All Chapters of Winter Bear; Stay With Me.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

That gloomy morning, despite how brightly the sun shone and the chilly breeze blowing, both adults stood in contrast to the bright and lively day. With the exception of the little bubbly child busy blabbing on and on about some amusing dream he had last night."Goodbye mom, goodbye Hayes!" Mario waved happily at the two, oblivious to the dark clouds floating over their heads as he ran through the school gates and disappeared in the midst of other students."Lets go, I should drop you off" Hayes walked off first and the woman blankly stared at him until he was by the car.She didn't say anything. She had been avoiding all conversation and hadn't spoken a word to him since she woke up that morning. They drove in silence and she kept her focus outside the window.Beneath all the anger and pain was immense fear. She was scared to her bones. He was such a prominent and wealthy figure and that was going to mess up her quiet and simple life in many ways she couldn't predict. He was danger!Sh

Bloom walked into the large office that morning with her cleaning equipment and a blank look on her face. Sharon lifted her gaze from the desktop in front of her and her eyes grew wide.This was new and strange. Bloom looked so different that morning with a new haircut and the cold aura about her. She had cut her hair into a loose bob hairstyle and proceeded into the office after a cold greeting to the Secretary.Sharon watched her until she got to where the boss occupied and she shrugged, 'This shouldn't be of my concern' ."Good morning sir". The CEO froze and looked away from the files on top of his desk to see her already rolling her sleeves up to her elbows.That greeting just now, felt so cold and somewhat forced. She was still holding a grudge against him. It had been four days since that day and her changed attitude stuck on.He watched her while speculating what way approaching her would be successful. That was the moment another man chose to walk in. It was Adrian."Hello peo

Bloom got out of the car first and waited for him to follow suit. They had bought some snacks for little Mario and Bloom was prepared to bribe him with it.As Hayes walked over to join her, she blushed, she was still overwhelmed with what had occured in the Company earlier that day and suddenly didn't know how to keep up with her act."Don't just stand there, he's waiting" Hayes reached for her hand and engulfed it in his. He squeezed it gently, smiling over how small and warm it was as he pulled her towards the house."I don't wanna hear that shit from you! You caused all this! If you hadn't been so adamant about forcing me to go with you- None of this would have happened!"And they walked right into an enraged Stefano yelling at...his father? Bloom was shocked and quickly went over to the fuming man."Ah Stefano what do you think you're doing? He's your dad...please calm down" She spoke in a hushed voice as she held his fisted hand.Stefano was trying not to let her words calm him as

Bloom didn't know how much more she could take from Hayes...he was just so overwhelming. She was scared but it wasn't towards what he was capable of doing to her. It was aimed towards herself. There was simply no limits to how much she was giving in to him and it scared her."This bracelet..." She shook out of her thoughts to register the inquisitive look on his face and when she trailed his gaze, she sucked in a breath."...you must've tried searching for it's matching pair huh?" She furrowed her brows at his question and received a flick right on the folded skin.He winked at her and got off the bed to enter into his closet room. Bloom, befuddled and rubbing her forehead, sat up to wait for his return.And when he did come back, she was surprised to see him carrying a small chest in his hands. It was her turn to jump out of bed with that white blanket wrapped around her chest as she approached him in restricted steps.'So cute' he thought at the sight of her reprimanding the rest of

Shooting her hands up to prevent him from recapturing her, “I’ve had about enough flipflop of emotions for just one morning. I should go now”. It was bold of Bloom, her voice didn’t waver at all and Hayes straightened, eyes probing her for a fault. But she was sealed completely.“Have lunch with me later” He returned to his chair and she blinked. “Uh…I already made plans with the girls and Anna would skin me alive if I ditched” She threaded carefully to avoid upsetting him but he was already hosting a frown.‘Ah…I made him angry again’ Bloom chastised herself and tried to cheer him up. “But I can spend half of it with you, then later join the girls. How’s that?” She wore a persuasive smile but he turned away with a grumpy face while grumbling under his breath. This side to him was amusing, he was being childish and Bloom was always hooked.She giggled and nudged him, “Don’t be too possessive of me, I’m all yours remember?” Hearing herself admit to those words, her chest fluttered and h