Chapter 29Ruby's Pov;I walked to class that morning feeling tired and moody." You okay?" Diane asked, noticing my mood.I forced out a smile before nodding.We hadn't settled down for long when the bell rang and a teacher came in.**" Is that all he said afterwards?" I asked, pressing her to tell me all that Mr Carmen said when I left yesterday." We would be having a parents and a teachers meeting soon" she informed, sipping out from her juice." For what?" I asked arching my brows.It sounded childish to me.She shrugged her shoulders making me roll my eyesI guess he didn't say anything meaningful after all." Hey, have you heard?" she lowered her voice and asked, her neck stretching over from the other side of the table to mine." Hear what?" I asked in return my voice was equally low too." Louis is gonna release a single soon" she said and squealed happily.I rolled my eyes again. Gosh!! I can't believe I used to be part of the girls acting this way.Now, it just seems noth
Chapter 30Family get-togetherRuby's Pov;I ran all the way from the balcony to the garage, gently engulfing Michael in a warm, tight embrace.He giggled, wrapping his smallish, soft tender arms around my neck.We stayed this way for a while, with me trailing kisses all over him." So no hugs for me" I heard Dad said behind us.Just then, Mr Martins walked out with his wife, Tracy." Nice to see you again Mr Staffers" Tracy greeted as they all exchanged pleasantries before going inside.I held Michael's palm as we walked in.The table was set already and the maids were doing finishing touches to whatever that was on the table.Ella was seated on the couch but got up immediately she saw us.She greeted Dad and soon, we were on the dinning." Nathan will be here soon. Please pardon his rudeness" Mr Martins apologized on behalf of his son to Dad." Uh, no; it's okay" Dad beamed and the silence resumed.We were halfway into the meal when Nathan arrived.He only greeted Dad before he took
Chapter 31PenthouseNathan held his gaze up as the kitchen became as quiet as a graveyard.The maids bowed their heads in respect and stood still in obeisance." What do you think you're doing?" he yelled again and his voice echoed through the walls of the house.Goodness!! That look in his eyes. Phew!!" Honey..." Tracy was going to say but he made her keep shut." I want to hear from you," Mr Martins turned to his son and said." I don't think I have anything I want to say to you" Nathan said spitefully." You think so?" Mr Martins asked." You dare to disrespect your mom and you think you don't have..."" Seems you're forgetting something; she's not my mother" Nathan grunted.Mr Martin's eyes sparked with emotions which he quickly hid." How dare you?" he asked.A scene was about to unfold and it wasn't gonna look pleasant." I should be asking you that. How dare you question me instead of reprimanding your wife and daughter " Nathan fired back, and a hot slap landed on his cheek
Chapter 32Ruby's Pov;His cold gaze pierced deep into my skin and made me shiver.Goodness!! Could he lower his gaze down a little bit? I could literally feel my skin burning hot.I halted at the door and he walked closer to him, a bottle of wine in his right hand .I could tell he was planning on getting drunk.What the..?." Nathan" I called slowly as he approached me, whimpering.I managed to look straight at him in the eyes and I could see they were bloodshot and red.Has he been crying?.Oh, no!! What happened? What could have transpired back there? It must have hurt him alot." Nathan!!" I called again, this time louder.I looked around but there seemed to be no one around.Apart from the workers I saw outside, I don't think there were any indoor staffs or workers.How then does he cope in this huge house? Alone?." Nathan! " I called for the last time before he landed on my body.He collapsed on me and I had to use the whole of my strength or drag him to the couch.I can't bel
Chapter 33Once upon a timeRuby's Pov;I stood up on my feet, shaking visibly." What do you mean?" I asked him, taking my gaze to the ground.I couldn't afford to look at him, or even his eyes." What do you mean what do I mean? What's the time? Won't you go to school?"he thundered.I finally got what he meant and let it sink in." Uhm...I'm not...I'm not going" I stuttered, summoning up the courage to look at him.His gaze was still fixed on my face as he ceased his brows." Why?" his voice came out gentle and nice." I...I just don't want to" I replied truthfully.I plan on staying with him. I want to be with him.I don't know what's wrong but that's how I feel.And from the look of things, I don't think he's going to the office today.He was about to say something when the cook - Stacy walked in.She was carrying her bag and I figured she was set to go.Thank goodness!!." I'm ready to leave, sir" she said, making Nathan turn his gaze to her." Good" he said, nodding.He beckoned
Chapter 34An ArgumentRuby's Pov;" Oh, girl! You look ravishing" the Shella girl said." I can say the same about you" Chelsea said equally smiling.I stood there and watched as they both exchanged pleasantries, laughed and went on to talk about other things." And you're...?" she finally turned to me and said." She's..."" Oh, yeah! I know who she is" she interrupted Chelsea." She's Nathan's wife" she said and it was followed by a brief silence as she did justice to me with her eyes.She scrutinized me from my head to my toes, before looking back at my face." Nice to meet you" she stretched out her palm to me which I gladly took." Nice to meet you too" I replied, smiling.Chelsea grinned as she watched the mini drama in front of her." So...you came with Nathan, yeah?" she asked with her strong British accent.I nodded." You are so young. I thought those rumour mongers were exaggerating, but now I can see for myself" she said, looking all over me once again." And beautiful"
Chapter 35A gameRuby's Pov;The tension was getting higher and could be sliced through by a knife.I just sat back and watched and listened as they blickered like kids.The others tried to put them to order but neither of them yielded.These were the same people acting like besties some moments ago. You never can tell with girls.It suddenly made me remember Lily and Ivy." Cheap whore!" Chelsea threw st Shella angrily.The smile on her face quickly vanished and was now replaced with a frown, while Shella on the other hand made to attack her but was quickly stopped by the guys there." For fuck sake guys, what's this?" Jim said irritatedly, stepping in between them.The second guy and a girl held Shella while he did his best to keep Chelsea in check." Seriously! Are you girls really trying to fight over Nathan? Come on girls, that's insane" Christy said, completely annoyed.I posed on the chair I was on, as I watched the ongoing drama and I was enjoying every bit of it." Arent you
Chapter 36Still on it.Ruby's Pov;The looks on their faces was telling me something else." Alright. Let's get started" Jim said excitedly, getting ready." Aren't you supposed to like get the approval of everyone here, except of course, not everyone is playing" Nathan said staring directly at Jim.He seem to be the only one he talks to, thereby acting like the rest of us are nonexistent." Everyone has agreed already. Or...." Jim said looking around us." You think so, because I'm not playing" Nathan let out exasperatedly." And why's that?" Camilla asked sharply.He shoot her a glare which made her retreat immediately." You're here which automatically makes you one of us. So, you're playing " Chelsea said after all this while with a note of finality.The seriousness in her tone caught Nathan off guard.He kept a straight face and relaxed back on the chair." So...who's starting?" Christy, who was sitting close to Sasha and the other girls asked." I'll start and then it's gonna g