Chapter 4

Zane’s POV

‘‘No, Kai, Daddy is going to give you another mom, but not now. I promise you will meet your new mom soon, okay?’’

‘‘Zane Hills, it is better to introduce your son to your wife, Clara, because she is already flying down here.’’

‘‘What! Mom, what is your problem? Is this how much you hate me? Why is Clara flying down here, and I am not informed? You have always wanted Clara for me.’’

‘‘Take it easy, son; don’t yell at your mother! She’s my wife, and I support her.’’

‘‘Yes! You always support her, and everything she does, wrong or right, you always do.’’

‘‘Zane, your son is here! Stop yelling.’’

I was so mad and frustrated about the coming of Clara.

‘‘I just want you both out of my house already. I need to rest for tomorrow and take care of Kai.’’

‘‘We want the best for you, Zane Hills. I am your mother, and I know what is best.’’

‘‘Can you just leave already?’’

After a long silence, Eve and Jones Hills left my son’s mansion and left for their home.

‘‘Kai, my grandson, grandma will come pick you up soon so we can have so much fun together.’’ She said this as she pecked him on the forehead and exited my house.

It was past 9 p.m. at night, and Kai and I had already eaten dinner. Kai was about to go to sleep when he suddenly asked me a surprising question.

‘‘Daddy, I know you like Miss Skyler. I see how you look at her when she is not looking at you.’’

‘‘Is Miss Skyler my new mommy? If she is my new mommy, I would love it so much because I like Miss Skyler too.’’

‘‘You are so funny, Kai”

“But Miss Skyler is not bad for Daddy, right? So if Miss Skyler likes Daddy, maybe she will be Daddy’s wife.

“But it is our little secret, okay? Grandma and Grandpa do not know about this.’’

‘‘Yes, Daddy.’’

‘‘Okay, son, sleep tight, baby,’’ I said as I softly kissed Kai’s forehead and headed to my room.

‘‘What a long day, Zane Hills; you’re now Skyler’s husband,’’ I said as I smiled to myself.

I picked up my phone and called Skyler.

‘‘Hello,’’ I said as softly as I could.

‘‘Hey. I thought you weren’t going to call.’’

‘‘Yeah, about that. I have been so busy since I got home.’’

‘‘Oh, what was it? Was it work-related? I wasn’t informed.’’

‘‘No, it is not. Just some personal stuff.’’

‘‘Happy married life, Skyler Hills.’’

‘‘Happy married life, Zane Hills.’’

‘‘That doesn’t sound new;

‘‘Yeah, I know, Kai’s mother.’’

‘‘Yeah, I just wanted to check on you and tell you not to sell the ring.’’

‘‘What does that mean?’’ She sounded pissed and loud.

‘‘I'm just joking around, but always feel free to ask me for anything aside from the contract salary.’’

‘‘Okay, thank you.’’

‘‘Yeah, goodnight.’’

Immediately after I dropped the phone, I began to think to myself... ‘‘Skyler is not that bad. I can’t say for now; I actually need to see where this goes. I would have said ‘end,’ but marriage is till death do us apart.’’

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‘‘It’s 9 a.m., and you are late!’’ I said when I saw Skyler step into my office.

‘‘What!’’ I was so shocked and disappointed in your words. ‘‘What do you mean I am late? We literally had a long day yesterday, and I just got married. Normally, I am supposed to be on my honeymoon right now, enjoying my marriage,’’ Skyler yelled.

‘‘Honeymoon? I didn’t think about that since it was a contract marriage. Let me guess you loved what we had the other day, right?’’

I said that as I stood up from my chair and moved closer to her. I gently raised her chin up and held her waist gently to drag her closer to me. I sniffed her neck and seemed to love it.

‘‘This smells nice; you used a different perfume?’’ I asked as I looked into her eyes with so much emotion in his eyes. For a while, I thought he was truly in love with me, and it was not based on a contract.

‘‘Hey, what are you thinking? You look so hungry; have you had breakfast yet?’’

She stuttered a little. ‘‘I only had coffee.’’ Immediately, I removed my hands from her waist and went back to my seat, looking a little bit pissed.

‘‘What do you mean, coffee? You have to start acting like what you are now and eat healthy.’’

She rolled her eyes and replied calmly, ‘‘You know, as a wife, I really need time to myself to look different and eat healthy.’’

All of a sudden, my office door opened, and to my surprise, it was Clara Scott, who wanted me for herself at all costs and was supported by my parents.

‘‘What are you doing here?’’ I asked, looking surprised.

‘‘What do you mean? What am I doing here? Your mother told me you were aware of my coming, and you asked her to tell me to come to your office.’’ She said as she sat majestically on the chair, with Skyler standing right behind her, making her feel like a ghost who was not in the room.

‘‘Clara, I didn’t tell my mother that. She only told me that you were coming down here yesterday when I got home.’’

‘‘Well, I am here already. You should be happy and make me feel welcome.’’

‘‘Hi, Clara,’’ Skyler said with a cold voice, just to get attention.

‘‘Oh! Hi, Skyler, how is work? I can see you are working very hard to pay off your debt and live the life I have. Oh, dear, you must be really stressed. And I must definitely say you’re lucky to work here, because Zane here will pay you well for the little you are doing here.’’