Chapter 53

“Hey, Catt! Where are you going?” I heard Loren call to me as I just kept walking and passed them.

I am pretty sure that I couldn’t afford to sleep and stay in one room with Jaxson because if that happens then I’ll be devoured by extreme embarrassment that might cause my death. 

I swiftly descended the stairs without even saying my goodbyes to the guest.

I'd better spend the night in the apartment.

“Mrs. Madrigal.” 

Simultaneously, men dressed in black uniforms called to me.

I was a bit unused to what they called me.

I’m assuming that these men belong to the Madrigal security. So without even uttering any words, I proceeded to the car parked in front of the hotel where the reception took place. 

I don’t know if the guests already noticed that I am gone. But if so, I’ll just explain to them that I am just tired and wanted to have a rest. Rather than covering up my stupidity.

I began leaning my back on the car seat after telling the driver where my destination woulf be.

“I am so crazy…” I whispered to myself.

I was so carried away by my emotions that those words just fell out of my mouth without me realizing it. 

How can I control myself when Jaxson makes me feel that way.

My phone rang that grabbed my attention.

I took a deep breath as I shut my eyes hard before answering the call.

“Hello?”

I nibbled my lips as I waited for the voice to answer on the other line.

[“Cattleya!”]

I quickly removed the phone from its grip on my ear when I heard Jaxson's booming voice.

[“-Are you running away from me!? Seriously!? Right after our wedding?”]

“What!? What in the world are you talking about?” I responded quickly with a highly strung tension on my chest. “N-No! I-It’s not like that. It’s just uhm… Uhh… ” 

I am lost for words.

I don’t know what to tell Jaxson.

He completely misunderstood, maybe. Because the situation running through his mind is so different from mine.

“Don’t you dare tell me that after marrying me today, you’re just gonna run away from me like that. You know you can’t hide from someone like me, Cattleya.”

“Jaxson. No.” I cut him off because of the obvious disappointment and concern in his voice on the other line. “I am not going anywhere farther than you can reach. Okay? In fact, I am riding a car that your family owns, so how can I really do that?”

“Then why did you just run away from me?” He asked as I noticed his voice was slightly breathless. He might’ve ran downstairs as well.

“Nothing. It's just— I don't know…” I rubbed my palm on my forehead as I was out of words to utter. “I just thought that… maybe it will be okay if I stay in our apartment tonight. You know, I’m gonna miss it when I start living with you.”

Saying those to Jaxson wasn’t an entire lie. I really wanna get back to our unit to get some things I might need and say my goodbye to our place for a while. I might be busy and not get enough time to come visit after tonight.

“Don’t worry. I’ll go back to the hotel tomorrow so that the guest won’t notice I was— ” I couldn’t continue what I was saying when I heard him drop the call.

My eyes were stunned on the phone as I let out a deep sigh. 

I can’t believe he will be concerned about me like this. Jaxson probably didn't really understand the real reason for me, suddenly running away from him. It would have been better if he hadn’t noticed the words that came out of my mouth because that would only be a pure shame.

As I felt the car slowing down, my eyes were drawn outside the window. It is so dark. There were no other people here in the apartment as the guests were sleeping in the hotel so all the lights were off.

The driver of the car came out and I saw him turn to my side to open the door for me. He doesn’t really need to do this for me because I have hands to open it myself. But I guess, I just have to get used to this as this is how they will treat me for the entire year.

“Thank you, sir. You don’t have to wait for me. You may now leave, I’ll just take a bus tomorrow.” I said respectfully while my eyes were on the pouch I was carrying. 

Fortunately I have not yet returned the extra key I borrowed from Uncle Joe.

“Are you sure, Mrs. Madrigal? Should I call security to stay outside until tomorrow? It looks like you will be the only one here that will spend the night. It can get a little dangerous for someone like you.”

I smiled at him as I shook my head. “No, thank you. I’ll be fine.”

After that I headed to the apartment so that I could finally rest in a place where I knew no one would disturb my rest. Unless my mom suddenly comes home.

I made sure the door was double locked when I entered the unit because the driver I rode was right and I was the only one and it is very dangerous especially in our time to reverse crime.

I immediately flopped down on my bed to rest. I know my day will be long again tomorrow when I wake up.

Surprisingly lately I have been so tired, but now it seems as if all of a sudden my drowsiness has disappeared and my eyes have been left staring at the ceiling of the room.

I can’t help but re -imagine Jaxson’s attitude earlier. He really seems in love to me. I mean, the gleam in his eyes is different. And the way he talks to me very calmly and sweet, Jaxson can easily fool me that he already fell in love.

Draw the sweet smile on my lips that almost reached my ear.

I shook my head vigorously as I pulled the blanket to cover my neck.

“What am I thinking. I'm really going crazy. Maybe Jaxson was really hit by the alcohol he drank so that's how he treated me. ” I tried to convince myself. "But, really, the way he always wants to kiss me… Aaaaah." I shook my head again, thomping my feet. "What is happening to me. I still beat the teen ager. ”

I tilted my body and tried to sleep. It no longer runs right in my mind.

I flinched when a doorbell suddenly rang so I woke up. I haven't been able to rest yet, here I am again and I will be cut off from my rest again.

I slowly left my room and then headed for the door. I first peeked at the person to see who it was because it might be a bad temper and something bad might happen to me.

"Jaxson?" I muttered as I quickly opened the door. "What are you doing here?"

“Shouldn’t your almost like a real husband, join you tonight?”

My lips parted in shock of the words he just let out.

"Here, I brought you some foods because I know that you haven't eaten yet and it will be impossible for you to go sleep if your stsomach is empty."

I was stunned by what he was doing. Jaxson is standing in front of my doorstep, carrying a bag of food on both his hand, with his face all smiling and looking directly at me. Doesn’t he know that because of him so I can’t sleep and it’s not because I am hungry.

“What are you staring at? Is your almost like a real husband making your heart flutter again?”

“Seriously... what is going on with you..?”