“Good evening, Miss.” Arthur greeted the pretty lady, unable to take his eyes off her. He had been staring for a few seconds now, and he could swear that he had seen those eyes before. “Good evening Mr. Arthur.” The woman smiled back at him. “I am sorry Miss, but have we met before?” Arthur asked, confused as to why his brain couldn’t make any connection as to where he had seen her before. “No, Mr. Arthur. I don’t believe we have met before, but I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time now.” The woman said and gave him her smile again, a smile that gave him nostalgia.“Mr. Arthur, are you okay?” Matilda asked raising a brow. Her hand were still in his, so she squeezed a little to get his attention. “Oh, I am sorry. I am here Miss.” Arthur jolted out of his reverie. “I would leave you both now to discuss further." Lawrence said and disappeared, leaving the both of them. “Well, I won’t mince too many words with you, Mr. Arthur. I am here with a business propositio
The doctor, Lawrence had called in finished examining Bella."How is she doing?" Arthur asked panicking as she watch her sleeping."Thankfully, she is okay but need to have enough rest.""Why isn't she opening her eyes if she is okay.""The drugs I gave to her is taking its effect, you don't have to worry.""But...""Arthur, Doctor Rodriguez is going to be on standby so you don't have to worry about a thing." Lawrence assured him."Thanks man, I really appreciate it." Turning back to the doctor. "Thank you so much doctor, it really means a lot." Arthur took the doctor's hand in his."Don't mention." Doctor Rodriguez broke off the handshake and excused himself.Arthur ran his hands over Bella’s hair, praying for her to open her eyes. He hadn’t meant to hit her. He never knew she was standing beside him when he had sent out that deadly blow. Now, he hated himself for even getting into the fight in the first place, and he hated Fargo more for making him make the same mistake for the seco
Arthur’s lips tinged from the memory of his kiss with Bella before he dashed out. It had been quick and short, but so powerful that his body still coursed with the feelings it had elicited in her. It was the only reason he was still sane at this moment and he wished she was right there in the same room with him to sink all his worries deep into her. But life had other plans as his throat constricted, watching the video of him punching Fargo at the party at Lawrence’s. It wasn’t the first time he was watching the video, but each time he watched the clip, his anger grew, threatening to burst through him. “Is there anything I can help you with?” Fred, his office assistant, asked in concern. The clip was all over the internet and everyone was saying things about him. “There is nothing you can help me with except to walk away and leave me in peace.” Arthur barked at the man. “I was only trying to help sir.” Fred flinched and it only angered Arthur the more. “Okay fine. Since you wan
Arthur let out a smile as he watched Matilda walk out of his office. Thankfully, the woman had been easy to please and just wanted something simple; for him to keep sensitive information of her users away from the public space.She ran an escort service that catered to the rich and mighty, people who wouldn’t appreciate their personal business getting to the public space. While he had no right to judge the woman, he couldn’t help but admit that she looked way too innocent for the kind of business she's into.But then, he shouldn’t be surprised by that. His line of business had made him see worse from people and he knew he had no right judging people by their looks anymore.He had just sat down at his desk when his door buzzed opened."You forgot some...""It's me boss."The moment Edward strolled into the office, Arthur remembered the task he had assigned to him and shook his head at his forgetfulness.“Alright, tell me, where the hell do I know this woman from?” Arthur demanded.“Un
Arthur stared at the phone screen and his blood began to boil."How dare they go after Bella?" He yelled at the top of his voice. "She doesn't deserve any of this." He muttered under his breath trying to control himself. He was a public figure and he believed the spotlight should be on him, he was afraid they would feed off her naivety and take her privacy away. He quickly grabbed his phone and dialed Bella's phone, it rang but there was no response.His heart began to race and many dread scenes ran through his head.Grabbing his suit, he threw directives at Edward. “Get my car ready and track Bella's driver to know where they are.""On it boss." Edward turned to leave."Wait a minute," He took a second to think. "Since they've gotten to her, they won't rest until they get every piece of information to feast on. Make sure no one leaks news about her brother. Call your men and have them surround the premises discreetly.”"Yes boss." Edward nodded and hurried out of the office. “Davi
One of the nurses rushed in to find James agitated.She grasped at the broken television. "Oh my god, what happened here?""Get me Arthur Lorenzo!" James shouted at the top of his voice."You should be in bed, you're going to hurt yourself." The nurse tried to calm him down."I don't care, get me Arthur now." James took another whip at the television shattering it more.The nurse stopped on her tracks and used her two hands to block her ears as she shudder in fear.Two men rushed in, smartly dressed up in suits startling James and the attending nurse."And who are you?" James asked the moment he regained composure."We are your new bodyguards." The bodyguard with a broader shoulder replied."From Arthur, right?""Yes." The bodyguards replied in unison."That makes it easier, call him and tell him to come straight away."The two bodyguards exchanged quick looks."What happened here?" The second bodyguard asked after taking a good look at the mess that had been made."I have no business
As Arthur drove to the hospital, he found himself hurting as he navigate his way through the dimly lit street. He had not blinked the while night when he received the information that James was awake.He had made sure Bella was still very fast asleep before grabbing his car keys and dashing out of his mansion.On arriving at the hospital, he headed to James ward where he met the two bodyguards at the door."Boss." The bodyguards acknowledged his presence."How is he?" Arthur asked worried sick."He wouldn't talk to anyone except you, he was screaming your name the whole night." The bodyguard with the broader body frame explained."I'm here so let's fix this." Arthur made to open the door but was stopped."We should come with in with you boss, he was screaming your name the whole night. I'm afraid you could get hurt." "It's all mine to fix so you don't have to worry about a thing." Arthur tapped his shoulder and opened the door.The moment Arthur stepped into James ward, there was a he
James words kept resounding in his ears as he drove. "Can you really protect anyone Arthur?" His grip tightened on the steering wheel until he couldn't bear it anymore. "Can you really protect anyone Arthur?" James words kept on living rent free in his head tormenting him in ways he never knew.Arthur angrily halted the car, got out and slammed the door hard.His breathing became heavy. "I can protect my own people, not just her." He yelled into the empty space.James had just questioned his ability to protect Bella but he couldn't answer because he feared she could be another Amanda he would fail to protect."Fuck it." He cursed under his breath.He brought out his phone from his breast pocket and dialed a number. "I want the interview done today." He ended it without waiting for any reply.***Bella carefully selected her outfit, opting for a casual top and hoodie over her head that concealed most of her features. Not forgetting her sunshade to shield her eyes from curious glares.