Blakeâs eyes fell on the woman lying beside him. He reached out to touch her hair and pushed it back. Even though years had passed, just the sight of her managed to fill his heart up with adoration.Never before did he think that he would end up being so lucky.When his eyes fell on her for the first time in that restaurant, he knew that she would be the one. It just took him time to cope up with the truth.He felt defensive about it. He didnât want to fall down the same dark hole as his mother, especially since she was the daughter of that man.He was doing this because he hated her. At least thatâs what he thought as he troubled her. But he knew it was because he craved her attention.Even though he tried, he couldnât hate her.Whether it was the way she talked or carried herself, he couldnât understand what attracted him to her so much initially. She was simply entertaining. There was never a boring moment for him around her.He tried to push her way and convince himself that she d
Sylvia pushed open the door to the medical room. A frown settled on her face when she saw the doctor was wrapping bandages around Blakeâs body. She felt livid.Blake then dismissed the doctor.Sylvia stomped over to him and glared at her husband.âYou think I wouldnât find about it if you hid this from me?â she questioned, folding her arms over her chest.âDonât create a fuss. This is a small injury.ââSmall injury?âShe laughed humorlessly.âIt sure looks like that. Why donât you just get shot at your heart and be done for? At least I wouldnât have to worry everyday.ââI will protect myself better next time,â he voiced out.âNext time? When will be that next time? Do you know how I feel when you are out to work everyday? How would you feel if you were in my position, worrying if I would make it out alive?âBlake didnât even want to think about that.He extended his hand to grab on to hers and said, âI am sorry. I donât want to make you worry. And didnât I give you my word that I wonâ
Sylviaâs eyes roamed around the place, wanting to look at anywhere but Liam. He made him lose all of her spirits. As for her dear husband, he had no issue in looking at him straight in the eyes.The tension was thick in the room.Her mother broke the silence by asking, âWhat about Nathan?âShe answered, âWe broke up.âThen, she forced out a smile on her face and carried on, âThinking about it, dad, didnât you always complain about Nathan being a wimp? Isnât Blake a better option? He isnât even trembling even though you beat him up.âApparently, her dad didnât find that to be humorous as he glared at her.âWhy did you break up?â he questioned. His tone low.With his sharp eyes falling on Blake, he asked, âDid heââKnowing what her father was getting to, Sylvia was quick to shake her head, and feeling embarrassed, she sheepishly rubbed the back of her head before answering, âHe was sort of cheating on me for a while.âSylvia gulped when she saw his fatherâs mood worsen.Blake only added
Staring at the mansion before her located in a secluded area got her to raise one of her eyebrow and fold her arms over her chest.âNow, why are we in front of this fancy mansion in the middle of the night? Is it your friendâs place or something?âMeanwhile, he held her hand to walk inside and answered, âItâs our home.âSylvia needed a second to let that settle in.The sound of their home made her heart swell up with unsurmountable amount of warmth.However, she couldnât let him get to her that easily.She pressed her feet on the floor to stop herself and pulled her hand away from his grip.Then, she said, âWhat do you mean our home? Are you forgetting that I stay at another country? I have my own place and job there. You donât expect me to move in here, right?ââI do,â he answered, âwe are married. Are you planning to stay away from me?âHis eyes darkened.Sylvia shrugged her shoulders.âNot exactly, but you need to understand I have my life there. I canât give it up for you. In the
When the car stopped, Sylvia got down, following Blake. Shock filled her to see that both of them stood in front of the courthouse. This got her to shoot him a puzzled gaze.âWhy did you bring me here?â she asked, getting defensive.She couldnât think why he would be bringing her here.âLet me tell you that I have always lived by the law,â she added.For a second there, she got the feeling that he mentally rolled his eyes.âTo register for marriage.ââRegister for marriage?âThat only enveloped her in further confusion.She continued, âMarriage? Whose? Yours? You want me to be by your side or something? Or is it mine? Are you actually forcing me to marry someone? Is it a form of sick revenge?ââWhat do you think?âHe raised an eyebrow.She laughed nervously.âWhatever it is, it wouldnât be something as absurd as us getting married.ââThatâs what it is.âIf it wasnât that Sylvia cared about how she presented herself, her jaw would have dropped then.What was even this?Was she hallucin
However, that slap never fell on her.Sylvia opened her eyes.Her eyes widened when she noticed how Blake had thrown off Nathan. The man then grabbed on to Nathanâs collar. Picking him effortlessly as though he weighed nothing, Blake delivered punches on his face.Although the sight was horrifying, especially with that nonchalant expression of Blake, Sylvia had satisfaction forming in her chest. Nathan deserved to be beaten like that.However, the noises created started to alarm the others. Seeing how the people gathered, Sylvia stepped in. She grabbed on to Blakeâs shirt and pulled at it in order to stop his aggressive motions.âStop. Thatâs enough.âAt that, Blake looked back at her. Those eyes of his were filled with violent intensity and murderous intent. He was mad, and that instinctively made everyone take a step back.Sylvia gave him a reassuring smile.âLetâs not dirty our hands.âHis eyes softened at it before going back to nonchalance. He released Nathan and kicked him one m