20: I WILL MARRY YOU BUT….

ADRIANNA

The food came in right after, different foods were placed in front of us and it was very hard not to admire.

My taste buds and stomach were screaming hungry, I could feel myself salivating.

I kept my eyes fixed on the steaming dishes in front of me, the savory aroma of roasted chicken and slow-cooked meat tantalizing my senses.

I looked up at Ethan, to see what he was doing, and I was caught off guard. He was staring at me, his elbow on the table and his hand on his face supporting it.

I gave out a little blush, my cheeks red in embarrassment. He was probably wondering why I was so enticed by the food, but I didn’t know why either. I just felt so hungry and was only thinking about how I was going to devour the food.

“I’m so sorry, am i embarrassing?” I said as I slumped my shoulders.

He looked at me and laughed.

“No you are not, you look so cute” he said as he moved closer to touch my cheek but he stopped abruptly, retracting his hands back slowly.

“Let’s eat” he said as he took up his cutlery and began to dig into his food.

I did the same too.

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“Thank you for the meal, it was so nice” I said as I used a tissue to wipe my mouth.

The meal was really delicious and went so well with my taste buds.

“I’m glad you like it,” he replied, with a smile.

We looked at each other for a while, before I broke the silence.

“So, about your proposal” I began.

My eyes immediately became fierce, my smile disappearing immediately.

I looked at him.

I had already made a decision, I knew what I wanted.

“I will marry you,” I said.

He looked at me, his eyes holding excitement.

“But” I said, and immediately I said that, I could see the excitement vanish from his eyes.

“I am only doing this because of two things,” I added.

“I want a father figure for my baby, and I want revenge” I said, looking him straight in the eyes.

My eyes held pain, after i said those last words.

Revenge. I wanted nothing more than to see Raymond and Jasmine crumble. I wanted to crush them with my own bare hands, I wanted them to kneel in front of me and beg to be spared. I wasn’t going to ever forget what they did to me, the pain they made me go through, the pain I felt when I saw Jasmine on top of Raymond. I wanted to get them back, to make them feel how I felt.

I gave a little smirk.

“Revenge?” I heard Ethan say, bringing me out of my thoughts.

“Yes revenge, I want to take revenge on Raymond and my sister Jasmine for all they did to me. I want to cause them pain, so much pain that they would be begging for death, "I said, as I looked at him.

“Also like i said before, i am only agreeing to get married to you because i want my child to have a father”

“With that been said, there’s going to be a no falling in love rule, we would both have to agree to stay out of each other’s life”

“I would stay out of yours and you can stay out of mine,”

“No kissing, no sex or intimate lifestyle” I said.

“Is that understood?” I said, settling back down on the chair with both of my hands crossed.

I knew I was being harsh with my conditions, but I just didn’t want to be hurt again. I had given my all, my everything to someone I thought loved me so dearly, only for him to shatter my heart into pieces like it never mattered to him. I was not even planning to fall in love anytime soon or even ever again, plus I don’t even really know this man.

I mean yes I knew he was Raymond’s elder brother, but nothing more and nothing less.

I looked at him, waiting for an answer.

If he wasn’t ready to accept my conditions, then I might as well walk away and forget about all these.

“Hmmm” he began, his voice calm.

“Is that all?” He said as he looked at me and gave a smile.

Is that all what? Yes that was all, or was there anything I forgot to add?

“Yes,” I replied.

He gave me a smile.

“Okay then, that is fine by me” he said.

“You’ll move into my house, while we prepare for the wedding”

Hold on a second, move in? Wedding? I have to go through all that stress?

“We are having a wedding? I asked, my face laced with confusion.

“Of course, i have to marry you legally, you are going to be my official wife” he said as he looked at me like i just asked a stupid question.

“Ehm, will it be an elaborate wedding?” I asked, my palms sweaty.

“Do you want it to be?” He asked.

“No,” I replied almost immediately.

Having an elaborate wedding was going to be bad for my revenge. I needed to lay low for a while before I strike.

“Okay, it won’t be,” he said.

“Get your things ready by tomorrow, you will move in with me” he said as he looked at me.

I sat there speechless, as the realization hit me, this was really happening.