Chapter 5
My lips cunded into a tight smirk as I watched Charlotte pull on Adrian’s collars.
“Slowly and gradually, I’ll make sure you two are brought to ruin.” I muttered under my breath look another sip from m
The feeling of satisfaction washed over me as I watched them argue
The guests at the party lost their focus on the occasion as they watched the shit show that Adrian and Charlotte displayed
My eyes darted beside the man standing near me, Damien.
His eyes sparkled with amusement but his lips were as stiff as ever. I’m guessing he was just as happy to see things turn out this way as i was as well.
“You’re such a despicable man I can’t believe I fell in love with your curse the day I met your Charlotte’s high pitched voice shot through the distracting me from Damien.
“Oh Tuttered in surprise as I watched Charlotte stagger dot of the hall with her hand holding her head in place.
Adrian looked around, his eyes met mine and I stared at him, my eyes void of emotion.
Unable to bear the embarrassment any further, he tried smoothening his rumpled collars before dishing out of the hall.
With Adrian and Charlotte out of the hall, there was no point staying at the party,
Mission accomplished.
It was time to leave.
“Damien, let’s go home.”
Damien turned to face me, his eyes expressing warmth and I could have sworn saw a small twitch in his lips but before I could make sense of what it was, it disappeared.
Without uttering a word, Damien dropped his glass on a nearby table, taking my hand in his as he strided out of the hall.
He slowly rubbed his thumb over my hand softly. I’m not sure if he was conscious of his actions but I loved the gesture,
I tagged along behind him, wondering why he was so gentle with me.
We soon got into the car, and Damien started the drive but not a word came from him,
This felt strange. One minute, he cared and the next minute he was just…cold.
“Was something wrong? I wondered but i discarded the idea, I didn’t recall anything bad happening at the party.
Besides the change in his demeanor, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of wanting to ask him how he managed to pull off the other part of the plan
I–directed my gaze from the moving vehicles out the window to Damien who seemed a little too focused on driving.
“Damien…umm_can ask a question? Heaned forward, trying to read his expression but his profile was
“What?” He shot back, not sparing even a glance in my direction.
Sicy.
“I’m extremely thankful for your help today but I just wanted to know how you were able to pull it off. How did you manage to manipulate the video?” i asked, in hopes of starting a conversation
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“That’s none of your business. Everything went past as planned and that’s all that matters. Don’t ask me unnecessary with a sharp tone.
Damien’s
snapped back
My brows polled together in confusion, Damien was being sa nade but deep down, knew he was right. That was all that actually muriered so didn’t bother asking him any questions
After what seemed like ininutes, we arrived at the mansion.
Damien plopped out of the car with a firm slam on the car door.
Unlike before when he’d open the car door, my eyes trailed his figure as I waited for him to come open the door but he headed towards the mansion
Instead.
Not like I cared but I expected it. After all, we were supposed to be acting like couples.
I got out of the cat, clicking my heels towards the mansion as fast as I could. The fountain splashed tiny drops of water on my body as I walked past it
The moment I got into the mansion, I spotted Dansion headed for his bedroom. I quickly ran up the stairs, wanting to know why there was a sudde
change in his attitude.
There was a mutual agreement between both of us to act like couples but if he was going to act so icy, I deserved to know.
Larrived at Damien’s door to find it slammed shut. I banged on the door several times, just enough to get him to open it
Damien, come out
out I need to talk to…” the door creaked open before I could finish talking.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Damien spat in annoyance.
“You’re not doing so well with playing the husband role, you know?” I retorted, not caring about the death glare he gave me.
Damien lifted a brow, “Sorry?”
“You heard me. You’re acting unnecessarily cold to me.”
Damien’s lips curled into a smile that was soon replaced by a tight frown, “What the fuck do you think is?”
Frounded my arms around my chest, “A contract marriage, that’s what. And you’re not acting like a husband.”
Damien flawed his arm on the door while his other armrested in his pocket.
“You’re quite amusing except that I’m not a fan of jokes. You’re my wife in public and in private…. you’re just a woman who I share a house with.”
my jaw tighten.
Damien’s words fueled the imitation inside me, making m
trolled my eyes, “You say it like I’m asking you to treat me like a princess or something. If there was going to be a switch in character, you could have mentioned.”
“I just did that, so what’s the problem?”
Actually, what was the problem? Why did I get so pissed when he mentioned that I was just a woman who shared a house with him?
Was it because it was the truth or I expected too much? What was I expecting anyway? That he’d treat me the same way he treated me in public? What a joke.
I knew Damien was a cold and vicious person from the very beginning and I agreed to this contract. I just didn’t expect our relationship to be no different
from a battlefield.
Damien slammed the door on my face, snapping me out of my thoughts as well
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“What the fuck?” | banged on his door again, curling my knuckles tighter to give the most disturbing knocks
“I wasn’t done talking! Come out here!” I yelled.
Damien flung the door open, “Will you leave me the fuck alone?”
“No. Not until I figure out where I’m going to sleep. You can’t just abandon me outside your room. I’m coming in”
I made the move to go in but Damien’s manly frame obstructed the way
“Are you nuts? Where’d you think you’re going?” Damien questioned me with furrowed brows.
de the bedroom of course Aren’t couples supposed to share?” I shot back, making it clear that I wasn’t leaving until he got me somewhere to sleep
Damien raised a palm in my face, “Hold your horses miss. This is My bedroom and I don’t share. If you think I’m going to share a room with you because of a charade then you’re sadly mistaken. I’d rather live in a dog’s house than share a room with a woman like you.”
Okay Ouch? My fingers curled into fists as I thought of the right words for a clap back but nothing came to mind.
I scoffed, “No one would want to share a room with you either, arrogant.”
“Don’t forget your place Elena. You can sleep in any of the mansions around, I really don’t care. But just the way you’d be staying in a separate room, make sure to stay out of my personal life like that.”
ged but I quickly snapped them shut. My heart skipped a beat.
My jaws dropped
Was this how life with Damien was going to be?
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