Chapter 198 - Mike & Queen (4) (1/2)

That time, Jacqueline was thinking the only way to fall out of love with Michael was to have a boyfriend and a serious relationship with someone. And Ken was perfect. She was sure she could love him easily. Ken was a loveable person. She would be very happy with this kind of man.

”I was thinking to move to South Boston as he asked me to be his secretary. I remembered that.”

She murmured. She did consider his offer because she was so badly in love with Michael while he was still dating and that time the woman he dated was Bella. Jacqueline thought Michael liked this woman very much and it was enough to go further as his serious lover and perhaps, to marry her.

Michael's heart hurt to hear that. She did think about Ken. And that was painful still when he heard it from her like this.

”But your dream was destroyed by the arranged married by our parents.”

He said and sighed.

”Your mother was sick and she wished us to marry. I loved her to bits.”

She did not tell him that she was loving him to bits, too, and willing to marry him not just because of his mother's wish.

”That time when she said it to me. I was shocked by the idea. It was because I was concerned about your feelings. I knew you didn't love me that way and you had your dreams to pursue. And I thought I didn't love you that way, either.”

Micheal still remembered well the day when his mother told him that she wanted him to marry Jacqueline.

”In fact, I have loved you and was attracted and addicted to you all along but I just couldn't point out clearly what kind of love I have for you. But when I heard that you were going with Ken. I said Yes to my mother right away. I couldn't let you go with Ken, never.”

”But you were still dating Bella.”

Jacqueline said with her quiet tone.

”I was bad and stupid. I was jealous of you without knowing it. But after married. I have never had any woman. You know that, right?”

He asked her. Jacqueline was quiet. After so many years of happy married. They had Stefan and Sam. When Stefan was thirteen and Sam was three, Bella happened to be back in his life. He accepted her to work at his company without thinking it would make Jacqueline feel unhappy. The man's weakness was he did not have eyes in detail. He did not understand women's complications and jealousy.

Jacqueline stayed home more and did not like to go to parties after she had two boys. She preferred a quiet life. That gave Bella opportunities to be close to Michael.

Bella kept sending pictures of her with Michael when the company had parties and meetings to show how close she was to him. Michael had never known about this. Jacqueline never talked and told him. Because Jacqueline always believed that Michael had not loved her. He had never told her how he felt. He was nice as a husband and they treated each other nicely just like when they were friends.

”Why are you quiet? I have been faithful to you, Queen. Please believe me. I swear.”

Michael said when seeing she did not answer him.

”What about Bella?”

She decided to ask. This issue was always like a needle picking in her heart. Michael frowned.

”Nothing. She was nothing to me. After you left. I sacked her. She came to me. She said you were not suitable for me. And that was it. I fired her.”

Michael did not want to tell Jacqueline that Bella came to his hotel room one night after Jacqueline left. The woman was trying to lure him and said bad things about Jacqueline. Nobody could touch Jacqueline as the people who were close to Michael knew well. Nobody could touch his family or said bad things about his loved ones.

”She sent me a lot of pictures. You and her in the same room or dancing at the parties.”

Jacqueline said and sighed softly. Michael frowned again.

”I haven't been to any private places with her. What pictures? About dancing, I didn't dance with any woman since I married you.”

He looked surprised and Jacqueline knew she could trust him. So she was stupid to jump in a trap Bella had dug up for her. The woman could use any software to fake the pictures, couldn't she?

But that was nineteen years ago when she had still believed Michael loved Bella and with all the scandal pictures, his busy schedules, and different lifestyles. Added more to that, was their agreement. They had agreed to have two children for their parents and then if they wanted freedoms, they would separate or divorce.

So, everything at that time had fitted, then Jacqueline decided to move out of their mansion to live at her current house outside the city.

Michael touched her beautiful face softly.

”Please believe me. I love you so much. I have loved you all along. I think since you were eighteen when I started to have feelings for you but I was slow. Queen, please let me have you back. Please, I can't live without you anymore. Even you don't love me as I do. But only you like me as a friend and care for me like before. That's all I am asking for. I will settle for that. Just to have you in my life and have you by my side. That's all I have ever wanted.”

He begged and gathered her into his arms. Jacqueline's heart lightened up after listening to him. It was her own fault, mostly her own misunderstanding and the strong belief that he did not love her. She touched his face.

”Oh, Mike. I am so sorry. I can't love you like a friend.”

”Oh, please. Don't say it.”

It hurt to hear she could not even love him as a friend. Michael sighed heavily. Jacqueline shook her head and kissed his chin.

”I mean. I love you, Mike. I have loved you since I knew how to loved a man. But you were treating me as a good friend so I always kept my feelings for you in the deepest corner of my heart. I love you so much and I hurt so much when you accepted Bella to work with you. That event had confirmed my belief that you loved that woman and never loved me the way I loved you.”

She confessed and her tears were falling down her cheeks to think about the past Michael hugged her tightly.

”Oh, God. Queen, all this time. If we could have just talked. I didn't have a clue that you loved me. I thought you loved Ken. Even when you left. I secretly went to see you and followed you to the market. I know your schedule when you do your shopping. But I saw Ken with you sometimes. So I was hurt so damn much and thought you wanted to be with Ken. That's why you left me.”

He said with his quivering voice. Jacqueline wrapped her arms to his big body. She put her face on his chest and let her tears flow out. He let her cried until she finished. Michael kissed her hair and lifted her face up he then kissed her tears away.

”I am so happy to know you love me too. Let's not think about the past. We will let it go. And we will start the new chapter of our lives together again. Do you agree with me?”

Michael said softly to her. Jacqueline nodded. He kissed her cheeks until her tears dried.

”Yes, we will.”

It's time to be happy. She believed God had tested their hearts and their love for one another to see how strong it was. And now she thought they had passed the test, finally.

Michael looked into her eyes.