Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Ethan’s POV

She had made me lose the most important contract I was about to get this year and I hated her for making such an opportunity go to waste. I flew all the way from China to America just for that meeting and she just had to bump into me that day, ruining all my plans and arrangements that day.

I was surprised when I saw her, she’s the one girl that I had stalked her social media pages, I was too busy to come back to America, this contract was an opportunity to get me back from all the work I had in China,

I was able to come back to America for a while and I had planned to get my wife and take her back to China with me. I had gotten tired of seeing her only on her i*******m pages and stories. I finally wanted her to know I am her anonymous husband even if the marriage was based on business, still it was a legal one.

I had gotten married to Miss Brooks because of business reasons, I got what I wanted from her family and they got what they wanted. I didn’t care to take her with me because I was away, she didn't know about me either. She was just married to an anonymous person.

Seeing her today infuriated me. I lost a contract and didn’t want to see her again even if it was an apology, maybe I would have accepted. She lacked manners and I just had to punish her for the last night when we met.

I made her work over time and then I had sympathy for her. I didn’t want to see her get wet so I had to take her home.

I watched her get out of the car and walk to her fathers mansion, the mansion that I know belongs to her. She banged the door for a while and when it was finally opened, it was shut on her face and my wife was left pleading and hopeless.

I watched her stand under the rain. After a while of standing under the rain, she took her phone out and made a call. Had my driver parked the car at the other side of the road so she wouldn’t notice me. I just wanted to be sure that she got in and was safe despite the fact that I was angry at her.

“Should we head home, Mr Manchester?” My driver asked and I gave him a hard glare. He stayed quiet for a while then asked another question.

“The girl is getting soaked and it’s pretty late, don’t you think we should take her in since they have refused to let her in?” I was quiet for a while, I didn’t want it to look like I was soft on her or being nice to her, that is not the kind of person I am. I cracked.

“If nothing happens in the next 20 minutes, go over there, I will take her home.” I uttered, still staring at her, she looked really helpless and pitiful, why will she let someone have pity for her? I hate that.

“Alright sir.” My driver answered.

It was almost close to nineteen minutes. I checked my wrist watch.

“Start the car, let’s move over there.” I turned to look back at her. “Hold on!” I ordered.

I watched a lady who stepped out of a car and walked to her. They both stood for a while before walking quickly into the car. She came at the right time.

“Sir, should we leave now?”

“Not yet, I want you to follow that car wherever it will go.” I just want to ensure her safety.

At this point, I knew that I had stalked her social media pages at that time and there was a time I wanted to come back to her but all they ended the day she made me lose that opportunity, so why then was I following her to make sure she was saved.

Why would she be treated in such a way, why would she let her step mother treat her in such a way.

The car stopped at a mansion and drove in, they were security all over, it looked saved

“Take me home now!” I was rest assured that she was safe

I finally got home, ate, took my bath and layed on my bed but couldn’t sleep. My back was on the bed and my eyes were directed to my ceiling. I was still thinking about how she let them lock her out of her own house. Why was that?

Does she love being treated this way? How foolish of her. But she could shout back at anyone regardless of being at fault or not but can’t do anything to help herself? How pathetic.

This got me quite pissed.

I wasn’t expecting Helena to have this kind of behaviour; letting herself get punished when she clearly knows she has the right to go out and come back whenever pleases he, because she is the owner of the house and besides that, she is an adult.

I really needed to sleep, I have a lot of meetings tomorrow and I need to be ready for all.

Even as I laid on the bed, I couldn’t get over what had happened today. I was the reason why she was locked outside her own house, if I hadn’t made her work pass working hours then all of that wouldn’t have happened.

Who the hell does her step mother think she is ?

I slept thinking about today and how it was Helena’s fault that everything was happening.

The next morning came and like every other day, I got ready and head to the library, going through books and finding solutions to lots of cases that kept rising in the company, I had to do as it was very important

I looked at the time and it was 30 minutes past 6, I was expecting Helena to be here any moment from now, if she was a second late she knew what would happen.

I was done with the book, then walked back to my study, I picked a few files I wanted to go with to work and piled them up.

I watched the time go and the day got brighter yet Helena wasn't here.

I was donned in my work clothes, I had a grey coloured suit on and a black shirt on, I was still trying to put on a few things and get myself ready when I heard a soft knock on my door.

“Come in.” I echoed and the door was pushed open and a petite looking Helena walked in.

I looked at my wrist watch and gave a little smirk.

“You are 10 minutes late Helena.” I turned to see her fully, she was donned on a black beautiful dress that highlighted all her beautiful features.

“I am sorry, Mr Manchester. My night was terrible and it caused me to be late for work…." She was unable to finish her sentence when she sneezed.

“I am sorry sir.” I watched her body tremble slowly, she sniffed in and sniffed out and tried to look me in the eye with her shaking body.

“You are cold, you should get yourself warmed up”

“Huh?” her eyes widened.

“You heard me.”

TBC