Chapter 117 - 'He'

Ch-117 

Reggie was staring at them with his wide eyes. Damn! Esther forgot the presence of Reggie. Can she dig a hole and bury herself inside it? Esther buried her face in Cyrus's chest while she tried to cover her embarrassment but she forgot what she did was even more embarrassing. Cyrus gestured to his son saying not to embarrass her anymore.  Reggie nodded his head. Esther found what she was doing and immediately made the distance between them. Esther cannot turn redder anymore. 

Damn! This man was doing things that she… she doesn't know what to say or how to put it in words. felt like a pervert when she was with him. She wanted him to do the things that she never imagined before. Was it all because she was frustrated by not having sex?! That is why her mind is looking at Cyrus as her target?! Esther shook her head and tried to concentrate on the things she came for. Damn! She shouldn't get her brain foggy due to this man's handsomeness. Esther faked a cough and continued going forward. She wanted to hide when she saw the gazes of onlookers. Maybe she should have let him empty the mall. Esther sighed at her stupidity. 

"Dad… I want to sit on your shoulders," Reggie asked when he saw a kid sitting on his father's shoulders while saving Esther from further embarrassment. 

"Reggie, you are a man! Don't be childish!" Cyrus said sternly. 

"No one carried me like that. I just want to see how it would be sitting on the shoulders of my dad," Reggie said as he lowered his head like a bullied puppy. 

"Mom, Let's go forward!" Reggie said as he looked at Esther with his usual bright smile which was a bit of disappointment. 

"Carry him!" Esther said to Cyrus as she glared at him. Since his wifey ordered him, he has to do it. With a sigh… he took his son into his arms and made him sit on his shoulders. To begin with, Cyrus was taller than others and now Reggie sat on him. Reggie looked like he was sitting on a mountain. His small face was plastered with a bright smile making him look like the happiest being in this world. Seeing his little face filled with a contented smile, a bright smile formed on her face too. Seeing the angel beside him smile, a small smile formed on his cold expressionless face making him look more charming than usual. Esther got attracted to his smile for a second and blurted out saying, "You look handsome when you smile," 

"Thank you," Cyrus thanked her with a little bigger smile making her blush. 

[This is family. Family is something I missed when I was with Arthur. How I wish this to last longer.] she thought. 

[This family can last forever, only if you are my wife.] Cyrus said in his heart. With his abilities, he can make Esther his woman long ago. But he didn't do it because of how long he can let her live in a lie. That's not right. He won her heart once, he will win again. But as he saw the present Esther, the previous one was more stubborn and obstinate than the present one. The previous one held on to that bastard for a long time. They were in love for only three years, when they were about to have their baby, she was killed along with the kid. At that moment, he decided to get justice for his kid but twenty years ago when he caught the person who killed them. He failed miserably. He realized he wasn't strong enough to compete with this. His heart was locked, it should be opened by the one whom he was fighting for. But there were two people whom he was fighting for. The second person whom he was fighting didn't enter the world. He couldn't get that person back but he can get Esther back. During that fight, his soul was damaged severely. If not for those magical tree seeds, he wouldn't have survived. And he could stay alive till now and can live furthermore because he was a devil. Cyrus shook his head from his memory lane. 

He looked at the side profile of the woman he saw. He clearly remembered the day he saw her for the first time in her second life. He saw her sitting in the garden as she painted her art while Reggie was playing by himself while bothering his mother very little. He saw a genuine smile on her face but he never found any traces of Arthur at that time. Cyrus sent his people to investigate the matter between Reggie, Esther, and Arthur. But the whole process itself is complicated. When he saw Arthur he felt he saw 'him' who hurt him twenty years ago but the aura emitted by him was very little compared to 'him'. He smiled bitterly at himself. So… this was what they call 'Life goes in a circle.' He doesn't want something that happened to Raudramuki to be repeated to Esther. So he sent Vikram, who was Nicholas to this human world to protect her. But she surprised him with her attitude. Unlike Raudramuki she fought for herself. She removed the entanglements that tied to Arthur and herself. He was confident this time, he will not lose her anymore. Even her grandfather says nothing. His attitude proved to him that Chares Windsor's know 'he' will come to her life just like before in her previous life. But looks like he didn't expect the extremes of this situation. 

As Cyrus thought about it, something felt strange. If he guesses it right, either Esther should die or should be fighting for her life right now. But she was safe and sound, there's someone who was helping her. Who was it? 

"Cyrus!" The call from Esther woke him up from his trance. 

"What are you thinking? I am calling you for a long time," Esther said as she folded her hands in front of him, looking sternly at him.

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Author's notes: 

So guys.... What do u think about the relation btw 'he' and Arthur?

If Cyrus's heart needed to be unlocked then he needs the unborn child. How will he try to get over the situation? 

What's the conspiracy behind Reggie's birth? How was he related to Brunette, Vyaghranakha, Esther, Arthur, Cyrus, and Basilisk? 

Even two life enemies would have at least one situation with calm and peace. But in Esther's and Arthur's case it doesn't seem to. Why? 

So... think and let me know ur thoughts in comments. Don't forget to vote.. The vote count is getting reduced.