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One last dance Chapter 57
Belle's POV"Before you start talking." Alexander said to Christian as the both of them stood face to face with eachother. "Is it true?""Is what true?" Christian asked him, confused, and so was I."The sickness." Alexander said, clearing the both of us."It is not a sickness, father.""Is it back, Christian?" He asked again.Christian didn't reply with his speech but his eyes gave Alexander the truth and answer he desperately wanted to know."My God!" He exclaimed, placing his hand against his forehead and taking few steps back."Wait, I thought you knew." Christian said."Well, I wasn't sure it was true. When I confronted you, you gave no reply so I shut it down." He replied. "Why the hell didn't you tell me that it was back?""Because it wasn't something you needed to know. It's not a disease that would kill me." Christian retorted, turning his back against his father."And you allowed me name you next chairman to the company when you knew you were sick?" He asked, in disbelief."W
One last dance Chapter 58
Belle's POV The words coming out of his mouth made it hard for me to stand and walk out like I wanted to. One part of me believed him and the other part was still in denial. He couldn't possibly need me after what he had put me through. The lack of trust, the spying, the humiliation. It was all too hard to forget. But he was Christian, the love of my life. The only man I had ever loved even after dating two others after him. Here he was, in his vulnerable state, saying he needed me. "I know I'm close to getting the company and I promised to let you go after that, but don't leave me yet." It was hard to look into his eyes when he said that, making me forget that I was angry with him and wasn't supposed to be touching him. "I'm not leaving yet, remember? I still have some days on the contract even after the takeover." I reminded him, blinking my eyes and trying not to give his words too many thoughts. "The deal was that you take over and show them that you can lead the company and
One last dance Chapter 59
Belle's POVThe horror of seeing Bernard on the chair chilled my spine and I could only stare. I searched the screen watching for any attempt of manhandling but there was none. He had no bruises, signalling that he had not been beaten neither was he tied to the chair."What do you think you are doing?" I asked Alexander as I walked closer to inspect the screen. "Why are you doing that to him?"Alexander shrugged his shoulders carelessly. "I just wanted to be sure that he wasn't the one talking."I couldn't believe my ears. Why was it hard for them to believe me?"I told you Bernard knows nothing about Christian's problem." I said. "I didn't mention anything to him."He scoffed at me, relaxing in the chair again."Well, I don't believe you." He said. "You are a chatty one Belle and it may have slipped your tongue but hell, I don't blame you for that. All I want to know is if your friend shut up about it.""I swear, I said nothing to him, believe me." I said again and when he wasn't bul
One last dance Chapter 60
Christian's POVThis is not happening. It was really not happening. Everything was crumbling and it was doing so very fast. We were still trying to figure out who had leaked my secret to the media and now my mum's face was also splashed in the news. Not everyone knew about her drinking habits excluding close family members. She was always one to behave herself in public, so how did it manage to get to the news?I turned my head to look at Belle and surprisingly she had no look of shock on her face. She just stared at the screen holding a glass of water in her hand."What the hell is going on?" She asked me.Don't go there Christian. I said to myself. I had already accused her enough and showing any hint of doubt that I still didn't trust her was going to get her more angry and maybe this time around, she wouldn't speak to me ever again.But my mother was more important. I could handle being talked about, but I didn't think having her face the same fate would sit right with me."How di
One last dance Chapter 61
Christian's POVI used few seconds out of the little time I had to access the situation. My father sat on the bed, wearing only his inner shorts while Jessie was almost naked apart from her panties. Luckily for her, my father's T-shirt was nearby and she quickly slided it down her body."What the hell are you doing here, Christian?" My father asked again, sounding very ridiculous. There was no atom of guilt in his tone. He sounded annoyed that someone had interrupted his sex."Is that what your problem is right now?" I asked and then looked around to find the remote control of the television. The news should still be on by now, or if it weren't, we could always get it from internet.After surfing through the channels and couldn't find what I was looking for, I threw the remote on the bed instead and took out my phone. The news wasn't hard to find and after discovering it, threw the phone on the bed."There." I said to him. "While you are here having illicit affairs with her, that has
One last dance Chapter 62
Christian's POV"What in the world!" My father exclaimed, shocked to the bones. If we were not in a pretty deep situation, I would have laughed at him, but we were and nothing was damn funny.Angry at what my mother had just done, he tried to take few steps towards, her but my uncle stopped him immediately."I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said and my father turned to look at him. I didn't know whatever he saw in my uncle's eyes, but he stopped and waited.My mother was still wrecking havoc when the maid brought her drugs. Quickly, I put it into a syringe and gave my uncle while I distracted my mother."He's here now, mum." I said to her. "Drop it and come with me."She shook her head vigorously, not in the slightest mood of stopping her actions. Thankfully, her attention was purely focused on us and wasn't aware when my uncle took the bottle from behind and injected the syringe on her arm. She stopped immediately and collapsed into his arms. I was surprised at how quickly the d
One last dance Chapter 63
Christian's POVI took three breaths in front of the company, before stepping out of my car. Belle had advised to me to stop hiding and with more than three days gone, it was indeed time to stop hiding. There were reporters, all right and they all crowded me on my way into the office. My bodyguards tried their best to keep them off but I waved them."Mr Martin, there has been a whole lot of rumors about you for a while now, can you say something quick about that?" One of the female reporters asked."Mr Martin, is the sleep disorder real?" Still a female."Your mother has also had her share of the rumour, what can you say about that?"I halted at their questions and adjusted my suit."The disorder is true." I replied, wishing that this was the best thing to do. The shot sounds increased and I knew I was in deep trouble. "But that was five years ago. It happened and I was cured of it, now I don't have it anymore. Everyother thing you've heard, is false."I concluded and made my way into
One last dance Chapter 64
Christian's POVShe was quiet for a moment as if she wanted to change her mind. But I knew her. Since she was on the phone already, she wasn't going to just leave me hanging. And I knew she wouldn't also keep something that important from me."Tell me, Brie." I said to her, holding my breath and wishing she wasn't going to say something ridiculous, something that would make me begin to hate Belle again when my heart was falling madly in love with her. It would only complicate my feelings and right now, I couldn't deal with anymore complicated feelings. She of all people should know that."It was your parents." She said calmly. "Uncle Alexander and Aunt Lucy threatened her to." Then she stopped, giving me a moment to take it all in, before continuing. "With the life of her parents."The ache I felt in my chest was nothing compared to having my arm cut off from me. No, they wouldn't do that to me. They were aware of how much I loved Belle then and even mourned with me while I looked for
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