matter that she might be the only one to understand and comfort me. It was simple wrong.I allowed her cud
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Forty_The truth
Elena.Trying to outsmart a man like Sebastian would always be futile, no matter what anyone did.He kept his devices under lock and key, to be opened with only special passwords.Not his name. Not his son's name. Not even Rachel's name."What kind of business are you involved in?" I whispered under my breath as I grazed the edge of the wooden desk at the other end of the room, hidden beneath tons of clothes.Everywhere was quiet. Too quiet for me. Sebastian had decided that taking Jaden to the field outside to discuss the ring he found was best for all of us.I didn't want to know much about his dead wife nowadays. Wasn't the best sort of conversation when one had sex.I knew the risks of what I was currently doing. But too much was on the line. Elliot's threats would ruin me, and by extension, Sebastian.If anyone asked, I was currently doing him a favour.I dropped to my knees, pulling open the drawers to the desk one after the other. Files, contracts, and neatly arranged stationer
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Forty One_Flashback
Elena.Hours after I left the mansion with a parting smile and a promise to bring Charlotte to visit her grandparents, Elliot showed up at the front of my door."What do you want?" I held the door open, confusion etched across my features.It wasn't like he couldn't visit me. He wasn't friends with James, and I lived with James."I can't get enough of my little niece, so I decided to visit." He walked in, instantly going for Charlotte, who giggled at the cartoons I had on. "I've been thinking of getting one of these soon.""Children are not toys to just be gotten. They're a gift for the worthy....and you're..." I stared at him, gesturing to his whole self. "You.""James got blessed with one of them. He's not better than me."I shrugged, content with watching him just play with Charlotte. But when he turned to me, I sighed."Did he do that to you?" He asked.I knew what he was referring to. A punch mark on my shoulder that I had been careful to cover with makeup when I left the house.
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Forty Two
Elena.No one actually thinks they are a bad person.I was playing the game for the long run."There are two options. Get me in on your husband's business and everything it entails, or provide the money and diamond you and James stole from the office."A tough call.I could never be able to provide those.In my defence, I had a good reason for shooting James and inadvertently causing the destruction that followed. I had good reasons for staying away from my dad and Evangeline.When I made attempts for them to end James's life quietly, they had refused.Blackmailing me shouldn't be an option in their lives.The blackmail wasn't something I could tell Sebastian, not when I made a deal with Ryan already.I should have told Sebastian from the beginning. He would have handled the situation in a way that I never could, with poise and dignity. Then again, if I had done that, Elliot wouldn't be able to care for James anymore.I adjusted the tablet in my hand. Between learning how to use devic
Arrangement With Mr Halloway Chapter Forty Three_Tailing him
Elena.I had no idea how on earth I was supposed to follow a man who was using a car to get to his destination, with a group of people tailing him already.But I knew I had to do it. Even if it was the last thing I did.**Sebastian's face had leached of colour. "That was days ago." He said, his voice low. "People tell their kids stuff all the time. Just to get them off their back.""Did yours? Because until you needed me for some sort of deal, I wasn't more than a nanny to your son to you."He flinched. "Look. I shouldn't have said what I said, but I'm very protective of... Jaden, he's my son, especially after what happened to Rachel. You know, as well as I do, how a child would feel if something happened to someone else he cared about.""So what would happen years after you're done with me?" I couldn't change the sting from the memory. "Once I can be disposed.""You would never be disposed." He raked his hands through his hair, successfully destroying the sleek back look. He was cl
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