Chapter 20
AUSTIN'S POV:
"Are you fucking blind?", I yelled as one of my employees (whose name I forgot) bumped into me while I was going to my cabin.
"I am so.. sorry sir", she shuddered. Damn, she looks scared. "I was just.. ", not again. Not those tears .. no...no.... and there you go. She started crying.
"Hey... hey its alright ok? I am ... I am so.. . Leave it. Just forget that I yelled at you ok. And be careful from now", I said giving her a slight smile. She stopped crying but now looked shocked.
I just shook my head and walked ahead. But I am sure I definitely heard her whisper "did he just smile".
Well, I can't really blame her for this. It's rare to see me smile unless I am with my family ..... and my angle. I smiled again thinking about her. She succeeded, yes she succeeded to bring the old Austin back.
Her smile, her laugh, her innocence, her voice, every fucking thing about her is driving me crazy. The feeling I had before is back now. I can't live without her. I can't hurt her.
Yesterday she pushed me away and I freaked out, but after seeing her flinching back all I wanted to do was confront her. I can't see her cry anymore. Yes, I already caused enough damage but since I have seen her smile, I don't want that smile to go away again.
She was mad yesterday, also upset. I understand it, she wants to see her dad. But I can't let her meet him now. Edward is fine and conscious but his injury was quite serious and he is not able to remember things. According to doctors, he is suffering from temporary memory loss due to the injury and also due to the heavy dosage of medicines. He should be fine in few months.
Edward gets violent when anyone tries to go near him. He already knocked out one nurse. Doctors had kept him tied to the bed due to his violent nature. I can't risk my angel's life by sending her to him and also it will break her to know his condition. Maybe she would start hating me more than she already does.
"Pray tell the reason behind this good mood. For the first time our hulk is not angry", Augustus said after entering my office, of course without my permission. I just shook my head and decided not to say anything.
"No reaction?", he gave me a surprised look. "Guess someone had a great night after a long time"
"Shut up", was the only word I could say.
"Ok ok. By the way any clue about Andrea", he askes as usual and all I could do is shake my head. I have tried all I could to trace her but I can't.
"You should stop hoping for getting her back. You have Adria now man. Chill! Andrea should not matter to you now", he said but I know he was saying this to provoke me.
It mattered me earlier but now that I have Adria in my life, a part of me doesn't want to complicate my life by bringing Andrea in it. But I have to find her. I know she needs help, she left me but something tells me that she was forced to do so. Her abusive dad must be behind it.
"I believe she is in danger and I want to save her", I said.
"What will you do after that. You will have to choose either one. You can't be with both Andrea and Adria", well I knew this question was coming soon but honestly I have no answer for this. So I did what I am best at, I yelled at him.
"Will you shut the fuck up and go do your work. I don't pay you to do chit-chat during work", I said and threw a file at him which he caught easily.
"Guess you have no answer", he said and walked towards the door but stopped opening it halfway "Do you really love her Aussi?", he asked.
"Go, Augustus"
"You do Aussie, you do", he said and left my cabin but his words stayed in my mind for the rest of the day.
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"How was your day", I hugged her from behind and asked.
"How was your day", I hugged her from behind and asked
"Good", she replied as usual.
"Hmmm, what are you making today", I asked knowing that this question will make her say more words and I will get a chance to hear her melodic voice.
"I am trying 'honey garlic chicken with vegetables' and 'avocado salad' which I saw on youtube", she said, her face lit up and her lips curved in a smile as she said this.
I allowed her to use the T.V in our room to watch YouTube and Netflix a few days back. She was really happy when I gave her the remote and now is using it wisely.
"I see", I said while kissing her collarbone. "Have you ever tried them before", I asked and she shook her head. "So how do you know they will taste well"
"I don't know", she replied.
"Than why are you making them", I asked and heard her giggle. Damn, I can listen that sound all the day.
"I chose these two because they were the easiest one to make", was her reply. I just shook my head.
For next half an hour she kept cooking and telling me the recipe and procedure whilst I kept sucking and kissing every exposed part of her neck, her cheek and sometimes even her lips.
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The dinner went awesome. Adria surprisingly is taking more interest in cooking and also is turning out to be a good cook. I guess she always had the potential but just lacked practice and guidance.
"You were good", I said when I came out of the bathroom, my hair still wet.
"You were good", I said when I came out of the bathroom, my hair still wet
"Thank you. I would have been better if certain someone did not keep disturbing me", as soon as the words were out of her mouth she regretted them. Her face paled and she crawled back a little on the bed.
"Someone has started talking a lot, isn't it", I said while walking slowly in her direction. My face stoic, eyes glued on her actions.
"I..I .. did'... what the fuck", she screamed as suddenly I grabbed her ankles and pulled her. I was now startling her and started tickling her.
"Oh my god! STOP! HAHAHA STOP Please", she kept on yelling repeatedly.
"I was teasing you huh?", I said still tickling her. "I admit I was cause I enjoy it. I like when you smile when you laugh when you blush when you get aroused just like you got in the kitchen".
"I was not", she yelled still trying to control her laughter and trying to hold my hand.
"Your skin was hot. Admit it, baby, you were on fire", I took no mercy on her and kept tickling her stomach.
"I was.. GOD! I was ok. STOP now please", she cried and I stopped.
I laid beside her and pulled her over me so that now she was startling me. She was still laughing and panting. She stopped after few minutes and her expression changed. She looked sad her lips quivered like a child.
So damn cute. Those lips... what I could do with them ... Get your head out of the gutter Austin. She is fucking crying.
"Why are you crying", I asked concerned
"Why are you crying", I asked concerned. Did I hurt her?
"Wh..What are we Austin? You told your parents that I am your mistress but you don't treat me like one. You are nice to me.... now. But I don't know where we stand. Why am I here? Where is my dad? What.. What are you going to do with me? What have you done with my dad? Who is Andrea? What happened to her?" she stopped, looked in other direction and whispered, "What will happen to me?"
Her questions were valid but I had no answers.
"Let me go...Please", as soon as those words left her lips anger boiled inside me. The beast was back again.
"NOOOO", I yelled and pushed her away. Jolting up I stood beside the bed. "Never", I said looking straight into her eyes.
"Austin I...", before she could say anything I grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently.
"NOO. Never. I will never let you go, Adria. Never", Fuck! the mere thought of her leaving had me boiling. Like hell, I would let her go. She is mine and belongs beside me.
"Ahhh..", she cried and that's when I realized that I was holding her too tightly. I let go of her immediately.
"Why?", I heard her whisper. Why? Why? I asked my self. But got only one answer which I don't want to admit.
"AAAAHHHHHH", I screamed in frustration. My anger was taking a toll on me. I looked at her and saw her crawling back on the bed. Hugging her knees she was now sobbing, her body plastered on the headboard.
This was the last thing I wanted to see, her crying. It made me more furious. I started trowing thing around. Soon enough there was glass scattered all over the room.
Marching toward her. I grabbed her shivering form and hugged her.
"Don't cry", I cooed. "A soon to be bride does not look nice when she cries", I whispered in her ear whilst stroking her back.
"Wha..What"
"Be ready. We are going to get married ........soon", I declared.
