BBAP CHAPTER 98
Carden Thompson’s POV“Brother, of course, she’ll have a hard time facing you! Forgiving was never that easy like you imagined.” Casimir Thompson shook his head out of disappointment.
Carden slumped on their sofa and messed his hair. Six years later, he found out he was still in love with his ex-wife.“Flash news, after being left behind and trying to cope for years, Carden Thompson saw Dalmi Arizona!” Casimir laughed and jumped from the back of the sofa and sat beside him. He handed him a can of soda and leaned his back.“Get the hell out of here, idiot!” he grunted and pushed him away.It has been an hour since he saw Dalmi inside that grocery. They already got home, but her image still played in his mind like a broken plaque. Although he wanted to punch his brother for mocking him, he couldn’t because it was all true.After spending years with extreme adventures and worBBAP CHAPTER 99“Carden! What brings you here?’ Brooke approached when she saw the man standing up. Carden smiled at her however, his eyes immediately shifted towards the face of the woman behind her.Dalmi Arizona, in a beige body-hugging dress and black heels, was standing proudly at him with her chin held high.“You are here...too,” he whispered and smiled at her. Although he feels a little awkward, he couldn’t deny how the woman’s presence sent him a glint of happiness. It was not an everyday chance that whenever he’d come out of his place, he'd have an unexpected encounter with the woman and what he hated about that is that he doesn’t look prepared and fine with the clothes he was on.Dalmi, on the other hand, tried to make her facial expression as calm as possible. Of all the days, why did the man choose to visit Brooke’s pastry today when she was around? Not that she was insinuating that the man
BBAP CHAPTER 100“Where is Dalmi? I thought you two are having fun?” Brooke asked as she handed the paperbag where the oatmeal cookies and banana cake were. She glanced from side-side, searching the area in hopes that she'd see the woman walking towards them, but she ended up glancing at Carden Thompson who was then, frowning in his seat.“I will go now, Brooke.’ he stood up and left the money on top of the table without smiling at her.“What? You won’t help me find her?” she asked in confusion and scratched the side of her forehead. Carden lifted his arm and waved his hand without looking at her.If he would wait until Dalmi comes back, it’d be too a
BBAP CHAPTER 101At the back of Carden Thompson’s mind, he already wants to go back to his house and just keep it to himself. What is it to him if she ever has one? It would only make him more anxious and hurt. If ever the woman had a new husband who was in Chicago, he would be forced to just stop seeing her and move on, which, he thinks he couldn’t do at this point.If she ever has one, then he will need to forget about her. He was afraid he would be left wondering why the woman could marry another man while he, on the other hand, still had her in his heart.Maybe it was not as intense as his former love for her, but he was sure he still loves her. How could one’s love be as complex as this? All he wanted was to come back to her.
BBAP CHAPTER 102“Carden?” Dalmi Arizona, who just walked out of the kitchen, glanced at the familiar build of a man who was fighting with one of the staff. Her eyes narrowed as she went closer, as though she couldn’t see the man’s face clearly. When she realized it was the man, she immediately came forward and asked the man to release him from his hold.“What are you doing here?” she asked while the man fixed his shirt and smiled at her. Although he felt a bit awkward that the woman had to see her in that state, he was thankful that the woman came just in time before he could be dragged out of that place.“Ah! I was about to get some water and try to talk to Brooke but this man won’t let me in,” he said and glanced at the man with his sha
BBAP CHAPTER 103Six years ago, she was someone who didn’t want to work nor do the things that she thought were a burden. Every time her father would tell her to lead the company she’d always tell him she wanted to live the best life and travel the world so she could see the beauty in it. But when she got married, she lost the chance to. When they got separated and she had to go to Chicago alone, even though her parents wanted to take care of her and help her raise the child, she didn’t want to.It was her child, and from then on, she felt the need to provide for her child alone so she worked hard and paid for all their needs. She hired a nanny for her child when she was new, but when she began to be a home base employee, she gained all the time she had to take care of Denver, and hearing what Carden said right now felt like an irritating police alarm for her.She was deeply offended. How could one be so insensitive that he could say those word
BBAP CHAPTER 104“Mom! Can you please call Papa?” Denver came out of the pool with a shark-designed lifesaver hanging on his waist. His hair was wet, and he had this wide smile plastered on his face. Dalmi was then sitting at the round table in their Garden while holding a lemonade and small umbrella on top. Her brows creased.“Uncle might be busy today, love. It was morning, he was probably working right now,” she answered and sipped on her juice.“Denver! Come back here we will still play!” Damiar Arizona laughed as he waved his goggles in the air. Dalmi smiled at his father and held on to Denver’s arm.“We will call Uncle Johannes later, alright?”Denver pouted and shook his head. “But I want to talk to him! I keep on spending time with Lolo but I think he is tired!”The pain came across Dalmi’s face when she saw how the child looked sad and bored. In Chicago, they wo
BBAP CHAPTER 105Jack must’ve expected that something was going on between me and Johannes.This was the first thing that Dalmi thought of the moment she heard Jack’s words, but she only glanced at him with her blank expression. At the back of her mind, she was thinking whether she would disagree or not because the man would always find ways as to how he would make it work for him.Even if she says that there was nothing between them, he would still push. But if she wouldn’t, the man would believe a lie.“We are just friends,” she uttered and shifted back her glance at the kids, but the man walked and stopped in front of her.“Friends? But why does your child address him as his Papa?” he furrowed his brows. “You think I wouldn’t notice because I am not with you in Chicago?”“And Brit often tells me that Johanne’s father is a great man. She said he always tells her storie
BBAP CHAPTER 106Of all the places he could go to, Carden Thompson never expected that he would see his ex-wife in this gym. Even a small percentage, even the slightest chance, he had never thought that they would cross paths but the woman in her tight leggings and white racerback in front of him proved him wrong.Dalmi Arizona, with a bright smile on her face and a pink tumbler on her hand, walked inside the mirrored room and stopped right beside Jack Amores.“Carden! You are also here!” Jack finally greeted back. If only Dalmi wasn’t here right now, he would have focussed on talking to Jack like they were close but now that she was here, he could no longer take his eyes off her.The man stared at Dalmi with his surprise