Chapter 9

Vivianne's Pov

“You couldn't even say anything to her!” I bewailed.

Maverick looked around him, and I noticed he felt embarrassed.

“Go to the restroom and get yourself cleaned up,”

I shook my head with my hands up, “Alright, you know what? Let's go home. I am done here”

“What? But you brought us here”

“I know but can't you see that I am messed up?”

He held my hands as we walked out of the ice-cream shop.

“You know you shouldn't have shouted when the incident happened right?” Mav said as he turned the steering wheel.

I looked at him in bewilderment “What!?” I screamed. I couldn't believe what he said.

“If you had gummed your buttocks on your seat, she wouldn't have thrown up and you”

Shit! I felt insulted indirectly. As if that wasn't enough, he made another statement.

“She only threw up knowing you because she was shocked to see you. I doubt she did that on purpose”

“Oh my….” I couldn't complete my statement anymore. “You know what? I need to alight here”

Mav pretended like he didn't hear me. “I said stop this car!” I yelled, hitting the car dashboard furiously with my hand.

“You know I can't stop you here because of how stained your dress is. Have you forgotten that you are a public figure?”

I was so annoyed that I kept mute throughout the journey back home.

I stumbled out of the car, slamming the door so hard and walked into the house.

Walked straight into the bathroom and had my bath. It was after then that I realised I hadn't anything to wear.

“Why are you looking lost?” She asked.

“I don't have anything to put on. I will have to wait till my dress dries up”

He chuckled and walked over to the wardrobe.

“Take this,” he handed me a beautiful sexy gown.

“Who owns this?”

“Will you stand to question me or collect the dress?”

I breathed out and collected it to wear. The scent of the dress smells familiar.

“This smells like Helena,”

He looked at me and smiled, “it fits you better. She owns it”

“Really? I thought you said you have divorced her so what are her clothes still in your house?”

“Vivianne, you ask a lot. She told me that she doesn't need them. She has a lot of money to acquire new outfits for herself”

“Money? I thought she depends on you for upkeep,”

He widened his eyes, “Nah, Helena is established,”

Wow, I was surprised to hear that. No wonder the attitude she displayed earlier. She was so pompous and couldn't apologise.

Does that mean she is richer than I do? What establishment does she have? I really need to find out.

But on second thought, I felt it wasn't necessary. Then why did Mav divorce her if she was established? I thought men love women that have money of their own.

If he was in competition with her, he would have destroyed her career. Maverick didn't do well.

“What are you thinking?”

I jerked back to reality.

“You said she has an establishment, why didn't you run her down before giving her the divorce papers?”

Maverick felt confused. “What do you mean?”

“I meant, women who are divorced will go any length to be in competition with you and make sure they have more powers than you just to revenge,”

“I still don't understand what you are saying,”

I decided not to continue just so that he won't see me as a bad woman. “Never mind,”

I was sure to bring up the matter later but not for that day.

“Go and prepare something for us,”

I didn't get that. What was that supposed to mean?

“What do you have in stock?”

“Nothing, just go and prepare something fresh,”

“You can't say that right? Didn't she cook and store food in the refrigerator?”

“Vivianne, I eat fresh food not left overs,”

Gush! I am not ready for this. Does he now want to turn me to a house help?

“Mav, you are too big enough to lack servants in your home. I mean, you supposed to have employed a chef and a cleaner,”

He smiled, “Yeah, I know right? But for today, just prepare something. I haven't eaten your food before. I want to know how it tastes, at least the kitchen is yours. You aren't sharing with anybody,”

An actress like me isn't supposed to be near the fire. What sort of nonsense is this?

I just had to walk into the kitchen and prepare something simple. I can't suffocate myself with too many delicacies. I was glad he didn't complain.

****

At the mall.

I just got some new clothes and walked out of the mall with my dark shade.

I am still surprised that many people don't know me. If not, by now a lot of people would have clustered around me to take pictures.

“I really need to push Maverick harder,” I mustered beneath my breath.

Just then, someone brushed my left shoulder.

“Hey!”

The young girl turned to me. “Any problem?” She asked.

Gush! What the hell was that?

“You are very rude. You brushed my shoulders and couldn't apologise?”

She came closer to me, “No, you are the one that is very rude. I walked pass without knowing, you should have ignored and pass but no, you wanted me to notice you”

I couldn't believe someone was talking to me in that manner.

“Do you actually know who you are talking to?”

“No please, introduce yourself. The president's daughter?”

That sounded like a mockery. “So you don't know a celebrity actress when you see one?”

She laughed. “Celebrity? If you were, I would have recognised you. Meanwhile, celebrities don't walk alone. Infact, by now a lot of crowd would have been taking pictures with the celebrity but look at how people pass you”

I couldn't take the insult anymore. I was about to walk away when she asked for my name in a polite manner.

“Vivianne,” I answered with a little smile.

She nodded, “Okay, Vivianne,” she said and laughed mockingly.

I felt like the ground should open and swallow me, what a big slap.