Hadley looked at the man that was just staring at her suspiciously and she wondered if something was wrong with him.
Is he deaf?"I am sorry Miss but I don't understand what you are saying," the man says with a soothing voice that suddenly makes Hadley self-aware.How does a man's voice sound so smooth while mine sounds like a frog's?"You.. You bumped into me and my ice cream fell as a result," Hadley explained and she thanked the heavens her voice didn't betray her.The man in front of us was messing with her head. She has never met a handsome blond before but the man in front of her looks extraordinary."Ohh sorry I didn't notice I was actually in a rush, did you get hurt?" He asked, his face laced with worry and Hadley let out an embarrassed smile."No, I wasn't hurt?" She answered and the man looked at her in shock. "You aren't hurt?" He asked not believing that she could go to that extra length because of ice cream but what he doesn't know is that Hadley was pettier than he could comprehend."So you mean you are here because of an ice cream?" He inquired and Hadley nodded shyly.God, why is this city guy polite? Hadley pondered."Then since you are here then I should definitely pay for it but I am here to meet someone so….," The handsome man was saying but Hadley quickly cut him off by turning him around and using him as a shield."God, why the fuck is she here?" Hadley wondered looking at Maurice's cousin Carolina that was on the opposite street.Hadley eyes squinted anxiously looking at the girl and she started looking for a way out as she used the man as a shield because how was she going to her what she was doing in one of the busy streets in the city when she should be home with her husband?"What are you doing Miss?" The handsome blond man asked Hadley but she hushed him out."Shhhhh don't draw attention to me," Hadley hushed and her eyes followed Carolina till she was out of sight and Hadley sighed in relief. The man groaned in frustration not knowing what the woman was up to."Pfft that was a narrow escape," Hadley mutters coming out of the man's back and the man looked at her weirdly.Hadley looked at the man that was giving her weird eyes and she knew he was expecting an explanation for her crazy actions."I just saw someone that should not see me," she lied through her teeth but it was not a lie, because Carolina was Maurice's cousin and it won't be ideal if she sees her with a man.That would ruin her elegant reputation."Ohhh then since you are here we should go...," the man was saying but Hadley cut him off immediately"I have to go now," Hadley cuts the man off hurriedly when she sees John coming to her side and she knows she was already out for a long.She won't want to get on the grumpy man's bad side."What an interesting woman," the man mumbled amused by the girl's craziness and his eyes followed Hadley's retreating back till she went out of sight.*************************************"We are really pleased to have you here ma'am," the woman who introduced herself as the house supervisor welcomed Hadley and she smiled innocently not knowing how to react.She was received warmly when she got to Maurice's mansion and Hadley wondered where Maurice got his bad attitude from the people that surrounded him."After you settle in I am going to introduce the workers to you," the woman says, politely and Hadley smiled."Don't introduce the workers to me, I won't be staying here for long," Hadley mumbled silently and the woman gave her a skeptical look wondering what she was saying."Sasha take the madam to her room while we prepared her meals," the woman instructed one of the maids and she quickly led Hadley through the stairs.Hadley was taken to her room and she knows she won't be sleeping with Maurice because her room looks lively enough definitely not resembling the dark personality of the man. Her room decor was amazing and she can't help but gape helplessly at it."If you need anything ma'am please call for me," a person behind Hadley said and she smiled in return.After Hadley freshened up she made it to her bed and immediately she back fell on the soft bed she felt so blissful."This is the kind of life you have been living all this while Ella, I really pity even though it seems blissful it is still very suffocating," Hadley says as she starts drifting slowly to sleep.Hadley's phone blared up and Hadley cursed loudly before standing up from her bed and walking grumpily to the vanity table that her phone was on but she noticed she wasn't familiar with the caller"Hello," Hadley breathes into the phone but the other person on the other side of the phone."What's this? What's going on," Hadley wondered looking at the phone that was on silent and she pondered what the other person was not saying anything."Are you not going to say anything if…..," Hadley was saying but her voice trailed off immediately suspecting the caller."Ella?" Hadley takes a guess and the person's sigh from the other side of the phone confirms her suspicion."Ella you dare stand me up and make me a substitute for you," Hadley blows out immediately knowing it was her."I am sorry I would explain everything to you later but before then don't trust anyone," Ella says at the other end of the phone and the line went off immediately."Ella, Ella," Hadley called repeatedly but Maurice's voice cut her off."What are you saying? Are you, not Ella?" Maurice's cold voice rang out and Hadley's body was stiff and her phone fell from her hand crashing to the ground.What was she going to say?"What are you saying?" Hadley asked, her voice firm betraying the tons of emotion that were running through her mind."I think you should be the one telling me what's wrong," Maurice says, walking towards Hadley and she kept shifting back in fear until her back hit the wall and had nowhere to run with Maurice standing almost 3 meters away from her she knows it better to stay still than bumping into him."I.. don't know what you are talking about," Hadley stuttered and Maurice squint his eyes suspiciously not believing her but he decided to forgo it.She was weird so there was no reason to be weirder."Ok," Maurice says walking out of the room but Hadley's voice halted his steps."Why are you here? Don't tell me you wanted to sleep in my room?" Hadley exclaimed and Maurice wondered when the docile Ella Gilbert turns into a clown."No I wasn't here to sleep with you," Maurice says emphasizing on the sleep and Hadley scoffed. "I am here to tell you that you would start your internship at
"It's okay," Hadley answered, bored knowing Maurice wasn't asking because he feels like it. Maurice looked around the slumped shoulder of the woman in front of him and he wondered why he felt like she was shouldering a heavy load."I am sure my sister-in-law would find her way out by using her card as your wife," Carolina says knowing Maurice hates it when someone acts dirty like that, she was literally digging a put for Hadley."What? Did you do that?" Maurice asked his voice grave but Hadley didn't even give him a glance."I hope I can do that but I don't want some crazy girl on my back. I heard you are one of the most eligible bachelors in town? I love my head so I would keep it intact," Hadley says and at that time the elevator opened and Hadley stepped out."Then goodbye Mr. Elliot and ..," Hadley trailed looking at Carolina without mentioning her name till the elevator door closed up.Hadley sighed heavily when she saw the door closed and her expression was complicated."It's a
Hadley looked at Maurice eyes wide open and she wondered how she was going to lie her way through this."I..was..I mean..that was..," Hadley stuttered trying to find the plausible lie that she could find but she found none because was she going to say she stopped being allergic to strawberry overnight?Maurice looked at Hadley who was having hard time processing her thought as she bit her lips hard and he smirked not understanding what was going wrong but he knew one thing for sure something was definitely going wrong."What did you mean? I am not allergic to strawberry," Hadley says, trying her luck because she knew Ella and Maurice were not close before their marriage so there was no way he would know about her allergy."Really? That was not what was in the report I got the other day," Maurice says, amused, rubbing his pink lips and Hadley eyes widened.Report? He had his fiancee checked? She gulped at the realization that her lies might have been caught but she still put up a swee
The whole family looked at Maurice in shock not believing what he just said because it was just not believable. How could he say there were no rashes despite the physical touch?He had had the disorder for so many years. How could he get cured of it overnight? And with just a touch?It was hard to believe. They knew better than anyone how he struggled with the disorder for years.They knew how he consulted different therapists and psychologists because of the disorder so what now."What did you mean, Maurice?" Maurice's mother asked walking towards her son and her eyes were already dampened with tears.She can not just believe what she just heard but the spotless face of her son after the physical touch was already enough proof that it was true.Hadley looked at the scene in front of her and she felt like she should just disappear because she just does not understand what was going on.Why are they fussing over small body contact? She could just apologize if it was going to become an
Hadley looked at Maurice and she wondered what was going on in his head. She knew she could not convince herself that what she did was nothing but she must not believe it.She can not tie herself to the family by being what they just assumed she was because she would be leaving soon and that was it."I don't know what you are trying to believe Mr Elliot but it's definitely not what you are thinking," Hadley says firmly and she avoids Maurice's face.Maurice looked at the woman that was trying all her might to not keep a gaze with him and he noticed that she was struggling with herself.Like she was battling with something and he was going to find out."I still think you were different," Maurice says and before Hadley could counterattack Maurice grabbed her hand and Hadley shrieked at the sudden body contact."What the fuck are you doing?" She shrieked looking for any possible rashes on Maurice's body and it was true the rashes were there.They appeared again.Hadley looked at the rash
After the scenario at the ancestral mansion entrance and everyone was sure that the family was no longer acting up, the whole family decided to go in and settle to have dinner.Hadley looked at the big dining hall and she wondered if they were going to have other people joining them because it just can not be only the Elliot family going to dine in the big dining hall. Maybe that is the way of the rich, Hadley thought.The maids started dishing the food and Hadley already started salivating seeing so much food. Did she say that she was angry? Then she was no more angry not after seeing so much feast."Ella," grandpa Elliot called and Hadley teared her eyes away from the food to look at the man. "You really did great today," the man complimented and Hadley felt awkward.Why are they all making it hard for her, she pondered and she saw that almost all of the family were looking at her with grateful eyes.Carolina that witnessed the show of appreciation was beyond angry and she cursed Ha
Maurice walked down the stairs, his shoes clanking off the floor as he approached the dining hall where Hadley was doing justice to her food.Maurice stared at the woman's back and he felt that she was worrying about something really bad and that he does not why but he was not concerned too.She has been worried ever since they got married due to her irrational actions.Maurice woke to the edge of the table like always but Hadley did not even raise her head to look at him.Great, she does not care either.After Hadley finished eating she stood up from the table like a lifeless dummy."I would be going to work now," Hadley announced and without waiting for Maurice's reply she left.The maid that was in the living room was shocked. Is that really their madam? Why was she so quiet? Even Maurice was dumbfounded.Hadley walked out of the house and the chauffeur offered to take her but she declined.She wasn't going to the office to start with but she was going out to meet someone.She nee
Hadley stood impatiently at the section of woman's clothing that was where her twin sister asked her to wait for her and she waited for approximately 30 minutes but there was still no sign of her." What's wrong with her?" Hadley mumbled, getting impatient already that her twin sister was taking her time.She had to get to work in time, Hadley complained but she paused when she thought of the possibility that she might actually switch places with her sister if she got to the place meaning she does not have to worry about that."I just hope she gets here quick," Hadley says, getting out of the clothing section and looking out to the busy mall. Maybe she could catch a glimpse of someone that looks like her.They were identical, right? She just has to look for the girl that has the same face as her.Ella that was on the other side of the mall looked at her twin sister with tears in her eyes and she felt an emotion surge in her heart."It's nice meeting you Hadley," Ella muttered looking