You Can Run But You Can't Hide My Contractual Wife

Chapter 275 : The Penthouse

Eric proceeded directly to Arabella's apartment but to his surprise, she saw Arabella entering a cab

before he could step down.

"Mr., please follow that cab in front of you. I will pay you big as long as you don't lose them." Eric

quickly ordered as he got his phone and dialed Arabella's number.

She didn't answer.

"Arabella, where are you going?" Eric muttered in the air.

"Don't lose them. Okay?" Eric said to the driver.

"Yes sir. I got this." The cab's driver answered fast.

After a while, Arabella's cab stopped in front of a hotel.

"What are you doing here, Arabella?" He muttered again feeling something bad.

Eric dialed her number again.

She answered.

"Brother Eric?" She answered cheerfully.

Eric looked at her wearing casual clothes.

He was just behind her.

"Where are you now?" Eric asked coolly.

"Oh, I'm...I'm just in my apartment right now." She answered back.

"Oh... okay. Will visit you as soon as I get back." Eric controlled the mixed sensation he felt at the

moment.

Why was she lying to him?

"What are you up to, Arabella?"

His curiosity was killing him.

Arabella strode inside the hotel's lobby.

She was just wearing a crop top white shirt and denim pants paired with white rubber shoes.

She looked sporty but chic.

She had a tall sexy figure so her simplicity was still very stunning to everyone.

Three men came over to her, Eric was alarmed but seeing that they only reached something to

Arabella and left, he stayed rooted in his spot.

"Who are those men, Arabella?" Eric muttered in the air doubtfully.

'What is she's into?' His thought was restless.

Eric continued tailing Arabella.

His heart was beating fast.

He was not used to Arabella's being secretive.

Analyzing everything, Eric could not get a hold of any right reason why she lied to him.

What's her secret?

Why did she have to lie to him?

Arabella told him about all her problems before.

He knew she trusted him a lot.

But now, she was on her own.

What is her secret? and why she was not telling him?

Arabella quickly hopped inside the elevator after looking left and right.

It was so obvious that she was avoiding the crowd's eyes.

When the elevator had closed, Eric quickly ran towards the elevator.

He looked at Arabella's elevator screen and saw Arabella's floor number.

He was shocked.

It was on the 55th floor.

The penthouse.

Eric didn't want to think in advance.

The hotel was one of the largest hotels of the Sky Corporation.

It should not be a question of who is living in the penthouse.

Bill Sky.

'Why?' Eric frowned deeply why he muttered in the air.

He could not get the point why she had to see Bill Sky.

She hated him so much.

Bill Sky is the villain in her life.

Why did she have to come to him?

Did he threaten her again?

Did he use Adam Sky to get her?

Or maybe...

Maybe they were together again.

Maybe they decided to fix their relationship while he was away.

Eric felt very restless with his thoughts.

Of all the rooms in the building, the penthouse is the most secured place.

Arabella seemed to have an access to the penthouse.

He couldn't think of anyone right now who would help her access the penthouse unless Bill Sky let her

enter his place.

He had to get in the penthouse too before anything could happen to her.

Eric quickly went to the hotel's reception.

"Mr. Grant? Mr. Eric Grant?" The woman sounded cheerfully seeing him.

He didn't recognize her but he smiled.

Heaven was helping him right now.

"Hi!" He uttered in a very friendly tone.

He was used to this kind of recognition but for today it was an extra because this woman would help

him.

"Mr. Grant, do you remember me? Ms. Grissele from the manager's department. I am one of your

hotel's managers before. Apparently, my family decided to transfer to Capital Z so I have to resign from

your company." The woman seemed very happy and in disbelief seeing her former boss.

She seemed to tell her entire life if he would not stop her.

"Ms. Grissele, I'm very pleased to meet you here." Eric quickly cut her.

He couldn't remember her but he had to act as if he knew her.

"I'm sorry but I have to see Mr. Bill Sky." Eric leaned over to her. "Can you help me get into his

penthouse?" Eric whispered.

Griselle looked left and right assuring no one heard them.

Then she raised a thumbs-up along with her naughty smile.

"Leave it to me, sir," Griselle replied.

She went away for a little while.

Eric waited patiently but his thoughts were already fighting inside him.

Griselle went back after a minute with a wide smile.

He knew she spared an access card successfully.

She simply slipped it inside his coat's pocket and nodded.

"I owe you this one Griselle. I'll pay you for this." Eric tapped Grissele's shoulder and hurriedly ran off.

He jumped inside the private elevator that only catered to the penthouse.

He clenched his hands into fists.

He could not let Arabella be with Bill Sky again after witnessing how he tortured Arabella.

How he awfully hurt her made him very angry.

"What is going in your mind, Arabella?" He asked in the air then losing his temper, his knuckle

smashed the elevator's steel surface.

With his messy thoughts, he could not find his calm.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!" He just wanted the elevator to stop before it was too late as he kept

on pressing the floor's button.

Meanwhile, Arabella reached the penthouse.

She strode the long hallway then she stopped in front of another lobby.

"May I know your name, madame?" A man receptionist asked politely.

"Arabella... Arabella Jones." She answered.

The receptionist smiled.

He seemed to know her.

"Here, madame." The man gave her an access card to another elevator.

The 55th flr. was a view deck but one needs another access card to the penthouse.

It seemed Senator Meyer's men were too good at tracking Bill's whereabouts and arranging everything

for her arrival.

When she received his location, she could not help to hope that Adam is with him.

Along with her intensifying fear of seeing the monster again, she still had high hopes for her son.

She stared at the doorbell and she couldn't help to imagine that Adam would be the one to open her.

Adam was just behind the door.

She heaved a deep sigh.

She could feel all her problems seemed to have no solution and now she's going to see Bill Sky once

again.

Whatever happened inside this room, she would be held responsible as she brought herself to the

dungeon.

She was the trespasser.

Today, it was her last chance to save her father's life.

She had still no sleep.

All night, she just kept on thinking about her situation.

Her father, her son, Bill Sky, and Sen. Meyer.

Wracking her brain all night but still, she didn't come up with a good plan.

Bill Sky's mind was too complicated for her to handle.

After a while, she mustered all her courage and gathered all her guts then she pressed the doorbell.

1st ring... no one opened.

2nd ring... still no one opened the door.

She started to doubt if Sen. Meyer's information was accurate.

"Use this access card to reach the penthouse. Bill Sky is waiting for you." She remembered one of Sen.

Meyer's men said handing her the card and another set of documents put in a long red plastic folder.

He confiscated the old envelope and they went away.

It was up to her now. Sen. Meyer arranged everything for her to get what he wanted.

After releasing a heavy sigh, she pressed the doorbell again.

On the third ring, the door opened.

Bill Sky was standing in front of her.

He was still in his dark blue suit and tie.

Still handsome as ever but a very cold intimidating person.

Seeing him, her heart jolted.

She tried to smile but her lips were trembling.

Yesterday, she looked very sexy for him as knew Bill's weakness is sexy and beautiful women.

She wanted to allure him and get him to sign the contract immediately but she failed.

Bill kissed her and that's it.

He left.

Now, she learned yesterday's strategy was a failure.

Bill probably thought that she was up to something because she made some extra effort to glam up.

It made her feel disgusted with herself.

What she did was also Sen. Meyer's idea.

She was merely a puppet for the Senator now.

"So?" Bill asked lazily like she was just wasting his time on her.

Arabella was quickly snapped back to her senses as she reached out the folder to him.

Bill frowned deeply.

His eyes looked at the folder with a mocking smirk.

She hated to appreciate his smirk even if it was something insulting.

"Aren't you not going to come inside?" He asked.

It was not an invitation but something that she needed to do before having a negotiation with him.

Trying her best not to lose her temper, she smiled and nodded at him.

"You're right. My bad." She uttered.

He just didn't know how much she wanted to check his place.

Maybe... just maybe... Adam is inside.

She quickly moved forward to enter the unit but Bill raised his hand in front to block her.

"Is that your final decision?" He asked seriously.

His eyes pierced hers like he didn't want to be responsible for her inside.

"Bill Sky, I'm here to give this to you." She smashed the folder on his muscled chest.

Bill quickly held her hand so she could not pull it out.

His touch made her feel nervous. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

It was warm sending her different sensations.

Plus his explicit smell wafted her nose giving her nerves calm yet wild.

"I told you. Once you enter my life again, there's no escaping anymore. Once you enter inside, you will

give me yourself willingly." There was an emphasis in all his words.

His words were all direct to her soul.

She wanted to run away but she couldn't.

She wanted to leave him immediately but her feet were not cooperating.

She wanted to snatch her hand but Bill gripped it tight on his chest.

"Let her go!" Suddenly, a man shouted angrily behind.

Eric was walking quickly toward them and then he dragged Arabella's other hand forcefully.

"Brother Eric?" Arabella was shocked to see Eric unexpectedly.

She thought, he was still out of the country.

How could he appear in front of her today?

How did he know that she was in the penthouse with Bill Sky?

She blushed to realize that she lied to him as she felt very embarrassed.

"Bill Sky, let her go!" Eric roared and avoided Arabella's reaction.

Bill was unmoved.

He obviously didn't like someone ordering him.

He smirked handsomely at his uninvited guests.

Sen. Meyer was so cunning in requesting a meeting for him and Arabella.

He knew exactly what he wanted for him and he was using Arabella for his signature.

"Mr. Grant, I think you are barking at the wrong tree." He smiled provokingly.

His eyes were referring to Arabella that she should be the one to blame.

With questioning eyes, Eric looked at Arabella.

He was sincerely waiting for her explanation.

"Brother Eric, I'm..." Though she tried to explain, she was lost for words. "Hmmm...." She heaved a

deep sigh as she was caught in the middle of telling him the truth or telling him another lie. If she would

tell him the truth, Eric would surely be dragged to her problem.

Sen. Meyer would surely take him down too.

Worst, he would use her too to get Eric's money.

That would never happen.

She would never make it happen.

"Brother... It's... It's me... It's my decision to go here. I have something to settle with him." She

answered trying her best to not Eric sensed her lie.

Bill smiled wickedly at her words but Eric was so displeased.

"Come on, Arabella, talk to me. Let's get out from here first then let's talk calmly. If you have a problem

tell me. We can solve it together." Eric said calmly convincing her to leave quickly. Eric knew the

security guards were coming for him in a little while because he hurt the man at the reception when he

refused to give him the second access card to Bill’s penthouse.

He dragged her hand but Bill was so stubborn to let her go.

“Bill Sky, let go of my wife now!” Eric ordered roaring in anger and striding toward Bill.

Eric strongly clenched his fist hard and was ready to attack him but Arabella blocked him.

Bill was unmoved while he was looking at Arabella smirking impatiently.

Arabella quickly got Bill’s message.

He wanted her to shoo Eric immediately.

“Brother, I need to talk to Bill Sky,” Arabella muttered seriously.

She didn't know how to explain Eric.

“Is this about Adam? Then I stay with you.” Eric could not find any reason for her to talk to Bill aside

from Adam.

“Yes.” She lied again.

Hopefully, Eric would understand and go.

“No! She’s not here to talk about our son. Tell him the truth Arabella or I will tell him the truth.” Bill was

obviously playing with them.

His smirk was so annoying.

“Brother, please go now. I will explain later.” She asked pleading.

“No. Arabella. I will not go if you will not come with me.” Eric answered stubbornly.

“Tell your loving husband the truth about why you are here Arabella. “It was not a request but an order.

His tone was calm but dangerous. “Oh, what about you choose. I wanna hear, who are you going to

choose.” He smiled wickedly without any care for the intense tension circulating the air.

Arabella shot Bill with daggers.

He looked at Eric controlling the pity she felt for him.

“Eric, I’m sorry.” Her eyes turned moist as she snatched her hands from Eric.

She looked at Eric again seriously then she pushed Bill inside the room and closed it leaving Eric in a

daze outside.

It was clear that Arabella chose Bill Sky over him.