The Billionaire's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 77

Aidan's POV

"Why didn't you call me? What if he was here to kill me?" I bark at Tristan. I no longer know the essence of having him around me when he isn't doing his work.

He was supposed to inform me about Damien's presence in the company. He knew Damien was around but he chose to watch from afar without doing anything.

What if Damien had shot me? I will be long dead before the police catch up with him.

I am tense about Damien's arrival back in New York. I know he is here now for the worst.

He meant what he said to me. I am not scared of facing him man to man but I am damn scared for my family, my mother, and Lily, even Anna. I don't want to lose any of them.

"I just thought it wasn't necessary since I didn't see him with any weapon", Tristan tells me.

"You think he was going to put the weapon on the car so the world will know he is coming here to kill me? Don't be daft", I yell.

He didn't say anything and I go back to my seat. I wasn't supposed to say what I said last. Tristan is more than someone who works for me or a friend, he is my brother now.

"I didn't mean to yell at you, I just want you to be security conscious next time", I say softly. "Damien is dangerous."

He smiles. "It's fine. This is a wake-up call to start taking my job seriously."

His smile reminds me of Richard. It's been a long time since we saw each other and I miss him. Tristan is behaving like Richard right now, with the way he switched his mood, from a frown to a smile.

"Good."

"He threatened you, right?" He asks. I nod, even though it is more than a threat. It is more of a declaration of his intentions and I know he will stop at nothing till he sees me down.

"I will do my job well henceforth. You have no worries, I got you covered." I nod again.

He bows in respect and turns to go. I clear my throat feeling nervous to tell him what I have in mind before he leaves.

"Tristan", I stop him from going out. He faces me and I beckon to him to come closer.

I gulp and say in a low tone. "I want you to help me protect my wife and child. I don't know how you want to do it but just make sure whenever they are out, they are safe."

"Are you married?" He grins like an idiot.

I throw him a glare. "Don't pretend like you don't know."

"Well, you never told me you were married." He is still grinning.

"How did you know then?" I ask. There is no way Tristan wouldn't know about Anna and Lily. He is always around me and I am sure he must have seen Anna and Lily on one or two occasions.

"I have my way of knowing things", he winks. "Goodbye, boss." He takes the exit before I can say anything.

I shake my head with a smile. Even though the presence of Damien has ruined the day for me, I still want to make it worthwhile. I open my laptop to begin work when my phone rings.

I pick up without looking at the name on the screen. My gaze is fixed on the laptop as I input my passcode to get the day started.

"Hello", I say into the phone.

"Boss", Tania's loud voice booms into the phone. I can hear the tone of urgency in her voice and I adjust my phone.

"What happened?" I demand sharply.

I am thinking Damien has gone to the house already to get my daughter and I can't wait for Tania to tell me what the problem is so I can rush over there and do what I think is the best way to deal with Damien.

I have been patient with him and enduring his excesses but I will also ruin him if anything happens to any of my family members, except of course my father.

"Tania?" I bark. Why is she suddenly silent? "What the hell happened?"

"It's Anna. She suddenly lost consciousness."

"What?" I exclaim with a racing heart.

"What happened? Where are you?"

"In the hospital", she replies and I rise abruptly. I disconnect the call, close my laptop and dash out.

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Anna's POV

I feel someone holding onto my hand tightly. I open my eyes to see Tony watching me and Tania is behind me. I can see the concern and worry etched on their faces and I wonder what happened.

"Anna?" Tony calls when he notices I am awake. He let go of my hand and sits beside me on the bed. I wonder where I am and why I am here.

I try to remember what happened and it occurs to me that I lost consciousness in the kitchen. I remember I was playing with Lily when I began to feel hungry. I disposed of the food Aidan insisted I ate last night. I took Lily to the kitchen where the maids were cooking and one of them took Lily from me. I was about to sit and wait till the food was ready when I slump to the floor.

I sigh.

"Anna?" Tony calls again. He looks scared. How did he know I am here?

"Tony?" I call and try to sit upright. He helps me up, resting my back on the spring bunk bed.

"How are you feeling?" He asks. Tania comes forward too and hugs me.

"I'm fine", I answer as Tania and I disengaged from the embrace. I face Tania and question. "What did the doctor say?"

"He says you need rest, he did not say anything more than that." She responds.

I turn to Tony. "How did you know I am here?"

"I called to tell you that we should postpone our date till tomorrow since my mom is coming over tonight but you didn't pick, Tania did and she told me what happened."

"Thank you for coming, Tony", I hold his hands and smile in appreciation.

He pecks my forehead in response.

"Can we go home now?" I ask Tania. I want to talk about my baby but I can't in front of Tony.

She shakes her head. "I called the boss", she mumbles. "He is coming."

I gasp. I need to tell Tony to leave before Aidan arrives here. They can't meet each other, Aidan might decide to tell him we are married since he is not in support of our relationship.

"Boss?" Tony furrows his brows, looking at me.

"Yeah", I say, thinking of what lies to tell him.

Tania knows about Tony and she knows he doesn't know about my marital status. She tried to dissuade me from agreeing to date Tony but I did anyway because he makes me happy.

Tania and the maids are bent on seeing me and Aidan together in love and I told them it is impossible. They claim I have the power to make him fall in love with me.

"It's my mother", I tell him.

"Your mother" He raises his bows.

I have forgotten that Tania said 'he is coming.'

"I meant her brother. You should rest now, Anna", Tania comes to my rescue. I smile at her.

I lay down, pretending to feel sleepy so Tony can go but he is still sitting down, not making an attempt to move.

"You should go, Tony. I will be fine. I will call you when I get home."

"I want to take you home", he insists.

"What? Don't worry, my brother will come to pick us up. You should go, you know I haven't been able to tell them about you yet."

He looks convinced and rise from the bed. "That's true."

We had agreed not to let our parents in yet since we want to take things slow and I am grateful for that agreement. I am praying within me for Tony to be out of here before Aidan appears.

He bends to peck me on the forehead again before moving to the door. Tania is watching us. Tony stops at the door and blows me an invincible kiss before exiting.

When he is out, I heave a deep sigh of relief.