Arabel's POV“Arabel, what happened?” His expression hardened, signifying how worrisome he is becoming.Firstly, I arrived unannounced and in tears. I am not with Daisy. His head must be racing with wild and silly imaginations.“I…I…I'm sorry, I wasn't supposed to…I'm fine.” I find myself stuttering, admitting the turmoil inside of me.“Are you okay?" Is Daisy fine?” He demands again impatiently, unable to keep calm.To stop him from worrying, I nod. “Yes, we are fine. Daisy is in school, and I am here instead of going to the office."“Ok?” He urges me to go on.Avoiding his exposed chest so I can at least focus on what brought me here, I gulp down nervously before announcing. “I had a dream. A terrible nightmare.”He doesn't say a word. He is just staring at me with an expression that tells me to go on.“It was so scary, Richard. I wanted to call you, but I held myself back…”“Why didn't you?” He cuts me short with a grim look on his face, showing his displeasure at my refusal to cal
Richard's POVCupping her jaw with my hand, her lips tremble.Not averting my eyes from her gaze as I take in all the emotions on display, I kiss the back of her wrist, wanting to feel her pulse against my lips, just like how I felt her heart beat last night.Thumping. Beating. Pounding.For me.I turn her hand and kiss the inside of her palm, my eyes locked on hers.She trembles against my hold, and I pull her away from the wall before embracing her.I know she is shocked by my revelations. I couldn't hold them in any longer. When she isn't pulling away like I think she will, I disengage from the hug, staring at her face. She is also looking at me, our hearts beating in sync, bringing tears to my eyes.Grateful.Regretful.Happy.Excited.And most of all, appreciating this moment. This is a moment I never want to end. Except for Daisy.She is the only one missing in the picture of my perfect and dream life. When Daisy is here, then everything else will be perfect and complete.I don
Arabel's POVBarely parking, I jump out of the car, racing into the teacher's office.Kicking the door open, I rush in, only to stop dead in my tracks when I see Daisy, sitting quietly beside Mrs. Mathew.There is a strange guy standing at attention by the door. Mrs. Mathew is seated, and the proprietor is also seated.Two other male teachers, whom I recognize, are standing next to the strange man. It jerks me back to reality as I rush towards Daisy.“Baby,” I cry out, and she embraces me tightly. “Oh, baby.”Someone bursts in, and I know it is Richard. He had been on several calls on our way here, but I didn't even pay attention to any of them.My mind was in disarray. My head was spinning. And dread was engulfing my whole existence as I realized that my dream was about to come true.Seeing Daisy now, when I thought she must be long gone, has brought relief to my existence. Right now, I don't even care what happened or how it happened.The most important thing is that my baby is her
Richard's POVHer “please” came out as a demand request instead of a plea.It makes me stare at her intensely, wondering what I have to do to win her back and have everything to myself.“Please, Richard,” she mutters again, this time with her eyes soft in humbleness. Quickly, I nod.I suggested we move in together, probably at the mansion or at the penthouse, so I can have them guarded and have my eyes on them all the time.At the mansion, I have my eyes everywhere because of the cameras installed in every corner of the mansion.I never thought I would think of living in that mansion again until now. I left because of her, and I would gladly go if she wanted us to.However, there are no cameras installed anywhere in the penthouse. It is my private space. My safe haven. From the world.I didn't bother with the cameras because I hadn't needed them until now.Arabel quietly disagreed with me as soon as I let out my suggestion, until Daisy chipped in. “Let's stay with Daddy, Mommy. I am
Arabel's POVAs soon as I park the car in the garage, I turn off the engine before stepping down.As soon as I am out, my gaze flickers to the green car outside. The same car has been trailing me for a week since Daisy, Richard, and I arrived in New York.They are Richard's men.Our guards. Seeing them behind me whenever I am out fills my insides with relief. Especially when I am out with Daisy.Tonight, Daisy is staying over at Ashley's. When I told Richard, he insisted on having some men at Ashley's place, despite the tight security at Ashley and Caleb's home.To be honest, I am deeply relieved and assured that nothing will go wrong.Those men are capable. I have seen them. Once.We arrived in New York that night. I noticed how hefty they were. They were fully armed and would do anything to anyone who attacked Daisy or me, according to Richard.If I was told years ago that I would trust Richard again, I would deny it. But in this case, I trust him.Nothing is going to happen to my
Richard's POVEvery ounce of shame, guilt, and regret fills me inside, making my heart thump wildly.“I'm f**king sorry.” I drag a hand through my hair, looking down in defeat. “I'm sorry, Bella.”She sniffs and moves away. For a moment, I think she will leave and never come back again, but she surprises me by going to the couch to sit with her two hands over her forehead.I stay rooted in a spot, unsure of what I am supposed to say or do. Not sure if moving close to her is a great idea.She is sensitive to the topic of our divorce. And I understand.When she looks up at me, the raw pain in her eyes causes fear to gnaw at my heart. Even though she has forgiven me, forgetting everything is highly unlikely.I find myself moving towards her. When I am close enough, I kneel in front of her, her gaze fixated on me, I mutter. “I'm so sorry.”“It's fine.” She nods. “Just a date, right?”Shock completely submerges me, but I nod anyway. She let out a sad smile before leaning backward. “A date
Arabel's POVAs a tear trickles down my cheeks on my way out, I begin to wonder why. I keep asking myself if this heaviness inside my heart is because Richard keeps confessing his feelings for me while igniting mine, or if this is just because he kissed me again.After I warned him.I gave him a chance.He ruined it again. He couldn't hold himself back.In a haste to be far from here, to gather my thoughts and decide on what I really want, I bump my shoulder into someone just as the elevator opens.I stumble backward, but I am quick to grab myself, stopping me from falling to the ground.“I'm so sorry,” the young woman apologizes quickly, squatting down to grab my phone, which rolled down from my hand to the floor.I plaster a quick smile on my face so she won't assume I am offended by what happened. It is not entirely her fault; I wasn't looking either.I was blinded by my tears. When she looks up, my eyes flash in recognition as a low gasp leaves my mouth, making my heart beat lou
Richard's POV My hand freezes halfway to my ears, allowing my phone to crash to the floor, as soon as my eyes flash to catch sight of her red car driving off.Shit!She must have bumped into Eve downstairs.Without hesitation, I grab the phone and run back into the living room to get my shirt and car keys before heading out.Shit!That bitch. I wonder how she got to know this place. I'll make sure she never steps foot here again.With that determination, I dash out, not bothering to take the elevator, and quickly descend the staircase before sprinting to the car.My insides are in disarray. My mind is jumbled.What exactly am I supposed to tell Arabel for her to believe me? That bitch had never stepped foot in here; this is her first, but I am sure Arabel won't believe it.When I am inside my car, I angrily slam my fist on the wheels. My phone begins to ring, and I pick it up.“What?!” I bark into the phone, reversing out of the gate and turning onto the road at a high speed.“I want