Entangled

Chapter-58

Ariana

"No. I c.. can't.."

We were back to our home from Knight's mansion. We were about to go to bed to sleep when Xavier told me something which he wanted me to do. And that's a very big deal for me to handle.

I was pacing back and forth in the room. Xavier came up to me and stopped me by gripping my elbow. "First, stop pacing around. And second, tell me why not?"

"Xavier, the thing you're asking me to do is not small. It's huge." I stretched my arms to show him how huge it was. "I'm happy with what I'm doing. I'm happy the way I am. I have always done jobs which could hide me behind before I started working for you and I'm still learning to work in that environment and instantly you want me to do that?" I said in one breath, in a panicked voice.

"Yes, you are still learning and will always learn. The thing is I don't want you to waste your talent working in obscurity. I want you to come in front, show the world what you can do so that the world can praise you for your work." He said in a calm voice, holding me by my shoulders.

"Why me?" I asked in a drained voice.

"Because you're born to conquer. And this is something for which I can trust only you." He gave me an encouraging smile.

"What if I make some unforgivable mistake? What if I won't be able to take any decision? What if no one accepts me in that? I don't know anything about it. What if I let you down?" I asked, turning around from him. I was feeling anxious. He sighed audibly and again came in front of me.

"You. Can. Do. Anything. You. Want." He cupped my face. "If you can become the best P.A without having knowledge about it; if you can work in Cyber Crime Branch; if you can save the biggest company in the world from theft, then you can do anything. Just believe in yourself."

His words gave me little strength but I was still in doubt.

"Don't doubt your worth, Ari. And if you're thinking about how you'll do it then let me remind you, I will always be there for you, I have your back. I'll teach you everything about it. And not only me, dad, Sean, and Daniel will also help you with this. We will never let you fall. We all want you to rise high."

I was looking in eyes throughout. The confidence that he has in me was visible in his eyes and face. He believed in me when I myself didn't. His confidence stated that he knows me more than I know myself. How can I not love this man?  He's not like men who never want women to step up and rise. He wants me to walk with him, not behind him. He has done and still doing everything he can, to bring out best in me. And I know he will always be there for me to catch me before I fall.

How can I not accept what he wants me to do? How can I say no to him when he believes in me? I don't have guts to say no to him. His trust in me is so much that he's giving me this huge responsibility. I can't break his trust.

"Okay. I will do it." I said with determination. "And I'll try my best not to let your trust fade away on me."

He smiled and kissed my lips lightly and then my forehead. "I know you'll never let that happen."

"This is the first step you took towards gaining confidence. I'm very proud of you." I smiled at him.

"So, it's final. I'll proudly announce to the world that you're my wife on the day my father passes his company to me because it will be a huge press conference. And that is the best stage to reveal the secret. And on that day only I'll announce what I have planned for you." He said cheerfully.

"I can't wait to see everyone's reaction." He said excitedly which made me laugh.

"When is the press conference?" I asked.