In a large fancy ballroom with highly prestigious guests, an engagement party was being held. From the look of the hall alone, one could tell that it was not a party of two middle-class people. Everyone could tell that it was a party of two wealthy families coming together. The ballroom was large and screamed luxury. If you don’t look carefully, you will post your way trying to find where the celebrants were as everywhere was filled with people from different parts of the world. The high ceilings with crystal chandeliers, the long tables covered in white linens, the smell of the freshly cut expensive flowers, and the soft music were indicators of what to expect the moment you step foot in the hall. The guests were in their best clothing, some ever ready to outshine their mates and make the headlines. Couples danced along with the music on the dance floor and proved their dancing skills with their partners. The environment was looking fun and it seemed like the guests were excited
“What are you looking at?” Ella brought Laim’s attention back to her as they danced on the dance floor together with the other couples and of course the newly engaged couple. She frowned when she saw that his attention was divided and he was looking elsewhere. His grip tightened on her waist. She was sure that he left a mark there. What made him angry?She held his head and straightened it so that he was looking at her only. She was right in front of him, why would he be looking elsewhere, right?“Hey, you asked for a dance. You never said that I have to look at you all through.”“But you’re dancing with me. You should be staring at me.”“This is why I didn’t want to do this. You’re too demanding.”Her face fell. “What the fuck you’re even looking at?” She whipped her head around to where he was staring before she broke his gaze away. Her eyebrows drew together. Eve? “Don’t tell me you’re jealous because your friend is getting married soon and you might not be seeing her often.”“Wh
“Congratulations on your engagement, Miss Gray.” “Congratulations.” Eve rolled her eyes hearing the voices of the people behind her. She turned away from Ella to look at some of the guests who were behind her.“Thank you so much for coming.” She acknowledged. Not like she meant it though. She would have preferred they all stay in their home and not come bother her. That would have been a better choice and her day would not have been ruined this way. “Your ring is so beautiful, Miss Gray. Mr Hank must love you a lot to buy such an expensive ring and you're so pretty too.” “Miss Gray’s beauty is on another level.”“This dress fits you so well.” The girls gathered around her to look at the engagement ring on her finger. These buttlickers, she thought. Some months ago, these girls were all over Melissa proclaiming their loyalty to her and how they would stick with her. Now, they are trying to find favor with her just because she would be getting married to Noah. They love to get acqu
Eve rolled her eyes seeing the girl hit him lightly in his arms and they laughed. She was pretty with long hair, a nice body shape any guy would want and she was tall too. A good height for a woman. Eve felt jealousy creeping into her heart. “You're jealous?” She gasped in shock when Ella whispered into her ears. “Of course not. I'm not jealous. I'm just angry that he is talking and laughing with someone else, another woman on our engagement day.” Really, this was the first time seeing Noah laugh this freely with anyone, not even her. They have good chemistry, she noticed. But overall, who the hell is she, and where exactly did she come from?“Didn't you say it was a marriage of convenience and you both are free to do whatever you want?”“We have to make this real in the eyes of the public. What's he doing speaking to another woman like that? People would think that they were or are lovers. Tsk.”That was it, she thought. If he wants the public to believe them in this game, he would
“Going to work a day after your engagement party is crazy,” Ella said as they both settled in the back seat of the car. Seeing that they were comfortable, the driver started the car. “Well, I did not see any reason I should sit at home. I have nothing to do at home by the way.”“You're sure? Doesn't matter. You should have at least had a day off from work. After all, you have been working all throughout the week.”“Oh, Ella. Just say you're too lazy to go to work today.”“I'm not. In fact, I am. I have been working all week on the preparations.”“Then you should take days off. I don't mind, really.”“I won't. I'm not taking a break if you don't. We have to take a break together.”“Oh… Fine, I’ll take a break tomorrow. All for you.”“That’s better. I don’t want you exhausted before your wedding.”Eve sighed at the mention of the wedding. Who would believe her when she says that she sometimes forgets that she is getting married very soon, really. She sometimes wakes up and be like ‘phe
“Why, what are you doing? Let go of my hand.” Eve struggled to get her wrist out of Noah’s hold as he dragged her outside he office to the elevator. “Shh. Stay still. You don't want your employees to see this, do you.”“I don't give a fuck what they think let go of me, Noah,” he said through her teeth. “Now that I think about it, my name do sound very nice coming form you. You should say it offen.”She stared at him as if a nut on his head had fallen in his way here. She already told him that she wasn't Interested in going with him to lunch or date whatever. What doesn't he get straight?After she switched off her phone, it wasn't even lunch time before she see him marching into her office looking all sexy and handsome. He wasn't in his usual two piece suit. He was dressed casually In a jean and shirt. His black hair combed to fall on his face. He looked like he just came out of a magazine but that only stunned her for some minutes. “Will you ever stop this?”“Never, baby.”Her chee
As Eve saw where he took her to, her mouth fell open in shock. Since when did Noah become like this? As they climbed down from the car, her mouth fell open in awe. “What are we doing here?”“To have fun of course.”“Fun? Since when do you have fun in places like this? Last time I checked, you prefer having fun in women's bed.”“What, me?”“Of course.”“Sorry, honey but you checked wrongly.”“I didn’t. We’ve never been to a place like this together before.”“Right.”They were in a playground, an amusement park, for real. Two years ago, if one told her that she would be here in this place with Noah one day, she wouldn’t have believed. She would have reprimanded the person who told her such a lie. For one, he never looked at her or asked her what she wanted and two, he never even took her on dates. Never ever. All of these were new to her. “There are lots of kids here. We’re adults,” she complained. “Who says adults can’t have fun in an amusement park? If you don’t want to play these
Ella walked out of her condo all dressed for her date with a certain bastard her Godmother decided to hook her up with. She was dressed in a knee-length black dress. Her curly hair was combed and stretched so that it fell on her shoulders and her heels were a thorn in her flesh as she struggled to walk with them. Throwing her handbag at the passenger’s side of the car, she started it. Once, twice but it refused to start. What the hell was wrong with it now? She grumbled. Spending almost thirty minutes trying to start the damn car that refused to come up and corporate with her, she looked at her watch. She was late for her date. Oh goodness. “Now I have to look for a cab,” she grumbled. Picking up her bag, she headed out of the condo while trying to order a cab. Her legs were already sore from putting on the super-high heels. On a normal day, she would go with something lower and probably wear pants and a shirt instead of a dress. Only heaven knows how uncomfortable she was in the dr