Chapter 545: Arabelle
It was the stillness of the night that attracted him to this place. B- town was scenic and quiet. A perfect combination. He could imagine people coming here and letting go of the stress of their bad emotions.
He let his mind drift as he watched the tiny ripples in the water. Even those ripples were that of calm adding to the harmony of the place instead of taking from it. Absently, he twisted the ring on his hand, his mind focused on Autumn and his own actions towards her.
There were countless girls and women in the world who were going through troubles. It was why he had been setting up the Trust to help them. Then why did he make Autumn his personal business? It was a mystery to him. It wasn’t as if he had planned to marry her after rescuing her. He’s only asked the person in the waiting room to keep an eye on those people so that he would be able to send her home then.
And now, he was not just married to her but also staying married to her for a year at least. And he’s agreed without her having to give him the explanation he’d asked for. He’d already told Jack of his marriage so he knew without saying that he would be getting a call from one or more of the other Frosties soon. To investigate the matters. And if he didn’t have some answers by then...The Frosties and their girl gang would probably descend here.
He smiled at that. He’d taken to calling the others and himself as Frosties as well because of Nora and the girl gang. Those girls were no less than mafia. And that reminded him of Nora’s situation. Hadn’t she been in a similar predicament? To be jilted at the altar by her sister and the man she loved? But she’d discovered their plan timely and turned the tables.
But Autumn hadn’t had the chance. She would have been spared some humiliation since she had not filled that form... but not much more... And that man in the restaurant. That was the most worrisome. His instincts were telling him something that he did not want to believe but it was most likely.
He watched as a little bird came and perched on the side of the pool and smiled. Somehow, it felt as if Autumn was as delicate as this bird. But she wasn’t. It needed strength to stand firm in facing all those rumors and looks. He’d give her until tomorrow to clarify eveything before...
Just as he would have closed his eyes, he saw a movement in the corner that made him frown. There was someone trying to hide behind the fake bushes on the other side of the pool.
With a frown, he stood up to check it out in case someone was thinking to cause mischief. However, as he closed upon the small foliage, he could not help but smile. Looking at the little girl, trying to hide, he asked in amusement," Well well well..what do we have here?"