Reina's POVI stood, pacing up and down endlessly as I tried to come up with different reasons why Richard wasn't home yet. There had to be something. It was days already, and he wasn't home yet. I knew that I was supposed to hate him. I wasn't supposed to feel an iota of pity for him, but I couldn't stop thinking about it, I was sure that that shadow I had seen was his. I was so sure and …I flicked my head around, gazing at the door which was pulled open, the smile that had lighted on my face a minute ago faded when I saw who it was. It wasn't Richard. “ Mother…?” I whispered out loud, wanting to be sure that I wasn't dreaming. She didn't like Richard so the last thing that I was thinking was her being here, so what exactly was she doing here? “ Reina” her arms were open wide apart, urging me to step in. I did just that. Paying attention to how tightly she had squeezed me. “ You are holding me so tight, did you miss me that much?” I said jokingly when she tilted her head to the
Reina's POV“Richard” I ran out in a daze as fast as my legs could take me down the vast hallway. “Reina please” Nina screamed behind me. “Get a grasp of yourself, what do you think that you are doing? You should take a chill pill and think of something. It wouldn't be helpful if you go in there like this. You are literally panting” I sniffed in before gazing at her.“What room is he in?”She held me firmly. “Promise me that you won't break down in tears when you see him, you have to give me your words first that you will act properly before we go on” I sniffed before nodding. “I will be on my best behavior “ but that was a lie because immediately I saw him in the cast that he was wrapped in. I had lost it. Tears cascaded down my cheek as I struggled to think. He was looking awful and he had his head in a cast. Every single part of him. Who would have done this to him? I gulped in while taking steps toward him. “Richard” I whimpered, before wrapping both of my hands on his wrist.
Richard's POV“ Reina” I whispered, while trying to sit upright. The room I was in looked desolate, and it showed no sign of her. I sniffed in when memories came running in and with my mouth wide agape, I tried to figure out who exactly it was that had rammed into my car, but I couldn't. It was suspicious, seeing that I had just stepped out of the bar I had walked in, and it might have been Jackson. I didn't want to believe that he could descend so low, but he looked like a man who could do anything just to get her back. “ Be careful, although the doctor said he is fine. You wouldn't want to get him agitated, okay?” I could make out Reina's voice from out there. When the door was pulled open, and she had a hand on the door knob. I watched her reaction, “Richard” she whispered, letting go of the kids who ran toward me before bursting out in tears. “ You wanted to leave me all alone, right?” She questioned. I was shocked because I wasn't expecting the reaction that I was getting. I
Richard's POV A smile accentuated on my face as I leaned against her ears, whispering tender words into it. “ What are you doing?” I chipped in, biting slightly on her ears when she flipped her head around, peering into my eyes. “You aren't blind, are you? And why are you sneaking behind my back? I was holding a knife, what if I had ended up hurting you with it?” She pouted her lips slightly, before dropping it on the kitchen sink. I wrapped my hands around her waist, lifting her up, only to drop her on the counter. “ I would have taken it in good faith” I winked at her. “ Have I mentioned how dazzling you look today?” She shook her head, giving me an answer. I placed a finger underneath my chin, bobbing my head at her. “ What about telling you how much I love you?” “ You haven't, now, let's hear it” she was being unusually sweet, and it wouldn't go down well with me. What if I ended up taking her here? “You are the only one for me. Reina. No one will ever make me feel the same
Reina's POVI waited, until I couldn't anymore, for Richard to step in with the food laid out on the table, but he didn't. Utterly frustrated, I dropped a cover over them before walking up the stairs while letting my mind wander to what he might be doing. He wasn't picking my calls and there was no way I could get across to him. Sighing out, I ran a hand through my air. Pain gnawed at me as I tried to picture numerous scenes of what he might be doing now, but they count come out properly. I had on lingerie which was covered with the see through pullover I had strapped on when I had heard the honking of a car which still wasn't his. Plopping on the bed, I decided not to pay attention to it before forcing myself to sleep, the night was going to be a long one, so I had to do so. The scent of alcohol drifted into my nostrils, occupying my brain for a while. I tried to think when he heard me tightly. His hands were on my stomach as he pleaded. “Let me please” he exhaled into my ears.
Reina’s POVI patted his back gently, while making sure that he was okay. “ You should have some little faith in yourself, have you forgotten who you are? Richard? Don't say that”.I had to force myself to say those words and when he smiled at me before kissing me gently on the lips, all I felt was disgust running through me. I was tempted to wipe that off my lips, but I had to wait. Wait because it wasn't the best time yet. To think that he had been cheating on me all this while, was stunning. How could he think of doing so with Ariana? The same entity who had caused our split the first time? Was he insane? “ I will be back soon, hopefully with some good news” I held his briefcase, insisting that I would take it instead. “ Hopefully, it will be” I whispered underneath my breath, my lips curling upward into a smirk as I watched him drive away. What exactly was he thinking? That I would be sympathetic? Flipping my head to the side, I sauntered back into the room, I had somewhere to
Richard's POVFlicking my eyes open, I tried to get into my surroundings while trying to recall what exactly had happened. My heart skipped as I fumbled around, my eyes gazing around as I tried to search for Reina, but she was nowhere to be found. The room I was in was devoid of her presence, I didn't need anyone to tell me what had happened because it was still running through my head like it had happened today. Stretching my hands forward, I tapped hard on the bell which laid close to my bed, waiting for the nurse to come in. “You are awake” the door had creaked minutes after with the nurse revealing herself as she stepped in. Dressed in blue scrubs and crocs of the same color, I could decipher who she pretty much was. “ My wife, I need my wife. You must have seen her, tell her to come in. I want her. I want my Reina”. She furrowed her brows, like she was having a hard time understanding what I meant. “ Pardon…?” I swallowed, trying to think straight. “ I can't find my wife her
Richard's POV“You have to stay in for quite some time before you can be allowed to leave,” the nurse who stepped in said to me. “ Your blood pressure is so high that I am still trying to fathom where exactly it is coming from” I had my hands on my cuff links, my hair was ruffled as I gazed around. Time was moving so fast and I had to act fast. I had been here for days now which was slowly trickling into weeks and Jackson was out there with her. I had seen pictures of them together, the news and tabloid carried verything, they had even sugarcoated the news that Reina was back for revenge, but I didn't care. All I wanted was her. “ I can't stay here any longer than I already have. You have to understand,” I explained to the nurse. How was she going to know that this was a life and death situation and Reina was my price? She was the one that I had to do everything to get. “But Mr. Richard…” her voice drawls, before swallowing the next words that she had intended on saying. “I wil