Love me

Chapter 21

 Abrams mansion.

Alice had gone mad. She was no better than a mad woman whose one wish is to find her so called husband. The fact that Xavier was not only missing and did not like her but also liked another woman really pissed her off. Not only could she not get the man of her dreams but she also lost her chances of living like a princess in his beautiful mansion and enjoy all the wealth and luxury without even lifting a finger. “I promise madam, I never even laid my eyes on Mr. Xavier, how could he love me looking like this?” cried a woman who knelt on the floor before Alice. She was the tenth woman who begged for mercy from Alice that day. “I trust you. He would never go for a low life like you anyways. You may leave.” The woman was freed from the chains that kept her on the floor and quickly left the room. Alice has been interrogating women ever since Xavier left her. She was keen on finding Xavier’s so called lover. Her supposed parents-in-law where of no help. Even the old man was not being helpful because of his wife controlling him. “Father, have you heard about Xavier’s whereabouts? Did you get any feedback?” The old man worked like a slave because of his pampered daughter. He did not know what to do anymore. He obviously blamed himself for giving her too much love, but what could he do, she was his only daughter. “No sweetheart, I have not heard of anything as of yet. He has been keeping a really low profile and considering the fact that there is that boy helping him escape us, makes it difficult to find him.” The man said for the thousandth time. He had normalized that this would be his hourly question. “How stupid are these men of yours? It has already been two months father, two long months and they still cannot find one person. If I do not get any useful information before the end of this week, I will go look for him myself!” Alice roared as she tried to stand up but her weak legs gave in and sent her bottom back to the chair she sat on. The sleepless nights and unhealthy behavior had done worse to her than a person who was undernourished. She was not very pretty before and this knew her did not do her any good. Her skin was pale to the point that a person feared to even touch thinking she would break and turn into dust. Even a vampire with the palest skin was better. Her father was clearly worried but what else could he do about his arrogant daughter. “Take it easy dear. I cannot let you go anywhere looking this weak. Maybe if you took care of your health I would let you go, but look at you, forcing yourself like this.” The poor father said as he hurried to check on his daughter.  He was truly helpless. He wanted to give her daughter what she wanted but he could not. It is not like he was not trying. He was trying but every time he thought he has caught Xavier, he would somehow slip between his fingers. “Father you promised me that I would marry him. Why has he not come back to me yet? I did not do anything wrong, then why won’t he give me a chance? What is it that I lack? i understand that I do not look good now but that is because I am stressed. I am not as wealthy as he is but no other girl in this town is as rich as me. Tell me why then dad?” Alice said in between cries.

She truly felt pain in her heart. She always kept an eye for Xavier and getting the alliance was not very easy. Her father and she had planned it for months and to only think that it got ruined within minutes. All she could do was cry and cry until she fell asleep on his father’s lap who kept on caressing her hair, worry clearly splattered on his face. He never thought that his daughter would someday be so weak and broken. He always thought that he had raised a strong female who could conquer all but it looked like a mother was needed, and she was nowhere to be found.