Billionaire's Forced Love

CHAPTER 11

Chapter 11

“Thanks for coming Dr. Steel,” Jasper thanked Emma Steel– Kara’s gynecologist.

“It’s my job Mr. Black. Anyway, her blood pressure dropped suddenly. She needs rest and food, and these first months are crucial. And please try she doesn’t stress so much, it’s harmful for both of them.” She stood up from the bed where Kara was lying and Amelia was holding her sister’s hand with worried expression.

“I’ll take care of it. Please come.”

He escorted the doctor out of the room, and then Aaron walked her to the door.

Jasper went back in, and stood near the bed looking down on tired but peaceful face of his wife.

His wife. The reminder unsettled him once again. Kara was no longer a grieving fiancée of his brother. She was his wife now, his responsibility, his to protect, and his to love.

The return of his brother had changed everything, he had no idea how he was going to handle everything. But he was sure of two things: there was more to William’s accident, and he would never leave Kara.

“You won’t let him take my sister away?” a baby voice caught his attention, and he darted his eyes towards Amelia.

He exhaled before sitting down on the edge of the bed. He then extended his hand towards Amelia, and she looked at his hand for some moment with startled expression.

After few seconds she placed her small and soft hand in his big and rough hand. Jasper held her hand tenderly.

“What makes you think like that?”

“Because, she was supposed to marry him. And he died. Everyone said so, then how he came back. Now, he will try to take my sister, but she is your wife. You two are supposed to mean together.” Amelia rambled whatever was in her mind with little panic in her voice.

“Shh… calm down, Am. No one is going to take my wife away from me.”

“Promise?”

“Yes, promise” and he meant it.

“Will you be okay if I go and talk to the boys for some time?”

“Hmmm…”

Jasper stood up, and then he bent down to place a soft kiss on Amelia’s head.

“I’ll be back real soon,” he ruffled her hair, and Amelia flashed him a smile.

Upon entering his study, Jasper stopped in his tracks, “what th–“

Ethan gestured him to keep quiet and he huffed in response, and went inside the room locking the door.

He stood there, watching Aaron inspecting the shelves with a bug detector device; he was the real control freak among them.

“Your office is clean, now we can have our meeting here.”

“Noah, I need you to guard something.” Jasper spoke, taking seat behind his desk.

“Sorry, brother. But I’m not understanding you. You’re not behaving like someone whose dead brother just showed up, and just before this you married his fiancé. Everyone out there is trying to come up with the terms of this, and you are having a meeting. What do you want to guard, anyway.” Noah was all confused as this was utterly disbelieving.

Jasper remained calm, but his eyes were whole another story.

“Please, forgive me little brother if I’m not behaving in the way you expected me to do. But I don’t have luxury to cry my eyes out because my dead brother is apparently alive, and the girls upstairs completely freaked out when they saw that man. There are many things you don’t know, and I’m not planning to tell everything until I sort this out. But you are the one whom I trust. Why else I would ask you to tag along? There were many other people whom I could ask to help. Now this is up to you. If you trust me, stay; if you don’t, you are free to go.”

Jasper’s reply made Noah think about this situation from completely a new angle.

“This is tough, man.” Noah hung his head.

“I know, we have to act fast because there might me someone who is ready to harm us.”

“Okay, I’m ready to help, but you’ll tell me the whole truth once you fix it.”

“I will.”

“What I need to guard?”

“The main gate, and also–“

“What! You want me to be your watchman?” Noah exclaimed in astonishingly.

“Yes, and also a bodyguard.”

“What do you want me to do? Care to explain it in detail?” he asked placing one hand on his hip.

“Kara is here, and most probably our parents are on the way to here. I don’t want them to disturb Kara and Amelia in any way. You’ll stop them to see the girls. I don’t care how you’d do it, but you have to. And if William is with them, do not let them enter at all, otherwise, let them enter, but don’t let them to go to my room.

“Come with me.”

Jasper dragged his shocked cousin out to his room. Mrs. Hudson–his housekeeper had already helped Kara to change in something comfortable. And Amelia had also changed her clothes; she was wearing one of Noah’s football jersey sweatshirt which he had kept at Jasper’s house as he used to crash down here when his father would bug him over the grades. She looked like a teddy bear.

“You look good, little bear,” Jasper smiled at her while Noah scowled.

She gave a cute smile, but it turned into a frown when her eyes landed on Noah.

Instinctively, Noah took a step closer, but Jasper put his hand on his chest to halt his movement.

“My sweatshirt,” he whispered while pointing his finger towards Amelia. And she tightened her hold on the sweatshirt.

Jasper gave a death glare to his cousin, and he shut his mouth and sulked a bit.

“Amelia, baby please come out for a minute,” she stood up and followed them out.

“Amelia, I have something important to do, so I’ll be downstairs with Aaron and Ethan, but Noah will be here for you and Kara. Whatever you need, ask him, and try to relax. Okay? Besides, if you want to paint his face, you have my permission.”

“Hey,” Noah protested at the last bit.

“You’ll offer your face to paint, else I’ll decorate it with my fist.” He smiled sweetly at his brother.

Amelia giggled, and the boys’ attention went to her.

“If you feel uncomfortable, just dial 05 on intercom. It’ll ring my study. Okay?” he bent down to her level and instructed her.

“Okay,” she nodded.

Jasper took her hand and lead her back to the room, Noah followed them with foul mood.

Jasper’s eyes went to his bed where Kara was lying, looking every bit peaceful. But he knew this peace was short-lived. He could only hope for ending this unwanted turn of events as soon as possible.

He sat down besides her, and took one of her hand in his. Her hand seemed so small in comparison to his, and hers was cold as well. He rubbed the back of her hand ever so gently, and with other hand he caressed her cheek before running a soft hand through her ear tucking an already tucked strand behind her hair.

By now, Amelia resumed her position besides Kara, and looked at him with an innocent curiosity, he smiled at her before getting up. With one last look on everyone in the room he left for his study.