Chapter 3 In three months

His heart froze, hearing her words. He didn’t think that she would get hurt like this because of his simple words. He stood there as if he was an ice mountain. Clenching his fists, he slowly turned his face and looked at the door of the washroom. His eyes subconsciously turned red remembering the things she said.

“Let’s call off the engagement.”

Her voice was echoing inside of his head, even though that’s what he wanted, he didn’t have the heart to let her go. His heart was unknowingly obsessed with her. He knew that he didn’t love her and it was obvious, if he ever loved her, he would never feel disgust towards her. So he doesn’t love her at all. He was just faking his emotions and everything when he was with her but sometimes, he couldn’t control himself as he remembered his dead adoptive parents and along with their little one year old daughter.

His heart was aching as his mind started to repeat her every word. She was dangerously correct, he has something in his mind and he’s venting his anger from her. She was innocent and not similar to her cruel father. Rubbing his forehead, he walked towards the bed and sat on it. Then he just simply lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Ever since they started their relationship, he has hurt her. He really hurt her in every way but she accepted everything and was with him ignoring every pain she went through because of him. She never complained to her father about him, she just never told anyone that he hurt her. All she did was tell everyone that he loves her unconditionally.

He hurt her but she was just so happy to be with him. He felt it and his heart knew it, she just loved him so much. She loved him without a limit. The way she looked at him with love and care she had for him was just indescribable. Her smile was everywhere inside of his mind.

“Tsk..”

He angrily hit the headboard of the bed and pulled his hair not knowing what to do. He had warned himself not to fall in love with her no matter how gorgeous and how lovely she was. She possessed attitudes similar to his adoptive mother so his heart sometimes betrayed his warning and tried to love her but he was strong and he forced his heart not to.

With all the thoughts about the past, his eyes grew darker and his heart ache he had for Priscilla faded away as his heart turned cold and covered with hatred. Standing up from the bed, he walked out of her room and stepped towards the balcony of the house as he put his hand into his pocket and took out the cigarette box. Picking one, he placed it between his lips and took the tighter out as he lit his cigarette and took a puff. Then he looked up at the sky and blew a smoke ring as he remembered the first time he saw Priscilla.

Wearing a long crimson red evening gown, she looked like a princess of a fairytale. She walked towards him shyly and stood in front of him. Then looking up at him, she smiled, biting her lips nervously.

“Mmm.. My name is Priscilla. Dad asked me to accompany you for a while until he comes back after talking to others.” she said. Hearing her name, his heartbeat went crazy with both hatred and an unknown feeling. He looked into her ocean blue eyes and then scanned her features.

His heart was beating fast, his whole world felt as if it was frozen on the spot. She was gorgeous and looked like someone whom he really loved. Her lips were red even without wearing lipstick. Then her cheeks were rosy. She looked similar to his adoptive mother with her long raven hair.

“Declan.. Declan Vermilion” he introduced himself to her. Then she smiled brightly at him and nodded with her blushing cheeks. He felt he was addicted to her already and he was curious why she had the same name and same looks. He didn’t move her eyes from him, he just simply watched her beauty.

“Well.. dad said that you are the owner of Ver-X corporations” she asked him. Then he simply smiled at her and nodded. Her eyes were pure, she had pure intentions. He didn’t feel as if she was attracted to his money and power. She was just asking him and that’s all she didn’t pay interest towards his business.

He spent some time with her and his curiosity grew harder and deeper. He wanted to know why she was like that. Then his heart was somewhat broken seeing her mother coming towards them. Priscilla was nothing what he thought, she just simply looked like her mother. They have blue eyes, raven hair and kind personalities. So like a mother, like a daughter.

The first day he saw her, his irrational heart thought for a moment that she was his adoptive parents daughter but he knew that shouldn't be true because he found that that little one year old sister of him burnt to death and he saw it with his own eyes. He saw it on the T.V but he believed what he saw.

Forcing himself not to think those meaningless thoughts, he again looked at Priscilla as his lips slowly curled to a cruel smirk with a new plan. Like that bastard makes his adoptive parents lose their daughter, he’s gonna make him lose his daughter too. He would let that bastard feel the pain of losing a child and he would let him remember what he had done to an innocent family years ago!

Declan finished his cigarette as he threw away the useless thoughts in his mind. He didn’t give a fuck about Priscilla and she meant nothing. He sighed and looked at his surroundings as he looked at his wrist watch. Then seeing the time was almost six thirty in the morning, he walked away from the balcony and then went downstairs.

He entered the dining room, as he saw Priscilla’s father who was looking at his tab while sitting on the chair of the dining table. He walked towards her father and sat beside him. Then he clenched his jaws and watched his enemy’s face.

“Oh Declan, you are here! You were with Prisci last night?” he asked, looking at Declan.

“Yes, I came around eleven” he replied and looked at Priscilla’s mother. Then she smiled at him kindly. Smiling at her, he again looked at her father.

“You’re sleeping with my daughter every night huh?” teasing him, her father chuckled. Then before he could say anything, Priscilla entered the dining room. He looked at her and clenched his jaws seeing how gorgeous she was, but her eyes were red and her face was pale. So he knew that she had been crying for a long time.

“Good morning angel. You look so tired! Did he cause it?” her father asked with a smile on his face. Then she looked at Declan and lowered her head forcing herself to smile. Then she pulled a chair out and sat without looking at him.

Declan didn’t move his eyes from her all the time, he was waiting for her to look at him but she didn’t look at him which made his heart clenched. Then he sighed and continued eating. But suddenly, she spoke.

“Dad, I need to say something” hearing her, his heart froze. His eyes turned sharp and they immediately fell on her.

“What is it?” her father asked, looking at her face. Clenching his jaws, Declan looked at Priscilla’s face. Then she moved her eyes and looked at him but soon she looked away from him and lowered her eyes.

“I need to call….”

“We are getting married in three months!”

Before Priscilla could finish what she was saying, he interrupted her and spoke looking at her father. He didn’t know why he said something like that just to stop her from telling that. Then he looked at her wide eyes and forcefully smiled before looking at her father. “You don’t have to tell that Declan, everything is arranging for the wedding but it will at least take five months to finish because I need a grand wedding for my daughter”

“But I need it to happen in three months” he again said ignoring what her father said.

“Really? Are you ready Priscilla? Is it okay?” he asked her as he looked at her. Then she looked at Declan’s face and let out a forceful smile before nodding at her father. Seeing her reaction, he sighed in relief.

“Well then, let’s arrange everything soon” he sighed and said.

Declan’s mind was a mess, he had messed up everything. Fuck! He cursed under his breath and looked at Priscilla. Then he clenched his jaws and sighed. Now he has to finish everything before the wedding happens. He didn’t want to marry her, and he’s not marrying her so he had to finish his revenge as soon as possible!

With that heartless thought, he looked at Priscilla’s both happy and innocent face. Then he smiled at her, making her blush.