Because Your Love Heals Me - Chapter 66

An hour before the rendezvous Alex was getting ready, she took her time getting dressed and prepare herself, she could not let her father get the better of her so she decided to look like a strong and cold businesswoman, she wanted to start her war from her image as it could also be a good weapon. She wore a nice red suit consisting of wide-leg trousers and an oversized blazer with a white bodysuit under the blazer. Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail, her makeup was light as always, but this time her lips were bright red, she was just on fire and looked strong, ready to destroy everything.

The whole look gave her a professional yet sexy look. She was pleased with her look and looked to Fidelia, who also reached out to her with a thumbs up. To finish her look, she put on her favourite jewellery and picked up a small bag, one last look in the mirror and she was ready to go.

Fidelia wanted to go with her as well. She was not sure if she should let her go alone, knowing how manipulative her father was, but she knew it was a meeting that only Alex could attend, so she decided to just accompany her to the restaurant where she would just eat well while she waited for her to finish their conversation.

So fifteen minutes before the hour of their appointment, they took Fidelia’s private car to drive to the restaurant together. Alex did not want to be on time, so they did not leave home until fifteen minutes before 8 pm. She knew it would take at least thirty minutes to reach the restaurant from her flat, so she would be at least fifteen minutes late.

She decided to be late on purpose, she wanted to have a little bit of an upper hand, put some kind of pressure on Alan, make him a little nervous, she wanted to let him know that she was not afraid of him and that she was now able to make him wait for her because now it was not her who needed him, but on the contrary, she wanted to show him that he was the one who desperately needed her help even whiling to wait for her.

At the restaurant, Alan was already waiting in a private room and he was getting impatient. He was furious that she was being so disrespectful to him Alan Porter! Her being late for their meeting was a sign that she had no respect for him, he had never been treated like this before and it did not make him happy at all.

Clyde Porter was there too, he was all excited to see the woman he had always wanted, she was the woman he dreamed of every night, he had wanted to possess her since he saw him for the first time when he was a teenager, he was excited just thinking about meeting her one more time, he wanted to have her already thinking about her moaning under him. It did not matter to him that she was his half sister, he wanted her and that was all that mattered, and now that she was back, he was all excited and already thinking of the time he would finally have her.

Unfortunately for him, he would not have the chance to meet her, because to avoid meeting irrelevant people, Alex sent Alan a message just before reaching the restaurant stating: “This meeting will be just between the two of us, I do not want to meet any irrelevant people, not even a member of your dirty family like your dirty son!!!”.

When Alan read that, he flipped his phone shut and told his son to go home. Clyde Porter was stunned, he had not expected this. His mother wanted him to be there so he could report what the situation was, plus he was too eager to meet Alex to just go back like that, but his father was really serious and reminded him that if they were in this situation now, it was his fault. Clyde was not stupid enough to upset his father even more, so he reluctantly returned home.

When Alex arrived at the restaurant, after telling the receptionist that she had a reservation, she was sent to a private room. When the waiter opened the door for her, she was greeted directly by Alan’s face. He wore a grey suit, his white and black mixed hair was well combed, and he had glasses on his face. As she looked at him, she could not help but think that he was quite old by now and not as handsome as he used to be, time had not been kind to him and she was happy about it. She nodded at him before gracefully sitting down in front of him.

When Alan saw her, he could not help but think that she was just like her mother, a truly beautiful woman. Her blue eyes were just like her mother’s and sparkled and shone in the light of the room. He got a little nostalgic thinking about the past and thinking about his first wife. As she sat down, he still watched her and to his surprise, even her demeanour was just like her mother’s, the way she sat, the elegance in her movements, was the same. It was as if he was standing in front of his late wife. He smiled at the thought that maybe things would go smoothly if she was as gullible as her mother, he had managed to take everything from her back then, so maybe it would be as a mother as a daughter.

She was sipping her tea peacefully when Alan Porter began to speak.

“I am delighted to see you again. It’s been years since we last saw each other Alex.”

“Yes, the last time was the day you decided to break off any relationship between us.” Alex did not even look at him but continued to drink her tea.

Alan frowned, not expecting that answer so soon. It was clear that Alex was not there for the father-daughter relationship, her attitude was the proof of that. “Um, um, that was a long time ago, and you cannot really break off the relationship between father and daughter, since my blood still runs in your veins!”

Hearing that, Alex scoffed and thought, “Does this old man really think he can endear himself to me with this father-daughter card… what a joke!!”.

“Really? As far as I remember, it’s been a while since I left without a father!” Replied Alex coldly.

“A father remains a father until he dies, since you can not remove my blood in your body, I am still your father!” replied Alan shamelessly.

“Still, my father? Seriously?” Alex scoffed, “Did you feed me when I did not have anything to eat? … Or did you pay my school fees…Oh, or did you ever love me? As far as I remember, that was not your business and there has never been a father love for me!” Alex smiled sweetly “But did you call me here to discuss whether or not I had a father?”

Alan was a little embarrassed by her words, it was true, ever since he divorced her mother, he cared less and less about her and with her mother’s death, it was as if the connection between them had been extinguished. He thought his two children were enough for him and would help him get rich. Who would have thought that years later these children would be responsible for bankrupting his business and that he would be standing here asking for help from the daughter he had thrown away?

But even though he was here to ask for her help, Alan did not think he could let her have the upper hand, which was why he tried to impose himself as a father so she would have to obey him. But he understood that she was not as gullible as he thought.

“As I said on the phone, I am calling you to discuss your mother’s shares in PRICELESS. As you know, your mother owns 15% of the shares in my company and I thought it was time to return them to you. Since you have become someone who is good at managing those shares, and I also heard that you also have your own business, I thought it might be good for you as a father to have those shares with you. So here for you.”

He pulled a white envelope out of his bag and placed it on the table in front of Alex. Alex was a little sceptical at first, but took it anyway and looked closely at the document in the envelope. Then she nodded with a small smile, put it back into the envelope and put it back on the table, looking at Alan with a small smile.

“Why do I think this is too easy and does not suit your way of doing?”