Chapter 34 INVITE FOR THE DINNER
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The phone keeps ringing continuously but I didn't answer it. When Miss Celine walks into my room she frowns when she found me awake.
"Miss, I have been calling you why you didn't answer the phone. Sir Andrew is asking for you." She informs and I look away disinterested.
"Kindly tell Andrew I am having a cold, and won't be able to accompany him in the backyard for a few more days," I say plainly, and then putting my blanket over me, I pretend to be asleep.
I hear Miss Celine's sigh from behind me but with a cold heart, I stay at my place. I have made up my mind, I will definitely talk to Ann about everything.
At the breakfast table, I completely avoid my husband, and he seems to unseen my behavior. Hah, as expected why would he notice, Ann leaves quickly before I even get a chance to speak with her.
After my French class, I receive my husband's message asking me to start the work. I walk dispassionately towards his study and start to work on designs, after that I go and start preparing for the dinner, today also he has left the menu of dinner for me.
Seriously…
There is no point in fighting with him because a person fights with someone with whom they have expectations and I have nothing to do with Andrew, I don't have any expectations and neither do I have any right on him as his wife.
Just a paperwork can't develop the feelings in his heart for me.
I surrender in trying and finding an excuse for his all weird behavior, now I should stay calm and give him what he really wants.
In the evening, Ann didn't come back for the dinner, instead, she had gone to attend some huge business party, I sit alone to eat, and as I begin to fill my plate with food I hear footsteps.
I stop, thinking it would be Ann but the person who joins me at the table wasn't Ann but Andrew. I pretend to not care and after taking a few bites, I stand up to leave.
"Finish your dinner," My husband's cold voice sounded behind me in command.
"I am not hungry," I say hurriedly and then walk away from him. I don't care if he stays angry with me, it doesn't matter now.
****
A week passed away and all the things stays the same. Today, finally at the terrace I get to meet Ann, recently Ann has been very busy. "Ann… Why don't you join us anymore for the dinner?" I ask Ann in a complaining tone and she smiles politely, "Tessa, dear, I am quite busy these days and I want to give you both some privacy."
My heart tightened as she mentions me and my husband, she doesn't know this but whenever we are alone, we had our meal in complete silence like a stranger and when I get pretty much emotional, I would simply leave the table and he never stops me at all.
"Well, Ann… Actually, there is something I want to discuss with you…" I tell, hesitantly.
Ann gives me her whole attention as she turns to me and asks, "What is it, dear?"
Fiddling with my fingers, I falter, "Uhmm… Actually… I would like to go back to my parent's house…"
"What does it mean?" Ann asks confused by my statement.
"I mean, I want to end this marriage, Ann… I don't think things will work out between me and Andrew." I explain and she looks at me quietly for a while.
"Oh… Tessa… Dear, you think too much once you and Andrew get to know each other everything will get fine and also I want you to think about the child, The Jack family needs an heir." She says and I go flabbergasted by her words.
I am talking about ending this marriage and she is asking for an heir. How am I gonna give her an heir without his brother even touching me? Would the heir fall in my lap from a tree?
I go completely dumbstruck, I don't know what to say to her regarding this topic.
"Ann.." I again try to make her understand that her brother is never going to fall for me, but she looks reluctant to give up this marriage, "Tessa, it's just been a month, you can't get discouraged so soon."
Well, her saying is also right but these days I haven't seen any improvement in my husband at all so how would I keep going like this?
Ann doesn't seem to understand my struggles, she doesn't know how hurtful it is to be disliked by the person whom you love the most, how does it feel when he gives you the cold shoulder and ignores your existence completely.
Sighing in defeat, I leave the terrace, there is no point in discussing this topic with Ann. Hopefully, she will understand this thing soon.
****
Days passed by and a few days becomes a week, as I completely quit walking and even sleep until 6 carelessly. Until one day.
RING… RING… RING…
The phone keeps ringing, I don't know why Miss Celine is calling because for the last two days she hasn't called me in the morning to wake me up, I would wake myself after 5, I don't have the exact time fixed yet.
I frown and didn't attend the phone, instead, I cover my head with the pillow so the ringing would stop bothering my sleep. After a while, I hear the door of my room getting open as someone walks inside.
I know this would be Miss Celine as I keep pretending to be in deep sleep and even fake snoring.
ZZzz… ZZzz… ZZzz…
"I know you are not asleep." I hear a familiar voice and my heart drops immediately. F**k, I instantly sit up and then switch on my bed lamp, even when there is a dim light in the room, I still unconsciously switch on the bed lamp to have a clear look at the person standing near my bed.
"What… What are you doing here?" I ask in a hoarse voice.
"Don't forget I am still your legal husband." He says charmingly and I roll my eyes as you care about this fact.
I push back on the bed subconsciously and taking the hint, he sits beside me, "Miss Celine told me, you have a cold." He says and my eyes stick on his appearance, blinking in disbelief, is he really here?
He is wearing a suit, but why? Shouldn't he be in sweats now? Is he leaving for the office early today?
AHEM… AHEM… AHEM…
Andrew coughs and then stretching his hand, he pulls up the strap of my nightdress that has just fallen from my shoulder in precipitancy. I blush from his decent gesture, there is not a single layer of lust in his eyes as he did it.
He looks calm and concerned which is very unusual of him. "If you stay like this, the cold won't get better." He says in concern and I nod my head with extreme embarrassment.
"W… why are you here?" I ask in a low whisper, hell curious in my heart.
"Uhm… The designs that you provided were fabulous, seems like those designs are definitely going to put the buyer's interest in the jewel. So congratulations to you and celebrating your first achievement, I would like to take you out for the dinner tonight."
He says calmly and I suddenly feel over the moon by his statement. Is he asking for a date? Is that so? Feeling overjoyed, I ask, stupidly, "Really?"
He looks at me for a second, bemused, and then nods his head, "yeah, why would I be sitting here then?" he says as the matter of fact and I grin.
"Ok, then I will be ready tonight."
"And your cold?" He asks, teasingly.
"That just vanish right now, See." I stand on my bed and make a twirl at which he chuckles and then offers his hand to me so that I could get down from the bed, safely.
"So, I'll text the time, later." he says as he walks towards the door but then stops in the doorway as something clicks in his mind, "And today I am not leaving any menu list, so don't need to tire yourself." He says with more calmness than I could ever expect from him.
He looks too happy and I wonder if it's because of the design's success or is it something else?
****
"Wow, you seem to get fluent in speaking French." Sir Alex compliments me and I beam with joy, I wonder which restaurant Andrew will take me to tonight for our first date, As I am lost in thinking my phone vibrates, I look down and find my husband's text, he has asked me to be ready before 6.
My smile widens as I re-read his message multiple times.
I feel highly nervous and excited at the same time. I hope this date would go smoothly and will make a new hope to our hollow and fruitless marriage.
