Bleed My Love

Chapter 11

"Honey, do you know how happy I am today? it is just because of you."James added with true happiness.

She gave a little smile to his remark, "O Lord! will he listen to her this time?! " she thought.

"You know what a father's dream is? that someday his little princess marries the guy who will take care of her like a queen." he took both of her hands and looked into her eyes.

"I know I have not been the father you always wanted, but trust me I had tried, try to understand I had to move on, I had thought of you that you will live your life at fullest, complete your education and maybe get a job and eventually get married to a decent guy but then what about me then? you would've left me and I would've been the lonely old guy? I wanted a companion and your mother was going to die and I had a whole life ahead, so if you want to be selfish and judge me than I am here, but all the blame on me but just for few minutes be in my shoes and understand how I would've been miserable, how we both would've been miserable?!", he expectedly looked at her.

Anabelle just nodded her head, how can she be selfish? her father always provided for her but she can not forget the nights when she cried when he was not with her, because he had to immediately go to his family in Italy after the funeral of her mother.

"I ask you only one thing, Anabelle you have to accept it, I know it will be difficult for you but this is in the best interest of you and your future and your family's future. I have accepted Leonardo's marriage proposal for you and I want you to accept it and make me proud, it will give me great joy." he squeezed her hands a little.

"Dad, why him?" she asked timidly.

"Because he will provide everything for you." he immediately said like she is stupid enough not to note it in the first place.

"Dad, what about the nature of that guy? do you think we are compatible enough to spend our life together"? she pointed out.

"Anabelle nobody is hundred percent compatible, in marriage, you have to love your partner and find happiness together, agreements and disagreements are part of life. You have to solve them by listening and communicating with each other." her father kept his voice and posture calm, inside he was happy that she is not denying his decision.

Anabelle took a deep breath, lowering her eyes she said, "what if that guy does not have good intentions towards me"?

"I know from the start Anabelle, Alexander himself told me, how he has been pursuing you and you are denying him, your baseless rejection caused him to snap and stop referring him as the guy, his name is Leonardo." he immediately came to defend.

Anabelle could not believe they all will go to this length, she is just an ordinary girl, why would they go to this length and trap her to get what they want?

"Do you want to get rid of me? if yes then I can easily leave this place," she said dreading his reply.

"What nonsense are you saying, Anabelle if I wanted that I would have never made you come here and live with us".He scolded her.

"I don't like him, he has installed fear in me, can you please just for once think how I feel about this situation that I have no control of?", she said in a trembled voice. She knew he was about to snap and she was desperate to have him at her side.

He hugged her and said, "Life is how we make of it, what is there not to like in him? Leonardo is from a well-off family, he is handsome and already has a main position in his father's company, above all he likes you."

"You will live in new york after marriage, isn't it what you wanted? you can pursue your passion farther from there too."
He showed her bright side.

"Please dad, let me complete my education first."She tried to postpone the matter.

"Yes honey you will, but you guys have to be engaged this week as Leonardo will go to new york to take hold of his father's business there." her father gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"Be a dutiful daughter and make your mother proud, she loved me so much that she would always do what made me happy, I expect the same from you, your mother expects the same from you. Good night Anabelle." He threw the last straw using her weak point and exited from her room.

Anabelle did not know if she should be happy that her father remembered her dead mother in good words or she should weep how she has fallen a puppet in everybody's hands. She laid in her bed and stared at the wall blankly.