Chapter 10
I'm just silent while eating our lunch, he keeps stealing a glimpse of me. I don't know what's up to him. I didn't bother to ask, I don't want things to get more awkward. We finished eating and we headed back to the office.It was indeed a tiring day, I felt like all my energy was drained. Janice approached me and sat in front of my desk. She said she needed to say something.“You know what, Mr. Stutter's girlfriend will come to this coming event! OMG, she looks like a supermodel. Her body figure will make you think of why life is so unfair!” She dramatically stated. I felt like my heart was gripped so hard, I felt the pain in my chest. I don't know why, do I care for him?Maybe, I'm just hurt that we're married but he's still in contact with his girlfriend. I'm such a fool for believing that he doesn't have any hookups with any other woman except me. We're just married in papers, we haven't done any intimate or romantic moments together. We just keep annoying each other and yet I felt the pain in my heart. I'm such a fool for having my hopes high.I felt like my body are so weak right now. It doesn't just feel like my energy was drained, I don't think I can do anything right now. I usually have this energetic personality every time I go out of the office and I will greet every employee I bump into. But now, I don't feel like greeting any of them. It's just tiring.My heart is so heavy right now. I don't feel like being myself. I met Elvis along the way and he seems to know my problem immediately, Elvis and Janice approached me.“Can we go out for a drink?” I asked them weakly. They both said yes and we came to the nearest bar. I also message Kally and Rehan to join me and my friends.They both also came and we drink alcohol. It's good to be drunk if you felt like being sad. They look at me as if I'm not myself today.“Hey, why are you all looking at me like that? I'm just tired from work okay?” I said while smiling. I'm not yet drunk so we talk and shared stories. Rehan is having a good time talking to Elvis and Kally, I and Janice were also busy talking with girls thing.“I like Rehan,” Kally confessed, Janice is so surprised but I did expect it anyways. We laughed and cheered. I'm having so much fun tonight.“I like Elvis. He's so hot!” Janice whispered to us. Kally and I were surprised by her sudden confession. Our eyes widen in shock, we cheers our drinks and laughed. Maybe, it's a good thing to divert my attention from hanging out with my friends. I've been so stressed with Canon's rudeness lately. I deserved to have fun and get away from him for a little moment. It's exhausting.I'm also tired of his bullshits. I know I should remember my place in his life but never did I cheat on him. I don't have any flings or boyfriends. I respect him as my husband even though it's just on paper, I'm still mad at him.I heard my phone ring and as usual, Canon keeps calling me. I didn't bother to answer his calls and I quickly power off my phone. I walk to the counter and get a higher level of drinks since I'm not yet drunk. I want to forget the cruelty of the world even just for a night.I'm stuck with my parents since I don't have a job. My Dad was hospitalized and I don't have enough money to support his medication, then suddenly I needed to marry someone for money. It looks like I sell myself to a person who only needs me for his own sake. He paid me to play as his wife, life can be so cruel, isn't it?I grabbed my friend's arm and invited them to join me to dance on the dance floor. I can feel the wildness of the people around me, I'm not yet drunk but still, I felt like I'm already drunk by the hype of these people. We cheered when someone erotically dance in front of us. I haven't seen that yet in my entire existence. My ears are burning in shame by watching them awkwardly.I get out of the crowd and drink the alcohol I'm holding while sitting on the couch and watching those people getting wild while dancing. I saw a guy and he sat beside me. I felt awkward and moved away from him.“Hey, I just want to know you. I'm Sean.” He offered his hand for a handshake and I accept it.“I'm Mallory,” I said. He smiled charmingly. He looks so nice though.“I saw you getting awkward while watching them dance. Is it your first time?” He asked. I nodded.“Yes,” I answered.“I see. What made you get into this place?” He asked nicely.“I just had a problem and I think I needed to divert my attention using getting out of my shell?” I said awkwardly.“Wow. Impressing, so I think it's a nice experience. Let's get wasted, shall we?” He said while smiling. I smiled back and we cheers.We both talk about random things while drinking. I don't feel any negative motives from him, it's just a mere night company. I don't feel any shame while sharing my stupid moments with him, he laughed when I said the most embarrassing moment of my life. I confessed to him, that I once gave my crush an ice cream and I ended up smashing it on his face when I accidentally dropped myself on the floor. He laughed so hard when he heard of that.He held my hand out of the blue and invited me to dance with him in the middle of the dance floor. I get comfortable with him, even though my vision gets blurry I dance with him. His body get closer to me and he put his hand around my waist. I felt uncomfortable but I didn't mind maybe because of the alcohol.Suddenly when someone stood proudly beside us. I look at the man who's standing, it's Canon. His face turn darker when he saw Sean's hands around my waist. He's clenching his jaw and fist. He's also gritting his teeth. It's scary.“Get your fucking hands off her!” He shouted angrily.Chapter 11Everything happened so fast. The lights are illuminating my sight but I can see clearly that Canon punches Sean in the middle of the dance floor. What the hell! It created a scene, the music stops and the people around us were looking at us as if we are playing a role in a certain film. This is so embarrassing. What's more surprising and scary is the look on Canon's face. I can see his veins and his dark face while looking at Sean. I'm so shocked that I couldn't react immediately. I heard Elvis and Rehan come to the dance floor and stopped the commotion, I felt Janice and Kally's hands, and they dragged me out of the scene. I felt Canon's presence behind my back and I'm not wrong when I think that he will grab my arm and pull me out of this bar. He's dragging me and I can feel his firm hold in my hand. I can sense that my hand right now is so red. We reached his car and he furiously open the door and let me inside. I can tell that he doesn't want to talk right now. He'
Chapter 12I heard a knock on my door and the maid told me to go down to the dining hall to eat lunch with Canon. I immediately prepared myself and went down. I saw him freshly showered sitting in the dining hall while the food is being prepared. I can't stop myself from smiling at the fact that the ambiance today is so light and I can't imagine that this day would come. "Hi." I greeted him with a smile and he just nodded and ask me to sit down. We silently eat our lunch, and all I can hear is our movements. "Do you wanna go somewhere today?" He asked. I was shocked at first that he asked me so I couldn't respond right away. "Oh, I might visit my parents today. I haven't seen them yet these days. I will them some food." I told him. "Do you want me to come with you?" I immediately said no, and I can feel the different emotions he showed in his eyes when I told him that. "I mean, they don't know about us yet. I can't tell them right now, they will be stressed about it, especially
Chapter 13I can't believe what I just discovered. Did he wait for me? Canon Stutter? Seriously? I was left dumbfounded and I also don't know how to approach him right now. I can't stand it. I feel bad for making him wait. I told him that I can do it myself. I was hesitating if I should go to him and apologize for what I did to him. Well, technically, I do not expect him to wait. But, it's still my fault, I should have just checked my phone. I go upstairs and I was just staring at his door. I don't know if I should knock or not. I find myself knocking on his door, I will not be able to sleep if someone is mad at me. I usually just apologize. He opened the door and I'm mesmerized by how beautiful he is. He's just wearing pajamas and a basic shirt but he looks so damn fine. I was just staring at him that's why he was about to close his door again. "Wait, I'm sorry. I should have texted you if I will be going home by myself. I made you wait." I said. "I did not wait for you." Afte
Chapter 14We are okay now, at least I know we are on good terms. My office mates asked me why I did not go with them for lunch. I just made an excuse that I don't feel like eating today. They just shrugged it off and I think they believe it. I finished some work today and I plan to go go to the bookstore today. I don't think I have to tell Canon about it, or should I? Fine, I'm going to tell him about it. I clean my table and decided to leave the office and went to Canon's. I knock on his door and I saw him still working, he was talking to someone on the phone. He look so stress and he did not even pay me attention. "I told you to check the items before shipping them, and you did not do your job so this happened. You're fired." He ended the call and he looks so furious right now. "What happened?" I asked. He looked at me and I feel like I'll melt from where I'm standing right now. He massages his head as if he's trying to ease his stress. "There are just some issues with the pr
Chapter 15I woke up feeling a lot better compared to last night. I was so sick that I can't think properly. I moved a little and I felt someone's arms wrapped around my waist. It's so heavy. Oh my god, what is he doing here? Did he take care of me the whole night? I don't know what to feel right now. I feel like my heart is beating so fast. He does care for me? I try to remove his arms around my waist but he just tightens it. Damn, how am I supposed to escape from him? I smiled to myself. It feels so good that he cares for me. I want to be by his side always, I don't want this moment to end yet. I was just staring at him the whole time but I felt him moving so I immediately close my eyes to pretend sleeping. I felt his hand touch my forehead maybe to check if I'm okay now. "You're not sick anymore." I can hear what he just said. I tried pretending to sleep so it wouldn't be awkward between us. I can feel him caressing my hair. Gosh, it feels so good. He left the room and I ope
Chapter 16I was too stunned when I saw him arrive so early. I thought he will be home by midnight. "Why are you home so early?" I asked and just went near me and gave me the pizza I was asking for earlier in the call. "You said you wanted the pizza." He said and I feel like melting at that moment. I don't know how to react. I perceived him as someone who I will not get along with. But now, I feel like I'm getting closer to him. "Thank you, but you don't have to do it," I said and he just went to his room. He's acting so cold and yet he has a warm heart. I wonder what happened to him that makes him act colder and too serious. I wait for him to come down to eat this pizza with him. He went downstairs after a few minutes and he was confused when he saw that I did not open the pizza yet. "Let's eat together," I said, he refused to do so but I just keep asking him to eat with me since I couldn't finish it. He finally agrees and we eat together. He also watched the Korean drama I was
Chapter 17We left the restaurant and we get into the car. Both of us were just silent the whole ride. I don't feel like talking. I know the terms before I even enter this contract but I can't help to feel sad and hurt at the same time. I guess I have to put boundaries and don't expect anything from him. That's the right thing to do. I can feel him staring at me. I chose to ignore him and just close my eyes, pretending to sleep. I can feel that we arrived at our house but I did not open my eyes. I thought he was going to wake me up but I was shocked when he carried me. Damn, I don't know how to react. "Please read her bed." He commanded the maids. I can feel his heartbeat near mine. I wish it is beating for me. He was just carrying me to my room, he put me in bed and removed my heels. I thought he was living but I felt a cotton rubbing my face. Is he removing my makeup? My heart is beating so fast. How can I not fall for him if he's acting this way? He seems to care for me when I
Chapter 18I decided to pack my things the next day. I also told my parents that I have to go back to my work. I kind of miss Canon, I want to surprise him. He expects me to arrive after a week but I will be home now. "Call us when you reached your work." My father said. I nodded and hug them both. I will miss them. I bid my goodbye and asked our driver to pick me up but I told him not to inform Canon about it. I was on the way home when I decided to buy some groceries to cook something for Canon. I will cook spaghetti and lumpiang Shanghai today. It is a very Filipino dish so I want him to taste it. After I bought some groceries, I went back to the car. I reached home and the maids helped me carry my stuff. They don't expect me to arrive today so they were really surprised. I asked them to help me read the ingredients. They want to help me cook but I want to do it for Canon. I was happy while cooking. I have never done it to Canon before so I hope he likes what I'm going to cook