"Why the hell are you so obsessed with your brother?" Frances asked as she sat with him in the living room."Obsessed with my brother?" Cael asked. He did not like the sound of the stamen that someone on his side was making."Yes, you somehow make everything about him, it has been two days since the wedding and you can not seem to shut up about it, do I need to meet my boyfriend and then talk about his brother?" she asked air quoting the word boyfriend because they both knew what they actually meant to each other.Cael was sure that his brother's marriage was a sham but there was nothing he could do about it, all his efforts to expose it as one unfortunately ended badly for him."We are here to discuss my birthday party and not my brother" Cael said turning his nose up. "I was in a good mood but you managed to ruin it" he added."Just as you always manage to do for me" Frances murmured to herself sipping from her wine glass.She could not deny the fact that although she started going
"Are you always a baby about situations like this?" Ophelia asked as they made their way to the room. They had just gotten to their honeymoon destination and were about to check-in. Cade had asked the hotel receptionist for two rooms but Ophelia had overridden his requests by asking for a single room. They were on the verge of arguing when Ophelia stopped them and delayed it till they went to the room."A baby?" Cade responded.Funnily, Cade had tried his best to keep his distance from Ophelia and she always tried to cross the boundaries he tried to keep in place. He never spelt any boundaries for her but he expected that if she was the one who brought the no intimacy rule then she should at least be the one to uphold it.He did not want to be seen as a man who could not control himself. "Was two rooms such a bad idea that you had to shut me down in the presence of everyone?""So you expected to me to respect you even though you were clearly making a wrong choice?" she asked.Cade cou
"What makes you think you can use that tone with me?""Because you keep acting like a child who needs to be told what to do" Ophelia said breathing from her mouth in annoyance."I do not want to go out, is that too big of a deal? If you want to go why don't you go alone instead of dragging me into it?" he asked closing his eyes again. "You are the one acting out like a child" he added under his breath."What acting out?" she asked walking up to him and standing in front of him. Cade's eye opened a bit and she tilted her head to the side."Yes acting like a child, we are in a city so why do we need to go out?" he asked."Because we are in a different city," she said through gritted teeth staring him down."Oh please, there is nothing to see here" he said closing his eyes again."Oh my gosh, and they say you are a genius" she said making a sound with his tongue as she walked away."What does that mean?" he asked."I DON'T KNOW" she screamed as she entered her room and slammed the door.
"What do you want to talk about?" she asked him. "I do not know why you are angry and what is making you say these things but if you tell me what is wrong I am sure we can find a solution to the issue" Cade said taking a step to hold her shoulders. "What makes you think I am angry?" she asked raising her eyebrow up. "The way you are acting right now" he said and she sighed. "We have only spent a few days in this marriage and it seems like you are already tired of doing it, that is why I suggested having a divorce" "If it is because of going out, we can definitely go out to see the city," he said. "You are still not getting it" Cade felt that the argument was getting stupid but he could not say that out loud. The look on her face told him that she was being serious. He kept replaying the day in his head but cold not find a reason why she would be angry at him. He thought they had resolved all the differences before now. "Okay then explain it so I can get it" he said calmly. Ophe
"What are you staring at?" Cade screamed using his hand to cover up his upper body."Your chest" she said pointing to his chest. She could not deny but his body was well built that she could not tear her eyes from them even though her brain was telling her to do so.'Stop looking then" he said feeling shy that she was staring at him so blatantly."How?" she asked almost drooling. Cade knew that when she came to her senses this would be an embarrassing moment for them both."Close the door" he whispered. She stepped into the room and closed the door slowly like she was under a kind of spell. "And stop looking" he added to see if maybe it would work."Yes" she muttered still staring at him before randomly breaking off her stare and staring down at her feet. He knew now that she had come to herself. "Umm excuse me," she said walking rapidly to the room and shutting the door."WHAT WAS THAT?" she screamed to herself from the room. Cade heard the scream and jumped on the spot. He knew that
"How do I look?" she asked again when he stood there staring her down. He could feel his mouth hang open and was trying his best to close it up.The dress she wore really accentuated her waist so much it was hard not to look away and her family looked plump and small when the make-up she normally did was not on it. She was breathtaking and he could not deny it."Pretty" he let out without thinking about it at all."What?" she asked tilted her head so her curls that she had tried to put into a loose bun bounced by the sides. "Oh my gosh this hair" she said her hand going up to it frantically as she tried to adjust out the curls."I think it looks okay" he said still staring so hard at her. "It complements your look," he said now clearing his throat and trying to act normal. He could not believe how a single look was able to make him feel feelings he had not felt before."So you think this look is enough to get people talking?" she asked hands on her waist as she spun around."Of course
"This is some fine dining experience," Cade said as they brought out the food. "I take pride in finding nice places to dine" Ophelia replied. "You really went all out babe" Cade said back as he stared at her lovingly. Ophelia might have thought that Cade had a crush on her if he had not made his position clear before now. They had an unexpected performance by a band and then the food that came out was so good they could not stop even when they kept bringing more and more out for them. He had been so very extra in taking care of her that she was sure the entire restaurant was invested in looking at them. They had gotten stares and even heard comments that were supposed to be whispers but turned out to be too loud for one. The people were buying the story of the in-love couple they were selling. "Anything for you honey" she said stretching her hand across the table and holding his hand. He took it and intertwined them and then she pretended to blush. At least to them, it was as if
They got to the hotel and held hands to walk to the elevator, Cade's phone vibrated with a text message as they got into the elevator. Luckily for them, it was empty once more. Cade took out his phone and opened the message, the same number that had sent him messages earlier still sent him more. Those were the messages he had been unable to attend to when she walked in on him. He stared at the messages. He could not call up the number to know who and why they were sending him these messages. He knew he had to find the sender of the messages and know why. "Cade?" Ophelia asked her face on him with a worried expression across them. "Yeah?" he asked snapping out of the trance he had been in for a moment. "What's it?""Nothing, just work" he muttered sliding the phone into his pocket. Ophelia knew that look very well and she knew something was up and he did not want to tell her so he was going to respect his decision and keep to herself. "What should we do tomorrow?" she asked changi
"I did not think that you would help me out," Harper said to Green with a smile on her face. She had called him about a week ago to tell him that Ophelia and Cade were now locked in. Green had been so angry about it. He waited years for Ophelia, only for her to end up Cade. He had expected that he could pull them apart, but now he was hearing that she was together with Cade and they loved each other now.When they kept telling the public that they were deeply locked in, he could tell that she was doing this just because her father asked her to do it. He waited, hoping that there would be a time when they went their separate ways and then he would swoop in to save the damsel in distress."I refuse to lose to Cade.""I like how you think," Harper said, and her phone began to ring. She took up her phone and stared at the screen. "Ophelia is calling me?" She murmured, looking at the screen, her eyes growing wide and wider."What are you waiting for? Pick it up," Green urged her."I should
Frances was sitting in a coffee shop; she had gotten a message from Ophelia that they had to meet up. As much as she did not want to have to go out there to meet her, she was curious to see her face after reading the news. She had not thought to publish the news like that because she did not want to do anything that might affect Cael, be it directly or indirectly, because she still believed that they would be able to get together soon.She was however happy for whoever had taken that news and ran with it; the entire city was buzzing while waiting for a statement on the family. She felt that now that Cade was so put in the public eye, Charles might consider Cael as a better-suited candidate for the position."Did I keep you waiting for long?" Ophelia asked as she sat down.Frances swallowed as she saw how good she looked; she was tempted to almost comment on it; she did not look like she had seen the news. "No, I just sat down a minute ago," she said, and Ophelia nodded."Have you orde
THREE DAYS AFTER THE WEDDING TUESDAY MORNING "Honey" Ophelia sat by the side of the bed shaking Cade; his eyes opened slowly as he wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her in."Good morning, darling," he said and pouted, waiting for a kiss. She closed her eyes and bent down to kiss his lips. "That was so short," he said, his eyes opening wider. "Something is wrong; what is wrong?" he asked, his eyes catching a glimpse of the frown on her face. "What happened?" he asked, sitting in bed quickly."You might want to see this," she said, taking her phone and giving it to him. He took the phone from her hand and sat up straight. He read through the screen as his eyes widened with each statement he came across."What is this?""The number one trending news in the city this morning.""From what source?""Apparently it started as a rumour from a blog but when the reporters reached out to Abigail yesterday evening for an interview, she did not confirm or deny it so they are just carry
"My mom wanted you here, but I never did, so it is crazy that you are trying to force me to sleep with you," Cael scoffed as they sat on the bed in the room. They had been so preoccupied with other things that it was the night of the wedding that they all realized that they did not have a house, so they went back to the mansion.Charles had taunted them for their poor planning; Cael could not believe that his grandfather had not stepped up to do anything concerning the wedding even after he had leaked the secret to him. He was feeling overwhelmed by the situation and was now convinced that his grandfather was doing the right thing by not allowing him to be the next in line for succession. Even when he had leaked the secret of the wedding to Charles, he did not do anything about it.Even this evening, when they got back to the house after the wedding, Charles was not shocked to see them back at the mansion; he just nodded his head at them and retired to his room. He did not know why he
"You look so beautiful," Fiona gushed over her daughter as she entered the room."I do?" Frances asked, and her mother nodded."Like the star of the show that you are," she murmured, and Frances smiled.She had been so busy stressing and preparing for the wedding that she feared she might not look good in any of the images because of how stressed she was. She felt good to receive a compliment from her mother considering how shallow she was; she would be into complimenting something or else she found it appealing to the eyes."I hope you remember all I have been telling you." Fiona said, and Frances nodded.Her mother had basically turned it into an anthem that was engraved in her mind. She had told her to make sure to get pregnant between the first few weeks of pregnancy so she could have an edge over Ophelia, who was still yet to show any signs of having a baby. She also told her to make sure she sucked up to Charles, even though they all knew how almost impossible that might be."Do
THE FAY OF THE WEDDING Ophelia's eyes fluttered open as she turned to Cade sleeping beside her. She felt his hand that had been holding her head up all night. She snuggled into him and felt his hand pull her in closer."Are you awake?" she murmured, trying to look at his face from her position."No," he drew out, and she laughed."You are asleep yet talking?" she said, and he tried to nod but was failing badly because of the pillow."I talk in my sleep," he added, and she gave him a frown."Then sleep and talk some more. I want to go get myself a cup of tea," she said, trying to stand up from the bed, but his hand on her wrist pulled her back, and she dropped to his chest."What are you doing?" she asked, propping herself up with her hand on his chest."I think you forgot something," he said with a pout and his eyes closed.She traced his pouted lips with her fingertip. "And what can that be?" she asked, feigning ignorance."I know that you very well know what I am talking about," he
A FEW DAYS TO THE WEDDING"I have something to report," Paul said, coming into Charles's office. He had been working in the background to make sure that Aigail and Cael's plan did not work. He knew that they had been so busy with the board meeting, and he had to work too. He was not going to sit down and assume that since he was the chairman, everyone was supposed to be automatically loyal to him.He was meeting with all of the board members and directors while trying to know their stand on the matter; for most of them, they kept trying to play both sides and see which side would favour them. Charles lowered the glasses from his face and dropped them so they dangled by a rope on his neck.The entire company was so tense that even a child could tell that something was up. The staff were trying their best to be careful not to choose sides so they did not find themselves jobless after the board meeting. Everyone was walking on eggshells since the chairman was no longer working from home
Harper stared at her phone in hand; she could not believe that they were trying to discard her. She read the message over and over again, and she could not lie; it did not make any sense to her. What was she supposed to do? She had just boasted to her housemate about how well her plan was going, and now she had to abort the mission. And for what reason?Hello Harper, Abigail does not need your help with Cade anymore and she would like you to move out of the house within a month.-FrancesShe had closed her lease and moved into the house, and now they wanted her gone within a month? She was not going to allow them to bully her; she dialled the number once again and pressed the phone to her ears. The dial tone rang once and then beeped dead as if it were cut from the other end. She tried calling Abigail and Cael as well, but they were both not picking up.She could tell from her interaction today that Cade had finally realized his feelings for Ophelia and this was going to be the end fo
"Meeting with investors is tiring," Cael murmured, sitting in his chair, after the person they had been meeting with walked out. None of the members had said that they were giving them their support, and yet his mom seemed full of energy, as if the day had only started."You have been a good sport and on your best behaviour all day; just one more person and we can call it a day," Abigail replied, turning to him and tapping his thighs gently."Can't we just call it a day now?" He groaned, feeling tired. All he had done since lunch was sucking it up to different old bald men who did not seem interested in helping him anyway. He wondered how long he had to continue doing that with them."As I said, this is really important, and it took me so much to get to agree to see us under such short notice; the best you can do here is just do the right thing," Abigail murmured, losing her patience. After what had happened, she was not ready to allow all of these men to trample over her for no reaso