You Can Run But You Can't Hide My Contractual Wife

Chapter 384: Soul Sister

After a while, the two strangers who met in the park sat next to each other. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Arabella felt a bit relieved that she found her.

She didn’t know that they had the same hobby releasing all their sorrows in an outdoor place where

people seemed to be so busy playing and had no time to mind other people’s business.

For them, it was a place where they could cry.

Cry until their heartaches mend.

“What brought you here?” Arabella asked first.

She still could not believe seeing the familiar face in the park.

Worst, she was crying too loud than hers.

“Hmmm… well, it’s the place where I don’t have to spend money just to cry,” Hanna answered.

She wondered also why she saw Arabella in the park alone.

All those days, she didn't hear any single news about Arabella Jones or Eric Grant.

All she knew is that, Arabella Jones is the legal wife of Eric Grant.

In this case, she had done a very big sin to Arabella when she let Eric take her body, and not only that

the greatest sin was that she loved him even though she knew that Eric was married to the woman

beside her, Arabella Jones.

“And you?” Hanna gulped to stabilize herself as she asked Arabella.

She was very curious about how she was there alone when everyone wanted her so badly.

Eric loved her and Bill Sky.

She could sense the love triangle going on them when she was still with Eric.

So, she could not believe that Arabella was all alone without any of these two men.

“Hmmm…” Arabella looked at Hanna.

She seemed to study her first before answering.

Hanna was a simple woman.

She was different from other women who loved to glam up.

She could simply figure that Hanna had no make-up.

She just wore denim pants and a white shirt paired with white sneakers.

She had no accessories on her body.

Arabella could say Hanna was a simple and humble girl but she is very beautiful.

No wonder, her brother Eric likes Hanna.

With her thoughts, Arabella smiled. “Well just like you. Trying to breathe some fresh air.” Arabella

sounded grasping air heavily.

Hanna smiled at her.

She seemed to quickly understand that they were in the same boat at the moment.

“Sorry… I don’t want to misjudge you but… you know, you have everything. Why do you still feel that

way?” Hanna asked full of curiosity with a questioning expression.

Arabella chuckled bitterly.

Hanna seemed to look up to her but she didn’t know what hell she had been through.

“Everything?” Arabella couldn’t help but questioned Hanna’s statement.

Her tone was bitter and her expression turned very gloomy.

Then Arabella smirked. “Nahhh… I don’t have everything.” She added with a sad tone. “What about

you? Problem?” Arabella felt good about Hanna even though she just met her a few times.

She could feel Hanna’s intense tension towards her.

Hanna looked at Arabella full of guilt.

She could not hide it.

Even though she didn’t personally know Arabella, she could sense Arabella was a good woman.

She felt very at ease with her like she found her long-lost soul sister.

“Hmmm…” At first, Hanna was very hesitant to say something.

She was trembling inside as her conscience was eating her up.

She and Arabella’s husband had made out on the bed.

How could she be relaxed beside her?

“Hmmm…” Hanna’s eyes were avoiding Arabella’s stare.

She couldn’t just meet her eyes even though she wanted to.

“Hanna…” Arabella could feel Hanna’s hesitation. “Is this because of Eric?” Arabella opened up first.

Hearing Arabella, Hanna’s eyes widened.

She didn’t expect Arabella would mention Eric calmly.

Hanna felt shy as her cheeks instantly blushed.

“I’m… I’m sorry.” Hanna felt she had to apologize to Arabella quickly.

Arabella’s expression told her that she knows something about them.

Hanna felt very exhausted.

She didn’t know how to face her.

“I’m very sorry,” Hanna added with apologetic eyes.

“I don’t mean to love Eric. Trust me, I tried so hard to avoid him and this feeling but I failed. I couldn’t

just ignore him and my feeling. I love him. I’m very sorry.” Hanna felt she had to confess everything to

the person she had owed.

Arabella owed an explanation from her because she was in love with her husband.

Hearing Hanna, Arabella smiled excitingly which made Hanna become dumbfounded.

Arabella was not angry.

If she was not mistaken, Hanna could see happiness and excitement in Arabella’s expression.

She didn’t expect her to be just so calm after hearing a woman confessing her love for her husband.

Hanna couldn’t understand.

She looked at Arabella wearing the biggest question mark on her face.

“Hanna, you don’t have to apologize to me,” Arabella said with a smile.

“But… but…” Hanna wanted to explain herself but she was cut as Arabella held her hands together.

“Listen to me. Eric and I have nothing.” Arabella felt she had to kill Hanna’s tension as she could feel

the heaviness Hanna’s carrying because of her guilt towards her. “Look, we are married but it was just

because my brother, Eric wanted to help me from Bill Sky. He wanted to show Bill Sky that I cannot be

longer be pursued because I am already married to him.” Arabella explained with an exciting smile.

Of course, she was very happy with Hanna and her brother Eric.

Maybe she was just so late and she was not so updated with her brother Eric’s love life but she was

very happy for him that at long last, he saw the right woman he wanted to be with all his life.

Before, she was sad for him because even if he wanted her, she couldn’t just give him what she

wanted because though he was her savior, her heart belongs to someone else and that someone else

was none other than, Bill Sky.

“Are you…” Hanna could still not believe what she was hearing.” Are you not really mad at me?” In her

poor circle, she was used to hysterical women over a man but with Arabella, it was the opposite.

Arabella was really a cultured and modest woman.

She liked her even if she just had known her.

Arabella’s smile widened. “What are you saying?” She sounded with her sweet smile never leaving her

face.

Talking with Hanna, she seemed to forget her problem earlier.

“Trust me, Eric is only my brother. He saved me once before when we are still kids. That’s why we are

very close to each other. Our relationship was more like a family.” Arabella explained more to appease

Hanna’s speculation.

“Then…” Hanna sounded. “Who do you love?” She suddenly asked. “Bill… Bill Sky?” Hanna’s

expression was very curious.

At this point, Arabella was dumbfounded.

She didn’t expect Hanna would ask her that and that she had bulls-eyed the person.

Arabella started to like Hanna.

Aside from being so simple, she is also smart.

“Oh… in that case… Hmmm…” At this moment, Arabella staggered.

She didn’t know how to admit it that she would not be shy.

She could feel the immense heat on her cheeks and she knew she was already blushing tremendously.

Then, Arabella looked at Hanna who was eagerly waiting for her answer.

She had no choice but to admit it.

So, Arabella nodded.

Hanna smiled sweetly.

She felt the guilt inside her instantly vanish knowing that Arabella Jones was in love with another man

and knowing their marriage was just a marriage of convenience.

Hanna heaved a sigh of relief.

Arabella heaved also a sigh.

Then she looked at Hanna again with a worried expression.

This time, she seemed to realize something.

“If you love my brother Eric, then why are you crying?” Arabella asked with a deep frown.

Hanna looked at Arabella seriously.

She seemed to study her case and Arabella.

There was no doubt that she could talk to Arabella about anything but about this serious matter, Hanna

seemed to hesitate.

She didn’t want Arabella to misunderstand her.

Eric already misunderstood her but what about Arabella?

Would she be on her side if she knew about her and what she did in the past?

Hanna was troubled.

She didn’t want Arabella to misunderstand her especially now that she wanted her to be her friend.

“Okay… Hanna… You can just tell me if you are ready, okay? You don’t need to force yourself and I

don’t have the right to meddle in your problem but somehow, I wished you and Eric would be together

in the future. Please have some more patience with him. I know that brother of mine was so stubborn

sometimes but please love him more if that time comes.” Arabella held Hanna’s again.

Her eyes were begging at Hanna. “You are the only woman I knew that he is interested in. Trust me, he

just doesn’t like you but he loves you.” Arabella’s eyes were very captivating.

She was speaking on behalf of Eric.

Hanna’s heart was clenched hard.

What happened between her and Eric was terrible.

She didn’t want to process it now.

Eric was full of hatred toward her and he turned into a beast that night.

He forced himself on her as his punishment to her.

How could she share it with Arabella Jones?

Hanna didn’t think Arabella could understand and she didn’t want to drag Arabella into her problem.

She would solve her problem no matter what and the only way to solve it is to forget Eric Grant.

Today was her last day in Capital Z.

Her bags were already packed and she was leaving the city for good.

That night in the hotel, she swore not to see Eric Grant again.

Eric would be just part of her past and she would continue her life in another place away from Capital

Z.

She was just so sad that every good memory of Eric had turned into tragedy.

She loved Eric but she had to forget him for good.

She just wished that Eric had sobered up after she got her punishment.

She wished that Eric’s hatred towards her vanished too after that night.

With her sudden thoughts about Eric, Hanna heaved another heavy sigh.

“Thank you for that. I’m happy I met you here.” Hanna sounded coming from her heart.

Arabella was very approachable, she felt like they were close friends already.

Hanna couldn’t help to hope that they should have met earlier, they would be very good friends by then.

“But… what about you? Your bloodshot eyes were telling me that you cried too. Are you, okay?” Hanna

then realized Arabella’s wet eyes earlier.

Hanna looked at Arabella worriedly.

Arabella avoided her gaze for a while then went back to meet Hanna’s eyes.

They looked at each other like their eyes did the talking then they smiled at the same time.

“Let’s drink?” Arabella and Hanna sounded at the same time then they chuckled.

Hanna was going to fly tomorrow so she didn’t mind spending the night drinking with her newfound

friend, Arabella, while Arabella didn’t want to return home yet.

She didn’t want to see Bill Sky and Trishia again.

She still couldn’t decipher how to face Bill and his contract.

She wanted to spend time somewhere and drinking with Hanna was the best choice.

Undeniably, they both had problems.

Maybe, the alcohol would make them forget their problems and of course their company with each

other.

The two women went to a nearby bar to drink.

It was so long ago that Arabella had a drinking buddy.

She remembered Farrah from Hanna.

She knew how to drink and control herself among the crowd.

She was also an outgoing person.

She smiled when she was drunk already and her cheeks got very reddish.

Arabella spent the night drinking again.

Tonight, she was drinking with Hanna.

She felt Hanna would be her family sooner.

If she would not give up on Eric, Hanna would be her brother's wife.

Deep inside, Arabella wished that Hanna and Eric would be together forever.

With that, she didn't need to worry about her brother, Eric.

They had to quickly settle their divorce so he could ask Hanna's hand.

She would be very happy for them.

Tonight, Arabella didn’t mind drinking again and again just to forget her thoughts about Bill, the scene

she witnessed this morning, and the contract he made.

For her, everything was all unfair.

She could not play the role of his mistress.

She was supposed to be the wife, not the mistress.

Arabella had made her decision.

She would not sign with Bill's contract.

Sooner or later, she had to talk to him about that but not just tonight.

She still didn't want to see him.

She would just enjoy Hanna's company away from Bill Sky.

The night had gone deeper.

The two women kept on drinking and seemed they had no plan to stop until their sorrows faded away.

After a while, the loud screeching sounds of two sports cars echoed outside a bar due to an abrupt

stop.

The drivers of the two cars seemed to drive furiously to get there.

The most luxurious and limited edition of two sports cars from the most expensive brands were seen

outside a small-sized bar.

Bypassers and people outside the bar were shocked and very curious to see the drivers of these two

most expensive cars.

Instantly, the people were already forming a crowd outside the bar.

After a while, the two drivers went out of their cars at the same time.

Seeing them, the crowd was instantly shocked.

Their jaws dropped.

They could not believe their eyes that the two famous billionaires appeared outside a low-class small

club.

Bill Sky and Eric Grant suddenly appeared outside the bar.