All Chapters of The Love We Almost Had : Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Mabel's POVI took a deep breath, reminding myself that everything would soon come to an end. I didn't want this wedding; neither of us did. The marriage certificate had already been signed, so there was no need for any of this. I'm only doing this for my father. It's his most anticipated moment, and I won't rob him of that.The doors opened, and I looked at my father, who was all smiles.“Are you ready?” he asked me. But what if I wasn't? Would that change anything?“Yes, Dad.” I forced a smile. He reached for my hand, taking it on his left side while his right hand rolled the wheel of his chair, and we gently strolled down the aisle.It felt like the longest walk of my life. I could see the priest and the man standing before him—the one I was supposed to marry. I had never met him before. He had come back to the country a few months ago, and now we were supposed to get married. I knew nothing about this man.The empty church pews seemed to mock me. This was not how I had imagined g

Mabel's POV I took a close look, and It was the one the lady had given me at the wedding.It read: "Please look after my son and keep him safe, just as you would yourself.”.A frown crept on my face. Was she mocking me? Who needed protection, he or I?I squeezed it and let it drop to the floor. “It's nothing important,” I said dismissively.*****Standing in front of the huge mansion, my fingers clutched tightly on my purse. “It's okay to be nervous, most first times are like that.” Nora nudged me.Nervous? Who was nervous?I glanced at her without saying a word. We had just met, so it was understandable to assume things.“Lead the way,” I said curtly. She walked towards the main entrance and I followed behind.She already told me that she was familiar with the place because her mother had worked for the Fergusons ever since she was a kid. And Now, due to a situation she got caught up in, she found herself in the same position. She didn't delve into details and I couldn't care less

Mabel's POV The next day I dressed up for work and went downstairs.Recalling last night's incident, what pained me more was Landon's attitude towards me.The driver took Nora and me back to the Villa. Landon didn't show up and I was glad.I just couldn't stand him.“Good morning, my lady; breakfast is ready.” The voice was unfamiliar.Then I saw her, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron over her gown.She noticed my confused countenance and clarified, “I'm Belinda, the housekeeper; I took the day off yesterday.” “Oh,” that's all I managed to say.Looking around, I couldn't see Nora, then I asked, “Where is Nora?”“Over here!” She squealed like a kid from the kitchen, waving her hands as she approached us.“I see you've met Belina.” “Yeah,” I said casually and made to walk past her.“You look like you didn't sleep a wink last night. Is everything alright?” Belinda asked with concern.I was too upset to have a good sleep.“It's probably all the stress.” I reached the table and pick

Mabel's POV “Mabel Hawkins! To my office, now!” My supervisor’s angry voice commanded as soon as he got sight of me. With that, he stormed off.It seemed like he was waiting for me in the reception.“I think you're in big trouble this time,” Dylan said, his voice holding a hint of pity.The moment that jerk instructed the driver not to take me, I knew my day was pretty messed up. First, I couldn't even sleep well, then I got yelled at by my supervisor, my aunt tried to cause a scene, followed by the most embarrassing interview and now I got summoned by my supervisor again.I've never had a lot of bad things happen to me in one day like today.I don't know why, but this time, I felt a little scared; I should have just stuck with the script.To be honest, I didn't know it would be that jerk at the press conference. I rushed the questions, and I missed the basic details.If I had known it was him, I would've bailed out, somehow, anyhow. But it was already too late.When I went to join

Mabel's POV I turned to see AJ, he looked like he had seen a ghost.“What's going on here?” He asked the men in suits.Their leader responded, “They came to see President Ferguson without an appointment, and I told them they needed to have an appointment, and she resulted to this..” he sized me from head to toe as if he was mocking me.“Can you stop now?” Dylan said from behind. That's when I realized I was still in that posture.I quickly adjusted myself and straightened my shirt.“It's okay, President Ferguson will see them now,” AJ responded and gestured for me to go to him.I stuck out my tongue at them victoriously.The bodyguards looked surprised and they didn't try to hide it.“What are you looking at? Get back to work!” AJ shooed the workers away.We entered the place where I assume would be the reception after the furniture and everything had been set up.“Will you go to President Ferguson looking like that?” He gestured to my feet, and I realized I was still barefoot.I col