Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 158: Total Trust

Chapter 158: Total Trust

"Let’s go, I don’t want them to misunderstand," Talia tried to get out of his embrace but felt a strong pull around her waist.

"Misunderstand...? " Arthur’s deep lazy voice made Talia flinch a bit. She didn’t know why she can’t get used to that voice. That voice combined with his hot breath falling in her ears... They always makes her feel weird in her stomach.

As if that was not enough, he decided to torturer her more by speaking in her ears, "Remember I told you when I meet you next I’ll make it impossible for you to stand?" he planted a little kiss in the nook of her neck making her feel ticklish and her grip on his arms tightened.

He said that during that phone call he made the day of the company’s Year end Party. They met again days back in Rebecca’s Town, right? Nothing happened!

"I walked perfectly fine that day," Talia wanted to push him away but she didn’t even have the strength to speak, much less pushing him away.

"He he..." Arthur chucked evilly looking at the petite woman looking at him with her cheeks blushed and eyes inviting. Her pink lips were slightly parted and a row of her pearly whites peeked out slightly. A little of her hair was sticking to her lips and as his fingers gently traced through her forehead fixing the hair, her eyelids closed and he felt a gust of her hot breath on his jaw.

Sensuous!

She really can not hide her feelings in front of him, nor does she have the strength to push him away. Why does she runs her mouth? And looking at him like that? She wants it, right?

He picked her up wrapping his arms round her waist and his other restless hand lifted her skirt up and went up her thighs. She yelped and wanted out of his grip; he didn’t care. He wanted to do her then and there.

And that’s when he felt it.

"Really?" he shouted and almost dropped her. How is that everytime he wants to go further she has her periods? She is planning it!

Talia wrapped her arms around his neck tightly. "Are you going to make it hard for me to walk by breaking my leg?" she laughed.

"Don’t laugh!" Arthur held her closely and rested his head on her shoulder, sniffing her hair. He didn’t want to accidentally drop her. "I’m here dying of blue balls and you have the nerve to laugh?" he asked gritting his teeth.

He was raging mad now and she is laughing?

Talia couldn’t stop laughing still. A shadow was lurking as she looked at the gap beneath the door.

"Shall we leave now? I think Mr. Ed is out waiting for me. Let’s not give him a heart attack," Talia tried to get out of his grip but he was not willing to and stared at her.

"No!" he pouted. He didn’t want to let go of his Iris.

"Come on. Vivian is waiting and it would be rude not to join her soon," Talia tried to pinch his arms, but she really couldn’t do anything. He was wearing a suit and on top of that his arm muscles were so firm and she knew her pinches won’t do any damage to him.

" Why would she think it is rude? She’d just think that you’re pooping," still holding her, he looked around.

Talia tried to slap his hands out of her waist but failed.

"There are couches?" he raised his voice and he really was surprised. Talia slapped his mouth slightly to make him speak lower.

"Well, duh!" Talia sighed.

"What do women do here anyway? Sleep? Why are you having couches? I’ve never seen a couch in men’s restrooms! This is discrimination! Wow! To think women’s restroom has couches... Wow!"

He pulled her to the couch and made her sit on his lap after he took a comfortable seat.

" You really don’t have couches in your restrooms?" Talia asked, " What will you do if the restroom is crowded or you just want to chat or wait for a friend or call someone?"

" We don’t! Why would we need a couch? And, You chat in restrooms? And why should you wait for a friend in here? Can’t they find their way back?" Arthur truly didn’t understand the world of women.

" Well, you have your smoking rooms and gentlemen clubs! We have our couches. Oh, the humanity! " Talia chuckled. She really didn’t know why he got that surprised by a couch.

" Your Highness..." Talia could hear the door knocking and stood up but Arthur held her hand tighter not letting her leave.

" Let go! I don’t feel comfortable being in a women’s restroom with you. It’s... wrong," Talia looked uncomfortable. She checked the time and it’s been ten minutes since he arrived. Won’t people make wild guesses as to what she is doing in the restroom with him for this long?

She sighed seeing Arthur looking like he was wronged.

" No one’s going to think wrong of you if you’re gone for five more minutes," he looked at her with tender eyes. "No one knows I’m here."

Talia could only sigh. Ah! Darn it! Who knows when she’d be able to meet him again, let me have a few more minutes with him alone.

"I’m fine, Mr. Ed. I’ll be out in five minutes!" Talia shouted and Mr. Ed acknowledged and Talia could see the shadow leaving from the door after lurking there for a few seconds.

"You used to be much more courageous in the past while we snuck around," Arthur pulled her and Talia who was watching the door sat beside him.

"I don’t want to be labelled a mistress," she said and leaned on his shoulder.

Arthur’s heart skipped a beat hearing what she said. She is right.

"Don’t worry, no one will blame you. I’ll make sure of that," he placed his cheek over her head.

"The ones watching me are gone and my phone has also been cleared of any hacking. Olivia Graham’s backing is gone... Soon I’ll cancel my betrothal. Don’t worry, Iris. I have plans, a lot of them cannot be discussed. I just want you to go with the flow just like the rest of them," he spoke in a soft tone and Talia nodded.

"I trust you, Fred... So what’s with the nationalisation talks? Are you going to give in to the demands of the Council?" Talia asked.

Northern Star is the result of her grandfather’s blood and sweat. She will never want it to be nationalised to be ruined by the Council. Never!

" They believe I’m for nationalisation..." Arthur said as he caressed her hair.

Nationalisation is not loss for the shareholders since they will get the current market price for the shares when the government buys the company. It will affect the common people though since it will be their tax money funding the acquisition. Not to mention their company staff are opposed to that idea since government pay will be lower and they won’t get bonuses and benefits like they get now if the government takes over. Not only those vulture nobles, but also some Ministers are for Nationalisation too.

And all these commotions made a great unrest within the company and the staff have started pestering the board of directors to vote against nationalisation.

He is watching the large amounts getting transferred to the directors opposing nationalisation to be recruited to vote for nationalisation.

He can easily observe it all because they are considering him their ally. Sure, he had to attend a lot of drinking parties and poker matches, but he has gained their trust.

And the day of voting, they will get a pleasant surprise.Talia will be there and no one will expect her to have two votes. Her part of shares have such article written to it. Not only Talia has two votes, but also she owns more percentage of shares than him. If needed, she could get the company from him. It is going to be hard, but she is smart and she could do that if she wanted.

Old Jerome is wise! He never trusts anyone.

"You’re not, right?" Talia didn’t want to know the details and asked for confirmation.

"No. Northern Star will always be owned by someone Surnamed Brunton, I promise," he held her hand.

"You’re going to let out kids get my name? You’re not going to ask me to change my name after marriage?" Talia sat straight and asked looking at his eyes.

Arthur smiled seeing the sparkle in her eyes. " Yes and No," he said kissing her forehead. He really didn’t care what she calls herself as long as she is his wife.

And who cares with what name their children are called? They will be part of him and part of her. They will belong to the Sinclair family and the Brunton family. He’ll love them no matter what.