FLASHBACK
"Athaliah! Athaliah, wait! Stop!" Aaron shouted at her to stop but she didn't stop.
She kept running without turning back while wiping her tears continuously.
"Athaliah! Please, stop!" Aaron shouted and increased his speed.
Athaliah reached their bedroom and closed the door immediately after she got inside. She touched the door with her back and slipped down. She couldn't hold her tears back anymore. She didn't stop them from flowing anymore. She started to cry loudly while hugging her knees close to her heart.
Her heart was aching as if someone suddenly put a lot of burdens on her poor heart. It was aching so badly that she felt like she couldn't breathe anymore. Her cries were echoing in the room, making the environment more gloomy. Thank god no one was home at this moment as they were still in the party from here she ran away.&
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"You-..." He cleared his throat. "You, go to... sleep now." He said while looking away from her. She also wasn't looking at him. "I will be back after changing. I… I will sleep on the couch, call me if you need… anything.." He said, still avoiding her eyes and walked toward the walk-in closet. He noticed her confusing stance and blushy cheeks. He badly wanted to kiss her again. But a part of him knew, if he did, it might not stop there. Tonight was different. The kiss was different, different then their other kisses after she returned and they both knew it. It was passionate. They both were lost in the past when they became one for the first time and that intensified the desire inside them in ten folds. "Good night."He said, hurrying inside. Athaliah sighed in disbelief as soon as he entered the closet. Her heart was beating erratically. She put her hand over her heart. "Oh, heart
They left the room after closing the door behind them. Aiden said his goodbye with a lot of strict orders before leaving. Athaliah couldn't help but chuckle at him. No matter how much a silly brother she has, she loved him a lot. Now that they left, there were so many questions in her mind and no answers. There are more into the story of Robin's. She still couldn't understand what he wanted. Her? Or her money? Was he alone or someone else was involved. Wait! Did Ariana say Robin was there in the hospital after her delivery? What was he doing there? There was so much confusion which led her more and more into the maze. Right now, knowing what happened that day after her delivery tmin the hospital was her only concern. She had to focus on it and then the rest would connect automatically. She needs the real CCTV footage. But how? She wasn't able to handle all of them in this state al
"Papa!" Rhea exclaimed and cut Aaron off. "Mumma!" Ryan exclaimed too and they both came to them with Adrian behind them. "Look what I got for you, mumma." Ryan said and forwarded a red rose to her. "Where did you get that from?" Athaliah asked with a frown while accepting the rose and picking him up in her arms and Aaron picked Rhea up. "I got it from the vase. It's fresh. Uncle Adi said so." Ryan said innocently. Athaliah smiled at him and gave him a kiss on his cheeks. Then she turned toward Aaron and gave Rhea a kiss. "Where's Papa's kiss?" Rhea asked innocently, making Adrian cough.
Athaliah and Aaron both looked at him in shock and soon the shock turned into frown. Athaliah frowned at him in confusion whereas Aaron was planning his murder with his glare. “What do you mean?” Aaron glared at him and took a predatory step toward him but Athaliah stopped him immediately by hooking her arms around his bicep. Hayden raised his hands in a surrendering manner and chuckled at him. “Oh, cool, man! I was just joking. Why so serious?” Hayden laughed it off and forwarded his hand toward Aaron for a handshake. Aaron kept glaring at him. Athaliah gulped nervously after feeling the tension between the two men. But after a few seconds, Aaron forwarded his hand too and accepted Hayden’s handshake with an arrogant smirk plastered on his face. "I like your sense of humour." Aaron commented and Hayden smirked back at him in response. "But don't forget to refrain yourself from cr
"What took you so long?" Athaliah asked, as soon as she saw Aaron coming toward her. She was waiting for him while leaning on the door of his car. She has already called Sean and asked him to come or send someone to get her car from here. "Are you okay?" Aaron questioned back without answering her. "Since when the answer of the questions has been another question?" Athaliah raised her eyebrows at him. "I don't know and I don't care." Aaron rolled his eyes at her. "You just tell me how are you feeling now?" Aaron asked again. Athaliah sighed at him. "I am fine." She said in a dismissive manner. "You looked like you were at the verge of having a panic attack. Why did that happen?" He asked worriedly with a frown. Athaliah hesitated a little before answering but answered nevertheless when she realised Aa
"Do you remember once when I told you about a guy who broke my heart but I used to love him so much?" Ariana asked. Yes, Athaliah remembers. Athaliah knew about almost every affairs of her. She also used to tell Athaliah about everything about those boys. But she didn't say anything about this one particular guy who broke her heart. "Do you remember what you said to me when I said no matter how much I love him, I won't be the one to say sorry?" Ariana continued herself when she realised Athaliah is not going to reply. "You said, 'If you wanna love someone, then make sure you never forget to say SORRY when necessary'." Ariana said. Athaliah kept looking at her without interrupting her. Yes, she remembers everything she had advised her when they were in good terms of relationship. But she still didn't get where she was going with this. "So, here I am, wanting to love you and ready to say
"Sean is getting them with Luke. This way." He said and led Aaron to the couch without commenting further into that matter. In a moment Luke and Sean came inside and played the tape on the Plasma TV which Aaron had in his office. "It’s a one-hour video." Sean said. "It's from the time after your delivery to your shifting to the new room." He said. Athaliah swallowed. She could feel her arms and feet getting cold. This tape meant something to her. It can change everything or change nothing at all. She suddenly felt uneasy and unsettling inside her. "You are ready?" Aaron asked her in concern. She plainly nodded and her eyes glued to the TV Screen. Aaron gestured to Luke to play the tape. The first few minutes looked normal. The doctors and nurses were constantly moving in and out of her room which looked very normal. She was still inside the operation room while everyone waited outside the room anxiously.
Aaron stared blankly at Athaliah’s number on his phone. He was still deciding if he should make this call or not? It had been hours since she left like that.. after watching the tapes.. after their kiss. The way it all happened, he hadn’t thought things would turn so complicated. The way she left without uttering any word or even looking at him, forced him to imagine a lot of negative things. All he wanted was to soothe her pain, ease her cries and relieve her from stress and the best way to do that during that weak moment was kiss her? NO!! He could have done anything but that. Their relationship was already on the verge of breaking down in a few weeks. Even though he doesn't want it, he was not sure about Athaliah. Though it doesn't mean that he won't fight for himself if Athaliah doesn't agree to continue the marriage with him. He will give up his everything to convince her he surely won't force her into anything like he thought before.