Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 175

Noah’s P.O.V.

“Augustus told me that her father has prepared some legal documents that he wants her to sign. His only motive is to get Violet’s signature on those papers by any means. He can do anything to her, Noah. Tell everyone that they need to stay alert all the time, and don’t leave her alone at any cost. Kyle has also told his father. We will be back in the city by tomorrow morning,” Ethan told me in a worried tone. I cursed her father internally. Give her a break for God’s sake.

“You don’t worry, Ethan. We will take care of her and won’t leave her alone. You should tell your mother too,” I ensured Ethan but asked him to tell his mother too. “Dad will call her after finish talking with Mr. Westfield. Mr. Westfield is also coming by tomorrow evening. He is going to apply for a restrain order,” he told me further and I took a deep breath. “Okay…. She will be here soon. Let me explain the boys before she comes here. I don’t want her to worry about anything tonight,” I answered him in a calm tone. We both hung up after that.

“What happened?” Axel asked me in a concerned tone. “Augustus confronted her sister, and she confessed that her father has some documents with him on which he has to take Violet’s signature. He is looking for an opportunity where he can corner Violet and force her to sign those papers,” I told them, and they all widened their eyes in shock. “Give her a break for god’s sake,” Rein yelled in anger, and everyone g*****d in anger too. “Let’s search the whole area for him before she comes here,” I asked everyone, and they immediately nodded. “Let’s divide into groups and meet here again after searching the whole area,” David proposed this time, and I also nodded in agreement.

“If you see him, don’t involve yourself with him. Call her bodyguards and tell them his whereabouts. They will take care of him,” I instructed everyone once again in a calm tone. They all nodded in agreement. We formed a group of two and then searched in different directions. I was with Dustin. She told me that she would be here in half an hour. It meant that we only had twenty more minutes to ensure that her father is not here. “I really don’t understand our elders sometimes,” Dustin said while walking into the area where we were looking for him. “What about them that you don’t understand, huh?” I asked him in a calm tone.

“I mean… look around. Our parents are so caring and understanding. My father doesn’t like to involve himself in my life, but he still cares about me. Kyle’s father is now has a friendly relationship with Kyle. Rein and Axel’s fathers are abusive, and don’t hesitate to punish them even for small things,” he said, but paused in the end and took a deep breath. I also took a deep breath. I also agreed with him on this matter. “Violet’s father is all loving and caring towards her step-sister but cruel towards him when he is their biological father. Right now she has three fathers in her life, and each of them is different from the others,” he continued, and I raised my brows in surprise when I realized that he was right.

“First is her biological father…. Cunning, scheming, and cruel to her…. Second is her stepfather. He is…. Well…. He didn’t pay attention to her until he came here and met her. He is caring towards her but,” he trailed off, and I smiled. “He has some selfish reasons, and the third is her adoptive father, who is ready to do anything to keep her safe, and he loves her more than the rest of them,” he finished, and I smiled bitterly. There was a time when she didn’t have any father figures in her life, and now she had three….. well only two were present in her life though.

“Let’s check with the supervisor of the servers here tonight,” he suggested, and I nodded in agreement. We went to the supervisor and showed him Mr. Carter’s picture. We asked if he had hired Mr. Carter for the night. He told us that he had no such person here as a server. I asked him to show the pic to all the servers and asked them if anyone sees him, to immediately report it to him so that he could tell us. I told him that Mr. Carter has some ulterior motive against someone dear to us, and she is coming here to attend the function. He understood and assured us that they would help.

When we didn’t replace him anywhere, we walked back to the place where we decided to meet after searching the place. I could say that none of us saw him around. We all stood up together and I asked a server to serve us some drinks. I was thirsty and I was sure that everyone was thirsty too. We all took the glasses from his tray and I took a mouth full of the cold drink. Suddenly, Axel spat out the contents of his mouth, making everyone flinch, and we glared hard at him. “O My…. Is… is she Violet,” he exclaimed while widening his eyes in shock. I followed his gaze and blinked harder while looking at the girl who was standing at one side with Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Knight, and my mother.

“O ….. my … god,” Dustin exclaimed this time in awe. We had seen her in a dress on her birthday, but she hadn’t had any makeup that day. Above all, she had a bandage all around her head that night. Tonight she had a layer of makeup on her face, and with that high bun with a few loose strands on either side of her face, she was looking stunning. “Breath guys… she is our Violet,” David chuckled, and I breathed out immediately. I then realized that I had been holding my breath for that long. Almost everyone breathed out at the same time.

“Let’s go,” Justin chirped, and I shook my head helplessly while looking at Violet. If she had sent him her picture, then I didn’t know how he would be able to spend his night there. I walked towards her with everyone. “Violet…. Is that you?” I asked her in a teasing tone filled with surprise. She blushed harder, and Mrs Parker laughed harder while holding her hand. “Yes, Noah… this is our Violet,” my mother answered me while laughing with others. My eyes were still glued to her now crimson-red face. “Violet,” Rein screamed behind me, and her chin almost touched her chest.

“Noah…. Blink,” my mother teased me, and I blinked immediately. “I bet Kyle would be on pins and needles right now,” David chuckled, and I completely agreed with him. “Look around… almost every male is looking at her,” Dustin whispered in my ear, and I immediately looked around. I huffed annoyingly when I saw that everyone was now peeking at her. “Let’s have a pic together,” Axel chirped this time. I immediately approached her and stood beside her. None of them said anything because they knew that she was still not comfortable with everyone’s proximity to her.

“I will click the pic,” my mother chirped, and we all immediately took positions around Violet. David was now standing on the other side of her and the rest of the boys were behind us or on either side of us. “Smile guys…. Violet look up, honey,” my mother instructed all of us, and I grinned from ear to ear. I put my hand on her shoulder on the other side, and David did the same thing, caging her between our hands. “Perfect,” my mother chirped after clicking the pic. “Send to all of us,” Dustin asked me, and I nodded. I took my phone from my mother and sent the picture onto our group chat and to David.

We all laughed when Ethan messaged in the group immediately.

Ethan: Maintain your distance from her, boys….. don’t take advantage of my absence (angry emoji)…

We all laughed, and Violet also laughed while shaking her head. “Hey… Kyle messaged,” Justin said, and we once again looked at our phones.

Kyle: She is still my girl…. I dare anyone who tries to approach her… (angry emoji)

We all laughed again, and our mothers with Mrs. Knight also laughed this time. “I must say that both Kyle and Ethan are over-possessive towards you, Violet,” my mother remarked in a light tone. “You are right, aunt… but their possessiveness is not suffocating,” Violet replied to my mother in a shy tone, defending both Ethan and Kyle. “Awe… still defending them, huh? I must say that they are lucky to have you as a sister and a girlfriend,” my mother praised her. I didn’t know why, but my chest swelled with pride.

My phone vibrated in my hand, and I looked at the screen. I raised my brows when I saw a personal message from both Kyle, and Ethan. I opened Kyle’s message first.

Kyle: Buy her whatever she likes there tonight. I will pay for her. Tell me the amount, and I will transfer it to you immediately…..

I smiled and peeked at Violet, who was still talking with our mothers. I then opened Ethan’s message.

Ethan: Ask her if she likes anything there during the auction. I will pay for that item. Just tell me the amount…..

I shook my head and took a deep breath. I thought about something and then messaged the same thing to both of them.

Me: She is with me tonight, and I am not short of money either….. I can buy whatever she likes…. You don’t need to worry…. (wink emoji)…

I hit the send button for Kyle first and then forwarded the same message to Ethan. I laughed internally while thinking about their ugly faces in anger right now. I put my phone in my suit jacket pocket. I didn’t come here to read their messages all the time. A server approached us and asked us if we wanted drinks again. I looked at Violet and she nodded to me. I took a glass from the tray and stopped when I was about to pass it to her. “Will you mind if I take a sip from your glass?” I asked her in a mischievous tone. She huffed and glared at me. “Is this the first time that we are sharing something?” she asked me, and I grinned from ear to ear. “No,” I answered her, and then took a sip from that glass. Call me delusional, but I was still not at ease.

I looked around, and everyone gave me a look of understanding. After taking a few sips, I passed the glass to her when I was assured that there was nothing wrong with the drink. “Let’s go and take our seats. They are about to start the auction,” Mrs. Knight said after some time in a light tone. Mrs Parker looked at Violet. “We need to talk with a few more people here, Violet. Will you come with us?” she asked Violet and she immediately shook her head negatively. “No, mom… you go… I will be with them,” she answered in a gentle tone.

Both Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Knight looked at us. “Take care of her boys…. We will join you soon,” Mrs. Parker said to us and we all nodded together. Both the ladies then walked away, and I looked at Violet. She had emptied her glass. I took the empty glass from her hand and called a server. The server took the empty glass from me. “Uhhh… I need to use the restroom. I will join you at the table,” Dustin said when we were about to walk towards the tables. “I will go with you,” Matthew said to him, and a few others also joined them.

“Okay… then we will wait for you guys on the table,” I replied to them, and then looked back at Violet again. She smiled and then hooked her hand to my arm. David was still with us. I could see emotions crossing his eyes from time to time, but he really had good control over his emotions. He didn’t try to approach Violet in any other way and kept his friendly gesture towards her. We all had our seats allotted already. “Are you hungry?” I asked Violet when we passed the food court.

“Not now… if you are, then you can eat,” she answered me in a light tone. I looked at David questioningly. “We will eat together later,” he said, and I nodded. I am also not hungry right now. “Uhhh… Violet,” suddenly David called her in a cautious tone. We both looked at him questioningly. “Do you mind if I click a pic with you only?” he asked her in a low but cautious tone. She smiled and looked at me. She didn’t need my permission, but I was really happy that she asked. She made me feel important to her. I gave her a smile, indicating that it was okay.

“Of course,” she answered him, slowly releasing my arm. “I will click for you,” I said, taking David’s phone. “Thanks, buddy,” he whispered to me while giving me the phone. “You’re welcome,” I whispered back, and I took the phone from him. She went near him and then took a deep breath first. She slowly raised her hand and wrapped it around his arm. I saw David stiffened for a second, but he immediately recomposed himself. It was good that he knew his limitations. I clicked a pic for them, and then returned the phone to David. “Send me the pic,” Violet asked him while removing her hand from his arm.

“I don’t know what they see in her? I mean… she is not that special. They are surrounding her as if she was a queen bee,” my face went cold when I heard someone commenting on Violet in a disgusting tone. “Shut up, Gloria,” someone scolded her immediately. I looked behind and saw a girl standing a little far from us. She had heavy make-up on her face, and her dress was showing almost everything.

Both I and David were about to say something to her when Violet held us back by taking our hands. “Don’t pay attention to barking dogs,” she whispered to us, and I snapped my head towards her while widening my eyes in surprise. David did the same thing. She shrugged her shoulders carelessly and smiled. “Let’s go… I don’t want to ruin my night just because someone is jealous,” she said nonchalantly, and I chuckled. I peeked at the girl who was now fuming in anger. “You are getting bolder, huh?” David spoke to her in a teasing tone. “It’s not like that, David,” she answered shyly. “I have so many people around me and with me to take care of. Do I have time to pay attention to insignificant people, huh?” she asked him in a calm tone, but I was really taken aback by her reply. Gone was the timid girl that she was back then, and to be honest, I like this Violet more.