His last minute bride

75

-Lucy Silvers-

I just stared at Rhys pacing back and forth round the room, looking as stressed as ever.

He ran his hand through his hair like the billionth time. At this rate, he was going to hurt himself from stress.

“Fuck. Shit.” That was like the hundredth time he was cussing. “How could she do this? How could she attempt murder three times? Three fucking times?!”

“Ah shit.” He stopped by the wall, punching it hard, I was certain he was going to be bleeding.

Either way, I sat on the bed unmoving.

He seemed to notice my behavior because he stopped to stare at me like I was loosing it, when in fact he was the one who looked insane.

“Why aren't you taking this seriously?” He creased his brows. “Were you in this with her?”

I scoffed barely audibly. “What should I do? Should I roll around the floor, crying and pleading for anyone to find June.”

From his gaze, it was obvious he thought I was traumatized by losing my only child, but that was so far from the truth.

“You know, I knew this was coming, Rhys.” I sat up straight, though my voice was still calm. “I'd told you that day to talk to her, but what did you tell her, she should always want to get whatever she wishes?”

I snorted. “I knew from that day that I'd lost her and so nothing's new now.”

It was true. After that day, I cried a lot in Jayla's hands. Now I'd come to the realization that I'd never become a grandma and I'd lost my daughter.

“So what would happen to the Silvers?” He continued his pacing.

I eyed him in disgust, resisting the urge to scoff again.

He'd lost his daughter and what he could think about was the company.

“June is the only successor of the company.” He sounded so stressed. “I have no niece or nephew or anyone trustworthy enough to take over the company.”

I didn't say anything. Not that I wanted to.

“The company's been the Silvers’ for over seventy years now, and June is nowhere to be found to take over the company.”

“Even if she's found, she can't take over the company. She's either going to jail or a mental asylum.” I let him in for the truth.

He ran his hand through his hair again, exhaling deeply. “Is this how the company's success will flop? I'd work for the company till I die? And then there'd be no one to take over and it's over.”

Fuck off with your fucking company. Your daughter's missing and you care about your fucking company.

I wanted to shout that to him, but I guessed it was better to stay quiet.

This was the time we needed each other and fighting would do no one any good.

“We have no one to give it to Lucy. No one.” He was sweating excessively now and I was getting worried about his health.

“June's not in a condition to take over the company so that means I'd work in the company till I die and that'd be it, no one to take over.”

“Can you just stop pacing around the room?” The annoyance in my tone was not hidden.

Thankfully, he complied, landing on the bed.

“How could she do this to us?” For a split second, I thought he was going to cry but he didn't.

“It's partly our fault, you know.”

He turned to me, holding my gaze and I saw it all. The hurt. The pain. The fear. The worry.

I felt bad for him. “Because we didn't train her well?” He asked, sounding really out of energy.

“No, she's such a sweet girl. She's always been a sweet girl till…” I held a blank expression, hoping he'd complete my sentence.

“Till?” It looked like he was searching my eyes for the answer.

“Till we arranged her marriage with Don for the company's stock.” It came out so low and calm, I had to sigh afterwards.

He looked like he was giving it a lot of thoughts before he looked away. “You're right, but what's that gonna do? It wouldn't bring a successor to the company.”

I shifted closer to him, placing my hand on his shoulder as a way of comfort. “Yeah but don't you think we should just calm down.”

“Calm down?” He huffed. “Yeah right.”

But I was right. June was gone and we couldn't do a thing about it, we could only accept our fate and try to find happiness.

Him stressing himself worried me more. He was all I had left and losing him would mean losing my whole world.

I did what I hadn't done in years. I wrapped him into my arms and said what I hadn't said in so many years. “I love you Rhys.”

“Uh?” He sounded truly surprised, but then his arms wrapped round my back. “Well, I guess I love you too.”

I smacked his back, but didn't release him from my grip. “Just enjoy it while it lasts you bozo.”

He hugged tighter.

“I'm sure something good would happen.”

“Me too, thanks Lucy.”

I apologize if this book is going at a slow pace, but I promise that things would be going at the right pace after this chapter.

Also I apologize if you don't like the fact I change the p.o.v way too often. I just wanted you to see things from others point of view, but I'd try to be more consistent in Eri and Don's p.o.v.

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