Taming My Arrogant Husband novel Chapter 81

My forehead creased in confusion when I saw myself in the video. I looked at him, my eyes holding a silent question but he just gave me a sigh and ordered me to look back at the screen. 

In the video, I entered in a house that seemed familiar, then a woman in a maid's uniform came up to me and we talked for a few seconds before she pointed upstairs. 

And my breath caught in my throat when I finally recognized where and when that scene happened. Suddenly, the memories came back to that most terrifying moment of my life. 

"No, don't do this! Please, Joseph, don't do this."

I felt a hand over my shoulder and I didn't notice the tears that slowly creeped out of me. 

How can you leave and forget the past, when it is what chases you and whispers in your ears to go back and fix what happened. 

"How did you get this?"

I asked after ending the video as I can no longer continue to watch it and look at myself helplessly screaming, asking for help but nobody seems to hear me. 

"Someone sent me that flash drive in the office. There's no card or sender's name written so I don't know who sent that."

I closed my eyes when I heard his answer. I also bit lower lip and took a deep breath, trying to control the sobs that wanted to escape my throat but no matter how I tried, they find a way to let out. 

"I-I thought I'm okay..."

"I'm sorry."

I heard him say before I felt his arms wrapped around me from behind. And I don't know what happened because in the next second, I just found myself sobbing in his arms. 

"Shhh..." He kissed me on top of my head but it only added the weights inside my chest. 

"He tried to rape me! He touched me! He fucking touched me!"

I said through gritted teeth. Goosebumps crept all over my body as I remembered his touch, his disgusting saliva that smelled of tobacco and drugs, the vicious grin on his face as he enjoyed touching my private parts. It made me feel sick that I wanted to vomit but nothing came out of my lips. 

"He manipulated everything and everyone around us just to keep what he did."

He spun my chair around and knelt in front of me. Cupping my face, he made me looked at him. 

"I will make them pay, sweetheart. I will make those fucking bastards suffer from the pain they caused you."

He said in a very calm way. His voice was low as if he were just talking to a child, but his eyes showed otherwise. They held different emotions that I had never seen before. 

He pulled me into a tight hug, rubbing my back while he continuously kiss the top of my head. I don't know, but his touch makes me calm and relaxed inside. It seems that his arms have been made especially for me, to wrap around me, and to make me feel safe and at ease.

Sophia's POV:

"Is zoning out your new hobby?"

I didn't have to turn around to know who the owner of that voice was, because based on his very familiar cologne and the erratic beats of my heart, I know it's him. Daniel Kelley. 

But I didn't look at him. I just sighed and continued to watch the sunset from the veranda. 

"I saw you from the gate when I parked my car. You seemed lost in your thoughts." He said as I felt him stand next to me. 

I just threw him a glance from the corner of my eyes before looking back at the sky which is now the color of mixed orange, yellow and blue. And I couldn't help but heaved another sigh. 

Sunrise and sunset. They were like a person's life. Sunrise is when you are born and sunset is when you are near to reach your destination. No matter what you do, there will come a time that you will reach the sunset in your life. It's just that people assigned differently in reaching it. Some people reached it early, some were victims of accidents while others are through illness, like my father. 

It's been a week since Daniel bought the company and showed me the CCTV footage from seven years ago, and since then, Dad's condition has worsened as days goes by. 

"Are you thinking about the case?"

I heard him ask again and this time I turned to him and shook my head. 

"I wasn't thinking about it. I was thinking about Dad's health. I don't know how we can live again without him." I sighed and let out a sad smile. "Yes, we left him, but this time is different. Now it is he who will leave us, not only will he leave, but he will be gone forever."

I avoided his gaze when my tears began to flow. And I didn't protest when he took my hand and wiped my tears using his thumb. 

"I'm here and I will always be here. I will help you stand and recover from it." He said cupping my cheek. 

"I wish I have known before. I wish I hadn't left him alone. It's my fault----"

"No! Don't blame yourself for what happened, it's not your fault."