Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

After meeting with Emily at the hospital, Adrian drove us back home. I noticed that all through our time at the hospital, Adrian kept a hostile expression with Susan.

I wasn’t really surprised as I was well aware about their history but the most baffling thing was how Emily was acting towards me. I noticed that she didn’t want to talk to me at all and would always remain silent whenever I talked.

She kept giving me this weird look that made me wonder if I had wronged her in any way or maybe I was the one that inflicted that injury on her. Well, I didn’t really mind her snobbish attitude as I was way bigger than that.

I can’t stoop to her level just because she’s having some sort of artitude problem. I plumped down tiredly on the bed when I entered my room. These past few days have been so hectic and it’s kind of taking a huge toll on me and my baby.

I smiled and rubbed my flat belly when I remembered what happened yesterday. I still can’t believe I’m carrying a little human inside of me. Who would have thought that those pleasure filled days would lead to this little bundle of joy.

I was still deep in my thoughts when I felt someone take off my shoes from my feet. I looked down in surprise only to see Adrian massaging my bare feet. I didn’t notice he had followed me into my room. Seeing that he was the one calmed me.

“You must be really stressed.” He muttered.

“Yeah.. I just wish all of our problems would just end. I hope this would really be the end of it all.” I said.

“Me too. We can’t let our baby be born into this messy situation. I’d make sure to sort things out quickly. I promise.” I replied him with a small smile.

“Come on…” I said as I pulled him onto the bed and made him lay next to me.

“It’s been a while we last cuddled.” I reminded.

“It has.. come here..” He whispered as he pulled me into his broad arms. I smiled in satisfaction when I took a whiff of his manly cologne. As always, it was enough to calm me down.

“I just wish this moment would never have to end.” I said.

“Me too baby… me too.” After a few minutes of being wrapped in each other’s arms, I was almost falling asleep when I heard a phone ring. It was Adrian’s.

Adrian chose to ignore it but after it rang for the third time, I urged him to pick it. He picked out his phone from his pockets angrily and placed it on his ear without even bothering to see who it was. After listening to whatever the person at the other end of the phone had to say, he practically jumped out of the bed.

“I’ll be there in a few minutes.” He said before he ended the call.

“What’s wrong? Who was that??” I asked when I noticed how shocked and excited he was.

“It was the hospital where Alex is. He’s finally awake!!” He said happily.

“What??”

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All through the ride to the hospital, Adrian couldn’t contain his excitement. After five years, he could finally see his brother whom everyone thought wouldn’t be able to survive that type of accident.

Apart from being excited, he was also really anxious to know who was the real culprit behind his mother’s death. It was the last thing his brother wanted to discuss with him before his accident.

Due to how excited and anxious he was, he kept driving past the speeding limit. He wasn’t really scared since he was the only one in the car. Earlier, he had left Ariel at home since he didn’t want to stress her more even though she practically begged to go with him.

He figured that there would be another time she would be able to see his brother. When Adrian got to the hospital, he parked the car at any spot he could find and practically ran to the ward.

By the time he got there, he was almost breathless. He was about to enter into the ward when he suddenly recieved a call. It was from an unknown number so he didn’t want to pick it at first. When it got really persistent, he decided to just answer it.

“Hello.” He called.

“Finally.. I thought you would ignore me as always.” The moment he heard that voice, he recognized it as Oliver’s. He scoffed angrily and was about to end the call when Oliver said something really startling.

“Your wife looks so good in that beautiful silk clothing she’s putting on.” What made him startled was that Oliver was right. Ariel had changed into a silk clothing before he left.

“Where are you??” Adrian asked in fear mixed with anger.

“Where else would be good enough for me to be able to capture this beautiful picture of her?” After Oliver said that, he sent a photo to Adrian.

It was a photo of Ariel sitting at the pool area of the mansion. Just that photo was enough to make Adrian more anxious.

“If you dare to touch just even a little strand of her hair, I’ll make you pay…”

“Relax cousin.. I’m not going to do anything to her… yet. I just found out that she’s pregnant and wanted to congratulate you.” He said as he released an evil snicker.

“Oliver…”

“Also, I want you to know that you can never hide her from me. You can have your fun with her for now but I’ll be back to take her when you least expect it. Just watch your back.” Was the last thing Oliver said before he ended the call.

After that talk with Oliver, Adrian was really scared and unsettled so he decided to call Ariel. He tried and tried but her number was unreachable. His fear increased so he left the hospital’s building immediately without even seeing his brother.

He got into his car and drove back home in a very high speed.

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Oliver smirked evily as he stared at his phone. He was sure that Adrian was really anxious already. He called him and sent him that picture on purpose even though he wasn’t with Ariel just so he could distract Adrian.

Now that Adrian would be going back home to be with his wife, it would give him enough time to carry out his plan. A very good plan that would definitely separate the lovebirds for good.