Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

"What will I do, father? He chose that low orphan woman!" Rachelle was sobbing as she speaks in front of the man who was having a conference call with a client abroad.

Rachelle went straight to her father's workplace after visiting Marcus that morning. However, her father glared at her immediately since he was talking to a VIP client from Japan. 

His intense gaze was enough to hushed the woman. 

Rachelle immediately got the message so she took a seat at the soft black leathery couch and sobs silently, waiting for her father to finish dealing with his client. 

Her heart keeps on aching whenever she remembered how Marcus defended Jade from her allegations.

"They're just friends—close friends. Trust me." Marcus was confident when Rachelle pinned the idea that Jade and Zion was dating.

"You're insane, Marcus! What's gotten in you? Why do you want to be with that woman now? I thought we had an agreement?!" Rachelle bawled. 

"I know we had an agreement before and I am not gonna break it. I am only asking you for a little space until the agreement period comes to an end…"

"No!" She immediately rejected his plea. "I will leave for now so you can think carefully. I'll see you tomorrow when you are in your right mind."

"Rachelle, I mean it. I don't nee---" He halted when Rachelle glared at him for the very first time!

"You better think about it carefully because I swear…. You are going to regret if you choose her over me."

Marcus furrowed his brows while thinking of what Rachelle meant by her words. 'Regret? But why would he?' He thought. 

Rachelle couldn't control her temper that moment. Not sure why but she was triggered… she felt threatened for the first time in her life. 

Marcus never gave her any reason to worry before. He was so into her that he didn't even find out her affairs with the other men in the entertainment industry. He trusted her so much and that gave Rachelle the freedom to do whatever she wants. 

Any rumors about Rachelle dating some men were always taken care of by Marcus's personal ȧssistant. And since Marcus trust Rachelle the most, he easily believed her lies. 

However, Marcus changed. 

Gone is the man who always calls to check on her every day.

Gone is the man who never get tired of asking her out for a date.

Gone is the man who always takes the initiative to plan a romantic dinner.

Gone is the man….

SEEING how desolate his daughter was, Fielder Henry, Rachelle's father, tried to finished the deal with the Japanese client and lucky for him, he was able to close the deal with the Japanese client. And as soon as he wrapped up his meeting, he stood up and went to sit at the chair facing the gloomy woman.

"Tell me, what happened?" The man asked.

"Father, what will I do?" She lifted her head to meet her father's gaze. "Marcus… he clearly chose that orphan." She explained. 

"What do you mean?" Now he's confused. 

"He wanted to stay away from me for the time being… until the marriage agreement ends." she sobbed. "He wanted to honor their marriage contract. Looks like he grew tired of me and that he wanted to try that woman now."

Fielder furrowed his brows. As far as he remembers, the marriage contract states that the marriage is only good for six months. After that, they can file for a divorce.

"What did you say then?"

"I didn't agree."

"Then you did a good job." The man sighed in relief.

"But father… we got a little problem."

"What is it?"

"Jade… she's pregnant as well." She frowned greatly. "And that will give her the advantage to have Marcus not just for six months!" She yelped. 

Fielder became perplexed all of a sudden. There is definitely a big possibility that their plans will end up for nothing if Jade is carrying Marcus' child. They definitely need to do something to stop that woman from giving birth to that child.

"No, you can't stop seeing Marcus. If you do, you might really lose him forever. Don't worry about that woman, I will do everything to kill the child in her wȯmb." He muttered confidently. 

He was serious and Rachelle can sense the intensity of her father's dėsɨrė. Though his words gave her a bit of uneasiness within her, she still managed to smile partly.

"You and I… we've been working on our plans for so long and we can't let a mere orphan ruined everything that we've done so far. We need to avenge your mother and your brother's blood at all cost, you know that right?"

"Yes, father." She replied. "By the way, there is something I haven't told you yet." She grinned playfully. 

"What is it?'"

"I'm pregnant!" She yelped cheerfully. 

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"Are you trying to avoid me?" Marcus asked Jade as soon as he came out from the shower room.

Earlier at work, Jade clocked out from work early. Marcus didn't notice since he was talking with the executives from the other branch when Jade left without a word. And when he came home, he found the woman lying on her bed sleeping.

He looked at his wristwatch before he creased his brows. It's still 8:30 in the evening, too early for the woman to sleep. As far as he knew, Jade usually sleeps at around ten in the evening. 

Tsk! He hissed knowingly before heading to the shower room. It only took him five minutes before coming out and to his surprise, he saw Jade crawling back to her bed slowly with a chocolate bar in her hand. 

She stopped from her tracks, her heart is pounding abnormally fast. Then she awkwardly looked at the topless man. 

Their eyes met but Jade looked away immediately before jumping on her bed and covered her whole body with the blanket. 

"What are you doing? Are you possibly trying to avoid me?" His voice held an innocent tone.

"Or wait… Is it because of what happened earlier?" He grinned mischievously when he remembered how she stormed inside her office and demanded for a contract revision. "Why don't you get up now and we'll talk about revising the contract."

"Let's do it tomorrow. I'm tired." She softly voiced while under the blanket. 

Though Marcus couldn't see her face, he knew that the woman was just trying to get away from her embarrassment. He smirked tauntingly.

"No, I want it now. You courageously stormed inside my office and tore the marriage contract so we should do it N O W. Cause if we won't do it tonight, I won't guarantee another time for this discussion." His words were almost a threat.

She heard him and that made her gulped nervously. Will she really be able to face the man right now? Her mind is in a muddle. 

"You know I don't have the patience to wait, right? I'm counting…." He raised his brow. "I….2…thr---"

"LET'S DO IT NOW!" She immediately rose up from the bed and walked fast towards the couch. "Are you just going to stand in there?" Her gaze was seemingly challenging the man. 

She's obviously shaking no matter how much she tried to hide her trembling and that made Marcus smiled. How could someone be anxious yet cute at the same time?