Chapter 80- Wiping Her Tears
“ Was that why she was here? because they want you to marry her,” Anna asked as she walked further into the room.
" I tried to warn you,” Nathan whispered. I must have been so angry about Mirabel's sudden call and I didn't even notice her walk in.
“ Baby I…” I didn't know what to say, I couldn't keep lying to her, I really don't know how much she heard.
" I think you should tell her the truth. I'll leave now let's meet some other time,” Nathan said as he stood up and took his bag then he gave me a light nod in encouragement before offering Anna a smile although she didn't return it like she normally does, so he quietly walked out of my office, leaving me alone with Anna.
“ I knew something was wrong, I just knew it but I waited, hoping that you would tell me what's happening but you lied to me, I have a feeling she came to see you this morning, were you expecting her? That's why you sent me away,” she said,
" No I wasn't, I wasn't expecting her, I've been trying to tell her to leave me alone but she won't listen, I don't know what she wants from me,” I said but she shook her head,
" You know what she wants from you, she wants you to be her husband,”
" But I don't want to, I want only you, only you my love,” I said as I stood up and walked to her,
" You call me your love but you hide things from me,” she said as she moved back when I was about to take her hand and I couldn't lie but the action hurt me.
“ It's not like that, look I just didn't want to upset you that's why I didn't tell you, Mirable thinks I'm going to marry her but it's not going to happen, this is all my Dad's doing but he won't win this time, I'll fight till the end even if it means giving up all this to be with you, I don't mind,” I said and it wasn't a lie.
I've always wanted to have a simple life and if it comes to making a decision, I'm going to choose Anna.
“ What are we going to do? I don't want you to marry her either," she said with a sad look on her face and I couldn't help but sigh as I held her and thankfully she didn't push away from me of which I was grateful. If she was asking me this question it meant she already accepted that this was our problem and we needed a way out.
“ I'm going to try everything within my power to make sure my dad doesn't force me into marrying her," I said and she sighed,
“ But what if he doesn't listen to you? What if you end up not having a choice?” She asked and before I could answer she burst into tears and I had to pull away from the hug a little to look at her.
" My love, please don't let this upset you, this was why I didn't want to tell you, you know I don't like seeing you cry,” I said as I wiped her tears but she wouldn't stop crying and it broke my heart.
" Please listen to me, everything will be alright, nobody is going to separate us, no matter what, nobody is going to take me away from you and nobody is going to take you away from me, okay?" I said and she nodded.
" Now can you stop crying?” I asked and she nodded again before she wiped her tears.
“ Thank you my love, don't ever let anything upset you, okay?" I couldn't help but feel sadness consume me as I hugged her. I never knew that there would be a point in my life when someone would mean so much to me like this. The only cause of happiness in my boring life was my Mom and now Anna and I didn't have any plans on losing her.
Never.
When I knew she wasn't going to cry again, I walked her to the chair as I sat her down then I took the empty one in front of her.
“ I don't think you know how controlling my dad can be, especially since the death of my older brother," I said and she looked up at me with confused eyes.
“ You had an older brother?” She asked,
" Yeah I did, he died a few years back,” I said.
“ Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know," she said but I shook my head,
“ I didn't tell you about him,” I said,...." The thing is that ever since his death my father has done nothing but make me feel like I should have been the one to die, I don't know but that hurt my feelings,”
" Oh baby, I'm not sure he wouldn't want that for you, it was an accident right? He wouldn't wish that on any of you, you're both his children,” she said and I chuckled.
“ We are but my brother has always been his favorite, I was very stubborn you know?”
" You're still stubborn,” she said and I chuckled.
" I was the son who always caused trouble right from when I was little, I broke my dad's car mirror countless times," I said, smiling fondly at the memory. Back then my dad would just scold me but at the end he'd still give me chocolate.
We were good until I started getting older when he started giving all the attention to William.
“ I'm not proud but I got in the media a few times and it's all because of my playboy lifestyle. I was irresponsible because I felt like my brother was there and I didn't have to worry about the company. He was going to take charge of the company not until his death did it dawn on me. I didn't have a choice and I became the CEO when my brother was the one coached for the job. I've been trying my best but my dad never sees that,”
“ It must be so hard for you trying your best to do so much and he doesn't see it or rather doesn't want to see it." She said,
“ You have no idea," I said with a forced smile. Talking about my dad or my brother was always a touchy topic for me.
“ But one thing I know is that he's not going to make me marry someone I don't want, believe me Anna, it's you I want and nothing is going to change that. Just trust me okay?"
“ Okay,"