Chapter 6

ANDERSON'S POV

My eyes were full of fury when I saw Eleanor leaning into Robert.

Am I to think that nothing is going on?

I couldn't get my eyes off Robert until I got into the car.

His eyes spoke many things to me, that comeback smile.

"Drive!" I commanded the driver immediately.

I just had to get out of there so I don't do something we will both regret.

On getting to the house, I noticed that the car had been so quiet. I was so busy with my own thoughts.

Eleanor hadn't said anything.

What's up with the silence?

I slowly turned to face her; she was looking out the window.

"I will need an explanation for everything when we get home...." I looked away after this statement.

"I..." She tried to speak, but I cut her off.

"I don't need that in the car." I cut in.

She let out a heavy sigh, and there was a graveyard silence until we got home.

****

I bounced out of the car and walked to the room immediately. Eleanor was running behind me.

"Anderson!!" She yelled.

Anderson? Yelling?

I refused to wrap my head around what I just heard.

I slammed the door on her.

"Are you going to hear me out?" She spoke through the keyholes.

"Is it necessary?"

"I know what you must be thinking; it's not what you're thinking. Anderson." Her voice dropped low.

Like she was tired or something...

"Oh, then, I must be blind or clearly didn't comprehend what I saw." I tilted my head to the right while trying to pull out the wristwatch.

"Just let me in and let me do all the explanations you need..." She hits the door lightly.

I look at the door and let out a deep sigh.

Shit!

Reluctantly, I walked to the door and unlocked it.

"What explanation do you need to give?" I opened the door ajar.

"May I get in, Anderson?"

She struggled with her hands through the door.

This was when I realised how tight it was.

Fine!

"Look, Anderson, I don't know what Robert is trying to play, but I want you to know that I have no hand in this and whatever he's doing is without my consent." Her eyes were wandering around my face for a reaction.

"Soo…" I shrugged.

"About the pool..." We got interrupted by the knock on the door.

"Who?" 

"Sir, just wanted to let you know that...." It's fine.

Eleanor stopped halfway.

"Come on, Eleanor. Went from making a toast to hugging by that pool."

"Huh? Pool? What? No?" She hits her forehead lightly in frustration.

I don't know if I need an explanation for any of that.

Jealousy…

"You know what?? Just get some refreshment. I want to get busy with something." He stopped her from saying all the things she was about to say.

"Are you...."

"I'm fine, Eleanor. Just get ...." I left her in the reading room.

I took a deep breath and got to work.

I refused to think about what just happened.

"Let's get rid of the things on the table..."

They are all from the place of jealousy. It may be a fucking contract marriage, but I don't joke with my source.

**********

I drifted off to sleep while I was working.

I felt several taps on my shoulder while hearing my name.

"Sir..." 

"Mmm." I struggled to get the sleep off my eyes.

"Thank you, I'll get out soon," I replied to the maid and lay back on the table.

A few minutes after lying there, I heard the news.

I rushed to my phone and read through.

"What in God's name am I reading?" I read through again carefully.

These did not only come with too many words; there were pictures attached, and you could clearly see them.

I stormed out of the room in anger.

It was just morning, and this is the best news I could get.

"Anderson?" Eleanor walked up to me.

"What do you take me for? Are you going to move on, or should I intervene?" My eyes were burning out of anger.

Confused, Eleanor took the phone from me and read through it. She saw the pictures too.

Her jaw dropped for a moment.

"What...look, you don't have to do anything...I can handle it myself." She pleaded with me immediately.

I was furious that not a word got into my head. I grabbed my phone and connected with the people around to take it down.

Rumours had surfaced on the internet about Eleanor and her past relationship with Robert.

I know that bastard was up to something.

Pictures were flaunting the internet.

"Do whatever you can to get it unpublished. I need this to be taken down within the next 24 hours." I was yelling at the top of my voice.

"Anderson, I need you to stand down. I will handle this myself; he needs me, and I will give him what he wants." Eleanor warned me from a distance.

A command?

"I will clarify my name." She begged.

What's all the mess? 

Do I look like a kid to any of you?

I threw the phone aside and walked out of the house.

Everything was happening so fast, and I didn't know how to react to it. 

First, a toast by the pool and now I have to bear the fact that he is bringing these pictures up.

My hands were vibrating. I could feel my adrenaline boiling.

I watched Eleanor from the window. She hopped into the car and drove away. 

"Better not be what I'm thinking..." I took a deep breath to get my head off what was happening.

"Get my car ready," I instructed the driver who was behind me.

I need to get to the office, I need to take it down myself.

I opened my phone and noticed more pictures were coming in instead of the past ones being taken down.

Oh boy.

I got into the car and snapped twice for the driver to get out of there.

I'm not going to sit and watch him do that.