Love Worth Fighting For

258 ‘Forgive me’

“I was the last person with Suri not long after she was saved by the masked girl,” Areez said calmly, there was not the slightest doubt in Areez’s tone.

Asher, who had just arrived at Jack’s office, immediately froze when he heard Areez’s confession, he looked so surprised to hear such an unexpected confession from Areez, who in recent months became a special person in Suri’s life.

“So you know that the masked girl is Suri’s savior?” Jack asked quietly, his face red with the anger that welled up inside him.

Arees shook his head. “I didn’t know that girl was Suri’s savior, not before Suri told me.”

“What does it mean?” An impatient Christian joins in.

“At that time I was on a business visit in Zurich, I stayed at the best hotel in the city with my men for three days. However, my plan to stay for a collaboration was canceled after Suri’s arrival.”

“Areez, please.” From the couch Suri asked Areez to stop talking.

Areez pursed his lips hearing Suri’s words, during the last four years of knowing Suri, this is the first time Areez was so happy to hear Suri call his name. Areez feels that he is wanted by Suri. However, Areez, who already intends to end Suri’s suffering who continues to be tormented with guilt, decides to confess everything in front of Jack and Christian today.

“I canceled all my business plans because of Suri’s appearance in my hotel room with the masked girl,” Areez said again, continuing his words. “I thought at that time they were both spies sent by my business rivals, that’s why I ordered my men to catch the two of them who were trying to escape after breaking into my room. However, at that time only Suri I managed to catch while the masked girl managed to escape. My men who were chasing her didn’t even get her back. Because I was in a very bad mood that day, I didn’t listen to Suri’s words saying that she wasn’t a spy sent by my business rival. That’s why I decided to take her back to Auckland for further investigation.”

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Silence...

Jack, Christian, Nicholas and Asher who were in the room did not respond to Areez’s words. the four of them were still so shocked to hear the unexpected confession. Suri was the only one who reacted, her sobs were heard again when Areez covered his lips.

The first person who managed to regain control of himself was Christian, with a slightly dragged Christian step towards Areez and immediately grabbed him by the collar with both hands.

“Tell me more clearly, what did you mean by that, you bastard?” Christian speaks so close to Areez’s face, because they are both almost the same height they can both look straight into each other’s eyes without having to look up. “What do you mean by taking Suri to Auckland?”

Instead of answering Christian’s question immediately, Areez pursed his lips. He smiles without trying to let go of Christian’s grip on his hand which is causing an uneasy feeling in his throat.

Even though he has been controlled by such great anger, but Christian is still able to think quite clearly. He still couldn’t stop himself from hitting Areez right away.

Christian’s eyes staring at Areez unblinking slowly narrow, his lips quivering as a conjecture pops into his head. Without taking his hands off Areez’s neck, Christian glances at Suri who is crouching limply behind Areez without releasing her grip from Areez’s hands.

“Are you...”

“Yes Christ.” Areez cuts Christian’s words boldly. “I was the one who held Suri for three years in Auckland, I was the one who kept her imprisoned in my family’s mansion and kept her under my control for many years.”

Christian’s legs suddenly felt weak, the words that just came out of Areez’s lips made the joints in his whole body suddenly seem to lose their function. Jack, who had been a good listener, immediately charged at Christian and Areez, without opening his lips Jack snatched Areez from Christian’s grip and immediately dealt him a mortal blow to the face and stomach with almost full force.

Jack, who had a fairly complicated youth, had good martial arts skills, that’s why he easily crippled Areez in a short time.

“Daddy stop...” Suri screamed loudly, seeing Areez vomit fresh blood after he received a second blow to his face made Suri panic. Suri really panicked to see Areez who was now under her father’s feet in a helpless position.

Jack, who was ready to throw his punch back at Areez, slowly turned to Suri, his red eyes staring at Suri with a look of sadness and disappointment.

“Why Suri?” said Jack stammering. “Why are you doing this? Why didn’t you tell us all this truth from the start?”

The tears that flowed down Suri’s face were getting heavier, tens of words that Suri wanted to get out were stuck in her throat because she heard her father’s words. In nearly twenty-four years of her life, Suri had never seen her father speak with a look of disappointment like this. Suri really felt that there was a big hand gripping her lungs at this moment, the tightness was really unbearable.

Christian who was near Suri violently pulled Suri up from the couch, his strong grip wrapped around Suri’s unprotected arm. A tinge of red immediately appeared on Suri’s arm, which Christian was currently holding.

“Why are you doing this Suri?” Christian asks in a deep voice right in front of Suri’s face who is looking up at her. “Why would you lie to all of us?”

Suri shook her head. “I..I didn’t mean to lie to you guys, I really didn’t mean to...”

“Didn’t mean to lie to us.” Christian repeats Suri’s words in a voice that goes up two octaves. “Then what is this, Suri? What is this? Why are you hiding all this from us, Suri? Why?” Christian stops his speech because he is not strong, the disappointment, anger and sadness that overwhelm him makes his chest feel so tight. Christian feels betrayed by a sister he loves so sincerely, a sister who makes him willing to do anything.

“S..sorry...”

Christian shakes his head. “No Suri, you don’t need to apologize now. It’s too late Suri.”

“Christian...”