Chapter 39
Chapter 39
Dante's POV
My jaw hurt from how tightly I had clenched it and the numerous amount of times
I found the need to do it all over again. It was the only way I could think to
manage the anger that was flowing through my veins with each mile that my car
had consumed.
Phoebe was proving to be a pain in the most unimaginable of ways possible. I
knew she was stubborn and had great potential to be vicious when she did not
get her way but never in a million ways did I assume that she would be this
cunning.
She wanted me to marry her and I said no to which she created this entire fiasco
that was driving me insane. Not only had she been on my case since this
morning but so had her family. They had been involved in to the mix when
Pheobe decided to attempt slitting her wrist because carrying a child out of
marriage was horrifying for her.
Portia had been hysterical in the background whilst George filled me in on the
incident in great detail and disapproval in his tone like this was entirely my fault
and not his daughters poor judgement. I couldn't make sense of what on earth
was going on.
For a short while every thing felt as it should have been. Pheobe and I going our
own ways and Sophia and I kind of getting things started again. I saw her far
differently now after I knew the truth of who had saved me and what ever integrity
and obligation I once felt towards Pheobe was now completely gone.
meeting wit
It didn’t do much for my anger that this call had interrupted my meeting with
Sophia and 1 had to stand there right in front of her and she dressed herself
again with out telling her any of it. The guilt was eating at me for lying to her but
the second I mentioned that Pheobe was not easily moveable from my life at
present, she was going to see me as the villain in her life all over again.
If that had to happen, I had a strong feeling that getting back in to her life was
going to be next to impossible. I could risk losing her again over my stupidity. I
had messed things up with her once and I can't think of even doing that again.
“Dante, you haven't looked at me once.” Pheobe said from the bed she had been
resting in.
Her hand had been bandaged and she was given plenty of blood to compensate
for what she had. lost in her stunt. The doctors still insisted that she stay in over
night to ensure she and the baby were in the best of health given the strain of the
ordeal.
I didn’t want to look at her because the mere sight of her set my already flaring
anger ablaze. It didn’t help my temper that Portia and George were in the room at
present and seemed to show no intention of leaving the room at all.
Portia scoffed, glaring at me temporarily as she patted Pheobe’s hair like she
was a toddler.
“What else can you expect from him, dear. A man who can’t honor the mother of
his child would. never be able to offer any one any sort of kindness.” Portia
taunted but I clenched my fist as a way of containing my temper.
“You take advantage of my daughter, have her pregnant, then abandon her when
she reaches out to
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you.” George turned away from the window he had been looking out of with his
hands behind his back.
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“I did not abandon anyone neither have I taken advantage of your daughter, as
you claim. Because she carries my child it does not mean that I need to give in to
her every whim and fancy. I heard my own voice crack through the air.
“She is pregnant and you must marry her!” Portia demanded from the corner of
the room and never have I hated that woman more than right now.
“I am not obligated to do that. She wants financial support, I'm willing to give it
but marrying her is not necessary. We do not live in the olden times where her
reputation would be ruined if she carried a child with our being married.” I
snapped firmly and George looked appalled at such a thing.
“That is beside the point! We are a reputable family and we cannot tolerate this.
Look at her condition! Look at how much of a toll this is taking on her. George
spoke with out even looking at his daughter much.
“The medical bills are going to be a lot and I'm not paying a cent for it. This is all
your fault.” George demanded but this did not surprise me at all.
George was know to leave his tabs unpaid and had a reputation for being a bad
payer. I didn’t think that there was one place that he took an account that he ever
paid back with out trying to evade it.
“Of course, you'd be worried about your shallow pockets at a time like this.
Makes me wonder why you critique me so harshly when you place money over
your own blood. Nevertheless, I will pay for the medical cost. It's nothing to me.” I
muttered furiously wanting nothing more than to storm out from this hospital
entirely.
Georges face had turned as red as the apple sitting on the tray next to Pheobe.
“An abortion may be the answer to this whole problem.” Pheobe’s voice cracked
from the bed and, for the first time since I had gotten here, I looked at her to find
a single tear sliding down her pale cheek.
Portia gasped beside her looking mortified and, once again, glared at me.
“Don't say that.” Portia whispered to her.
“No, it makes sense. It's the only way that we can iron out this whole situation.
Dante will be free from this horrible situation and I will spend the rest of my life
grieving the lost of the child that we could have had.” Pheobe wiped her eyes
with the back of her hand.
Oh, dear god.
“I do not want to agree with you, sweety, it's a horrible thing to do to an unborn
child especially. since this has a clear solution.” George said looking up at me
with a judging look in his fading eyes. “But perhaps you're right. That is the
solution.” George said to Pheobe leaving Portia mortified at the corner of the
room.
My nose flared and my anger sizzled beneath my skin furiously. “There will be no
need for that. I
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said with finality in my voice.
I couldn't believe that I was going to give in to this craziness but damn it I couldn't
think of any other way go shut them up and get Pheobe to not act so
unreasonably and impulsively.
“What do you mean?” Phoebe asked from the bed in shocked tone but she also
sounded like she was holding her breath in anticipation awaiting my confirmation
of what she was thinking I meant.
“You'll marry her, then?” George asked reflecting Portia’s unspoken thought.
I grunted, running my hand through my hair in frustration. It was a surprise that I
hadn't pulled all my hair out.
“Yes, after a decently timed engagement. Rushing in to marriage would only raise
just as much question which is exactly what we are trying to avoid.” I reasoned
but a prolonged engagement would buy me enough time to figure out a way to
clean up this mess.
Pheobe sighed and Portia petted the back of her hand gently. “That will do but
only for a short while. Do not think me foolish enough to allow you to drag me
through an engagement that would end I'm futility.” She snapped at me being too
cunningly smart for her own good.
“Then we are in agreement then. I shall leave you to get some well deserved rest
after the stunt you've pulled today.” I said to Pheobe tightly and saw her roll her
eyes at me.
George and Portia glared at me for my carelessness but I couldn't care less. I
was sick of them and after their lies and deceit, I no longer held any sentiment of
patience for any of them. George was a greedy, money hungry lout and Portia
was second to him.
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I stormed out of the hospital faster
than I gotten here. It was beyond late
at night and every inch of my b*dy
burned for Sophia but it was too late
to disturb her and\nyy entire ead
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was! right now. I didn't want
Sophia to see me this all over the
place. She would take one look at me
and know immediately that some
thing was troubling me deeply and it
would be a delicate situation to tell
her that Pheobe is carrying my child
and now demands that I marry her
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I thought that Phoebe was out of my life but I was so wrong. If any thing she was
no deeply rooted. life than ever before. If the child that grew within her was
actually mine then Pheobe would never ever leave me alone and in peace.
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I needed to find out what happened that night when I had gotten home drunk out
my wits.
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Despite the time, I rushed back home
and sought out the footman along
with my cheuffer and questioned
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the house and Pheobe had taken me
down the hallway assisting me to the
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I swore beneath my breath before reaching for the glass of dark amber liquid and
chugged it back. it burned my throat but I welcomed it hoping that it would dull
my thoughts for the rest of the evening. My fingers ached to reach for my phone
and call Sophia but I resisted against it finding it unfair to involve her in this mess
neither could I make her understand what was going on.
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deranged woman would do in her
rage. On the other hand, Sophia
would never believe me if I explained
what had happened. She would paint
me as the villain any ways and there
was nothing that I could do about
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