Throughout the day, I danced around my room. Had I had access to a phone, I would have posted on my F******k page all day. I kept glancing out of my window. For the first time since I got married to Miguel, I was eager for his return.I placed a palm on my heart to still it as I continued staring at the file on my bed. My husband returned earlier that night, and just like he promised when he gave the files to me, he helped me fill out the online form and took the one I'd filled out.“I will have my secretary submit this for you. Currently, it's left for you to hope for the best. Should you not meet their admission criteria, I won't give you another chance.” He took the envelope from me. “Should, in case this doesn't work, I hope you know that I've tried my best.” “It's going to work.” I placed a palm on my heart. I heard rumours about this particular university when I was still in high school. The university is said to be one that only takes the best students. No matter how rich yo
I hurriedly opened the envelope and brought out the precious letter within it.“It's true! I got the letter!” I hastily read through the letter before I ran out of the parlour, past my husband, who was looking at me as if I'd gone crazy all of a sudden.I ran straight to Star's door and knocked on it. “What….” Star yawned. “What's it this time, Jewel?”“I got the letter for the admission exam!” I placed the said letter in her hands as I danced for joy. “Star, we did it! I passed the first test. OMG, I'm so happy!” I squealed. “Oh, my God!” Her eyes widened as she read through the letter. “Jewel, this is it?” “Of course!” I took my letter from her. “I'm going to be a university student very soon!”“I'm happy for you, baby!” Star shrieked. “This calls for a celebration!”“Of course!”“Someone needs to eat in peace!” Came the voice of my furious husband. “Can you take your yelling somewhere else?” “Oops.” I took Star's hand in mine, dragged her into her room, and shut the door.And t
Day.The name became a constant in my thoughts. I always find myself thinking of him whenever I wasn't doing anything. I can't explain how it happened, but it seemed Day now occupied my thoughts more than my husband does. “Are you ready for your Exams?” Miguel asked when I finally came downstairs. “I'm more than ready.” I grinned. “I've been ready all night.”“And it still took you an hour to get dressed?” He raised a brow at me. I blushed in embarrassment. “I was trying to dress to perfection. You can't fault me for that.”I had to change my clothes more than thrice before I decided on the one to wear, and that happened to be a button-down red shirt and black jeans. After long deliberation, I decided it was better to be simple. “Let's go.” Miguel turned and started for the door.“I haven't had breakfast yet. We can't—” I started to protest, but a glare from Miguel was all it took to shut me up. “We don't have time for breakfast, but if you think having your breakfast is far more
“What do you mean by flirting? I wasn't flirting with him! I was just conversing with Pearl.”“Pearl?” Miguel turned to face me. “And who the hell is this Pearl?”“God. I can't believe you.” I turned my face to the side, pissed by his misunderstanding. The ride back to the mansion was one done in silence. None of us said any words. And neither did he try to initiate a conversation with me. The silence between us was so thick, you can cut a knife.He drove into the compound, killed the engine, and turned to me. “Jewel—”“I guess I will go in first,” I removed the seat belt and opened the door.“You were asked to come for an interview on Monday.” He said in that cold voice of his. It seemed to bite more now. “What?” I turned to him in surprise. I wasn't expecting to hear those words, at least, not this early.“The school called. You're to have an interview on Monday.” He got down from the car, and I did the same.“Wow, they are fast. When did they call you? Was it when I left the exam
“What have I done!” I tugged on my hair.God. I'm the worst scum on Earth. How can I kiss a man who wasn't my husband? And not only that, but I enjoyed every moment of it. “God, Jewel. You are a slut!” I tugged on my hair as tears freely flowed down my face. Star tried to know what was wrong with me, but I didn't let her in on it. Instead, I ran through the parlour and came up to my room. A bath and insistent scrubbing on my lips didn't make me forget the feel of Day's warm mouth on mine. “Jewel, what have you done?” I felt like ripping my hair out.It was like—A knock on my door, caused me to look up. I hastily wiped the tears from my face and hastened to the door. “I'm okay, Star. You don't need to —”The words froze when I saw who it was that stood in front of my door. “Miguel?” I blinked at the sight of my husband. He was only putting on a dress shirt and red slacks, with his tie probably discarded. “Jewel.” He whispered my name, with half dilated eyed. “You are drunk.”I
Miguel's POVI glanced at my wife as she fidgeted with her spoon. She peered up at me before she took a bite of the waffles Star prepared. As I watched her eat, my mind instantly returned to the night I spent with her. After she left the party, I was so pissed with myself that I got drunk. And still ended up doing the worst.Kissing her was a trivial matter, but the same can't be said about what I did when I returned home the night before.I might have been drunk out of my wits, but that doesn't mean that I wasn't aware of what transpired between us. My only regret was not taking things a bit further. I know I have had sex countless of times with her, but I wished to make love to her.I watched her as she ate her food without looking at me. The cute expression she had on her face made me wish to take her into my arms and protect her from harm.The urge was too much, and it caused me to grit my teeth in anger. Get a grip on yourself, Miguel.I cautioned myself.As I watched her, I was
Jewel's POVIt has been a week since the drunk night. I had the interview on Monday, and I was given an admission immediately after that. And I'm to start school by Monday. I just can't wait for that. This way, I will have something else to do with my time. A knock sounded on my door as I was getting ready for breakfast. "What does Star want this morning?" I groaned as I hastened towards the door. I didn't bother to cover my body with my robe because I'm aware that Star was the one at the other end. "You don't have to call me down for breakfast. I'm already—"The words died in my throat when I saw who it was that stood at the other end of my door. "Miguel?" I gasped as I took a step back, shocked to see my husband. Miguel froze as his eyes racked through my body.His Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed. Just like him, I stood there without knowing what to do. "Uh," he coughed. He looked away for a second, or so before he turned to me. "You—" "Wait!" I banged the
Turned out he wasn't taking me to either his office or the school, but to a mall. He parked in the remaining space in the parking lot of the mall before he turned to me. "Let's go." “Why did you bring me here?” I narrowed a glare at him. “What else do you think people do in malls? Dance? Get mugged?” He got down from the car.“It was Just a simple question. Why will you make it seem like more?” I grumbled under my breath as I came down from the vehicle.Miguel only spared me a glance as he locked his car and headed towards the mall. “Hey! Wait for me!” I ran after my husband, who didn't pay me a glance. He strode straight into the mall as if he owned the entire place.“Let's go over there.” He pointed towards a store. “That's a clothing store. Why are you going over there? Are you buying clothes?” I hastened after him. He didn't say a word until he got to the store. He spoke in low tones with one of the assistants before he joined me.“You need to choose as many as you want.” He