Arabella POV"What a bitch." I whispered furiously, not wanting my annoyance to be heard by others who might be in the restroom or suddenly enter without warning.I quickly exit my cubicle to wash my hands before returning to the room. Liam seemed waving to greet me, but my gaze was still directed at Rachel and the few friends surrounding her at another table. They must have been the women talking about me inside, but what could I do?Unlike Dallas, who could get emotional when upset, I was just an ordinary employee here, only on my second day of work and getting to know my other coworkers. I didn't want to use Sean, a CEO, or my brother in the same position to deal with them as he pleased.If I did that, I would lower myself to the same level as them, even lower due to their increasingly wild speculations. I could tell that they would think this far after hearing their judgment of me as a prostitute, just for being friendly to everyone and seeing my seemingly sexy appearance despite
Arabella's POVI received another tough assignment from Rachel but didn't complain. I'm starting to understand the flow of my work better after doing the same thing repeatedly, albeit with different documents and multiple trouble spots."Look at her, pretending to be serious despite not understanding anything." I heard one of Rachel's friends whispering too loudly for me to hear, but I didn't care.I just focused on working on the documents given to me and then sent them to my other coworkers to process. I also received revisions, but increasingly, I didn't make mistakes when I was done and checked it myself better."Mrs., here's the document you requested a printed version of." I approached Rachel after finishing, handing over the documents as she directed.The woman stopped her work, accepting the document I was working on to read straight through. Rachel looked serious while I was about to leave to return to my desk and continue working, but she stopped me. "Hey, where are you goin
Arabella's POVI looked at Sean in surprise, not understanding his sudden words when I was still a junior employee in his company. I didn't even think of owning and expanding the company like that man told Ellie to defend me."How can you say that, Sean? I had no idea that you had such big visions for me." I blinked, still not understanding his words, even though I had repeatedly thought about it quickly.For me, trying to keep working at this point was hard enough. I don't know what else I should do to learn and grow like Sean said, own a company, and become a successful businessman like that man did. That man's thinking was too amazing for me.Sean smiled at me, but before I could say anything, Ellie opened her mouth first and told my boyfriend. "That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard you say, Sean. That boy becoming a businessman? It'll never happen in a few years.""Hm, I think it might." Ellie's friend suddenly spoke up, making me take notice of the man I had just met today
Arabella's POVI wanted to catch up with Sean, who was only a few steps ahead of me after we parked the car, but Ellie was quicker to get to him and now had her arm around my lover's arm intimately. Nick stared at the incident as if it was normal and walked ahead.The woman seemed to smile gracefully and asked in a voice as sweet as honey. "What are you having for lunch today, Sean?""None of your business." Sean raised his eyebrows in surprise and immediately removed Ellie's hand from his arm. Seemingly annoyed by the woman's actions.Ellie was still trying to get close to Sean, who kept walking. I followed close behind, not far enough, but not so close that she didn't immediately turn her attention to me. I didn't want to accept her insult and chose to see her rejected by Sean directly.I know my boyfriend doesn't have any feelings for Ellie. He hasn't been able to repel her like the other women who have approached him so far. I didn't understand at first, but hearing the woman's ex
Arabella's POVAfter we finished lunch, Nick went somewhere else with Ellie while I was able to get back together with Sean in the car. Our lunch at the restaurant was tranquil and away from that woman's wrong words, so I was able to enjoy the food and feel ready to work again.Just as Ellie had said, the recommended food was indeed delicious, and I felt all the tiredness I had felt earlier disappear. Sean also didn't fail to notice me by quietly holding my hand while we chatted with Nick, so I was in a much better mood than I had been at the office all morning."Did you enjoy our lunch?" Sean asked, glancing over at me, who was mumbling happily.I nodded, unable to help the smile that spread across my lips. "Mhm. Nick was fun, and Ellie wasn't too annoying during our lunch. I'm glad."Nick actively tossed around the topic of small talk as we gathered in the room he had reserved. He sat across from Sean while I was next to my boyfriend. Despite our seating position, I was the one who
Arabella's POV"Emi, why are you still here? Didn't your shift end earlier?" I asked, covering my nervousness after being caught kissing Sean passionately.Emi blinked, then smiled as if nothing had happened. "Oh, I still have work to finish here, Miss. Please continue. Come, Mr. Sean, Miss Bella."The middle-aged woman walked away, while my face was so red that I had to cover my face with my hands, feeling very embarrassed when our intimacy was certainly seen by her. On the other hand, Sean looked calm and was still holding my waist. He wasn't done yet."Shall we continue?" The man whispered in my ear, making the blush on my cheeks travel up to my neck. I nodded.Night falls. I cleaned up and put on some comfortable clothes to sleep in later, but before that, I went downstairs to enjoy the dinner Emi had prepared. Sean was already there, smiling and wearing pyjamas that matched mine."Come on, let's eat together, Bella."I returned his smile and nodded, enjoying the dinner already se
Arabella's POVAfter everything that happened, I didn't report anything to Sean or Alex, the head of my division. The other employees were also unremarkable despite seeing Rachel's treatment of me firsthand, except for Chloe, who tried to comfort me and keep me company.The woman handed me a cup of homemade coffee, which I immediately drank to calm myself down. The cold temperature and sweetness made me sigh of relief and return my focus to listening to Chloe's words. "She's gone too far, Bella. Are you still not going to report it to Alex? She'll solve the problem quickly."I shook my head, putting down my coffee cup to look at her with a small smile. "I don't want to make a scene, Chloe. Just let them be like that. I can still take it.""You're really good, Bella." She let out a breath that sounded heavier than mine. "I might have cried or even fought with that woman because I was too upset. How can the first thing you receive when you get to the office be a scolding? I won't even b
Arabella's POVRachel furrowed her brow even further, taking my threat as a bluff, and just looked at me mockingly. "What have we done to you? You started all this yourself. We were defending ourselves."The women nodded, agreeing with Rachel's twisting of the facts. Some other employees were quietly whispering, but too softly for me to hear."You were the one who grabbed Jennifer's hair first, then poured water on her on purpose." One of the women said, inflaming my actions that were initially an act of self-defense.The woman next to her nodded. "Look, her makeup is a mess. The clothes she was wearing were also soaked. Do you know how much all these clothes total? You have to compensate!"They were getting noisier and trying to corner me, but I pointed at myself, who was already feeling the stickiness all over my body from the water and sugar solution. "Here! You see? Jennifer poured the drink on me first. I was the one defending myself, not you."Chloe had already cleaned my face w
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