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Chapter 38

Author: Evans Anaele
last update publish date: 2026-09-21 17:15:00

Chapter 38

Kent’s Pov

The seconds drag on like heavy stones, and I hold my breath, waiting for the words that will completely shatter my world. 

Daniella’s big dark eyes lock onto mine. Her lips part slightly, and I watch the fight happen inside her head. She wants to push me away. She wants to say the words and tell me to walk out of her life for good to keep herself safe. But when she finally opens her mouth, nothing comes out. 

She cannot do it. 

A heavy wave of relief washes over my chest, but it mixes instantly with a fierce, burning determination. Her silence confirms everything I already know deep down inside: she loves me just as much as I love her, and she is just as terrified of losing us as I am. 

"You can't say it, can you?" I ask softly, letting my hands slide down from her shoulders to gently hold her hands. "Because you don't want me gone, Daniella. And I am not going anywhere." 

"Kent, you don't understand," she whispers, a tear finally spilling over her lashes and running down her pale cheek. "Your family moved the wedding up to six weeks. Promises don't change contracts. Words don't stop powerful lawyers. You can't just wish this away." 

"I am not just wishing," I reply, my voice steady and hard. I look straight into her eyes so she knows I mean every single word. "I am not going to marry Freya. I don't care what my family decided for my future. I am writing my own future now." 

Daniella shakes her head slowly, a sad, bitter smile touching her lips. "You keep saying that. But promises mean nothing if you cannot actually break the contract. What are you even going to do?" 

"I'm already doing it," I tell her, stepping just a little closer. "I've been talking to a legal expert outside my family's network. We are looking for loopholes in the merger agreement, clauses that protect personal rights, and ways to sever the financial ties without leaving my parents completely ruined. I am going to fight for you, Daniella. And I am going to fight for our unborn child." 

Her breath catches sharply in her throat. Hearing me say those words—our unborn child—makes her eyes shine even brighter with tears. The wall she built around her heart all morning completely crumbles down to dust. 

"You're really going to risk everything?" she asks, her voice trembling. "Your job, your money, your entire life?" 

"Yes," I say instantly, without a single second of hesitation. "Because a life without you isn't a life at all. It's just a cage." 

The emotional wall between us breaks completely. The tension that has been choking us for weeks melts away, leaving only raw, honest truth. My chest feels tight, heavy with a feeling so massive and terrifying that it completely takes my breath away. I have spent my whole life guarding my heart, never letting anyone get close, always following the rules. But looking at Daniella now, holding her cold hands in mine, I realize I have crossed a line I can never uncross. 

I reach up, my fingers gently cupping her warm cheek, tracing her skin with total tenderness. 

"I love you, Daniella," I whisper. 

The words just slip out of my mouth, completely on their own. They hang in the quiet courtyard air, simple and heavy. 

I freeze for a second, totally surprising myself. I have never said those three words to another woman in my entire life. I never told Freya. I never told anyone in my high-society circle. Love was always just a word in books or a game people played for power. But saying it now, looking into Daniella’s eyes, it is the truest thing I have ever spoken. 

Daniella stops breathing. Her eyes go wide, and a loud, gasping sob breaks out of her throat. All the weeks of pain, hiding, morning sickness, and fear come pouring out as she completely breaks down. It is the exact thing she has wanted to hear, the one truth she needed to know to heal her aching heart. 

"You... you love me?" she chokes out through her tears. 

"More than my own life," I swear to her, pulling her forward into my arms. 

I wrap my arms tight around her shoulders, burying my face in her soft hair as she presses her face against my chest, crying happy, messy tears. I hold her like she is the only real thing in a world made of glass. 

When she finally tilts her head up, wiping her wet cheeks with the back of her hand, I don't wait. I lean down and capture her lips with mine. 

It is a deep, slow, perfect kiss. There is no panic in it this time, no rushing, no hiding in a dusty supply closet. It is a promise. Every worry about the future, every threat from Gareth, and every shadow of Freya’s upcoming wedding vanishes into nothingness. We belong to each other. 

We stand there in the quiet courtyard for a long time, just holding onto one another like anchors in a storm. For a few brief minutes, it feels like we actually won. It feels like we beat the system. 

Then, the heavy, sharp buzz of my mobile phone breaks the quiet. 

I jump slightly, pulling back just an inch, keeping my arm wrapped around Daniella’s waist. I pull the phone out of my suit pocket with my free hand, expecting another angry text from Freya or a reminder from the university dean. 

Instead, I look down at the screen, and the blood instantly drains from my face. 

It is a direct text message from an unknown number, but I know the exact set of cold, formal words too well. It is from my grandfather’s personal assistant. 

My eyes scan the screen, and my heart stops dead in my chest. 

Kent. Your grandfather is aware of your movements and your recent... attachments. He requests your presence at the family mansion immediately. And bring the student with you.

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