Chapter 195 - I Am Not Sure

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"MICHELLE!!!!" an angry middle-aged man's voice could be heard in the restaurant attracting attention. 

"Dad!" Michelle shot up from her seat when she heard his voice. She couldn't help[ but feel nervous. It's as if she was caught doing some immoral thing. Dammit! This was the worst timing ever in history. Her father caught her when she was here with a man. What the hell! 

"He is such a nice guy and you are rejecting him! Shame on you!" he said. His voice shocked the onlookers and Michelle too. Nicholas thought he would be scolded by his father-in-law when he heard his voice. But who would have thought that his father-in-law was such a supporter? His heart filled with hope and bubbling excitement as he stared at his father-in-law with his cute puppy eyes mimicking Reggie's expression in front of Esther and Cyrus. He hoped that this action would work on him. 

"Let's go into the private room," he said. 

Nicholas nodded and followed him like an obedient puppy. 

[Aww… This guy is cute and nice. I wonder what he does. If he is reliable, I will be happy marrying off my daughter to him.] Mr. Felix couldn't help but think. 

[Ahh! No wonder! My daughter never agreed to any marriage proposals. So… this is the guy with whom she has a love and hate relationship. I can't wait to get her married and play with my grandchildren! Awww…] Mr. Felix couldn't hide his excitement as he thought about his future grandchildren. 

[My deceased Wifey, hope you like the son-in-law picked by our daughter!] he thought. 

Soon, they reached the private room and sat there. Since Michelle ate her food just now, she ordered a juice. While Nicholas ordered only water for himself as he had coffee not long ago. 

"What is your name?" he asked. 

"Nicholas… Nicholas Vritra," he answered after thinking for a second. 

"What!?" Michelle's voice sounded in the private hall. 

She never thought he belonged to the Vritra family. It's a royal from the southern part of the world. No royal family couldn't be compared with the Vritra family after the five major Royal families from Atlantis. She never thought Nicholas came from that family! Her eyes widened in shock as she heard his words. She was beyond shocked. Not only Michelle but also Mr.Felix. He never expected his daughter would pick a royal. No wonder, his facial features are different from others and his aura was strong compared with the other people in this world. 

"What do you do?" he asked as Mr.Felix tried to hide his excitement and hard thudding. He wondered what he would do if he married her into his family. They weren't a match to his family, if she married him, she may face injustice for not being royal. Maybe he shouldn't allow them to get married. With these thoughts, he sighed sadly for losing an obedient son-in-law. 

Nicholas felt like he was struck with lightning hearing his thoughts. What the hell!? Even if they knew his identity then, he would be facing hardships to win his love. He decided to reassure them that he would protect her with all his life. 

"I am a part of the secretariat department in Vritra groups. But I am going to resign in a month. I brought the Miller's groups and invested in some other companies. So… after a month, I will take over my company and handle it," he replied with a serious face. 

"Nice!" he said. 

[This young man is impressive! Sigh! Such a pity my daughter is not fated to him!] he thought with a sad sigh. 

"Uncle… I know it's rude. But I will say one thing. I have loved Michelle for the past two years. She doesn't know it, I only said recently. And we both had sex in a plastic situation. We both were drugged by Jacob Miller in the reunion. If not, I wouldn't have touched her till our marriage.  Even convinced my family and took their permission to marry her. My family only wants to get me married, not to bring a girl who would get a name and dowry. If you agree, I will chase her with your permission and blessings. I won't let her suffer any injustice in my family. My family respects you like the famous antique sellers. My parents have no say in my marriage, only the king… I mean the head of the family's consent is needed. And my brother is the head right now, he agreed and my parents also agreed. I only need her consent and yours. Please give me a chance." Nicholas said. 

[This fella is an honest guy! Aww…!] Mr.Felix thought with a dreamy expression. His eyes popped out with hearts as he looked at him. The more he spent with him, the more he liked him. He couldn't understand why the hell his daughter couldn't accept him. 

[Wait! Is he the one who made Miller's go bankrupt?] he thought. 

"Are you the one who is behind the Miller's bankruptcy?" he asked without waiting for a second. 

"*cough* Mr. Felix, I am ashamed to say this. Yes, I am the one who did that. They dared to lay a finger on her infront of me. If I can't even handle this, I shall be ashamed. I got to know they are your family friends, but I couldn't stand them treating Michelle that way. If their plan succeeded that her life would have been ruined completely," Nicholas said with a 'guilty' expression. 

[Ayy! Those idiots! I spared them all these days because of their influence, now this guy took care of them. I badly wanted to tell him that they aren't my friends. I always wanted to kill Johnson and Jason Millers whenever they both looked at my daughter. That's why I never said no when she said she would move out of the house. Good thing, now there is no need for me to meet them.] he thought. 

Nicholas thought only Jason was a bastard now that creepy old man Johnson Miller was noted down in Nicholas's mind. How dare these father and son try to lust over women!? He remembered that Johnson was still leading a decent life in a triple bedroom flat with his mistress. While his wife and his eldest son left him, taking that chance to live their own life. 

"No worries. They are not that important." Mr.Felix said, bringing Nicholas out from his thoughts. 

"Dad… why are you here?" Michelle asked as she opened her mouth for the first time from the time she came to the restaurant. 

"Spencer's family asked for this book. But unfortunately, he didn't come to meet me in time. I was annoyed and called him to ask the reason but his wife lifted the call and said this is a cursed book. She also said that she doesn't want this book." he said. 

"What?!" Michelle exclaimed. 

"Didn't I say Esther wanted this?" Michelle said. 

"But after that day… you never said a thing when I said whether you wanted this or not. I took that as a rejection and tried to sell this away," he said.

"I didn't bother with it because I thought you kept it aside for Esther. How would I know you will try to sell it off?" Michelle said exaggeratedly. 

"Fine! Take this," he said as he passed the book to her. 

"Take care of it," he said as if he was giving one of the most precious things to her. 

Michelle snorted at his behavior. "Young man, go out for a minute. I need to talk with my daughter," Mr. Felix said as he turned serious. 

Nicholas bowed his head and left with a fake sad smile while he maintained the pleading look. It looked awkward but Mr. Felix didn't say a thing. 

"Why don't you accept him?" he asked. 

"He knew me too well, dad," she said with a pout. 

"Don't give me silly reasons. Say it!" he asked with a stern expression on his face. 

"I am not sure," she said after a comfortable silence. 

"What not sure?" he asked. 

"First, look at me while talking," he asked his daughter, who was looking down while fiddling with her fingers. 

"Dad… in the past two years, he might have loved me or liked me. But I don't know any of them. I know his existence but now his love or feelings. And you could have been together after we got back to Esther's office. She asked him to accompany me to the reunion date, so he came. She asked him to take care of me, so he did. We are under the influence of drugs, so he took my first time. 

"There are no feelings or his initiatives or his willingness in all these. He was under the influence of someone or something. How Could I trust a man like him? 

"You may think that his family name itself is enough to like him. Even if a beggar comes to me and shows his love and care to me while protecting me with all he has, I would like him. But not this guy, he is asking for a chance for me. But did he show his stubborn attitude when I rejected him? Nope. Even now… in front of you, he acted like I bullied him and made him miserable.. But dad… think of yourself about these things?" she said.