My Baby’s Daddy Is Mr CEO

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 In the following weeks, Oliver and Arianna went on a couple of dates, their relationship was growing stronger by the day but neither of them was sure of where this was leading them to. Arianna was in her eight month of pregnancy, it was just one month left before the birth of the child. Even though Aria tried to convince herself that she was alright, she was worried deep down about her unborn child. What would society say about her child? They would call her a ba$tard, an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock. Aria wanted her child to live a good life, but the chances of that happening was very poor. She was worried of how her daughter would cope in the toxic environment; she would be mocked, taunted and laughed at. She knew the stigma associated with a child born out of wedlock, it was something she did not want for her unborn child. She thought of leaving the city, travelling to somewhere else and starting a new life with new people, but she had no idea where she could go and how she would survive. The only place she had in mind was her grandmother’s house, but she did not want to bother the old lady, she had to face this herself. Oliver invited Arianna to his house one day. It was an evening and since she had nothing to do at home, she decided to visit him. For the past two weeks, she had been staying at home because her boss stopped her from continuing work. Well the man was scared that she might pass out if she worked in her condition. Oliver and Arianna were in his sitting room, they were drinking non-alcoholic wine while discussing with each other. Arianna looked around the room, wondering why Oliver had decorated the room; he had put shiny, colorful light bulbs everywhere. “So what is the celebration, you look really happy today,” Arianna asked with a smile. “Oh, you would find out soon, but tell me… what of your friend Rosie, I thought she was going to come along,” “Yes, but she changed her mind, she had a few things to take care of, so she had to stay back.”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“Oh… Okay, I understand, just that I would have loved it if she was here, she is nice and sweet and very beautiful too,” Oliver said with a sly smile. Arianna felt jealousy scorch her soul as those words left his mouth. She realized that she always felt this way whenever he spoke of his past girlfriends or escapades, she could not understand why it hurt her a lot when he spoke of other girls. Their relationship was a complicated one; sometimes, she felt like she was just his friend, while sometimes, she felt like she was just the mother of his unborn child, that they shared no other relationships. While at times, when he stared at her with those deep feelings in his eyes, she feels like they have something going on, that they were more than just friends. Whatever relationship it was that they shared, she was certain of one thing. Judging from the way she feels when he touches her, when he stares at her, the way her body reacts when he kisses her, she was sure that she was in love with him. She had fallen in love with her baby’s daddy. But does he feel the same for her? Is he also in love with her or does he just consider her a friend? Arianna looked around and she thought she had seen the servants hiding behind the mini bar, but when she looked again, they were not there. “That is strange,” she muttered. “Um… what is strange?” Oliver asked and looked around the large room. “Well, I thought I had seen your butler and co around that corner,” she said, pointing towards the counter at the mini bar. “My servants? Nope, I am sure you saw wrong, there is no one there,” Oliver replied and smiled nervously. Arianna stared at him with scrutiny, she felt like something was not right. Why did he have that smug look on his face? What was he up to? She decided to ignore his strangeness and pretend like she had no suspicions, while carefully analyzing the environment with her eyes. Suddenly she froze at the sight of something in her glass; she glared at it through the outside in awe. How did she not notice this all this time, there was something at the bottom of her drinking glass?

She looked at it closely and her jaws dropped. “Oliver… Is this… is this…” she was now hyperventilating, she looked up and saw Oliver go down on a knee. It was a ring in the bottom of the glass cup, an engagement ring! “Arianna Joanna McQueen, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife? My companion and my better half, till the end of days, will you marry me?” Oliver asked softly, with emotions flaring in his eyes. Arianna could not believe this was happening, she tried to regulate her breathing pace as she looked around in surprise. Was this a dream? Or was Oliver really asking her to marry him? She was happy, scared and shocked at the same time, so many emotions swirling through her and for a moment there, it felt like her mind had stopped working, she could not process anything. “I am sorry, I need to go,” she said in a hurry, then grabbed her purse and ran out on him. “Aria, wait!” Oliver called immediately but she hurried out of the door, without looking back. He stood up and took the glass cup she had been drinking from, and then he brought out the ring from it with a spoon. “I am sorry sir,” Zach expressed his sympathy as he came out from behind the counter with the other servants. “You don’t need to be sorry, rather make preparations you dummy; I am bringing your madam home tonight.” He stated with a mischievous smile plastered on his face.