Harley's POVAlexis jumps into my arms excitedly, my heart swelling with joy at the expression of love. I thought she had stopped loving me and looking up to me as her mommy. I thought she would be angry with me and won't talk to me again but I was wrong.She squeals, her arms around my neck as I whirl her around, laughing."I missed you", she hugs me tightly when I stop twirling her.I watch her smiling face. "I miss you, more."She smiles and I drop her. "Aren't you ready?"It's been two days since Antonio and I reconciled and I have been dreading the reaction I will get from Alexis when I visit. I have been wanting to visit but I thought I should give her enough time to forgive me for what I did.I am surprised she isn't blaming me for what happened. She is indeed an intelligent girl.Antonio visited yesterday and I know he would have tried to persuade me to come back to the house if I hadn't begged him to let us take things slow now.I can see how much he misses me and I miss him
CHAPTER 119Antonio's POVAnger is an understatement of what I feel after seeing Gianna who has been gone for six years without traces.It seems as if I am not seeing right as I blink several times to stare at the person in front of me who has a smirk on her face, as though she has been gone for just a few days.Where the hell is she coming from? Where the hell has she been for six years? Why the hell is she here?"Gianna?" I call out again to be sure she is the one and not someone else."Do you know her?" Harley questions, making me realize she is also present here. I turn to her and watch her for a second before dropping Alexis who has a curious look on her face."She is Gianna", I answer her, wondering why she is asking me. "Don't you know who Gianna is?" I say in a low tone.I know she knows. I have told her times without number who Gianna is. She must be asking to be sure. Harley's expression changes into an angry one before she snaps her head towards Gianna who approaches."I'm
Harley's POVThe heavy silence that surrounded us as we drove here was disturbing. I was expecting Antonio to give some explanations about what happened, without even asking but he didn't offer any explanation and he isn't now.My anger keeps rising every minute as I watch him purse his lips together.Don't I deserve some apology and explanation? His ex-fiancee insulted me and he isn't saying anything about it.He also accommodated her like she was a friend when he should have kicked her out the moment he saw her.What the hell!I shift in my seat uncomfortably. This is meant to be our second date as couples and our first after the reconciliation. I am wearing an Asym silk gown with a slit behind. My hair is in a loose low ponytail and I am wearing silver earrings and silver heels.This restaurant is different from the first one we went to the other day. This one is more beautiful and lavishly decorated.It has a romantic setting with low lighting combined with classical music playing
Harley's POVMy body shakes with fear sipping into every inch of my body and soul at the remembrance of what we did to Xavier and how we escaped his wrath.After we escaped with the file, I was scared for a few days, imagining weird things about him kidnapping me for playing a major role in the deceit but after a while, it went away.Now, I am about to be kidnapped. My imagination is about to come true.I try to take a step back, thinking of what I can do to get their attention off me while I escape. I turn to the two men and they have a knife pocket in their hands.Using guns will attract attention and the pocket knife is the easier thing to use on me. Now I am beginning to think that kidnapping isn't part of their plan, they just want to end my life and the earlier I think of something to do, the better. I can't lose my life just like that. I did what I did for Antonio's sake and because Xavier is the bad man. Before I can think of an idea, Xavier grabs me by the throat and I stru
Harley's POVAs the car drives into the courtyard, I notice the car behind us take a U-Turn and drive off.The car behind is the one the guards were driving and now that they know we are home safely, they have gone back to meet Antonio in the restaurant.It feels as if the ride back home was slow and Alexis had fallen asleep in my arms after crying for so long.I am supposed to go home but I can't go home without knowing if Antonio is safe or not. I can't leave without seeing him walk through the front door safe and sound.My heart is heavy for no reason and I am scared. Why will Antonio not listen to me? The cops can handle it, he doesn't need to be there or involved. Can't he just come back home already and let Xavier be?The car stops and I jerk my head upright when Felix opens the door for me. Alexis's head is on my lap so I pick her up and I step out of the car carefully.I am glad she had fallen asleep. I couldn't console her when she was wailing because I was crying inside too
Antonio's POVHarley snuggles closer into my arms, making it so difficult for me to let go and go to work.I do not feel like going to work today, I wish we could spend all day in bed. I never expected that she would spend the night with me last night but I was overjoyed when she said she would.This is what I have been dying to hear from her ever since she left the house. I am not saying anything about it anymore because I don't want to push her further. Besides, I am willing to wait for as long as she wants to come back to the house. I will keep waiting.I have been thinking hard and long about our relationship and what I want from this. Ever since I admitted my love for her, I knew I wanted her for life. This isn't meant to be a casual relationship. This is something that speaks of our future and I want that future with her.I want her to be my woman, my wife and I want us to always wake up in each other's arms.Harley doesn't want to come back to the house and I am more than despe
Antonio's POVThe elevator dings open and I walk out with my briefcase swinging beside me. I walk towards my office, trying to take my mind off Xavier.I have just a week to provide evidence that he was responsible for my father's death and I really do not know how to go about it.I want to concentrate on work today because I am going to be signing a new deal today by noon.Immediately Harley left, I got up from the bed to get dressed and come to work so I won't end up masturbating because of my hard-on.I'm not supposed to be at work this early because of the deal we are going to sign by noon but I decided to come in and work on a few things before that time.I walk past my secretary's desk and get to the door. I insert the key to open it but surprisingly, the door opens itself.I raise a brow with the keys in my hands, trying to recall if I was the one who closed the door yesterday or if it was my secretary.I remember I was in a hurry to leave work yesterday because I was going out
Antonio's POVI knock again on the door, waiting impatiently for Harley to open up for me. I am freezing cold out here and I can't wait to see her face.Should I ask her to follow me to my place today? Will she agree? Should I sound pathetic? Shit!I don't know what is wrong with me. I am crazy about Harley and this feeling keeps increasing with each passing day. Now that she is no longer staying in my house, I love her more and want to always see her.When she told me we would see tonight, I knew it was her little way of inviting me over to the house. Well, I haven't spent a day without coming to visit after leaving work, ever since we reconciled.It has become a routine now.The door is thrown open and she jumps into my arms as though she already saw that it was no one but me or because she is happy about something."Hello to you, sweetheart", I say with a raised brow as she hugs me more. Confusion clouds my expression when she giggles.She releases me from her hold and cups my fac