Chapter 4 - Questioned Her Sanity

Jade went downstairs after getting dressed. She stood rooted on her spot when her gaze landed on Tyler's bone chilling gaze.

Tyler inched forward, eating up the distance between them in a mere seconds with his large strides.

"Where do you think you're going?" Tyler murmured when he was close to her, then snaked his arm on her waist and pulled her closer to him.

Consumed by the success of the mission, Tyler had been vigilant at all time.

"Don't forget our mission," he whispered in her ear.

Jade's thick long lashes fluttered. Heat crept up her face, turning it to crimson red. She rested her palm against his chest to push him away.

"Thank you for reminding me, I'll always remember it," she smiled sweetly at him.

She will never let herself forget her revenge. She has to exact retribution for the death of her parents.

Sensing someone was staring at them. Tyler leaned forward and gave her a peck on the cheek.

Due to shock, her eyes went wide as a saucer.

"Someone is looking at us," Tyler hugged her to hide her stunned reaction.

She didn't move and allowed him to embrace her. However, her inside was churning.

If it wasn't for her revenge, she wouldn't allow a complete stranger to hug her. She never allowed any man to touch the tip of her finger let alone embrace her.

However, this jerk had done it without so much effort. Jade used up all her willpower to kill the urge to knee kick this man.

"I'm going to my apartment," Jade said and wiggled out from his hold.

"Let's have breakfast first, then we'll head to your apartment," Tyler held her hand and pulled her towards the dining room.

Jade opened her mouth to scold him for taking advantage of the situation but the words died down in her throat as a maid showed up.

At the dining table, Tyler watched her eat her breakfast, silently. The way she moved was graceful and finesse.

The butler poured water in the glass as he gestured to him to fill it. He drank half of it then put it down.

"Babe, we have to go to the old mansion tonight," Tyler shocked Jade when he called her 'babe'.

She choked and coughed violently.

'This man will be my death'

Tyler patted her back gently. He lowered his head and his lips twitched a little.

"Here drink it," he offered her a glass of water.

Jade took the glass of water and gulped it down. She closed her eyes containing the annoyance that was welling up within her.

"Are you now, okay, baby?" Tyler said, looking at her full of concern.

Jade's nose flared up. Putting a tight leash to her anger. She was on the verge of exploding.

'Why did I agree to marry this jerk? What on earth came to me that I just believed General Max?'

She questioned her sanity for making such a decision.

If she only knew that the man General Max was talking about was the same man who came into her hotel suite and accused her of plotting against him instead of thanking her for helping him.

Jade lowered her head to conceal the rioting emotions inside her chest.

Her gaze settled on the drinking glass in her hand. Then her eyes caught sight of the unused drinking glass in front of her.

She looked in Tyler's direction, there was no drinking glass before him.

She gasped when she remembered that butler filled his drinking glass with water but drank only half of it.

She sprang up from her seat and hurried to the bedroom.

"Baby," Tyler called her and ran after her.

She ignored him thoroughly. She just wanted her peace back.

She threw up everything she ate.

Tyler needed not to pretend since they were in the bedroom.

He sat on the couch and leisurely read finance news on his iPhone while Jade vomited her guts out.

Jade smirked when she spotted Tyler sitting on the couch while watching financial news.

'This man should have not joined the military and become an actor instead.'

Jade walked over and stood two meters away from him. "I am going to my apartment."

She waited not for his answer and walked to the door when he said nothing, but before she could open the door, Tyler grabbed her hand.

"Stop acting, no one is here to spy on us," her lips twitched mockingly.

"You have to be very careful or you'll screw up the whole thing," Tyler reminded her like a child that doesn't know what to do.

"Yes, I know," she mentally rolled her eyes to him.

Despite being annoyed to death with this man already, she didn't dare to openly defy him, not forgetting what he did to her last night.

She was probably the only woman who experienced being pointed with a gun by her husband during the wedding night due to anger.

"I'll come back later," Jade said while her other hand reached for his hand and removed his grip around her hand.

Tyler didn't let go of her hand. "I'll go with you."