HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 11 – 20
Chapter 15
Author RACHEAL DENNIS
HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 11 – 20
THIRD PERSON’S pov.
Marvin’s record label
Mr Alejandro entered his office, was surprised when he walked into Marvin’s record label and found everyone working seriously, every staff’s focused on his or her job and there were weren’t no side talks.
This is something very rare, but he didn’t read too much into it, and headed towards the elevator.
The elevator ride was short, it soon stopped on his floor and he stepped out, then headed towards his office.
A confused frown appeared on his face when he realized his office’s door was open, he slowly and quietly pushed it open and entered, thinking a staff sneaked in and he was hoping to catch him or her red-handed.
He quietly walked towards his table, but suddenly stopped on his tracks as his eyes landed on a man sitting on his (Mr Alejandro’s) chair, with his back facing Mr Alejandro.
His eyeballs almost bulged out immediately he recognized the man, that’s when he realized why the staffs were all working seriously. He dropped his briefcase by the table and cleared his throat quietly.
“M-mr Ferrari” he called in a slight stutter.
The chair swivelled around, a baldhead man, with overgrown beards and fat stomach glared at Mr Alejandro.
“What brought you here, Mr Ferrari?”
“Can’t I come here?”
Mr Alejandro shook his head quickly, afraid that Mr Ferrari might have misunderstood his question.
“I mean, you can always send for me if you wanted to see me urgently, you don’t have to go through the stress of coming here to see me” he explained.
Mr Ferrari reached for his phone and started scrolling through it.
“Have you seen the news?” he asked Mr Alejandro.
“No, boss”
This response earned Mr Alejandro a very harsh glare, but he quickly looked down and avoided Mr Ferrari’s eyes by all means.
“Here” he threw his phone on the table.
Mr Alejandro reached for it, his frown deepened as he stared at the screen and he tilted his head in confusion, as if he’s just seeing whatever he saw on the screen for the first time.
“You don’t know about that, do you?”
He shook his head.
“The news about Duncan quitting Marvin’s record has spread rapidly immediately he posted it on his Instagram account, and you knew nothing about it? Is this how you manage him?!”
“Calm down, Mr Ferrari” but Mr Ferrari’s glare increased instead. “Duncan did make mention of quitting yesterday, but I didn’t know he’s serious this time, because he’s always saying he’d quit everytime there’s a disagreement between us”
Mr Ferrari got up, he rounded the table and snatched his phone from Mr Alejandro.
“Duncan can’t quit, get in touch with him and make him revoke his statement”
“But Duncan is very stubborn, I don’t think he’ll listen to me now that he’s made up his mind”
Mr Ferrari narrowed his eyes and clenched his jaw.
“Quitting is not an option for him, tell him to see me right away!”
“Yes, sir”
Without saying another word, Mr Ferrari walked out, leaving Mr Alejandro to released a long sigh of relief.
He quickly reached for his phone and started typing away.
HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 11 – 20
RACHEL’S pov.
Baldwin’s Mansion
“Hold your horses, I’ll be with you shortly, I’m trying to catch a cab” I lied smoothly.
I’m currently on the phone with Fatima and she’s talking off my ear, she has been calling my phone non-stop since I was taking my bath, and I know she wouldn’t stop calling if I don’t lie to her -hehehehe.
“You’re lying” oops! She saw through my lie.
“I’m not” I replied seriously, hoping she’d believe me.
“Then why can’t I hear cars honking?”
“Uh….” I trailed off as I thought of what lie to tell now.
I checked out myself one last time in the mirror, snatched my small handbag off my dresser and dashed out of our room, then rushed down the stairs.
But my steps faltered when I overheard Duncan’s words.
“He said quitting is not an option for me?!” he asked someone, his phone was pressed against his ear and I knew at once he’s on call.
His shoulders were tensed, and could tell from his stance that he’s angry at someone. What is he quitting? And why can’t he quit?
“I don’t care if he’s the big boss or whoever he is, he’s not the boss of me!”
My eyebrows furrowed slightly. Big boss? Who’s Duncan’s big boss? Why did he made it sound as if he’s involved in some kind of illegal stuff?
“… are much, is she even listening to me?” Fatima screamed loudly, making me wince.
“Yeah, I gotta go” I whispered to her and quickly hanged up before she could say anything else.
Duncan’s back’s facing me, hence he wasn’t aware of my presence. I walked down the stairs quietly to hear more of his conversation.
“No matter how dangerous it is without his protection, I’m not coming back and…”
“Mrs Baldwin!” His assistant called loudly immediately he raised his head and saw me.
I angrily narrowed my eyes at him, because I know he doesn’t want Duncan to say whatever he wanna say and that’s why he called me so loudly, to notify Duncan of my presence.
“M-my heartbeat, you’re ready for work?” he asked with a wide grin as he turned around to face me.
“Hm” I hummed in reply, seeing both him and his assistant’s suspiciously.
A proud smirk appeared on his face as he checked out my body, lust was playing around his blue iris as his eyes trailed down my body and I saw him gulp.
“If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought my wife has secretly signed a contract and turned into a model overnight” he said and chuckled lightly, he walked closer to me. “Or would you consider signing a contract with my company?” he asked, referring to his personal company.
“No, thanks” I rejected his offer.
“There will be a lot of benefits for you, one of them being the boss’s wife and nobody can boss you around, you can also…”
“Thanks, but no thanks, Mr Baldwin” I cut him off.
He laughed and shook his head at my response, he shoved his phone in his pocket, rushed towards me and helped me down the stairs.
“I’m off to work” I said and made to head towards the door, but he stopped me.
“Wait, I’ll drop you off” he offered.
I glanced at his assistant who’s now focused on his phone, I know he’s just pretending to be busy with his phone, or maybe he’s really busy -I can’t be so sure.
“Don’t worry about me, I can go by cab and besides, you must have a lot of things to do at work” I said, I was indirectly referring to the phone call he received few seconds ago.
He stayed silent for a moment, then sighed and nodded.
“Fine, I’ll pick you up after work”
“No, I…. ”
“I wanna take you somewhere” he interrupted me.
I raised an eyebrow at him.
“And why would I go anywhere with you? Aren’t you afraid the paparazzi will spot us and start spreading rumors? Isn’t gonna have a bad effect on your career?”
He sighed and rolled his eyeballs.
“To h’ll with the paparazzi, just come with me” he paused. “I wanna tell you something very important and it’s something you must know”
“Something I must know?”
“Yeah, it’s about me” he replied.
Huh? It’s about him? Does that mean he’s finally ready to tell me about his past?
“Yeah, it’s high time I told you” he said.
“Did I say that aloud?”
He nodded with a small smile and I sIapped my hands over my mouth.
“Oh”
He snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to himself, then planted a lingering kss on my forehead.
“You really don’t want me to drop you off?” he asked once more.
“Nope” I replied, popping the p.
I wiggled out of his grip and dashed out the door.
HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 11 – 20
THIRD PERSON’S pov.
Mike’s Mansion
Mike smiled as he reached for a tissue paper and wiped his mouth, Jacinta started clearing up the table immediately he finished eating.
“You outdid yourself on this” he commented on the food.
“Yeah, I told you I’ll show a better version of me this time” she replied.
Mike’s eyes landed on her scalded hand and injured fingers, he grabbed her hand and studied her fingers with a frown, then realized she sustained the injuries from ¢uts.
“You hurt yourself” he said.
Jacinta quickly withdrew her hand from his and chuckled lightly.
“It’s nothing”
“You’re… you’re just starting to learn how to cook, aren’t you?” he asked.
“Yes, but I’ll get there” she paused. “Nothing good in life comes easy, we’ve gotta work and fight for everything we want”
Mike’s frown deepened, he stared strangely at his fiancee as if he’s just seeing her for the first time.
“Are you still Jacinta?” he asked and she nodded. “My fiancee, Jacinta?” she nodded again.
She smiled at Mike’s surprised expression, she rounded the table and hugged him from behind, with her chin rested on his head.
“I know my change is kinda abrupt, but trust me, I’m not faking it and I swear, I’m gonna become the woman of your dreams”
“But you don’t really to… ”
“Shh” she cut him off. “I’ve made up my mind and you can’t change my decision”
Mike was rendered speechless, he simply nodded with his mouth slightly open because that’s all he could do at the moment.
“Right, I’m thinking about starting a business and you’re gonna help me make a plan after work, yeah?”
“Uh… ”
“Don’t say no, please”
Mike sighed, he smiled to himself and nodded.
“Fine, I’ll help you”
“Thanks, baby” she kssed his head. “I’ll quickly do the dishes and see you off to work” then she carried as much plates as she could and headed towards the kitchen.
“I’ll help” Mike said, he carried the remaining plates and followed her.
HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 11 – 20
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