Chapter 206: Maybe a second chance

“I don’t have a mommy and my daddy is not going to give me a new mommy because he is sad. I know that he is unhappy with himself for being rejected..” Bella’s tone changed. She feels sorry for her dad. He is a good man.

Rosalinda squinted. She couldn’t ask any further. She soon said good night and hung up. As she laid on the bed, everything seemed jangled up together.

Did Bella lose her Mom? Why did she say she doesn’t have a mommy? She’s Chase’s daughter, that is not negotiable, she looks partly like him. But her Mom, who is she?

Chase was waiting at the sidelines to hear the outcome of Bella’s call. When she hung up and walked back towards her room, she saw her dad standing by the doorway.

“Daddy, Linda was happy that I called her,” Bella reported with excitement. She smiled broadly. She’s glad that Linda answered her phone and talked with her nicely.

“Just like I predicted, your Linda was happy” Chase chimed. Her name is Linda, but to him, she’s Rosalinda.

“I’ll call her tomorrow, again” Bella announced. Chase nodded, squatted and kissed her chin before strolling off to his room.

Two days later, Jace Hudson woke Arianna up “my love,” he called, tapping her gently. He hates to wake her up, but they need to be ready in order not to miss their flight.

Arianna opened her eyes gently and yawned. She squinted and wondered why Jace woke her up. It’s very unlike him.

“Good morning darling” she mumbled, trying to raise herself to sit up. Her hair was messy and under her eyelids were dark. She hadn’t slept enough.

How can she possibly have slept well when Jace makes it a daily routine to fuck her everyday until he is sure his seed is planted in her.

“Good morning” Jace responded and kissed her temple. “We need to travel back. Chase wants us back. A contract we have been pursuing for three years finally came through. I need to be present to seal the deal…” he explained.

He was done with his purpose of coming to New York. They only decided to linger further and have fun. But now, the needs on ground demand that their time in New York should be shortened.

Arianna nodded. Jace helped her out of bed and kissed her chin, her neck and was going to capture her lips when Arianna asked “Didn’t you say we shouldn’t miss our flight?”

If he continues this way, they would make love again. Jace is an ever ready guy that he sometimes makes her wonder if he ever gets exhausted and satisfied.

“Yeah.. get a shower” he declared and chuckled. He let her go and Arianna strolled into the bathroom.

In Hilton City, Chase Hudson had just finished a series of meetings. Some with the management, others with the board of directors and investors and summed it up with a zoom meeting.

Work is usually a tiring one whenever Jace is not around. If he was in town, they would choose to attend the meetings among themselves.

He looked at his wristwatch, it’s few minutes after Lunch. He couldn’t make it to lunch, but he would leave once he wrote some instructions to his secretary.

His stomach churned. He walked briskly towards his office, his secretary tried to pass a message to him but he beckoned to her to come along. Since he was going to give her an assignment, it’s better she talk to him in his office.

The secretary walked briskly behind him. She wanted to tell him that he has a guest. One of his women had visited. It’s been a while since any of them came to see him in the office.

He pushed the door open and was dazed by the person seated poised on the sofa. She looked shy and avoided Chase’s gaze. Calmly she stood up and held her bag in front of her.

She doesn’t know what his reactions would be. Will he throw her out or talk to her calmly? What will he do with her invited and unannounced presence?

Chase walked further into his office, his gaze fixed on her. She stood up but wouldn’t glance towards him. He squinted, she came to see him in his office?

What did he own this visit, this time? The last time she came to see him, was to inform him that she was pregnant. He had gone furious with her and sent her away disappointed.

How he wishes he could receive such news again from her. But then, that might never be since he hadn’t visited her juicy paradise in several months, she doesn’t want him anymore.

“Rosalinda?” Chase called her with a question tone. He saw her look up and glance at him for the first time. Their eyes locked. They needed to talk, he understood the message in her eyes.

He turned to his secretary “Excuse us” he ordered and just before the secretary left he added “I don’t want to see anyone for now”

As the secretary shut the door behind her, Chase removed his jacket and draped it on the chair.

He turned to glare at Rosalinda, she’s still standing. They haven’t said a word to each other besides her name that he called.

“Oh! My bad. Please take a seat” Chase offered. His voice was calm and soothing. Rosalinda glanced at him again before shaking her head.

“I won’t be staying long, Chase. I’ve been here before lunch and I should have been in the office already” Rosalinda declared. She’d sat enough, now is the time to talk in simple terms and go.

“Okay” Chase shrugged. He waited for her to talk, but she didn’t. Then he asked “You are here to discuss something with me?”

“No, not to discuss something with you but to ask you a question,” Rosalinda replied.

Chase nodded and took a few strides towards her in his peculiar poker face. His hands in his pants pocket and his gaze fixed on her.

Rosalinda sighed and then asked “What about us? I came to you to ask that. What are your feelings for me? Do you think we can mend things between us?” She summoned her entire courage to come over and ask him that.

Chase looked away and swallowed hard. He walked over and stood before her. “My feelings for you are different from what they used to be. But your feelings for me, had always been faked But more than anything else, I want you in my life now. I want to possess your heart and mind exactly how you possessed mine. I love you very much now” he confessed.

Rosalinda smiled faintly. She placed her hand on Chase’s torso and leaned closer. That’s one unique thing about her, she has the charm to make a man fall before her.

“Do you think there might be a chance for us to scrap the past behind us and begin again?” Chase asked, his hand out of his pants pocket and circling it around her waist, pulling her closer.

“Maybe you deserve a second chance,” Rosalinda declared.