Chapter 3

“OH! GRACIOUS HEAVEN!” Claire took a deep breath when she realized that the man in the cafe was the same man who went inside her ward a while back and claimed that she is his wife! And what surprised her most is the fact that he is John Blaire Castillejo II of JBC Corporation! 

“I even mistook him for a thief.” She whispered.

But she is still confused why this man is after her.  Everything doesn't really make sense at all. She is already tired of thinking and especially now that she can feel her whole body is aching. Maybe because of her wounds and bruises.

She was in that state when the door opened and here comes Blaire again! She took a deep breath and gently massaged her temple. 

“I ordered some food for you. You must be starving.” He said flatly and started setting up the food for her. 

Claire does not expect him to be more likely concern to her considering their conservation earlier. Why does she have a feeling that this man is full of surprises? 

“I am not hungry.” She lied. She does not want to eat in front of him. She just wants to pretend to be sleepy so that he will just leave her alone. 

But not the moment her stomach betrayed her. By the sound of it, she is really starving!

Blaire looked at her and smirked. “You are really good at this, aren’t you?”

“W-What do you mean?” Claire hates herself for stammering whenever Blaire is talking to her like this.

“Lying. You are good at lying. You even got me there in the cafe. For a moment I thought I was wrong and you are a different person.” Blaire stated. Sarcasm in his voice is still evident. 

“I really don’t have any idea about this and all your accusations.” Finally she got her voice to speak.

Blaire looked at her dangerously. And this look made her shiver. 

“You are still up to this game that you are playing huh?” He said mockingly. He looked at her intently while he moved his face closer to her face. “You really want to play this game, huh Claire?”

Suddenly her heart beating was so fast but she managed to look at him intently as well. For a moment she saw a certain emotion in his eyes but she cannot name that particular emotion.

“I am not playing any games. I said, I am not your wife.” She took all her courage to say that. 

And suddenly, she wants to regret that. She saw a shift of emotion in his eyes. She saw her dangerous glare again. 

Blaire pulls his head and stands straight. “You’ve been out for a week. You did not even think of calling if not for me, at least for Zack.Then now you are pulling this game.” 

Claire senses pain in his voice. And this is the second time that she heard about this Zack.

“Who is Zack?” She asked.

Blaire looked at her like she was the most impossible woman he had met. 

“Really Claire? I know you have a strange relationship with our son but can you please, please Claire. At least be a mother to him.” 

Is he begging her now? But wait, she can’t even deal with this wife thing and now he dropped another bomb that she is a mother?! Oh! Gracious heaven! This is really getting tougher and tougher! But she feels sorry for Zack. What kind of a mother she is if she can leave his son for a week without even asking how he is? Well it seems like that, at least as per Blaire’s story. 

“Claire, I’m getting tired with all of this. Let’s end this game now. What do you want? Money? I will give you money just to stop this nonsense that you are pulling through.”

There was a tiny pinch she felt in her heart when he talked about the money. Is his wife like this? But on second thought, she needs money. She needs to get all the money she can just to provide for her grandmother’s medication. Maybe she can just go with the flow for now. 

Maybe she can only prove her wrong if his wife will be back. But what if his wife will never come back? She will be stuck in this situation forever! But she does not have to think about it for now right? She will just think about all of this later on. 

“O-Okay, I’m sorry.” She said. It was almost like a whisper. 

“So, now you are admitting that this is all part of your games right? You are really something Claire!” He said disappointedly and left the room instantly.

And that made her more confused. What did she do again this time? Earlier, she tried to tell him the truth but he is not listening to her. He kept thinking that she was lying! And now that she decided to go with the flow, the way he wanted everything to be, this is also the treatment she got from him. Where can she stand with all of this?

“Ah, that man is really impossible!” She said and started eating. 

But in fairness, she did not expect that he would bring food for her. But supposedly it should be like that right? If he is claiming that she is his wife. Now she is puzzled on what kind of relationship this man has with his wife. She can bet that it is not a happy story by the way he talked to her. 

She was about to check on her mobile phone when she remembered that she got into an accident and she was not able to ask Blaire about her things. 

Will she regret this decision? Basically, she just let herself be involved in this complicated  situation. Then suddenly her thoughts went back to the cafe, where Blaire grabbed her wrist and touched her for the first time. That burning sensation and that spark flowed through her veins. What is that all about?

“Maybe, I’m just thinking too much. That was just nothing.” She convinced herself and continued eating.