Third Person's POV
Celina went to Clandestine. As she entered the restaurant, a waitress stopped her. "Excuse me, but this part of the restaurant is off-limits," the waitress told her. Celina nodded, and told the waitress that she had a reservation."Reservation under Mr. John Scott," Celina said, and the waitress glared at her. She rolled her eyes at the waitress when she realized that she was being criticized, and she didn't like it a bit. "If you are going to look down on me, you better look at yourself first. Remember what you are here for," she said, and the waitress ushered her to a private room after feeling embarrassed by what Celina had said.As she entered the room, she found Jefferson in a suit. His face hardened and darkened while waiting, and Celina smiled internally as she thought that she had made him wait. Jefferson looked at her and didn't say a word, so she just sat opposite him. "You're late," he said. "I am not applying for the job, so I don't need to be punctual," Celina answered.Jefferson creased his forehead after hearing what she just said. "Do you need to apply for a job so you can be punctual? Isn't that necessary for everyday living? " He wasn't sure if she was meeting the same woman his dad had asked him to meet. But his expectation of her had drastically washed away."Not everyone lives the way you do," Celina replied."Do you usually talk that way to other people?" Jefferson asked her."I thought I was meeting my future husband and not my future employer." Celina rebutted.Jefferson started to lose his patience as Celina talked back and always had a say in anything. "I am indeed your employer. You will be working for me as my wife," Jefferson said."Are we going to eat or will we just continue talking like this?" Celina said and took the dish in front of Jefferson, saying, "I want to try this. I'm sure you have tasted every food offered in this restaurant, so you won't mind me tasting this, right? " She asked and took a bite of the steak after she cut a small piece. "Hmm, it's good," she said as she savored the flavor of the steak. Jefferson couldn't do anything but let her. He wondered why his dad wanted to marry him off to this woman."Can't you eat properly? Aren't you feeling shy when a man is watching you and eating that way? " Jefferson asked, trying to humiliate her for being unlady-like when eating.Celina looked around as if she was looking for something. "It's just the two of us here, right?" She asked.Jefferson wondered why she had to ask, "Don't you have eyes? Can't you see that it's just us?" He asked sarcastically."Just as I thought, so where is the man you are talking about that I had to be shy of?" Celina asked, confused.He could not utter a word and couldn't believe that someone like her would act that way. 'Doesn't he see me as a man? Am I not worthy enough for her? Just how high does she set her standards for men?' He thought about asking but did not say anything anymore and waited for Celina to finish her food. After she was done, Celina looked at Jefferson and said, "Go on, talk."Jefferson just looked at her. He thought that she was a very straightforward person. She didn't look stupid either, so he thought Celina would agree with what he was about to say.Thinking Jefferson was having a hard time talking, Celina decided to start the conversation. "If it's legal, I might agree. If it's not, forget about it. ""What made you think that I would be asking you to do illegal things?" Jefferson asked, annoyed."Comprehension, Mr. Jefferson. You should work on that. " Celina replied.Jefferson started to get irritated with the way Celina talked to him. "I had a woman I loved," he said."Shall I love her too?" Celina asked sarcastically."Can't you listen first?""Can you talk straight to the point? I don't need to hear about your love life. I don't care about that. You just have to choose whether you will marry me or not. " Celina yelled.Don't you dare raise your voice at me, you gold digger?" Jefferson told her angrily.Celina laughed after she heard him. If there was anything in this world that she hated, it was money. If she doesn't need it to eat or to do anything, she wouldn't even try touching it."Gold digger? Did you just call me a gold digger? Then what should I call you then? The man who was willing to let go of the woman he said he loved for the company? You had better watch your mouth. I am not someone you can step on just because you have money. I had been through a lot and living in the street was nothing. Just because you have everything doesn't mean that I won't fight you back. You cannot always fight money with money, you know. " Celina told him, angrily.Jefferson was speechless. He never thought that she could talk back to him like that. John told him that Celina was a poor child. She was an orphan that had been adopted by Nicholson. Thinking that was true, Jefferson thought that she should be easy to deal with, but he thought wrong because Celina was smart.She glared at Jefferson, and she wanted to say more but decided to hold herself back. She needed to get married to him so she could leave Nicholson. She didn't want to stay with them anymore as she was worried that they would do anything to her and she wouldn't be able to help herself."If you want to get married, say your terms and I will listen. Don't try to blame me concerning your separation from your woman, because you have a choice. You're not the only son of God, so don't expect to have the best of both worlds," Celina told him calmly. She was trying hard not to raise her voice. She thought he was hypocritical to point fingers at her solely."I can do my duties responsibly and at the same time I won't be a burden to you," she added. Jefferson looked at her and thought for a while."You wanted to work this out?" He said."No, I wanted us to be civil and respectful to each other," Celina told him."Why?" "What do you mean, why?""Why do you agree to this marriage?""I have my reasons, too. You are willing to marry me now because of your company, right? Then I was willing to get married to you so I could leave the family I have without worry.""What do you mean?""Exactly what my words mean. I'd rather deal with a godly womanizer like you than with them, " Celina said."Wait. What? A godly womanizer? Where did that come from? " Jefferson asked."Ask your father about it. I am not good at explaining trivial things. Now, do you agree or not? " Celina asked.Jefferson was confused. He thought he had the upper hand, and it turned out it was the other way around. He thought Celina was easy to deal with and let his guard down, so he couldn't say a word."What? Has the cat got your tongue?" Celina pressured him to answer."You had the deal. I expect you to be a dutiful wife to me, " Jefferson told her."Fine by me." Celina answered until she remembered something."Oh, when it comes to women, you can have it as long as you don't flaunt it or you'll never find out by me. Even if we jump from an arranged marriage to a contract marriage, I don't want a husband who cheats."Jefferson stopped for a moment. He never cheated on any of his previous girlfriends, and he values marriage the most. "You can't have it just to let you know. Whether I knew it or not, you are not allowed to even look at any man. ""Deal. I don't like men, " Celina said with a smile. Jefferson stared at her, confused about what she meant, but decided not to ask anymore.Hello dear readers, thank you so much for your support. If you like this chapter please give me a like and let me know what you think in the comment section and I will really appreciate it. 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Jefferson's POV Mine and Celina's wedding was announced, and everyone in the company knew about it as they were all invited. They wanted to know who Mrs. Scott was and how she was. Is she pretty, smart? From which family did she come from? They were expecting my future wife to be the most elegant bride because I was the groom. The well-known most sought after bachelor and one of the wealthiest too. Thinking she was chosen by her dad, who was very strict and known to be very meticulous when it comes to work, they expected her to come from a prominent family. But I know where she came from and the word prominent was not in her family's vocabulary. Dad knew that I wouldn't agree to this, so he made a great bargain of using the company and gave me no choice but to marry and deal with this woman who thought highly of herself. It made me furious thinking dad had set aside everything I had done for the company for him to just freely give it away to Noris and that woman. Ever since I was a
Third Person's POV The wedding had ended, and everyone was satisfied, especially John. If Celina and Jefferson just acted, John would not have noticed anything either. He was busy with the guests when they were at the reception. He was occupied by nonstop greetings and best wishes for the newlyweds and an overwhelming number of gifts from everyone who had all left the ceremony happily, except Noris. In the mansion, the newlyweds were in their room trying to rest when one of the maids knocked on their door. Celina was looking at them when Jefferson opened the door for her. "Sir, Sir Noris is outside. He was drunk and was breaking everything. He was calling you out. " The maid informed him. He looked at Celina, who was waiting for him to say anything. "I'll be back; stay here." Jefferson told Celina, who just nodded. She was curious why Noris was making a scene. She knew him, and she was shocked earlier when she found out that they were brothers. Noris was her friend, and he had no
Jefferson's POV *** Flashback ***"Let's break up," I told Wendy as soon as she got in my car. Wendy just looked at me for a moment, shocked. "What? Babe, what are you talking about? This isn't a funny joke," she responded worriedly after taking in what I had just said. I'm not sure why; shouldn't she feel sad or wounded and not worried? What is she so concerned about?"You're just saying that. Fine, let's try f****** in your vehicle. I know you've been begging for this, so let's try. Just don't make jokes like that, huh?" she added, going to sit on my lap but I stopped her."I'm going to marry someone else that Dad had arranged for me," I informed her."What? He knew we were dating, why would he do that?" Wendy cried. "He never once talked to me and attempted to keep me away from you, why would he suddenly urge you to marry someone else?""I'm not sure either; he just informed me earlier, and I didn't want to upset you by continuing our relationship," I stated."No, I can never agre
Third Person's POV Jefferson rushed to the hospital thinking Wendy was in a critical condition. He started to blame himself for what she did and he thought he would not be able to forgive himself if something happened to her. He was on his way to the nurse's station when he looked around and saw Wendy's figure not too far from the staircase. He was thinking about what she was doing there when the nurse who called him told him that she had overdosed. He walked slowly because he noticed that she was talking on her phone as she walked down the stairs. "I called him and he answered, so there's no way that he and whoever that woman was, were busy on their honeymoon." She said, "I'm sure that this is going to work, it better be. I didn't want to lose him either. Can't you imagine, all the things that I got used to will be gone forever? No way, I ain't gonna let that happen, so I am going to try to separate those two and be with Jefferson when he needs a companion." She added, which mad
Celina's POV I wake up early, nothing unusual about that. When I looked at the other side of the bed, Jefferson was not there already, or to be accurate, he never came to sleep at all. I get up from the bed and went to the bathroom. I can say that his room was really beautiful and I like his bathroom because it was spacious. There were toiletries that I could use and if I didn't know that we are being forced into this marriage, I would think that Jefferson cared for me for exerting his effort in buying everything for me. The facial wash was all expensive. It was the one I usually saw on a glass cabinet that had a lock on it. Did he actually think that I use such expensive things to wash my face? Well I decided to just use it because it was mine after all. After I washed myself, I changed my clothes and went down to the kitchen. I was planning on making my own breakfast bottle maids already done for me. "Ma'am Celina, you can wait for your breakfast on the dining table." On of th
Jefferson's POV I know that Celina knew that I left because she was already at the dining table very early in the morning. I was sure that she thought that I went to see Wendy and I didn't deny that. Even if I was cruel to Wendy, it was because I found out that she was cheating on me from the very beginning. I know myself that I am not going to cheat on my wife even if I don't like her a bit. But after knowing the truth, I feel relieved that I don't need to feel guilty towards Wendy as well. The talk that I planned to have with Celina was very simple. I will just let her know that I am going to leave the country and that I am making her the officer in-charge when I'm away. I asked her to come to my study room and wait for me there after she ate because I know that I stink. She didn't noticed me get in so I watched her massage her temple. I got a little worried and asked her if she had headache and she replied "slightly." I don't know how that was but she insisted on talking even if
Third Person's POV After Jefferson left, Celina started to work on her design. The five designs she finished before meeting with Jefferson in Clandestine was her last project and she had not accepted any after that because she had been busy with their wedding preparation. Thinking about their wedding, Celina realized that Jefferson had been with her all the time. He accompanied her in choosing her gown and even when she talked to the wedding organizers. She didn't want to have a grand wedding but John wanted it so much so she let him do what he wanted. She never heard Jefferson complain about everything and she was happy about that. The only thing that angered her was when he left on the night of their wedding. She decided to stop thinking about it anymore and work on her new project. Jefferson on the other hand went back to his study room. He wanted to make a plan for Celina to follow as she managed the companies. He will be making a list of people she can ask for help as well
Celina's POV With everything that the board said about me, there's no way that I am going to stop myself to prove them wrong. I will make sure to slap my performance to their faces. Jefferson was a good teacher, he explained to me everything I needed to learn and I had a feeling that he was amazed at how much I learned fast too. We were in his office and was telling me about the people that I can consult in the company if there was something I was confused with when Noris knocked and got in. Noris is now the vice president of the company and we will be working together when Jefferson leaves the country. "Daria handed me this, she said to give this to you when I passed by her table." He said and handed a folder to Jefferson. He took it and had a look. "Hello Celina, how have you been?" Noris asked me and I smiled at him saying, "I'm fine." "Having trouble so far?" "No, not at all." I replied. "That's good," he replied and I knew that he was going to tell me more but Jefferson st