Billionaire's Revenge(56)

“Did you marry Nigel because of a deal you made with your father Sara? A deal made to keep me out of prison?” A pained groan left her lips as her eyes flew back to his. “He told me that the charges would still stand up in court because he had kept all of the evidence, and would make it appear that you had fled the country to avoid being arrested. He told me that it would be very easy to have Darius Larosa found and charged” A rueful smile came to her lips, “Wish I had known that you changed your name. I just didn’t want to see you in prison”#p#分页标题#e#

Darius lifted her hand and kissed it so softly. “So I am responsible for you being married to that animal?” His voice was full of pain as she shook her head, “No...How were you to know?” His eyes held hers. “I was so unfair to you Sara. You did all that for me and I blackmailed you in the worst possible way” Sara gave a sweet smile, her other hand gently caressing his cheek.

“I felt you pull back from me Darius. That first night...I knew that you didn’t intend to sleep with me...but I wanted it. I told myself that it was because you were forcing me to be with you...but that wasn’t the truth...I wanted to be there” She saw the fire that lit within the darkness of his eyes as he groaned softly.

“I want to be with you Sara” His simple declaration took her aback as she blinked in surprise before a smile filled her lovely face. “I want to be with you too Darius” His eyes shone at her response, before the doubt surfaced in hers. “But...I have to think about Carly. What you said today...it will only be a matter of time before they realise that you were not telling the truth about us being engaged...and then they will use that to stop me adopting her”

At this Darius dropped her hand reaching for the envelope which he passed to her. “Before we say any more...you should read this” In confusion she opened the large manila envelope and pulled out the officious papers, her eyes scanning the words as a small sob broke from her lips, her eyes flying to his in disbelief, a gentle smile on his mouth.

“I had my lawyer contact the Adoption Board as soon as I left you. He pointed out that you were the chosen guardian for Carly and were independently wealthy and therefore more than able to take care of her. He also pointed out that if they did not grant you instant adoption to her that my whole legal team would be descending on them the next day” Sara stared at him, wonder in her eyes as a small tear slid down her face, her hand wiping it away before she gave a small confused frown.

“I’m not independently wealthy”, causing a boyish smile to come to his face. “Ah...yes...I also had a million dollars put into your account...you are pretty independently wealthy Sara” Her eyes once more flew down to the adoption papers in her hand, a sob leaving her mouth as she launched herself into his arms, hers wrapped around his neck, clinging to him as the tears flowed from her. After all the weeks of worry and guilt, she would have her daughter back. She would be taking Carly home and it was all thanks to Darius, this man she loved.

“How do I thank you?” she sobbed against him, as Darius allowed her to cry, to release the emotions held back for so many weeks. Finally as her sobs diminished he pulled her back looking gently into her face, his hands reaching for a tissue which he used to dab the tears from her cheeks. “I wanted you to have that so that you know that you and Carly will be together no matter what. That you are not under any obligation to me” Sara felt the bubble of laughter rise with her as she stared back at him, the love within her so strong that it could no longer be contained as she raised her finger to his lips, a huge smile on her face.

“I love you Darius...I think I always have” She was surprised to see that his eyes misted over, his face full of stunned disbelief before he wrapped his arms around her and hauled her in harder to him.

“I love you Sara...I love you more than I ever thought I would be capable of” Pulling back, the two could only smile at each other, both laughing; his hand enveloped hers as he pulled it to his mouth. “Sara...about what I said...about us being engaged” She chuckled, nodding, happiness filling every part of her. “Would you consider making that engagement real?” Sara’s hands flew to cover her mouth, her eyes dancing with both happiness and fun.

“What kind of proposal is that?” she laughed, tears once more sliding down her face. Darius grinned back, “A really bad one”, before he moved to kneel before her, the laughter in her eyes disappearing as he became suddenly so serious.