Chapter 2

Emma Thompson, a woman I've found and come to tolerate in his life. She's the daughter of father in laws bestfriend. Having grown up together and constantly been eachothers dates to countless events, everyone expected her to marry him. I'm pretty sure she herself expected to marry him. But I came along.

We all know the Thompsons are a very cruel and cunning family. I sometimes wonder if Alex is really that oblivious or he just turns a blind eye to them.

I stare at my phone wondering how I came to this, a life of constantly begging and hoping for a man to love and acknowledge me. It pains me but I love him too much to leave or be angry. Just being around him, having his last name is enough for me.

I put my phone on my bedside table and turn off the lights to sleep.

~♡~

I open my eyes to sun beams that almost blind me and I realise I forgot to close the blinds the previous night. I hear a knock and realise that that's what woke me.

"Come in!" I exclaim as I sit up in my bed.

A maid walks in with a tray of my usual breakfast. She informs of all the necessary duties I need to perform for the day.

I bath and dress up. My days are usually quiet and boring but today I need to acquire a dress for a benefit dinner being held by the Howard family for charity.

I have the driver take me to the Golden Star Mall, a mall under the Black enterprise. It happens to be the city's biggest mall with all the best shops. Both international and local brands can be found there and on the top floors is the restaurant. This restaurant needs you to book it in advance but there is a private room that belongs and is only available to family members.

I go into the hermes shop as it is the day when the new line is being sold.

"Well of course I need the perfect dress, I am going to be his date for the charity benefit and not that bitch." I hear familiar voice say and another voice laughs and praises how she is a better fit him than the other woman.

I turn the corner and i find Emma with her friend Wendy, Wendy stops talking when she sees me.

"Well talk of the devil and she appears." She states and this grabs Emma's attention from the clothes you look at me. She smirks and walks towards me with Wendy on her heels.

"Selene, what are you doing here? You can't possibly be buying a dress for the dinner as if you'll be going for the party." Wendy says mockingly.

I just breathe out a sigh and continue looking at the dresses.

"Hey! I was talking to you. Don't ignore me!" Wendy yells at me, it's funny the amount of gall people acquire the moment they think you are down.

I turn and look her in the eyes and say, "Hello Wendy, I didn't know it was your busy where I go and what I do."

I look to one of the sales clerk and ask her if they have the dress I was holding in my size. She responded in the affirmative and I asked her to bring it in black whilst I continue browsing for shoes to match the dress.

Obviously these two hyenas wouldn't let me shop in peace and the fact that I'm happily ignoring Emma seems to piss her off that she decides to threaten the clerk with her job if she brought the.

"Well I never knew this shop catered to just anyone, didn't I tell you to bring me a dress why are you ignoring my task and doing what this nobody who just walked in told you to do, is it that this shop no longer puts the Thompson family in its eyes. I'm going to call Alex, we'll see what he has to say about this." She yells whilst grabbing her phone to call my Husband. The clerks try to reason with her as she is mistaken, the person she sent for a dress was a different lady and she had already brought it and it was currently in her hands, Emma was hearing none of it. The store manager was called and he too tried to plead and reason with her but she wouldn't listen. Everyone in the shop, even just the other bystanders and shoppers, stood still in anticipation as the phone rang.

Alex answered on the 4th ring, "Emma." he said in his hot baritone voice.

She started whining and complaining about how she was mistreated and added lies with spice. She exaggerated so badly or rather greatly that we could all tell he was getting irritated that he just responded with the statement that he'll be sending his assistant over and cut the call.

She looked at me all smug as if to show and brag that he cares about her and not me. I just turn away and leave the shop. Honestly, there are too many shops in the mall to deal with such drama, yes it hurts that even after all this time, he would never give me the time of day but to that annoying mosquito.

"ugh."

I manage to find a beautiful pale pink backless dress with a split behind my legs starting mid thigh. I get peach colored heels and a matching hair piece.

~♡~

I walk into the house and find Alexander talking to the main housekeeper, Mrs. Winston.

"You're here!" I exclaim in excitement. He looks at me in disinterest.

"That will be all Mrs. Winston." He says to the housekeeper.

"Why can't you just leave Emma alone? Why do you always have to cause trouble everytime you see her?" he asks in frustration.

I look up at him and it breaks my heart that he's not here for me but to advocate for her, honestly I love him but am I strong enough for this pain.

"It wasn't like that, I went shopping for a dress for tonight and she was the one to disturb my peace. She even said that you'll be taking her, not me. Is that true?" I look at him hopefully.

He rubs his chin and looks away from me before looking back at me. I'm scared, what she said might be true. I look down and a few tears drop.

"Do you know what? it's okay. I'm going to rest," I said and walked away. He looked like he wanted to stop me before just letting me go.

"Ugh! What's so special about Emma? Why can't he just look at me once? just once." I cry into my teddy bear.