Chapter 73: A missing piece
He is not interested in the child. She’s not the first woman telling him she was pregnant. He is not ready to father a child yet, he doesn’t want one with her. Besides, he is not even certain that he is the father of the child.
He took his phone and sent her a text: Lunchtime tomorrow, let’s meet. He waited for her to respond but she didn’t. He called her and she didn’t answer her phone.
Rosalinda couldn’t answer her phone. How can she when she was crying her eyes out. She felt heartbroken and wounded in heart. It’s too much for her to endure.
Since she got home after leaving Chase’s office, she shut herself in her room and wouldn’t step out. She cried until she found no more strength in her to sob.
Her Mom and brother tried persuading her to step out of the room but she wouldn’t listen. Eventually when she did, she claimed to have a panting headache.
It was while she was with her mother and brother that Chase called. She wasn’t there to answer her phone nor did she know Chase sent her a text.
Jace Hudson instructed the servants to take Arianna’s things into the Master bedroom. He stood there and let them arrange them in the closet.
He ordered two sets of toiletries, the same product. Theale for himself and the feminine one for Arianna. After everything was set, he returned to the sitting room to sit with Arianna.
“I’ve been wanting to discuss something with you…” Arianna began but Jace placed his finger across her lips. “We’ll have all the time to talk tonight. I want to present something to you” he said, pulling her up from the sofa and circling his arms around her waist from the back.
He started moving her upstairs, Arianna was groggily allowing herself to be moved by Jace. They got to the top of the spiral stairs and Jace turned her in the direction of the master bedroom.
Jace’s Mansion was magnificent. If Jace had five sons and each wanted to have a separate room, and not feel disturbed by each other’s activities, they would conveniently live undisturbed.
As she arrived at the door, Arianna’s eyes brightened by the modern automated door. Jace placed his thumb on the knob, and it opened up. From behind, he kept pushing her to get in playfully.
Once they got in, the door shut on it’s on. Jace Hudson left Arianna alone and went farther into the room. Arianna just stood transfixed on a point.
Jace Hudson’s bedroom. The room was large. The King sized bed was covered with a beautiful silk bedspread. The wardrobe was a few distance away from the bed.
By the left was a long sofa, big enough to allow a comfortable sleeping of an adult. In place of the windows was a wall of glasses.
The window blinds were cream coloured that matches with the bed spread. There is a bedside table and lamp on both sides of the bed and a foot rest on both sides of the bed.
The room was light in bright colours. Arianna glared at the ceiling light and saw different coloured light as well. She walked towards the wardrobe and touched it.
“I have your clothes all arranged there. There is a dressing room attached to the wardrobe” Jace explained, bringing a present, wrapped in a souvenir paper.
Arianna glared at him and smiled. “Your room is classical” she complimented. Jace stood before her, moved a strand of hair backwards and said “you are more classical than this entire Mansion to me.
And I can give up everything just to have you. I love you, Arianna Jason, ” he said and kissed her temple. His words sank into Arianna’s heart and mind.
“Thank you,” She said. She looked up at the man who towered over her with his eyes fixed on her face as if he was going to read the content of her heart in her eyes.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
“I want to return this to you” he said and placed the souvenir on her palm. Arianna glanced at it and then at his eyes. He was wearing a poker face now and she sighed softly before opening it.
She unwrapped it and found her necklace and its glittering pendant in the wrapped souvenir. Her eyes went teary and the next moment, she sniffled. She didn’t raise her head to glance at Jace but kept her gaze on the necklace.
This is her mom’s necklace, she categorically gave it to her in a box and told her one day, she would find it useful. She told her to keep it safe and never part with it.
She got addicted to it ten years after her Mom died. It seemed to contain a part of her mom’s memory more than anything else. She wore it to special places and actually decided to wear it to Ethan Rumero’s house for a bachelor’s eve.
She didn’t know what happened or how the necklace got missing. She once concluded that it’s in her apartment, the one Ethan refused her from getting into after he cheated on her.
She never knew it was left on the bed of her first love making. Thank goodness, Jace took it while searching for her. He almost crushed it the first day he found out that she was the woman that year.
It felt like she’d found a missing piece. “This is not a present really, it’s returning what is yours back to you. I took it to find you and now that I not only found you, but have you, I gave it back to you” Jace explained.
When Arianna raised her head and glanced at Jace, her eyes were red. She didn’t know what to say and she covered her mouth with her palm.
“We are officially beginning on a new page. The past and its happenings should be forgotten, please…” Jace pleaded