The next day which was a Friday, Madeline woke up late and quickly flung the blanket off her body to get off the bed. She stared at the bedside clock and saw it was already 8:30. How come she slept that long? She tried to recall what happened the previous day and when she did, her hands flew to her mouth in shock. She remembered Elias came home late with blood on his body. Wait! He said it wasn’t blood right? He said it was a newly launched tea in a restaurant and she also thought of bringing that tea to her restaurant too. Well, if he said it was just tea, then it’s tea. She doesn’t want to stress her mental health and think overboard. “Ahh, my head. It’s pounding,” she complained, resting her back on the headboard and pressing her temples with her forefingers. A headache was coming and she knew that. Her eyes were heavy and the whole room was spinning. She had work today and she has to go do them instead of lagging and letting the headache drag her back. As soon as she decided to
“Y-you. Why are you wearing those clothes?” Madeline asked in confusion. No, that wasn’t supposed to be the question. The question was supposed to be why he was dressed so formally like a knight in his golden mask. Yes, he said the occasion was formal but she didn't expect him to dress properly while she dressed like someone going on a stroll. She was going with him, right? This was wrong. How was she going to go with him dressed like this? It wasn't supposed to be so. If he wanted her to go casual then he should go casual too. “What do you mean? What's wrong with what I'm wearing?” Elias frowned as he looked at himself from up to down not seeing anything wrong with his clothing. He was wearing a black formal suit with a gold chain at the side of the pocket. He was dressed perfectly for the occasion. Then why was she looking at him in confusion? He was sure nothing was wrong with his clothes. “Are we really going like this? Do you want to embarrass yourself on the occasion? Because
“Take us to the best women's new collections.”“This way sir,” the employee led and they followed behind her. They followed her to a door which she opened wide and stepped inside. What welcomed them was a shining blue light from inside the large room. Madeline was in awe as she stared at the clothes inside the room. Her mouth flew open in shock. These were clothes she saw on the internet and the price of them didn't let her dream of owning any of them. Although she owns one of the biggest restaurants in the city and fancies these clothes, she couldn't use her hard-earned money to buy them. It would surely dig a hole in her bank account. Just like every other young woman in the city, she also fancy these clothes and wished she could own one of them but when it comes to the price, their dream was only just a dream after all. Madeline obediently followed Elias and wondered why he brought her here.‘I wonder why we are here. Is he going to buy one of these clothes for me?’ she thought.
After wearing the long flowery yellow gown, Madeline stretched her hands backward and try to tie the corset together, but her hands couldn’t reach it. She called for the employee and she immediately came in and helped her with the corset. She stared at herself in the mirror and gasped. The gown fitted her perfectly and hugged her in the right places and further defined her curves. “Oh goodness. I can’t believe this is me,” she exclaimed, staring at herself from up to down. How on earth was she going to wear this dress to an occasion of one day? What if she gets kidnapped or worse killed just so they could get this dress worth 2 million dollars? That was ridiculous but it has happened to people many times. Madeline’s thoughts were so naive but it wasn’t her fault. She didn’t know the man she was going with was a don and he and the people close to him are untouchable. She didn’t know the kind of man she got married to. Heavens help her so that she would be able to come out a
‘This mansion is so beautiful’ Madeline thought as their car entered a mansion and stopped in front of it. The mansion screamed riches and gold that she couldn't stop staring at. “Where is this place?” She asked Elias. “The Johan family mansion. It's the birthday party of my grandfather,” she heard him reply and a gasp left her mouth in shock. The Johan family mansion? The birthday party of his grandfather? Didn't he see it as something to inform her about before bringing her here? He should have at least given her a hint. This was her first time in this mansion and the first time she was going to see a member of his family apart from the brat, Claire. She didn't even bring a gift for the old man who was celebrating his birthday. “W-what? Why didn't you tell me this before? I would have prepared myself.”“How would you have prepared yourself?”“This is my first time meeting your family. I would have a least gotten a gift for your grandfather,” she replied and heard him chuckle. “W
“Hello grandfather, I'm Madeline. Happy 80th birthday,” Madeline greeted with a warm smile on her lips and her head bowed a little while greeting, in respect of the old man. The man glared at Elias for a while before turning back to Madeline and giving her an obviously fake smile, which didn't reach his eyes. “Thank you, Miss Crayon.”“Sorry I didn’t bring a gift for you, grandfather,” she apologized, feeling guilty for not bringing a gift to the old man’s birthday party. It didn’t seem right for a person like her. Grandfather Johan laughed for a while before replying to her. “It’s okay. Even my own grandson didn’t bring me a gift so why would I expect one from an outsider?”Old man Johan said that and walked away from their sight, back to his friends. ‘He’s weird,’ Madeline thought. Truly he was weird. He didn’t even bother to welcome her well and he seemed angry after Elias’s introduction. Did she do something wrong? That was the question lacing in her brain ever since they start
“All your fault. They now think I'm a shameless gold digger. I like this gown though. Well, they just gave me a hint. I should buy one of these every week and watch you go bankrupt, haha,” Madeline joked though her face burned red in anger. Keeping calm when insulted was her thing but Claire has a ability to make her super angry and all flared up. This was Elias’s fault. If they had bought a less expensive dress, she wouldn't have had to face such insult from his sister and his admirer. What was her name again? Yes! Evelyn. That's what Claire said was her name. All the while they stood there, she kept staring at her husband as if she wanted to eat him. She surely does not have shame at all. How could she be staring at a married man like that? And then, staring at her as if she stole her favorite toy. “As if you have access to my money. I didn't give you a black card, did I?” She heard Elias reply to her. “True. B-but am I not your wife. I think I should get me one soon and maybe fin
“I like that title. Elias’s wife. I’m 23 and don’t bother telling me your age. You’re my big sis being one year older than me,” Genevieve said, excitedly. “Haha. I guess so, Genie.”“OMO. You’re so similar to brother Elias. Do you know he’s the only one who calls me Genie? And now you just called me that too. The rest of my family calls me by my full name. I’m so happy hearing you call me just the way brother Elias does.” She exclaimed making Madeline who was not able to control her laughter, burst into a peal of low laughter. To her, Genie looked so cute making that expression with her big eyes and small lips. She really looked like a pretty teenager. One of the prettiest at that. Madeline was having that feeling of being loved as she started at Genevieve. It felt good being liked by one of her husband's family members when the rest all seems to hate her sight and even the mention of her name. So sad. “Don't be ridiculous. It's so easy to shorten your name to Genie. I'm sure peopl