Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

*NEXT DAY*

I was all alone in the huge dinning hall as I munched on my breakfast slowly. It compromised mainly of toast and a warm glass of milk, one that I made all by myself.

I didn’t find any chef or maid in the kitchen again and I wonder why. I didn’t really had the energy to search for them so I made breakfast myself and also kept some for the men I’m living with.

I had eaten almost half of my food when I saw Oliver decending down the stairs. Why do I always have to see him everyday? Can’t he just leave already??

I turned my attention back to my food and acted like I didn’t see him before. He didn’t even spare me a glance and walked straight to the kitchen. He served himself some of the remaining toast and made himself a cup of coffee.

Then, he came back to the dinning hall and sat opposite me, facing me. I watched as he took a bite.

“Not bad..” He muttered as he took another bite. I thought he was going to insult my food. When I was about to turn my attention back to my food, I heard him say;

“Not bad but not good.” Then, he smirked at me when he noticed my annoyed attention.

The most annoying part of it all was that even after he had badmouthed the food I made with all of my efforts, he was still eating it like it was the most sweetest thing that he had ever tasted.

I figured it would be useless to exchange words with someone as immature as he is. So, I decided to remain quiet and leave him to his stupidity. I was almost done with my food when my phone vibrated, indicating I had received a text message.

I turned in the phone and smiled when I saw Hillary’s name flashing on the screen.

“Are you busy now? Let’s meet. I still haven’t given you the things I bought for you.” It read.

“Let’s meet in the cafe we usually go to together. I’ll see you in thirty minutes.” I texted back.

“Sure. See ya..” He replied and I dropped my phone back.

“Who was that?” I heard Oliver ask and looked up to see him giving me very suspicious look.

“None of your business.” I answered curtly before I stood up and carried the remaining food with me into the kitchen.

I disposed the remnants into the trash bin and downed the remaining warm milk that was in the cup before heading back to my room to change my clothes. While leaving, I could feel Oliver’s intense stares burning holes in my back but I could care less.

Whatever I do with my life is none of his business. Besides, he wasn’t even the one that I got married to.

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He couldn’t contain the anger that he felt as he watched her leave the house. From the way that she smiled when she got that text, he was pretty sure that she was talking to her lover.

Now, she dressed up, looking all gorgeous before leaving the house. He couldn’t bare to stay at home alone and keep on thinking about where she was going and who she was meeting with.

He decided to trail after her so as to ease the feeling he was getting inside of him. He got into his car immediately hers left the mansion and started following her but kept a safe distance between the both of them so she wouldn’t notice.

After driving for some time, he noticed she stopped in the parking lot of a huge Cafe. He waited till she got down from her car before he did. He watched as she cat walked inside the cafe.

“What sort of dummy invites her lover to an open place like this? Isn’t she scared of being photographed??” He asked himself as the cafe had see-through glass as it’s wall so anyone outside could see the people inside and vice versa.

He watched curiously as she walked towards a seat and sat down. Minutes later, someone walked in and exchanged greetings with her before seating opposite her.

He sighed within him when he noticed that it was a girl that was seated opposite her. She was actually meeting with a girl while he thought it was the opposite gender she wanted to see.

He couldn’t help but feel stupid when he realised that he had been suspecting she was having an affair. She obviously wasn’t a lesbian and from the looks of it, they were really good friends.

After criticizing himself for sometime, he decided to stop stalking her and leave. He was about to enter his car when he saw someone walk towards them. He noticed how Ariel stood up and hugged him like he was her long lost lover.

He wasn’t able to see the person’s face but he was able to tell that it was a guy due to his manly physique.

After they had embarced for sometime, they pulled away. He could feel his blood boiling when he saw the guy peck Ariel lovingly on the cheeks before showering her with expensive gifts.

“Is this what she does everytime? She sets a date with her lover and bring her friend along so it would seem less suspicious.” He wondered and watched as they started talking.

When he couldn’t bare to watch anymore, he decided to head home and wait for Ariel there. She was going to have a lot of explanation to give when she comes back.

With that thought in mind, he entered his car and drove off angrily.

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Earlier, Ariel had texted Sandy that she was meeting with Hillary. As expected, Sandy dressed up the best she could and rushed out to meet them.

Sandy couldn’t take her eyes off Hillary the moment he walked in. Hillary on the other hand was very uncomfortable because he only wanted to meet with Ariel.

He was well aware that Sandy had always harbored feelings for him. Feelings that he knew that he could never reciprocate. He had always seen her as a younger sister and said it a countless times but Ariel woukd never listen.

For some reasons best known to her, she wanted the both of them to be in a relationship so badly that she would do everything she could to make sure it happened.

After they had talked for a while, she got an idea.

“I need to use the resroom.” She said as she suddenly stood up from her seat.

“I’ll be right back.” She added as she winked at Sandy before leaving the both of them alone.

Hillary knew what she was trying to do and he also knows that she wasn’t going to come back soon. She might even head home from there.

He turned his attention to Sandy and noticed that she had been admiring his face. The moment she noticed his eyes on her, she looked away and blushed profusely.

Hillary couldn’t help but smile. She is very beautiful and more gorgeous whenever she looks flustered but her beauty wasn’t enough. He just couldn’t see himself in a relationship with her.

He had to make that clear now before things becomes worse later. A crush was one thing but her being in love with him was a different matter entirely. It was easier to get over a crush but much harder to get over the love you have for someone.

He had to stop that crush she was harboring for him now before it turns into deep feelings.

“Sandy.”

“Hillary.” They called at the same time.

“All right, you go first..” They both chorused again and chuckled.

“Alright, I will.” Hillary said. He was well aware about what she wanted to say but he didn’t want to hear it. He knew if he did, he would be compelled to say yes to her because he obviously wouldn’t want to see her hurt.

“Sandy..” He called as he placed his hands on her hers.

Sandy could feel butterflies dancing happily in her stomach doe to that small action he did. Her crush was actually holding hands with her.

“I know that for some reasons, you have a crush on me.” He said.

Sandy’s eyes widened in shock and embarrassment when he said that. She wanted to pull away from his hold and hide her shy face but he held her still.

“No need to feel embarrassed, it was really obvious.” He whispered.

That made Sandy wonder if he had always known she was in love with him right from the very beginning.

“I’m not trying to embarrass you or anything, I just wanted to tell you how I felt.” Hearing that stamement made Sandy’s heart beat louder and faster.

“Is he trying to confess his feelings to me??” She thought to herself happily.

It was very rare to see someone you had always loved to have the same feelings for you. It was like a dream come true. She smiled in anticipation as she waited from him to break the good news to her.

“I wanted to make things clear between us because Sandy…” He paused while Sandy mentally screamed for him to continue talking. She was getting really impatient.

“Nothing would ever happen between us.” Sandy’s heart shattered into a million pieces the moment she heared that.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“What??”