Christabel's POV"Tell me, what did Jimmy do?" I sniffled, making myself comfy on the bed. Letting out a sigh, he pulled me into his arms. I knew this was hard for him, but as his wife, it was only proper I got the truth from him."Before Bobby appeared in the picture, Jimmy had been behaving weirdly." He began, his large palm stroking my back. The ward was quiet, only the beeping sound and snores that left Melody's parted lips, were the only noise disturbing the night. Even the ever busy hospital seemed to have seen the importance of this moment. "How weird?" I asked, my eyes falling on his pale face.Andre's face was as white as a sheet, ever since he had been admitted, but finally, I could notice a faint layer of blush which clouded his cheeks.What helped him so far was the antiseptics, and I was not sure why they hadn't worn off by now, but by the way Andre was pursing his lips, I figured it was starting to wear off."I wouldn't classify Jimmy's actions as weird, but it is the
Christabel's POV"Christabel," A voice called, while I was deep into my sleep. "Christabel?" A gentle touch followed on my skin, making me groan."Who is it? Leave me alone please." I mumbled under my breath, still with my eyes closed and burying my head into the blankets."Wake up Christabel, it's two in the afternoon." The person repeated, this time, the tone turning firm like a mother hen. Even in my sleep, I could hear the sternness in the person's voice."Give me five minutes okay?" I pleaded, holding out four fingers to whoever was disturbing my sleep.Going to bed so late after the hectic days we have been through was the height of it for my body. I needed rest, and if I didn't get it, I was going to get cranky for the whole day.The blanket was yanked off, giving me no time to scream. "Come on Christabel, don't be lazy. At least put something in your stomach." "Go away." I groaned, covering my head with the soft pillows.My head was foggy, and even my eyes were clouded with
Christabel's POV"Christabel," he started with a sigh, his face still as bloodless as ever. "It's not how you think.""Not how I think?" I shouted in response, clenching my fists tightly. "What is wrong with you Andre, first you say something, then the next second you do the opposite of it. Just a few hours ago we promised we would tell each other everything about us and that includes if you are hurting!" My chest rose furiously, and my cheeks burned while I stared at him with fire in my eyes.Katherine and Adam went silently to the corner, opting to give us some time to ourselves as couples.He touched his brows, closing his eyes to cover his frustration. "Christabel, please don't do this here, not now, and not in front of them.""Andre, I am doing this in front of them and I don't care! What is wrong with you?" I rose fully on my feet, my brows furrowed.How can Andre act like this was nothing?I woke up not finding my husband beside me, and he expected me not to be worried. Then w
Christabel's POVFor days, neither Andre nor I were speaking. Sure, I asked about his well-being, but I didn't show that I cared.Presently, I was in Joan's ward. Due to my being preoccupied with Andre, I had forgotten about his situation but thankfully, I wasn't too far behind. Melody and Tina had filled me in.Doctor Felicia had visited Joan, and taken a look at him. There was still good news. Joan could be cured. The news was like a light to our tunnels. Katherine and Adam's especially.Katherine had shed tears at the news, and even Adam's usual stoic expression fell when a sigh of relief left his mouth.Sitting on the couch in Joan's ward, I watched as Andre was pushed in by John from the side of my eyes.Today he had tried talking to me, but I didn't want to cave in.Let him bask in the silent treatment a little bit so he can see how I felt. He had been let too easily, that is why he had the nerve to treat me this way."Doctor Felicia, how is he," Katherine probed anxiously, fo
Christabel's POVI was at the bar, half drunk. I began to remember what had happened hours ago. My boyfriend, Joan, had suddenly become my ex and I had to drink my pain away. The only thing that could solve this was alcohol and I was going to take as much as possible.It was only a matter of time when a male stranger joined me where I sat. It was a private meeting for those of us and minutes into our discussion, I broke in tears as I still remembered how Joan had broken up with me hours before this incident. This was unexpected.“Take a chill pill…” the stranger said to me carefully. “It's and believe me, you will be fine. Time will heal you!”I was frustrated.“How do you know that? I don't think I will forget this…” I continued to cry. “I don't think I will ever…”He stopped me from talking by sealing my lips with one of his fingers. I was half drunk and I couldn't see properly but still, I could tell that he was handsome.Captivating!“Keep it cool…’’ he said slowly. “If you think
Christabel's POV“All you need to do is sign a contract marriage deal with me!” Andre said softly. He looked towards me carefully.The suspense was all done but now, what came over me was being dazed at first. I was lost in accepting or rejecting this proposal.I knew a normal lady in this case would get angry and ask him if that's the reason he paid for all he bought but I was from a different breed. I was very realistic. I was shocked, truly, but not too shocked. I had not seen a contract marriage deal in my life but yes, I have read about a bunch of them.But this didn't mean I wasn't dazed.“Do you mean what you just said?” I asked him simply. I wanted to be sure that he wasn't playing pranks with me.“I mean what I said, Miss. Christabel,” Andre replied. “I am a busy man and if there is something I would never have time for, it is playing pranks. I have my documents ready and if you're ready, we will do the necessary.”“Wait…” I breathed in and out. I still couldn't believe this
Christabel's POV Well, this was an unimaginable scenario. I would never have believed that such could happen to me. Definitely, we were all living in a small world and the unimaginable could happen. “Christabel!” Joan exclaimed. He was probably as shocked as I was. I breathed in deeply. I didn't know what to say or where to start explaining from. On a normal basis, I knew I shouldn't be explaining at all. I literally did nothing wrong but still, the pressure on me could make me start spewing rubbish. “Do you know her?” Andre asked. His facial expression read ‘worry’. This was going to be a serious issue. “Of course, I know her…” Joan told Andre. “She is my ex-girlfriend and we literally broke up a few weeks ago. When you said you were bringing in your wife, I expected something more.” “Wow!” Andre sighed deeply. I expected him to be disappointed but he actually wasn't. He turned to Joan now. “What is the main issue? You dated her, broke up with her, and I married her. It does
Christabel's POV“Is everything okay, Andre?” I found myself asking as I walked closer to him. It bothered me that he was not telling me anything. Well, I wouldn't tell me anything if I were him. I'm a new person in his life and it must be pretty hard trusting people. I don't trust people either. “Fine. Nothing to bother your pretty head with, Belle.” He tapped my head, placed a kiss on my cheek and walked away. I was sad, I already knew he wasn't going to tell me anything so I wondered why I was not happy about it. This is not a familiar feeling, it was entirely different from what I felt when he told me he loved me. I went back to my room and just as I set my foot inside, my phone rang. I have nobody, so my phone was just for my former work. The number calling me looked unfamiliar and I contemplated whether to pick it or not. What if it was the guy that called my Andre? Am I not moving too fast by calling him mine? Whatever. “You must have something important to tell me if yo