Semua Bab Beautiful Disaster: Bab 131 - Bab 140

The last person Marybeth expected to find waiting for her in the staff room was her ex. She would have nicely asked him to get lost if the clerk wasn't there, watching them like a hawk, just waiting to catch any bit of gossip."What are you doing here?" she asked, trying her damnedest to keep her voice emotionless. "Didn't we agree to stay out of each other's way?""I didn't agree to anything," Elijah responded. "And even if I had, if it concerns your safety, no agreement can keep me away."Perturbed, Marybeth stammered, "My safety?""We need to talk," Elijah replied, not giving her a chance to refuse. He grabbed her lightly by the elbow and led her out of the staff room to his car in the visitor's parking area.To Marybeth's shock and surprise, Arno and Benji were still there. She assumed they'd leave after dropping her off and go do whatever the hell it was that security for the mob did during the day when normal people like her were out and about, working. But here they were, about

Marybeth was restless the whole morning after her talk with Eli.Scarlett was off sick with the cold, and Austin was still ghosting her—none of the fifteen texts she'd sent him, all screaming of her panic, had been read—so she didn't even have anyone talk things out with.When one of the grade six learners bounded into her classroom with a message from Smith summoning her to her office, Marybeth was grateful for the distraction, feeling optimistic that the principal wanted to update her on Adeline. In a day filled with murder and conspiracy theories, she could do with a bit of good news.But when she strode into Smith's office and found her staring listlessly out of the window, Marybeth began to doubt the purpose of their meeting."There you are," said Smith as she crossed the room, wringing her hands at her sides."What's going on?" Marybeth asked, even though her gut told her it wasn't the good news she'd expected."Please take a seat," Smith gestured at one of the visitors' chairs,

Austin's 'urgent' meeting was with his father and Blake. Their old man had summoned them to Clarence Estate at the crack of dawn, yelling something about damage control. Austin had figured the cleanup plan had gone horribly wrong when he saw the news update about the Sloanes' nanny.So after he hung up from Marybeth, he just stood there, staring at the house, trying to decide whether to go in.He lit a cigarette, thinking about his call with Marybeth.She sounded…odd. Maybe because she'd never called him out of the blue. Or told him she missed him. It was…nice. Yet, a small part of him couldn't help but think something was wrong.He should have asked. Maybe he would have if he wasn't preoccupied with the damn meeting.Convinced he'd never be able to return to the Blue Mountains until he saw Marybeth and made sure she and Orlando were okay, he called his PA and changed his plans for the afternoon."So you'll only head back to the Blue Mountains tomorrow morning?" Elizabeth asked."Why

Austin was about to pull out of the driveway when Hadley careened out of the house, waving her hands at him frantically."What now?" he mumbled as he rammed the brakes. He didn't think his day could get any worse, but the universe was determined to prove him wrong.He rolled down his window and asked, "what do you want, Hadley? Shouldn't you be with Blake right now?""He's with your father," Hadley said. "They're going over the wedding plans.""Shouldn't you be with him then?"She shook her head, asking, "can we please talk?"Austin didn't think they had anything to discuss, especially after she and Estelle tried to poison Orlando against Marybeth. But he found himself nodding at her to jump in, his heart softening at the lost, almost shattered look in her eyes.Hadley dashed to the passenger seat and made herself comfortable.Austin killed the engine and waited for her to state her case. But when two minutes passed, and she still said nothing, he turned to her, frowning, "can you tel

Marybeth didn't know if she should be offended by Austin's comment or what, but she'd never turn up her nose at a bubble bath. So she leaned in and pecked him on the cheek, her lips brushing the corner of his mouth."I can get used to this," Austin murmured, spinning her in his arms to give her a back hug. "I can seriously get used to you missing me, kissing me, and begging me—""Forget it," Marybeth said, laughing, as she sprung away from him and dashed to the master bedroom. She rested her back on the door while she willed her heart to stop racing. The man just had to look at her, and she turned into putty in his hands.She didn't know how much longer she could do this...how much longer she could hold out on Austin and his tempting cock. It was becoming harder every day to not beg him to fuck her brains out."Just swallow your pride and put yourself out of this misery," she told herself as she stepped into the bathroom and ran herself a bath.She slipped inside the tub, squealing wi