“Victor!” Ginger shouted embarrassed.
She looked at her brother with a warning but Victor was unaffected.
“You see, Mr. Sky, I am willing to get out of this place if I can have your nanny, Arabella.” Victor was serious.
His eyes met Bill’s sharp eyes.
There was calm but dangerous when provoked.
Arabella felt her nervousness was eating her up.
She didn’t expect that Victor would say that.
How could he be so shameless?
It felt like she was back in the late decades when slavery was legally practiced.
Did Victor look at her as a slave that could be bargained with his land?
What about Bill?
Is he going to say yes?
For Arabella, she had no doubt that Bill would agree as he is a businessman.
She was nothing to him.
He could always dispose of her to everyone as long as he gets what he wanted.
Bill didn’t answer.
His eyes were dark and deep but his expression was unreadable.
Even in a brook, he looked stunning.
His white flawless skin illuminated the night accompanied by the crystal water.
His arms were spread on the wide rocks behind him and surrounding the brook.
His muscles were screaming with sexiness.
On the opposite side was Victor.
He also had sexy muscles and brown skin.
His features were bulkier than Bill's.
Obviously, he did a lot of hard work on the farm.
“Are you sure?” Bill suddenly sounded.
His tone was deep and serious.
For a while, Victor looked at Bill.
He seemed to study the man in front of him before he spoke, “I am.” He answered Bill while he looked at Arabella.
Arabella immediately avoided Victor’s gaze but unfortunately her eyes were caught by Bill’s gaze.
They looked at each other.
His eyes were serious and her eyes were uneasy.
Obviously, she was nervous about their conversation.
Who would not be?
Her name was mentioned in their conversation.
She was not just mentioned but she was the deal like she was just a thing that could be transferred its ownership to one person and another.
With her thoughts, she clenched her fists hard due to annoyance.
Bill smirked at her.
It was something that eyes could not read but the heart.
She was sure, he was mocking her.
She was sure that Bill would agree to Victor’s condition.
Her heartbeat was pounding very fast.
What if Bill would decide to give her to Victor?
What could she do?
Did Bill already know about this thing with Victor which is why he brought her there?
What about her?
What about if Bill would leave her there?
What is she going to do?
The farm was a vast land.
She could run but she didn’t know if she could escape from there. She didn’t even know where are the entrance and the exit.
Arabella’s mind ran wild again.
She could not fight against her crazy thoughts when everyone was talking to her name and it seemed her fate would be decided by Bill Sky.
How awful is that!
“Mr. Sky, I need your answer now.” Victor seemed to be having so much fun as he sounded cool. “Your nanny... and I will sign the contract tomorrow.” He added with a provoking smirk.
“You can have her.” Bill suddenly answered briefly.
After hearing Bill, she felt crumbling.
She was already expecting his answer but she still felt her heart being stabbed repeatedly with a sharp blade.
It was very painful and it hurt her a lot.
She turned pale and she seemed to be lacking air in her body.
“No!” She roared as she stood up.
Her expression strongly refused Bill’s answer.
“You don’t have the right to decide my life.” Extremely enraged, she pointed at Bill gnashing her teeth as she could not get over the man’s bad treatment of her.
She always humbled herself and she was willing to do everything just to be with Adam but Bill Sky was just too much.
Earlier, he confessed that he loved his ex-wife to Mr. Heather but he just lied.
A pathetic liar!
She could not help but curse him in her mind.
“And you?! You can’t just ask someone to bargain a person for your land! Do you really think that I’m going to be with you? Do you really think that I’m that gullible? Oh… I know why your ex-girlfriend left you, it’s not living here was the problem but living with you!” Arabella roared angrily then she ran away. She knew it was already hitting below the belt but what Victor did to her was the worst. They didn't even know each other and he was already acting like someone who could handle her. It just made her feel disgusted.
“Arabella!” She still heard Ginger calling her name but she didn’t stop.
She ran away in the dark and didn’t know where she was going.
She was restless and her heart was crying in pain.
Her tears were pouring like rain.
She didn’t know why she was hurt so much.
‘You can have her.’ Bill’s words were like a boomerang echoing in her mind.
She didn’t imagine the effect of his words crumbling her spirit.
Arabella was used to being alone and she was used to being tough.
Having no one with her was never an issue, but she felt lost at this time.
She wanted someone to protect her.
Someone who would not use her.
A person who would hold her hand and run away with her.
She felt scared but she was running away from the people who treated her like a piece of the bargain.
All she knew was she wanted to get away from them.
She wanted to go back to the villa where Adam is even though it would take her a day to run and arrive there.
She wanted to run away with Adam.
Escaped from the people who didn’t treat her right especially escaped from Bill Sky.
“Growl!” Until she heard a growling sound nearby.
She was about to stop but she stepped on a broken branch on the ground which made her fall into the ground rolling down a slope.
She quickly embraced herself and crouched down to protect her head.
She felt sharp and hard things stabbing her body until her body halted on a flat surface.
She straightened her body on the rocky ground.
She could feel the pain anywhere.
The cold air was brushing her face.
She closed her eyes and all she could see was the chubby face.
His handsome smile, sparkling eyes, “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!”, the way he called her was always music to her ears.
“Adam…” She sounded with tears dripping from the corners of her eyes.
“My son…” She slowly opened her eyes.
For Adam, she refused to die in the dark forest.
She moved her aching body.
“Growl!” After a while, she heard it again.
Even without seeing it, she knew that the sound was coming from a wild animal.
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