Chapter 24“What's going on?” Ford asked when he went to the scene. I looked around and the people are now looking at us. I was still trembling. “You better ban that man here, Ford. He was harassing Dahlia,” Sean said firmly, eyeing the man he knocked out in one punch with his burning eyes. “He harassed you?” Ford asked. It was the first time I saw Ford being serious like this. His eyes were dark as if he could do something that this man would not like at all. “Y-Yes,” I replied with fear painted on my face. “Get him,” he said to the two men with huge muscles. They are probably the guards here. As soon as they picked him up on the floor and forced him to stand, my eyes widened when Ford suddenly punched him again. My lips parted as I was not expecting him to do that. I heard the entire crowd grasping. “Get him out of here,” Ford said with authority. “Are you okay?” Sean asked me. I nodded, still lost for words. “That’s why I didn't want to leave you alone,” he added and heaved
Chapter 25The next day, my entire body somehow feels heavy. As I woke up, the sleeping Sean beside me greeted me. His arm was belted on my waist. It took me a few seconds before I processed everything that happened. My jaw just dropped while glancing at him. Now, I couldn't move because I was afraid that I might wake him up in a single move. I bit my lower lip when I checked under the covers, and saw myself naked. “Fuck,” I mumbled. When I made a single move with my leg, I almost screamed in pain. I had to bite my lower lip so hard to avoid creating noise that would wake him up. Damn it! My womanhood is sore! “Is it sore?” I froze immediately the moment I heard Sean's voice. His breath even hit my skin the moment he spoke. “It is,” I replied. My cheeks burned immediately. Why would I be shy? He already saw all of this! I couldn't even look at him. I heard him chuckle. “It will be really sore for a first timer,” my brows arched and now faced him beside me. “It seems like you're
Chapter 26I don't know how many hours we stayed in the car after I found out what Charlotte dug in. I was totally in awe. I couldn't even shed my own tears while I was looking nowhere. Charlotte was just beside me, sitting with me in silence. I know she's hurt to see me in pain. I have never felt this before and I didn't know that love has the most excruciating strike of pain. I gave half of me to Sean, even the most precious thing that the women have. I thought I was the one whom he loved the night that I saw purity from those eyes; I was fooled. “What now?” Charlotte asked. “What's your plan?” However, no matter what hatred I have, it cannot conceal the truth that my heart screams his name. What hurts is, his heart screams Charlotte. “Would you be mad at me if I still want to love him?”“Dahlia,” she called firmly. I smiled bitterly as I moved my eyes away from her. Of course she would not like it. She cares for me so much. We've been treating each other as sisters for our enti
Chapter 27“Celeste is my cousin, Dahlia.” My entire world suddenly stops. His last words are echoing inside my head. However, it seems like I just couldn't process everything in my head. Did I hear him right? Celeste, Sean's ex fiancé, is Ford's cousin? “The first time I met you in Sean's office, I knew what Sean's plan would be. How can't he? It looks like his fucking dead fiancé just rose again. Different body, different person.” He chuckled and shook his head unbelievably. “I warned you that day because I know that you are not Celeste. I even asked my people to investigate your identity just to prove that you are a different person—and you are. That's why I continued giving you warnings about Sean,” he explained.“How was he after Celeste’s death? How were you when your cousin died?” That made him pause. He avoided my eyes and for the first time, I read something through his eyes. The glimpse of sorrows cannot be concealed from those eyes no matter how he avoids my gazes. “S
Chapter 28 “I found one of your relatives, Dahlia.” My brows crossed in front of Sean. How would he find one when I don't even have one? Or maybe I do have relatives? I just don't know where they are. “What do you mean? Don't tell me you spend your money on this?” I appreciate his efforts and benevolence. But I just don't want to take advantage of him because he is damn rich. I don't want to make the rumors surreal that I am only robbing him off. He has already done so much for me and that is more than enough. “Does it matter? I found your Aunt,” I still don't believe. It's just hard to believe as I used to live my life having no blood related around me. “Where is she, then?” I chuckled. “She's in my house,” I paused. Both of our eyes stayed together. I know Sean. He would not lie about it. He has always been serious about this kind of matters. “Just tell me if you want to see her now and we will go there, Dahlia.” A protruded smile flashed on his face. I saw how excited he is
Chapter 29 I didn't know where to go so I decided to go home. What should I do? Sean is not in the office because he's asleep, calling Celeste even when he's sleeping. I feel like I'm going to be sick all of a sudden. The reality slapped me again. I don't need to ask Sean if he's still in love with Celeste, he already slapped it to my face. “What am I doing?” I uttered to myself while looking at the road through the window of my apartment. It began to rain when I came back home. Am I really choosing to be used while hoping that Sean would also forget Celeste and let go of that dark past? I didn't know that it's harder to fight someone who is dead than someone who is alive. I would look like an idiot if I tried to fight the undefeatable Celeste. “Who's that?” I asked loudly as I heard the knocks on my door. I heaved a heavy sigh. I wonder which one from my neighbors it is this time. I walked towards the door lazily, wearing my pajamas. “Sean,” my eyes widened as I saw him drippin
Chapter 30“Are you sure you're okay?” Sean asked while he was busy driving me home. Since I saw that picture inside his drawer, my energy just subsided until it faded. All of a sudden, I felt feeble as if I'm gonna be bedridden. My heart is aching. I couldn't erase from my head how genuine Sean's smile was in that picture. I couldn't help but to compare how he flashes a smile at me. Are those genuine or just a fake one? “Yeah,” I replied. I was trying to pretend like I was fine after that, but I just can't. I can't stop myself from sharing with him the heaviness I feel right now. The problem is, my tongue couldn't even spill what the hell I am feeling. What's the point? I see no point telling it to him. I don't want to force him to forget Celeste, especially that she really was a big part of his life—not just his life but all of their lives. “You don't look fine since this afternoon. Do you feel sick?” He would really not believe me at this point. I am being too obvious that some
Chapter 31“Why is he drunk?” Ford asked while driving us to Sean's house. I glanced at him in the rear mirror and I couldn't answer him immediately. “It's not because of me,” that's what I can assure of. Sean isn't wasted like this because of me. “You cried,” he commented. When I looked back at him, his eyes were just pinned on the road while busy driving. If I knew, he really chose not to look at me the moment he noticed that. I don't know if it is just obvious that I cried or Ford just has keen eyes to notice that. “What’s weighing you, Dahlia?” I drew a smirk. It feels good to hear my name being mentioned all of a sudden. “I think Sean didn't change,” I mentioned. “His heart still calls Celeste and he is still miserable from her death.” I didn't hear anything from Ford. We were covered with great silence along the way. Even if he doesn't talk, I know that there are a lot of things running in his head. “It would be hard to erase Celeste in his life, Dahlia. She's part of him