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The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 29
Arabella's POVThe fresh morning breeze grazed my skin and the laughter from outside woke me up. I opened my eyes slowly, clearly enjoying my sleep and what caught my attention was Asher, slumped in a chair close to me, fast asleep. His face looked peaceful yet tired, and beside him was a bowl of water and a towel. It was clear he had been taking care of me.I couldn't help but feel grateful for that, he has been such a darling ever since he got to the hospital. I leaned in close to him and stared at his face, his cheeks rising slightly with each breath and I touched his cheeks trying to feel its warmness. His skin was warm under my fingertips, and the touch seemed to have woken him up. His eyes fluttered a bit then it opened, and he stared at me with a smirk on his face, his face looked tired."I thought I almost lost you," he said, his voice a little rusty and tired.I smiled weakly, as Ieaned closer and gave him a peck. "Thank you really, thank you for taking care of me, Asher."
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 30
Asher’s POV“You know what? Why don’t we stay one more day here?” I suggested. “We barely got to enjoy ourselves because of the fever. A day won’t hurt, and I have nothing pressing to do. Neither do you.”I tried to sound cheerful, but inside, I was desperate to avoid going back to the city. The city meant memories of Scarlet, and I wasn’t ready to face them. Spending more time with Arabella might be a good distraction.“Oh, sure. I also don't want to leave now, one more day won't hurt,” she said, her eyes lighting up a little. “ That is great, so why don’t we head out to the game section?” I asked. I remember Scarlet loved games, she was a game freak. Maybe Arabella would too.“That sounds nice,” she said, the word nice seemed to hang in the air “But I don’t know how to play games. My parents always said games are for lazy people, so I never really played one. But it sounds interesting.”“No problem. You’ll love it, I assure you,” I said, trying to keep my excitement in check. As I
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 31
Arabella's POVAsher had acted strangely throughout today, and I couldn’t understand why. He felt so distant, like he was here but not present. He had barely been around the suite, always leaving without saying where he was going. As I stood there, sitting on the edge of the bed while my gaze was at the clock. He had been gone for more than two hours and the very room seemed to be suffocating me. I had to keep myself busy doing anything that would bring a new train of thought, anything that would make me stop thinking about him. I couldn’t look at the clock any longer because just one more sound of the ticking of the clock could set me up in knots. Perhaps the beach would help me think a bit clearer, so I thought it could be a good idea to go swimming, as I hadn't swam on a beach beforeI wore my swimsuit and headed to the beach. I swam for a while thereafter just to get a feeling of the water calming my nerves. However, even when I was inside the water, I couldn't stop thinking ab
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 32
Asher's POVI had been sitting in the car for over five hours, my mind a chaotic mess. Should I leave the suite? Should I go back to Arabella? My phone lay in my lap, Scarlet’s number dialed on the screen again. She didn’t pick up. She never did. Was it really over?I sighed and leaned back in the seat, sending another voicemail. "Scarlet, please, just pick up. I just want to hear your voice. If really I ever meant something or any…thing to you, please pick up, let's talk, I just want to hear your voice and nothing more." I said, as I stared at the voicemail hoping she would reply soon, I felt really drained and exhausted, I didn't know what was happening to me, why it felt like my world revolved around Scarlet, and why I was such a jerk. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, thirty minutes had passed, and nothing had changed."Drive me to a pub," I told the driver. I couldn't stay in the car any longer and didn't want to return home now, I had four missed calls from my fa
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 33
Arabella’s POV I watched Asher load the last of our bags into the trunk. As I looked around the suite, I really didn't want to leave . I wanted to spend another day in the suite. Maybe starting life in the suite would be better but our honeymoon was over, and we were heading back to Birmingham, back to our real lives. I had a meeting with my family lawyer, and Asher had decided to come along. When he opted to follow me, I couldn't help grin from ear to ear, I felt like the luckiest person on earth right now. As we settled into the car, Asher's phone rang. He glanced at the screen and put it on speaker. "It's my father," he said, trying to sound casual. "Probably just checking on us after the honeymoon, he has been asking of you non stop, it’s better he hears your voice" Asher answered the call, and a furious voice exploded from the phone. "Get the hell here right now, you bastard!" his father screamed. Asher ended the call quickly, his face tight with worry. "What’s wrong?" I as
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 34
Asher's POVAs the car headed towards home, my gut twisted into knots. I played around with my seatbelt trying to calm myself down as my mind raced with worst-case scenarios of what could be possible be wrong. "Oh no, oh no, oh no... Did he find out about the investment? I knew I shouldn't have touched his slush funds!" I thought, my inner voice trembling.I attempted to rehearse what I could probably say to him, but I had no clue of what to say. My palms grew slick with sweat, and my legs couldn't stop shaking. I couldn't remember the last time I was this terrified to face my father. I hesitated to get down from the car, my hand hovering over the door handle. "Okay, Asher, get a grip. You can do this. Just apologize, make excuses, and... Ugh, who am I kidding? I'm doomed."My father never joked around with his money. I should have been more careful with my spending. But I was already at a loss in the suite business, I needed a way to clear the loss I had made. “Oh shit,” I cursed u
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 35
Arabella’s POVAs I stepped out of the car, I saw Mr. Robinson, he seemed to be heading out. "Good day sir," I greeted him with a smile."Good day, Arabella," he replied warmly, but then I noticed a small trickle of blood that went down his fingers."You're bleeding," I gasped, my eyes widening in shock and concern."Oh, this?" He said, as he pointed to his hands and waved it off dismissively."It's nothing.""Are you sure? It looks bad.""Really, it's nothing to worry about, my secretary would treat it for me," he said. "How was the honeymoon? I hope Asher treated you well?" He asked, trying to change the conversation.I nodded, still worried about the wound "Yeah he did, it was so wonderful and we had a great time.""Good to hear," he said with a nod. "I knew you two would definitely enjoy it.""We did. Thanks a lot for that, I appreciate it, as the honeymoon was filled with so much.""Well, I'm glad you had fun, how is your health? I heard from Asher that you were down with a fev
The Billionaire’s Pawn Chapter 36
Asher's POVI drove round and round the road, how I managed to survive was a miracle. As I drove recklessly, I was in pain—not from the bruises from my father's beating. I was a fool, a very big fool. “I wish I could turn back the hands of time”, I thought, maybe I might not have made the risky investment I did with IAS. Maybe I might not have carried out projects that were not fruitful, or not have carried any projects at all.I couldn't bear Arabella seeing me like this. It would hurt my ego, looking like a mess in front of her. My father was furious, and he had every reason to be. The suite I had been managing was his precious baby; he had started his first suite business with that. I kept driving, the hours blending together. The city lights blurred past, a whirlwind of colors and shapes. “Why did I have to be so reckless?”, “damnit,” I said, as the car's engine roared as I pushed it to its limits, the speedometer needle climbing higher and higher. I needed to outrun my thoughts
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