Disclaimer: The story doesn't belong to me; the characters are property of S. Meyer and the plot belongs to Ann Arston Ara. I just translate with her permission.

My son's teacher

By: Ann Arston Ara

Translation: ClaryFlynn98

Beta: Ritchee the fangirl

Chapter 39: The superb

Making a mistake is easy, accepting the error is what it costs.

Thousands of mistakes, thousands of words, thousands of happy moments in the trash. The question came up spontaneously as he looked at his company now as one more piece used for a game he had started, he still wasn't quite sure how, and he didn't know how to end it.

He had been so blind; he had been so far in his mind... But the pain of losing a love had changed him so much that when the time came to rebuild his life he could no longer be that being who firmly believed that love was the solution to all problems

A superb, capricious, selfish... There were thousands of words to describe him. He knew it and he was sure that superb was only the most accessible, that capricious was one more and that selfish was the least hard.

He drank his whiskey and felt the liquid burn in his throat. He did not like to drink, he hated to behave like a fool but certainly at this moment, when two men who could put a bullet in his skull were guarding his door, he did not care. He wanted to forget, forget that his son had run away from him when he had the first opportunity.

He wanted to forget that he had driven away the woman he loved by his words, by his actions, that he had forced her to leave, to walk away when she was just another pawn in Eleonora Dinkley's game.

He squeezed the cup that was in his hands, full of hate. How could such a woman be so bad? He would never have believed it of her, that she had been his support, a constant support in his life.

— Mr Cullen — he turned. Dimitri was standing in front of him, looking like an evil being but he had helped him and that made him uneasy.

— Why are you helping me, Dimitri?

The words sounded strange. He laughed. He was already drunk and couldn't forget. A superb man doesn't forget the damage he does, all that follows him even in his drunkenness. Dimitri tried to take his glass away but failed when Edward lifted it over him and filled all his hair with whiskey.

— No, no, no, don't take it away from me, Dimitri, this is my lifesaver.

He laughed again, his words sounded strange, that wasn't his voice. That was his drunkenness.

— What makes you think I want to help you? — Dimitri gave him a blank stare.

In his drunkenness, Edward found it a little hard to understand the question his 'bodyguard' had asked him, but no whiskey didn't stop him from answering.

— It makes me think it looks like you're taking care of me. Much more than your partner, who would like to take a swing at me. He's told me that before.

Dimitri was watching that man who had had everything and had let it all slip away. He had really been looking after him for three years as best he could, even though he made it difficult for him. But he wasn't doing it for him. He knew that she still cared a lot about this man, so he looked after him for her.

Also, this way, he had the opportunity to follow Irina's footsteps. She'd gone crazy, totally. She didn't see reality, only what she wanted to see. The truth, while she was "living" her fantasy, he had been able to gather the evidence he needed to stop her. There was still a little left, but it was almost there.

Two years. That's how long it had taken him to find a weak spot to get information and evidence for her fall. And this last year he had spent collecting that evidence and leaving a few crumbs so that certain people could find Irina. They had been looking for it for a long time, a very long time.

But his work had always been hampered by Cullen. If it were up to him, he'd already beaten her up for the damage he'd done to Bella. And after going through him, he wouldn't have gotten up again. For sure.

At first, he tried several times to get away. Luckily, it was always him who discovered it, so Irina never knew. It took him several months and quite a few headaches to get him to resign himself to the fact that he had to stay. But it wasn't until he was given the order that the next time Edward didn't behave the way he was supposed to, he had to kill Esme, that Edward started to collaborate.

Flashback

Irina was running around the office like a madwoman. Dimitri was on the sofa, half lying down, and with a very calm attitude, although inside he was tense and waiting for the next silly thing to come out of her mouth.

— He doesn't want me to go near him! — Dimitri fell. He had nothing nice to say to that woman. — He's not even working when this company is all he's ever cared about. Who does he think he is? He has to be with me. I got the company for him to be with me and now he wants to let it go under. I won't let him... — Irina's monologue was not new. He used to hear it at least once a month since this whole thing started a year ago.

Suddenly, Irina stopped and looked straight at Dimitri. That didn't bode well.

— Tonight he' ll have dinner with me. Call to have his house prepared for an intimate dinner — Irina's eyes were glowing, like ice in the sunlight. — You have to be prepared. If things don't go well…

— If things don't go well, what Eleonora? — It was better not to upset her.

— I want you to kidnap Esme and take her to the basement. I want you to torture her for a whole day, but most of all, I want you to record everything. The perfect ending will be when you rape and kill her.

Dimitri's body tensed up. He knew he couldn't say no, because if he didn't, Felix would, and this one was a sadist. So he pretended he didn't care and went to the crazy woman in front of him.

— About your future mother-in-law, you know I don't have a problem. But about the dinner, you better handle it yourself. I'm not here to light candles for you. Call that stupid creature you have at your service to do it, the one who calls himself "Personal Assistant", but I'm not going to organize you a shit.

Irina approached him threateningly, but Dimitri continued to pretend to be calm. He knew the role he had to play. She looked at him and it seemed like she was calibrating, thinking about what he had said. Finally, she went to her desk, where she slowly reloaded.

— Very good. Go get ready and bring that stupid one in.

Dimitri rose quietly, taking all the time in the world, and left the office. On his way out he told the poor girl to come in, making the little colour on her face disappear.

He went to Cullen's office, and he went in without knocking. Edward was, as usual, looking out the window. And Felix was lying on the couch.

— Eleonora's making plans for today. She's already told me my orders. You should go and see what she wants you to do, Felix —. This was dangerous on the one hand, because Irina could send Felix for someone else today, but he needed him to leave the office.

Felix looked at him for a long time, while Dimitri sat comfortably in one of the armchairs in front of the desk and took the newspaper. With nothing to say Felix left the office, giving Dmitri time to do what he had to do.

He quickly got up and hooked Cullen's hair, pulling it back tightly so he could see his face. Cullen's eyes were like saucers. Better, that way he would listen carefully.

— Listen to me, Cullen. Eleonora got tired of waiting for you to be with her the easy way —. Edward was going to protest, but Dimitri pulled his hair tighter, making him pant in pain. — She's gonna host a dinner party for both of you tonight, and you're gonna pretend you care about her. Tomorrow you're going to go back to work as you did before. Did you hear me correctly?

— And if I don't? — The truth is, Cullen had balls.

— I have orders to take Esme and torture her. Besides videotaping everything for you to see. Don't make me have to. And get this. If I don't do it, because you manage to disable me in some way, someone else will.

With that, he let him go and went back to the couch he was in before. Edward was staring at him, the horror of it all over his face.

Dimitri looked at him again and said:

— You have to start pretending — he lowered the tone of his voice so that only he could hear it. — She's crazy. You know that. But her madness is dangerous. Play along. If not, you know the consequences.

End of Flashback

From that day on, his work became easier and he managed to advance in his task. He didn't envy the situation Edward was in. Little by little he got to know him and put aside all the resentment he felt for him, for the damage he caused to Bella. Now he only felt pity, pity for a man who did not own anything, not even his destiny, and had no freedom.

He took advantage of the moments that Irina was not there, that she had gone somewhere on business — trips that were scarce — to get drunk and leave behind the mask of "happy life" that he had created to keep the crazy woman happy.

— I still think we should have cut off all work relations with that company — Jason Jenks was looking disapprovingly at his goddaughter.

— We can't godfather, and you know it.

— But all that can be done any other way. You don't have to stay connected to that company, let alone that crazy woman who runs it.

— Godfather… — Bella's sigh was pretty loud. She was the first who didn't want to have anything to do with Eleonora, but it was necessary. — She doesn't know that the company is mine, much less that I'm alive. Having these commercial agreements with L.A. Technic Support Cullen Corp gives us reason to have access to the information we have been needing. That way, and with the help of the "anonymous tipster", we have managed to collect evidence of the embezzlement that woman has made.

Bella was pretty sure who this "anonymous tipster" was, but she didn't have an absolute certainty about it.

— Jason, do you remember how many blind sticks we gave in the first two years? How little evidence we managed to get? And all of it because of the agreements we had with the company, otherwise we couldn't even get it. You know that woman needs to be put in jail.

Jason dropped his shoulders in exhaustion. He knew perfectly well that as long as that woman was free, her child would not be safe, even though she was doing it for Anthony. It's a good thing it was close.

— All right, Bella, I'll let it go. But I want you to promise me one thing. And I'm not going to give in on that point. — Bella looked at him with interest and confusion. — When we get all the evidence, we need to put that woman with her bones in jail, you'll disassociate yourself from that company and I'll do the same. And as a man who loves you like a father, I'm not asking you, I'm demanding it. Give me that peace of mind.

Bella's mouth opened but no sound came out. She was stunned. In all these years, her godfather had never spoken to her like that, let alone demanded anything. But she thought of all that her family had gone through for that woman.

— All right, Jason. All the necessary documents will be drawn up to disassociate us from that company.

With that, Jason breathed a sigh of relief.

James was walking restlessly with his cane, towards his office.

— Are you sure? — he asked, still talking on his cell-phone. Garrett, who was on the other end of the phone, leaned back in his chair and said:

— Your idiot son-in-law is going to sign the papers to enforce a civil marriage, no later than tomorrow. Mr. Davis, this is taking longer than it should. That woman is smart, she has left no fingerprints and she is going to force Edward to marry her.

— What does Emmett say? — James asked, typing in the password to get into his office.

— Not much, sir. Edward doesn't let anyone from the Cullen family into the building and Mrs. Rosalie has kept your son-in-law's family away from him, for safety's sake. — answered Garrett. The door beeped before it opened, and James asked another question:

— What about Jason Jenks?

— Jason continues his investigation. He left the country a few months ago and I know very little about him. His visits are short, no less than a week. The only thing we know about Irina Klein is that she was born in Italy and that Aro Vulturi is looking for her with...

James closed the phone in a hurry, cutting off the call, when he saw the man in front of him, a man he remembered very well.

— Can I know what the fuck you want? — He grunted too annoyed to move. Two of his men came in behind him and pointed their weapons at the intruder. The man smiled and continued to play with a knife casually as he moved his head from side to side.

— Tell me, James… — he began to say — Which of your men do I kill first? — His voice was cold, sharp, and calculating.

James knew he was serious, so he raised a hand and his men lowered their weapons but remained on guard.

— What do you want, Dimitri Manilov? — Dimitri smiled and left a laptop and a cell-phone on James' desk to say:

— Same as you, James. I want revenge.

Oh! Drama is on (again). I hope you liked this chapter and that it solved some of your questions. I know that not all of them, but some of them for sure. Well, Irina or Eleonora has lost her way, or the cuckoo that comes with it. And poor Edward hasn't had a very good time, during these three years. The next chapter will be more focused on Bella. I hope it solves some more questions.

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