Paige stared at her roommates, her eyes wide with surprise. Millie, Lisa, and Annabelle appeared friendly, as if they were close to Tanya. They had only met Tanya the day before. Tanya merely dropped them off at school. The journey home seemed to have strengthened their bond. What on earth happened last night? Paige’s three roommates were infuriated at Tanya for her sake after they ran into Tanya and Chris having dinner at the restaurant last night. Today, they had a change of attitude. Lisa, Annabelle, and Millie saw the look on Paige’s face and felt awkward. Yesterday, they supported Paige in teaching Tanya a lesson because they thought she was a mistress. Today, they were chummy with the mistress.“Paige, you got the wrong idea about Tanya,” Lisa said with a smile. Paige had no words. Tanya looked at Lisa in confusion and asked Paige, “What? What wrong idea did you have about me?” Lisa answered with a grin, “Paige thinks something is going on between you and C
Ha. Paige was getting ahead of herself by celebrating early. Tanya's face turned red with anger, but she forced a smile. Paige smiled broadly in return.In fact, Paige had no issues with Tanya. From a woman to a woman, Paige saw the love in Tanya’s eyes as she looked at Chris. Tanya had a romantic candlelight dinner with Chris the night before, and now she tried to be chummy with Chris. It was a punch in the gut for Paige, who was Chris’ wife. No matter the circumstances of their marriage, Paige was still Chris’ wife.Tanya had no right to put Paige down. Paige believed she had become arrogant. She was afraid of Chris’ revenge and torment in the early days of their marriage. As Paige got to know him, she gradually lost her fear as Chris treated her with respect, except in the bedroom. Chris did nothing to her when she kicked up a huge fuss last night. “What’s the matter, Ms. Burns? You look upset.” With her eyes fixed on Tanya, Paige asked with a smile. Before T
Tanya gave Lisa and the others a look. The lot got the hint and started to persuade Paige, “Go on, Paige. It has been a while since we’ve been to a bar together.” “That’s right, Paige. It’s still early. It’s not like you have anything else planned.” Since Paige wanted to go anyway, she looked expectantly at Chris. “Babe, can we…” Chris interrupted Paige. “We have plans.” Speechless, Paige blinked and looked at Chris in confusion. She wondered what their plans were for the evening. There was nothing going on at home. Chris took Paige’s hand before telling everybody, “We should get going. I hope you have a great time.” He then pulled Paige up and took off. Paige did not protest. She simply let Chris drag her along. … Chris and Paige walked out of the restaurant. A few feet later, he paused. Paige fixated on Chris. Why did he stop walking? “Come on.” Chris pulled Paige along. Paige asked, “…Where to?” “Shopping,” Chris answered. Paige was dumbfounded. S
Chris led the way while Paige followed behind him. Paige was willing to do whatever Chris asked, so long as it was not breaking the law. She followed Chris to the second floor. The mall was a large shopping complex with a supermarket and jewelry section on the first floor and fashion stores on the second to fourth floors.The place carried various luxury brands. Chris took Paige into a store. Then, Paige witnessed the exaggerated shopping spree she had seen on TV before. “Not that, or that, and that. I’ll take everything else in her size.” Paige was moved to tears by Chris’ generosity. She could not believe she was living a scene out of a soap opera. That was really how the rich shopped. Although she came from a wealthy family, Paige had never bought luxury items so freely. She had a limited allowance. Her parents gave her twenty thousand dollars in pocket money every month. To the working class, the amount was a lot. However, it was just a drop in the bucket to an
Chris’ clothes occupied the closet before, but Paige’s outfits had filled the space to the brim. Before, Paige believed Chris had a lot of clothes. Now, the possessions Chris owned were insignificant compared to hers. Paige stayed in the closet for a while before leaving the place. She tried on an outfit, then another. When she walked out of the closet, Chris was sitting on the bed, dressed in a bathrobe after a shower. Paige was dumbfounded. ‘That was fast’. He looked at Paige. She stared back at Chris, confused. She did not understand why he was looking at her. Chris had no words. Was it that hard to understand? He believed the message could not have been clearer. With his eyes on Paige, Chris pointed to the bathroom with his chin. Paige was shocked. She got it right away. Chris was telling her to shower. He was looking to get some… She got it. She totally got it. Blushing, Paige grabbed her pajamas and slipped into the bathroom. While picking paja
In the end, Paige went out through the backdoor of the kitchen to the garden. She strolled along while swiping through her phone. A phone call came in while she was on the phone. It was from Wendy. Paige was surprised, but she took the call. “Mom—” “Come home with Chris tonight for dinner,” Wendy demanded. Paige answered, “…Sure.” Wendy hung up right after. Paige furrowed her brows. She did not want to go home for dinner. Her parents were not fond of her anyway. Now that she and Chris were married, Wendy believed she had seduced Chris. Yet, it was her family home. She had to go back. …After lunch, Chris and Paige went back to their room. Paige looked at Chris. Chris observed Paige. Paige had been glancing at him now and then while they were having breakfast. Something seemed to be on her mind. “Yes?” Chris asked. “…Mom wants us home for dinner,” Paige said. She stared at Chris, hoping he would refuse. That way, she could go alone. Although she knew w
Feeling resentful, Sierra forced a smile and said, “I’m happy things are going well for you. Is Chris… good to you?” Paige was speechless. She looked at Sierra. What an awkward question. How was Paige supposed to answer? Sierra was Chris’ ex-fiancée. Paige pondered on the right answer. Paige knew Sierra would be worried and blame herself if she told her that Chris was not good to her. Sierra would believe Chris was being unkind because of her.It was not an option to say Chris was good to her either. No woman could not accept her ex-fiancé being nice to other women. “Um… He’s alright,” Paige hesitantly replied. She could not go against her conscience and say that Chris was mean to her. Truth be told, while Chris was not extremely nice to her, at least he did not bully, hit, or yell at her. In fact, she believed Chris was decent to her. Chris would not buy her clothes and an expensive diamond ring if he wanted to be mean. Sierra could pick up on the reluctance i
She did not know how to answer Page. “Why can’t you accept it? Chris belongs to your sister,” Wendy said. “But he’s my husband now,” Paige argued. “Have you fallen for Chris? Have you succumbed to the wealth and fortune of the Jewell family? You’re not going to give Chris back to your sister, are you?” Wendy questioned Paige angrily. Paige went silent. She did not fall for Chris or his family’s wealth and fortune. It was just that she and Chris had crossed the line. Could her sister continue to be with Chris, pretending like nothing happened? Would it not burden her sister? In fact, Sierra’s consent was unimportant. Paige never knew Chris well before this and did not know how he usually treated Sierra. Now, she found out that Chris barely had any feelings for Sierra. Sierra betrayed Chris, but Chris was barely concerned. He continued to work and live his life like usual, his mood unaffected by Sierra’s betrayal. Maybe what she saw was just the surface. However, Chri