Chapter 21
But he would hate me for it. I quickly shook my head, annoyed at myself for thinking of such things.
I saw a notification on my phone. It was Ally. My only friend. She was traveling in Sri Lanka currently. She worked in a welfare project in India for few months so I couldn’t see her for a while and it made me sad.
Before the wedding I told her about my arranged marriage and she had been very supportive to me. She was my happy pill and now I desperately needed it. So I called her and she answered quickly.
“Hey girllll how’s hubby?”
“Shut up” I laughed, my mood already lightened after hearing her voice.
“What? He’s handsome” She said so innocently.
“Change the topic”
“No”
“Then I’m cutting the call”
“You care about him. Don’t you?
“Ally“” I said in a more warning tone and she giggled.
I talked with her for a while and went back to sleep. About an hour later I heard the sound of a door opening and closing. I slightly opened my eyes and saw Marcus getting under his sheets looking exhausted.
Is he always like this? Shutting everyone out?
Marcus leaned back on the headboard and pulled out his laptop from a bag. He started working without even getting any sleep. Not wanting to get caught I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.
Today we were meeting Charles Bolton. He couldn’t come yesterday evening so he promised to meet us today.
He was a nice man compared to his children. He also told us that there would be a charity event today evening which requested our
presence.
After our wedding we were the talk of the country. Two massive businesses merging from just a simple wedding ring. Our photos were printed in every magazine and newspaper, paparazzi following everyone and everything related to us. It was getting on my nerves but thankfully the spotlight would go away in a few weeks.
I would be meeting some of my investors in the event so I worked the entire afternoon on my bed, pretending not to have a husband.
After hours of working I stretched my arms and opened a drawer to take some painkillers. But as I was about to get it the door suddenly opened and an angry Marcus walked in. He was scolding someone on the phone, looking furious, scaring me with his every yell
He slammed his fist on the table and I flinched at the sound. Noticing my reaction he quickly cut the call and looked at me with cold
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steel eyes.
“Get ready we are going now “he ordered me with a flat tone and went inside the closet to change. Jeez does saying please kills a person?
After a while Marcus came out wearing a dark suit with a matching waistcoat and a tie. He stood in front of the mirror and began fixing his hair.
I watched him, my mouth hanging open, drooling over his handsome face. But as soon as he saw my reflection in the mirror he narrowed his eyes and glared at me.
I quickly looked down and cleared my throat in embarassment before sprinting off to the closet. I changed to a floor length red dress with a high slit and then curled the ends of my dark brown hair to a twist and fanned it around my shoulders.
As I was doing my makeup Marcus knocked on the door. “What are you doing there? Giving birth? Come out. We are going to be late”
“I AM COMING
I put on a light makeup and walked out in fury. Without even looking at me he went out the door to the elevator.
After we both reached the lobby his driver came and drove us to a huge hall filled many elegant guests, screaming rich with money. I walked along the showcases inspecting each and every item. There were so many items lined up to be bid and some beautiful necklaces instantly caught my eyes.
Marcus was right beside me observing the jewelry. We were both searching for things to bid on since it was a charity for a children’s 1ospital.
Then we walked to an area with art work. Even though I didn’t understand art I still admired it. Marcus seemed to be more nterested in the paintings than I was. He talked with a few people about the paintings and seemed to be nodding his head in pproval.
Are you going to bid on the paintings?” I asked him with a curious look.
Mmm” That was all he said.
le walked off to look at other paintings leaving me alone.
met my investors shortly so I spent my good time with them until a man spoke through a microphone telling us to sit down. I ollowed the crowd to a room with a stage and spotted Marcus at the corner. I quickly walked over and sat next to him.
le gave me a you are so annoying look before focusing back on the auction. The auction went well with me buying a few necklaces nd Marcus buying seven portraits. Where the hell would he hang those?
Want to have dinner?” I asked awkwardly in the car.
e glanced at me from the corner of his eyes and sighed in irritation before pulling into the parking lot of a restaurant.
