*Patricia's POV I knew that it wouldn't matter if I sang a song for Stuart or not, but since Kaz asked me to choose a piece, I decided to choose a song that would help me express how I currently feel. 'At least, even with a song, I can convince myself that I am already over with him,' she convinced herself.She smiled bitterly at the thought. She knew that even if she intended to sing the song for Stuart, it would still not matter. Stuart never cared about her. She sighed as she remembered the past.* The flashback*One thing about being rich is that after graduation, we do not need to worry about being hired. We have our own company to fall back to. While Stuart was starting to learn how to handle their family business, I decided to put up my own online business. It was easy since I could get clients from my dad's friends. Besides having a stress-free job, I also have enough time to work on my top priority for this month, and that is to make Stuart love me.Call it desperate, but i
*Stuart's POV I wondered why Patricia's smile changed. Is it because of our divorce? But I could not be responsible for the change in her smile. What happened before was bound to happen. My agreement with Patricia was very clear, and whatever made it wrong, it was because Patricia crossed the line of our first agreement.* The flashback*Three weeks passed, and I am still having trouble naming the feelings I have for Patricia. I know she is special because she made me smile even with just a thought of her, but I want to be sure about this. I wanted to be sure that this was not just some kind of infatuation where I just got used to her presence. She showered me with so much attention and did not give me room to make an effort for her. What if I just got used to her cares? What if she is just filling the gap that Sandra left? What if Sandra returns, and then I will realize that I still love her and not Patricia?I wanted to make this right. I do not want to make this relationship offic
*Patricia’s POV – the flashback*I cannot contain my happiness because Stuart agreed to marry me. Although we decided it would only be for a year, at least I have one year to make him fall for me. When we reached Las Vegas, I convinced him to help me purchase what we needed for the wedding. I did not have to exert extra effort to make him agree with me because it was his father who pushed him to go with me.“Which do you think fits me best?” I said cheerfully as I showed him the line of displayed wedding dresses.“Pick any dress,” he said adamantly, “it wouldn’t matter anyway. It is not like it was a big wedding for you to prepare for.”I sighed when I heard his answer. He was right; it was not a big wedding. Only our immediate family and some of our parents’ business partners will be there. None of my friends will be coming due to personal reasons. I do not know why he did not invite his friends; maybe he does not want them to know.I chose the simple white long mermaid cut dress and
*Stuart’s POV – the flashback*All I want is to try to move on just like Marco, but I never expected that our relationship would escalate this fast. The angst I felt for marrying Patricia is indescribable. My heart still longed for Sandra, but I have decided to move on. This is why I chose to be in a relationship with Patricia. Still, she took things her way and plotted this arranged marriage. I planned to make things difficult for her. I want her to give up pursuing me when our one-year arrangement ends. She has to stop leading my life.I started by showing little interest in the wedding preparations. If it were not for Dad, I would not have come with her, but because I do not want to disappoint Dad, here I am. Acting more like her escort than being her fiancé.We were in a bakeshop when I received an email.Sender: Sandra SandovalHi, I heard you are marrying Patricia. Congratulations! I just messaged to let you know that I will attend your wedding. I would definitely take advantage
*Stuart’s POV – the flashback*After an hour of being convinced that Patricia was already asleep, I picked up my phone. I dialled Sandra’s number, “where are you now?” I asked as soon as she answered my call.“I am at the bar of the hotel,” Sandra answered.“Don’t go anywhere,” I said, “wait for me. I’ll pick you up.”“What? Are you out of your mind? You are not supposed to leave your wife on your first night,” she panicked.“She is asleep—““I don’t believe you!”“Please let me see you,” I sounded desperate.“What about Patricia?”“I made sure she fell asleep before making this call. I can freely leave the room without her noticing,” I explained, “we need to talk. We need to talk about us.”“Okay,” I heard her sad sigh again, “I’ll wait for you here.”I immediately left the room and headed to the hotel’s bar. I am determined to fix this mess, but I must ensure that Sandra will be there for me. Her love will make me endure my father’s anger. Sandra is everything to me now.“I didn’t k
*Patricia’s POV – the flashback*My spirits were high as we headed to our hotel suite. I admit that I anticipated something when we reached our hotel suite. I love Stuart, and I can’t wait to feel him tonight. I cannot deny the fact that I am both excited and nervous about our first night together. This will be my first time to share a bed with a guy. I have reserved myself for him, and tonight, I am giving my all to him.Stuart was silent the whole time, but it did not bother me. I do not know what he had in mind, but it doesn’t matter now. All I care for now is how to seduce him to fall in love with me. He has given me a year to do that, and I do not plan to waste any of that time. I heaved a sigh as I reminded myself that I would start seducing him tonight.We entered a nice, romantic honeymoon suite. The lights were dim, and the bed was big with see-through draperies that reached the floor. The aromatic scent of the room, plus the sight of the two wine glasses with wine on a round
*Stuart’s POV – the flashback*I hated myself for giving in to anger and hurting Patricia that way. I may be a jerk, but I also cannot stand to see a woman cry. That is why I had to immediately turn my back on her. I know I scarred her for throwing those hurtful words at her, but she has to hear it. She must realize that she cannot have everything she wants.“I am really sorry, Patricia,” I whispered, “if I could only command my heart to love you instead.”I thought it would be easy to endure one year of waiting for Sandra while being Patricia’s husband. I was wrong. Patricia and I lived in one house, but we stayed in separate rooms. It had to be because Patricia had been determined to seduce me.Every day, she would wear skimpy nighties and sometimes would walk around in her lingerie. I salute myself for being able to take control. She was once a lingerie model. Men fantasize ab
*Patricia’s POV – the flashback*I met with my friends last week and admitted to them about the real status of my marriage with Stuart. They were surprised that after six months, Stuart and I had never consummated our wedding.“You know what,” I remembered Janine commented, “I have read similar situations like yours in romance novels, but don’t worry. All of them have a happy ending. They endured some pains but, in the end, their sufferings paid off. The men in their lives realized that their feelings and they eventually end up together.”“Janine,” I rolled my eyes, “my life is not a romance novel.”“But you can get lessons from reading these books,” she insisted.“Fine,” I said, “then what advice can I get from these romance novels to make Stuart love me?”“Seduce him to bed and make sure you get pregnant,