"Perfect choice," Xavier said as soon as the glass left his lips. A smile appeared on his lips afterward. That gave Lucas a cue that Xavier was actually satisfied. It was absolutely surprising because Xavier was hardly satisfied. He always had a constant craving for perfection.“The girl?” Lucas asked, trying to confirm if they were both thinking from the same perspective. “Who else?”“You know that sounds weird coming from someone like you”“And what makes you say that?”“That's just what I think”“When I said perfect, I didn't mean for me. I meant perfect for the job. Seems you don't know what I meant when I said that” Xavier stated, but it felt like he was trying to convince himself more than he was trying to convince Lucas.“But it's good you weren't picky when it came to her. The sooner you get married, the better. I know you can't wait for a divorce. The two of you will finally go separate ways” immediately Xavier heard those words, he instantly felt a little tingle in his hea
There was a knock on the door. Amelia snapped her head, squinting her eyes as she tried her best to adjust her eyes to the brightness the room emitted. Yawning tirelessly, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, looking towards the door.It took a whole minute of persistent knocking before she finally yelled a response. She braced herself, waiting for Cosmos, but it wasn't Cosmos, instead, it was the housekeeper. The housekeeper smiled at her with her chubby cheeks, and she couldn't help but smile back.“Is there a problem?”“No ma'am” she bowed slightly which caused Amelia to scowl. *She was just like the cosmos* "Your friend is here to see you and sir Xavier demanded I send for you before letting anyone in*typical Xavier* Amelia rolled her eyes. She didn't need to be told, because she already knew that it was either Peter or Wendy. She had no other friends. The way he made her friend wait outside, all for whatever reason he could come up with, made her mad.“Okay thank you,
Amelia looked at the gigantic mirror in front of her. Her mouth dropped in awe. It was almost impossible to recognize her reflection, judging from how beautiful she looked. It was unbelievable. Being the busy type, she rarely had any time to take good care of herself, but here she was, looking as astonishing as she never thought she could be. It was excellent, and she wondered how Xavier might react if she set his eyes on her.Smacking her pink lips together, she stared at Stephanie who had a witty grin on her face. Words couldn't explain how grateful she was to Stephanie for making her look and feel good about herself.“The mirror abstinence worked”. Amelia said with a slight smile. Stephanie playfully bowed her head to make a dramatic effect.“Glad to help milady,” she said and Amelia erupted into deep laughter.Contract or not, she still felt as happy as any bride would be. It was surprising, but she chose not to pay attention to the cause of her excitement, as a little part of he
Amelia hugged Daphne warmly. Mrs. Patrick was next. How bad she was at this pretense of a thing. It was something she wasn't comfortable doing, but she had no choice. Mrs. Patrick hugged her warmly. A side peck followed. She turned to look at Henry. They hugged briefly too, Lucas followed, and Mr. Patrick too.Among all of Xavier's family, Daphne had been the happiest about the honeymoon. She had no idea it was fake. Of course, they weren't going on an actual honeymoon. They were going to Kauai, not for a honeymoon, but to trick his family further. At least that was what newly wedded couples did after a wedding, so she and Xavier had to follow suit.Amelia was about to join Xavier in the car when Daphne stopped her.“You know what, Ami, let's go to the airport in my car. We can have a little chat on our way” she giggled. “Xavier can go with Cosmos,” she added.Immediately the words made their way out of her lips, Xavier's facial expression changed. It was obvious he didn't like the
“Has anyone ever told you how much of an asshole you can be?”“ Well, you never fail to remind me”“I'm glad you accepted it” she rolled her eyes at him while standing in front of him. It was quite dark, but she could still make out his facial features, and so could he.“You sent for me, sir Xavier”“Yes, I recall Miss Wilson” “Well”“Don't be in a rush. You don't seem like the busy type anyway” she scoffed at his reply. “Excuse you. I was busy” “Of course” “What do you want Xavier?” “Let's go in” he stated, walking past her as he made his way towards the house. Amelia was left too stunned to speakHe was the one who demanded they meet outside, and now she was finally here, he wanted them to go back in. His absurdness was just so unbelievable. He should have walked inside the house, and they could have had the conversation he wanted to have, but the fact that he had to send for her and still make her go in again made her want to stuff beach sand in his mouth.Xavier turned around
His CFS was also making him more frustrated. He was angry. He hated how restricted he was to do anything. Just when he was about to make his way to the door, he felt a strong migraine, and he fell to the floor in pain, crawling on the cold floor. Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead as he closed his eyes shut, trying his possible best to bear the pain.He fell to the floor once more in pain. Knowing fully well there was nothing to be done, he remained on the floor. His pills were way up the stairs, but he couldn't go up there. Staying there and waiting for fate was what he chose to do.His phone rang once more, but he didn't have the energy to get up to take it. He just laid there wallowing in pain, unable to do anything about it.Amelia held the phone to her ear and scowled when the call wasn't returned. She was going to tell him she needed him outside. It was none of her business if he came or not, she just wanted to let him know she could be as unbearable as he wasSigning in fru
“What do you mean by that?” “Don't worry your little head about that, darling”“Don't call me that” she snapped at him, and he smirked.“Anyway, I will be leaving now. And I'm sure you wouldn't want to keep your husband on the floor” he said, emphasizing the “husband” like he was trying to pass a message across, but Amelia wasn't understanding it.He smiled at her once more, before heading towards the door. When Amelia thought the creepy fellow was finally going to leave, he turned around again. This time his face didn't hold a smile or a smirk, it held anger and irritation.“A friendly reminder” he began. “No one takes what belongs to me," he muttered in a gruff tone and the only feeling Amelia could elicit was fear. “Oh and also don't forget to tell Xavier that Martin sends his regards” he added the last part with a smile and Amelia watched as he left.*Martin, that was his name* Amelia thought Inwardly as she slowly descended to Xavier's level. He looked calmer than he was minutes
Xavier sipped his tea, while Amelia kept staring at him. She had been like that for some time, staring across the dining table, not eating anything. Xavier chose not to show concern because he knew that if he asked her what the problem was, she wouldn't stop talking about it, and he wasn't ready for her garrulous nature.Xavier took another sip from the cup, and he noticed how she followed him with her eyes. It was beginning to be uncomfortable and Xavier couldn't take it anymore.“What?” He asked, and Amelia blinked rapidly.“Nothing,” she said and Xavier couldn't help but scoff at her response.“You have been staring intently at me for the past 5 minutes”“I was staring blankly into space, and you just happened to be there”“Are you serious?”“Of course”“Pathetic” he responded, going back to his tea and taking a sip once more. The tea was quite hot and that was precisely what he needed.“You don't seem like the type to drink tea”“How would you know that?"“I'm your wife, remember?”
A/Nso this is the end guys. Thank you all for sticking till this chapter. Five years later.Amelia took hasty steps as she rolled her bags down the airport. Her heart was filled with ease to the point of her thinking it was going to explode. She tried to keep her smile in check but it was all over the place. She reminisced the last time she saw them and that doubled her happinessShe kept thinking of wrapping her arms around Xavier's. It had been A year since she last saw him and it felt like forever. She thought about Kingsley, her son and the smile widened.“Hey watch it" an angry old lady scolded her.Amelia gave off a nervous smile, but the woman glared at her as she walked past her.“Jeez, y'all need to tone down the makeup a bit" muttered Amelia under her breath. She was talking about the loud lipstick the lady had on her lips.She continued rolling her box with her ecstasy not reduced a bit.“Mum!" she heard from afar and her heart leaped for joy. She turned to the direction t
“While I thought about coping with the divorce and everything, I was also thinking of how to take care of the baby growing inside me” she touched her stomach as she turned to look at Xavier. "Yes my love, I am 6 weeks gone” she blurted out and watched as Xavier's eyes widened in shock."Oh my God,” Daphne squealed."Did you know this?” Lucas nudged Xavier who appeared too stunned to speak?"How the fuck do you think I'd know?”."You are the husband duh,” Erica said with a chuckle.Amelia walked towards Xavier and he gave her a warm hug. A child was the least he expected, but he didn't care. As long as it was coming from Amelia.He kissed her and she kissed him back. It was a short kiss, but she still felt the fire rippling inside of her."Aww,” Erica awed. "Now all this makes me wanna have a baby”."We could always arrange that,” Lucas saidPeter who stood by the side with a smile on his face and a glass of drink in his hands was tapped by Wendy.“Oh, Wendy" he called out, taking a goo
Amelia walked down the stairs with her eyes red and puffy. It was the day the contract marriage was supposed to end. Xavier had told her the previous day to get ready for the divorce the next day. She was devastated. She had thought he wasn't going to carry on with the divorce, but she thought wrong.How the hell was she going to raise his child by herself? She knew if they got a divorce, she wouldn't be able to stand him after that.“You are wearing that?" Amelia heard his voice and she raised her head to look at him. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and it made her wonder if it wasn't a divorce they were going for.She was dressed in her regular wear. Her hair was wrapped in a bun and her face held no makeup. Xavier looked like the handsome organized man he was known to be while she on the other hand looked like a dog's vomit.“I don't see why I shouldn't " her voice was raspy. That was the effect of crying her eyes the previous night. “The last time I checked, we are going to a divo
Xavier couldn't help but smile as he took steady sips from his glass. He was at the bar and for the first time, he felt at ease. He didn't have anything to worry about. His mind was at rest. He didn't need to worry because his major problem of over 10 years was gone.The chair beside him was tugged and he turned to look who it was. Just as he had expected, he saw Lucas. He had texted him to come over, but he didn't think Lucas would come along with Erica.“You look happy," Erica pointed out. “Well I'm glad we didn't meet the cranky side of you"“Why wouldn't he be happy? Martin is gone, Hardin is gone and he has a beautiful woman to go back to after all the day's stress"“Oh no," Xavier laughed.“That's true"“What part of your bed does she keep warm?" Lucas teased.“No part" Xavier blurted out.“Woah you guys haven't done it yet?" Erica's eyes widened in surprise.“No, we have. It's just that..."“So you guys have done it for then. I thought this was supposed to be a contract marriage
The weather was cold. Cold enough to commit murder effortlessly. Xavier fastened his gun to his trousers and brought down his suit to make it invisible.After countless efforts to reach Martin, he finally agreed to meet with Xavier. Xavier made it seem like he was going to fix all the grudges that they had, but he wasn't stupid to do that. He was going to end Martin once and for all.He had already caused Xavier too much pain.They decided to meet in an open field. It was Xavier's idea. He wanted a place big enough to contain his wrath while he rains it down on MartinMartin stood at a distance, backing the vehicle. As Xavier walked toward him, he stayed alert because he knew how sly Martin could be. He could pull up a Glock out of nowhere.“I didn't think you would show up," Martin turned to look at Xavier.There was an annoying smirk on his face which Xavier wanted to desperately smack off with a punch, but he needed to keep his cool if at all he wanted his plans to work.“You know I
Amelia didn't bother giving Peter a call. She just showed up at his pub. She knew if she called him, he might find a way to get her off his back, but today was going to be different. She was going to find out everything that was wrong with him. The peter she knew wouldn't just distance himself from everybody if the reason wasn't vital.“Amelia?" Peter called out as he looked at her in disbelief.She was also stunned to see him with trimmed hair. All his long, healthy hair was gone.“ What are you doing here Amelia?” he asked."You cut your hair?“He sighed, setting down the glass he was cleaning. It was obvious he didn't want her here.Peter regretted coming to the pub that day. He should have listened to his instincts and just stayed home. Now he had to answer the numerous questions she had. He knew Amelia was surely going to ask a lot of questions."I thought it'd look better”"You look pale”"I've been skipping vegetables in my meal” he replied plainly and Amelia gave him a 'are you
“If it was me, you would do the same," Lucas said in his defense. “That's not the point," Xavier said“Then what is?"“You should have told me"“What would you have done from the hospital bed? Even if you want to get him now. Bad news, he is missing"“What?" Xavier let out.“You heard me. I tried to take him back after he escaped from Amelia, but he is missing"“Where the fuck did he go?"“Another state, town or even another country. We should only pray he is far enough from us"Xavier sighed in frustration as he leaned back on his seat. “I don't understand how someone can be so relentless."“You did kill his boyfriend."“He tried to kill my wife"“And you think he cares about that?".“What the fuck does he want?"“You know he wants you dead”"A reasonable person would have given up a long time ago”"Martin is not reasonable, especially when he wants something. He acts mentally deranged sometimes”"He doesn't act, he is mentally deranged”Xavier said nothing for a while before speakin
Erica didn't die even after everyone had concluded that she was as good as dead. It took her one whole month for her to wake up and during that time, Xavier was discharged from the hospital. Surprisingly Martin didn't do anything even when Amelia thought he would.Xavier had healed properly and was already up on his feet. Although Amelia was not in support of Xavier going back to work, he didn't care. She cared about his health. Xavier on the other hand felt he was good and fit enough. Truly he was, but Amelia was paranoid that something could happen to him.Xavier was not aware of the Martin issue. He didn't know his wife had once adopted his worse enemy and he had no idea Erica was in the hospital because of that same man. Amelia didn't tell him, following Lucas's orders. Lucas knew how crazy his brother would get if he heard about it.Lucas wasn't trying to protect Xavier. He had the same mindset as Amelia. They both wanted him to heal first. The doctor said he wasn't healed complet
After Amelia had given Ken her order, he walked in to kill Martin.He pulled the trigger as he sauntered towards Martin. He knew how sly Martin was and he wanted to end him before starting a conversation with him.“And you are just going to do as she asked?”"Shut the fuck up or you will be dead sooner than expected.“"And what do you think you will achieve after this?”"I will succeed in keeping this mouth of yours shut for once”"And you are still going to keep taking orders”"As long as I get my pay after that” "is that what you leave for now? Looking forward to your pay at the end of the month? “Ken chuckled, “I don't think you understand”. He brought out the key of the cuffs and showed it to Martin. I have the power to keep you there for as long as I want and I also have the power to set you free. Guess what other power I have. I have the power to end you if I want” Ken smiled proudly."Remember when you tortured me to give off vital information? You were relentless. I remembere