Chapter 112: You’ll hate me again

She sighed, it appears she needs to take a glass of water to calm herself. She doesn’t mean any harm, just trying to act like a proper girlfriend.

Unbuttoning his shirt doesn’t mean she wants him to do anything with her. Not that if he decides to , she’s not horny enough to have him. But it’s completely not her reason for helping out.

She stood up and went to pour herself a glass of water.

Jace glanced at her from his split vision. He was hard on her. His words were harsh. He shouldn’t have said that. She’s his girlfriend after all. She could do that without being restricted.

He intended to talk to her about Eli’s request but it seemed he had ruined the opportunity to say it. He went to the inner closet to put his clothes off.

Arianna glared at his retreating back view. What kind of man is Jace? He doesn’t like her, at all?

“Should I set the table for dinner?” Arianna asked. She had cultivated the habit of waiting for him to have dinner. But he came back that day more than usual.

“I have a migraine. I won’t be having dinner. Just get me a glass of coffee” Jace replied, stepping into the bathroom.

Arianna nodded. She left the room and went downstairs. She was dazed. Is there something she doesn’t know? Why is he behaving so cold towards her?

She’s his girlfriend for crying out loud. No man shoves his girlfriend’s hand away like he did. And to think he would conveniently say he doesn’t like being touched that way is really appalling. His attitude is something else.

Arianna went downstairs and prepared black coffee. Thinking it wouldn’t be enough for Jace for the entire night, she decided to add pizza.

But as she was going to carry it in, it splashed on the back of her palm. Her skin scalded. She gently placed the tray on the dining table and went back to the kitchen, placing the part of the skin under a running tap water.

Her skin got better and she returned to take the coffee to Jace. When she got to the bedroom, Jace wasn’t there. She waited and listened, there was no sound of the shower running.

“Darling, are you still there?” She called but no response.

Despite Jace not wanting to be touched, she went closer to the bathroom and pushed the door open. Jace wasn’t there.

Arianna sighed. What a workaholic man Jace is. She decided to check on him in his study. When she got there, she looked around, this was the first time she stepped into his study.

His study was large and we’ll equipped like a proper office. There was a large mahogany desk which held his computers, a large collection of pens of different colours, some files and an official stamp similar to the one in his office.

There were shelves on both sides. There were two computers on his desk and one of them was on, it shows Jace had been there. The study was like an office, just that this one has shelves which hold a lot of files and documents.

She went closer. There was a large sofa, enough for a comfortable night rest. There was also a neatly folded quilt at the arm of the sofa.

Arianna walked further into the study and glanced around. Jace wasn’t there. On a particular shelf was the writing “C’est un secret”

She squinted and went closer. This is a French word meaning secrets. She sighed, being powerful has got a lot of secrets to keep and hide.

She caught sight of a file with her name placed on Jace’s desk. She squinted, a file? She remembered the signing she did on Attorney Jared Spike’s request.

Her curiosity took a hold on her courteousness and she went closer. She didn’t see it well and walked over, standing behind the swivel chair and peeped into the file.

She saw her name and Eli’s name next. She placed her hand on it and wanted to have a proper look when Jace walked in quietly.

“Arianna Jason!” Jace blurted out in fury. His countenance was cold, staring intently at her. He went to find her and didn’t know she had sneaked into his study and was going through his stuff.

Arianna’s hand was suspended. She shivered at the coldness in Jace’s voice. She suddenly realised that she went too far and guilt flooded her conscience.

She can’t remember when Jace called her by her first name and now calling her full name at once. Besides in the office where he addresses her as Miss Jason, he hadn’t called her first name in a while.

“What do you want, Arianna? What gave you the effrontery to go through my stuff, what the hell are you doing here?” Jace asked too many questions and Arianna doesn’t know how to answer.

She walked over “I’m sorry darling..” Arianna was going to explain when Jace interrupted her. “Don’t you darling me, Arianna Jason. What I want to know is what do you want here?”

“I came to find you,” Arianna answered quickly. What else can she say that will justify her reason for coming into his study?

Jace chuckled aloud and said “came to find me because I’m a kid that has probably lost his way. I caught you going through my stuff, are you also trying to find me in there?”

Arianna was dazed. She didn’t know what else to say. He saw her indeed and truly she shouldn’t have gone there if she really came to find him.

“I’m sorry” she said and wanted to walk past Jace Hudson to the door when he grabbed her wrist. He yanked her over to face him and looked at her intently.

Arianna saw his eyes go red. This was his eyes the day he raped her. She remembered the murderous look on his face and shivered.

Jace is so furious with her because she went through his stuff? Was that the only reason or is there something else he’s furious with her over.

“The next time I see you in my study again, I am sure you will hate me again because of what I will do to you, Arianna. You should stay within your limits and the boundaries I set.

Love has its place and official matters also have its place. Don’t think that because I said I love you means you can trespass and poke your nose where it doesn’t belong.

I wouldn’t want to repeat myself, okay? So get the fuck out of my study” Jace thundered, his eyes breathing fire. The atmosphere became condensed and Arianna felt goosebumps all over her body.

Jace’s fury made him unintentionally tightened his grip on Arianna’s wrist and it was hurting her. She endured the pain and glare at Jace’s blood shot eyes.

This man was capable of murdering her one day and then throwing her out into the sea to be feasted upon by the aquatic animals. She didn’t know what to say but looked down on her wrist.

Jace subconsciously glanced down at her wrist and saw that part of her skin was reddish. He loosened his grip on her wrist. He didn’t know he held her so hard. She must really be feeling hurt by his grip.

Arianna’s eyes had gone moist as she walked past Jace out of his study. As soon as she stepped out of his study, she bursted into tears.

She didn’t wait for a minute and ran down the stairs. She was sobbing and needed to hide away to calm the shock Jace’s words sent through her entire body.

She went downstairs and sobbed. Not satisfied, she went into the guest room and started sobbing. She was sniffling and couldn’t calm herself down.

After Arianna left the study, Jace went to sit down on the swivel chair. He glanced at the documents in front of him and sighed.

The documents are the company’s copy of her share as an investor. Her father had bought it for her and Eli. But pleaded with him to hide it away from her. Until she accepts to be Arianna Delmark, can she own it and have access to it.

But he was too hard on her. He shouldn’t have gone so furious with her. She probably was right when she said she came to find him. He rounded off what he was doing and went to find Arianna.

Arianna just folded herself on the floor and sobbed. What was she thinking, a stupid woman like herself now sees herself as his girlfriend.

Jace doesn’t love her. He only claimed so because she saved his life. He felt he had a responsibility towards her. He wants to bring her to himself so that she can be close to Eli.

He only pitied her, not loved her. She must be the proverbial butterfly that thinks she’s become a bird simply because she has wings.

What is she doing with a man like Jace? He doesn’t cuddle her, kissing her was rare and now doesn’t want to be touched the way she did.

There is practically nothing except that he bought her a car. Yes, that car was done because she saved his life. He used it to compensate her.

She has loved him already. Why did she love him? He has no regard for her. Why is she unfortunate in love? She must move out of his Mansion. She isn’t going to let him know about it.

Jace went to the bedroom to make up with Arianna and saw the glass of coffee on the bedside table and a few pieces of pizza.

Did she really come to find him to come over for his coffee?