Marriage on Sick bed II

Her eyes darted everywhere. It was really going to happen.

"Bella, I'm sorry, you just have to do this for the family, it's for all of us." He muttered holding up her hand.

If only she could move.

"{How about Ann, why must I be the one to be used for business. Dad please don't get me married.}." Tears dripped from a side of her eyes.

"{Dad I know mum left you, according to history, but why must you do this to me, can't you see I'm even sick right now?}"

Once he saw the tears, he cleaned it delicately.

"I'm sorry." He muttered again, almost in whispers.

Within some seconds, she came back with a paper and a thumbprint.

Really??

She actually meant business.

She was going to have her placed her thumbprints on a marriage certificate.

"{Am I some goat or something?!}" She screamed, but of course nobody could hear her.

"Sarah?"

"Yes, she only needs to sign that's all."

"Do it right then."

Bella jerked immediately, her blood boiled rapidly in her veins.

Sarah moved closer and grabbed her thumb.

Even when she was screaming inside, she placed her hand on the red ink.

There was nothing she could do now. Hot tears sprint from her eyes, but then, the least of what she expected happened.

The cute stranger from earlier was now standing in her ward panting heavily as though he had being running for hours.

"Stop right there!" He yelled breathlessly.

Her stepmother paused, gazing at him from up to his toes.

Few hours back when Austin got back to his apartment, Bella was gone. He wondered where she had gone, the thought of her going back home never left his mind, but even at that, he wasn't ready to loose her again.

He beckoned on surveillance cameras, he was panic stricken when he finally saw her choking on her breath.

He traced her down by all means.

Where as he was scared something had happened to her, he was also frightened they might really get her married this time.

Although he didn't know how his Isa got two parents now, but he was sure she was the one.

He breathed heavily with relief seeping through his soul.

"And who might you be?"

Sarah muttered with a raised brow.

"I'm her husband." He muttered coldly, with every bit of his aura suggesting chaos.

"What? how, where and when, get lost before I call a security. She's married now if you're some crazy obsessor, and if you must know, she's married to Ethan Williams Kingston, does that name ring a bell? Now get lost."

"She's already married to me, no need to sign those papers."

He swiftly hijacked it from her, tearing it into several pieces.

"What do you think you're doing!"

"You wouldn't want to mess with me."

He spat coldly and moved swiftly to where Bella laid motionless on the bed.

If only she could show how joyful she was.

She defeated her stepmother.

And Why was her father still gazing intermittently at Austin?

But Austin didn't gave him a damn, even if she was his adopted daughter which he wasn’t sure about, treating her like this was wild.

He swiftly pressed on the ward's telephone.

"Move my wife to VVIP ward now." He muttered, his face fierced as ever.

"{But why was he going too far, it's only a contract marriage.}" She giggled inwardly, if only she could just tell him to take her away.

Sarah never removed her eyes from him, she wished to scream at him, tear his clothes and have him bundle out of the room but she's scared he might be a powerful figure.

Just as he picked up his phone, Dave arrived at the hospital, panic written all over his face.

He immediately swept to Bella's side, grabbing her hand into his and shaking rapidly.

Austins forehead creased.

"Dave?"

"Ohh".. he muttered slowly and stood up from her side.

"Get everything ready for her ward upstairs." Austin commanded.

"Yes Boss." Dave muttered and left.

"I need to talk with you" Bella's father finally muttered.

"I'm sorry, but I can't leave her alone."

"We are her parents!" Sarah couldn't contain her anger anymore.

"I'm not sure about that, you who almost got her married on a sick bed can't convince me you care for her as a parent."

"Are you trying to teach me how to care for my own daughter? Who are you by the way?"

"I am more than you can imagine,"

"Henry, I'm out of here, your daughter never fails to create chaos!" She yelled and stumbled out of the ward, leaving Bella in bliss.

Her father sprung along in so much rage, but not after giving Bella a disappointing look.

She giggled inside.

Atleast they were gone, she wasn't getting married anymore.

"Isa." Austin slowly turned to Bella, his heart shattered into several pieces.

He couldn't imagine Bella who was Jovial and full of life could be in such condition.

"You're going to get well soon, I promise you." He muttered stroking her hair.

Her body responded to his touch, tears continue sprinting her eyes, this time, she strongly wished she could speak to him. To ask him why he called her Isa.

Was that her name also? and how did he know.

She had always known something was off about herself.

"You can stop shedding those tears, I'm here for you now."

_

"Useless daughter you have there, she can't even save her own father's company!"

"Sarah, if Bella got complicated, Ann can get married."

She suddenly paused.

"Don't you dare! I will never let my daughter end up with that loser, he's a spec for that good for nothing daughter of yours."

"Do you even for once consider Bella, your daughter?"

There was raw anger in his voice.

He never thought Sarah would hate Bella so much,

"Ann would get mar.."

"I already set her up." Sarah suddenly cut him off before he gave his decree.

"With a more powerful business tycoon,"

"And who might that be?"

Smile crept to her face.

"The heir to MX Corp. An only son, he's more powerful and will surely like our Ann, I mean who wouldn't like her?"

"Austin Richard, you mean?"

"Yes, only grandson of Clifford Richard, he became the heir since his father died many years back."

"He has been an heir since he was little."

"Yes, I know you'd be happy about this,"

Henry couldn't help his excitement.

Where as he was only planning to go through inlaw connection if Bella get married to the scum, he could now go directly through his son-in-law, a competent son-in-law.

He sighed in relieve.

_

Austin in the VVIP ward was hovered over his laptop working intermittently .

He never failed to look up at Bella almost every seconds.

His eyes went wide when he caught her moved her hand for the first time.

He sprung off to the side of her bed.

"You can do it." He held up her hand.

His gaze deepening into her's in anticipation, when his phone came ringing.

He brought it out from his pants pocket, his eyes getting darker as he stared at the caller ID.

He shoved it back into his pocket but it came growling back again.

"Mum."

"How can you do this to your mother, how can you disrespect me so much? is it a big deal to show on a business interview with my son? can't you even help your mother build her brand?"

"Mum, I told you not to do anything and focus on your appointments with the doctor."

"Stop treating me like an old woman! anyways that's not why I called."

Austin sighed heavily,

"What now mum??"

"You need to come by the house today."

"Hope you're not setting another blind date?"

"So what! wouldn't you get married?"

"Mum!" He growled and hung up the call.