Arabella's POVI was still trying to clean up the large sauce stains on his white shirt. Even though it was only white mayonnaise, the smell would become unbearable if it wasn't cleaned immediately.I was just about to grab another tissue when he held my hand casually, but his voice didn't sound familiar when he said to me. "I'm fine. "Thank you for trying to clean my shirt.""William?" I immediately called out the name of the man I thought was a stranger after lifting my gaze to his face.The man smiled, happy I could recognize him instantly when we hadn't seen each other for a long time. "Hi, Bella. I didn't expect to see you here."William was my schoolmate in the next town over. I only remembered that he transferred in during his second year, so my memories of him weren't too many, but this guy was one of my close friends who had the same level of closeness as Wanda, even though they didn't know each other."Me too." I smiled back, looking at his face, which was much more mature t
Sean's POVI was in the lobby, waiting for Arabella, who said she was buying a sandwich across the office. I had met Chloe, who told me about it just as she was about to get into the elevator with her sedition friends while I was leaving."Is she there?" I asked Chloe again, who hurriedly nodded.For some reason, her eyes had a playful glint similar to Arabella's, and she pursed her lips as she held back a smile. "She's there alone, Mr. Sean. Just catch up if you're impatient."Her other friends confirmed her words, so I nodded and quickly moved on, giving way to the other employees about to enter the elevator.During the break, I didn't have time to have lunch with Arabella as usual. I had thought we would see each other again when I got home, but my wish to see her was granted.I took this as a good opportunity to make up for our missed lunchtime. Seeing her smile and chatting with my beloved would boost morale.I had a lot of work to do since this morning. Even now, I shouldn't be
Sean's POVI frowned, still feeling suspicious about Arabella's statement about their relationship when we were with her friend William earlier. An uncomfortable feeling haunted me at the thought of that man liking my girlfriend.Just one look and also seeing the man's reaction when I provoked him showed that William's feelings for Arabella remained the same even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time. It's probably getting worse because that woman is getting prettier.I saw his longing gaze, similar to my own on my lover. I wasn't sure I could let that man be around Arabella any longer and have him try to find an opportunity in between my relationship with Arabella."Bella...." I called out to he4, seeing her working on something on her laptop.She turned her head to look at me sitting by her side. "What's wrong, Sean?"I just paused to stare at her. Arabella's face is very pretty. She was friendly, kind and close to everyone. She is a woman who also has many advantages t
Sean's POVArabella and I arrived home after finishing our office work. My beloved immediately went to the room to take a shower and change, while I just took off my suit in the room and went to the study because I still had something to take care of.William. The more I thought about it, the more the man's name bothered me. Although I was already sure of Arabella's feelings after her sweet deed in our private room, I was sure that the man would still approach my girlfriend if I didn't get rid of him immediately.So far, I only knew the man's nickname, the story about their friendship during their school days and his sudden move in Arabella's second year. I didn't know where he worked, although I also knew that he wasn't one of the businessmen or the son of a rich family that I knew in this city like Nick."Should I ask that guy?" I mumble to myself, thinking of the one person who probably knows the man better than I do. Dallas.I looked at Dallas' contact number on my phone screen, h
Arabella's POVI'm enjoying my relationship with Sean more and more. The warmth, sweetness, and protection he gave me made me trust the man who had been my lover for several months.Sean and I had just finished lunch at a restaurant and were about to head back to the office when a call came from my cell phone. Dallas' name appeared on the screen, and I picked it up immediately."What's wrong?" I asked first so Dallas wouldn't suddenly yell in my ear.He cleared his throat. "Bella, I have some very good news for you." His voice sounded happy as if he held back from speaking before I asked."What?" I relented, a little curious about what he had to tell me. "If this is a trick, I will hang up on you, Dallas."No, no, this is real." Dallas hurriedly stopped me and continued in an excited tone, sounding even happier than I was when he told me that this was good news for me.He took a deep breath. "The company you're going to manage, Bella... the preparations will be completed within a mont
Arabella's POV"We're good," I answered briefly because Sean didn't look like he would return Ellie's greeting either.I felt uncomfortable and disturbed by the woman's presence, but I still tried to be nice to her. After all, I knew that Ellie and Nick were Sean's friends, while I was his girlfriend now.Despite her haughty words, Ellie didn't mock me as blatantly as she used to. Nick also seemed to greet me with a hand gesture, so I felt better.Nick turned to look at Sean, who was silent and then put his arm around his shoulders familiarly. "Hey, are we invisible to your eyes, Sean?" The man said, lightening the previously awkward atmosphere."You guys are troublesome. Can't you guys just leave immediately after meeting us here?" Sean said and asked back, looking at Nick coldly even though his friend seemed completely unfazed.The man laughed. "Come on, now that we've met, can't we chat for a while?" He turned to me while raising his eyebrows a few times."Bella, you don't mind cha
Arabella's POVI walked into Sean's office after we said goodbye to Ellie and Nick. By the end of the meeting, they were no longer shy and openly showed that their status had moved on to fiancées when they stepped out of our office.I felt jealous, and Sean knew it, so he acted immediately by inviting me into his room first. He asked me to sit on the sofa, still holding my hand tightly."Ellie is annoying," I said, lowering the corners of my lips and pursing them. "Did he have to say something like that before me when I already congratulated him?""You know that he always does that when he sees you. "What she used to say to you was even worse," Sean said, which annoyed me even more because he didn't seem to defend what I said.I pouted even more because of that guy. "I know, but shouldn't she do that to me? She invited us over but instead mocked us and flaunted their relationship like it meant nothing."Sean didn't say anything after seeing my reaction, but his hand resting on my shou
Arabella's POVI stared at the vast party room in front of us, but it was also filled with many party guests and waiters standing guard on each side. They served some guests, taking drinks and snacks that were intentionally circulated."Very nice...." I said with admiration, unable to help myself when I saw the luxury that felt elegant and organised in such a way.The interior, the party decorations and the musicians filling the room seemed to be in perfect harmony. I also couldn't smell the odour of food mixed despite being in the same place, but it was replaced with the very distinctive scent of air freshener.On the invitation, it was written that the guests should wear a dress code with a similar theme so that it would not match the fiancées, Ellie and Nick. The servants also looked uniform and could be distinguished at a glance.Sean looked at me as we walked closer to the crowd. "Do you like parties like this?""I like it... but it doesn't have to be this similar." I hurriedly a
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