Chapter 436: Love Is Painful


    Mark broke down as he punched the steel bars repeatedly and shoved himself on the floor in a very


    dispirited stance.


    The passing of Mr. Hendrick was another heavy blow for him.


    The cops had calmed down seeing Mark stay rooted on the ground.


    They left him alone allowing him to mourn his loss.


    “Mr. Collins, we found this piece of paper inside Mr. Hendrick’s fist, and was gripped hardly.” After a


    while, one officer dared to interrupt Mark as he handed him a strip of paper with handwritten words.


    Mark’s sharp eyesnded on the paper first.


    He stared at it deeply before he got it from the officer without any word.


    The officer quickly ran off.


    Still bursting with dangerous anger, Mark opened the crumpled paper and read the words on it.


    ‘I told you so… don’t mess up with me.’ B.S.


    The words written on the paper were mere answers to his questions.


    B. S.


    The person who awfully made this to Mr. Hendrick is none other than Bill Sky.


    Extreme anger surged up in Mark’s eyes.


    His heart was bursting with rage toward Bill.


    He could not just sit there.


    He wanted to see Bill Sky suffer in his hand before he would personally kill him.


    Mark quickly tore the paper into pieces and threw them to the ground.


    Then, his head slowly looked up at the old man who was still hanging in front of him.


    His furious eyes were swearing and cursing at Mr. Hendrick.


    “Rest in peace, old man. Thank you for everything you had done for me. I swear, in front of your body


    that I will not stop until you would be given fair justice. That Bill Sky would go down beneath the


    ground!” Mark swore decisively clenching his fists hard.


    Three days passed and Arabe stayed in Bill’s penthouse trying to wait for him but he didn’te.


    She still couldn’t get rid of her dream that night.


    It suddenly appeared and bugged her which made her feel restless.


    Also, she was thinking of Bill’s n.


    What if he failed?


    What if Trishia would kill her or the Senator?


    It was tooplicated.


    Adam’s safety made her so worried too.


    Today, she made an appointment with Eric Grant.


    The man was too busy and he always stayed abroad for his main business.


    But she sensed something Eric wasn’t stable.


    He seemed too bothered with something.


    Eric invited her to his house.


    The house where she used to live together with Ivan.


    Now, it was only Eric there since Ivan was also living abroad with him.


    This huge mansion was already empty and only had a single soul whenever Eric was in the country but


    it was very seldom.


    Their lives became so different but Arabe understood her brother, Eric.


    She could also see how Hanna made a big impact on his life.


    It was just too bad they didn’t make it.


    Eric was still in pursuit of finding Hanna but it seemed Hanna didn’t want to be seen.


    It was very difficult to find someone who didn’t want to be found but Eric was determined and didn’t


    want to give up too.


    Arabe just hoped that the two would find what their hearts true desires.


    Eric offered Arabe to pick her up but she declined as she didn’t want Eric to know that she was living


    in one of Bill’s properties.


    She wasn’t the secretive type to Eric but at this time, it was about her morals that she wanted to


    protect.


    Bill’s marriage was broadcast all over the world.


    Whatever it is, it wasn’t right for her to live on a married man’s property.


    It was not right through the people’s eyes.


    When she arrived at his mansion, Eric greeted her with a warm smile.


    Arabe was happy to see her brother, Eric.


    They hugged each other then they went inside with grateful hearts for seeing each other again.


    “So, are you sure about your decision?” Eric looked more mature now.


    He had beards growing up and his eyes were serious and tired but his handsome face never lessened


    a bit.


    Arabe smiled and nodded.


    She wanted to process her divorce from Eric a long time ago but she was always caught in bad times


    and conflict situations.


    Now, Bill was urging her to finally put an end to her marriage with Eric.


    They both knew that their marriage was nothing and it was just to lure Bill Sky at that time.


    “I am… I think I am brother Eric.” She added with a smile.


    “How are you?” Eric frowned like he was guilty of her.


    “I’m good,” Arabe answered briefly.


    What could she possibly answer to him?


    Her life was always hanging at the moment and always full of surprises.


    “So, Bill Sky and you…?” She could smile and pretend she was okay in front of Eric but she could not


    escape from Eric’s interrogation.


    Arabe just smiled at him to light up the mood.


    Eric knew her rtionship with Bill Sky.


    He helped her before and it seemed Eric could not believe that she was going to end up loving Bill Sky.


    After all the hatred she had for Bill Sky, now she was processing her divorce just to be with him.


    Arabe knew all about these and she was also in disbelief at the fast twist in her life.


    The man she hated the most is now the man she loved the most.


    “Yeah…” Arabe answered Eric with a soft grin. “It’s weird. I know… but brother, I can’t help it. I love


    him. God knows how I fought for this feeling and you witnessed it yourself but fate really has something


    to surprise us. I never thought I would love him this much. This the first time I fall so hard brother.”


    Arabe couldn’t help to confess with her sweet smile never leaving her face.


    Eric smiled at her too.


    Hearing her is enough for him and felt satisfied.


    “Oh,e on! You don’t need to talk so cheesy to convince me to divorce you.” He joked as he


    about their divorce, Eric arranged everything through his secretary as he was more capable of doing


    the process fast.


    It was about time that they had to let go of their pretend marriage.


    Though admittedly, Eric was in love with Arabe before that was why he suggested this marriage to


    her for his benefit but it didn''t work.


    There, he realized that true love couldn''t be forced.


    You cannot force someone to love you because you loved him or her so deeply.


    In the end, you found yourself happy with the person you had loved seeing her or him happy with the


    person she or he chose to love.


    And for Eric, that was the lesson he learned from loving Arabe Jones.


    And this kind of love brought him to Hanna.


    The person who he wanted to love the most and was willing to be with her for the rest of his life but...


    Fate was so cruel to them.


    After hearing Eric, Arabe was happy with that but her heart was not so satisfied.


    This is for a fact that even though she was free but Bill wasn’t.


    They were still not free to love each other and be finally together.


    All she wanted was to be with him and Adam.


    She couldn’t wait toplete her family and live happily with her two boys.


    Where ever as long as she was with them, it was her home.


    “Thank you! I can’t thank you enough for everything you had done for me, brother.


    Ever since you been so good to me and I will be forever thankful for you.” Arabe uttered so sincerely


    to Eric.


    She would never forget that young Eric helped her when they were kidnapped before.


    Eric held Arabe’s hands.


    “And thank you. You had given me a chance to know you and you be a very good friend.” Eric


    squeezed her palms little by little without any malice.


    Arabe was happy with their rtionship now.


    They were going to separate but were still good friends.


    Nothing would change between them because they had a genuine love for each other.


    Another kind of love that real and sincere friends knew.


    “But… what about you, brother?” Arabe was not a nosy one but she couldn’t help herself asking this


    question that was bugging her.


    “Hmmm… me?” Eric frowned trying to escape the question as he knew Arabe was targeting a topic


    that involved his personal love life but after seeing her determined expression, he knew he could not


    escape her.


    “Hmm… I failed.” Eric’s eyes became melodramatic. His smile quickly faded along with his


    disappointed expression.


    Even if he didn’t mention it, Arabe quickly got Eric’s sentiments.


    Arabe instantly felt pitied of her brother, Eric.


    Who would have thought that a sessful businessman like Eric had failed in some ways?


    He was rich, handsome and a very sessful man but he failed at something.


    He could have all the girls kneeling on him but he could not get the only woman he wanted.


    If only she had a way to help Eric.


    She would not hesitate after all he had done for her.


    “I can’t find her,” Eric added disheartened by the fact that even though he used all his connections, he


    could not still find Hanna. “I want to see her to apologize and rectify the bad things that I did to her but I


    was not given that chance. She is angry at me and didn’t want to see me again.” Eric continued with a


    gloomy tone.


    At this time, Arabe squeezed his hand a little.


    “Brother, maybe this time is still not the perfect time. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Time would heal


    everything and I know when the right timees, everything would be put into ce.” Arabe said


    like she felt the need to console Eric.


    “But… how? There was no perfect timing when many hearts were broken.” Eric looked at her seriously.


    They both knew what happened to his uncle Byer and Rosy’s family because of Hanna.


    It was so hard to pretend and very hypocritical to say that there was still a perfect timing for everything.


    Everything including their love for each other.


    How could be?


    How could he love the person who caused his aunt’s death?


    How could he betray the family who adopted him and helped him to where he was now?


    Eric wanted to see Hanna so badly but there was still a certain strong force that stopped him to see her


    again.


    He wanted to apologize to her but his mind was battling as he wasn’t sure if he couldn’t hurt her again.


    He didn’t want to hurt her but he didn’t know how to handle her and his family.


    Who would he choose? It couldn’t be both.


    There should be only one and Eric had not reached the answer to that question until now.


    Thinking about this, Eric couldn’t help to ask Arabe as he felt so bothered all of the sudden, “I don’t


    mean to spoil whatever happiness with your rtionship with Bill Sky right now but,” Eric stopped for a


    while like he was thinking it was right for him to ask this kind of question to Arabe. “What about Bill


    Sky? Does he really love the person who he med for the death of his father or is this still part of his


    revenge?” Eric asked it anyway.


    He was worried about it and of course, he didn’t want Arabe to be hurt again and again.


    Right after hearing Eric’s question, Arabe jolted while her heart skipped a beat.


    How could she forget about that?


    Bill Sky was so close to his father, Ed Sky.


    Until now, Kelly Sky could still not forgive her.


    She still kept on ming her for what happened to her husband more than 7 years ago.


    Through her eyes, Arabe could see hatred towards her and she didn’t know what to do to ease


    Kelly’s rage for her as she could not bring back the life of her husband.


    It seemed Kelly also hated herself and her husband for allowing her to enter their family before.


    If none of this happened, her husband Ed Sky was still alive.


    Eric’s question was like an eye-opener to Arabe.


    There was no doubt that she love Bill a lot but she could not tell if Bill really loves her or if Eric was


    right, everything is just part of his revenge.


    With her thoughts, Arabe became so restless.


    There was panic, nervousness, and a deep sadness she instantly felt in her heart.


    “Hey! Don’t take it to heart.” Eric quickly snapped her back to her senses. “Bill Sky is different from me.


    He is not me and I am not him…okay? We have different and special ways of handling things, so…


    don’t overthink. Okay?” Eric tried to appease Arabe’s lost expression.


    Arabe smirked at Eric.


    She knew Eric was just trying to appease all her worries right now.


    Then she heaved a heavy sigh.


    Of course, she didn’t want to think that Bill was not tricking her.


    She wanted to believe that his words that night in the hospital were all genuine.


    She wanted to believe that Bill loves her very much.


    She wanted to believe that they had mutual feelings for each other.


    That they both love each other and shared the same goal, toplete their family and live happily


    together like in the fairy tale stories.


    Now, that she started to hope again and believe in Bill again wholeheartedly, why she suddenly felt


    scared?


    She feared that everything she put up would be shattered to pieces again.


    She feared her heart which was now trying to be whole again would be broken again into million


    pieces.


    “Brother…” Arabe suddenly called Eric.


    Her tone was deep like she was caught in a serious situation.


    Eric looked at her seriously.


    “If you have to choose between Hanna and your family? Who would it be?” Arabe asked filled with


    curiosity and eagerness to know.


    Eric looked at Arabe keenly.


    He didn’t want to hurt her but she needed to see the reality.


    She had to get ready for another knock-off of her life.


    “Family. I will choose my family.” Eric answered with serious eyes pierced into hers but after realizing


    Arabe''s expression turned disheartened, "Come on, little sister... trust love. You never know if your


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    love will bring miracles. Just don''t jump to a conclusion and close your book, we never know what will


    happen. The most important thing is that we are always ready to get hurt. Of all people, you knew that


    love is painful but you still choose to love, right?" Eric uttered cheering her up.


    Arabe smiled stiffly at Eric.


    The truth was she didn''t know what to do or to think now.