His Purchased Wife

Chapter 18

He held my face in his hands, his thumbs caressing my cheek lovingly. "I want you to be ready for

everything, every kind of situation to be with me, love...I am not saying that I won't be able to give you

this lavish lifestyle ever. I will, I promise but it won't happen anytime soon. I have plans, it's just that it

will take time…"

And he always does that as well. I feel ashamed after he shows his soft side or I say the meaning

behind his harsh words. I mean I know that my dad is a billionaire and I might not know what it takes to

earn money but still I never took anything for granted. I mean last year I wanted to go to the Maldives

for vacation but dad denied me his private plane because it went for servicing and I didn't get angry

instead I hired a chartered plane. If I could understand Dad's problems then I could understand Gabe's

as well.

"I understand Gabe…"

He patted my cheek as we started walking towards the main door. "Aurora, I know my words could hurt

you but after we get married I want you to quit your designing and help me in my restaurant."

And I was stunned. "Huh!" My eyes broadened hearing him. "Gabe, what would I be doing in your

restaurant?" I asked him, not able to believe his words.

"I don't know, you can't chop vegetables as I am sure you didn't know and I don't want you to chop your

fingers."

I grimaced when he said chop your fingers, I was looking at him expectantly. "But you can wash

dishes…"

My throat swelled up hearing him. He wants me to give up on my dream of jewellery designing and do

dishes in his restaurant. I was bewildered by his thought process.

"Gabe, I have plans for a jewellery business…" I told him, gazing into his eyes.

He chuckled. "Oh, Aurora!" He held my face in his hands and placed a soft kiss on my forehead, stared

into my eyes. "Darling, I love you but you need to know the harsh truth about yourself. You stand no

chance in the business world and, you can do anything because of your dad's contacts and money but

love, I can't afford all this and at the end of the day, you will be dependent on me. Think about it."

Saying that he leaned to kiss me and I turned my head away a little.

"Mrs Dolan might come." I cleared my throat and forced a smile. He squeezed my hand affectionately,

caressing my face with another hand while looking at my face warmly.

"I just want you to be with me, every second of the day." Again I maintained the smile but inwardly I

was near to tears. He finally walked out of the house giving me the one last smile before sitting In his

car and drove away. Finally, I left the sob I was holding. His words become the axis of my thoughts.

Was he saying the truth? do I not have an identity of my own? I glanced at my perfectly manicured

hand and imagined them washing dishes in Gabe's restaurant. My eyes widened in horror. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

When I turned around I gasped seeing dad standing there. "Aurora…"

I pinched my lips and tried to walk away but he stopped me. "Darling you look hurt, did he do

something?" He asked me.

Tears pricked in my eyes, I wanted to hug him just like I used to do when I was a child and someone or

something hurt me but remembering Gabe's words of me being Daddy's little girl stopped me from

doing so.

I fisted my hand to gain strength. "Yes, I am hurt but it's you who hurt me dad, not Gabe." I lashed out

at him in anger recalling the words he said to Gabe.

"I don't understand what you're saying, Aurora?" His brows pulled together and he asked me.

"I heard what you said to Gabe in the living room. You wanted to buy his love, you wanted him to leave

me, dad!"

He raised his brows in surprise. "Yes, and I was right to do so. You see you are my only daughter and I

wanted to see how he would answer me. I have the right to check whether the man was good enough

for my Princess or not."

I gulped in emotions. I want to hug you right now dad. "And...and what have you decided?" I asked him,

fidgeting with my fingers.

"He seems nice and proud, I like him."

I couldn't hold my tears anymore and ran into his arms. "Oh, dad! I… I am so sorry for the way I talked

with you."

He caressed my back. "It's okay love. You have the right to your old man."

I chuckled. "Na, my dad is still one young handsome man."

"That I am…" he sighed, broke our hug, now let's go and some father-daughter time.

We both were talking about everything and anything at hand. But suddenly, dad asked me about the

competition I took part in. "What about that jewellery competition, Aurora?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't have any news yet."

He frowned. "I can help you, darling, I have some contacts in this line, I will give them a call and you

can meet them…"

Gabe's words telling me that I have no identity of my own came to my mind. "No dad, I want to do

something on my own now. I don't need your help, let me grow my wings on my own."

He nodded, "as you wish darling but don't forget that your father is always here to help and support

you," he assured me.

I nodded, I know you are always with me dad but now it's about my identity and self-respect. I will

prove it to Gabe that I can earn my own money and name. I was not born to wash dishes in his

restaurant.

I will show him what the Aurora King is capable of doing…

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