THE BILLIONAIRE'S DESIRE novel Chapter 38

CHAPTER 38 (Finale)

"Did Alexander inform you about Marcus?" She attempted to dupe Lilian in case the woman learned information about her ex-boyfriend through Alexander.

"He did not. I assumed you had lost interest in Marcus, Ella." Lilian taunted Daniella in response to the woman's inquiry regarding Marcus.

"That is correct, but I'm curious as to whether he inquired about our daughter." Daniella reasoned and attempted to persuade, but she wasn't sure Lilian was convinced by her response.

"I'm sure his phone number hasn't changed; why don't you contact him?"

Lilian chastised Daniella for failing to contact the guy she had desired since her return from Hacienda Velasquez. She shook her head in astonishment that pride had the potential to destroy more relationships than the third party.

"Never!" She declined categorically, stating that she would never sacrifice her pride for the sake of love. Daniella purposefully concealed information regarding the game of chance she gave to Marcus in order to avoid listening to another lecture. Paloma had previously preached to her about Marcus's return to Hacienda Velasquez during Lilian and Alexander's wedding.

"You know what, Ella? It's just your pride that's keeping you from calling him, so if you want to be happy, it won't hurt to humble yourself a little." Lilian urged Ella to tone down her arrogance and be more appreciative of the things that may bring her happiness.

"At the very least, trying suicide for a man did not cross my mind." Daniella spoke arrogantly, and as Lilian abruptly rose and exited the room, Daniella realized her error and followed Lilian outside. "Lil, I apologize if I offended you." She summoned Lilian, who ran in and returned to her bedroom.

Lilian was outraged when Daniella described the episode in which she attempted suicide after believing she would lose Alexander. How could Daniella be so callous about the matter? "Ella, stop!" She admonished Daniella not to follow her any longer and frowned at her stepsister as she entered the room.

In the morning, she woke up with a heavy heart. She terribly missed him, but he just went away without saying goodbye to her. Yes, she made a mistake when she said those harsh words to him, but it was because of her anger. Nevertheless, if he wanted to leave her or to sever their ties, he should man up and talked to him.

However, it also dawned on her mind, that maybe she was being difficult to him. Then, she panicked at the thought of losing him forever. No, she couldn't allow that to happen! As soon as she realized that she couldn't live without him, she immediately retrieved her phone, and tried to contact him again.

Marcus, where are you?

She kept on dialing his phone number but she couldn't reach him. Daniella took a deep breath before she decided to send him a message. It was a long one, and the words she typed came from the deepest part of her heart. For the first time, she admitted that she couldn't live without him, and she needed him. She had to confess everything through a text message, and while typing the message, tears welled up in her eyes. She had no idea why she got so emotional, but perhaps, it was because of lowering her pride for the sake of saving her relationship with Marcus.

After sending the message, she wiped the tears from her eyes and proceeded to the bathroom to take a shower before AJ would wake up, but while showering, she recalled those moments where she was mean to him. He tried his best to keep their relationship but she had a huge trust issue at everything, and it ruined her only chance to find happiness in love.

When she got out of the bathroom, she was too stunned to speak to see him on their bed. Then, she snorted over her silly imaginations. There's no way he would be in their bedroom, and there's no way he would smile at her like that. She shook her head to dismiss her wild imagination, and proceeded to the wardrobe to get something to wear.

"Stop right there."

For a moment, she was dumbfounded when she imagined hearing his voice. Once again, she shook her head for being silly, and blamed herself for losing the man who truly cared for her. As she opened the door to her wardrobe, someone grabbed her wrist.

"I said, stop," he whispered.

She shivered at the thought of going crazy because of a man, but then, she was tempted to turn around to check if she was really hallucinating. "Marcus?"

He just smiled and said, "Hi baby."

"My God! It's really you! Where have you been?" She inquired, and then, she suddenly throw herself into him. "I miss you so much!"

"I know. I receive your message, so that's why I'm here," he replied.

"W-what?" She narrowed her eyes while waiting for his response. "Hold on, are you saying that all these times, you never left the property?" It was just a question to confirm her suspicion but the bastard just grinned at her, as if nothing has happened.

"No, and Lilian helped me to hide from you," he answered with the truth. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Y-you are cruel," she said in a shaky voice. "I thought I'm going to lose you forever," she added, but then he hugged her immediately, and his tight embrace provided a great comfort to her broken heart.

"Baby, I promised to love you forever, didn't I? So, what makes you think I'm going to leave just because of a misunderstanding? I just distanced myself from you, to make you realize about my worth," he explained, but then, he must have said something wrong again, because her eyes were blazing with anger.

"To test how I really felt about you, right?"