Sean's POVI swallowed, trying to listen to the words of the doctor who explained what Arabella should do for her pregnancy between the sharp eyes that didn't stop looking at me."Miss can take the supplements downstairs. This nurse next to me will take you." The doctor ended his explanation with a shady smile.We said goodbye to the doctor before following the nurse to pick up Arabella's supplements. I was trying to remember what I should do to help my beloved during her pregnancy, so I forgot about the threatening figure in front of me."You!" Dallas unhesitatingly grabbed the neckline of my T-shirt and pulled me hard. His piercing eyes clearly showed his desire to kill me when we arrived at the hospital's lower parking lot."You animal! You're not even married to Bella, Sean!"I said nothing, knowing that there was no point in adding oil to the fire that was raging before me. My neck felt constricted, but I still had room to breathe, so I didn't try to protest.Arabella tried to st
Arabella's POVI sat next to Sean, watching him take care of our wedding online by talking to the wedding organizer he had recently contacted while Dallas checked on the process of building our wedding hall in person.After my pregnancy checkup, they both agreed not to let me handle the wedding and told me to rest. Both of them didn't want me to get tired and asked me to pay attention to their busy lives."This is your first pregnancy, Bella. "You don't have to take care of the hassle like us, but take care of you and your baby during these preparations," Dallas said, reminding me again before leaving this morning.I was going to protest, but I also realized that my sister's words didn't hurt. "Can you take care of this alone?"I was a little worried because he acted quickly to take over the wedding affairs held by Sean before, while Sean took over my part. I only remembered that the construction of our wedding hall was already largely underway.Sean hadn't allowed me to see the progr
I stared flatly at Dallas, who stood before me. "Can you stop involving yourself in everything that concerns me, Dallas?" I tried to control my tone but couldn't hide my disgust for him simultaneously. "This is too much." Arabella stared intently at him.Dallas looked from the bottom to the top of my appearance. "I'm not overdoing it, and I'm doing what I think is right. Tonight, you're not going anywhere." He made that clear in his voice and didn't want to be contradicted.I held up the bottom of my dress and showed it to Dallas. "But I've been preparing since this afternoon, Dallas." I half whined at him. "I want to go." Then afterward, I spoke pushily to get him to change his mind.Dallas ignored my gaze. "You're not going anywhere, Arabel. I won't allow it, so you'd better change your clothes." Dallas wasn't listening at all.My eyes stared at him with furrowed brows. What pissed me off was that Dallas' unilateral decision had canceled my party with my friends. "Forget about my b
"You're Arabella, aren't you?" He asked again because I didn't answer.I nodded as I looked the other way, finding him very uncomfortable. "Isn't it wrong of Dallas to leave me with a friend like this?" I said to myself, looking at the shiny marble floor.I saw faintly out of the tail of my eye, Sean gesturing for her to leave through the back door, then looking at me with some confusion because my welcoming situation was too intense. "Okay." He flicked his gaze around the room while patting his hand on his thigh for no reason. "So about not picking up, I apologize."He didn't sound sincere and more like he was making excuses and didn't want me to bring it up to Dallas. I didn't lift my face to look at him. I just glanced at him from the tail of my eyes."As you can see, there's been a bit of a...flurry of activity here." He scratched his nose as he sounded like he was choosing the right words that were a little kinder to hear.When I heard his reasoning, I couldn't believe it. I bega
Sean's Pov"I won't do anything to her. Is that clear?" I warned myself.There was something that made me uncomfortable. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to control myself and have to face Dallas. The situation was very awkward, and I didn't know what to do in front of Dallas. It had been three years since we had seen each other, and during that time, Dallas didn't know what was happening to me. If he knew, I'm sure Dallas wouldn't want to leave Arabella with me.But Arabella is already here. Whenever I see her, I become uncomfortable because my mind is uncontrollable, making me restless. I lay my body down as I catch my breath, which sounds rough and heavy. I stared at the ceiling of my room indistinctly. In my mind, I still vividly remember Arabella's innocent and shy appearance every time I came to meet Dallas at their house. She and Dallas were only four years apart, so they were close. But Arabella wasn't close to me at all.Back then, we only talked casually and awkwardly m
Sean's PovI woke up and left the room, intending to go downstairs to get some water; before going downstairs, I glanced at Arabella's room. "Is she awake yet?" I muttered, looking at the room door, then walked away.I poured mineral water into a glass, gulping it down until my dry throat felt relieved. My eyes moved to look around the still, quiet house, but I found the front door open. "Has anyone come this early?" I walked towards the door, setting the glass on the table.As soon as I reached the doorway, I was startled. I thought the door was open because Emi had just arrived, but instead, someone was standing on the front porch with a wide-eyed look that was more refreshing than the coffee I was currently sipping. "She's awake," I murmured as I gazed at Arabella's presence in the garden.I leaned against the door frame, looking at Arabella standing up while staring at the morning sky. Arabella's appearance from the side could make me see her. I unconsciously kept watching her, st
Sean's POV"Hurry up and get dressed, then head back downstairs. I'll make some hot chocolate."I said as I walked toward the kitchen, trying very hard to keep my eyes off Arabella, who was still soaking wet and could exacerbate my desire to do something to her. Even though she was wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm while in the car, it was useless because I knew what was behind it."Yes, thank you."Arabella's footsteps as she climbed the stairs to her room relieved me. At least I had a little time to control myself while making a drink. Before that, I removed my wet clothes and hung a towel around my neck to absorb the wetness from my hair.My drink was finished, and Arabella was already in the living room. I approached her and held out the cup, still emitting steam. "Be careful, it's still hot."After hearing the soft words of thanks, I returned to the pantry but kept looking at Arabella, who was now blowing on the drink and sipping it slowly. She seemed to be enjoying it. Of co
Arabella's POVI woke up, surprised by the warm touch on my lips. My gaze fell on Sean's face, who was slowly approaching, still with his finger lingering on the tip of my lips. Panic and fear immediately came over me as his touch seemed like it wouldn't let go, but I quickly called Sean's name before what I feared happened."Sean?"Sean looked at me in surprise and hurriedly stood up. The expression on the man's face seemed to portray nothing, while I tried to hold back the fear that made my body tremble and sat up. I was reminded of the incident when I came to this house and found Sean intimately wrestling with a woman shamelessly. I didn't want that to happen to me."What are you doing to me?" I looked at Sean, who stood still, not looking like he would answer my question. I put my hands together, clasping them tightly, waiting for the man's answer. I hoped he would give me an honest answer that I could accept well to ease the prejudice in my head.Sean looked unfocused when I dare