Lahat ng Kabanata ng Arrangement With Mr Halloway: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Elena."They'll be back soon." I glanced around my stepmother's office, my anxiety a tight knot in my chest. "We should leave."We already had what we came here for. Four hundred thousand dollars in cash, which Evangeline had kept in her secret safe. It was more than enough to start a new life and a family with.Cracking Evangeline's safe wasn't rocket science. She used the date she got married to her one true love, my father.Even thinking about it made me want to let go of my lunch all over the floor.That was if I wasn't carried out of the mansion in cuffs first. "Hold on. I almost... got it." James grunted as he pried open the custom-made lock of a small metal box attached to the safe's exterior. It served as a second layer of security for Evangeline's most prized possession: an antique family heirloom, a diamond ring worth millions of dollars I was sure she planned to give to Elliot once he was ready to get married.I already regretted telling James about the ring. I should hav

ElenaMy knees weakened with relief. I never thought the day would come when I would be excited to hear that voice welcome me, but in that moment, I would build an altar and worship him for the rest of my days.I looked over Elliot's shoulder, oxygen creeping into my lungs at the sight of Sebastian's tousled hair, and lean powerful frame."Sebastian." I breathe out the name like it was my salvation.In a way, it was.Elliot's eyes sharpened before he dropped his hand and turned, giving Sebastian a polite nod that he didn't reciprocate. "Well, I didn't know I would get to see the inlaw today. Thank you for letting me see my sister." Then he turned back to me. "Remember Elena."I waited until he was out of the cafe before I slumped against the chair, my heart racing, and my breakfast threatening to make a reappearance.Sebastian crossed the distance between us and grabbed my hand. His eyes swept across my face, concern etching tiny grooves in his brows. "You look like you are about to t

Elena.If there was one thing I learnt from the honeymoon trip with Sebastian, it was never to expect Sebastian to reveal his plans to you.I heard he was in the estate for the first time in two weeks after we returned from our honeymoon from Jaden. Apparently, he was going over his schedule for the rest of the month with Ari."There's my wife. Stalking people already." Sebastian's lazy drawl drifted into my ears.I looked up to find him leaning close to the kitchen counter, arms folded over his chest. There was no way to know what he truly felt from looking at his face, a blank piece of canvas.But that didn't stop me from noting the faint trace of a sly grin dimpling his cheeks. His eyes lit up in amusement as he lazily used his eyes to undress me.A strange sort of relief washed through me. I hadn't even thought I was that interested to know the wellbeing of Sebastian until this very moment."This is a kitchen for anyone in this estate to use. I would hardly call it stalking." I sa

Elena.Locked in the estate for two days with no one but the kids and a throbbing nose as company wasn't as fun as I thought it would be.For one, the kids were more whiney than usual.If Charlotte wasn't running away with something that belonged to Jaden, Jaden was messing up with something that belonged to Charlotte. A total mess.I strode through the hallways of the Halloway Estate, carrying a stack of snacks to satisfy my sweet tooth. At almost midnight, I was in no hurry to get back to the room I had acquired for myself in Sebastian's wing.The building was almost as hollow as the hole in my heart.I barged into the empty office close to his wing."It is common courtesy to knock before entering a room."I invited myself to the seat in front of him. "It is common courtesy not to punch a woman's nose because of a lover that was never truthful to you."Ryan's mouth drew in a flat, dissatisfied line.His face, on the other hand, was healing terribly. Courtesy of Sebastian's knuckles

Elena.Trying to outsmart a man like Sebastian would always be futile, no matter what anyone did.He kept his devices under lock and key, to be opened with only special passwords.Not his name. Not his son's name. Not even Rachel's name."What kind of business are you involved in?" I whispered under my breath as I grazed the edge of the wooden desk at the other end of the room, hidden beneath tons of clothes.Everywhere was quiet. Too quiet for me. Sebastian had decided that taking Jaden to the field outside to discuss the ring he found was best for all of us.I didn't want to know much about his dead wife nowadays. Wasn't the best sort of conversation when one had sex.I knew the risks of what I was currently doing. But too much was on the line. Elliot's threats would ruin me, and by extension, Sebastian.If anyone asked, I was currently doing him a favour.I dropped to my knees, pulling open the drawers to the desk one after the other. Files, contracts, and neatly arranged stationer