Taming My Arrogant Husband
Chapter 68: The word I love you

"He's right, he's just helping me." I also tried to defend Andrew because what he said was true.

"And you..." I gulped when he started walking to me. "What are you doing here? As I remembered, I instructed my security team not to let you leave that fucking house!" "Yeah, you told them not to allow me to leave and ask for your permission before I could go out, but when I tried to call you, you didn't answer any of my calls!"

"Because I was busy!" He yelled at me that caught the attention of some of the customers around us. "Who the hell let you out the house?"

"Is it really important? Why? Are you going to fire them?"

"That's not the answer to my question, Sophia! Who the hell let you out the house? Answer me!"

"Do you really want to know the answer? Well, it's not from your security team, it's Nanay Emily and Tatay Berto who helped me escape from them! So now tell me, are you going to fire them?" I asked looking at him straight in the eyes. "Oh, I forgot to mention Bingo, he also helped me to lure Ben and his men so I can hide inside the car trunk."

I didn't miss the way he clenched his jaws and gripped the glass on his hand. I really wanted to take it from him because I was worried that he could break it any minute by his hard grip, but the next words he said made me stopped and shocked.

"Why did you escape? Is it because you found out we're here in San Diego? You came here just to flirt with my assistant, am I right?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Don't deny it anymore, Sophia! I'm sure you knew Andrew liked you, that's why you're now making a move to seduce him!"

"That's not true! I'm not seducing him, forgodsake!" I

Shuddered at his ridiculous idea. If this man only knew that the real reason why I'm here is because of him, will he continue to say those words?

"Tss!" He sneered, shaking his head and took a step closer to me.

"Why am I confused, when I already know that you're great at this!"

"What do you mean I'm great at this?" I don't know, but I feel that this conversation is something I wouldn't like wherever it is going to.

"You have done it before, haven't you?"

"Daniel!"

I heard Andrew's voice behind me.

"My past has nothing to do with you, so why do you have to bring it here?"

"You seduced your fiance's best friend the day before your wedding and now you're trying to lure my assistant."

His words left me speechless for a few seconds. I was just staring at him, clenching my teeth as I felt my blood boil and slowly rise up to my head. "Why are you doing this? What is your purpose for doing this?"

"How many times do I have to tell you that I didn't do such things and I'm not seducing, Andrew!"

"I don't believe you!"

"Then I can't do anything about that. I'm done explaining myself to you!" I was about to walk towards the exit when suddenly grabbed my arm.

"Stop pretending like your innocent and a pitiful victim, Sophia! Go home, if you don't want me to charge you an adultery---"

I didn't give a chance to complete his statement as my palm reached his face in a loud and full-blown slap.

"You don't have the right to accuse me of cheating because I know for myself that I'm not doing anything! I thought you'd changed as you showed me the different side of you but no, because until now you're still the jerk, cold and arrogant Daniel I have met. You know what, now I regret accepting this agreement and met someone like you in my life!"

"Daniel..."

We both heard a woman's voice behind him but I didn't even need to look at it to know who the owner of that voice. I didn't miss the way he clenched his jaws but I held up my chin and continued to glare at him.

"Really? Then let me add this to your list!"

I was confused when I heard his words even when he turned around and walked towards Chloe's direction. I don't have any clue in my mind until he grabbed her on her waist and slammed his lips onto her.

I gasped as I didn't expect this harsh action from him. I suddenly felt all my veins swollen due to jealousy but more of anger.

"Sophia!" I felt Andrew's arm on my shoulder, preventing me from walking towards the two, but I just swatted his hand, so he had no choice but to follow me.

"What the hell is this Daniel?" I heard him ask before I could open my mouth.

Tears are now forming around my eyes so I gulped three times, trying to blink them away.

"You really did that in front of your wife?"

Then he finally released her and turned to us with a smirk playing on his lips.

"You just made me realize how fool I am that I believed in you!" I said through gritted teeth. "You really kissed her in front of me?"

"Why, are you jealous?"

"I'm not jealous and it's not about----"

"Good, because in case you forgot, we're not a real couple! It was just an agreement ----

"Yeah, you're right! I'm not your fucking wife so I don't have the right to question you and the things you do! But let me remind you that you don't also have the right to humiliate me in front of everyone! And when the time comes that you discovered the truth, I will never forget what you did, the things you said and the times you made me fall in love with you!"

His mouth hung open with my sudden confession. Shock was written all over his face.

"Yeah, you heard it! I love you and the real reason why I immediately followed you here was not because I joined a competition but because I wanted to see you! You made me believe that you care for me and pretended that you're also falling for me, but fuck! They were all lies!"

"Sophia..." His expression softened as he called my name.

"I will never forgive you, Daniel Kelley, for humiliating me and for playing my feelings!"

"Sophia---"

I slapped him again when he tried to hold my hand.

"This agreement is over, Mr. Kelley! Whether you like it or not, I will send you a copy of the divorce papers tomorrow!"

And with that, I turned around to let the tears flow heavily on my cheeks. I took my phone and dialled my lawyer's number as I rushed towards the exit.

"Belle, aren't you going to work today?"

I heard Bryan's voice followed by his loud knocks on the other side of the door. I get up and sigh for I don't know how many times since I woke up this morning.

"Hey, it's been three days since you came back from San Diego and since then you haven't told me what happened, you just locked yourself inside your room." He said the moment I opened the door. "I'm going to take a bath now."

"Aren't you going to tell me what happened?"

"Maybe some other time, Bryan. I have to go to work today." I gave him a half-hearted smile and went back inside.

"Are you okay?"

I sighed again as I thought he already left but he followed me inside the walk-in closet.

"I'm fine, Bryan."

"No, you're not!" And he grabbed my hand, raising an eyebrow at me as if he was studying my facial expression. "You're not going to work today unless you tell me what happened in San Diego." "Bryan, I told you I will tell you all the details, but let me get ready for work."

"No! Sit down and talk to me right now!" I rolled my eyes, but followed him back to the bedroom.

He sat on the edge of the bed and patted the space next to him without saying a word.

Flashback...

"Sophia, are you sure you want to do this?"

"I made up my mind, Andrew."

"But you could just send it through your lawyer. Why do you have to give it to him personally?"

"I don't know." I shrugged. "It's as if my mind was telling me that I need to give it to him personally."

"Okay, I have already given you his room number. Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, thank you, Andrew, but I think it's better if I will do it alone."

"Are you sure?"

"Yup. Anyway, I'll go ahead."

"Sophia." He grabbed my arm when I was about to enter the elevator. "What if he doesn't want to process the divorce papers and he doesn't want to sign it?"

"He has no other choice, Andrew, but to sign it."

"What if he told you he loves you and he wants to be your husband for real?"

My lips curled up into a sad smile and shook my head.

"There have been times that I almost believed he feels the same for me, but with one just lie from the person he didn't know personally, he quickly turned back into his old self. He quickly judged me without knowing the whole story or at least the part of my story. I can't stand any more insults from him, Andrew." I sighed. "Love is the absence of judgement, we don't easily judge the people we love." Entering the lift, I closed my eyes and tried to calm myself. I took a deep breath and silently mumbled Daniel's room number.

I called Atty. Relagio last night after the incident at the bar and asked him to send me a divorce application form. And this morning, I called Andrew to asked him about Daniel's room number. At first, he didn't want to give it to me unless told him my purpose, so I have no choice but to explain to him about my plan.

My heart was pounding inside my rib cage as I walked down the hallway towards the room of my soon to be ex-husband. I couldn't explain the uneasy feeling I felt when I stopped right in front of his room.

Room 186

"Whew!"

I let out a loud sigh before deciding to knock on his door. I made sure that he won't see me on the peephole and stood aside to hide myself.

I was about to knock again when I heard the click of the doorknob from inside so I prepared myself for the next scene.

But my mouth hung in mid-air the moment the door opened and a woman wrapped in a white towel stood in front of me instead of my husband.

"Sophia."

She looked at me surprised but smirked after seeing my stunned expression.

And the words surprised, shocked and dumbfounded were not enough to describe what exactly I felt when Daniel came to my sight in the same way as what Chloe wears. A piece of a white towel was loosely wrapped around his waist with drops of water falling from his hair down to his shoulder.

"Oh, God!"

That's the only word that I could mutter when our eyes met. He was also shocked to see me, but it's too late because what exactly they did inside of his room, has already been registered in my mind. I was so shocked that I can't even cry in front of them.

"Sophia!"

He rushed towards me when I almost lost my balance and grabbed the door frame. I suddenly felt dizzy and my knees buckled when I looked back at Chloe and then at him.

"Sophia."

I swatted his hand and took a step back. It hurts. It seems like thousands of knives have been stabbed inside my chest. They sank so deep that I felt myself drowning with the pain.

"Believe me it's not what you think." He said shaking his head. His expression changed from shock to pleading. He tried to touch me but I stepped back and shook my head at him. "Let me explain, Sophia, please----"

His words were cut when I laughed sarcastically after hearing the word 'explain'. Yeah, I managed to laugh even though deep inside, I wanted to scream, I wanted to punch him and I really wanted to cry with anguish.

"Explain? Why do you want to explain?" I bravely asked, looking him straight in his eyes.

"I know you were thinking something else with what you saw, but I'm telling you----"

"Why? What did I see? I didn't see anything except that you both wore only a towel, both dripping and slept in one room and one bed. But other than that, I didn't see----"

"No, we didn't sleep in one room, Sophia."

"And you want me to believe you?"

He nodded and I laughed again.

"Tell me, Mr. Kelley, why should I let you explain? Why should I give the same you that you refused to give me the time I asked it from you?"

"Sophia, please?"

"Please? So you know now how to say 'please', sweetheart? Yes, I love you. I fell in love with you but it doesn't mean I will let you play with my feelings again! I couldn't remember how many times I asked you

to listen to me, to let me explain, but did you give me the chance to do it? No, you pushed me away, Mr. Kelley!"

"There's nothing happened between us----"

"The hell I care! I didn't come here to listen to you and I don't care whether you banged her or you banged each other, I don't fucking care! You said we're not a couple and I was just your fake wife, so I have no right to interfere, right? I just came here to give you this!" I waved the divorce application in front of him.