Deluded

Chapter 60

Evangeline's P.O.V

My eyes widened as I stared at him, standing by door casually as he smirked down at me while my panic attack was making it hard for me to breathe.

My hands started to sweat as he strode forward with his hands tucked into his pockets.

"R..rico" I stammered as my hand voluntarily clutched the duvet for some type of protection.

Where the hell are you, Adrian? What's taking you so long?

"I heard you screaming" he stated as he sat near my bed, snatching the duvet away from my body in process, making me cower away from him as the thought of him continuing what he left that day made my body shook in terror.

"Rico, please just go away before Adrian comes" I mumbled but he pretended as if he didn't hear anything at all.

"Rico, I'm warning you. I'll tell Adrian" I stated, trying my best to intimidate him as he came closer, but it only made him chuckle hard, clearly mocking me.

Damn me for ever thinking that this guy could be trusted.

"Are you...Are you kidding me right now?" He questioned as his eyes glistened from laughing too hard.

He was clutching his stomach as he laughed his heart out, making me feel weak and insulted.

"Are you seriously threatening me right now with Adrian?" He mocked as soon as his laughter died down while I stayed still not knowing what to say anymore as I can feel that he's not even going to back down.

" Are you really that dumb, Evangeline? Like seriously?" He questioned as if he couldn't believe it.

Yes, maybe I'm dumb or stupid because if I wasn't then I wouldn't have been in this position for the first place.

"In case you forgot, little Eva. You're in my homeland, my city and under my house. Don't underestimate me. I can easily take care of that stupid brother of yours with just one call. So if I were you, I'll behave or maybe you shouldn't because him not being around will make things easier for me, right?" He remarked, making my eyes widened in fear.

"I'll ask you for one last time. Just give me a chance to make you mine. I promise, I'll take good care of you but if you want to play hard to get, I can do that too but I promise, I'll get rid of that brother of yours first. He's starting to because a pain in my *ss, besides it only takes one call for me to tell my friends to come over" he whispered in my ear as his hand gripped my chin, making me almost wince away in pain but he only smirked in satisfaction.

He's targeting Adrian but I won't let him do any harm to my brother and he knows very well that I'll dance in his tunes. So if he wants to play a game then it is what he'll get.

"I'll leave you now then sweet Evangeline. Take rest baby girl" he stated and that's when Adrian came back with loads of snacks on his hands.

And upon seeing Rico sitting on my bed, too close to me, a growl voluntarily erupted from him as his jaw ticked.

I know he's too close to losing his cool and Rico seemed to understand it as well because he stood up ready to leave but Adrian, suddenly dropped all the bags of chips and candies on the bed, and grabbed Rico by his arm.

My heart accelerated as I thought of what he said a while ago. I can't let him hurt Adrian. He's all I have here.

"What the f*ck are you doing here? And why the f*ck are you getting so touchy with her?" Adrian inquired as he stared hard and straight to Rico's eyes as his hands formed into fists.

Before Rico could even speak, Adrian interrupted him. "Just because you helped her run away, it doesn't mean you could do shits' ' he added, making me stare at him absently.

Why am I even letting him whatever he wants? Why am I scared to open my mouth when I'm the one who's the victim? For what am I trading my dignity with?

For a complete minute, I sat on the bed like a statue, digging up my brain for some type of answer that can give an assurance that Rico wouldn't do anything to me or to my brother but deep down, I already got a taste at how far he could go just to have me.

He's obsessed and this obsession of him can lead to dangerous things and I can already feel it.

"Bro chill, I just came to see her. I heard her screaming. Don't worry I won't even do anything to her, right Evangeline?" Rico remarked as he shot a sly smirk into my direction making me desire to smack even more.

Adrian stood emotionless and stiff as he watched Rico retreat away, leaving only the two of us alone.

I let out a soft sigh, as I started to feel relaxed once again and Adrian seemed to notice it as he sat next to me, putting all of the snacks on my lap, making me smile at him, thinking to myself how grateful I am to have him as a brother. He cares for me so much.

"Thank you so much for everything, Adrian" I whispered as I wrapped my arm around his broad shoulders, trying my best not to tear up by the thought of losing him.

"You're always welcome, baby sister" he mumbled as he kissed my forehead lovingly.

We stayed in one's embrace for some time when I decided to break the silence.

"Adrian" I spoke out, making him hum in response.

"Do you think dad will ever forgive me?" I questioned as I played with my knotted fingers, too ashamed to even meet his eyes.

"What do you mean, Eva?" He questioned back softly, trying his best not to scare me.

"You know how out of billion of men out there, I had to fall in love with the man whom dad hates and then because of my foolishness, dad lost everything, and I ran away without even saying anything" I explained, too guilty to admit my mistakes but deep down it felt better speaking them out rather than bottling them until it feels like it's suffocating me.

"Stop blaming yourself. You can't stop yourself from loving or falling for someone because it's the heart that decides that. And as for dad, I know he'll forgive you. You're his princess after all" he responded, making me smile lightly as I felt much better but deep down my guilt and agony was still burning.

"And as for Abram, I don't really know what to say but the way your eyes still sparkle whenever you talk about him, I can tell that you really love him and maybe there's really something that you see in him that you think is worth taking the risks and you guys can really make a relationship last if you both want it" he added, making me speechless.

Can I really forget and forgive after all what he did?

Was he really worth the risks? Was everything we experienced worth it? Maybe it was, but sadly it lasted so short that it's still got me thinking how fast everything went down and now all I want to do is ask him that question.

Was what he did worth it, was it worth it breaking my heart? Was I worth the revenge that he avenge?

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Update for you guys!!! I'm so sorry for being so inactive these days, but I still hope you guys enjoy this chapter ♥️

Also I have been reading comments about my characters, being the usual Wattpad characters, and to say I don't really know what to say as this is just a fiction story. I don't know why people take things so serious 🤦🏻‍♀️

But yet, thank you for letting me know your thoughts.

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