Annelise's POVI took the dress from her with a smirk on my face, a confident one at that. Upon entering the dressing room, I heaved a sigh, calming down my racing heart.If this is how the life of a billionaire's wife would look like, I'm not cut out for this. I can't keep facing things like this and be expected to keep quiet just because, as a billionaire's wife, I can't just reply to people.“I'm doing this for my mother," I reminded myself.I took off the dress I had on and put on this one. It was kind of hard zipping it up, but I managed anyway.I stepped out of the dressing room without looking at myself in the mirror. It's not like I was going to buy it anyways.Before I even closed the door behind me, I wanted to just go back in when I saw Ethan standing directly by the door.“We'll take this, and every other female clothes in here," he ordered the attendant after just sparing me a glance.“Okay, sir,” she grinned and walked away."What are you doing? Every female clothes here
Annelise's POV“I have a deal for you, daughter-in-law."That voice sounded so much like none other than Amanda, Ethan's grandmother."Who is on the line, please?" I asked, even though I had an inkling of who it was.“Who else do you think it is? It's Amanda, your only mother-in-law,” she said, confirming my thought.I sighed for the umpteenth time today. “What can I do for you?" I asked on the phone.“I have a deal I'm sure you'd like," she said.“Go on."“It's not something that can be said on the phone. Wouldn't you love to hear it in person?” she asked.It was as though my patience just snapped in two; I suddenly got impatient. I gritted my teeth in anger and frustration."I don't care what your proposal is. I honestly don't feel like even listening to it,” I spat.I didn't wait to hear her reply; I just ended the call. I've seriously had enough of people today, and it's not even evening yet!I went to the bathroom and had a really long shower; it looked like just what I needed. W
Annelise's POV"Do you mind explaining more about that?" It was Ethan. He moves so much like a cat that you wouldn't know when he's behind you or walking.“Uh, actually. I was trying to say she has the right to do anything here as she wishes," Angela looked so uncomfortable.Ethan looked confused for a while, “You said?" He asked.I was also confused as to what he was saying; he looked like he had no idea what Angela was talking about.On having a closer look at him, I realized that he was on a call; he had an earpod on his ears. A whiff of air escaped my throat at the realization.He walked away from us, took a bottle of water, and walked out of the kitchen without sparing another glance at us.Angela heaved a sigh of relief as he left. I left her there after making a cup of cereal for myself. She seemed to respect herself and didn't say anything after that.~The clothes arrived the next morning instead of that same day as discussed; I was bathing when I heard a knock on the bathroo
Annelise's POVI jolted awake after that terrible dream to a door being banged. Startled, I sat up straight on the bed, thinking something had happened.The room was dark, and I couldn't see anything, but I could perceive the familiar musky scent of my husband. I almost didn't even move on the bed.The lights suddenly flickered on, and his face came into view. He looked furious, the death glare on his face towards me made me feel like hiding under the bed.“What did she tell you?" was the first thing he asked me.My mouth went dry; his tone was so icy. “I don't understand you," I asked, my voice shaking.“What did my grandmother say to you?" he asked with the same tone.“Nothing," I mumbled, though that wasn't entirely a lie.The glare on his face hardened. “Trust me, you don't want to see me angry. It's better if you just talk now.” The threat in his voice didn't go unnoticed by me.“She said she had a deal for me," I muttered.His jaw clenched; that dark look on his face turned even
Ethan's POVHer soft body was on mine; I couldn't see her face because my eyes were so hazy and unfocused. Besides, her long hair was covering her face.Her hand roamed my body, and little groans of pleasure escaped my lips. I just can't seem to get a hold of how addictive she smells too.My eyes went clear for only a millisecond; it went straight to her unclad thigh, a tiny butterfly was there. After that, everything went hazy again._I sat up on the bed; that same dream has been appearing and reappearing in my head since that night of the party in the family house.I've not had a good sleep for days now. I haven't even laid on the bed for up to thirty minutes when I started sleeping, then that same dream came.I can't really call it a dream if it did happen in reality. The only thing is just that I didn't even see her face when I woke up; it was through her scent on the sheets the next morning I knew I wasn't crazy.I sent a quick text to my private investigator to get anything he
Ethan's POV“What the h*ll did you do to my grandson’s face?!" She yelled; she looked so angry."I only redecorated his face,” I shrugged.So much is at risk with what I'm currently doing, but if this means I get to express myself and do as I wish just for this night, then the damage control can come up anytime soon.“You bas-” She stopped whatever she wanted to say, but anyone would know what she wanted to say. That word no longer moves me; I'm so used to it that it now feels like a normal thing to me, just like my name.“Why did you stop? That's my name, isn't it?” My voice was so low, though any sane person would know that I was only trying to control the anger that was threatening to come out.She clenched her jaw, her old face looking so angry.“I only came here to give your dearest grandson a warning. The next time he tries something like he did tonight, you wouldn't even recognize him again.”I walked away from the duo I'm meant to see as my closest family, as they are the only
Annelise's POV“Someone is here to see you, ma'am." I've gotten so used to Angela's voice that I know if she's the one talking without even checking.I opened up the door. “Who is it?" I asked her.“She didn't say that. She did say she's a close family member though," she replied.A close family member. I know Anastasia and her parents wouldn't come here to see me, so they can't be the ones."I'll be downstairs in a bit," I said, closing the door immediately.I racked my head as to who it could be. At the thought of it being a family member from my mother's side, I hastened up with dressing up and ran downstairs.They were already let in. I paused on getting to the last stairs; I couldn't breathe anymore.“If it isn't my favorite sister," the person said. It's none other than Anastasia; she was looking around the huge living area.“What are you doing here?" I asked her first as I eventually joined her in the living area.“Can't I come check up on my sister again?" She answered without
Annelise's POVHave you forgotten so soon what's at stake here?" I still didn't reply to him. It was my father; he had called me almost immediately after Anastasia left.The only mistake I made was picking up his call; I should have known what he was calling for.“You also seem to have forgotten what's at stake with me. You think I don't know how much you're generating just by being an in-law of a Harrington?”He was quiet for a while. "And you think I would prioritize your mother's health over that?”I gulped, my mouth dry. I'm really tired of going back and forth with him every time.“It's up to you to choose if you want the benefit you're getting from this or making your daughter happy by making me sad instead."I'm playing a very risky game here, and I'm aware of that, but if I continue being that weak girl to him, he'd just keep trampling upon me.“Is this what marriage does to you? You think because you're married to a rich billionaire husband, which is even courtesy of me, you