Semua Bab The Billionaire's Bartender Bride: Bab 31 - Bab 40

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Chapter 31

Lyrek-Watching Veronica lose control, I knew I needed to do something. In the time I have known her, she rarely let her emotions get the better of her. Turning my head, I noticed that Rick was coming over.“He is still my son, and I will take this in front of a judge. Do you really think that I can’t convince them that you are no longer fit? I mean just look at you. You work at a bar while he is in the hospital alone.” Her mother yelled back at her.“If you think you can do better than me, then by all means. You will be responsible for his medical bills as well. Do you know how much I pay every month just for his medication? Let’s not forget his treatments, hospital stays, surgeries and so much more. You have no right to walk in here and act like you give a shit when you left me to raise him at only eighteen years old.”“Do not talk to your mother like that!” Her father roared, getting up from his chair to tower over everyone.I knew if I didn’t do something soon this was going to co
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Chapter 32

Lyrek-On the walk home, I decided I wasn’t going to tell Veronica about the money I gave her parents. I knew I should, but I also didn’t think it was a good idea. She has already suffered enough because of them. I didn’t want her to think they cared more about money than her or her brother.“How did you manage to get them to leave?” She asked the moment we entered the penthouse.Sighing, I ran my fingers through my hair as I thought of a way to tell her the truth while leaving out certain details. Closing the door, I busied myself with removing my shoes and jacket. When I finished and turned towards her, she was looking at me expectantly.“I bought them a plane ticket and told them to go back home. I explained that they were upsetting you and that if they tried to take you to court, I would use all my resources to fight it.”I hoped that she believed my story, although it wasn’t exactly a lie. Her eyes studied me for a while before her body noticeably relaxed. When she turned away fr
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Chapter 33

Veronica-Waking up alone in bed, I was confused because I didn’t remember coming into the bedroom. Sitting up, I recalled what happened the night before. In the aftermath of my parents, I ended up spending a beautiful night with Lyrek.We had fallen asleep on the couch together. I remembered waking up in the middle of the night due to a nightmare and I had been wrapped up in his arms. Maybe he had carried me to bed later?The urge to use the restroom pulled me from my thoughts, so I pushed the covers back to get out of bed. After using the restroom and washing my hands, I headed out of the bedroom wearing a robe. My mind was in turmoil because of everything that had happened.Making my way into the kitchen, I stopped when I noticed a tray of food on the kitchen table. There was a note next to it with a single pink rose tied to it by a small white ribbon. Lifting it off the table, I untied the ribbon so I could read the note.“To my beautiful wife, I didn’t want to disturb you this mo
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Chapter 34

Veronica-Sitting in the office of Dr. Hendrix, I felt a little awkward. It wasn’t that she didn’t seem friendly, but I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do. Lily had dropped me off saying she needed to get to run a few errands.The shrink was scribbling notes or something on a notepad, which I couldn’t see. Her office was nice, but it was a little stuffy. Looking around the office, I couldn’t bring myself to look directly at her.“Would you like something to drink?” Dr. Hendrix asked.“No, I am fine.”“Are you nervous?”Directing my attention to her, I noticed she was looking at my hands. Currently, I was wringing them together as if my life depended on it. Forcing my hands apart, I placed them under my thighs to keep from fidgeting.“This is my first time seeing a therapist.” I admitted.“That is understandable, but I want you to know this is a safe place. Anything you say here I am legally obligated to keep confidential. Nothing that is said inside this room will be repeated to an
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Chapter 35

Veronica-I wasn’t sure how I felt after leaving therapy, but I did feel as if a lot of pressure was taken off me. We had agreed upon my returning a couple of times a week to start. It had been odd talking about my childhood.When I reached Andrew’s hospital room, he and Lyrek were just getting back. Lyrek was helping my brother onto the bed. I didn’t say anything as I entered the room, just stood by the door and watched their interaction.“Do you really think it is possible?” Andrew was asking Lyrek.“I will know more soon. The call I received was good news, which is why I am going to check it out. When I return, we will know more.” Lyrek responded.Curiosity got the better of me, so I spoke up. “What is going on?”Andrew’s eyes shot to me, and Lyrek quickly turned around. The looks on their faces made me smile. It almost looked as if they were caught doing something they shouldn’t have.“I received a call from a colleague from California. There is another patient with scans similar
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Chapter 36

Lyrek-I was half tempted to tell my grandfather that we would have dinner another night. The moment I saw Veronica in the dress, I wanted to take her out on the town and show her off. Afterward, I wanted to take her home and admire the body under the dress.After picking up my grandfather, we went to the restaurant, where I was having a challenging time taking my eyes off my wife. I caught a few other men checking her out and it took a lot of effort not to cause a scene. Over and over again I had to remind myself that I was still trying to win her over, so I couldn’t lose my cool.Thankfully, she didn’t seem to notice the ogling eyes on her. If anything, she seemed completely oblivious to everyone around us. Her focus remained on my grandfather, who was in turn watching her carefully.There was a lot of tension in the air, but I wasn’t sure why. Perhaps it was because Veronica was nervous, which I noticed the moment I said we were having dinner with him tonight. As far as I knew the
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Chapter 37

Veronica-Waking up next to Lyrek, I instantly felt sick to my stomach. Turning onto my side, I looked at his sleeping form. I wasn’t sure what time he came into the room last night, but I knew it was late because I had already been asleep.It was still hard to believe he was leaving today. I knew he was going to return in a couple of days, but I wasn’t looking forward to it. He has become a constant part of my life lately and I hated the thought of him being clear across the country.At least right at this moment, he was sleeping soundly, which meant I didn’t have to part with him just yet. My emotions and mental state were a wreck with everything that has been happening the past few days. It didn’t help that he would be waking up soon to get ready to get on a flight.I wanted to tell him how I felt, but I honestly didn’t know anymore. There was a part of me that felt that my feelings for him were nothing more than gratitude. After my therapy appointment, I have only become more conf
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Chapter 38

Veronica-“Let me get this straight, he told you that he loved you, but you didn’t say it back?” Dr. Hendrix asked after I explained everything that had happened.“It isn’t that I didn’t want to tell him. If I told him now, I wouldn’t know if it was out of obligation or if it was truly how I am feeling. Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of strong feelings for him. He is saving my brother’s life and he saved mine, but how do I know for sure that I do love him?”After seeing Lyrek off at the airport, I returned to the hospital because Dr. Hendrix agreed to meet with me. I felt like seeing her was the best thing I could do at that moment. Right now, I was beginning to wonder what was going on in my head that I automatically thought about talking to a therapist about this.“That is going to be up to you to decide. I can’t tell you what to feel, only help you figure out a way to understand what it is that you are feeling. Even then I can’t guarantee results.” I wanted to scream in frustrat
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Chapter 39

Lyrek-I wanted to rush home as soon as I got out of surgery. My entire body was buzzing with exhilaration. For the first time since I started Andrew’s case, I finally had a solid breakthrough.Not just hope or feel like there was a shot at saving him, but an absolute belief. The patient we just operated on had nearly the same kind of tumor that Andrew had, except Andrew’s was more progressed. Although the surgery had been intense and there had been a few touch-and-go moments, I now knew what I needed to do to remove it.It has been years that I have felt like this on a case. After I manage to save my wife’s brother, I want to take on more cases that seemed like a lost cause. It has been a long time since I have challenged myself like this, to this degree.Since I couldn’t head home after surgery, I caught the first flight out the following morning. It has been a few days since I was home, and I couldn’t wait to tell Veronica the good news. We haven’t had much of a chance to talk sinc
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Chapter 40

Veronica-I didn’t have the words to express how I was feeling at hearing his words, instead, I raised up to press my lips against his. It was in this moment I felt like I could tell him that I loved him, but I knew that I needed to organize my feelings first. I felt an immense amount of gratitude towards him, which meant I could be mistaking my feeling for that and not love.When he turned my body and pressed me against the wall, I had this urge to stop him, but I couldn’t bring myself to do so. It might be wrong that I was allowing this to happen, without knowing for sure what I felt. The last thing I wanted to do was lead him on.His lips against mine felt like a touch of heaven. Everything inside of me was coming alive as his hands moved to my hips and he pressed his body against mine. Was it wrong that I felt so much pleasure like this?Not wanting to think about anything, other than how he made my body feel, I cleared my thoughts of my heart’s desires. Wanting to feel his body n
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