Caspar's POV.
"What's wrong with her?" Bella's friends asked as I carried Bella. She got drunk and lost consciousness due to the strong alcoholic effect of champagne.
I can't be more annoyed than this. I was just trying to mock her but she instead kissed some random dude. I glanced back at the man who was kissed by Bella. He almost fell down and started begging for forgiveness.
I ignored him and found myself a seat in the corner of the clubhouse while Bella's friends accompanied me. I dialed Alex's number and to my surprise, he appeared in front of me instantly.
Narrowing down my eyes at Alex I asked, "Were you following me?"
" Yes."
He didn't even hesitate to accept it. I forced myself to smile and keep calm. I can't possibly curse at Alex and cause more harm to my image.
"Take my wife back to the mansion and prepare for our departure," I asked, handing over Bella into Alex's arms.
He looked at me confusingly for a few seconds then asked me to accompany him outside. I don't know how he got the courage to order me around like I was his assistant and he was my boss.
"Excuse me for a moment." After saying that to Bella's friends, I followed Alex outside.
As soon as we arrived at Alex's car, I commented, "Alex, you must not value your life. How do you want to die?"
"I've no desire for death yet, Boss. I just wanted to ask, "Why are you sending me off with your wife?"
"Because I trust you. You can't take advantage of her when she's drunk," I replied and started going back to the clubhouse when Alex interrupted me again.
"Aren't you going to confess your feelings for her? You have already made Mr Austin fire Lucas from the bodyguard’s job."
Confess my love?I didn't even know if I loved her or hated her. Without looking back I commented, "She's not worthy of my love. Now don't fuck with me about her and get going."
Alex nodded and left instantly. I walked inside the clubhouse and got myself a seat at one of the corner sofas. I sat there with my face buried in my palms as I was feeling remorse my actions. I was confused and feeling anxious.
'I shouldn't have mocked her by flirting with her friends. I think I shouldn't have followed her here in the first place, I can't understand why I followed her and tried to make her feel jealous when I'm not even in love with her,' I murmured, regretting my decision.
Just then Seren slid beside me, climbing on my lap she wrapped her hands around my shoulders and whispered, "Mr Mcadam, what are you sad about? Bella is gone now..."
I raised my face up and looked at her, the woman who claimed herself to be the best friend of Bella and now she's outright betraying her. I smirked before pulling her off from me.
Giving me a confused look she asked, "W-Why? I thought you were not interested in Bella..."
"What makes you think I'm not interested in my wife? Didn't you see how the fuck I ended up beating the guy who dare to flirt with my wife."
Her eyes widened when she heard my threatening voice. And I myself don't know why I was pissed off by Seren. Getting up Seren runs again towards me. Throwing herself on me, she pretended to be heartbroken.
"Get out of my sight when I'm being nice," I indifferently ordered her, glaring at the shameless face of Seren.
"I don't mind becoming your mistress, Mr Mcadam."
Her response left me speechless. I grabbed her by her wrists and pushed her aside on the sofa. By now others also started murmuring and clicking photos of mine and Seren. It's probably going to become a hot topic of scandal. Alex is going to lose his shit tomorrow morning when he will see the headlines of hot topics. I excused myself from there and got outside.
Getting inside the car, I left the clubhouse as soon as possible. Crazy! Even my wife's friends were crazy.
***
In the Dior mansion.
I was welcomed by my father-in-law whose facial expressions were unpleasant. He smiled coldly as I entered inside and asked, "Wanna grab a drink, son?"
"Yes? I mean why not," I corrected myself before he could notice my surprised reaction.
This was the first time Austin had talked informally with me. I followed him to his mini bar room where all varieties of luxurious wines, champagnes and whiskies were kept. He grabbed one bottle of some luxurious wine and poured it into two glasses. Forwarding one of the glasses towards me he smiled, "Cheers, son."
'This old man is being too sweet. Is something going to happen?' I thought as I started drinking the wine.
After a few minutes of awkward silence between us, Austin speaks, "I saw my daughter in your assistant Alex's arms. She was unconscious so I had to call the doctors."
"How is she now?" I instinctively asked.
"Doctor said she has been going through depression for a long time and it increased with your arrival, son," he paused, giving me a questionable look and continued further, "I believed this marriage was on paper and thought you wouldn't care about her personal life. I apologize for my bad upbringing of Bella but still, you shouldn't go as far as beating the man she's happy with!"
Austin's voice sounded like an order. So he thinks I'm the cause of his daughter's depression and I shouldn't have gotten involved between her and the man she was flirting with. Also since he knew about what happened in the club, it was clear he had bodyguards following Bella in secret.
"And here I thought you didn't care for your daughter. How stupid of me," I smirked, finishing my wine.
"That was a funny joke, son. Bella is my one only child and heir to my billion dollar company. I may be cold towards her sometimes but I'm a fool for my daughter..."
"Yeah, yeah I get it, father-in-law. Your unconditional love for her made her an arrogant woman who sees men as her sex toys," I replied in a bitter tone.
Surprisingly Austin smiled and brushed off my sentence with a more outrageous remark.
"Everyone has past relationships with men/women. It's just that my daughter is moody and changes men like broken toys when it's not entertaining enough. You shouldn't have mocked her in the first place."
Wow! I was speechless at my father-in-law's messed up thinking. He was not only a fool but blind and deaf for his daughter. He couldn't hear anything negative about her and pretended to unsee the wrongdoings of his daughter.
"Very well father-in-law, I'll be careful in the future."
He nodded in response and smiled brightly, irritating me even more. Like a daughter, like a father, I see no difference between their high ego and arrogance.
Our conversation ended after a few hours of business talk. I returned to my room without seeing Bella's condition. I heard from the maids that Bella is still unconscious and the family doctor, including her mother, is waiting in her bedroom.
"I don't care about that woman or whatever," I cursed, flopping on the cozy bed.
Ten minutes later...
"Why am I here?" I said to myself while standing in front of Bella's bedroom.
I was getting so anxious that my feet hurried here. Scratching my head in frustration I knocked on the door. Alex opened the door and confusedly questioned, "Why are you here, Boss?"
He scanned me from head to toe. I was still in my formal attire, wearing a shirt, pants,shoes and tie. Ignoring him, I barged inside and saw the lady doctor and my mother-in-law sitting next to Bella's bed. While on the bed, Bella was lying down with her eyes closed. Pipes of glucose intake were infused in her wrist which hung up beside her bed.
"Is she alright now?'' I asked, walking inside.
"Yes, she's fine. Are you here for her?" My mother-in-law asked, her eyes screaming that she wanted to hear yes from my mouth.
"Yes, I was worried about her so–”
"Oh, then we will leave the bedroom and give you both privacy," she said, interrupting me.
"Boss, I thought you didn't give a damn about madam Bella! Did you have a change of mind or are you being delusional?" Alex whispered near me whom I kicked aside.
"Keep your mouth shut and leave otherwise..."
"Okay I got it."
Alex left the bedroom with my mother-in-law and the doctor. I was all alone in the room. Feeling awkward I sat down next to Bella's bed and started scrolling through my emails on the phone. Actually I hadn't checked the texts from the company's staff and other members. Now they were spamming my email inbox with hundreds of emails.
"I remember telling Alex about handling the emails. He ignored it again. Bastard I'll get back to you tomorrow," I cursed while forwarding all the emails to Alex's Gmail.
After a while I started dodging off as the effect of alcohol was making me dizzy all of a sudden. I wasn't aware that the wines of my father-in-law were strong in alcohol concentration. Just when my eyes were about to shut down, Bella mumbled something.
"L-Lucas, massage my legs."
After saying that she stopped talking leaving me confused. I folded my shirtsleeves up to my elbows and lifted the blanket which was covering her legs.
She was wearing a short dress which was why her legs were exposed to my eyes. I hesitated at first because I'd never touched anyone's feet before. Feeling awkward I started massaging one of her legs, I couldn't help myself from getting turned on. Her legs were smooth, sexy and beautiful.
I leaned over and kissed her white feet to satisfy my burning desire.
"What the hell are you doing? Can't you leave me alone?" Bella's displeased voice reverberated into my ears.
I jolted out of my lustful desire and looked up. She was staring at me with annoyed eyes which I found somewhat interesting.
"I think you forgot what you asked me to do a few minutes ago!" I was being nosy now.
"What did I ask for?" She wasn't aware.
" You asked me to massage your legs. Don't you remember, Bella!" I lied.
"Oh..."
After that she never said anything and I continued with massaging. Actually we both wanted each other to be together, it was just our ego and pride coming in the middle. I could definitely see the feelings for me in Bella's eyes as she kept peeking at me with a blushing smile.
'Should I let go of the past and embrace her forgetting everything? No. I'll look desperate!' I thought.