Taming Mr. Cold and Arrogant - Chapter 114

Furrowing my eyebrows, I turned slowly only to be surprised when my eyes landed on the man walking down the wood and glass staircase that climbs the levels of the house… wearing a warm gray suit with a plum-coloured tie that matched to the color of my dress.

My insides melt the moment our eyes meet, and I gulped. Shivers surged down my spine and into the smallest vein of my sanity. My heart doubled its beat as if it wanted to jump out of my c.h.e.s.t… and I couldn’t move. I couldn’t even utter a single word. I just stood there, motionless. Waiting. Watching him ’till he reached the last step of the stairs.

And at the time he smiled, everything around me went blurred as the only thing I could see was the man walking slowly towards me. Everything seemed to be in slow motion… until my world stopped as Daniel stopped right in front of me.

“Hi, beautiful.”

Oh God! I gulped. My breath hitched as his minty breath fanned across my face. His eyes were shining, full of love and emotions. Those beautiful hazel-brown eyes that have held my heart captive right until this very moment.

“H-Hi…”

What the hell! It’s just a simple ‘Hi’, why am I stuttering?

“You don’t know how beautiful you are tonight, sweetheart.”

He took my hands and put a bouquet of white and purple tulips. Ohh…where does it come from?

“Where have you been?”

The first question — or should I say — the only question left in me as everything I wanted to ask and to know a while ago suddenly disappeared when he showed me his melting smile.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I didn’t mean to make you worry or get frustrated. Something happened to one of our engineers, so I had to go here and supervise the ongoing construction.”

“Ongoing construction?” I repeat, confused.

“I promise to explain it to you later, but now, let’s focus first to the party tonight.”

“W-Wait! Speaking of which, w-what is this? What is the meaning of all this? This party? Why are our both families here?” I asked, my eyes wandering around the venue.

“Oh, didn’t Rian tell you about this?” He motioned his other hand to the guests and to the things around us.

“No, she didn’t tell me anything. She just asked me to come with her to her friend’s party and then now she’s saying that this party is for me.”

“Yeah…that’s why I love my baby sister so much, I know I can count on her.” I couldn’t help rolling my eyes as he winked at Rian behind me.

Of course, you can count on her.

“So, can you now explain to me what we are doing here, Mr. Kelley?”

“But it’s not my birthday.”

“Yeah, I know it’s not your birthday.” His chuckle echoed all over the venue. “But just because it’s not your birthday doesn’t mean you shouldn’t receive or accept any gifts, especially when it comes from me. This house is for you. This purple house is for you, sweetheart.” He said taking my hand again.

Then suddenly I remembered what Rian had said earlier, ‘This is all yours, Belle! Everything you see around you is for you. A special someone had planned all of this over a month to surprise you.’

“But this isn’t just a simple house! This is a mega-mansion, Daniel!”

“I know and I want you to know that from now on, you’re going to live with me in this mansion. You deserve all of it and everything I have. You deserve all my love, Sophia.”

“If you’re talking about money, you know I am not into—”

“I know.” He cut me by putting his index finger on my lips. “But you have no choice, Sophia Yzabelle Kelley because you’re married to me and you married one of the top billionaires in California.” He winked at me and God knows how much I wanted to smack the arrogant smile playing on his lips.

“So, you really owned this mansion?”

“We, sweetheart, owned this mansion.”

“Shhh… let’s just take it one by one, sweetheart. Don’t worry, we still have forever and I still have a lifetime to explain to you everything, but before that, I want to share a big secret with you.”

Here we go again.

“A secret?” He nodded.

“Read what it says on the card.”

“Huh?”

My eyebrows knitted, but I still looked down at the flowers in my hand and took the card that I hadn’t noticed earlier because my eyes and my attention were only on him.

I opened the purple card and read the note that’s written on it.

***

My woman…

Thank you for coming into my life.

I love you… Always and forever.

T.M.

***

“T.M.?” I asked glancing up on him. I didn’t know that everyone knew it by then, especially Craig and Rian. “What is this? As I remembered, it’s the initials of the person who keeps sending me flowers in the studio.”

“Yeah.”

I couldn’t help raising an eyebrow with his answer. “Are you connected with this person? Do you know him?”

But before he could answer, Craig’s voice from behind echoed in our ears.

“Oh, my God, girl! Do you know how to spell the word ‘slow’?”

“Haha…”

I looked back at the card and tried to understand the message then suddenly it hit me. My mouth hung open and my eyes widened in surprise.

“Don’t tell me… you… you are T.M.?” He said nothing but the kind of smile he gave shows his answer. “Oh, my— seriously?”

This time he nodded.

“So all this time, you were just pretending jealous and furious over this secret admirer thing, because it’s no other than you!”

“Yes, I was just pretending then, sweetheart. I’m the one who sends you flowers every day. I’m the person behind that initials, I am your secret admirer.”

“But how— I mean, why? Why did you have to pretend and send me flowers? Because as far as I remember, you hate me and you told me I wasn’t your type, Mr. Kelley.”

Scratching the back of his neck, his lips curled into a shy smile.