pte
t morning and found Caspian
or a helper? The man was rich enough to own a luxurious house, yet he was the one prepa
d ask, Caspian
family's house. You're going t
easy?" she snapped. It seemed there wasn't a single day when this man di
't care. Le
hair out in frustration. Of course, Caspian wasn't afraid. He had never experienced her father's a
ars about our marriage from someone else? I'm not going to let him discover it from som
an't keep ordering me around as
turned to
eep hiding until your father finds you? Wait
nerve, but she refus
ne of your
my business when you signe
unbeli
wasting time
down in less than a day. The thing she hated most was having someone control her decisions and tell her w
pian Sanchez,"
ly gr
e have something to settle with your family. Eat
ughtful
re we
him a murd
ful vacation had turned into a complete
before because she was still furious about the kiss he had stolen from h
glare. He ate quietly, as though he hadn't s
is utensils in the sink and h
t the dishes he
n't I be the one clea
ght of washing the dishes. After cleaning up, she took a shower and changed into something mo
f the mirror, she caught sight o
a soldier? He treats everyone like they
g someone to death actually worked, Caspian woul
-the only thing she had managed to bring
without knowing what was happening outside. More importantly, she ne
ound Caspian waiting by the doo
u so long? I
eyes and walked ou
back on me, woman. You won
nd looked ove
I don't care. F
glasses and contin
ople were careful around him, choosing their words because they knew the consequences o
y climbed into
at her throug
I am? Your driver
ned back c
me doesn't sit beside someone like you. Now, if you want us to go to
d being ordered around, and he h
d the ba
t o
N
vin
spi
onds, they star
of the back seat, though his grip was far from
rab me l
behaving li
ating me
ont passenger door an
t i
arguing over a seat would only waste more time. She climbed
d the wheel and s
in, while Davina was beginning to wonder whether she had marrie
e house, accelerating
ill yourself,"
ard the window. She didn't care how fast he drove.
near a familiar street
in front of a large property surrou
sses and looked outside.
, d
is place al
ked around the car,
ned seated f
live?" she asked suspici
t man to find, especially when he own
im before final
should never have brought Caspian here. He had no idea what kind o
ack," she s
rdened. "No. We're here
erstand. They
e what you'r
could turn against his own daughter the moment she disobeyed him? How could she explain that
hen we go inside," s
e that morning, he seemed to notice that he
respond, Davina tu
't do
s time he didn't lift her over his
stepped in f
k at
antly rais
dding you didn't want. You told me you were afraid of your father. If you want to leave,
surprised by the sud
sn't simply ord
er hands were trembling, but she fo
t I need you to let me speak first. Don
gave a s
ll
har
miled. "Let
ched the ga
Davina immediately an
d with worry. "Your Daddy is furious. I don't know if it's a
allowed n
f I keep hiding, Sir. I have
g who the unfamiliar man was, but he didn't as
e front door, he stopp
t's better if you t
d and took a
roud, following his wishes even when they conflicted with her own. Now, s
she would ever be welcom
dn't keep ru
tepped
ps until she's found! You
ous voice echoed
na f
's expression immediately softened with concern, but Kenzo'
," her mothe
ght Don Flore
s face darkening the
houted. "You humiliated me i
her eyes. She knew how angry her husba
d, but she forced her
you proud, even when your standards were almost impossible to reach. I never
, fighting
make my own decision. I'm the one who will live with the man
as though he couldn't bel
demanded. "I was trying to give you a beautiful future, Davina! I want to know
ce shaking. "Can you really call it happin
you! I was giving
nity I neve
ed before she c
e room fe
ed her mouth, while K
face turned r
u speak to m
ring in her eyes, but s
ybe I could have learned to love him. Maybe things could have worked out if you ha
n learn to love him a
ng you can force someone into a
med his hand ag
u will marry Kenzo, and you will not run away again. If yo
s hope
f, her father refused to listen. He didn't w
ears with the b
but I can't keep letting yo
finally turning his attention to Caspian.
vely stepped in
ad. Let me
o explain?" Casp
ently pleading with him not
stepped
e you arranged for her. Yet you're still
s's eyes
ou to interfer
anchez. I'm Da
ent, nobo
es let out a
wedding a few days ago, and now you cl
a step
u say, boy. You might no
remain
ng to lie about my marriage. Davina and I are legal
e document o
didn't even
turned to
tell me h
oat tig
king it back. Her father might disown her. Her mother
truth wouldn't
er head before s
disbelief and pain wr
meone else," he said. "Davi
him, tears spillin
n't deserve any of this. I
?" he ask
find an answer that
sure about my feelings. I should have told you tha
itter smile an
ever, seemed re
sn't your hus
really sorry. I never wanted to disobe
ed his chest and let out a
mother whispered,
es pulled aw
nd Caspian, and the fury in the
quickly that she barely un
from one of Kenzo's compan
Davina
arm and pulled her behind the heavy table
g. For one terrible second, she couldn't bre
ally tried
r mother screamed. "What are you doing?
s seemed unab
een her and the gunfire. His expression had changed completely. The
to kill you?" he muttere
nswer. Her entire
, followed by a scream f
d Don Flores, tryi
op! You're going
the exit. Staying there
ll you to move, yo
d, unable
ed her from behind the table and guided her toward t
Don Flores roared. "I'l
dn't stop
open the gate as they
d Davina. "Don't face your
ooked ba
Don Flores struggled against those attempting to restrain him. The man who had spent
ted to ask Kenzo to forgive her. She wanted h
gun appeared
med the gate s
toward his car. Only when they were safely beyond
you h
d, though her hands
, checking for injuries befo
d, his voice low. "He actual
ound, unable to hold ba
ays like this,
said n
e stop crying. He simply stayed beside her whil
wiped her face and look
back there
tod
bout my
e're not going back while your fat
and the way he sometimes acted as though he could order the world
ut himself betwee
nd she wasn't ready to trust him s
es everything between u
held h
't say
e I'm still a
less smile tou
en disappointed
ked away,
id a price she could never have imagined. She had lost her home, her fa
no longer ignore: if she wanted control over
a marriage she had barely begun to underst
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