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Chapter 8. Not as expected

Author: Griselda Ta
last update Last Updated: 2023-08-18 21:46:54

(Marcus POV)

It was a hot, sweet night. I've been almost unstoppable since I started touching her, Eulalia is like a drug to me.

It wasn't until she fell asleep from exhaustion that I stopped. I was very satisfied but most of all, I hope she is too.

I carried Eulalia into the bathroom to bathe her, after drying her body, I dressed her in a simple dress and immediately put her on the bed and covered her with a blanket to keep her warm. It's usually cold at night in Nevy at this time, I don't want her to catch a cold.

After her, it was my turn.

Finished, I slowly lay down beside Eulalia and that's when I got a good look at her.

Five years have passed, but there are certain features of Eulalia that I still remember clearly. She seems to be taller than before, her body is also better, I can even feel her muscles, she must be doing sports regularly. What a hardworking girl.

Her face no longer looks young and instead is the seductive beauty of a mature woman but extremely young and dynamic, it is her red hair that adds to that.

I don't know what other people think but I feel this hairstyle suits her very well, and highlights her personality, which I really like.

I pulled Eulalia into my lap and held her hand. I didn't look closely when we were in the church, but now I've noticed that the calluses on her hands are a sign of heavy pen usage. But she's an actress, how can she hold a pen so much that her hands are so callous. I've asked Roger to investigate this, hopefully soon.

Looking at Eulalia's sleeping face, I unintentionally smiled. Although I have not submitted the marriage certificate yet, everyone now recognizes her as my wife. After a while, when she gets used to my existence, she has feelings for me, then it's okay to register for marriage, I also want to make up for her with another wedding.

I slowly closed my eyes. Really looking forward to that day.

***

The next morning, I woke up at dawn, Eulalia was still sleeping, maybe she was really tired. I kissed her forehead and got out of bed.

I'm not sulky, so if I want to spend more time with her, I must change a few things.

After arriving at the office, I went back to work as usual and that's when Roger brought me the information I needed.

“Boss, this is the entire course of Ms. Willems's work for the past five years. Most recently, because of your wedding, she took a break from acting, only accepting commercials and a few small TV shows.”

“Now she’s Mrs. Johansen, Roger.”

“Oh, yes, I’m so sorry.”

There was something strange about Roger's expression as if he wanted to finish talking. But if he didn't tell me, I wouldn't ask.

I nodded, glanced over at Roger, and then opened the file. Soon after, the information inside made me understand why Roger had such a look on his face.

As always, the information that Roger learns about a person is not only what that person shows on the outside but also the hidden corners inside. It's just that I didn't expect my wife's past to contain so many 'dirty' things.

Eulalia's acting career seems to have only paused or never stopped going up, never going down. And in each continuous ascent is a trade-off, the most eye-catching thing is the physical trade-off. Although Arthur tried to hide it, it was futile when my men got involved.

Besides me, she's slept with five other men, at least that's a confirmed number, but in reality...

“You, go out.” I waved my hand.

Roger didn't say a word and left the room.

As soon as the door closed, I grabbed the clock on the table and threw it at the wall.

Bang!

The clock was shattered, and cracks appeared on the wall.

It was the gift that Arthur gave me the day we decided to cooperate in this marriage.

In the past, I didn't do thorough research because of my feelings for Eulalia. Now because of the calluses on her hand, I decided to investigate again, who expected the results to exceed my expectations.

Ha, I thought her life was hard. Indeed, very 'hard'.

What angers me is not her use of her body for opportunity, but her attitude towards it. According to these documents, she showed no reluctance at all, even cheerfulness. After the transactions, she continues to interact with those men, and some of them still keep in touch to this day, even after we decided to get married.

I flopped down on the chair, brushing my hair back.

Come to think of it, last night too, she didn't protest, even enjoyed it, especially after I said I liked her hair. Was she the same as the other men?

Thinking about it, the anger in me increased again, the discomfort like squeezing my heart, increasing the temperature in my body.

The first time with me, she didn't volunteer but then what? The document says, apart from the first time five years ago, Arthur didn't force anymore, it was all on Eulalia's initiative. Isn't that the answer?

I picked up the phone, without hesitation dialed a number, the signal was connected, I asked.

"Where's Eulalia?"

"She left the house early, sir," replied Heli.

My hands were unconsciously clenched.

“Did she say where to go?”

“No sir, she said she would be back soon.”

"When she comes back, let me know."

I said and hung up.

Because of the excitement in me since marrying her, I told the people in the villa to treat her like a normal hostess. But now, I regret it. Since reading those documents, disgusting thoughts have been constantly appearing in my head. I wonder if I know her as well as I think I do. But very quickly, I got the answer, Aren't the things in the other document the best proof?

I thought I would pamper her, but it didn't seem like the right choice.

I called Roger in again.

It seems that Roger also noticed my abnormality, now I speak up.

"Why isn't what I asked you to investigate here?"

"Boss, according to the madam's schedule, if she doesn't have a job, she usually goes shopping with friends, goes to skincare, or live streams to interact with fans, but she rarely signs autographs for fans. Further, she used to be a hand model, so her hands must be well taken care of.” Roger immediately replied.

A hand model? Really?

With those calluses, whether an amateur business or an emerging brand will not choose Eulalia as a hand model. Could it be that she used the person who replaced that sentence to take a sample and use her name?

The more I think about it, the more relevant this reason seems to me. It is not unusual for a person to not respect his body to do so. As for where those calluses come from, I don't want to know right now.

Seemingly seeing me silent for too long, Roger spoke up.

“Boss, Mr. Willems wants to see you.”

"Reject, say I'm busy, it's not convenient to meet"

I answered without hesitation.

Having a father like Arthur, no wonder Eulalia became like that. If the person who proposed marriage was not me but another of the men she had spent the night with, they probably wouldn't have refused.

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