Chapter 25: chapter 25

Xavier's POVToday is 25 December. The day she will leave. It is best for her. I was in my thoughts when someone knocked on my office door. I strictly instruct Ohio to not disturb me today. I don't want to meet anyone. Still, I let the person come. I looked up. It was Isabelle. By the look on her face, I can tell who is here. But why she is looking so shocked and worried? She should be happy and excited. No?"Why he is here?" She asked. Why he is here? I remember I asked the same question yesterday.---------------"Why are you here?" I asked him. Richard was sitting on the sofa. I already know why he is here but why so suddenly? I am not ready to let her go, just yet. "I am here for my wife and her child." He replied.'Her child? What does he mean by that?' I thought."Who told you that they are here?" I asked."Someone called me. Told me that some bad guys took my sweet wife. So I rushed here to take her back." He said with a strange smirk."I didn't take her because I wanted to. She was in danger. I did it to protect them." I replied. I don't know why but this guy is starting to irritate me."Why didn't you want her? Is she too simple for your taste." He asked. 'What is wrong with this man? He is talking about her wife.' "I know she is a little dull to look at but she is damn good in bed. You must have found out that by now. Right?" He continued to talk shit.'How could he say something this absurd about her own wife? About Isabelle? She is the most innocent and the purest person I have met in my whole life.'He stood and came near me and put his arm on my shoulder. "Give me some details. How did you have her?" That bastard asked his shitty question again. That was the limit. I grabbed his neck and smashed him to the wall near me. "I think you are forgetting where you are standing right now," I told him. "Wow...wow... Cool down. Don't answer if you don't want to. I will ask her." He said with laughter. I left his neck and pulled out my gun.'He is talking too much.' "You will not ask her about this shit. How can you doubt your wife?" I still can not believe that Isabelle married someone like him."I am not doubting her. I know she is not that type of woman. But who said something about her agreeing with it. It is you. You could have forced it on her?" He had some nerves to say something like this in front of me.My inside started to boil. I loaded my gun. He really needed to be shown his place. "Ok...ok... Put it down. Just tell me where my family is? I will just take them and go." He asked."You say that they are your family? Where were you for almost a month when they went through hell. Now suddenly you remember them." I asked. 'He can not come and suddenly want them back.' "Wherever I was that doesn't change the fact that they are MY family." He said.That word made me take a step back. 'He is right. What right do I have to question him? I am no one to interfere in their matter.He is Isabelle's husband. I can not change this fact.'I remembered Letty's words. 'She doesn't belong here. She deserves the best and normal life. I have no right to stop her.'"You can come tomorrow. I will inform her of today. Now leave." He didn't say a single word and left from there.---------------------"I asked something, Xavier. Why he is here?"  Isabelle asked again. "To take you." I replied. "But... But you didn't mention him yesterday." She asked hesitantly."What is there to tell? He is your husband. The husband you were waiting for." I replied rudely.I don't know why I was behaving this way."Yeah. But... But yesterday. When we were together. I mean when we were talking. Why didn't you told me then?" She asked again. 'How can I tell you that I didn't want to ever tell you?I came to tell you but after seeing you sleep under the moon, I forgot everything. I even tried to tell you when you stood in front of me. But seeing your sleepy face I got lost.When you were about to leave the balcony, I could not bear the thought of you leaving me today. So I stopped you. I should not have done that. But I had no courage to let you go. I pulled you closer to me. I thought maybe it was my last chance to be this close to you. If I would have told you, I was sure you would not have let me be near you. You must have thought that I was in trouble that's why, to help me, you stayed back yesterday. Right?When I told you about my past. It was the hardest thing to do. To show someone my weakness. The darkest side of me. I told you that so that you could understand my side too. It was the reason why I want you to go with your husband. I don't want anything bad to happen to you ever again. But staying with me will always put you both in harm's way. I am helpless. I have no right to stop you. I want you both to stay but I have no reason to stop you. He promised to protect you. And legally it is his responsibility to do so.' I thought.I wish I could tell her all this, but I can't. Because I don't even have the right to tell her how I really feel.She took a step towards me. She was looking into my eyes, waiting patiently for an answer."I forgot," I replied. It was clearly a lie.She took another step towards me."You forgot to tell me that today he is coming to take me away?" She asked."Yes, I forgot. I had so much going on. I don't have that much of free time just to think about you." I said ignoring her approach.She looked very much hurt by my cold words.I wanted to take her in my arms but I can't. That bastard is just downstairs and she is not mine. "So you want me to go?" She asked innocently. With so much hope, she was looking at me. I can not take it anymore. I closed the distance between us. I took her face in my hand. I put my forehead against her and took a deep breath. Her scent is addictive."Then what you want me to do? I have no right to keep you here, with me. You don't belong here." I said. She put her hands on mine, which were holding her face. "Just tell me if you want me to go or not?" She asked again. I closed my eyes. Only God knows, how much I want you to stay. How much I need you. "You should go with him. It is best for you. I don't...." She didn't let me complete and backed away. The look in her eyes. It killed me. Her eyes were void of any feelings.She put her hand up in front of my face."That's enough for an answer. I get it clearly. I will leave right away. Take care, Xavier." She left without looking back once. As she left the office, my body felt too heavy to even stand. I went on my knees. Is this how it felt. When you fall in love.But that love is slipping away from me.************Hello, hotties.How was it?It was so hurting.I hope it will get better soon.#Xalla looks better together. Right?I will see you soon.