Chapter 111 SHE DOESN'T KNOW
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"Why didn't you tell me you're coming back?" The car starts to move and here Tessa begins her questioning.
"Did you tell me about Cyril's birthday?" I ask back.
"You never called me, so how am I supposed to tell you?" She complains, oh wow, so all blame is on me, BRAVO!!!
"Same goes for you," I reply.
"Were you waiting for my call?" She asks out of a sudden.
"No… But I wouldn't mind receiving your call." Ok, I Iie, first few days I did wait for her call, and later when Mona arrived then there is no point in hoping for a call from her.
"Were you waiting for me to call you?" I ask her, maybe she was also waiting or hoping, I guess. She mimics my answer and I chuckle at her stupid attempt. One thing is for sure this girl surely knows how to tickle my bones knowingly or unknowingly.
She starts making faces like an angry kid and I remind her wisely about it, "You're acting like a kid, now."
She stomps her feet and then turns her face away while I couldn't stifle my laugh and keep laughing for a while at her stupid childish act.
We reach the mansion in complete silence, and before I am able to hold her because I am damn sure that she is drunk she gets off by herself swiftly and when I get off to stop her, Ron calls her out making my steps halt.
She looks at Ron in surprise and he shows her a few bags meaningfully, she then immediately strides towards him, and grabbing the bags she rushes inside while I watch both of them in bewilderment.
I glare at Ron as he takes his leave and drives away the car, Wow, that's completely unbelievable. Just 12 days I am away and she is able to get a hold of Ron. Wow, this woman is tremendous.
I walk inside the mansion and look at her door in displeasure, should I confront her? But she is drunk at the moment. Dismissing my thoughts, I walk inside my room, maybe in the morning, I could talk to her and then Ron. How about they both make a baby for Ann? That would be a relief to me.
I enter my room lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice the presence of a woman on my bed until I walk out of the shower wrapped in my towel. "What the f**k?" I growl when I notice Tessa and what's more frustrating is that she is laying on her stomach showing me her undergarments.
And that bag, she sleeps with them?
I look at them curiously and then slowly I made my way towards them, Let's see what's so important in them?
I pull the bag from her grip but she moves and I stumble F**K.
I fall on top of her and she didn't even react, unbelievable, "Take it off." she slumbers and I couldn't understand her words until I notice her pulling her dress down.
Oh, her dress is stuck I think, I sit up, and then pushing her down I pull down the zipper and the dress easily comes out of her body.
Whoosh… She looks damn sexy in that lingerie and it takes me a whole minute to look away from her, I throw the blanket back on her half-naked body and then go to the wardrobe to wear my clothes.
After I return, she was deeply asleep, mumbling some unintelligible words, but I could hear my name from time to time which amazes me a little.
Again, my eyes fall on the bag and I walk over to look at what is inside them, and when finally I pull out the frame I look at the picture completely dumbfounded it's our wedding picture, but how the hell does she gets them?
I remember there was no photographer so it means Ron betrayed us and clicks the pictures and even make a portrait. Such a nasty woman, is she trying to blackmail Ann with these photographs?
I thought bitterly and my anger starts to rise with hate rising in my heart for her. I click the picture of the portrait and then storm out of the room. I want to talk to Ann but this isn't the right time. I walk to my new room but couldn't sleep at all I feel restless.
This woman won't be planning to harm Ann, I will kill her if she dares to harm my Ann.
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I am sitting on the grass with my books, I hate Algebra but I have to study this, Mom says I have no choice.
Mom and Dad are talking and enjoying the weather. It's been a while since I have seen Mom and Dad together and happy, I know something is going on between them related to that girl whom we visit every two months and Mom tells me she is my elder sister, Anna.
I call her Ann and she didn't mind it.
The butler comes over with an anxious face and informs about something.
"What? Fire?" My father shouts and my mother holds his arm, "We should go and bring her back now."
My father looks at her for a moment and then nods his head, my mother turns and then looks at me, "We are going to bring your sister, your Ann is coming home."
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"Ann." I gasp as I open my eyes, and then sitting I hold my head in my hands, F**k, these dreams, why the past can't leave me alone??
I feel frustrated and then freshen up, I wear my tracksuit and go down for my running. After I complete my run, I walk straight to the kitchen to find Miss Celine, "Is Ann awake?"
"Uhm, yes, she just asked for her warm water." She informs and nodding my head I leave the kitchen with the glass of warm water. Ann has this problem that she needs to drink a glass of warm water first.
Strange for others but not for me.
I knock at her door and then enter.
She looks shocked to see me and then I hand her the glass as I greet her politely, "Morning, Ann" and she nods in response.
She then starts to drink her water while I sit on the chair and wait patiently for her to finish.
"What is it?" Ann asks after gulping down the last drop of water.
"Uhmm…" I hesitate as I start to begin, I don't know how to put the words in an orderly manner. "I think this girl, Tessa, is not a good choice… I think she is thinking of blackmailing you with this contract, Ann."
I tell her and she replies very calmly to me, "She isn't going to do anything, Andrew. Don't worry."
"How could you be so calm, Ann. I am telling you she isn't a good choice and we should immediately throw her out of the house." My voice gets louder because of the anxiousness but Ann stays calm.
She takes a deep sigh and then stretches out her hand for me to hold, I walk closer to her, and holding her hand I sit on the edge of her bed like a small child who had done something wrong.
"Andrew, she doesn't know about the contract at all," Ann reveals and I look at her in shock.
"What?"
"Yes, it's her father who had signed the contract. She wasn't even aware of this thing. For her, this is a normal marriage so there is no way that she would blackmail me and I have no doubt about Dylan's loyalty towards us. He won't do anything and never let her daughter allow to harm our reputation."
Ann explains and my eyes get wider with each word.
"But this is unfair, Ann," I tell Ann.
"I know, Andrew. But that's her fate now, we should treat her nicely for the time she is here, and then she would eventually go back to her father." Ann says and I frown deeply.
The woman I had been hating is not even aware of the contract between us, which means she is treating me as her husband from the very first day of our marriage, and I thought it was all her show.
I start to feel guilty and then start pacing back and forth in the room, this revelation is too overwhelming for me, so the pictures? F**k, she hasn't taken them to blackmail us instead she is keeping them as a memory.
Suddenly all my hatred for Tessa turns into sympathy, How would she feel when Ann will take away her child? But, why is that my concern when I am not even going to touch her at all?
"Andrew, stop overreacting." Ann's voice brings me back to reality and I stop pacing.
"Ann, this is wrong… I can't betray her like this." I tell Ann firmly and suddenly she stands up.
"Andrew, we are not betraying her, it's her father who has betrayed her," Ann says and somehow her words make sense.
"So, then what should I do?" I ask her feeling helpless.
"Try to be her friend, it's better if you both would know each other first." She advises and I nod in agreement.
Yeah, I should probably try to spend some time with her as a normal person, and then we'll see where it goes and also thinking about Mona, my heart jumps from nervousness, I don't know when she is going to give me the good news that will release everyone from the misery.
I am starting to get impatient now, seems like I have to take her to the hospital as soon as I can because otherwise, Ann is going to push me into Tessa's arms which I don't want to happen in the future.
