Chapter 22
"It's okay" Angelina whispered, trying to reassure him that she was okay but it was like she was the one who needed the assurance. The man's face was unrecognizable, his face has been a bloody mess. What would've happened if Nathaniel was not around, she shivered in disgust yet he came and protected her.
Nathaniel was hurt by her taking a step away from him when all he wanted was to comfort her that everything was okay but all the intended went wrong. He breathed heavily, his knuckles stinging from the punches but that wasn't what was in his mind, it was the least in his mind. What was pleasure without pain!. All the anger he was feeling earlier has vanished away and what remained was remorse, sadness for showing his angel his other side. She wouldn't want to be with him again when she just started to get comfortable with him. He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, he fucked up again.
He kept making a mess, again and again, one after the other when he promised to make it work between them.
"I failed again mom" he muttered to himself. His mother had made him swear to make it work between them even though he wanted it to. His mother has taken a liking to her as he too was head over heel for her.
"Son" he remembered his mom pulling him away last night when they were going to the dining room.
"Don't let that girl go" her mom whispered, "she's a gem, I like her already and I want you to make it work between both of you" jasmine touched his cheek adoringly, "Never let her go because…" his mother's voice was low, sadness could be detected in her voice.
"Promise me" his mother took his right hand and placed it on her head, staring at him with tears glistened eyes which surprised him.
"I promised mom" he kissed her cheeks quickly because he couldn't wait to be with his angel.
Angelina saw him tense, his shoulder was hunched then he was clenching his fist turning white as many emotions swirled in his eyes but what was prominent was regret and sadness. She opened her mouth to talk but he bit her to it, "I understand" he said, gulping softly as his gaze softened before turning on his feet to where the plane was.
She was dumbfounded, what did he mean by understanding? understood what?. She was lost in his unexplained word.
"I don't get you?" she voiced out her thought, trailing behind him with confusion furrowed brows, her steps coming short from his long legs.
He stopped abruptly, making her hit her head with his hardback as she glared annoyingly at the culprit. She didn't understand him, he was teasing her before then he became aloof all of the sudden.
He turned to face her, "if you don't want to talk or be with me…" he started with a pinch of sadness and she interrupted him before he could continue, raising her brow.
"What?!" she exclaimed, "who said I don't want to be with you?" she asked with widened eyes, moving her hands exasperatedly, "You are my freaking knight in shining Adonis" she stated before using her hands to cover her mouth shut when did she become this?.
Freaking knight?!.
Shining Adonis?!.
Were those words correlating?!.
Nathaniel's body shook with laughter, his lips stretched as his eyes squinted, staring at Angelina who was red like a ripened apple and was looking everywhere but not him.
Perfect!. Thank God the feeling is mutual, he thought.
"Oh shining Adonis Uhn?" he teased while she glared at him, biting her lips, pouting, and huffing fake-annoying. He laughed out again, then his face turned serious, "I thought you hated me or were afraid of me with what you saw earlier" he talked. She now fully understood the reason for his weird behavior earlier, she saw the uncertainty and doubt in his eyes then smiled softly, changing the subject to a light one. She wanted to hear him laugh again because his laughs were like music to her ears.
"Afraid?," she scrunched her face, "I ain't afraid of anything" she boosted, beating her chest playfully in King Kong's style.
"Oh?" he raised his brow, smirking, "Superwoman?" he mocked slyly...
"Yeah" she nodded, beaming happily.
"Cockroach!" he pointed in between her feet while Angelina released a high-pitched voice fearfully as she jumped on his already opened arms. She whipped her head around, looking for any signs of a flying cockroach as Nathaniel tried hard to slim down his laughter that wanted to escape.
"Meany" she scowled, gingerly wanting to get down but Nathaniel being Nathaniel didn't want to lose the opportunity in carrying her as he carried her bridal style.
He cradled her gently in his arms in long stride, going where the private jet was. Angelina meekly checked him out, gazing at him through her long eyelashes, his smooth firm jaw which showed manliness as she stared from his pointed nose to his eyes then stopped at his pink lips. Her breathing ragged as she gulped nervously, feeling her body heat up unexpectedly.
"Are you done love,?" he asked her with a sly smile. He liked the look of her eyes on him, the attention as if he was the only one she should think of.
Love- her heart nearly came out of the cage as her eyes widened with the endearment. Her body was stiff on his arms, trying to process the word before relaxing with her cheeks red as rage. Well, he didn't mean to let it slip but it was hard and he didn't regret it. His mouth and heart work quicker whenever she is within an arm's length than his brain and mind.
She cleared her throat, not to make it awkward between them, "I'm not staring!" she defended in a small shaky voice, downcasting her head, she didn't mean to get caught but what could she do when a beautiful specimen was carrying her. Carrying her!.
"Oh" he laughed, "I see, you are not starting?" he asked playfulness in his tone, "But you are eye candy-ing me like a candy you want to devour" he teased, loving the redness for her cheeks.
"Stop" she whined. It was just a few days, they did their wedding, but she was comfortable talking to him. He was gentle and the very first male friend because her father made all boys run away from her.
"Okay ma'am" he bowed dramatically.
She buried her face in his chest when she saw men in suits waiting for Nathaniel as they bowed. She felt uncomfortable, started to wiggle from his grip yet he didn't yield. She was feeling self-conscious around the men who were looking emotionless. Even though she knew Nathaniel was going to protect her, her brain and anxiety couldn't sit well with unknown men.
"Shh sweetheart," he cajoled her, dismissing the men with a wave of the hand, "nothing would happen to you here" she whispered before his eyes twinkled with mischief, "as long as your freaking knight in shining Adonis is around" he winked but didn't get a reaction from her. He noticed the subtle change in her when she saw the men. The comfortable talk was long gone between them as he carried her in. She didn't respond to him rhetorically or tease him. She didn't eye him or anything, she looked away from him and stared at the distance which broke him.
What has he done wrong?!.
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