Married to the loveless CEO-Chapter 76: Plus one

He was home early today. She rarely sees him, he leaves early and comes back late.

She moved away when he started moving towards her.

"I asked a question, Olivia. Are you deaf?" he stated, she frowned.

"I’m not and why do you care?" she replied.

He moved even closer to her and soon she felt her back on a wall as he trapped her with his hands.

"Whether you or I like it or not, I’m your husband now. I have the right to know where you are or where you are going. Is this the kind of time you normally arrive home?

"Where did you go, huh? To meet another man, you’re a Yul now, anything you do will affect our image. Will you stop fooling around?!" he reprimanded her.

What? Where is this insecurity and possessiveness coming from?

She pushed his arm to leave his cage but it was futile as he continued to trap her. She didn’t know when her hand moved to his cheek, slapping him.

She only realized what she had just done after. She didn’t know why she did that, he was just annoying her right now but her low self esteem caused by several years of abuse would never let her raise her hand to hit someone.

Why did she hit him? Will he hit her back, he might, he despises her.

He turned to face her again because his head had tilted to the side from her slap. She couldn’t tell if he was mad or not as his face remained calm.

But behind that calm facade, Leo was so surprised. She was the first woman that ever dared raised a hand to slap him and one would think she was a pushover. He isn’t being too nice for her to even think of getting braver.

"I’m sorry. But I didn’t go to see another man, you might think the worse of me right now but I’m not like that, so you have no right to talk to me that way.

"Your mom wanted to see me, she sent her driver to pick me up and I spent the whole of the afternoon with her and your sister.

"I didn’t expect to come back this late and I couldn’t inform you of coming home late because you are rarely home, i thought I’d be back in time before you returned home and I couldn’t call too because...I don’t have your number," she explained.

Oh...

"Where’s your phone?" he requested as he stopped trapping her and moved few steps away.

She brought it out from her purse and gave it to him. He unlocked it easily because she didn’t put an unlocking method.

He imputed his number and saved it, then he used her phone to call him up though his phone wasn’t with him, so that he could get her number and save it too.

He gave the phone back to her, "I’m only doing this because I was really worried about...the baby. Call me if anything arises,"

She nodded.

They stood there holding each other’s gaze. His moved lower to her lips and moved back up to her eyes after lingering there a little.

It made her even more tensed, why did his eyes go to her lips.

She pursed her lips, "If that’s all, I’d like to rest now,"

"I’m attending an event tomorrow night," he stopped her from leaving.

"So..." she responded.

"You are going to be my plus one to the event," he declared.

"W-What?" she stammered.

He leaned his back a little, his hand on his neck, "Do you have a problem with that?" he asked but she didn’t respond.

"You are my wife and that officially means you have to accompany me to these kinds of events. Or perhaps it doesn’t look weird or awkward to you that I go with another woman?" he inquired.

"It’s okay, I’ll accompany you to the event." she replied and he leaned away.

"Good girl," he said. Good girl? It made her want to clench her teeth and fists that now hitched to punch that smug handsome face of his.

"Meet you upstairs," his voice jolted her because he whispered it to her ears, his hot breath fell on her neck. She was too angry just now, she didn’t realize when he got that close to her.

He brushed passed her to go upstairs.

The next day ran faster than the previous, it was as if the day couldn’t wait for the night of the event.

She woke up and he was gone as usual but a beautiful dress laid on the bed close to her, enclosed in a transparent covering. It was peach in color

She couldn’t say she wasn’t nervous.

She sighed, she just finished dressing up. Leo was already ready and was waiting for her downstairs.

She grabbed her purse and went downstairs after shutting the door. She saw him standing impatiently at the end of the stairs, his head raised up to glance at her when he heard her footsteps.

She was actually expecting a compliment from him because his eyes continued to linger on her even till when she was in front of him.

"Let’s go." he uttered and began walking away. She tsk, he just couldn’t bring his cold self to or...did she look bad? Of course not, she was even surprised at her reflection in the mirror when she was done.

They got into the car and the driver drove off immediately.

They got there in no time, it was an exhibition for artifacts. Leo first got out of the car and offered her his arm once she was out.

She took it and they both walked into the building where the exhibition event was taking place. The event had already begun, Leo collected two glasses of champagne from a waiter who was passing by.

"You can look around, I want to go talk to some business partners," Leo told, she nodded and he walked off.

She decided to take a look around herself so that she won’t get lonely and bored. There were a lot of interesting artifacts.

"Hello Olivia," she froze to that voice, what was he doing here?

She turned to see Gabriel Yul, he was also invited to the event.

"I see you accompanied my brother as his plus one," he noted.

"Yes," she replied.

He tilted his head; "Have you considered my offer from our previous conversation?"

His offer to help him take down his brother Leo, her husband. Why would she even consider that? She didn’t even give it any thoughts since then.

She didn’t know how she should respond to this man, why don’t he just leave her alone and find someone else to help him out with his sinister plans?

An arm wrapped around her waist, she turned to see Leo but his eyes just glared at his brother.

She could feel the tension between them, it was toxic.

"Hey there little brother, I was just having a little chitchat with my sister in law here," Gabriel forced a smile.

Leo turned around with Olivia still in his grasp and they both walked away.

It irk Gabriel, ’That darn prick!’ he can’t believe he just blatantly ignored him.

"I don’t want you talking to him," Leo spoke up once they were far off from Gabriel. He had already let go of her waist.

She nodded at him, not as a all submissive wife but because she too didn’t want to talk with a bad energy like Gabriel Yul.

***

Silvia and Davian finally went back to Asteria after three whole weeks of heaven at Williwocks.

They almost didn’t want to return to Asteria even though Asteria was very much as beautiful as Williwocks, it’s just Williwocks felt like their safe haven from the rest of the world.

Nevertheless, Asteria was still where their lives were, where they had met. But wherever they went, as long as they were still together they’d be happy because they were home to each other.

They were welcomed with loads of work after they’d return, especially Davian and it made them to spend less time with each other.

Today, he came back home late again. He was exhausted that he didn’t have any appetite to eat. He quickly went upstairs to Silvia, she must be sleeping. He really misses her.

She was truly sleeping when he got to their room. He removed his shoes, socks and shirt and he joined her in the bed- Spooning her.

Her intoxicating scent wraft across his nose, he raised his head. He didn’t want to wake her up but she was just too irresistible to him. He started planting peppery kisses on her neck, he licked and began sucking on her neck.

He heard a moan escape her lips, he smiled as her hand went up to her neck to brush off whatever was disturbing her sleep. He kissed her fingers and went ahead to put a love mark on her neck and that was when she woke up.

"Davian..." she moaned with dreamy eyes that were finally wide open in the next second on realizing it was truly him.

"Sorry, I didn’t want to wake you up," he smiled and she returned the smile.

"It’s okay, I haven’t slept for long anyway. Did you just return?" she asked and he nodded. He hugged her tighter.

"Hmm I’m sorry my princess, I’ve been coming home so late from work these days," he apologized sincerely.

"It’s okay, I understand," she responded.

"Don’t worry, I’ll make it up to you soon." he assured.

She smiled and held his hand on her waist and they doze off in each other’s arms.

...

Sentencia had to perform a surgery that took longer than expected but fortunately after hours in the operating room, the surgery was a success.

Her eyes glanced at a wall clock in the hallway as she headed for her office.

"Past seven," she muttered under her breath, she’s going to call it a day.

She opened the door to her office and walked in, shutting the door. She was taken aback to see a basket that had a bouquet of flowers in it, on her table.

She moved closer wondering how it had gotten there. She found a note when she got to it and searched through it.

’Rooftop now,’ she read but there was no name of the sender.

Rooftop? Was it Fi? She walked towards her door but paused when her hand was already on the doorknob.

What if it was a stalker? They’d be all alone at the rooftop, what if the stalker tries something funny?

But again...

What if it’s just her crazy imagination? She’ll just have to find out.

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