A Chance
No One’s POV
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“Mistake? It was all her mistake to begin with. My daughter was spending time with a criminal and you expect me to keep quiet and watch the drama?”, Her father asked angrily.
“What kind of father are you? Don’t you trust in your own blood? For your kind information, your daughter was not spending time with me, willingly. I..I forced her to do so. I threatened her with her family’s life and being a good daughter, she agreed to spend time with me.”, Zayden said.
“Wh.what? Y.you forced my daughter? It means she didn’t tell you about her wedding nor did she want to marry you?”, Her father asked when he realized the truth.
“Obviously, Mr. Felton. She hates me. If not for her family then she would love to die then spending all her life with me.”, Zayden said in a pained tone.
“Oh my god! Why can’t I see all this? My daughter wanted help at the time of her forced marriage and all I did was just ignore her pleas which she was making through her eyes.”, Her father whispered to himself and then looked at Zayden. “When you knew that she hates you then why did you marry her?”, Her father asked.
“Because I love her. And before you accuse me of my feelings for her, I want to tell you that I will never hurt your daughter. You have my words.”, He said confidently.
“And if you do then?”
“In that case you can come with a lawyer and divorce papers.”, Zayden said. Grace’s father stared at him for a while to see if he was lying but he couldn’t see a trace of the lie!
“Please don’t hurt my daughter, ever. She has struggled a lot in her life. She is very innocent and simple. Please don’t ever mishandle her. And...if possible...don’t force her into anything. You know what I mean. I am her father and it’s the least I can ask from you.”, Her father said. It was true to some extent because it was not easy to fight with someone like him and to take away his daughter from Zayden. Even if he would, where would he go? He was not some rich who could easily afford to move to another country just like that. The only option he had now was to accept Zayden as his son-in-law.
“You have my words Mr. Felton. You should know that I will never ever hurt her.”, Zayden said, with a smile on his face. ‘I also promise to end all her financial tension so that her father’s treatment can get started as soon as possible.’, He thought but didn’t say so because he knew that this old man wouldn’t take his help from him. But that wasn’t going to stop him from his intention.
‘This boy seems a person of his words and...good. But, he is still a criminal.’ Her father thought.
They didn’t talk about anything after that.
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“What if he hurt your father, Grace?”, Her mother asked, getting worried when Grace was dragging her to her room.
“He won’t. Now come with me. Zayden doesn’t like getting disobeyed.”
“How are you so sure?
“Because he promised me that he will never hurt those people who are close to me. And also, he is a man of his words. So don’t worry.”
“Fine! If you say so. I will trust you.”
Grace took her mother to her room and made her sit on the bed and then sat beside her. She quickly hugged her and started sobbing.
“I am so glad to see you, Mom. I never thought that that monster would let me see everyone.”
“Grace, don’t say that about your husband.”, Her mother scolded her, and Grace's eyes widened in shock wondering was she really her mom? For a while, she ignored that comment.
“I missed you so much.”
“I missed you too, Grace.”
“Mom, I...I don’t want to stay here. I don’t like this place and I don’t like him.”
“W.why Grace? Did he force himself on you?”
“No, mom. Not yet. He said that he will give me enough time.”
“Thank god.”, Her mother sighed in relief.
“How..how did you find this villa? Did you guys come here on your own or Eric kidnapped everyone just like he did on the day of the wedding?”
“No, we didn’t come here on our own and No, Eric didn’t kidnap us. The truth is Zayden Staunton had called me on my number and asked me to come here to meet you. He also said that you missed us. So, he sent the car for us. Your father ignored his invitation at first but then Blake and I forced him to come here, because of which we all are here.”, Her mother explained.
Grace nodded her head but one fact rang in her mind like a bell. ‘How did he have Mom’s number?’, She thought. ‘Well, maybe he would have found her details just like he had found mine.’, With this thought, she let go of this topic from her mind.
“Mom, Can’t you do something? Can’t you or dad do something so that I can come with you guys? Can’t we lodge the complaint to cops about how Zayden forced me into this marriage. I can’t accept this marriage, Mom”, Grace said all the things which were in her mind in one go.
“No, Grace. We can’t do anything.”
“What? Do you even know what you are saying, Mom?”
“I know what I'm saying, Grace.”
“Does that mean that I am stuck with him forever?”, She asked disgustingly.
“I didn’t say that, Grace. He had promised me that in case he hurts you then I can come with a lawyer and divorce papers. But before coming to any conclusion, you should at least give him a chance. Everyone deserves a chance, Grace!”, Her mother tried to convince her.
“Wh..what are you saying, Mom? When..When did he promise you such a thing? And what happened to you? Why are you acting so strange? Did Zayden do anything to you? Did he threaten you?”, Grace asked, getting angry. ‘How dare he threaten my mother.’ This thought was making her angry with each passing second.
“Grace….”, Her mother looked at her for a while and then continued. “Do you remember the promise which I made to you that I won’t let your marriage happen with James?”, She asked to which Grace nodded her head.
“Yes, I remember that but I don’t get it. Why are you talking about that promise, right now?”
“Well...that’s because….I...I was the one who had informed HIM about your marriage.”, Her mother announced, widening her eyes. Grace just stared at her mother for a while like a statue. “Grace, please say something.”, Grace didn’t utter a single word. “Believe me whatever I did was for your benefit. Zayden Staunton seems to be a bad person but I can see that he respects you and loves you. Moreover, he didn’t force himself on you unlike that wolf under the coat of sheep. If he wouldn’t have married you then today you would be married to a person who…”, Her mother didn’t complete the sentence.
“I didn’t have any other choice, Grace and trust me, if Zayden comes out to be man of his words then you are blessed with the most loving husband. But please at least give him a chance.”
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#TBC
