Deprived Love - Chapter 37: Chapter 37

Third person's pov
Most beautiful moment for someone is to wake up in the arms of the person we love, and to see the face of our love first in the morning.
Bella was always used to waking up alone, her life was full of loneliness, she craved for someone's love deeply. Her heart was filled with love she wanted someone to offer the same level of love she was willing to give.
Chris's life was too engaged in struggles and misery that he never had time to crave for someone. He wanted to be alone, he was pretty happy with his solitude unlike Bella.
Bella smiled when she saw Chris sleeping innocently, soft snores escaping from his parted lips. Bella blushed thinking of last nights and by the fact that Chris was lying naked beside her.
His chest was marked by Bella's marks and she smiled shyly.
“Why are you giggling this early, darling?” Chris asked with a toothy grin.
Bella's eyes widened comically when her eyes met Chris's.
“I love seeing you marked by me, it makes me feel you are mine.” Bella uttered.
“I would not be myself, if I didn't belong to you. You have no idea how much power you have over me baby, still here you are loving me instead of hurting me because of my actions.”
Bella smiled, “How can I not love you when you love me this much?”
Chris smiled back and pulled her closer to his chest.
“You should be brave, Bella.” Chris uttered, taking a sip from the coffee.
“Where did that come from?” Bella asked confusingly, munching on her butter toast.
“I am saying, be brave, Bella.” He handed a pendant to Bella from his pocket, after taking a glimpse of it.
Bella took it, it looked as it was bought a very long ago and simple.
“My mom gave me this.” Bella nodded interested in the story, “It was a tough time for us when my parents went bankrupt, so my mom gave me this telling me to be brave and strong.” Bella nodded.
“I don't know if this pendant has some sort of magic or not but whenever I feel low I just hold it tightly and it really relieves me, so I gave it to you.” Chris uttered.
Bella felt uneasy, why Chris is asking her to be brave all of a sudden but she thought maybe because of the kidnapping and all Chris is asking her to be brave.
After having breakfast together Chris left, he reassured Bella that they would meet soon as Bella was whining, saying she already missed the ravenette.
Bella smiled when Chris's car disappeared thinking of all the moments they spent together. She dialled Aria's number on her phone and made a plan to meet her.
After an hour both the friends met in the cafe, and ordered tiramisu.
Bella suppressed her moan as the sweet tiramisu melted in her mouth.
“So I think you guys were in action last night?” Aria said wiggling with her eyebrows and Bella blushed scarlet giving Aria an answer to her question.
“W-what are you talking about?” Bella whispered.
“Girl, your neck is clearly filled with hickies, you can hide it with a scarf but I can still see right through you.” Aria said proudly.
“Is it that obvious?” Bella asked quietly.
“No. It was my telepathy.” Aria said having a spoon of the desert.
“So?” Aria asked, smiling teasily.
“So what?” Bella asked confusingly.
“How was he in bed? Is he huge? Looking at his body, it seems he is definitely huge.” Aria exclaimed.
Bella's face turned as red as a tomato as her mind revolved with unholy thoughts.
“Stop!” Bella uttered shyly.
“Tell me!” Aria whined.
“It was good, he was gentle with me as it was our first of course. And the second question I won't answer.” Bella looked away glancing at the busy streets from the glass of the cafe.
“Fine. But I swear he will be a beast to you next time.” Aria chuckled.
And Bella giggled.
Bella was back to her apartment and was bored, she scrolled through the pictures of her with Chris. She chuckled as the pictures looked too domestic and cute with an awkward Chris and sunshine Bella. By scrolling, she realised Chris's posing skills indeed improved. He is 'Chris' after all.Perfect in everything.
After some minutes, she sighed with boredom and thought of watching a movie.
She swiped channel to channel but her breath hitched on a certain channel.
She read the headline once, twice, thrice but it was still the same.
Business tycoon and underground mafia leader, whose code name was V attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff this morning at 11:00 A.M.
People are still not aware of his real name or how he looks. The dead body seems unrecognisable as the face is bruised because of falling from such a great height but his secretary and his close friend confirmed the dead body as his.
The screen now showed a crying Liam and John standing with a blank face. Bella's world seemed to stop.
Chris and suicide? This morning he was so happy. He left home at ten and by eleven he is dead? For some reason Bella didn't believe the news. The screen now showed a closer view of the dead body with face blurred.
Bella's eyes glistened and a sob escaped her when she saw the same clothes Chris was wearing the same morning.
Did really Chris committed suicide... But why, he seemed happy when he left. Chris's words rang through Bella's mind, Chris telling her to be brave... Was that meant for this? And the pendant...
Bella pulled her hair in frustration and sadness as her mind was not working.
Maybe he committed suicide after spending an awesome day with Bella because he didn't want to drag her into problems anymore. Back then when Chris was shot, his last words were the same, he requested Bella to stay happy.
Her phone rang breaking her thoughts and it was Liam's.
“Bella..”
“I watched the news.”
“Okay, so you know…”
“that Chris attempted suicide.” Bella let out a humourless chuckle.
“What a goddamn joke is this Liam? Are you fucking kidding me that Chris just took his life away? He would not. I don't believe this.” Bella rejected the phone without listening further to Liam's talk.