I can see it in your eyes

Josephine POV
His question caught me off guard, I took a deep breath while trying to calm down, I tried to see what he meant by that, I saw the facts in his words.
Then I abruptly stood up and walked towards the window, I managed to inhale the deep musky perfume that lingers in the room.
My fist clenched, and my eyes blurred, because I know that my father might be right, it might seem like just a joke, but deep within me, I know for a fact that my father is right...
"Did you love me?" He decided to ask, I stared at him, feeling intense emotions.
I remember the days I was with him, he has always taken care of me, I found myself liking his beautiful personality about him, the behavior that I never bothered to see.
"I'll like you to take a deep breath and tell me what he did to you," my father said while trying to calm me down, by patting my back softly.
"I love him so much that I forgot how everything worked between us...I forgot that we were still bound by a contract" I blurted, without thinking.
My father's eyes went wide in shock, " you what??" He exclaimed.
I forgot that my father knew nothing about the contract, I let my emotions take the better of me, to the extent I had to blurt out words without thinking.
"Uhm...I..uh..." I stammered unable to voice out my pain, I took a deep breath. My father made me look deeply into his eyes by cupping my cheeks, I couldn't bring myself to look at him.
"I know I'm mounting too much on you right now, but I want you to be sincere and I mean you should be very frank with me".
"Yes father"
" Did you love Jacob or not? If you don't I'll call him immediately and arrange the divorce paper and if you do then you are going back to his house right this minute" his words kept me on the edge.
" Father.... you want to be your daughter out of the house?".
"Just answer the question already," he said infuriated.
"I... I" I stammered, not knowing how to voice out my words, he smiled his actions were clear that he wants me with Jacob.
He cupped my cheeks while making me look at him intently in the eyes.
"I can see it in your eyes, I know it, even from the beginning back when you were in high school, the way you smile whenever you think of him, the way you laugh whenever he's close to you, I know Jacob has always been the right person for you, but you were the one who failed to see that" he stopped talking before he went towards the window.
He smiled at the clear skies, he laughed at his thoughts, " you know something sweetie" he started.
I kept quiet while waiting for him to continue with his sentence, " I love your mother very much, even when I was still young and I kept denying that feeling because I was poor and she came from a rich background, so her parents hated the relationship because of the class difference, much worse I never got the opportunity to confess how much I love her because I was scared she was going to reject me and I hate rejection. She waited for me to just say I love her but I never did. time went by and she was about to wed someone else, I felt pain, I don't want her to leave me, I wanted her for myself, but I was not brave enough to say it and I hate it. I was about to lose her, but before she could marry someone else, on her wedding day I confess my feelings, she was excited and she asked me why it took me so long to say it..." He trailed before he wiped his tears that have managed to pave their way down his cheeks.
" That's the reason I'm telling you this honey because you found a rare gem and you're about to lose it for someone who's in sheep's clothing". My brows furrowed with his remark, I took a deep breath before I asked him the baffling question.
"What did you mean by that father?"
" The very moment I set my eyes on Aiden, I know he doesn't love you, he's after your wealth," he said.
"How did you know about that father?"
"I can sense it through my instincts ".
"So you are suspecting him but you are not sure?" he asked me, which made me take in a deep breath, I can't believe that my father still follows his instincts.
" I'll give you some time to think sweetie, I don't want to mount everything on you, but I want you to see for yourself and tell me what you want," he said before he left, leaving me standing beside the window, I couldn't utter a word, I was still thinking about what my father said. I know that he's Right and he doesn't want me to make the decision that he made when he was still young.
I took a deep breath, I felt inwardly excited when I heard my phone vibrate, I thought that it was Jacob, I turned then checked the caller id, only to be surprised that it was Aiden, I felt so weak to picked the call, my fist clenched in a tight ball, I hate what's happening to me, but I don't have a say.
I tried as much to keep calm, then I picked up the phone, he sounded husky almost like he was in pain.
"Please help me, Josephine, I'm dying".
"What's the matter, I Hope you are alright?" I asked, scared that something bad was happening to him.
"I ... can't say... I" he stammered, unable to voice out his words before he ended the call. I panicked, I got worried that something bad was happening to him I don't know what else to say, I tried as much to keep calm, but the thought of Aiden in a bad position made me worried.
" You need to calm down," I told myself, while deep within I was not calm and I wanted to help him.
I rushed outside the house before I picked up my keys, then I rushed towards the car.
"Where are you going?" My father asked, I shook my head, I don't have time to explain before I entered the car.
"Where are you going, you need to tell me" he urged me, but I wanted to save him.