Chapter 93 - Go Home With Me

"Go home with me. " Ajie said while stroking Allie's hair as she lay down in his arm. "I have always wished to go home everyday seeing you and Chloe. You don't need to work anymore. I have achieved the dream we shared together. "

"Allie, I want to celebrate the ceremonial ship launching with you.

Just as we had dreamed about it. "

Allie's eyes suddenly misted up. Their time together as a married couple had been very short. " I will be there on YOUR launching, Adrian, but you know I can't go home yet with you. "

"OUR launching, Allie, not mine alone. "

Allie started to cry as this touched her so deeply. Even in her absence, Ajie thought about her and honored his word to celebrate his victory with her. He truly cared for her and she was wrong in doubting him.

Ajie sat up and lifted her up as well and seated her next to him while they both leaned on the headboard. As he realized she had nothing on, he pulled up the cover up to her shoulders to shield her from the cold. He then placed her head gently on his chest as she went on crying.

"I'm a prisoner, Jie. If you remember when I said that I ran into the enemy's lair, instead. "

Right! Ajie instantly froze when he remembered it. All of a sudden, all those things which Mr. Lopez and Jane told him about Louise flowed out vividly into his mind.

"Son, I forgot to tell you that your competitor is a woman whom Louise adores. " He heard Mr. Lopez again in his mind as he informed him about the launching of the world's second largest ship.

"Louise is in love..." Jane's voice seemed to ring also in his ears.

"I never expect that this Rina DK, Inc. is established by Louise himself. What also surprised me is the fact that he took over his father's business. All because of a woman he adores. " He winced in pain as the truth about that woman unfolded in his mind.

Cherry's innocent blabberings also gave way to the truth. The fear and respect she obviously afforded Loiuse. Her careless mention of his authority over Zheena and the special relationship they seemed to have.

"Zheen, shall I inform Mr. Dioko about you? "

"With the help of Mr. Hayri, Zheena becomes the primary owner of Rough Seas... with the influence of Mr. Hayri... "

Ajie's expression changed as his thoughts began gathering up the pieces together. His eyes darkened as he gazed into the pitiful sight of her, bawling her eyes out in his chest. He wanted to confront her but was afraid that his agression would only create a rift between them. They had just met again and he didn't wish to spoil it. He wanted to give her the chance to speak up.

"Tell me all about it, I'm going to listen. " He urged her on, trying his very best to stay calm.

"Will you understand me? "She looked up to him like a spotless lamb, ready for its slaughter.

"I will try to. " He did not promise what he couldn't seem to do at the moment. Inwardly, a sense of jealousy was already steaming up.

Without waiting for a firm assurance, Allie began the proclamation of an ordeal - like truth in Ajie's ears.

"Black Logo changed my identity and so I was able to run away here. Only to find out that the company who offered me the job was owned by Mr. Dioko's son himself, who is also called Hayri as his Turkish name. "

"Due to the tension of being under General Alfonso's surveilance, he fled here, supposedly until the issues will die down, pointing him as the mastermind of that torturing sessions in Kamelyo. You know the rest of the story..." She said as she looked up, obviously observing his reaction.

"Because of my interest in understanding this business and understanding more about your dream, I requested the company to grant me the opportunity to study while working. They accepted it with the condition that I would stay with Hayri in their office home and go to the university with him. The second condition is my contribution to the growth of the company. I promised to design superyachts for them. "

She looked down after saying this, ashamed in the fact that she would be helping his enemy instead of her own husband. She knew that Ajie would also be hurt by this but this was the only way she knew she could somehow pay the damage she caused to Hayri and his father.

"I'm really sorry, Jie. " Ajie just patted her head, digesting first the truth of her contribution to the company.

"Your competitor is a woman. " As this thougt played on his mind, his expression turned sour that his competitor was not just a woman but his wife. Perhaps, that was the reason why he seemed to be uncomfortable the moment he knew about it.

Nevertheless, Ajie understood that she perhaps had presumed desperately that this contribution which she said, would quell Hayri's anger towards her. She perhaps thought that the glory she would bring to their business would be a way to let them feel indebted to her and so they would put an end to their pursuit for her life. He felt a great sense of pity for her in the knowledge that she was willing to sacrifice her own accomplishments in order to pay for her sin.

But then Ajie thought about the other condition and he snapped in restrained anger as the truth about their 'living together' sank in. He coudn't seem to imagine its possible outcome, the temptation of two opposite sexes staying under the same roof.

"You're living together? " His voice was a little raised and rough.

"Jie, you were there unexpectedly in my room and you know we're not sharing a bed. "

" Tell me, Allyza, are you into a special relationship? Cherry made it sound yesterday that he has an authority over you. "

"No, but he said he loves me, Adrian. And I know he mean it. He courted me within these years and treated me as his priceless possesion. He gives me everything a woman can materially yearn for but believe me, it's only you in my heart."

Ajie felt like he was stabbed with a sharp object and suddenly, his breathing became shallow. But he knew he had to stretch his understanding a little longer.

"Then go home with me. I will talk to Joshua and ask him to save all the evidences against him. I will protect you myself and I will sue him. "

Allie suddenly got scared. She couldn't allow it...