09 Prettiest of them all

Aaron glared at her without uttering a word, he shifted his gaze and continued eating, not sparing her any further glance.

"Thanks for the new clothes" Tessa added and stood up to leave. Aaron's silence was beginning to take a thorn on her.

…….

It's been months, living with the Winstons and yet no news about the whereabouts of Aaron's fiancee. He was clearly losing his mind as he had tried everything possible to find her but all to no avail. 

Aaron and Tessa hardly speak as he always look irritated anytime he was around her. Nevertheless Tessa tried as much as possible to avoid him and his tantrums but Aaron wouldn't let her be without picking on her. It was as if he made it his life goal to frustrate and trigger her.

Tessa was on her bed, wrapped up in the warmth of her beddings when her phone suddenly beeped and a message appeared on her screen. She squinted her eyes in curiosity as she saw that the message was from Aaron. Wondering what it was this time.

"We have a brief meeting with the press conference and a party with my investors in an hour. Don't keep me waiting" Those were the details of the message she just received. 

She frowned at the text message, wondering why he always communicate with her via a text message. And why is she just getting to know about the meeting just now? She asked inwardly. 

"Why does he always have to do this all the time? Tossing her around like she was his property. He would have knocked on that door and inform me about the meeting but No! He chose to do so via a text message. Annoying jerk" She fumed inwardly. 

She got off from the bed and went into the bathroom, she wouldn't want to get those dreadful glares from him again, he hated to be kept waiting and she wasn't planning on arguing with him again. 

Tessa wore a red knee-length gown, with a slightly open upper part, revealing her cleavage a little. It was one of the dresses Eleanor got for her during one of her trips.

She looked absolutely stunning and beautiful, with the dress showing off her perfectly curved body. She packed her hair in a low bun and applied a light make up. She oozed of class and sophistication.

She picked up her purse and left her room to meet Aaron downstairs, whom Leilani had informed her was waiting for her.

As she entered the living room, she met Aaron's heated gaze, he kept an expressionless face and watched her as she catwalked in.

He gazed at his wristwatch and said "You're few minutes late Tessa. Didn't you get my message, saying we had somewhere to go in an hour?"

Tessa stared at him without saying a word. Aaron clenched his first hardly, trying to maintain his composure. He hated to be ignored. He moved closer to her and whispered in her ears.

"Stop trying so hard to impress me Tessa, you're clearly wasting your time. I can't wait to get rid of you as soon as l find Lisa, so snap out of it already. Have a change of cloth and put on something less revealing" He commanded.

Tessa was taken aback by his words or rather hurt by his words. He had never said or acted nice to her ever since she moved in with him. He always find a way to provoke her and get her furious, it was as if he derived joy doing so.

Tessa snapped out of her reverie and chuckled "You must really think highly of yourself Aaron Winston. I'm not changing my dress, you might as well attend the events alone. But while at it make sure you come up with a good reason why your wife couldn't make it. Oops! Your substitute Wife" Tessa said sarcastically. 

Aaron groaned inwardly. He clenched his fist hardly. Tessa gave him a smirk, aware of his change in demeanor. 

Aaron couldn't shake off the thought of someone standing up to him. Tessa was the only one that didn't fear his cold and hard hearted exterior. He kind of found it cute, watching her talk to him.

"Fuck! There's nothing cute about this arrogant girl" He said inwardly, trying to shake off the thought. 

"Fine. Let's go then" Aaron managed to say.

Aaron's Bentley arrived at the venue of the press conference, he came down and opened the door for Tessa, shooting daggers at her, a look only Tessa could see. He held her hand and helped her out of the car. Cameras were flashing on them, capturing the beautiful moment or so they thought.

The media was on fire. Gushing about how cute they looked together.

Just like Aaron said, it was a brief meeting and soon it ended.

The chauffeur carried them to the party. A party were the richest men and the investors in most of Aaron's company would be in attendance. 

As they got to the party, they walked in majestically, with Aaron holding her hands as they walked.

"Hey Aaron. We meet again" A man dressed in a blue suit said. Tessa looked at him and thought he looked handsome. Well he was nothing compared to Aaron. 

Aaron was an embodiment of God's creation. He was too good looking that Tessa could sometimes steal glances at him and smile.

The Man stretched out his hand for a handshake. Aaron didn't seem happy seeing him. It was as though they had an unfinished business. 

Nevertheless, he managed to smile weakly at him and reciprocated his handshake. 

"Good to see you again Alexander Cooper" He said, brushing off his hand quickly. He seemed to want nothing to do with him.

"Oh! Aaron. You have a beautiful wife, you look absolutely stunning pretty" He pointed out and took Tessa's hand, placing a kiss at the back of her hand.

"Tessa is the name. And thanks for the compliment Mr Alexander" She said and smiled at him.

Aaron's glares was enough to send the right signal. Tessa quickly withdrew her hand from Alexander's grip, he doesn't look like he was going to let go of her hand anytime soon. She just smiled and him and returned back her gaze to Aaron, who took her hand and left with her.

Alexander turned and met his friend Jacklyn staring at him. "What was that for? Aaron will have your head if your dare move an inch close to this one" Jacklyn stated.

"Damn! This is the prettiest of them all. She's too pretty to put up with that arrogant asshole. I want her and I'm going to get her. Fuck Aaron" Alexander declared.