Risky Love

Chapter Six

Cayden
She was right. I had no right to miss her. I had no right to leave her life and come back into it as if nothing happened. I had no right to treat her as I did and then come back and tell her that I missed her.

I knew she hated me now and I didn't blame her, I would hate myself too if I were her. I made bad decisions in the past and I am not proud of them. But none of them was by choice. I had no option.

Okay maybe I did, but I chose the safer one. And this was as safe as it could get. I didn't want anything to happen to her, and I know that if I hadn't broken all ties with her, she would have been hurt.

My father wasn't the best person on earth and he didn't like Arabella. He wanted her out of my life. That is partly why we moved, and after the move, he wasn't satisfied. He wanted me to end all contact with her as well.

I didn't know what he had against her, and I refused to do it. So I and Bella still spoke. But my dad still did all he could to end our friendship. Maybe he knew that I had fallen in love with her even before I knew what love was. Perhaps, he knew that if he let us be friends, it would end in us being inseparable.

But what did that matter? I would still be his son no matter what.

But then I grew. I matured, and I realised that my father was scared. He did something to Bella, he did something to her father as well, and he was scared that if we became too close, we would all find out what he did.

He had tried many times to run Bella's father to the ground. He tried to get his license revoked many times, and when he opened a big psychiatric hospital, he tried to have it shut down

I had no idea what he had against Bella's dad, but there's still something he did that he didn't anyone to find out about. He used it to threaten me when I started looking for Bella again. He told me that if he told her, she would hate me forever.

I think this was better. Whatever Bella feels for me now, I know it can be changed. But if my dad had ever told her, I don't think she would even want to see my face.

Probably, my dad is even bluffing. He could be telling lies just to get me under his thumb, but I prefer it this way to whatever he could tell her.

I miss you, Bella. I miss you so much it hurts.
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I was supposed to interview some new architects and I hadn't even started but I was already tired. I decided that after I was done with the interviews, I would go home early, I had had enough of this day and it had just started.

I opened my laptop just as my office phone rang. I answered it and leaned into my chair.

"Sir, the first architect is here. Should I let him in?" My assistant said immediately. It's so funny how she knows I won't say anything even when I'm on the other line so she goes straight to the point.

"Have you read his résumé?" I asked and grabbed the mug of coffee on my desk.

"Yes, there's honestly nothing much in there. There are only two potential architects here and sir, only the lady is qualified. I'd tell you not to waste your time and do the interview, but I'll let you take your pick"

One thing I loved about Vala, was that she always tried her best to make my work easier. And it was something I was grateful for.

"Do you know what you can do for me V?"
"What sir?"

"Let the lady in, mm? And tell the fella that I'll meet him another time"

"Alright boss" and she hung up.

A few seconds later just as I was sipping on my coffee my door slowly creaked open. The back of my chair was facing the door so I didn't see her face when she entered, the first thing I noticed was her perfume. It was such a feminine scent but it was also so familiar.

"Before we start, would you like some coffee? If you would, the coffee maker is over there" I said and continued sipping on my coffee. I heard a scoff and nothing else. She didn't go for the coffee and she didn't say anything either.

She was still standing in front of me in her designer clothing. She almost looked like a Louis Vuitton model as she stood in front of me and it made me look up.

But when my eyes met hers, my heart skipped a beat and I froze.

"Bella?"

Yep, I just potentially hired a pain in my ass. A sexy one at that.

"Yes Cayden, you gonna send me out? Gladly-"

"I sent the other dude away so that I could give you the job. You're more qualified so to make my job easier, you have the job. But please don't come here and irritate me, please" I can't believe I was begging her, in my company.

She folded her arms across her chest defensively. It was a harmless and innocent move but it pushed up her full breast and right now I almost couldn't take my eyes off them so I stood up to put some space between us.

"We won't talk about my salary or my department or anything? This is the interview?" She asked suspiciously. I rolled my eyes at her attitude. This girl just can't take what she gets quietly. Maybe circumstances had made her this way. But I doubt she'd ever open up to me about that.

"Normally, I would conduct a full interview, experience enquiry and even recommendations. But today, I don't want to be here right now and since my assistant, Vala - you met her earlier- checked your resumes already, I figured I shouldn't waste my time and do it again, so yes Ms. Bamford, this is the interview. Vala will brief you on all the things you enquired about. You start tomorrow, good day"

She looked stunned at my answer but she kept it to herself and nodded her head.

"Thank you, Mr Sullivan. I'll be on my way now" and with that, she left.

I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding and collapsed into my chair. This is going to be one heck of a ride.
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Hi everyone!! It's been a while since my last update but I'm back for the next few months and I'm going to push towards finishing this book. Hope you liked the chapter and please tell me what you think in the comments!

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