I intend no damage to your sentiments by imposing my feelings upon you. But acting stoical when I was swimming with attraction for you was something I was incapacitated to do. So I kept myself away from you."

A soft gasp left out of her in surprise. "I thought with passing time I will forget you and you will only be left to a sweet memory. But I was wrong. The day I came back home to meet your father I saw something in your eyes. The kind of 'something' that I felt for you in me. I had my doubts and when you came to my room with the milk glass everything was clear. You had similar feelings for me.  It was very difficult to act numb in front of you when I know you are equally in love with me. That night I couldn't sleep in happiness.  I felt on top of the world."

A sudden shyness sleeves her and she softly giggles. I love that sound of her. Her head rises slowly towards me and she reveals with a subdued smile, "I fell in love with you since the time I knew about my existence."

Damn! She had secrets too. My actuality was covered in a blithe and a sense of pride reigned like a power in me.  I pulled my wife into an irrepressible hug, removing the caressing wild lock falling on her angelic face. "You are made for me, my cupcake." I mellowed down to her lifting her face to meet my gaze.

I hold her in my strong arms and continue "When I was informed about your father's admission to the hospital and your life in danger I couldn't control my anger. I realized the only way to protect you was to keep you beside me 24/7 and the lone method to do that was to marry you. I was supposed to tell you about my businesses sooner or later but the sad part was that you came to know about it before I intended you to know. You were a creepy wife." I pulled her nose with deride saying the last sentence.

"I am very sorry about what you saw on that calamitous day." Bringing her to my chest I kiss her with a coveting need.

Later that night I had only one question musing my mind, will she accept me for what I am?

Chapter 38

Ulrick Pov

Ana was all set to depart to Perth the next morning. I knew she wasn't happy to leave and I was on seventh heaven to learn about it. So I insisted her to stay back but she quit the matter saying that she was yet to submit her resignation to the college. Screw the league. She is my wife, a billionaire who holds the reputation of Augustus in Rome. I can pull strings in the other corner of the world without even moving my finger here. When was she going to understand it?

Anyways it is not the time to fight with her. Cool Ulrick! I could as well drop a mail to let them know my wife would no longer work for them but I was enough shrewd to understand there was something more. It's an issue she wouldn't let me put a finger on. Anyhow she was going to return to me in less than 24 hours and then damn it! I will make sure she doesn't leave our home except for shopping. I earn enough to feed five Australias at the same time, I don't need my wife to work. She can enjoy spending the money I earn in shopping or indulge in some hobby, join any art classes and lead a life of luxury and happiness.

A few hours later...

I took my cute baby into my lap and kissed her head. She sneezes and makes a face which said, 'what the fuck was that?' It is one of the sweetest joys to have a baby. I laughed so hard at her poker face that tears came out of my eyes. Bringing her to my chest I mutter with delight "God bless you baby, daddy loves you so much." She bounces in my lap getting into a fun mode as if she understands what I spoke and puts her little fist into her mouth.

I push away the soft hairs that were brushing on her cute face and kiss her little nose. She is mine, she completely resembles me from every direction. Even from the first time that I saw her, I could account for it. And every time I think of it I feel proud to recollect it. It is the most precious moment of my life - the first glimpse of her and know she is my daughter. Our eyes meet again and I felt like I hit a jackpot. I missed her birth  which still pains me. Payback from Ana can be collected our whole life. But firstly, it is looking after Ulia. She is my daughter and I want to give her all the happiness in this world.

My little princess was dressed in a blue cotton frock which had pink flowers. I bought it yesterday when I went on shopping for her. The feeling in buying things for my baby was imperial. I purchased every article that appeared in the store starting from the diapers, baby blankets, frocks, hair bands, and even footwear though she had a long time to learn walking.

Ana was all the time telling me to watch on the money I spent. But who cares? I am a business mogul. If I cannot spend money for my family, for whom am I earning? I will buy every damn thing under the sun for my princess. She shouldn't feel the crave of anything in this world.

It would take another six months for my sunshine to learn to walk and I nurture beautiful dreams about it.

Ulrick nurtured beautiful dreams about his daughter. Will they get fulfilled?