Chapter 157 SLEEPYHEAD
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BEEP… BEEP… BEEP…
I was waiting desperately when suddenly the call dropped and the line goes dead.
"F**k" I curse as I stare at the phone in my hand and then the woman beside me, "Sorry, sir. You could try again later. Other people are waiting."
F**K, I know, Lady.
With a dull mood, I walked back to my room where Lillian was sitting calmly playing games on her phone. Seriously, this woman has no worries at all, even if an earthquake hit here, she won't budge at all.
I sit on the chair and then open a water bottle for me as I start to gulp it down to calm my anger.
"So, have you finally been able to talk to your wife?" She asks.
"No," I say plainly while keeping back the empty bottle of water on the table.
"Oh… You can try tomorrow." Lillian suggests and I just nod my head not in any f**king mood to bicker at all.
"I am going swimming," I tell her as I stand up.
Swimming would help me to divert my mind, "This time?" Lillian looks at me as though I have grown horns on my head.
"Whatever," I roll my eyes, and then taking my trunks and towel, I leave the room.
SPLASH
I thought swimming would help me but no it's stressing me more, I keep remembering my time with Tessa at home. I hope she was also missing me the same way I am missing her.
I hope…
*****
Two weeks, it's been two weeks we are trapped here and I am able to get in touch with Ann only and whenever I ask about Tessa I get no response or the call drops.
So unlucky me.
*****
"Andrew, I have sent the jet for you. You and Lillian can come over, now." Ann's words brighten my mood as I and Lillian sit at the airport hoping to get the immediate flight back to Denver.
Thankfully, I dialed Ann's number from the telephone pole in the airport. Our phones still got no signals.
"Thanks, Ann." I thank her.
"And Ann, could you please inform Tessa about my arrival. She must be worried for me." I told her.
"Uhm, ok, Andrew. As you say, I'll inform her and come back soon, dear. I'll wait for you at night." Ann says and then bidding her goodbye I disconnect the call. I thought of calling Tessa but stopped, I am so close to returning back to her that I don't want to spoil my surprise for her.
I have waited for so long, now it's a matter of only a few hours.
I walk back in a pleasing mood and inform Lillian about Ann's generosity. She squeals with happiness and after four hours of waiting our jet finally landed in Beijing and we were able to board our private jet, Thankfully.
I was so glad to see Ann's concern without even asking, she had sent a jet for me. I know she loves me a lot and cares for me a lot. How could such a caring sister ever do something harmful to me?
No…
I am starting to doubt my own assumptions.
*****
Finally, we landed in Denver and it was past 11 when we touched the ground. Ron was standing at the door waiting for me and Lillian. Greeting him, I ask him to drop Lillian at her home while I take the taxi to the mansion.
Outside of the mansion, I pay the fare and hurriedly take out Tessa's bag. I'll hand her a gift first. With a huge smile and expectant eyes, I enter the mansion.
The crystal room was empty and as I entered the living room, I saw Ann sitting on the sofa waiting for me. "Ann" I greet her and she squeals in joy, "Andrew."
We both hug warmly and then pulling away Ann starts to inspect, "Look at yourself, you have become so weak. Haven't you eaten anything properly? Was that hotel service not good enough?" She looks pissed and then turns to pick up the phone as I stop her.
"Ann, everything was good. I was just tense, away from you and Tessa…" I look around searching for Tessa…
"Where is Tessa?" I ask Ann.
"She is sleeping in her room," Ann replies and my face falls, what? Again sleeping???
"Didn't you inform her about me?" I ask.
"I did," Ann says defensively and I shrug in embarrassment.
Wow, the very first time that Tessa has disappointed me, and that too so terribly.
F**k, I am pissed at her but disheartened too. At least tonight, she should have waited for me.
"Do you want to eat dinner, Andrew dear?" Ann asks politely and I shake my head, all my hunger has gone. I am so disappointed I can't describe it in words.
"I would rest, first, Ann," I kiss her hair and then turn to drag my suitcase while holding Tessa's handbag.
"Oh, the first edition, did you bring it for me, Andrew?" Ann's eyes shine with joy when she looks at the leather bag in my hand. I frown, this isn't for her but for whom I have bought this she didn't show up at all.
She doesn't care, that means, not about me, not about my gifts too.
So, her act of being a good and obedient wife was in front of me and once I am gone she comes back to her real self.
"Yeah, Ann, That's yours." I stretch my arm handing her the handbag and her smile widens.
At least, someone is happy about my arrival.
"Thanks, Andrew. It's beautiful. You should go and rest, we'll meet at the breakfast table in the morning," Ann says and then I head straight to the elevator, tired.
All my excitement drowns from the absence of one person. Tessa, you haven't done the right thing this time, You have truly hurt me.
Entering my room, I keep the suitcase aside and head straight to the washroom. The room is dark and I am not in any mood to look at Tessa at this moment. After my shower, I walk out and put on my clothes. Finally, I sit beside her on the bed and then watch her sleeping intently.
There is a faint light coming from outside in our room. I couldn't make out her properly, but the way she is breathing proves how calmly she is sleeping WITHOUT ME.
I feel a bitter pain in my heart as my gaze darkens, she moves in her sleep and hits my body.
"Ahh…"
She blinks at me and then smiles, she then stretches her arm and touches my cheek, slowly her hand starts moving to my neck. I feel quite shocked by her behavior but still, I keep my poker face. How could she be smiling at me when knowing that her carelessness about me has made me totally pissed and mad.
Can't she see the anger on my face? Or is it because she doesn't care about me anymore, As I have accepted my love for her so she has taken me for granted???
"I Miss You." She says in a hoarse voice.
What??? You do?? But your actions don't match your words at all?
I was ranting at her in my mind and then finally I opened my mouth showing my anger and dissatisfaction, "Then why are you sleeping peacefully here instead of waiting for me?"
I expected her to answer me but what she did completely blew my mind.
She just turns her back on me as my question, my anger values nothing in her eyes, and then she falls back to her sleep completely unconcerned about my feelings and my anger.
ARGHHHH !!!
I don't know for how long I was fuming in anger beside her while she dozed off like a pig beside me. I am damn sure she won't budge if I push her down the bed from anger.
F**k.
Finally, I doze off in annoyance and when I wake up, I still have a bad mood. Grumpily, I change my clothes and head for a run. Maybe burning off the calories would help calm my anger. I return feeling relaxed but as I look at Tessa sleeping peacefully I start getting pissed again.
Three weeks, I have spent three weeks in a terrible situation, thinking about her all the time and this is the reward I get, her sleeping like a log, not giving me a single minute of attention, seriously???
I take a shower in a foul mood, and then start throwing things from the wardrobe when I am not able to find my blue shirt.
In other words, I was just finding a way to vent my anger.
Finally, the sleepy head woman opens her eyes and sits up. She exclaims as her eyes meet mine. "You're back?"
I scoff in my heart, Like really Tessy? You don't know that I have returned….
Unbelievable !!!
Holding back my complaints, I growl, "Where the hell is my blue shirt, I can't find it."
She gets up from the bed and starts searching for my shirt while I keep throwing away the clothes in anger, "When did you come back?" She asks.
"Huh, do you care?"
I am mad at her. Instead of accepting her mistake she is here interrogating me.
"You should have informed me, first." She mumbles.
"Didn't I?" I ask, displeased.
"What? You didn't…" She starts to argue, stubborn woman, I roll my eyes as there is no way to let her accept her mistake, just get done with this f**king topic.
"Are you giving me the shirt or not?" I ask with a stern face and in a moment, she hands me my shirt, "Here."
I was supposed to say something sarcastic to her, when suddenly her brows furrow, and then she rushes out of the wardrobe while pushing me away from her way quite rudely.
What the f**k is wrong with her???
