Chapter 31
I laid in his bed, my body wrapped around dark sheets.
My mind lost as I listened to the sound of the shower running from the bathroom.
He fulfilled his promise, taking me h**d and fast, and I savored every moment.
The sound of Ethan’s ringing tone brought me out of my thoughts.
Allowing curiosity to get the best of me, I reached out to pick it up.
“What are you doing?” Ethan’s deep voice came, making me flinch in shock.
Wrapped with only a towel around his waist, he came out of the bathroom.
His ripped figure dripped with water.
He moved toward the bed, swiping his phone away before my fingers could touch it, his face stoic and expressionless.
Picking up the call, he moved to the balcony to answer.
My fist clenched, my chest burned with a sensation I could hardly explain.
I had seen the caller ID clearly ‘Little one,’ and there was only one person he called that: Jennifer.
“I’m coming right now,” he said as he walked back into the room still on the phone.
He ended the call, moving to his closet to get dressed.
I watched silently as he grabbed his car keys, not bothering once to even glance at me, almost like I barely existed.
“Where are you going?” I whispered in a shaky voice.
My chest tightened painfully because I knew he was going to her—Jennifer.
“Nowhere that concerns you.
Your job here is done.
My driver would drop you in the morning,” he responded rudely, sparing me one glance as he walked out of the room.
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I walked into the Harnes mansion after Ethan’s driver dropped me like he said.
He never returned last night, and my guess was that he spent the night with Jennifer.
Earlier this morning, my phone pinged with an alert of ten thousand dollars.
He did it again, degrading me by paying.
If he loved Jennifer that much then why was he cheating on her with me and probably other women? Why not just be with her?
I could feel my face twist in disgust and hurt at his actions.
“What do you mean you have not found the papers? I thought you said you knew where she hid them,” a familiar voice growled, halting my steps, I turned towards the room wondering what he was doing here—Xavier.
I had not seen him since the day of our engagement, although he constantly sent me good morning texts along with his words of love, that irritated me to the core.
I barely replied back, not being able to control my revulsion at his actions.
He had not bothered to visit since, so what was he doing here now?
“Apparently I was wrong the papers were not there,” Vivian said, frustration seeping through her words, making my confusion deepen.
“I cannot bear being close to that thing one more time.
Do you know how hard it is to pretend like I actually love her?
It’s disgusting.
Find those papers fast so…”
Xavier's harsh words made me wince in shame.
I smiled sadly.
I had really been a fool for so long, thinking he loved me, when he could barely tolerate my existence any more.
His words did not cut that deep like before, or make me feel like the world was ending anymore.
No, all it did was ignite shame and anger at how foolishly I had pursued him in the past.
“Oh just shut up Xavier.
You were there with me yesterday when we met Gina.
That woman has gone completely mad and she does not remember anything.
I have no idea where she hid those papers,” Vivian snapped angrily.
The sound of a box shutting along with her voice startled me.
“Then it’s a good thing right? I don't know why you are so obsessed with finding those papers.
If you don’t find them, then Leah has no claim on the properties, because there are no papers to prove it.
So why am I still getting married to her?
Why don’t you call off the contract between the two families Vivian.
Her mother is already as good as dead, so it should be in your capacity now as her guardian,” Xavier retorted, a growl of rage breaking loose from his mouth.
The sound of ruffles made me peep through the small opening from the door, but I could not afford to get caught. Any wrong move, and it’s over.
I needed to know what exactly they were talking about, and what papers.
“Have you forgotten about the clause on the papers?” Vivian said with a sigh.
I watched as she paced around the room, her hands rolling around her forehead as if she had a headache coming on.
“Gina clearly stated that once Leah gets married, everything would belong to her and her husband,” she responded, and I felt all the air seep out of my lungs, as I struggled to catch a grip.
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