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CHAPTER 5 ~ RULES

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FLAVIA'S POV

A week later...

"I can't believe that you actually got married to him." Jazz pointed out after the wedding as she was walking me to the parking lot where Louis is waiting.

"Well, he offered a lot of money and you know how much I need money, I can help with your house rent and I can finally getting a good space for my business." I know I have to move in with Louis but I won't leave her to handle the house rent by herself. We couldn't even comfortably afford it when we were two, so it will be unfair to make her pay everything by herself.

"That's true but you can't stand his gut and I am just worried about how you will cope with him while living together, it will be very chaotic." It's true that I am upset with him and I can't stand him but at the same time, I don't go around creating problems, so if he stays in his lane then I will stay in mine.

"It's not going to be easy but I will try to over look all his excesses."

Ordinarily, we shouldn't be having issues because he is a cute guy and he is still as handsome as ever. If I am being honest, he is still my type and I like him but I hate the fact that he can't remember me plus he has grown rude and I can't just stay quiet for him.

"That's good, just be calm and focus on the goal, a year will be over before you know it." Jazz stated but from what I can see right now, it won't be that easy.

"Hell no, I am going to give him war jazz." I stated confidently when we got to the parking lot and I noticed that he is gone. "Where have you ever seen the groom leave the wedding venue without his bride?" I asked curiously.

"Ummm, I don't know. Maybe he had an emergency." She reasoned but I honestly don't care what his excuse is, I am doing him a favor, so he has to treat me nicely.

"It doesn't even matter, just take me to his place."

We got into the car and she drove me over to his place, I was thinking that I will be a little patient with him and tolerate him as much as possible but for what he just did, I won't spare him... I will give him the same energy that he gives me.

...

After saying my good byes to Jazmine, I entered his house and I slammed the door as loudly as possible to announce my presence. "That is an Italian door, you can't just bang it like that." Louis pointed out as soon as I got to the living room.

"So, you are here." I noted when I saw him watching TV. "Does it make sense to you to leave your wife at the wedding venue when I am doing all of this for your benefit? You couldn't even ask your driver to wait and bring me." What was the need of actually leaving me there.

"What do you want? For me to put a red carpet out for you? You need to stop thinking too highly of yourself, you are not important enough for me to ask my driver to pick you besides you wasted too much time and I couldn't wait." If not that I have signed the contract, I would have just turned around and left for good because he is so annoying and I can't stand him.

"I will just pretend that I didn't hear the nonsense you just said, where is my room because there is no way in hell I am sharing the same room and bed with you because touching me is not part of the contract." I pointed out because God knows that I will literally kill him in his sleep.

"Thinking that I can even touch you is an insult to my personality! Here I am thinking about the sex position that produced a specimen like you and you think I will touch you? Look, just in case you don't know, I am allergic to ugliness." I have never been more insulted in my life, did he just refer to me as ugly?

"Wow, that's so rich coming from you. If I am ugly, then what are you? Have you seen yourself lately because as far as I am concerned, there is nothing attractive about you... You are big for nothing, your big body frame is exactly a replica of an estate gate, you are definitely far from being attractive." I stated.

If I am being honest, he is handsome and I love his size, I am actually attracted to chubby guys but he just insulted me and I can't let him get away with it.

"Ahahaha, that's not new. I know my size but there is no need bantering words with you. As long as you are here, I have a few rules... So jot them down if you have to." He stated and I just stared at him. "No untidiness, I need everything to be exactly where I left them, do not sit on this couch." He pointed at the couch he just got up from. "It's Italian and it's my favorite, no noise or loud music, stay out of my way and out of sight... If you follow my rules, there will be peace." He said sternly and I am more determined to frustrate him, starting by breaking all his rules.

"Okay, how about I stop breathing?"

"Do that, it's perfect. Your room is the first door by the right." He pointed out and I just picked up my suitcase and I made my way up the stairs.

There is no need bantering words with him because I already know how to deal with him, I will frustrate him till he regrets ever asking me to be his wife. By the time I am done breaking all his rules and constituting a nuisance, he will end the contract himself.

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