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First chapter of the year and I hope it turned out to be good.

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Bella's POV:

Are they talking about Noah? And, what's the thing for me to marry Liam?

"Dad, you can't be serious. " I laughed awkwardly and my mother glared me.

"How can you woman? Why don't you just let us know about what's happening around you? Do we need to assign spies around to know your surrounding? If Liam didn't let us know about this, we would be blind all this time. He was like a sweet man in our function that day but after knowing him, I'm not sure that he's a guy to handle. " My mother nearly yelled for her words and Liam looked at me with concern.

"Mom, I wasn't be-- " I open up but she cut me off.

"No, now you are going to listen to us alright. Liam likes you and he can be more worthy than anyone. I swear that man couldn't near you after that. Wait, did he even raise his hand on you? " My mother questioned doubtfully.

"Mom, never. He is an angry man but he don't do any of that to m-- " I said but she cut me off again.

"Oh, really. You think that he won't? You were nearly raped because of him and just because he saved you that time, doesn't mean that it wasn't because of him. This man had a lot of anger issues to take control and he is eventually going to hit you later one day when he is on his peak. " My mother said as rage runs over their eyes.

How can they? How can they say this to me? I love him, for God sake.

"He can't be possessive anymore, Bella. Your staying here with us until you get married to Liam. " My father ordered and my heart pumped out loud.

Tears formed in my eyes as I keep on chanting to speak up for myself.

"I can't. I won't. " I mumbled while retreating slowly back.

"You should. He wasn't that needed. A man who couldn't able to control him-- " My mother replied and I cut her off this time.

"I love him. I love Noah Debrew. He wasn't that mad man for me and he is way more needed than anything. Even from all of you. He was there when I needed him and how can you say that he wasn't that needed? Yes, he caused me the incident in that restaurant but he did that because he knew how that filthy waiter looked at me. He was mad at the fellow as he notice me being uncomfortable. " I furiously stated all the facts as all their faces were frowned.

Some minutes of silence enveloped us and my mother came up with a smirk.

"Well, your just going behind him because you thought that no guys will love you if it's not for him, isn't it? We have Liam here, sweetheart. Who's not a bipolar like him and he loves you. That monster just possessed you to not admit it that your stuck with him. " she continued as she patted my shoulder with a smirk.

Still the same parents. Tears prickled from my eyes and I controlled the urge to break down.

No, don't cry. I should face this also. I'm confident enough.

"I don't even know where's this concern about me are coming from. I went all 5 years being away from you two and do you know the reason? It's because I can't take any of your criticism and advises about my presence, yet he never did made me felt that way. He appreciate me for who I'm and for who I wanted to be. " I explained as my mind recalled about Noah.

"I'm not letting him go even if he wants to let me go. Because I had fixed my future with him and none of your concerns and care were needed. If you really wanted to devote the family with the Hesley's, then you better find someone else to replace me. You know, maybe someone who is more beautiful. " I continued with rage in my every words and all my insecurities took out in burst towards them.

They can't simply judge him like that. I'm sure that all of this concerns are just to make me marry Liam. I just don't know why are they so attached with the Hesley's.

"I'm sorry, Liam. " I said after eyeing him and I turned away as I stopped again to speak up to him. He needed some senses too.

"You know, Liam...when he kissed me that day, it's wasn't forced or even tempted. It was his love and possessive over me, yet that is why he mentioned to kill you right away for touching me. " I uttered my final words to him and I walked away from them.

Them, I mean by my parents and Liam of course.

I left the living area and paced out in rush.

I was fuming and while speed walking, I spot this figure on the wooden bench which is right along the gate of my parent's mansion. It was dark due to night and I couldn't notice the person.

I took two long strides to reach the person and to my surprise, Noah sat there with his head laying in between his palms. It looks exactly as if he is upset or angry over something.

"Noah. " I called out his name and his eyes looked up at me. My eyes widen to see his bloodshot eyes which I assume due to tears and I couldn't suppress my sobs anymore.

Oh my God. Did he hear everything?

I ran up to him and engulfed him in a hug as he stiffen on his position. He never jerked but he never hugged me back neither.

"I'm a monster. " Noah mumbled in a hush as he give this sad look.

"Tell me, Bella. I'm a monster, right? Your mother were right, I would hurt you one day because I'm mentally unstable. " he explains with widen eyes as he recalled about what he heard.

"You don't deserve someone like me. Y-You deserve someone better, or like someone who's not mentally ill like me. It's making me insane to have this thought but I couldn't help it. " he spoke brokenly and this is the first time I heard him stuttering while speaking. It shows about how horrified he is to listen all those stuffs from my parents. He stood instantly and turned his back at me with his hand rested on both side of his hip, sighing in anger.

My once silence sobs, came as thunderous as I listened to him. I...I can't make him feel this way. I can't let him go.

"Noah, no. Please, don't say that. " I ran up behind him as my arms embraced him and he just groan a little. I hugged him as tight as possible and I never wanted to let him go.

"They are insane. They don't know you. They are just manipulating me by saying bad things about you so that I could willingly get married to Liam. Please, I beg you. Don't say things like this because I love you. Only you. " I spoke with my quackery tone as tears flooded my cheeks continuously.

"Your never a monster. Anything what they said doesn't make you correctly and they are all the one who's insane to even think of you hurting me. " I hushed while my hands hugging me closely as my head gently laid on his back with my eyes shut. I could feel him turning around for me and I pulled away a little, still my arms wrapped around his hips.

He cupped my face gently and wiped the overflowing tears with the pad of his thumbs.

"I know that you will never hurt me in that way. I know you more better than they do and that's only matters for me to love you...." I continued and my palms reach out for his masculine face, slightly caressing it. "....as much as you love me. "

He stayed silent for some minute and I looked him in concern. Suddenly, some kind of fear took over me as I thought of him leaving me now.

I will be numb and heartbroken for sure. So, would he leave me? Why is he not saying anything?

I needed an answer or at least, a gesture of acceptance. But, I got nothing. His eyes were just blank and I couldn't read them.

"Are you going to leave me? Is that okay for you to let me marry him? Are you really going to hear over my parents rather than me? Why aren't you saying anything? D-Do I say anything wrongly? " I rambled my questions and his eyes eyed me intensely, his hands caressing my face now as he stared me.

What was he doing without answering me?

"I....I'm sorry. " he whispered in the low tone. "...can I just kiss you, despite the fact that your parents are still watching us? " he continued as his eyes traveled to my eyes.

My lips twitched into a smile knowing that he would never leave me and I knew that they will.

"You don't have to ask me this every time and...I swear they won't mind watching this. " I mumbled in my sweetest tone that will make him go wobbly right on the spot and this time, I pulled him by his collar to press our lips together. He doesn't take that long to react either and our lips soon moved in a mutual rhythm.

They, I mean by the parents of mine, deserves this show of two loving couples kissing each other and I'm not even one percent offended by it.

Let's give a huge applause for our girl and her new changing self!