“What do you mean by flirting? I wasn't flirting with him! I was just conversing with Pearl.”“Pearl?” Miguel turned to face me. “And who the hell is this Pearl?”“God. I can't believe you.” I turned my face to the side, pissed by his misunderstanding. The ride back to the mansion was one done in silence. None of us said any words. And neither did he try to initiate a conversation with me. The silence between us was so thick, you can cut a knife.He drove into the compound, killed the engine, and turned to me. “Jewel—”“I guess I will go in first,” I removed the seat belt and opened the door.“You were asked to come for an interview on Monday.” He said in that cold voice of his. It seemed to bite more now. “What?” I turned to him in surprise. I wasn't expecting to hear those words, at least, not this early.“The school called. You're to have an interview on Monday.” He got down from the car, and I did the same.“Wow, they are fast. When did they call you? Was it when I left the exam
“What have I done!” I tugged on my hair.God. I'm the worst scum on Earth. How can I kiss a man who wasn't my husband? And not only that, but I enjoyed every moment of it. “God, Jewel. You are a slut!” I tugged on my hair as tears freely flowed down my face. Star tried to know what was wrong with me, but I didn't let her in on it. Instead, I ran through the parlour and came up to my room. A bath and insistent scrubbing on my lips didn't make me forget the feel of Day's warm mouth on mine. “Jewel, what have you done?” I felt like ripping my hair out.It was like—A knock on my door, caused me to look up. I hastily wiped the tears from my face and hastened to the door. “I'm okay, Star. You don't need to —”The words froze when I saw who it was that stood in front of my door. “Miguel?” I blinked at the sight of my husband. He was only putting on a dress shirt and red slacks, with his tie probably discarded. “Jewel.” He whispered my name, with half dilated eyed. “You are drunk.”I
Miguel's POVI glanced at my wife as she fidgeted with her spoon. She peered up at me before she took a bite of the waffles Star prepared. As I watched her eat, my mind instantly returned to the night I spent with her. After she left the party, I was so pissed with myself that I got drunk. And still ended up doing the worst.Kissing her was a trivial matter, but the same can't be said about what I did when I returned home the night before.I might have been drunk out of my wits, but that doesn't mean that I wasn't aware of what transpired between us. My only regret was not taking things a bit further. I know I have had sex countless of times with her, but I wished to make love to her.I watched her as she ate her food without looking at me. The cute expression she had on her face made me wish to take her into my arms and protect her from harm.The urge was too much, and it caused me to grit my teeth in anger. Get a grip on yourself, Miguel.I cautioned myself.As I watched her, I was
Jewel's POVIt has been a week since the drunk night. I had the interview on Monday, and I was given an admission immediately after that. And I'm to start school by Monday. I just can't wait for that. This way, I will have something else to do with my time. A knock sounded on my door as I was getting ready for breakfast. "What does Star want this morning?" I groaned as I hastened towards the door. I didn't bother to cover my body with my robe because I'm aware that Star was the one at the other end. "You don't have to call me down for breakfast. I'm already—"The words died in my throat when I saw who it was that stood at the other end of my door. "Miguel?" I gasped as I took a step back, shocked to see my husband. Miguel froze as his eyes racked through my body.His Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed. Just like him, I stood there without knowing what to do. "Uh," he coughed. He looked away for a second, or so before he turned to me. "You—" "Wait!" I banged the
Turned out he wasn't taking me to either his office or the school, but to a mall. He parked in the remaining space in the parking lot of the mall before he turned to me. "Let's go." “Why did you bring me here?” I narrowed a glare at him. “What else do you think people do in malls? Dance? Get mugged?” He got down from the car.“It was Just a simple question. Why will you make it seem like more?” I grumbled under my breath as I came down from the vehicle.Miguel only spared me a glance as he locked his car and headed towards the mall. “Hey! Wait for me!” I ran after my husband, who didn't pay me a glance. He strode straight into the mall as if he owned the entire place.“Let's go over there.” He pointed towards a store. “That's a clothing store. Why are you going over there? Are you buying clothes?” I hastened after him. He didn't say a word until he got to the store. He spoke in low tones with one of the assistants before he joined me.“You need to choose as many as you want.” He
“I don't know what you are talking about.” I gestured at the menu in his hand. “So, have you chosen the right dish?” I pursed my lips. Miguel shook his head without saying a word. He scanned through the menu while I glanced around the eatery. The flowers were the only sight to see in this place. "Do you have anything you particularly want?" Miguel asked, startling me from my thoughts."No." "Is there any food you don't eat?" He asked once more. I frowned. Why do I feel like Miguel is particularly attentive today? This isn't my husband. "So?" He raised a brow. "Oats." "Hmm." He focused his attention on the menu while I peered hard at him as I tried to understand why he was behaving abnormally. “Are you ready to order?” The waiter returned after a few minutes.“Yeah.” Miguel nodded before he called out the names of the dishes he chose. “Anything else?” The waiter turned to me. “Nah.” I shook my head. “I'm good with all he ordered.”Though I wasn't paying attention to them, I
I relaxed on the chair as I tried to figure out why he was suddenly having a meeting with a female. “Is she one of your business partners?" I asked him as I tried not to act like I cared. “She's not a business partner. She's a customer,” Miguel turned his steering wheel. “Hmm.” I glanced at my husband. Try all I can, I can't figure out why he was acting differently. It seemed like the man sitting next to me in the car wasn't the husband I know. “What's wrong?” He glanced at me before he focused on the road. “Oh, nothing,” I shook my head. “I just wanted to know more about your business. Why, can't I do that?” I pursed my lips. Miguel didn't say a word. Instead, he increased the volume of the radio; his way of telling me he didn't want to speak about it any more. And I didn't ask. Instead, I closed my eyes and concentrated on the beating of the music playing from the stereo system. He drove into a car park after a few minutes of driving. I got down before him, as I was eager
And I did mind my damned business. I didn't speak again until we went home; I kept mute and folded my hands. I didn't even blink when we went shopping once more. This time, I didn't bother to watch him. I just sat on the cushion in each store and watched him as if there were nothing that I needed to do. With my legs crossed, I watched Miguel, who was speaking in low tones with the assistant. They occasionally glanced at me before they turned, and started whispering once more. Hmm.I hope he doesn't intend to sell me here. I glanced at the door, to check if I had a good chance of rushing to the door before any of them could catch up to me. “Let's go.” He took my hand in his and strode out of the store. I just followed him like a zombie. My bones ached, and I wanted nothing more but to lie on my comfortable bed, and sleep for eternity. God. Why did I even agree to follow him out of the house today? I glared at the back of his head.“Will you like to visit my office?” Miguel sudde