MR BILLIONAIRES MRS CLUMSY
Episode 9
~ Eva ~
“……. and over to all that you want me to be cheerful and a smiling clown in front of him!! I can’t”, “, I let out my frustration and puffed out a breath.
“Calm down girl and explain what happened?”, She asked placing a glass of water infront of me. I took it and immediately gulped down, sighing in content as it cooled my parched throat.
“I really was on the verge of believing that he is innocent and shit but damn!! That man is such a hypocrite!!”, My anger risened up and came out as mumble. “I mean, he was fucking going to kiss me!! That bastard”, I muttered when remembered his face near me. At first I was shocked but then involuntarily found myself drown in his green-blue orbs. But when his gaze fell down and lingered on my lips, I could really see lust in his eyes. And here for second I thought that this man doesn’t even know what lust is!!
“Ohh I see”, Chloe trailed and I saw her smirking. Is this girl well??
“What?? This is what you got as a reaction??”, I asked irritated.
“I knew he had hots for you”, she smirked and I face palmed.
Here my lips were about to be the victim of s*xual a$$ault and this girl is smirking??
‘Don’t exaggerate’ My mind mocked.
“Chubby, this is not the time to talk about that”, I said in overly sweet voice as I held myself from snapping at her.
“My plan is working”, she mumbled more to herself.
“What?”
“I knew it, I knew it!! Now all we have to do is break that little heart of his”, she muttered looking determined, a permanent smirk plastered on her face.
“What the heck are you talking, Chloe?”, My temper was biled up and ready to explode.
“The plan is simple, you stay smiling and cheerful towards him and make him fall for you and then break his heart”, that’s it!! This girl pulled the last string of my patience.
“Are you out of your mind, Chloe!!?? Do you even hear yourself!! I know he will never love me but that’s not the point here. What do you take heart breaks as, huh?? Do you think they are like playing with toys, and then breaking it when you are done playing!! When someone breaks your heart, it feels like someone has ripped off your heart though it is still beating inside. The world seems lifeless because the one you want to spend your life with, isn’t there to share your special moments. You want me, the one who is still not completely healed by her heartbreak to cause someone else this pain!! Sorry to say, Miss. Jones but I am not inhuman to do such kind of thing!! If I knew this was your plan, I would have never agreed!! But I believed you, I believed you and now I regret it!!”, I was a complete crying mess till I ended. This pain is unbearable!! The thought of living without Liam used scare me to core and when he left me, I was literally shattered. But I woman up just for Liza and Chloe. And seeing someone else suffering this pain that too because of me, I will rather die than doing this.
“I am sorry!!”, She sobbed and tried to hug me but I backed out.
“Leave, Chloe!!”, I said out rudely.
“My happiness is angry with me, how can you expect me to leave!!”, She said. Though it sounds cheesy, it’s true. We both are eachother’s lifelines. I can never imagine my life without her. I love her to death but today was complete mess and I don’t want more.
“I said leave Chloe”, I tried to be intimidate.
“No!!”, She replied and clinged onto me hugging me tightly. “I am sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry…”, She continued her apology and I sighed.
“Never plan such things!!”, I warned and she nodded over my shoulder sniffing lightly.
“I promise”, she whispered and I smiled.
“Good, now leave me?”, I asked and she shooked her head.
“I am afraid you will leave me”, she said and tightened her arms around me.
“I will not”, I assured and pulled her back.
“Let’s go to sleep?”, I asked and she nodded. We both entered my room and I went to get changed. After coming out of bathroom, I noticed Chloe crawled up on bed and snoring lightly. I was searching for my mobile phone to set alarm for tomorrow as its Monday but sighed when didn’t find it.
Where did I kept the clutch??
I went out in living room to check but it wasn’t there either. Now fear crept my mind and I started frantically searching around.
“What was this clutch doing outside?”, Liza said entering inside. Didn’t we locked door? She must have key!!
Hey, that’s my clutch!!
I ran towards her and grabbed clutch. Opening it, I heaved a relief when saw my phone inside. “Where were you?”, I asked while setting my alarm.
“Group study with my friends. But that’s not important, how was the party??”, Her excitement bubbled up at the last sentence.
“It was good, I had fun. Go and sleep after getting fresh”, I replied nonchalantly and went inside my room after bidding her good night, ignoring her protest to know about details.
I too crawled up on bed and soon Chloe’s arm came around me. “Mom and dad are coming tomorrow”, she reminded me and I hummed. I was about to dozed off into deep slumber when I heard my room’s door opened and the bed getting dipped at corner. Liza tried to adjust in the little space which was left and wrapped her arms around me and Chloe. Chloe shifted back a little and I did the same, making more space for Liza. Soon we all dozed off into deep slumber.
****____****
Next morning, 8:30 AM
“See you in the evening?”, Chloe asked and I shooked my head.
“Mr. King will drop me” I answered and she nodded before speeding off.
“Good morning Miss”, A man wearing all black came and greeted me. His hair black and gelled back. He was all bulky and bodyguard’s type.
“Uhh, hi”, I waved awkwardly.
“I am your bodyguard, Daniel. I will be with you today and tomorrow Troy will fill up for me”, he said himself and I nodded. Well of course I need a bodyguard now, the paparazzi could pop up anytime, anywhere.
“Call me Eva, Daniel”, I said and he stiffly nodded.
“Can I get your phone, Eva?”, He asked, I nodded before giving it to him. He typed something and gave me my phone back. “I have saved my number, if any problem and I mean it….. If any problem arises, I am just a call away”, he said sternly and I smiled before nodding.
I came in and tried to make my way through turnstile but this fcking machine wants to have some more chillax time with me. Urgghh!!
I was about to plead to the security guard when the familiar smell of cologne hit me. His presence is so close to me that I can feel his deep breathing on my neck which sent a shiver down my spine.
His hand went around my waist and that made me turn with a gasp. He smirked but with no emotions in his eyes. His eyes were cold and void. No twinkle or happiness which I was used to these past few days. Is anything wrong?
“Such a clumsy girl”, he whispered and took a step further, I involuntarily stepped back. This happened for few more steps when he coldly pecked my forehead and left. That was not even a peck!! His lips didn’t even touched my forehead. I turned with frown only to realise that I was free from that turnstile torture but also noticed that everyone was staring at me with open mouths after seeing our little display of PDA, as Adam says it. This b@$tard again left me to face embarrassing shits like this!! Arghh!! Smash my life!!
I walked pass reception where Lily gave me smirk and I smiled awkwardly.
It was one hour before lunch now and I was in Mrs. Rose’s cabin helping her with reviews and sales margins. Everyone one is really busy because of the new cosmetic product launch, which will be after two months.
I sighed and smiled after glancing at our finished work and stood up to go out.
“I will leave now-”
“Sit, I want to talk with you”, she said and I obliged.
“Yess, ma’am?”, I asked.
“Look, I don’t want to interfere in your personal life but I really find it very difficult to digest that you are marrying Mr. King. Don’t take me wrong, I have a daughter of your age and she is too about to get marry with her college love. And whenever her cousins or friends teases her, there is a constant blush on her face. While talking about wedding preparations, there is excitement in her every word. Her blushing, smiling whenever Josh, her fiance is with her, seems so natural which is what a bride must be like. But you, you are no excited, no smiling, there is no blush whenever we talk or tease you about Mr. King. What is all this, Eva? I am like your aunt, you can share with me dear”, she said softly and I haven’t realised that tears left my eyes until she wiped them off.
“I can’t”, I mumbled hopelessly.
“You shouldn’t if you don’t want to. I am not forcing you. But only I and Lily know about the fight that happened between you and Mr. King. Lily is bit immature so she fell for your lie but I will not dear. Getting forced into marriage is the pain I have suffered before. The look on your face is the look I used to see everyday in mirror”, she said and I was beyond confused. “I too was forced to marry my husband, Andrew. I was a career oriented woman and I am still now. Though now career is on second number in my priority list as first is my family. I was ready to give up on our marriage, because I never wanted this. But Andrew never gave up, he kept fighting for us. He loved me so deeply and endlessly that I had no choice but to fall in love with him. And see I am happy now”, she finished and I felt myself smiling. “What I wanted to say is, give this relationship a chance. Who knows what future is holding for you? I don’t know if Mr. King or anyone else forced you into this but I noticed Mr. King more smiling and laughing now-a-days. He might be falling for you, all you have to do is let yourself free and let love trap you in its enchanting world.”, She said with slight smile.
I am already trapped in that enchanting world of love.
“I can’t”, I answered.
“Why?”
“Because I love someone else. Though we are not together now, I still love him”, I said and gazed up only to find disappointment in her eyes.
“Ohh”, she said.
“I will leave now, it’s close to lunch time”, with that I sneaked out of that awkward situation.
After half hour, Mr. King came to get me for lunch. Though he didn’t smiled or said a single word, he just stood there arrogantly with his hands in pocket and nodded as a gesture for get going.
We sat in the car with perfect defination of silence. Something is really up!! He is never this quite during drive… What happened?
It’s not I am dieing to talk to him.
It’s just so unusual of him.
He is not even glancing at me, and not to mention, he didn’t smiled slightly since morning except that stupid smirk.
I was rubbing my palms together when I noticed that my hands are empty and I forgot my clutch on my work desk. Should I tell him to turn the car?
No, he is already looking very mad.
And, he is going to pay anyway.
This time the silence was awkward as we are now habitual to chat during drive. I leaned further and played music player.
Selfish girls- Jake Miller, started playing and I felt myself grinning. “That’s one of my favourite”, I mumbled.
‘ I was gonna write you a love song just the other day
So I sat down and thought real hard but nothing ever came
I took a walk downtown and it hit me like a train
So I grabbed a napkin and started scribbling away’
I started singing along with the song and find myself enjoying it.
“You have a great choice in music. It suits you”, he said out of blue.
It seemed more like taunt than compliment.
I shrugged the thought away and concentrated on singing.
It’s not like I love the lyrics, but the way he raps and sings and this music is literally very catchy, so this is one of my favourites. I am not so into music to think so deeply about lyrics, I just go with what I like.
As I was enjoying the music and lyrics, he chuckled many times but it was more of a sarcastic than a heartful. I sighed.
What’s wrong with him?? Why is he behaving so cold and……………….distant?
“You can get off now”, he said pressing off the brakes. I turned and grinned when saw Mc’donalds before my eyes.
“We are going to have lunch here?”, I chirped as my excitement was uncontrollable.
You don’t need to pretend to smile and laugh anymore, remember?
Yes, but I am really very happy now. And who can’t be?? Food is my bae!!
“Not we, you. Out!!”, His rude and cold words caught me off guard.
“What?”, I asked being puzzled and somewhat disappointed over his tone.
“I know you never like to have lunch with me. Neither did I. So it’s better if we have lunch seperately. There is no paparazzi. Go and enjoy your lunch alone, I will do the same. I will come and pick you up after one and half hour”, he said all the while staring at windshield.
“Is everything fine?”, I couldn’t help but ask.
Yes, I never enjoyed his company but he is so different today and that got my curiosity at its best.
“You are no one to share my problems with Miss. Collins. Just a mere a woman, whom I am marrying to profit myself so don’t be much friendly around me. And don’t forget I am your boss”, his arrogant reply felt like a stab.
“Wh-what happ”
“For god’s sake woman, out!! Or if you want money then take my card”, he said forwarding me one of his black card. Enough!! This man is full of sh!ts!! Bloody bipolar!!
“I don’t need your money!! And don’t you dare come to pick me up!! I can come by myself-”
“Can’t help with it. You came with me, you go with me”, he said cutting me off.
“Bloody a$$hole!! Just go to hell!!”, I seethed as warm tears pricked at the corner of my eyes. I stepped out of car and heard him muttering ‘whatever’, before speeding away.
What now?? You penniless hungry pig??
Fck!! I am so hungry right now!!
This delicious smell is of no help. I immediately called Chloe and she came after one hour. We entered inside and placed our orders. She asked me what happened and I told her everything. After fifteen to twenty minutes we finally sat down and I was about to have a bite when someone hold my wrist. My mouth was still open to take a bite when I tilted up and saw AARON KING staring at his wrist watch.
“Let’s go, we will be late. Lunch hours will be finished within five minutes”, he said and started dragging me out, during the dragging process my burger fell down and my heart broke in millions of pieces. My poor hunger target!! This b@stard!!
“What the h*eck is wrong with you, Aaron ??”, I shouted a little, his hand tightened around my wrist and I saw his jaw getting clenched. This jerk needs a doctor.
I tried to free my wrist but all was in vain. First, I am hungry and second he has a power of elephant. I glanced back to see Chloe enjoying her burger as if nothing happened.
She is definitely my sister!! Food comes first!!
When she saw me glaring at her, she gulped and waved sympathetically at me. He pushed me in passenger seat and jogged towards driver’s seat.
Soon we drove off and after five minutes I found my stomach growling. I am not at all embarrassed, he is the reason. Let him hear it!! Growl baby growl!! Be more loud. He sighed and throwed a granola bar on my lap. I didn’t waste a second and tear off its cover before devouring it.
He pressed brakes when we reached infront of office building. He turned towards me and shooked his head little in disappointment.
What did I do now??
Removing his hankerchief, he leaned towards me and I gulped before leaning back. My head touched window and he was slightly hovering over me. He kept staring at me when I felt his hankerchief rubbing against my mouth. All the while wiping, his eyes never left mine even once. His eyes are so familiar!! But he is not that boy!! Arghh!! This is so confusing.
He backed off and stepped out of car. He opened door for me and we walked in after he placed his hand around my waist. While entering, I noticed him throwing his hankerchief in dustbin.
Okay, that hurts!!
As soon as he entered his private elevator, I didn’t even glanced at him and entered public elevator. Punching for my department floor, I heaved a sigh and leaned against cold metal.
Why is he behaving like that??
So distant, cold, rude!!
I hate him, but when he behaves like he hates me, I don’t like it!!
Urghh!! I am so confusing.
No!! I am not confusing!! He is the one who forced me into this but still has the audacity to be rude towards me. Je*rk!!
Ding!! Elevator pulled open and I walked out. I walked towards my desk and noticed Ethan leaning against it.
“Hey”, he mumbled.
“Hi”, I greeted back awkwardly.
“I was in Thailand for some work since past few days. When got here, heard about you getting marry to Mr. King. I am sorry but may I ask how?”, He asked genuinely looking confused.
We were not very best friends type back then, but I know him since him and Liam used to be good friends.
“Because I love him and he loves me”, I answered confidently.
“But what about Liam?”, He asked hesitantly.
“What about him?”, I asked.
“What if he comes back,” he said and murmered something later on but I didn’t catched it very well.
“Let him then. I am over him.”, I lied. If he comes back, I am gonna tell him the truth but Ethan doesn’t need to know that.
“Ohh”, he mumbled disappointedly.
“Yeah, so… ” I trailed.
“So yeah, congratulations!!”, He smiled which was obviously fake.
“Hmmm…. Thanks”, I said and after few seconds of talk he went back and I got back to my work.
The day passed with work and stomach growls, I am gonna attack food right when I go home!!
Mr. King came and we walked to his car. We both sat and drove off from office. I noticed Daniel following us in a black Mercedes.
Again the silent treatment!! Why the hell is behaving like this? After half hour we reached my apartment.
“Leave”, he said in curt voice. That’s it!!
“What is wrong with you, Mr. King?”, I asked feeling frustrated.
“What is wrong with me?”, He shrugged.
“You are behaving rude since morning!! And not to forget, you didn’t even smiled today!!”, I huffed.
“I am not a clown to keep smiling, Miss. Collins!!”, He snapped.
“See!! You are so rude!!”, I said.
“Rude?? Well, that’s how I am Miss. Collins!! I am rude, arrogant, c0cky, b@stard!! That’s how I am. So spare with me!! And the way I was behaving last few days, was just because of media, nothing else. Now the news of us getting married has subsided so we don’t need to act…. Let’s not pretend that we love each other. Because I know you hate me, and trust me, I feel the d@mn same!! Now out!!”, He yelled.
He yelled???
HE. YELLED.
How dare he??
“Stop shouting!! Do not raise your voice at me, Mr. King!!”, I snapped. “You have no right to shout at me!! You are the one who forced me to marry you!! I did not!! So. Do. Not. Show. Me. Your. Attitude!! And let’s not forget your yesterday’s stunt!! I should be the angry one, not the other way around!! You were about to k!ss-”
“Shut up woman!! I and k!ss you??? Have you seen yourself!! Use the god d@mn mirror and then accuse me with the things like this. You are no beauty queen, there are lots of gorgeous women lined up for my just one glance!! Let’s not forget I am marrying you because you are not my types!! And I seriously mean it!! You are no where in my ladies preference!! I do not go for clumsies !! And now out!! I have an empire to handle unlike you!!”, He shouted again. Eyes still emotionless and cold!! Expressions of cockiness and arrogancy admiring his face.
Okay this went overboard!!
How dare he insults me!!
Bloody j*erk!!
“Enough, Mr. King!! Even I don’t like you. You are right, we hate each other. And about being your type, trust me I will try hard not to be. Because even you are not my types. I love someone else and will love him till the last breath of mine!!”, I let out my rage to show him his place. I noticed a flicker of emotion passing through his eyes but before I can comprehend it, his eyes were back to being cold.
Suddenly his demeanor changed. His jaw clenched and knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel hard. His eyes turned the darker shade of blue.
What happened now??
Can’t take the insult??
He got out and strode towards my side. Opening my door, “Out!!”, He said sternly.
What the fck!!
I grabbed my clutch and stepped out!! “Even I am not interested to spend more time with you!!”, I said sharply and he inhaled a deep breath. Slamming door back he kept staring at me.
What now??
“I know that”, he said and strode back towards driver’s side. He opened door for himself but before sitting in, he looked at me and I raised my one brow, “Have a bad night, sweet nightmares!!”, With that he was off.
“Pighead!!”, I mumbled and noticed Daniel standing beside me with stoic expression.
‘Have you seen yourself!! Use the god damn mirror and then accuse me with the things like this.’
Remembering his words, anger biled up in me. I am not any super model, I don’t have deadly figure but I know I look human!!
Who is he? Nick Bateman??!!
As$hole!!
“Do I need to look at mirror?? Don’t I look good!? Am I not anyone’s type??”, I asked him while placing my hands on my hips and he stared at me with wide eyes.
“Uhh….”
“Let it be!! No need to force words out!!”, I snapped and ran towards my apartment to hide my tears.
‘Have you seen yourself?’
‘You are not his types, Eva!!’
‘He deserves much better’
‘Liam is worth more, stop being a love sick puppy and let go of him’
Mr. King is right. They were right. I am not good looking. I never deserved Liam, and now I am not Mr. King’s types.
Stop sulking over someone’s pathetic words Eva!! They doesn’t held that much importance in your life to let their words affect you!! Be a mature woman not a depressive teenager and face life like a warrior. You don’t need to be anybody’s types, you are unique and that’s why I love you!!
Liam’s words rang in my mind. He was, no!! Is and always will be my support. Even though he is not with me, the memories we made are still alive and fresh in my heart as like new blossomed flower.
“I love you, Liam!! Please come back, I need you”, I mumbled and let go off my pathetic tears.
“Miss. Collins, are you okay?”, Daniel’s voice called me back to reality. I nodded and wiped off my tears. He offered me his hankerchief and I thanked him. After heaving deep breaths, I nodded to myself and rang doorbell.
Liza opened door and smiled but her smile soon turned to frown when she noticed Daniel.
“He is Daniel, our bodyguard”, I smiled and she reciprocated. ” Come in, Daniel”, I said and he shooked his head.
“My duty is to protect you, not to chill out with you in your home. I am fine here, you please proceed”, he said. I tried to protest but all in vain.
“Fine, but tell me if you need in anything”, I sighed defeatedly and he nodded assuringly.
“Aunt and uncle are here”, she whispered and I nodded. We entered in and I saw aunt, uncle and Chloe sitting on couches. Aunt with disappointed look and uncle Nathan as usual with bored expression Chloe frowned and came towards me.
“Hey aunt, hey uncle Nathan”, I smiled.
“Don’t hey me young woman”, aunt Bethany snapped.
“Were you crying?”, Chloe whispered but I ignored her and sat beside aunt Bethany.
“I am sorry aunt. Everything just happened so fast. I really am”, I apologised.
“You love him?”, she asked seriously and I nodded. “Amelia would have been so happy”, she said with welled up eyes. My eyes too sting with tears after hearing mom’s name.
After our emotional moment, she asked for details to which Liza did the honour. She didn’t doubt about this sudden wedding as she or uncle knew nothing about Liam. They thought of him only as my friend as aunt is little bit strict and conservative types.
We had dinner and then they left with Chloe to her apartment. Aunt said she wants to meet Aaron, but after our today’s fight I don’t think that’s possible. So I told them that he is out of country for some work and will be back just two days before wedding.
“Where did bro-in-law went?”, Liza asked while we were cleaning kitchen.
“He is not your brother in law!!”, I gritted.
“Yet”, she added. “Where did he went but?”, She asked.
What should I tell her?
“Uhh…”, I cleared my throat. “China”, I blurted out.
“Stop lying. Why didn’t I know about his China business trip?”, She mocked glaring at me.
“How will you know that? He is my boss, my fiance. I know more!”, I retorted back.
“I stalk him!! I know, he is still in NY. So stop lying”, she confessed but there was not a ting of embarrassment on her face.
“Shameless brat!! Yes, he is still in NY. I lied. Because I don’t want aunt and him to meet. Happy??”, I fake smiled.
“Why?”, She raised her eyebrows.
“Because he feels uncomfortable around women”, I said the first thing that came into my mind.
“What?”, She asked making weird face.
“What, what? He is uncomfortable around women. He gets nervous around any female species”, I said.
“What about you then?”, She asked.
“Well, I am an exception”, I replied with smuggish face and throwed kitchen towel at side. “Clean it, good night”, with that I walked to my bedroom.
“What an unusual specie”, she mumbled obviously referring to that pighead but I chose to ignore and entered in before lying down on my bed.
I wonder, how I am gonna live with him after getting married.
No, I am not worried for myself. I am worried for him.
I am gonna make your life living hell, Mr. King. Wait for it!!
Let the real fun begin!!
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