Chapter 34: Clue Unfolds

I loved you yesterday. I love you today. I'll love you tomorrow . Even if I'm not on your mind, you're always on MINE.

Caroline's POV

Daniel and me are lying on our bed. I'm actually sleeping on his chest while he held my body. Of course, we came back early from the club . Nick and Kate were nowhere to be seen. Alex obviously disappeared as well. So Daniel brought me back home with him. Cause he says I quote "the smell of alcohol and the tobacco filled air is not good for the baby"

Okay.. I agree but though. You know sometimes I still think Daniel is with me for the baby. I don't know why but it just gets into my mind. I do love Daniel with all my heart. But I don't know if he does. I mean I know he does. Fuck! What am I telling...I just don't want it to get to me. I know and I believe that he loves me. Anyways we are happy now I wouldn't want to ruin it. I thought and eventually went into a deep sleep.

I woke up to the smell of bacons. Yummy! I look around but there's no sign of Daniel. May be he's the one cooking. I mean obviously. I quickly finished my private business and ran into the kitchen. My stomach was calling for food. I'm really hungry. But it wasn't Daniel. But there stood an old lady in her 40's. She smiled at me as soon as she saw me. "Good Morning Ma'am". The lady wished me.

"Uhhmmm.... Good Morning.. Sorry. But I don't recognize you" I said in my soft voice. I know I should be scared when I find a stranger in my house. But no. By the way she's moving around, I just know that she knows this house very well. So I guess she might be working here.

She chuckled at my reply and said, "Of course, you don't recognize me ma'am. My name's Maria, I'm the housekeeping. I actually come here only on Saturdays, that's why you don't know me. But Master Daniel wants me to stay here everyday. Since you're newly pregnant. Right? Congratulations" she said making me blush. Gosh Daniel! Couldn't he have told me first!

"Aahh... Thank you... uhm.. Do you know where I can find Daniel?" I asked stuttering in between.

"Oh... He left already. He got a call and he left saying it was an emergency. I'm sorry I forgot to inform you Ma'am." she said apologetically. But she was still so cheerful. I think I'm gonna love her company.

"Oh OK. It's alright. I think I'll go take a bath first." i said and turned back to leave but again looked back as I forgot to tell her something "And Please don't call me Ma'am again. Caroline would be fine" I said pleadingly with a smile to which she nodded and smiled back.

I was so eager to eat, but now all my hunger's dead. I mean... It's not like Daniel to leave without informing me. OK. He couldn't have waited till I woke up. But there's not even a call or message. Dafuck! There's something really fishy going on here. I think I'll just go take a bath and then I'll call him.

I swear I took a really really long bath. I thought Daniel will be back by now and me staying in the  bathroom will be a nice wait for him. But plan flop! That Asshole is not back yet. I'm in my white jeans and light blue crop top. I think it's light blue. I tried to call him many times. By now I've already called him exactly 23 times. And it goes straight to the voicemail. I think calling Sam will be better. He always keeps his cell phone on. It rings thrice and then I hear Sam's voice. "Samue-" I don't even let him finish and interrupt him soon with annoying myself.

"Hey Sam. Can you tell me where Daniel is?" I asked impatiently.

"Daniel? Aaaaahhhh...." He trailed off and there was silence on the line except Sam's whispering while someone was bickering behind. And then......... then I heard the voices loud and clear. It was Natasha and Daniel.

"Come on Daniel.. Why do you have to be so mean to me. Give me what I want and you'll get what you want. I'm sure your Bitch at home wouldn't mind." I heard her faint voice while Sam was still whispering that I'm on line. Idiots! But I heard no complaints by Daniel. He didn't even stop her from saying such rubbish! Forget about defending me. Obviously, his reason again will be that, that she was his best friend. God! This is utter bullshit.

"DANIEL!" I screamed into the phone. I'm sure that would've caught his attention. 'Fuck' I heard him mutter. Asshole! "Get your ass here. Right NOW! You left me here with Maria and you're enjoying there with your sweetheart Natasha?!"  I said in a really sweet voice. "You cheating bastard! I don't care what emergency you have, but I want you here NOW! Or you can happily forget about the baby! AND ME!" I said and last I heard him cursing himself and scolding Sam before I cut the call. I was so furious that I didn't see Maria standing with a plate outside my room. I was almost going to fall on her but somehow managed.

"You have to be careful Dear." She said steadying me.

"Thanks again.." I said with a light smile. Cause my mood was obviously spoiled by none other than the great Mr.Daniel Rochester. From the day I've met him, there's not even single day without tears. If not tears he'll definitely make me upset. But this time there's not a single tear coming out. Cause you know what? I've got used to it. This was actually expected. I was wondering why me and Daniel didn't fight yesterday. So here it is. But I can't believe this. I don't think Daniel would do this. If he really wanted to cheat, he could've done it way long back. But I know that the Daniel I  know would never cheat on me. I think I should let him explain first.

"What are you thinking, dear" Maria's voice brought me back from my thoughts. I shook my head saying no. "Here I brought you breakfast. You haven't eaten anything since morning, and it's going to be noon soon." She said but I didn't feel like eating, I lost my appetite.

"No.. I don't feel like eating. But thanks.." I said again smiling at the lady who still managed to have a bright mood trying to cheer me up in spite of my grim face.

"I know there's something that's really eating up your little mind. But you need to eat, I won't force you this time, I'll keep the plate on the breakfast table. Please come and have it. If not for you then at least for the baby. And my duty here is to take care of the baby especially. That's what Master Daniel said" She said leaving me with my thoughts.

See! Here comes the reminder. BABY BABY BABY! Everyone only cares about the baby. Even Maria. Because Daniel told her to take care of the baby. It hurts alright?! When your husband or boyfriend only wants a baby from you. I feel like baby machine. May be that is why he's with me. He'll enjoy with Natasha while I stay here with the baby at home like a good, dutiful housewife! Fuck! This is what my life is. I feel like a burden on everyone. I know my thoughts go too deep without any reason. But it's obvious. I trust him, a lot, that's the reason I doubt. If he breaks my trust then I don't think I'll be able to live. He doesn't even know how much I love him. Sure he cares about me, he claims that he love me, and I do believe all his words like a blind fool. I already got 7 missed calls from him and that's fucking annoying me. I don't feel like talking to him, so I just quickly switched my cell off. And now that really feels like a big relief.

I went back into my room, not before locking the door safely. I think I need to be alone for sometime, without any Daniel tension. I laid down on my bed, tired with my life. Everyone's lieing to me. Dad, Mom, Uncle Anthony and now Daniel. Great! Just Great!

I don't know when I fell asleep but I heard continuous knocking on the door. Then it stopped. So even I closed my eyes. Yupp! I'm definitely lazy. But then I'm suddenly woken up by someone. And that someone is shaking my body too hardly. "Cara.. Cara.. Thank God! Finally!" I heard Daniel's voice.

"What? Why are you shaking me so hardly?" I asked him with my eyes still closed.

"I thought I lost you. I got so scared. I came back home. Knocked on the door like for 10 mins. And there was NO reply from you so obviously I got so scared. I thought you left or... or......" he said and finally sighed with relief.

"Why?" I asked him thinking deeply. But then everything came back to me. Yeah! I know I act like I have amnesia. "Don't touch me" I said moving away from him. I ignored the hurt expression on his face. Hurt? Really? He is hurt? I should be the one hurt. But as I decided, he gets a chance to explain. "Explain" I said making him surprised but he had a happy expression on his face. "But... I want complete truth" I told him seriously getting a nod from him.

"I will.This is something you have to know. And something I was determined to find out so that I could tell you. I got a call from Sam this morning. Remember I told you.. that your father used to transfer a million to someone's account every month. And after his death your Uncle continued, while he claimed that your company is bankrupt. Well we got a clue. Our clue unfolds finally. We just found out who that women is.... That's why I had called Natasha to my office-" He said but I quickly interrupted.

"Why Natasha? What would she know?" I asked furiously.

"Cara.. will you listen first!" He said angry with me. 'Hmph'  I huffed indicating for him to continue. "That women is Sara... Natasha's Mom.. That account was under the name of her previous name Sheryl.... That's why it took us so long to find out. We just needed Natasha to tell us why Sara wanted that money. Aaaand..... It seems Sara disappeared. I think she got to know that we got to know and we are trying to find her. So she just fled out of the country. Only confirmation we got from Natasha is that, that her mother's name was Sheryl at one time.." He said. Wow! I DON'T have any reaction to this. I mean come on how do I react? This is completely shocking. I mean how can there be a connection between Sara and my Dad or Sara and my Uncle? But now the situation is serious. It's not just about money or our company's bankruptcy. Now it's a question of murder. About who killed my father. And if my father thought that my life could be in danger, and if he wanted to make a deal about my marriage with someone like Daniel so that he could protect me then there's definitely a possibility that the people around me including Daniel, his parents, Kate, Mom, Dylan are also in danger.

"Ask Sara's husband. I'm damn sure he'll know where she is?" I suggested but I think Daniel would have already tried it.

"We did. We asked him and he said that before she left she asked for a divorce, when Uncle was not ready to divorce her, she told him to at least give her a break or sometime to think. He asked what if you'll leave me so she left Natasha here as a guaranteed card saying she'll come back. And you know Uncle Max right? He loves her blindly! Doesn't even see that she is just behind his money, he acts like her puppy" He said while shaking his head.. hmm.. yes.. true that. "So yeah..That's all.. And when I called Natasha, she thought I called her for sex, but then her hopes shattered when I said I called her to interrogate. But anyways when I asked her if Sheryl is Sara... uhmm... that's when you heard thaaaat...  didn't know you had called Sam. But nothing happened anyway. Sam was there with me in my cabin." he sighed. I tire him a lot.

"I'm sorry" I told him sheepishly looking down at my fingers.

"No... Don't be sorry. I'm happy that you trusted me enough to let me explain... But baby there's a problem. Maria told me you haven't eaten anything" he said not happy with me. But in that case even I'm not happy with him.

"The baby is fine" I said.

"I said you haven't eaten anything" he said again with a frown trying to read me again as if he understood something.

"Yeah. I heard. I said the baby is fine" I said folding my arms. But it was too late when I understood what I said. And too late for me to correct it.

"Cara... I'm talking about you. And I know what you're talking about. Knowingly or unknowingly you told me something that your heart feels. I know you feel like I want the baby. Yeah! I want the baby but not more than you. I know it's still hard for you to believe since I was a Casanova before I met you.... But I love you now. Baby or not. I would have still loved you. I would have still proposed to you.I loved you yesterday. I love you today. I'll love you tomorrow . Even if I'm not on your mind, you're always on MINE." He said kissing my forehead. His eyes held a question if i believed him or not and I nodded to that saying I believe him with tears rolling down my eyes.

He tried to wipe them but failed when my dam broke and I was crying continuously out of happiness. "Looks like the pregnancy hormones have started to create wonders." He said laughing.

But I looked into his eyes and said "I love you" I said.

"I love you too." he said and pecked my lips with his forehead on mine.

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