My Inner Goddess just woke up from her deep sleep, she stretched her arms up while yawning, her body slightly bent to the side due to the stretching she was doing. I wonder what kind of house he’s built for our little family.
“How much does the house cost?”
I’d like to know, but I think this is just a simple question.
“You don’t need to know, Ana, the most important thing is that we are comfortable living there.”
“Is the house to your standards??”
My Inner Goddess rolled her eyes with a ‘of course Ariana’ expression and I blushed.
“Not really, what do you think??”
He looked at me while stroking one of my cheeks with his thumb, I shrugged my shoulders in response.
“I just don’t want the house to be like Dracula’s castle.”
His laughter broke out instantly, I looked at him who was laughing seriously, I didn’t think that what I said was so funny to him.
“Am I like Dracula to you?”
He asked as his laughter died down with great effort, I could still see traces of humor in his golden eyes.
“Perhaps, you are mysterious, handsome, rich, intelligent, and like beautiful women.”
This time his laugh was soft, then he brought his face closer to rub the tip of his nose against mine, I closed my eyes while feeling his touch.
“I like beautiful women like you and you are mine.”
His lips on mine, sucking it gently his kiss moved to the corners of my lips and then to my jaw. Someone knocked on the door, we got up from our position and immediately got dressed, after that Sean opened the door with an angry expression that made me smile amused, my mother-in-law appeared from behind the door.
“Let’s talk outside.”
Mama Ramia motioned for us to follow her out of her daughter’s study. We sat on Mrs. Liam had served tea for me and for my mother-in-law and coffee for Sean.
“Your father’s office in Dubai is on fire.”
“WHAT??”
Sean looked at his mother with a look of surprise and emotion, this is news.
“To be precise, someone’s office burned down your father’s office, he was fine, he was out of office at the time.”
We were silent to hear Mama Ramia’s explanation, who did that?? Why did the culprit do it??
“Then, what are the results of the police investigation?”
Sean looked at his mother curiously the expression on his face was serious, I also wanted to know. Mama Ramia took a sip of her tea before answering, she looked tensed, this must have been a terrible thing for her, I can’t imagine if my father-in-law was there when the fire broke out, it could have killed her, my head felt like it was being stabbed when I imagined the horrific thing that.
“The culprit is not yet known, but it was really intentional that someone tried to hurt your father.”
Mama Ramia cried, Sean immediately shifted closer to the woman and hugged her, my heart was like being squeezed. Oh Lord! Who wants to hurt my father-in-law?? I look at my mother-in-law with pity, I know what it’s like to be in her position, imagining Sean in danger- NO! It was terrible, I couldn’t if something happened to him.
“Where is dad now?”
Sean still hugged his mother when he asked.
“He’s picking up your Grandpa, he’ll be here soon.”
A few minutes later, the two men we were waiting for had arrived, the two men took turns hugging me and giving me a short kiss on the top of my head, Sean moved to my side after his mother seemed calm.
“What happened? Why did it happen??”
It seems that Sean couldn’t contain his curiosity, my father-in-law sighed, Mrs. Liam came with tea for Granpa Ali and coffee for my father-in-law.
“It’s not a big loss, you don’t have to worry,” my father-in-law said before taking a sip of his coffee.
“Someone tried to warn us not to interfere.” Granpa Ali’s statement was surprising.
I looked at Granpa Ali with a questioning mind. Involved in what?? My Inner Goddess seemed to be trying to concentrate on reading the Vogue magazine she was currently reading, while my senses leaned back against the back of her soft chair, closing my eyes, trying to find answers to my questions. Is Sean’s family in trouble?? What is the problem??
“We should wait for the results of the police investigation, hopefully there will be a bright spot.”
Sean grabbed one of my hands, then he intertwined our fingers on his thigh, I could tell he was worried because he was thinking about something. After the three said goodbye, Sean and I walked to our room, wrapped his arms around his back with one hand, while he wrapped his arm around one of my shoulders. Arriving in the room, we both climbed into bed I lay in my favorite position.
“Is your family in trouble?”
I need to know what really happened.
“Not my family I guess, but me.”
“You??”
This is getting interesting, I have to get him to talk.
“Business problems?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Then??”
“About you.”
My Inner Goddess dropped the magazine she was reading, her expression shocked and tense. His arms wrapped around me then he kissed me on the top of my head and inhaled the scent of my hair.
“I know you’ll want to know what really happened, I’m just going to tell you the point, someone is after you and the culprit is still the same person.”
My heart jumped up into my mouth, Ariel, the crazy man is back.
“Why is he still able to roam freely??”
Sean sighed heavily, oh my God! That means I’m not the only one who’s threatened that this crazy guy might do something to the rest of the family.
“He was very good at covering up his involvement, but Sam managed to drag him down with solid evidence and your mother’s death was one of them.”
My soul seemed to be ripped out of my body, tears quickly gathered in the corners of my eyes, my tears were held back, like a big lump in my throat.
Oh, Mom!!
I buried my face in the crook of his neck and cried there. It hurts so bad, if only I didn’t want to know, maybe I shouldn’t know that my mother was actually murdered.
“Sorry.”
No, it’s not his fault, I’m the one who can’t protect anyone, I’m the cause of all this mess. I shook my head and looked up at him. His thumb wiped the tears that were streaming down my face and then his lips kissed my forehead with a deep kiss. My chest is tight from crying and this harsh reality.