Sean's POVI was just about to calm Emi down, but the middle-aged woman had already started talking again. She looked at me sternly as if I shouldn't interrupt her."You realize you haven't left your room for two days. I'm grateful you're still receiving sunlight from the window, but you still need to get out of your room and tidy up for your good. I am sad to see you like this, sir."I didn't respond to Emi's thoughtful words, smiling faintly because I couldn't deny the middle-aged woman's words. I didn't have the spirit to do anything other than think about the company, especially Arabella, who hadn't given any news until now."Look into this glass, sir," Emi spoke again, directing my gaze at the mirror that was displayed and could still be seen from the corner of my bed. "You look very messy right now. From your greasy hair to the clothes you haven't cleaned since a few days ago, do you feel comfortable moving around in such a state? Even if you don't have body odor, you still have
Emma’s PovI sobbed in my room, still remembering Sean's frightened expression that he had directed at me. I couldn't accept the fact that he kicked me out of his house after admitting that he didn't have any feelings for me, completely ignoring my attempts to declare my love back. "He must have done that because he just wanted to remove me from his house."Sean hadn't come out of his room for two days. Only Emi had come in and out of his room carrying a tray of food and drinks, completely ignoring my existence. I wasn't even provided with proper food except for pieces of bread and jam after the two sisters left."How can I spend my vacation in a house with servants like this." I sneered resentfully, remembering Emi, who immediately avoided me when we were in the same room. I thought she would change after that bitch left, but her actions got even worse."I'll go as you wish, Sean, but I'll still be around you. You'll see." I quickly put all my belongings in my suitcase and opened my
Emma's POVI saw that Sean and the woman hadn't moved after a while. There were a lot of people there so I decided to step out of the cafe and keep a closer eye on them, hiding among the crowd. The next thing I knew, the woman took Sean's arm, and they started walking away."Where are they going?" I muttered to myself, shifting my position slowly so as not to be spotted and trying not to look suspicious. I was still watching them chatting even as they walked, especially the woman who was smiling brightly. "That woman seems to be close to Sean."I became more curious about their relationship to be that close and the incident that made them meet in broad daylight like this. Other than me, I realised several people were talking about Sean and that woman. Elle. I'm sure that's the woman's name."Again, Miss Elle is together with Mr. Sean. Their relationship seems to be good." I heard one of the people there speak.The person she was with nodded. "They look too perfect. Do they want to mak
Sean's POVI reflexively stepped back, away from the crazy woman still following me despite being chased away. I didn't know what was wrong with Emma that she still dared to approach me like this, even entering my house, which shouldn't be easy.Emma stood up, giving up on whining because I didn't do anything. She cleaned the back of her dress and smiled, looking like a maniac. "Sean, you don't have to pretend anymore. There are only two of us here. You can express your love now, and I can accept it wholeheartedly.""I don't love you, Emma," I spoke, but Emma seemed to refuse to accept my words because they didn't match what she expected from me.She laughed, covering her mouth shyly. "Gosh, Sean. You're still like that. You don't have to hide anything from me anymore because I already know everything."I frowned, not understanding the nonsense in her words. Emma didn't know me, even when we did activities together in college. Back then, I did like her and would do anything for her, b
Sean's POVI checked my appearance in the mirror, ensuring nothing was missing from what I normally wore to work. My phone had already given me the alarm that my plane was leaving in a few hours, so I looked back in the mirror and smiled, encouraging myself that I was leaving.I felt insecure but repeated Emi's complimentary words as I imagined Arabella waiting for me. I'll be fine when I meet Dallas later. After all, I had to face him to meet my beloved, now or in a few years.Of course, I couldn't imagine being able to wait that long. Just a few days would make me miserable. I opened the door to my room, my breathing slow. "Wait for me, Bella.""Mr. Sean is leaving already?" Emi asked, approaching me with hurried steps. She smiled encouragingly when she was in front of me. "You look handsome, sir. Miss Bella will surely be happy to see you visiting her this neatly."I smiled slightly, correcting the middle-aged woman's words. "I'm just about to meet Dallas, but thank you, Emi.""Che
Sean's POV"You're still here? Didn't my secretary kick you out?" Dallas looked angry, not happy to see me in his presence. "I'm not in the mood to talk to you."The elevator doors suddenly opened before I could reply, revealing several employees who looked like they wanted to enter but aborted when they saw Dallas. I stood far apart and did not look friendly to anyone. I immediately closed the elevator again, continuing our conversation."I'm serious about Bella, Dallas. Can't you trust me, who's been your friend all these years?"Although I did admit that I was not in a position that was not entirely right, our friendship should be able to make him lenient towards my actions. Not to mention that Arabella's status is practically an adult, and doesn't have to abide by unreasonable dating restrictions. Dallas still didn't answer. He stepped out of the elevator that had arrived at his office floor and entered the office, ignoring Summer's greeting. I followed him in before he could cl
Sean's POV"Hunting... you say?" Dallas seemed to think about my words for a few moments.I hadn't done any hunting in a long time other than when we were younger. I'm sure Dallas was the same since we'd both developed businesses after college, him continuing his parents' business while I created a new one. There were many formal events to attend to introduce our respective companies to the world in order to gain more exposure from all directions.Hunting is a pretty fancy hobby for businessmen, more so than golf, but it's a fun sport to do once in a while. I seem to recall this city offering such an activity somewhere. I'll have to find out more or have Sarah do it to shorten the time.I looked at Dallas, who still seemed to be thinking, taunting him a little to keep him from changing his mind. "Are you scared? I won't force you to do this bet, Dallas."Dallas looked offended. "I'm not scared. I should be the one telling you that. Don't let you suddenly run away because you're scared
Dallas’ PovI looked at the clock after reading the message Sean sent me. He had already prepared the hunting grounds and asked me to come today. I didn't refuse. I smiled a little, already envisioning victory in my hands. "You'll be humiliated there, Sean."He had too much courage to challenge me to a hunt even though it had been a very long time since he had come to the young entrepreneurs' gathering that was regularly held. I was busy at work, but I never missed those activities to strengthen relationships with other companies. Sean relied too much on himself and hasn't changed until now."You have to pay for the impudence you did to Bella with this, and I can never imagine seeing her as long as I live." I was determined while storing the gloves in my pants pocket for me to wear once I got there. I would do everything in my power to hunt Sean out of my and Arabella's lives.I chuckled as I recalled his words that started the bet. He seemed too confident to get Arabella back. It was
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