(Greyson's POV)
Seeing her all over the news wasn't a new thing, but this time around she was in a sticky situation, and it was because of me. She had gotten pregnant after that night and instead of getting rid of it, she decided to keep it. Why would she do such a thing? Didn't she think that something like this would happen? Or was she trying to draw my attention to this? No, that can't be. She worked so hard to get her company back and even made it better. There's no way she would do it intentionally. Maybe she just wanted to keep the kids. I concluded on that fact and decided to look for a way to help her because it definitely won't be easy. People would look for a way to brand her and the kids with hideous names and I didn't want that. I decided to take responsibility for her actions. If I wanted her, I had to win her over with my actions.
Suddenly, I remembered something my dad told me when I was younger. I had asked him why he never got married if he was going to be committed to the woman he was going to marry. He told me that he wasn't responsible when it came to women. He said he wasn't bold enough to shoulder a woman and every problem that comes with her. He also told me that his parents had a failed marriage because the burden got too much for his father, so he left his mother and took him with him. He said that his mother demanded way too much from his father just like all the other women, so he gave up. His father remained faithful to his mother even after they got divorced, he never knew another woman. My dad didn't want to experience such a painful thing called love that would make him feel lonely all his life if it was hard to take responsibility. Instead, he decided not to have any attachment towards women and just had fun with countless women. I on the other hand had already fallen for a woman and unlike my father, I was going to be very responsible. She was different from how I viewed other women, and I planned on keeping her. I was probably already obsessed with her.
I used my connections to get her personal information and I was able to contact her. We made an appointment and met up. She couldn't recognise me, and I wasn't really surprised. She looked at me like I was some kind of thug, but I expected such a reaction, after all, I owned a bar. I told her that I would help her if she promised to marry me. I wasn't even going to beat around the bush. She wanted to know what I planned to do so I told her my plans. Of course, she didn't agree. She didn't want to get married to someone like me who looked like he might even be worse than her ex-husband. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I didn't back down. I told her that my offer was still available and she could ask for help when she was ready.
A few days later, things had gotten worse. The stocks of her company had started dropping rapidly and investors were beginning to withdraw their investments. I was very sure that it would be chaotic at her end. I decided to offer help behind her back. I established a company on paper, and I used the company to invest in hers. Since her company needed help, they accepted my offer. I invested millions into her company and managed to bring it back up. When the public saw that the company rose back up even amidst the situation, new investors and old ones decided to invest in the company, seeing that nothing could pull the company down. I may or may not have had a hand in bringing the new investors. I had convinced some of the VIPs at my bar to invest in her company because it wasn't an ordinary company. It was an organization that deserved its reputation.
Soon after, the rumours surrounding her and the kids died down and people forgot about it, or they just didn't talk about it anymore. I needed another reason to meet with her. I was a major investor for her company, so I decided to use that to my advantage. I decided to withdraw my investment and just like I had expected, she contacted me herself. I met up with her and she was surprised to see me. She couldn't fathom that I was the one who helped her when she had almost hit rock bottom. She put aside her personal feelings and decided to talk business. I was now more convinced that she was different. She showed me that she knew how to set priorities. She demanded an explanation as to why I wanted to withdraw the investment. Since I was a major investor, withdrawing would bring a huge loss to the company. I told her I only helped her because she was in dire need, and I couldn't bear to see my kids suffer. I also told her that I was the one who brought the other investors to her company because I wanted to help her. She was speechless. She couldn't believe that I was the one behind it all. Then she asked me what I would gain by doing all this and I told her that I wanted her, not like how I wanted other women, but I wanted her to be the only woman in my life. One that I would cherish and take responsibility for everything that concerns her. I told her that I would be faithful to only her if she agreed to be my wife. After I said all these things, she frowned. It was then I realised why she was rejecting me. She couldn't trust anyone. Especially someone like me. She had been hurt deeply in her previous marriage. Not just her marriage, even her parents didn't put any hope in her because she was a girl. She didn't receive any love as a child but instead of letting her parent's company get destroyed, she still used every means possible to prove that she was a useful daughter. Her heart had been closed off to people. She couldn't trust anyone. Even her best friend who was the closest to her betrayed her. She was determined to protect herself and her kids without having to depend on anyone. There was no room for me in her life. But I was determined to change that.