Annelise's POVI watched as Ethan stormed out and banged the door, which made me startled. The glare he had on his face while saying those words to me would definitely be imprinted forever.I'm definitely not telling him about the pregnancy if he's always this way; I need to act fast. It can't get out.A whiff of air escaped my nose and mouth as I inhaled and exhaled loudly. A headache was starting to form already, and it's not even afternoon yet.I walked back to my room, deciding to call Esther. I really need to see or talk to someone who understands me, or I'd go crazy.“Sup b*tch, have you told him?" She asked the moment the call connected.“Yes, kind of. He agreed,” I muttered.She screeched into the phone loudly that I had to take the phone away from my ear.“What exactly did he say? Was he strict or was he sweet? I mean, it's not every day I know someone who gets married to a billionaire,” Esther rambled.‘If only you knew,’ I said to myself.“I'll text you the address now,” I s
Ethan's POV“Speak,” I said into the phone as the call connected. It was the home line, and I knew it could only be Angela. She's the only one who calls on that phone."Sir, your wife just brought in a new face into the house.”I frowned, looking at the screen once more to confirm whether I was really talking to the right person, and I was indeed talking to Angela.“And how's that your problem?" I asked.I heard her gulp on the other end of the call as though she was shocked at that response.“I just thought you would-’’ I interrupted her."Whatever happens with her isn't meant to be your business. Don't call me for something as trivial as this ever again.” Then I hung up.I've never talked to Angela that way before because I see her as a family member; she was practically there all through the time I grew up.I ran my hand through my hair in frustration. A lot of things are going wrong currently, and every time I think I'm this close to the solution, it gets even worse.The door to m
Annelise's POV“Damn! Now this is what we call a mansion! It's so beautiful!” Esther kept gushing over the house the moment we got in.A smile came up on my face. She kept looking around the room, almost forgetting that I was even there with her."Esther," I called her.She didn't even act like she heard me at all; she just kept looking around the room like she was in an art gallery.“Esther!” I yelled her name this time, making her look at me in fright.She walked over to me with her hand crossed over her chest."What is it?” She asked me."Can I have your attention now, dear friend?” I asked, raising up an eyebrow in a questioning stance.“Oh, sure. But I'm going to break your head if you don't allow me to check these out to my satisfaction,” she said, glaring at me in a manner that made her look kind of scary, but that can't work on me now.I just sighed and sat down on the couch as she checked everything to her satisfaction.Angela came in while Esther was still checking out thing
Annelise's POV I was woken up by the sound of a door opening; it was so loud that I jumped up on the really comfortable and soft surface I was sleeping on.“Who's that?" I questioned. I was the only one always sleeping in this room, how come someone just came in without knocking? Could it be my father?At the thought of it being my father, I sat upright on the bed, eager to hear what he has to say. It could be about my mother, who knows?It was when lights flickered on in the room that I remembered my current situation, and my husband was the one standing before me.He only glanced at me once and he entered the closet. He came out with a number of clothes.“Good evening." I greeted before he could leave the room.It's really evening? I looked out the window to see that it was evening and the blinds were still open.He nodded stiffly and left the room. As if on cue, a knock sounded on the door almost immediately after he left the room.I muttered a 'come in' and the door was pushed op
Annelise's POV"It would be our first official outing together."I was gobsmacked at what he said; it sounded so foreign to even hear him say that.The hard look on his face reminded me that he was only doing this for business purposes and nothing more.“Okay, but I don't have any other clothes to wear other than this one,” I said.I still can't find anything wrong with the dress I was wearing.He looked me up and down again with a lazy look on his face. “Just wait here, I should be able to find something," he said with a clenched jaw.I sat down far from where he stood up from, playing with my phone till he came down with something black in his hand.“Here," I heard him say.I collected the piece of clothing from him to see a dress that looked really expensive; it looked like it would be just my size, just a little bit shorter.“How did you have a female cloth-" He cut me off before I could finish the question.“Can you just put on the f*cking clothes without asking me questions?” he
Annelise's POVI took the dress from her with a smirk on my face, a confident one at that. Upon entering the dressing room, I heaved a sigh, calming down my racing heart.If this is how the life of a billionaire's wife would look like, I'm not cut out for this. I can't keep facing things like this and be expected to keep quiet just because, as a billionaire's wife, I can't just reply to people.“I'm doing this for my mother," I reminded myself.I took off the dress I had on and put on this one. It was kind of hard zipping it up, but I managed anyway.I stepped out of the dressing room without looking at myself in the mirror. It's not like I was going to buy it anyways.Before I even closed the door behind me, I wanted to just go back in when I saw Ethan standing directly by the door.“We'll take this, and every other female clothes in here," he ordered the attendant after just sparing me a glance.“Okay, sir,” she grinned and walked away."What are you doing? Every female clothes here
Annelise's POV“I have a deal for you, daughter-in-law."That voice sounded so much like none other than Amanda, Ethan's grandmother."Who is on the line, please?" I asked, even though I had an inkling of who it was.“Who else do you think it is? It's Amanda, your only mother-in-law,” she said, confirming my thought.I sighed for the umpteenth time today. “What can I do for you?" I asked on the phone.“I have a deal I'm sure you'd like," she said.“Go on."“It's not something that can be said on the phone. Wouldn't you love to hear it in person?” she asked.It was as though my patience just snapped in two; I suddenly got impatient. I gritted my teeth in anger and frustration."I don't care what your proposal is. I honestly don't feel like even listening to it,” I spat.I didn't wait to hear her reply; I just ended the call. I've seriously had enough of people today, and it's not even evening yet!I went to the bathroom and had a really long shower; it looked like just what I needed. W
Annelise's POV"Do you mind explaining more about that?" It was Ethan. He moves so much like a cat that you wouldn't know when he's behind you or walking.“Uh, actually. I was trying to say she has the right to do anything here as she wishes," Angela looked so uncomfortable.Ethan looked confused for a while, “You said?" He asked.I was also confused as to what he was saying; he looked like he had no idea what Angela was talking about.On having a closer look at him, I realized that he was on a call; he had an earpod on his ears. A whiff of air escaped my throat at the realization.He walked away from us, took a bottle of water, and walked out of the kitchen without sparing another glance at us.Angela heaved a sigh of relief as he left. I left her there after making a cup of cereal for myself. She seemed to respect herself and didn't say anything after that.~The clothes arrived the next morning instead of that same day as discussed; I was bathing when I heard a knock on the bathroo