Daniel sped off furiously, does she think acting that way will make to just forget? What she does not know is that he actually wants to forget, he tried to forget but he could not, he had loved her intensely, and in the same way he had loved her, so is his disdain when he found out about her and Jeremy
Daniel had felt so hurt when he found out about her betrayal, that was the little secret Ben was talking about, he never would have imagined that Bella would do such to him.
He could not forget her sex video although it happened before she met him which was a little bit understandable. She had sex with her boyfriend with the camera on and the bastard had uploaded it to the internet, if he could, he would kill Jeremy over and over again.
Even if he wanted to forget about the sex video as something of the past, what about the one she committed while she was married to him? She claimed she loved him yet she was having an affair with her ex, The image of them kissing in his living room popped into his head and he swore savagely
Daniel seethed all over again at the remainder and the thought that she was sending her boyfriend his money and had even planned to run away with him, no, he simply could not forget her intense betrayal, he would make her pay over and over again
"I don't care what happens to you Isabella, I don't care about you anymore" he whispered fiercely
He abruptly stopped his car and made a U-turn, "damn you, wench" he clenched out as he made his way back to where he had left her.
Daniel saw her lying sprawled on the ground, "I see that you are so eager to join your boyfriend over there, I won't make it easy for you"
He walked closer to her and lifted her, her face was pale and her lips were purple
Bella's eyes fluttered open, "you came" she murmured and her eyes closed right back.
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When Bella opened her eyes, she observed that she was in her room and it was morning already, "how did I get home?" She muttered and rubbed her pounding temple. She felt so weak and out of sought, her head was pounding like she had been run over by a truck
Dimly, she remembered how she had stayed out in the rain until it stopped pouring down in torrents and started to drizzle.
She was going numb with cold and she could not even stand up and she decided to lay there on the ground, slowly she found herself drifting. In her fogged mind, she remembered being lifted up in strong arms but she could barely remember the face of the person
Gingerly, she removed the blanket from around her and got off the bed, the door opened and Maria came in with a tray.
"Oh ma'am, you are finally awake, I brought you some chocolate," she said and gently placed the tray on the table
Bella looked at her thoughtfully, "Maria, who brought me home last night?"
"Mr Daniel did, you were looking so pale and sickly and for a moment, I was afraid that something bad had happened to you"
Bella sneezed into her palms and Maria rushed to serve her the hot chocolate, "you have to take this while it is still hot"
Bella took the cup of chocolate from her and gently took a sip, "of course something terrible had happened to her yesterday, she was being trolled and assaulted anywhere she went"
She placed the cup on the table and stared at Maria who was looking at her, she wore a worried frown and Bella wondered how come the cook was not angry with her, after all, it was assumed that she cheated on her boss.
Daniel, he had brought her home yesterday, which meant he came back for her, hope lit in her heart, his action could mean something, perhaps, his anger was dissipating
"Er...my husband...I mean your boss, where is he right now?"
"He left as soon as he brought you in" Maria answered
Hope flew away from her heart and disappointment settled in, "He didn't sleep here?"
The cook shook her head and Bella nodded, feigning nonchalance but inwardly, she was feeling so sad
"I am fine Maria, you can leave now. Thank you"
"Call me if you need anything" Maria replied and went out of her room.
Bella sighed and settled right back in bed, so Daniel didn't sleep here last night even when she was so sick and unconscious, he must truly not care about her anymore.
Tears slipped from the corner of her eyes and she relieved every moment of their time together, even when he had just gotten married to her and didn't know her, he treated her with respect and consideration, he made her angry, he made her laugh...he made her cry, he made her feel loved and cherish...now he is making her feel scorned
"I miss you, Daniel, I miss you every day" she murmured and turned in her bed.
Her hand bumped into the big teddy bear on her bed, she had won it on the day she went out to play a game with Daniel, she hugged the teddy bear so tight, she had been so happy when she won it and Daniel had presented it to her with a beautiful smile on his lips. Will he ever smile at her again? He had asked her who Jeremy was on that day, if only she knew, she would have told him the truth but now it was too late.
She placed the blanket over her head, her head was pounding so badly and she felt so tired, slowly, her eyes drifted closed.
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Daniel came out of his office and was about to get into his car when someone rushed up to him
"Joana" he growled
"I have been seated out here waiting for you, the guards won't let me in nor let me go close to you, I had to pretend that I was leaving and run up to you" Her voice was breathless as she explained her situation to him
Daniel stared at the angry guards who were already coming to bundle her away from him.
Daniel shook his head at the guards and they stared at him apologetically and turned to leave after glaring at Joana
Daniel turned and stared at Joana, "what do you want?" He growled, "Do you want money because you showed me a video of my wife with another man?"
Joana quickly shook her head, "Oh no, I told you before that I only did that because I cared about you, I did not do it because of your money"
"What then do you want from me? Why do you keep following me"
"I want to be your friend, that's all, I would very much like to be your friend"
Daniel scoffed, "I do not make friends with college students"
"But your wife is a college student, yet, she is married to you" Joana paused for a moment, picking her next words carefully, "moreover, we almost got married"
"But we didn't"
"I wish we did though, you would not be going through this heartbreak right now if you had gotten married to me"
Daniel got into his car without replying and she rushed after him
"I can be very useful to you right now, you know" She held on to his car door, her voice laced with desperation which she tried to hide
Daniel raised his brow at her, "how so?"
"She cheated on you, why don't you do the same to her?"
Daniel's laughter was hollow and he started his ignition, "I do not need to cheat on her, I plan to divorce her
The news filled Joana with so much excitement but she carefully hid it, she had to find a way to get into his life before the divorce happened, otherwise, he might never look her side
"Listen to me first, before you divorce her, you can simply pretend that you have moved on, that way, she will go through the same pain you went through. Then, you can divorce her"
"Are you implying that I should have a pretend girlfriend just to hurt her?"
Joana shrugged and stared at him, "just think about it and I am right here if you need me"
Daniel thought for a moment, he had gone through hell just seeing Bella and Jeremy together, it would please him if she felt even half of the pain he had felt at her betrayal, he would make her life a living hell before finally kicking her out of his life.
His gaze darted to Joana and he made his decision, "Okay"
Joana's eyes widened, she had not expected that he would agree so quickly and she smiled, "good job Joana" she commended herself in her head
"Deal," she told Daniel and brought her her for a handshake
"Deal" he stared at the hand and not bothering to return the handshake, he switched on his ignition and drove off.
His rudeness does not matter to Joana, little by little, she would get what she wants and she knows just how to get it.