Love Me Again

Chapter twenty-four

Arabella POV

I am currently sitting in my dad study room waiting for my mom and dad to come down to their room. They called me early in the morning they said they want to discuss something very important to me. As a good daughter, I hurriedly went to my parents house thinking its important since my dad will never called me that kind of urgent.

While I am still waiting for them . I remembered the event happened yesterday. I thought taking a day off will cool off my mind from my work and Ashton but unluckily the boy appeared in front of my very eyes early in the morning and I was able to come with him to his parents house. So much for avoiding him.

Cooking and baking are my other passion aside from my work. I love the smell of fresh baked cake, cookies and brownies they are my most favorite sweet food in the world. Cooking also vegetarian food and yummy dishes keeps my tummy happy. Don't get me wrong for a woman like me whose never get fat even I eat the whole meat or sweet. Yes I don't get fat easily and thats makes me so lucky.

I feel my body shivered down to my spine as I continued mixing the ingredients in the pan. I know someone watching my every move since I can feel an eye bored in my back. I look up and try to catched the culprit. As I look up I saw Ashton leaning on the door with a creepy smile on his face. What's with him? I asked myself.

When he saw me looking at him, he smiled and walked towards me. He grab the stool and sat beside me. But he never uttered any single words while I am still busy mixing. I glanced to him and I caught him staring again.

"Ashton it's creepy when you look like that" I said to him. It's kind of awkward when someone look at you like your a food to eat.

"Why? You look so beautiful in that apron and I just having my imagination here" he said then a grin can be visible in his lips.

"Stop it" as I snapped at him and I raised my eyebrows to him.

"Come on! I just to have this moment. Like your my wife and I come home to see you looking like this" he said to me.

"Your weird I swear!" I said to him.

"Hey what are you both whispering there?" His mom said. I nearly forget that we are not alone, his mother is here with me cooking.

"I'm telling Arabella, how beautiful she is while cooking mom" he said. I glared at him since it's kind of embarrassing how easy for him to say that to his mom.

"Aww... Your my sweet boy! Arabella please have mercy on my son. I think he's crazy for you already" his mom said to me while she laughed softly and continued what she doing.

"See even my mom can see, how I am crazy for you" he said to me. "Why can't you not believed me when I said I am madly in love with you?" He continues

I just shrugged and continued what I'm doing. It's useless talking to him, I can't argue him about this matter.

"Babe I am going to make you love me again. Even if not you are going to be mine by hook or by crook since you are already mine anyways" he said then left me.

His words taunted me and I feel happy that I know he loves me. But I can't give up my defense and trust him again. I am afraid he might hurt me again. I don't want to be in that position again, just the thought of it make my heart in pain.

"Sweetie" my mom greeted me. I look into my mom whose looking as beautiful as ever. A lot of people said that I am exactly a carbon copy of her. But it's hard to believed, she's so beautiful and me? I look into myself and I saw only simple girl. My mom is so sophisticated and beautiful, even in her age, a lot of men still hinting her. That's why my dad never allowed her to be alone well except when she's in the hospital. Dad never trusted any guy, he will go berserk when he saw my mom talking to other guy.

"Mom" I stood up and kissed mom on her cheeks. " Your so beautiful mom" I said as I compliment her.

"Sweetie what are you talking about? You look like me, look at you" she said while she point myself.

"Hahahah.. mom that's impossible. I don't see any resemblance of you in me. I am slowly think that I am the ugly version of Ysabella Martin" I said dramatically.

"Princess don't ever said that. You are the most beautiful woman on earth. Hmm.. second to your mom. Of course!" Dad said playfully to us. While he hug me and kiss my mom on the lips.

"Dad what's this meeting all about? I went here early since you said it's very important" I said while we took a sit in the couch.

"It's about you" Dad said as he begin.

"Me? Why? Something wrong?" I said confused

"No their is no wrong, actually I asked your mom and your brothers about this. And they said it's a good idea since we will be assured that you will be in good hand" my dad said to me. As he try to look deeply to me.

"What do you mean?"

"We arrange you to marry Xavier. You know your Aunt Emma and Uncle Xavier son. They are so happy about it since it's you" Dad said to me. And my eyes almost pope out.

"Dad I can't marry Xavier... He's like my brother to me" I said to them

"Honey I know! But you come to love him eventually later. Me and your mom came from that. Look at us now, we are madly in love with each other" Dad explained to me like it's simple thing on earth.

"Dad.. I can't marry him. Please.. I am still young and please let me choose someone I love dad mom" I plead to them.

"Arabella.. we already broke this news to the public and right now I'm sure it's already out in the newspaper. You both still have plenty of time anyway. We give you three months to get married" my dad said to me.

I stand up and glared at him.

"You can't do this dad! I thought I am your princess? Why are you giving me away?" I said while my eyes started to form tears. I keep blinking to stop it from falling.

"Honey please cry! Archer... I already told you this is a bad idea. Look what you done?" My mom said angrily.

I swatted my mom hand as she try to hold me. I glared both of them as I grab my bag ready to leave this place.

"There's is no way I will get married dad mom. To hell with it" I said.

"Young lady don't ever raise that kind of tone to us. Xavier and me are business partner for so long. I want you to be in good hand and also it's good for the business too. The hospital also part of our partnership, just look at the big picture here. It's a win win situation for us both family" dad still trying to convinced me

"To hell with your business. I am resigning from the hospital. I will not marry Xavier dad even if you kill me. I won't!" I said as I stomp away from them. I cried as I went inside my car.

I drive to my apartment and lock myself in my room. I can't believed they do this to me. My phone keeps beeping it's a call from mom, dada and my brothers but I don't picked it up. To hell with them. They can't dictate my life.