You Can Run But You Can't Hide My Contractual Wife
Chapter 316: Her Safest Place

"Daddy! Daddy! Help! Mommy is tickling me! Ouch!" Adam was too helpless as he wailed cutely.

Along with the water rapidly moving was her heartbeat racing so fast. Arabella avoided Bill's gaze as she didn't even want his presence with them. The water became so cold for her but she managed to gather her cool composure. She was there for Adam not with Bill Sky.

"Dad! Mommy is bullying me. Help!" Arabella continued to play with Adam and didn't mind the other person in the water. Adam was very playful and happy far from her great fear about him being with his dad for too long. Thinking about this, Arabella felt great relief just when someone hit her behind. She didn't need to see the person to know his identity. His hard muscles were pressing her back. Having goosebumps in the water, she quickly let go of Adam. The cold water instantly got warm.

"Mom? Don't stop, tickle me some more!" Adam's words were accompanied by giggles and chuckles. Hearing Adam, she had to suppress all the tingling sensations burning inside her. She played along with Adam's request. Adam giggled and laughed louder. Just when Bill's hands wrapped around her waist in the water. She quickly got a jumpscare but still, she had to suppress her feeling and put on her cool for Adam. Adam should not know that her knees got softened and she was trembling inside not because of the cold water but because of his dad's wickedness. Obviously, Bill was teasing her with her son around. She hated this man for doing this to her. What would Adam think if he sees them? And why does he has the guts to show it to his son? She could not understand what kind of a father Bill is.

'Pervert!' While she was playing with Adam, her mind was screaming against the man behind her.

Despite Bill's playful action, Arabella tried her best to focus on Adam. She never dared to look at Bill like she didn't see him at all. For her, Bill Sky is a ghost in the pool. Just when his lips brushed her wet earlobe behind, she felt the burning sensation inside her run wilder. She gritted her teeth to control herself not to stumble. Her balance was already a little off. She tried pushing him with her elbows behind but Bill was unmoved. His lips crawled down her wet neck while his arms stayed wrapped around her sexy waist. It made her stay rooted in her position. She seemed to feel her hands were the only parts of her body moving. Adam was lying on his flat rectangular floater. He was wearing his colorful swimming goggles and he liked to be tickled by his mom. Maybe he just miss her touch. Arabella was in the direction of Adam's head so there was no way the kid could see his dad was also playing with his mom in the water. When Arabella could no longer hold the wild sensations in her body, she quickly turned Adam's floater. At this time, Adam's arms side was in front of them. Adam could clearly see his dad was hugging her mom.

"Daddy? Are you bullying mommy again?" Adam was quick to ask with a worried tone along with his deep frown.

"Nah... Son, hugging is one way of showing love to someone." Bill lectured Adam behind Arabella without taking off his arms around Arabella's waist. Arabella could not breathe because of embarrassment. She thought Bill would stop teasing her if Adam was watching them but unfortunately she was mistaken. He didn't care at all even though his only son was watching instead he got the audacity to lecture his son. First, what did he know about love? Where did he learn it from? Did he change? She wanted to roll her eyes at him but she held it for Adam. She could not afford Adam to see her mocking his dad. "Oh, that's good to hear dad that you love my mom." Adam was satisfied with Bill's answer. Arabella could feel Adam trusted his dad so much judging from his expression and somewhat it made her feel jealous and troubled.

"Mom, are you okay?" Through her swimming goggles, Adam could clearly see her mom's sudden change of mood.

"Of course! I'm with you. There's nothing that can make me sad." She poked Adam's nose tip lightly.

Adam smiled very satisfyingly at his mother's answer. Then Adam flipped to his side. He placed his elbow on the floater to lift his head. Now his right hand was holding his head up while his body was in a side position. He was looking at his parents attentively. "How about you dad? Are you happy that mommy is here?" Adam asked acting like an adult with his serious tone. With it comes to his mom, he never changed.

He was still the cute brave Adam who was overprotected by his mom, Arabella.

Bill's arms transferred above her chest. He was still enclosing her and was pressing her against his hard body. For a while, Bill stayed quiet. His silence was her thoughts loudest.

'Good for you! You can't answer your son's question because you're faking it!'

'I'm sure you don't know anything about love!'

'Bill Sky you can't deceive my child!'

'Adam was not an idiot that you can easily deceive and I know you know that because he is your son. I bet that's why you can't answer him. You will just shame yourself if Adam will notice that you are just lying and faking everything.'

She knew her mind was way too overboard but what can she do? She could not blame her thoughts as she was his victim and he didn't stop even in front of his son.

"I'm where I wanna be." Bill finally responded with a serious tone. Hearing Bill, she stumbled but good thing Bill's arms were strong enough to hold her body standing still. Arabella's heartbeat suddenly stopped. Why she could feel his sincerity in his tone? Even her heart had felt his sincerity. What's wrong with her? When all she thought was Bill trying to deceive his son, why did she feel she was falling to his words? Is she the one deceived?

Coming out to her senses, Arabella shook her head.

"That's my dad!" Adam excitedly blurted. His eyes filled with joy seeing his parents together.

"Young master, sorry to interrupt you but it's time for your music lesson." An old sophisticated woman with already white hair tucked cleanly around her head came into the area to inform Adam.

"Oh no! I'm sorry Mrs. Greynolds. I forgot my lesson for today." Adam sounded guilty as he scratched his head then he quickly got into the water. "Mrs. Greynolds, please meet my beautiful mom." Adam stood beside Arabella and held her hand. The feeling of having someone on her side knocked her off. Bill Sky was still hugging her behind without any care for the newcomer while Adam was holding her hand introducing her to the world proudly. She felt a great feeling of security but she knew she had to shake it off as this would end shortly. She need not forget about Bill Sky.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Sky." The sophisticated old woman bowed politely upon knowing her identity.

Arabella was stunned. She was not Mrs. Sky anymore and she had no plan to use the surname anymore.

"Just, Ms. Jones." She quickly corrected Mrs. Greynolds feeling the awkwardness in the air. After, she felt Bill's grip tighten.

The old woman frowned and was greatly puzzled by Arabella's statement but her professionalism made her straighten her expression.

"It's nice to meet you then, Ms. Jones." Mrs. Greynold bowed again to show her politeness. Arabella was satisfied hearing Mrs. Greynold. For her, it was better than pretending to be Bill Sky's wife. "Okay, mom... I have to go first but you have to promise me you're not going anywhere? Promise?" Adam's eyes suddenly filled with worries and Arabella pitied her son. "I promise!" She said swearing her right hand in the air then she kissed Adam's cheek. "I can go with you, yeah... I will go with you my son." Of course, there was no way on earth that she was going to let herself with Bill alone in the pool. She had to make herself an excuse. In Bill's huge mansion, Adam's side is the safest place for her.

"Adam will have a recital. You can't go." Bill answered her sternly with his arms still around her body.

Adam nodded with a cute smirk. "Don't worry mom, I will come back shortly. I'm sure dad misses you too." Adam seemed to quickly understand the situation. He turned around but he quickly stopped and then turned around again. "Dad, please take care of mom. Don't scare her away, promise?" Adam had to say it as he was afraid of losing his mom again. He was hopeful that his mother and father were going to settle their problems with each other.

"You have my word young boy," Bill answered. Adam looked at Arabella for the last time then he gave her flying kisses before he left.

"Alright, since my son is not here anymore, enough with the drama. Let go of me now." Now, she could say whatever she wanted to say to him. Even if she cursed him, she didn't care.

Amidst her harsh words, Bill didn't let her go. He pulled her deep into the water. She completely stumbled but she was quickly shoved to his chest. "What the!" She shouted. This man could not be trusted. He just promised her son not to scare her off and what he was doing to her now was the opposite.

"Bill Sky, what do you want from me?" Annoyed with the man who seemed not to care about her feelings, she looked at him with daggers. "If you are planning to drown me here make it fast!" She challenged him with her face so irritated. "Hmmm..." He muttered catching her in the water and he out her again inside his arms. She struggled to get out but it was to no avail. Bill's arms were too strong for her. "Bill, let me go when I'm still nicer to you." It was a direct warning for him.

"You can give it a try." Bill sounded calm and was up for her challenged. His tone was sexy.

"Bill, don't take me as a joke because I can kill you too right now!" She felt too much like she was going to explode with her anger.

"You can have my life if you want it," Bill answered. His arms were holding her tight as he sounded behind. Admittedly, she found a little calmness in her heart through his words but it was quick. It faded realizing that the person she was with was Bill Sky. How could she forget that he watched him being beaten in front of the crowd with Adam inside her stomach? She begged him but he didn't listen. For him, she was the murderer of his father, Ed Sky. She explained but he didn't listen before. Now, she could not find any purpose in defending herself from him. She didn't care about this anymore. It happened a long time ago and no one listened to her now only her son mattered to her.

"I'm not a murderer, Bill Sky." Subconsciously, she answered him meaningfully. It was a declaration that she didn't murder anyone before. She was just set up before by Trishia and her father so she should not be blamed for his father's death. Thinking about the involvement of her father, she chuckled bitterly. Who would believe in her if she would tell that her biological father framed her up? It was just too absurd! Surely, Bill Sky would mockingly laugh at her.

"I know..." Bill whispered at her. Now, she started to feel troubled again. Her heartbeat stopped for a while then when it regain its beat, it skyrocketed. His words knocked her off. She felt like she was inside a dark abyss for a long time and his words saved her to get out and come back to life.

She felt she was starting to trust his words. Arabella turned to Bill behind to look at his eyes. She wanted to know if he was telling the truth even know he was very difficult to read but she just have to try. Since her body was held by him behind, she could only turn her head to him just to accidentally hit his luscious lips with hers. Her eyes widened in disbelief. This time, it was her fault and no one was to blame. She hated herself for having such kind of mistake as she quickly pulled out her lips from him then she turned her head back in front.

"It's just a mistake don't think that I want to kiss you. That would never happen." Defensive, Arabella sounded while feeling her lips intensely burning and her cheeks too.

Bill didn't say anything. He hugged her tight in the water for a while. His body was pressing hers. She could feel his huge bump down under that made her very panic. "What are you doing to me, Arabella?" Bill's tone was uneasy and displeased. He seemed to control himself hard enough not to do anything to her. She could trace a little suffering in his tone and it was not her first time hearing him with this question. She was puzzled by the meaning of his words, but she didn't want to make an effort to understand him. She was just protecting herself.

"I don't know what you're saying, Bill Sky. I want to get off now." She was tired of struggling, she just demanded without any spirit.

For a while, Bill didn't respond. Then he let her go freely. He left first without any word. Arabella was stupefied. Bill was a little weird lately. Is it because of the venom? She wanted to make it a joke to herself bu she could not find it any fun. She was just baffled why Bill was a little gentle to her. He was not forcing himself on her at all just like before. Maybe because of his words to Adam. Thinking about this, Arabella felt lucky and she prayed Bill would always be that weird man. In that case, she would have a little peacefulness in the mansion and she could plan their escape well.

After showering in Adam's room, she took her phone. She wanted to browse the net for some gift idea for Adam when the headline shocked her.

"Jayson!" Arabella suddenly blurted out in the air.