Richard received the glass Bella handed back to him and put it down on the nightstand before moving to adjust the duvet to cover her legs properly. “Are you hungry?” Richard asked, meeting her gaze. “Your dinner is in the warmer. Do you want me to serve them to you now?”Once again, Bella slowly nodded. She was famished all thanks to Gerald. As much as she wanted to know what was done to him, she wanted to spend time recovering from the fright he had given her, plus enjoy these quiet moments with Richard.Watching his gaze carefully, she couldn’t begin to imagine what he might have gone through while searching for her, knowing that his wife-to-be had been kidnapped.Bella felt pity for him.Richard quickly heated the food and served them on a plate. He didn’t let her take the spoon by herself. He insisted on feeding her and while it lasted, he did not say a word.“Do you want to sleep now?” He asked, trying to tuck her in. “I don’t want your eyes to be puffy from staying awak
“Are you telling me that you are going to have my son locked up in a foreign land?” Georgia asked, raising a quizzical brow.She was about to lose her mind trying to talk sense him into him already. If it wasn’t because she wanted to try the method of speaking calmly to see if it would work, she would have already wrecked a bit of havoc by now.Hearing her question, Richard leaned in. Facing her squarely, he asked, “Do you want him to be transferred to LA instead of staying locked up in a foreign land?”“Are you going to set him free in LA?” Georgia inquired. She wanted to make sure she was making the right deal.Richard frowned as he stuffed his hands inside his pants pocket. “Don’t be ridiculous Georgia,” he said. “Gerald is facing the law this time around. Just focus on getting him a good lawyer because I don’t plan to let him off.”Seeing her mouth agape in shock as anger quickly rose from her eyes, he sent her a flying wink and turned his back to her.Almost immediately, sh
“Here comes the bride!” The MC announced with the microphone. Immediately, the guests rose to their feet with smiles on their lips.Heads turned towards Bella’s direction where she stood in her beautiful lacy white wedding dress. Her father took her arms as her gaze pointed at the tall handsome man standing at the other end of aisle.The way he watched with a proud smile on his lips spoke volume of how much he adored her.They couldn’t take their eyes off each other.As soon as the wedding song began to play, Bella hooked her arm around her father’s and let him walk her down the aisle.A minute later, Mr. Smith handed Bella to Richard at the altar and said to him, “Please, take care of her and Isla the way you’ve been doing.”Mr. Smith understood that people change, especially after getting what they want. Richard has been doing a good job with loving and caring for Bella and her daughter since after that accident, and he didn’t want that change after they got married.He wan
“I haven’t seen Georgia all day. Do you know where she might be?” Mrs. Cooper inquired. This was Bella and Richard’s wedding reception yet she hadn’t sighted her daughter for once. She didn’t like that attitude.Richard sipped dome champagne from his glass and looked everywhere but at his mother. “I don’t know,” he said, trailing off. “She might have had a lot to drink last night at the party and hence might have chosen to sleep in today. Let’s not disturb her.”As Richard answered that question, he cast his gaze on his mother who looked a bit worried.“How can she be missing from your wedding ceremony and the reception when she is present? If she wasn’t sure about showing up, why did she come all the way to Italy?”Old Mrs. Cooper just couldn’t understand this particular child of hers. Georgia was her first fruit yet the woman acted like she was some leftover junk. Richard reached out to circle an arm around her shoulder and led her towards the table while speaking to her. “H
“You don’t know what I’m thinking right now?” Richard lifted a brow at her like he couldn’t believe her.Bella feigned complete ignorance and stood by her words. “I really do not know what you are thinking about. I’m not in your head, remember?” “I see…” He drawled. Leaning over, he whispered while taking her hand, “Permit me to show you then.”“Can’t you say it without showing me?” Bella half-shouted as she got whisked away. “You might tell me that you didn’t hear clearly,” he said in defence.Just like that, he dragged her into a private sitting area where she had rested for a bit before the wedding reception.“What if there is a CCTV camera here?” Bella asked, looking sceptical. Richard gave her a side glance. “I thought you didn’t know what I was thinking about?”Caught in the act, she turned her gaze away. “Well, I’m just trying to take precautious measures.”“Come here,” Richard quickly reached out to pull her down with him on the sofa. He glanced at the tiny buttons t
“What?” Georgia looked shocked as she stared at him in disbelief. “What did you just say?” she asked again. “I ruin other people’s happiness?”Richard stuffed his hands inside the front pockets of his pants and stepped closer. He maintained eye contact with her as he replied, “Am I wrong?”Georgia felt a tremor wreck her lower lips while meeting his gaze. She was beyond speechless. “You should actually find the time to sit and evaluate your entire life to see how many people you have made unhappy, and that includes yourself. When you are done, you can then choose to conclude if what I said about you was wrong.”Richard clearly stated facts without batting an eye. He didn’t mind that this older sister of his was capable of birthing him, he only wanted to speak to her from his conscience, just the way it was. “Perhaps…” Georgia looked like she wanted to say something but in the end, she glared at him before turning to walk away.Richard shrugged and walked off as well. He had a
The worst part about Gerald's condition was the fact that he wasn't allowed to make any calls apart from the one to his lawyers.But how was he supposed to contact his lawyers and make them come when they were far back in LA?Gerald was almost about to lose his mind.It was the following day that Georgia was able to fly her lawyer down to Italy to take care of his mess, and also pay him a visit while at it.Seeing how lean her son was, Georgia asked, "Can you give me one honest reason why you would do something as foolish as this?"For a good minute, Gerald couldn't utter a word. He regretted his actions, but how could he spit those words out seeing what it had cost him?"You are not going to say anything?" Georgia inquired with sorrowed brows. Lowering her tone, she added, "If I had known that this was what you had in mind, I would never have offered to help you. I would have stopped you.""Maybe, you should have actually stopped me," Gerald said, finally lifting his head. "As a moth
Watching their interaction, Bella's parents felt peace as still as the storm within themselves.This was not their first time seeing the great relationship between those two, but it certainly felt amazing with the new title now.Richard carried Isla with one hand and held Bella's hand with the other and led them towards the dining area.They exchanged hugs and greetings with their families and friends before settling down.At the dining area, bursts of laughter and loud chattering went on for over an hour, even after the breakfast was over.Georgia was absent from this meeting. While others were busy catching up as a family, she got on the next flight back to LA.She didn't even bother to wait and hear about her son's fate before leaving.Bella heard from her friends that Debby helped to expose Gerald as her kidnapper and went to meet her even though she doesn't trust the woman for letting out the information of her whereabouts to Gerald in the first place."Thank you for your help in