"There is a reason why I would always be your elder brother right? You don't have to know how the camera got in there, in fact, you weren't supposed to know that there was a camera there in the first place if your wife wasn't so loud-mouthed and I wasn't so straightforward." Claw smoothed his head slightly like he was proud of himself and Aiden rolled his eyes."There were a few slight occasions where I presume the camera got snuck in but if you think I'm I'm really interested in that, then I think you have to really think again. The only good damn thing I'm interested in is the fact that you didn't just watch her from your camera, you called and threatened her." Aiden's voice was like a low growl, like a patient beast that was waiting for the right time to strike."Did she tell you I threatened her? I didn't, I just gave out some information and sent her on an errand which from the looks of things, it seems like she delivered." Aiden smiled as he walked to the bench and this time, sa
"Sir, there's a man on the line who would like to speak with you." A female voice came in as Aiden picked up the telephone that had been ringing like it needed to be dealt with instantly."I ended the last call and you're calling again Maureen, isn't Amira supposed to be the one transferring my calls today?" Aiden asked rolling his eyes out of boredom and distraction as he clicked the pen in his fingers repeatedly."I'm sorry sir but the person that would like to speak with you is persistent. He keeps calling that he would like to speak with you and it sounded urgent. Also, Miss Amira left the company with few of the advertisement officials, they are meeting up with some board members to discuss the advertisement strategy for the new design that Wellington Tech produced." The secretary filled him in and he nodded, pulling up some tabs on his iPad."What's the name of the person that would like to talk with me?" Aiden finally asked as most of his concentration was on whatever it was
"This is ridiculous. How does he expect us to discuss such trivial matters with a woman, Marina no less?" Mr Hawthorne clicked his tongue with a sour expression on his face as he halted at Marina."Gentlemen, please take your seat." Marina had a broad smile on her face. At first, she thought that she had gotten good at faking her smile with people around but after her husband had placed a soft kiss on the top of her forehead, she knew that this smile wasn't forced.It was genuine, the type of big broad smile you give to your enemies when they're totally at your mercy."Are you serious?" Mr Hawthorne stared at her wide-eyed as she stared back, not breaking eye contact.The first rule she had mapped out in her head was: Stare back till they lower their gaze first."I know how much it injures your pride to state your problems to a woman, me no less," she nodded as she could totally relate to what they were feeling, "I don't know if it's because I am the last that your son here, Jayden re
"I should have known that it would boil down to you chasing us out simply because it's your husband's office, but it's none of your fault. It's Aiden's fault for letting us have this discussion with you." Mr. Hawthorne clicked his tongue, his eyes fixated on Marina as he wondered when she had gotten the guts to be staring at him right inside his eyes. She looked different and no matter how much that would hurt and kill him to admit, his conscience wouldn't stop pricking him that she looked quite different.Courageous, bold, and would he call it more beautiful? All he could explain effectively was that she was different."Now listen to me Marina, you will convince Aiden to get into that alliance with us." Mr Hawthorne instructed glaring at Marina and she chuckled in low tones, her eyes darting about before resting on Hawthorne again."Or what?" She questioned dropping the pen she had been twirling in her hand onto the table as she also shifted some of the files so there was enough entr
"I've understood every single thing you've told me for the past months that we've married but what I don't understand now is the reason why you don't want me to file for harassment against Jayden, your ex." Aiden gave her a squinting look as they had arrived at his office and she just shrugged her shoulders."Marina, that wasn't a question I asked but I would definitely need some kind of answers because what the hell was that? He literally harassed you so what's the skepticism for? Unless he didn't..." Aiden trailed off and Marina stared at him before finally understanding the reason for him trailing off."What do you mean? Of course not. He harassed me, yes! That's certain. But I don't think that he's worth going over all that stress for." Marina interjected but Aiden kept staring at her suspiciously."Marina, I never said that suing him was going to be any kind of stress for me." Marina just sighed as she took her seat."Aiden, just don't sue him. I don't want it." Aiden had sat dow
"I have an appointment this morning and I'm already running late?" His brows creased as he stared at his watch motioning for her to leave the entrance."Surely whatever you have to tell me can wait till I'm back." He stressed but she remained rooted to the spot she was standing like nothing in hell was going to make her leave, Aiden had seen that resolved to look in her eyes a lot more times than he could remember and knew that when she was vehement like this, she wasn't going to change her words so he just sighed."It can't wait?" He queried and she shook her head in negativity and he sighed yet again.He went back into his car and reversed it, packing it in the garage he alighted and stared at her while he leaned against the car door."Inside." She muttered and he just shrugged his shoulders before shutting the door and walking back into the house trailing her behind.When they got to the living room, she halted with her back shown to him and he furrowed his brows."Marina, what is
"I do not accept Marina Jones as my wife." A gasp filled the hall immediately Jayden rejected the vows from the mouth of the priest for the second time in a row. Everyone was surprised at the sudden turn of events.The hall went into panic, whispers filled the hall, and both girl's and boy's parents ran to the front. "what do you think you are doing Jayden?" "What's wrong with you Jayden, accept the wedding vows and get married to Marina.""You both have been promised to each other all your life and now, so suddenly you want to reject her?""Jayden stop being stubborn and just get married. You are humiliating Marina and embarrassing her before everyone. This is absurd."Marina and Jayden's parents tried to talk sense into his head but Jayden remained headstrong in his decision not to marry Marina."I do not wish to get married to Marina, I have someone else I love. I want to get married to her not Marina. I can't pretend anymore!" Jayden yelled at his parents which was loud enough for
"No, I do not and will never!." Marina replied looking straight into Jayden's eyes."What are you doing Marina? Are you trying to get revenge on me? I already apologized to you, why are you so angry?" Jayden inquired equally getting angry at what Marina did."She is so creepy, she didn't even cry but did the same back to him?""I feel a shiver in my spine, what if she is an actual lunatic?""We should go home now, we will watch the rest on the TV." A woman muttered while exchanging words with her friends, she picked up her bag ready to leave from there."No one is leaving from here till I get married. We all came here to watch a wedding, didn't we ? So I cannot deprive you of that.""Someone lock the door, nobody should save from here till I get married," Marina remarked looking around with keen eyes, she ignored Jayden and looked around."Marina! That is enough! You can not disgrace our Hawthorne family like this! We agree our son made a foolish decision but you can not do this!" Jayd