Happy Monday…
Edward's POV
Chapter 17
A month had passed and I was no closer to getting my woman back. Unfortunately for me, my family was bound to an ironclad contract which had to be turned in within the next few weeks, and Ben was too behind to turn it in on time.
They demanded I finish, which led to a very heated argument between my father and me. He had harsh words to say about the downward spiral my life had taken because of Isabella and even begged me to move on. As if leaving the love of your life was that simple.
When he realized that nothing he said was making me budge, he did the one thing I'd never seen the overly proud man do: he begged.
"Son, I only have you to count on."
I could almost see the acid that coated every word when they passed from his lips.
"Your mother and I are saddened, yes, by your separation from Isabella, but you can't just walk away and let this company crumble. You want to be angry at Ben and me, then be so, but don't let my company suffer."
"Is that all you care about? What the fuck, Dad?" I growled. "Does my pain and suffering mean nothing?"
"It does, but—"
"Tell me this. Where the fuck has Ben been for the last week? Why is he so behind on a project I left almost completed. For fucks sake, all he had left was a punch out list!"
"He," my father rubbed the back of his neck, "he left with Angela, Edward. She came back and they are trying to work their relationship out."
"Unfuckinbelievable! So you come to the one you continuously screw over. The one son that has lost it all, and yet you ask for more?"
"Son,"Aro looked straight into my angry eyes and plead one last time, "I have no one else to ask. Please."
"Fine," I snapped, "but after this project is turned in I will be walking away."
My father looked relieved.
"But if Ben doesn't come back to work within the next two days and help fix this mess, then you will be fucked in more ways than one, because I will not do this alone. Are we understood?"
"Crystal."
Isabella, baby, I'm coming for you once this is done.