Ellie's PovI watched Sean and his new toy leave, unable to stop them as the two guards from Dad held my hands tightly. I bit my lip, then quickly turned around by jerking both of my hands hard until they came apart."Miss-" They seemed to want to grab my hands back, but I quickly gave them a sharp look."Don't even try," I warned the guard who was carelessly talking and standing closest to me. "I won't go after them. Take me home, now!" I strode irritably towards the parking lot entrance, waiting for the two guards to return with my car.I bit my lip, feeling very upset that the man I liked had chosen to be with someone who didn't even deserve to be called a mature woman, except for her large breasts. The little boy didn't meet Sean's taste for the woman he slept with, but seeing their closeness earlier, I knew Sean allowed the boy to be with him all the time.A guard exited the car to open the door so I could get in immediately. I grabbed the bottle of wine near the seat I was sitti
Ellie's PovI stared at Nick momentarily before taking his hand and dragging him back into the elevator. "Come with me," I said firmly and tightened my grip on him so he couldn't think of running away. "Sean was so mean to me earlier."Nick, who had wanted to let go of my grip, now fell silent and looked at me. The elevator slowly descended after he pressed the close button. No one entered during that time other than the two of us. Although we didn't see eye to eye, I knew how his gaze looked when he watched me, yearning for me, who was hiding behind his many masks."What did Sean do to you?" asked Nick casually and mockingly. "You must have overreacted in front of him for him to get annoyed with you.""So what?" I asked defiantly, looking at Nick sharply as he found me guilty of little. Sean was worse for having a little boy on his arm before I could have him. "I was just trying to get Sean's attention because he never gives it to me, even in normal situations.""Why don't you look t
Ellie's Pov"Are you out of your mind?" I snapped at Nick, not caring about the surroundings as the two guards sent by my father had taken care of the problem. It was now just the two of us surrounded by the quiet garden and the man's hand still gripping mine tightly.Nick pulled me to sit back down, but I exerted my meager strength to stay standing. He finally let me. "I'm not crazy. I'm just expressing something I've been holding onto for a long time.""Something you've been holding back? What do you mean it's a love you want to prove?" I frowned, not understanding his strange attitude. "We've known each other for eight years, Nick. I just considered you a friend and never considered having a special relationship with you.""I know, but I wanted that to change after you wasted your time on a guy who didn't even like you," Nick spoke without a smile, staring at our intertwined hands as I tried to digest my situation. "You know that I'm always careful around you, right?"I looked at N
Arabella's PovI was in my room with one of the pages on my laptop open, holding a mug of steaming hot chocolate to blow on the top to make it warmer to drink. My cell phone had been ringing, showing Dallas' name on the screen, but I had no intention of picking it up."I won't pick up no matter how many times you call me Dallas," I mumbled to myself, mumbling a song I liked while flipping through the page I was on.I wanted to teach Dallas a lesson for bothering me whenever and wherever I was. There was no telling how often the man who was my only family had broken his promise. What is privacy? Dallas didn't recognize that word and always invaded my personal space. Be it my relationships with others and now the leisure time I rarely get.For a moment, my phone didn't ring, making me breathe a sigh of relief. "Finally, calmer... what else should I do to teach him a lesson? Ignoring his calls won't do much."I thought, knowing that Dallas would eventually call me back at some other time
Arabella POV"Can I sit here?" the man asked kindly.I stared at the man, trying to get to know his face because he was way too friendly for someone who just met me. I usually greet people I don't know first, not vice versa, so I felt wary of him. "Please. But, sorry in advance, do we know each other?"He smiled, looking happy as he seated herself next to me. He looked older than me but not much older than Sean or Dallas. "No, this is the first time I've met you."I felt confused by the man's answer. "Then... why do you want to sit with me?" I looked at the other tables that were still available. It was just me and the couple who were in this old cafe before the man's arrival. "Isn't it strange for someone who doesn't know each other to sit together?"The man chuckled, showing dimples and laughter wrinkles at both corners of his eyes. He then extended his hand to me, who was still confused. "My name is Jonas. I wanted to ask you out since we've crossed paths a few times while you were
Arabella's POV"Sean?" I asked in a tone that was still surprised when I saw the man's face, but I slowly smiled because I was happy to meet him after walking around alone. "I was just about to surprise you at the office, but you did it first."I looked at his strained-looking face, puzzled at Sean's reaction that was not like my current mood. I held the man's face while looking at him again more closely. "What's going on? Your face looks grim, Sean.""I'm upset," Sean confessed, holding my hand and exhaling loudly. "Have you been walking around with that guy since you said goodbye to me via text?"I shook my head. "Jason's just a friend. He drove me here because no taxi took my order to go home," I said honestly, then looked around because I felt the eyes watching me from earlier, as well as the many people around Sean's office. "Is your office always this crowded? I don't think we can continue talking here....""It's after work. You came to my office unprepared, didn't you?" Sean so
Sean's Pov"Look, Sean. Shiro was so calm when I bathed him." Arabella exclaimed from inside her bathroom, making me walk over to her and see the cat I'd just rescued already covered in foam and with its head held high. "It's my first time bathing a cat, but Shiro makes it very easy for me to bathe him. He's not like the other cats I saw in the video."I nodded, paying more attention to Arabella's long neck that was exposed after her hair was tied up like a messy bundle, but it was still so beautiful that I swallowed. My gaze only shifted to Shiro, who was vocalizing a 'purr' as if in pleasure. The floor where the cat was already looking almost darkened due to the dirt that was previously stuck. "Its fur is surprisingly white.""Yes! It turns out that I unknowingly chose a suitable name for him. Shiro, white in Japanese." He chuckled, already starting to dry the completely clean Shiro with several towels at once. "Hm, Sean. Can I ask you to get the hairdryer from my dresser?""One mom
Arabella's POVI leaned against Sean's body as we sat in the living room, watching a movie while eating the toast that he had prepared earlier. I watched the movie actors acting with each other, but it looked natural and made me get carried away by the storyline."Do you like movies like this?" Sean asked softly, removing the hair from my forehead so he could see me better. I just nodded, not wanting to miss the important moment that was about to happen.I covered my mouth, not expecting the scene that happened in the movie. "No way...."Sean seemed to see what was happening because he was silent for a few moments while I smacked my lips until the scene was over. He was heard clucking. "I can kiss you better than that.""Sean." I smacked his chest lightly. "We're watching a movie, not comparing your kissing skills to the actor's."Sean looked at me, raised one eyebrow and smiled. "I'm better looking, too.""Yes...." I could only exhale when Sean's narcissistic behaviour returned. I co
Arabella's POVDallas returned home three days later. He delivered the things I'd asked for perfectly, so I complimented him while he showed off how hard he'd worked to find all the things I needed."It wasn't too hard to find the snacks you wanted, but the embroidery took some time to do." He explained. "You know that Adele is old, so she taught me by example. I'm really good at copying what she makes quickly."I just nodded with a smile, accepting that Dallas' words weren't entirely true as the embroidery still wasn't very good, but I appreciated his efforts and his leaving, which had given Sean and me a chance to be alone while he was gone."Thanks, Dallas. Where are you going?" I asked as he quickly organized his other belongings instead of staying at our house as usual.He sighed heavily. "I have a job waiting for me.""Oh?" I looked surprised, though I could hardly hide my pleasure that the 'Days without Dallas' could continue for longer. "You're going into town again?"Dallas n
Arabella's POVIt had been seven months since my wedding to Sean, and it was only a few weeks until I went into labour. I stroked my belly, which had grown to almost twice my size, but my baby remained calm, a far cry from the two men in front of me who were feuding.They had been arguing for a while about where I should stay when I gave birth to my long-awaited baby. Sean, of course, wanted me to live with him in our house, but Dallas didn't like that and suggested something very similar to himself."Bella and the baby should stay with me for the first month." My brother said with determination. "If necessary, you can also come over occasionally, but I don't want you living in my house with them."Sean looked annoyed, letting out a breath that was so long it didn't sound like it was going to end. "Dallas, Bella is my wife, and the baby is my chil. There's no way I'm letting them stay at your house when we already have a house together.""So? I want them to stay a month at my house. Y
Arabella's POV"Now, Mr. Sean and Miss Arabella, please give each other a kiss to solemnize this marriage," the priest said to conclude our wedding procession.I felt so happy when I looked at Sean from behind my veil. He grabbed the end of the veil, flashing a smile as big as mine as he draped the veil over the tiara I was wearing, and then took my waist into his arms.I could feel the thrill of knowing what he was about to do and closed my eyes. The touch of his lips was soft, kissing me as we breathed and then opening my mouth with the help of his fingers. We kissed deeply and long until the applause from the guests was heard, as well as the excited cheers that made Sean and I stop our kiss.Our warm breath was faintly visible together, and then I lifted my gaze to look at Sean, who was also looking at me. We exchanged smiles again, knowing each other's feelings that we were both thrilled and happy with the wedding that finally happened that day."I'm so happy, Sean," I whispered t
Arabella's POVBefore I knew it, time had flown by. The preparations for my wedding with Sean were ready, and we were now at the building where our special once-in-a-lifetime event would be held.I had been looking forward to this day since Sean said he would propose to me, and it finally arrived in the blink of an eye. I had seen the decorations that Sean and the wedding organizer hired with a little help from Dallas.Everything looked amazing, even though I could only see briefly. Everything is no less, even more than what Ellie and Nick prepared for their engagement ceremony.I was sitting in front of the mirror, assisted by two people who took care of my makeup during the wedding ceremony that would last into the night and make me into the bride I had always wanted to be.Wanda was with me. She had been watching me get made-up and was looking at me as I was receiving lipstick on my lips. "I didn't expect that you, who has always been kept out of reach of men, would be getting marr
Sean's POVDallas was waiting for our return. He opened the door for me and saw me holding Arabella, who had fallen back into a deep sleep in my arms. The man let me in first and closed the door before asking me for his sister."Let me carry her to her room, Sean." He said, extending both his hands towards me, but I refused to let Arabella out of my arms.She was already comfortable. I didn't want her to be woken up by her brother's unreasonable request. "No need. I just need to go upstairs to lay her down. Thank you for opening the door.""I opened the door because I wanted to scold you."Dallas was already blocking my path to our room upstairs, almost reaching the stairs had the big man not been standing in between.I stared at the man, unafraid of his threats, which I had experienced many times during the time Arabella and I had been secretly dating until now. He always wanted to interfere even though his sister said he never liked it, as well as our agreement from the hunt, which
Arabella's POVSean took my hand. We walked among the beachgoers who were still arriving until late in the evening, and then headed for the less crowded side of the beach that was littered with a few shells stuck in the sand."I found one here, Sean!" I smiled broadly, pointing out the shells with beautiful-looking shells.The man approached, nodding approvingly as he took a long look at the shells I was holding before showing me the inside of the small bucket he was carrying. "Check out mine, Bella.""Wow, why are there so many?" I looked at Sean in disbelief when I saw that the number of shells he had caught had already reached half the contents of the bucket. "One, two, three... ten? You cheated!"Sean laughed. "I didn't cheat, the part of the beach I visited earlier did have a lot of them. I've only taken a few.""I'll go there then."I took Sean's hand, approached the beach that the man had explored earlier and shifted slightly to a place that he hadn't touched. He said that when
Arabella's POVI sat next to Sean, watching him take care of our wedding online by talking to the wedding organizer he had recently contacted while Dallas checked on the process of building our wedding hall in person.After my pregnancy checkup, they both agreed not to let me handle the wedding and told me to rest. Both of them didn't want me to get tired and asked me to pay attention to their busy lives."This is your first pregnancy, Bella. "You don't have to take care of the hassle like us, but take care of you and your baby during these preparations," Dallas said, reminding me again before leaving this morning.I was going to protest, but I also realized that my sister's words didn't hurt. "Can you take care of this alone?"I was a little worried because he acted quickly to take over the wedding affairs held by Sean before, while Sean took over my part. I only remembered that the construction of our wedding hall was already largely underway.Sean hadn't allowed me to see the progr
Sean's POVI swallowed, trying to listen to the words of the doctor who explained what Arabella should do for her pregnancy between the sharp eyes that didn't stop looking at me."Miss can take the supplements downstairs. This nurse next to me will take you." The doctor ended his explanation with a shady smile.We said goodbye to the doctor before following the nurse to pick up Arabella's supplements. I was trying to remember what I should do to help my beloved during her pregnancy, so I forgot about the threatening figure in front of me."You!" Dallas unhesitatingly grabbed the neckline of my T-shirt and pulled me hard. His piercing eyes clearly showed his desire to kill me when we arrived at the hospital's lower parking lot."You animal! You're not even married to Bella, Sean!"I said nothing, knowing that there was no point in adding oil to the fire that was raging before me. My neck felt constricted, but I still had room to breathe, so I didn't try to protest.Arabella tried to st
Arabella's POV"We're going to have our wedding at the same place as Nick's, but I'm going to expand it again," Sean said when we arrived home after our walk.I still felt tired, but I eventually pushed that feeling aside to listen to Sean's explanation better. "When did you plan this?" I asked."A few days ago, it seems or yesterday? I've asked Nick for a favour so we can rent the place right away for the next week." The man seemed relaxed explaining it to me, but it surprised me.I looked at him intently. "You said... one week?""Yeah, is it too soon for you?" He asked, instantly looking worried after hearing my question.I shook my head. On the contrary, I was feeling very excited about the timing of our imminent wedding, not in a month, but even less than a week when a few days had passed.I had initially been dreading this kind of fast-paced wedding, but after talking things over with Sean for some time and meeting Tya to make the dress I would wear when I got married, I felt our