Chapter 109 - Deal

" But...why did he shout at my mom!!" Sam asked Maria.

" Your dad shouted at your mom because she forgot to send the address of your house. And all these days, he was searching for you and your mom " Maria explained that she doesn't want Sam to know about the dispute between his mom and his dad.

He quickly ran towards Adrian and hugged him with a bright smile.

" Sorry...Dad. I don't know that you were searching for us " he said and kissed him.

Adrian was overwhelmed with happiness and hugged him tightly. Sam placed his little hands around his neck. Katherine looked at both of them with adoration. 

" Sam...don't you hug your granny?" Maria asked.

Slowly he walked towards her. She kissed all over her face and ruffled his hair. 

" Granny...don't ruffle my hair. I don't like it. Don't you know how difficult it is to maintain this hairstyle?" He said.

She laughed at his cute words and hugged him. Katherine was looking at them. Maria noticed her and wanted to give some privacy to both. She thought of taking Sam with her for some time. 

" Shall we go shopping?" Maria asked little Sam.

Sam looked at Katherine for permission. She nodded her head and smiled weakly. Maria signalled Thomas with her eyes to leave them. Jasmine and Thomas took Sam away with them. Before leaving Maria informed both to take a wise decision for the bright future of their son.

There was no one at home and there was complete silence between them. Adrian was the first person to break the silence.

" My lawyer prepared two copies for the custody of Sam" he started explaining.

As soon as Katherine heard his words, tears were flooding from her eyes. She lowered her head and was crying silently. He looked at her and tried to ignore her crying.

" If you stop your drama then I have to speak further…" he said in annoyance.

She wiped her eyes but did not dare to look at his face. 

" There are two copies…" he placed them on the table in front of them.

" One copy is prepared such that I will take custody of Sam being a father and you will lose your rights " He started. 

She just wants to die hearing those words from him.

" Another copy is… beneficial to you" he stopped in the middle. She raised her head and looked at his face with a small hope. 

" In this copy, I asked my lawyer in such a way that you will get a chance to stay with my son only if you marry me. Even though we are married, you will be a nanny to my son but not his mother. You have no rights over me as my wife. And the most important point, if we divorced in future then you have no rights over my son and also you don't get a single penny from me" he informed in a cold tone.

She looked at him with disbelief.

" What will you opt for? The first one or the second one? " he questioned.

She was heartbroken, the way he spoke to her. She wished to die there itself by his cold behaviour. She knew it was her fault which made his heart a stone. 

" Miss. Davis. You have only two minutes to make a decision. Don't blame me if my mind changes after two minutes," he said.

She controlled her tears to come out of her eyes with difficulty. 

" I can't live without my Sam. So I choose the second option," she said, lowering her head.

" Wow.What a surprise!! Until yesterday she wanted to run away from m But now Miss. Davis wants to marry me" he mocked her.

He stood up on the chair and went to her who was sitting in the chair. He raised her head with his finger and leaned closer to her face.

" I will take revenge on you for making me suffer all these years. I will experience the pain which I went through. Be ready " he whispered.

" Tomorrow will be our wedding then. I will arrange the courthouse wedding…" he informed her and made a call to a lawyer. 

" Okay Miss.Davis, our meeting has concluded. Sign these papers. I have to take care of the other things" he handed a pen to her as if it was a business deal.

She signed the papers without thinking and gave him his pen. 

" Good. You made a wise decision in your life. Bye," he said and took those papers from her. He left the house without looking at her.

Immediately, she ran to the next guestroom. She laid on the bed touching her stomach and started crying, placing her head on the pillow. It was hurting like hell with his attitude. She cried till her tears dried in her eyes. Slowly she drifted to sleep.

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Adrian drove the car to the restaurant to meet Emily as she arrived in the city on the first flight of the day. There was unknown happiness in his heart as Katherine signed the second copy of the legal document.

As soon as he stepped into the restaurant, he heard Emily's voice from the corner of the place. He waved his hand to her and walked towards her. 

" Do you talk with Katherine? Is everything sort of between you both? " She asked him.

" There is nothing to sorted off. Tomorrow, we are getting married in the courthouse. If you have no problem, please help me with shopping. " He informed her.

" Court marriage??" Emily exclaimed.

" Does Aunt Maria know about it? " he questioned again.

" No. This is an agreement marriage, not a love marriage. We are getting married to my son. Nothing is there between us. " He answered.

" Are you for real? Till yesterday you were crazily searching for her and now telling me as if you don't like her. " She yelled.

" Love must be mutual but not one-sided. After what she did with me, I didn't want to see her face but my mother convinced me to marry her for my Sam. There is no love between us, " he explained.

" Unbelievable…." She said, looking at him.

Then she continued, " Maybe she was wrong with you but she is a good human being. I have known her for five years. She worked so hard for her family. " 

" Do you know when I met Katherine for the first time?" She asked Adrian.

" Where?" He asked uninterestedly.

" I met her in the restaurant where she was working as a waitress with a seventh-month baby bump. " She said.

" Waitress??? How can it be? She studied masters in business management in the topmost business school and she used to be one of the toppers. " He exclaimed.

" Yes. I met her in the restaurant. I used to visit there regularly. She used to work double shifts for her earnings. One day, I forgot my presentation and other legal documents in the restaurant and went to my client's meeting. I almost lost my deal with the client but she came to that company and saved me. She also advised me on a few changes in my agreement. I was shocked to think how a waitress could know about all these things. Then I came to know that she studied business management but had no certificates to apply for any job. " She explained.

He was curious to know more about her past.

Again Emily continued, " Unfortunately, the same day she fainted in front of me. I took her to the hospital then I came to know that she was very weak. She needed the proper diet and rest. I pitied her and gave them some money. But she refused to take my help. I understood she is a self-respected woman so I offered her a job in my company. From that day she used to be my support in my business. Even though she is one of my reasons for my success, she is never to be proud of her. She always down to be earth just like a tree " 

After listening to Emily's words, he felt so bad.

" Adrian...she is a gem. she suffered so much to raise your son alone. Try to know the reason for her behaviour" she advised.

" But I never left her. She left me. It was my fault, " he said angrily.

" It's not your fault nor her fault. It was the fault of the situation. Please don't make life more complicated " she tried to convince her.

" I was trying to know the reason for two months. But she is so stubborn " he shouted.

" And you are an angry man…" she said.

" Emily...do you know how much I suffered because of her!!" He asked.

" I experienced the pain. So I knew it very well. You are lucky that she is still with you. But I have no chance to meet my love. Don't waste time on all these things. " She suggested, holding his hands.

" She doesn't love me now. She only wants my son, not me" he said in a sad tone.

" Yeah….yeah…..without love for you, she gave birth to your son and all these years she remained alone like a single mother without marrying anyone!!! Isn't it!" She said raising her eyebrows.