Chapter 60: Chapter 60

“What??! No!! ... You’re crazy Atika! It’s absolutely none of my business I promised Ariana never to see you again”.

Sean brushed his hair, he exhaled sharply. What else does that damn woman want?? I stood where I was without moving an inch.

“If you speak a word to Ariana, our cooperative relationship is really over!!”

Sean seemed to be standing near a large urn that was almost as tall as my body, I was just about to approach him but his cell phone rang again he answered the phone with a little yell.

“Jariz! ... Yes, has the culprit been identified?? Good, you can come to my apartment tomorrow we will talk about this... What?? Chief of police?? ... Yes, you can come with him tomorrow.”

All that information was driving me almost crazy, I wanted to know what, who was calling and what he said, I walked up to him and before I got to him he turned around, his eyes wide with surprise a moment after that he acted as if nothing had happened but I knew something was up which he is hiding.

“I was looking for you and you’re here,” I said, I’m trying to play this role too but I know it won’t be long before I start digging for information later. My senses nodded in agreement with my plan, while my Inner Goddess was fixing her makeup and acting as if she didn’t care. Sean walked over to me, kissed the top of my head, grabbed my hand and then kissed the back of my hand.

“Go home now??” he offered, I nodded, we went back to the room where the party was taking place Rani was busy telling Sam to bring my birthday present to the car, he turned around when all the gifts were out of sight.

“Thanks for a memorable party,” I said sincerely, Caroline came and joined us she put one arm around Rani’s waist

“We loved doing it, we knew you wouldn’t do this, so we would.” Caroline with her trademark grin. I opened my arms then hugged both women at one time, I was happy to have them.

“You are the best,” I said then ended my hug, we walked together towards the main door of the house, Ramia’s mother, father and mother were talking on the terrace of the house, when they saw the four of us their conversation was distracted by us. Before my father and mother-in-law came home they hugged me once again and kissed my forehead, Rani followed after her parents to her yellow porche, we waved as two cars left the yard.

“Tomorrow, Mama is going to New York to attend the runway for the launch of the latest fashion,” Mom said, I looked at her with a surprised look and amazed at the pleasure, Caroline and I screamed like little girls who saw our favorite barbie toy, we hugged my mom together. At a young age, Mama is still able to create great works.

“I’ll be looking forward to that at Harpers Bazaar.” Caroline looked at me and mom alternately with a sparkling look on my face I nodded enthusiastically, Ronald came from behind us when Sean and I were going home, Sean took my hand towards the SUV, opened the door for me then got into the car after me. We don’t seem to want to talk about anything, what does Atika want from Sean?? My heart sinks, that woman will always come if Sean always gives her a reproach. Sean took my hand and held it I turned to look at him.

“The chief of police is coming to the apartment tomorrow to talk about the accident.”

I’m a little grateful that he’s willing to share the information he got, even though I really want information about Atika first.

“Is the culprit already known?” I wonder, Sean took a deep breath.

“We’ll know that tomorrow,” he replies and I think back to how I felt the day he had the accident, I don’t want that to happen again, the thought of him leaving me makes me want to die I know what my life would be like without him, gloomy and sad. Emotions churning inside me I shifted closer to him Sean put me under his arm and I leaned against his chest.

“I’m afraid it will happen to you again.” He kissed the top of my head and buried his nose in my hair, I hugged him possessively.

“I promise it won’t happen again.”

I inhaled the aroma that I like, we were silent for a while.

“I saw the dancer steal the opportunity when Rani and I were dancing.”

I know where this is going. We’re going to talk about Benjamin, again.

“You danced with Rani, I didn’t have any dance buddies and Benjamin asked me.”

“I won’t let that happen again.”

I rolled my eyes hearing his possessive attitude, how long will he be jealous of all the men who approach me??! After all Benjamin would never get the chance.

“When are you going to stop acting like this??”

“I know what he wants Ariana, he still wants you even though you’re mine.”

Our conversation stopped when the car pulled up in the basement, Sam opened the door where Sean sat, I came out after him. No one spoke while we were in the elevator until we entered the room, Sean took off his coat, does that mean I won’t meet Benjamin??

“Does that mean I’m not allowed to meet Benjamin?” I want to make sure, I looked at Sean who was unbuttoning his linen shirt, his movements stopped when he was about to take it off.

“Maybe,” he replied and it left his body revealing his perfect body in my eyes, I didn’t like that answer. My common sense scowled in disapproval. My Inner Goddess looked from the romance novel she was reading, her expression curious.

“He’s my best friend, that’s ridiculous, Sean, I didn’t think of giving him any chance at all.”

I started to get angry, Sean put his hands on his hips this sight disturbed my anger a little.

“He wants to get into your panties,” he said with a gloomy expression, I groaned in frustration as I grabbed my hair for a few seconds, is it like that??! I snorted and imitated his style as we stood face to face two paces apart.

“He’s just a friend, while you’re free to take calls from your ex-girlfriend all the time and you’re hiding it from me.”

I’m really angry now Sean looks at me with wide eyes in surprise.

“I know she called you when we were at my mom’s.” I answered his unanswered question, then I looked at him with the ‘tell-me-now’ look I’ve been doing a lot lately. Sean refreshed his hair he took a sharp breath and then exhaled in the same way.

“Atika will divorce her husband, she is pregnant with someone else’s child.”

I felt as if I had a heart attack. Sean looked gloomy, I squinted at him and a thought flashed through my mind, and the assumption was like a knife stabbed right into my heart.

“You slept with her?!”

The question was like a shard of glass stuck in my skin, Sean looked at me with a surprised look, his brow furrowed.

“What?? Of course not!! Oh my God, Ana, I’ve never slept with another woman after marrying you.”

My Inner Goddess swallowed her saliva roughly as my senses waited patiently for the continuation of this debate. I breathed a sigh of relief and let it out with a snort, the fear immediately vanishing from my mind without a trace. Sean came up to me and stood right in front of me an inch away from me. I backed away and walked away from him to my wall in closet, took off my stilettos and put them back in the box between the stacks of my shoes that lined up, then took off my dress and hung it on the hanger, Sean hugged me from behind when I was only wearing a bikini.

“I don’t want to fight.” His tone was full of pleading, I took a deep breath, I too and I succumbed to my body moving back towards him, his golden eyes staring at me with a softened gaze.

“We’ll talk about this later, I’m going to sleep now,” I said then let go of his arms that were around me and went to bed.