Chapter 83: Do you believe me?

Arianna was sobbing. Jace wouldn’t let her go. But for him to let her go, it means he couldn’t take it anymore. He doesn’t want to end up broken like he was when he discovered what Clara did to him.

She sat down and sobbed. After some time, she decided to go to him, to explain that she was sorry for lying to him.

When he pushed the door open, she saw Jace getting a gauze from the first aid box and assembling the things he needed to clean his wounded palm.

She went closer and circled her hands around his waist. She placed her head on his chest and sobbed. She had made him feel hurt and she is sorry that she did.

“Would you please leave me alone. I need to bind my bleeding palm” he said, moving away from her and going to sit down holding the first aid box with his other hand.

“I will help you with it,”Arianna offered. “I don’t need your help. Just stay away from me” He snapped at her.

“I’m the reason why you got hurt. Let me help you. And staying away from you will be harder for me than being in a delivery room” she replied and kneeled before him, making it possible to conveniently be on the same eye level with Jace.

“I said No,” Jace bellowed.

“I’m saying Yes, darling” she retorted and took his hand forcefully. She started by cleaning his wounds. But realised that some few tiny pieces of glass were stuck in.

She carefully took small forceps and carefully got them out. Jace didn’t show any sign of being pained. “Don’t you feel any pain?” Arianna asked. How can he not even show signs of someone who is feeling the pain of a piece of glass being removed from his palm.

“I do, a lot. The pain of the heart is what I feel, not that of the palm” he replied and closed his eyes briefly. It’s a fact. The pain of the heart cannot be seen by anyone but he alone can feel it.

Arianna felt guilty. She’s the reason why he felt such pain. She sniffled and said “I do not mean to lie to you. I wanted to leave and the security guards wouldn’t let me, they were afraid you would do something similar to them like you did to George.

I promised them that I wouldn’t let you know that I went anywhere. I didn’t know they would tell you, I was trying to protect them and keep to my word.

I swear I didn’t know Ethan knew where I used to live. I saw him waiting for him and he said he’s always been coming every day to wait for me, perhaps he would be lucky to see me.

He pleaded to have a word with me. He asked me to give him just an hour and I did. I let him in and we talked. He apologised and asked that I forgive him, his wife couldn’t get pregnant and he felt it’s karma hence he came to ask for my forgiveness.

What made me happy and satisfied was that he gave me the key to my previous apartment where my important things were kept. He wouldn’t let me have them when I returned the morning after we first met.

My Mom’s things were there. I am happy because there are a lot of her belongings that I haven’t really searched. I feel I could get a clue to find out who my father was.

It’s going to be easy for me to get my mom’s belongings. I’ve been worried about who my father was. I couldn’t ask Ned Jason about it, what if he doesn’t know?

You have no idea how worried I had been from the moment I realised I wasn’t Ned Jason’s daughter. My Mom is dead. She’s the only one who can tell me who my dad is, but she’s not here anymore.

How can you think that I will have affairs with a Man like Ethan? When I was still his fiance, I didn’t do it with him. Is it now that he’s married and I have a boyfriend that I will do it?

I would never do that to you, Jace. I will never. I’m in love with you, too. I love you. It’s true I said you are not my kind of man, it’s because I don’t understand your personality. You were too hard, arrogant and ruthless.

I didn’t know that if you are not provoked, you are one lovely person to be with. Everyone has got other sides, even me. But if things are fine and alright, there won’t be a need for that side to be known.

I swear in my life that you are the only man I’ve ever slept with. It’s been only you and I will never cheat on you. I’m not that kind of a woman, please believe me,”Arianna explained.

She was done bounding the wound. She stood up and sat next to him. Jace opened his eyes and said “Thank you”

Arianna smiled. She cleaned her tears and said “Do you believe me now?” She asked and Jace said “I want to be alone”

“How else can I explain things to you? I love you Jace, I really do” Arianna stuttered.

“You want my men to start Lying to me, right? Even if they didn’t say anything, shouldn’t you tell me, shouldn’t I know your movement? Now you want me to believe you?” He snapped at her.

“Do you believe that I love you?” Arianna asked.