The Devil's Rebirth

CHAPTER 23. The Wings

EMIR'S POV

I immediately followed Hope to her dad's after I successfully brought Ariane somewhere hidden and called Henry to continue finding Nicolo who is still hiding somewhere, I needed to get him before he could have a chance and take my wife away again.

"How's your work?" Hope asked when she welcomed me inside the house.

I am loving the aura she's giving me, a very sweet and happy wife, so much unlike how she said that she hated me earlier when she saw Ariane.

"Good," I responded with a smile and kissed her on the forehead.

"Welcome son, it's good to see you again. You just came in time, we are preparing lunch already." Her father greeted me warmly as well.

"Yeah, thank you, dad. So what do we have for lunch today?" I asked with so much excitement.

"Dad cooks roasted chicken for lunch," Hope announced while pulling me to the dining area.

"Really? Wow! It looks like there is a feast today," I exclaimed when I saw the foods on the table.

"Your wife requested all that," her father announced unbelievably while laughing softly.

"Brother Emir!" It was John who cried when seeing me.

"What's up brother, how're your studies?" I asked.

"Doing great, thanks for your help." He said.

"Come on, don't thank me, it's you who studied hard. Congratulations, I'm pretty sure you'll be successful in the future." I told him.

"Could you please stop chatting and sit already," Hope interrupted and I just chuckled at her.

I sit beside Hope, I glance at her and saw her smiling while cutting the wing part of the chicken,

"Let me," I said and took the knife off her hold and put the sliced on her plate.

"Thanks." She said with a smile.

But when she saw her brother taking the other she suddenly roared,

"Hey!" She cried.

"What?" John unbelievably asked.

"That's Emir's wing!" She said when John took the other wing part.

Her father chuckled when she said that.

"No, it's okay sweetheart," I told her.

"But you like it, right?" She asked like a child.

"It's alright, I'll just take the other part," I told her but she frowned.

"You're unbelievable Hope," John commented.

"Stop it already, next time I'll make sure to cook a lot of chicken wings," William said.

We have our lunch with so much satisfaction with every food Hope's dad prepared, I am glad as well that my wife is eating much, unlike when she is in the mansion.

After lunch, her dad asked me to accompany him to his carwash shop that they once used to be collateral for their debt but I bought it back for my wife's family and now, he is walking me around for me to see that it is doing great.

"Tell me, did something happen between you and your wife?" He suddenly asked.

"What do you mean dad?" I confusingly asked,

"No offense Emir but I saw how my daughter hated you when you didn't show up for several months after the accident, she even wanted a divorce. But, when she came today, she had a different mood, very much different since you got married, even you." He explained.

"Tell me, is she pregnant already?" He added that made me speechless for seconds.

How could she become pregnant if she is taking pills,

'But wait, what if she is? But, it's just the other day when we made love after several months, so how could it be possible that she is already experiencing pregnancy symptoms? Wait, she passed out, but the doctor should know if she is or not.' I confusingly thought,

"That's impossible dad, we just came from the hospital," I tried to explain but he suddenly interrupted me.

"Wait what!?" He cried.

I scratched the back of my neck and sighed deeply and looked down. I couldn't face the man in front of me. I promised him that I would take care of his daughter but I always failed.

"Why? Do you guys have a problem with having a child? What did the doctor say?" He worriedly asked.

I sighed in relief.

"Ah no dad, it's just that Hope is taking pills that is why we cannot have a baby yet, you know her, she's not yet ready to have one."

"And you're fine with that?"

'No!' I hardly thought, but I guess he already knew what I was thinking.

"If only their mother is still alive, I'm sure she will scold her. You're already married and she should have been doing her responsibilities as a wife and that's including giving you a child." He said shaking his head negatively.

I just didn't utter any words, I love Hope, and I will wait for the time until she is willing to make me a father of our child.

"Sometimes I was thinking that she only married you to help her brother and me, especially when I got hospitalized." He sighed.

"I'm sorry son if sometimes she is being rebellious as your wife, but she loves you and I hope you will understand her more." He added.

I can't believe that he is sorry for his daughter, when the truth is, it is me, who threatened and forced her to be my wife.

Before the night rises I came back to their house alone because William still wants to stay at the shop, but I've been welcomed with an unexpected scene.

My nerves get furious with the sight of Nicolo, holding my wife's hand. I immediately get out of the car and strides faster in their direction.

"Hope!" I furiously cried and abruptly pulled her away from him.

"Aw! Emir!" She winced but I only ignored her and threw a hard punch on Nicolo's face that made him stumble.

I was about to give him another shot when Hope blocked my way as she was protecting Nicolo.

"Emir No!" She cried while stretching her arms wide.

"Step aside Hope," I whispered huskily glaring at her but she just ignore me,

"Nicolo comes on quick, get out of here." She told him,

But I harshly pushed her aside and grabbed Nicolo and kept on throwing punches at him, I was so blinded with my jealousy and madness, my nerves were shaky as the images of how he took Hope away from me that night that caused her death, keep on flashing back into my memories.

I hovered above him as I keep on beating him, his nose and lips are bleeding already. I'll make sure he will not recognize his face again or better if he will not be able to see the light again,

"I will kill you!" I whispered harshly with gritted teeth, but suddenly there was a loud and sharp explosion from a gun that made me stop.

It was Hope holding my gun, that surely she got inside my car that was left open behind her. She pointed it to me, but she slowly moved her arms to point it to herself.

"No," I mumbled looking at her, I suddenly felt frightened that causes me to lose my grip and Nicolo pushed me,

"You may have the advantage today, but we're not yet done Emir Villafranco," I heard Nicolo whisper before he moves away and leaves, but my attention was to Hope, I am scared and thought that what if she accidentally pulled the trigger and hurt herself.

"Sweetheart, drop it," I told her, which she only does when Nicolo's car already left the area.

I immediately take the gun off her hand and hide it behind me.

"What were you thinking!? Why do you always have to threaten yourself!?" I angrily asked, but she only bent her head down.

"Why do you always have to protect him?" I added.

"Why are you so mad at him? He's done nothing to you, it is you, who always threatened him and even made his life miserable, you bought his company and now you're looking out for him for what? Tell me, what are you planning to do?" she said looking straight into my eyes.

"Because he wants to take you away from me and I will not allow that."

"What do you mean? Emir, he is not going to do that, he knows that I will always choose you no matter what because you are my husband,"

"Really? Then why did you run away with him?"

"What are you saying? I never do that to you," she asked confused.

I huffed,

"Tell me, what is he doing here? Why is he holding your hand?"

"He just came here as a friend, he asks what happened to me after he learned that I've been hospitalized, that's it and nothing more, but if you don't trust me and keep on insisting your nonsense assumption then let's divorce," she said and turned her heels back inside the house leaving me alone in the middle of the street.