Chapter 201: Not comfortable

Arianna was feeling pain but Jace wouldn’t let her go. She wanted to tell him that he started it first when he decided to be having affairs in the name of surrogacy.

“If you dare it, Arianna, I will choke you to death, I swear to you” Jace warned and let her go. He started the ignition and drove off.

The rest of the journey to the hotel was done in silence. None said a word to the other. Jace’s expression was cold, it was emitting a killing intent.

Arianna knows better than anyone that she shouldn’t say anything that would infuriate him further. Just saying it got him so angry.

What about getting into the act? What about him, why wouldn’t he look at himself in the mirror? Who gave him the right to be angry with her over something he was doing himself.

As they arrived at the hotel, Jace Hudson left her behind and dashed into the room before her. It doesn’t seem as if they are together. He completely ignored her.

Arianna got in and shot the door. “Do you think you are qualified to be angry with me? You think it’s in your place to go crazy because I said I will be with someone else?” She declared.

“I have never cheated on you. Even when you went ahead and killed my unborn child, I still didn’t get involved with another woman.

And now, you think you can threaten me with being with someone else? If I choose to have a surrogate mother, do you have any right to be angry?

Didn’t you want to pursue your career and attain some stupid height in your profession? Since you are not ready to have my child, someone else is ready to have it” Jace thundered.

“I’m ready Jace. I told you I am ready to leave everything and keep you alone. You shouldn’t let a mere utterance that holds no water get you upset…” Arianna calms the tense atmosphere.

In Hilton City, the dinner was over. Chase hadn’t stopped glancing at Rosalinda. She opted for snacks and even at that, she still couldn’t take it.

“Daddy, would you let Linda come to our Mansion often?” Bella asked. She expected the dinner to be something lively between her dad and Linda, but it wasn’t so.

Oh! She knows the reason. Linda didn’t come with her parents. Her daddy wants to meet them before deciding if they can see each other. That must be it.

Chase took a glass of water and sipped from it. He glanced briefly at Rosalinda before placing the glass down. He smiled and caressed Bella’s hands across the table.

“I may not want that extreme closeness dear” Chase responded. The words would definitely prick Rosalinda’s heart. If he knew indeed that she’s the Linda that Bella talked about, this dinner wouldn’t have come to be.

Bella wore a long face. She placed her cutleries down and glanced at the food coldly. She knew it. Linda should have come with her parents.

“Why daddy, is it because Linda didn’t come with her parents? She’s my friend and I want her to come to the house often…”Bella complained.

“Listen Bella. Let’s not talk about this anymore. I wouldn’t mind having your friends visit you at home but definitely not Rosa…” Chase trailed off before quickly correcting himself “I mean your Linda”

Bella became quiet. Her father doesn’t like Linda. It’s unfortunate that the first friend she truly has after leaving the orphanage, he doesn’t like her.

Rosalinda didn’t stop stealing glances at Chase. He is unhappy with her and she knows it. He hadn’t forgotten what she said to him before Alexander Hamilton.

“I would go to her place and stay with her parents until you allowed her to come over to our Mansion. We love each other and she said I am her girlfriend, right Linda?” Bella declared, dragging Rosalinda into her tantrum.

“Mm.. mm” Rosalinda hummed and forced a smile. She picked up her glass of juice and gulped it down. She’s tense.

How she wished this dinner would just come to an end and she would run along. Sitting next to Chase Hudson is like being imprisoned.

But then, she’s happy to see him again. He is calm, cold headed and appears humble. This new him must definitely be because he is a single father now.

Is his daughter’s mother visiting? Has he always known that he has a daughter? The girl takes after him. The Hudson’s usually have this resemblance between them.

Chase was amused and he chuckled softly. This is it. She can’t really say anything while he is around her. She could only hum and his daughter doesn’t understand.

He glanced at her and their eyes locked. Rosalinda blushed and felt the air in the room was hot. She looked away, the temperature was too high for her liking.

“I don’t think you should go to her place. Your presence will irritate her and her boyfriend might see you as an intruder, especially when they want to be left alone” Chase declared, fixing his gaze on her firmly.

He wore a grin. He was making her feel uncomfortable the most. She’d only been acting confused since she realised he is Bella’s father, now, she would be restless.

Rosalinda turned sharply and glared at him. Her countenance showed a furious one. What is he insinuating? That she and Alexander Hamilton might want to get bonded behind closed doors and Bella would be a disturbance?

Her eyes went red and teary. For some seconds, they both stared at each other. Chase saw the pain in her eyes and her eyes clouded with tears. He gently looked away.

He caught Bella staring at them and quickly thought of something to say to distract her “I’m thinking of getting you a mother, Bella. I hope you will like her when you meet her?”

He lied. He is not seeing anyone. He only cares about Rosalinda for now. But to keep Bella from insisting on having Rosalinda come over to their place, he said it.

“I don’t want a mother, daddy. I only want Linda. Besides, she doesn’t have a boyfriend. She only has me, her girlfriend” Bella insisted.