Chapter 28
Christy’s POV
I walked as fast as I could and on getting to grandpa’s room, I saw him lying weak on the bed, his face was extremely pale too.
Kendrick was seated on the bed with a worried expression as he gently massaged grandpa’s legs.
“Grandpa” I called with a nervous voice as I took slow steps towards the bed.
He slowly opened his eyes to look at me and gave me a smile which made my heart ache even more.
“Grandpa, how are you feeling?” I asked him when I was close enough.
“very fine my dear” he replied, his voice was so weak that it came out as a whisper.
I looked at Kendrick with a raised brow. I wanted to know what was wrong with grandpa as his health seems to have gotten worse.
He just shook his head and made a wait gesture with his hand. I nodded before turning to look at grandpa who had closed his eyes again.
“I hope you both sort out your differences and get married soon” Grandpa said weakly without opening his eyes.
“Rest well grandpa, I want to talk to her” Kendrick said before holding my hand and leading me out of the room.
We walked to the hospital garden and before I could say anything, he pulled me into a deep hug.
I didn’t push him away, in fact I have been craving it for weeks. I slowly wrapped my hands around him and we were in that position for more than five minutes.
“I am very sorry for the way I treated you and my behavior towards you can’t be justified but I hope you can forgive me” he apologized after releasing me from his arms and one look into his eyes, I saw his sincerity.
“Kendrick I….” I wanted to tell him the truth, the fact that I might never fit in and the difference between us is like heaven and earth.
What will happen after the contract ends, will he change his mind? Or will he be willing to fight for our love?.
I am scared of getting hurt, everyone I have ever trusted always ends up betraying me, would he be better?.
“Why are you crying? I know I was a jerk and I kept trying to deny my feelings for you. I was scared of having a weakness and I allowed this fear to control me” He said with an apologetic voice and more tears flowed out of my eyes.
He wasn’t one to talk much, so seeing him saying he was scared made me so emotional. I knew it took a lot to admit something so deep.
“I am scared too but I want to give us a try,” I said with a smile. More tears flowed down my cheeks and gently placed my hand on his face.
“I promise to never hurt you again” he said before claiming my lips in a deep kiss.
I wrapped my hands around his neck and deepened the kiss, we only separated when I ran out of air.
Ring Ring!
His phone rang and he brought it out of his pocket, I saw Evans name flashing on the screen.
“Yes” he said after picking up.
His expression suddenly changed, he frowned then it slowly turned into anger.
“I will be there soon,” he said before hanging up.
He hugged me again, this time felt different. It felt like something was wrong but he didn’t want to tell me.
“What’s wrong?” I asked him, the way he was acting was making me scared.
“I am so sorry” he said before planting a kiss on my forehead.
“No matter what happens, I want you to trust me” he said before hurrying away without looking back.
I could only watch helplessly as he got further and further away.
Ding!
My phone chimed and I saw a text from Kara, saying she was in the coffee shop opposite the hospital.
I quickly made my way there, as I needed something to distract me for the meantime.
“Over here Christy” Kara said while waving at me as soon as I stepped into the shop.
I quickly walked over to her with a smile and she hugged me happily.
“someone is in a good mood” I said to her and she laughed even more happily.
“You are right, today is a great day” she said with an extremely excited voice that drew the attention of others.
I felt a little embarrassed when so many people turned to look at us but she seemed to not care.
“So what is happening today?” I asked her with a low voice and she gestured for me to get closer.
“I got a huge job after weeks of applying, they even gave me an advance payment. I never imagined making so much money from doing such a simple thing” she said with a mysterious smile.
I frowned as she never mentioned what the job was from the beginning to the end of what she just said.
“What kind of job is that? What are you expected to do exactly?” I asked her but she just drank her coffee without saying anything.
“You are as naive as ever, I was just pulling your leg. The job is simple but stressful. I am a caregiver of an elderly wealthy lady. She liked me when we met and gave me some money as a welcome gift” she said with a chuckle and I laughed.
“That’s nice, sounds like a good job indeed” I said with a smile before taking a sip of my coffee.
I’m so glad everything was working out for her, she deserves to be happy.
“Okay, let’s forget about me, there is an apartment that I want to rent and I need your opinion on the color of paint to use” she said happily and quickly brought out her phone from her bag. She opened the gallery and stretched it towards me.
Ding!
Her phone chimed and she took it back to check the notification. As soon as she checked, her smile immediately vanished and she stared at me with a sad expression.
“What is wrong?” I asked her with a frown, wondering what could have ruined her happy mood.
“You might want to see this,” she said before handing me her phone.
As soon as I saw what was displayed on the screen, my body trembled and I quickly took a deep breath to control my emotions while I read through the news article.
There was a picture of Kendrick and Celeste at a high class party but the caption made me unable to breathe.
“WEDDING OF THE SEASON, THE ELDEST SON OF THE BLACK FAMILY WEDS THE ONLY DAUGHTER AND HEIRESS OF THE MARTINEZ FAMILY”