Lawfully His Book 1.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

MRS MELISSA ALEXOPOULOS

Melissa Fernando

Upon hearing his voice, everybody froze, including me. It was like everything had paused, the time had stopped and, may I say he sounded blank.

Yes, I couldn't decipher what he was feeling. Was he angry at Martha for pampering me with the delicious pancakes?

But why would he be angry? Of course, I need to feed myself if I'm hungry. There is nothing to be angry in this, that's ridiculous. I turned around and looked at his rigid posture.

His face was blank, completely void of any emotion. Sam went towards him,

"What do you mean, ma~"

"Silence." There, that was enough to shut him up.

Sam retreated a few feet backwards, raising his hand up in surrender.

Turning his gaze in my direction, he said, more like ordered, “In my study Fernando."

With that being said, he swivelled around and left the kitchen. Sam shot me a sheepish smile for not being able to help before exiting the cuisine.

Now it was just Martha and I look at Martha who was standing dumbfounded. "So I'll just head to his study."

Twirling around, I made my way out of the cuisine still confused. I walked in the hallway while toying with the hem of my shirt nervously.

Now I had to search for the study which was a not-so-easy task considering it hasn't even been one day since I came here. How the hell would I know where the study is located?!

I have opened each one of the doors and all of them were bedrooms, but then I noticed another door towards the end of the hallway.

Scooting closer to the door, I realized that it was indeed the study. Quietly opening the black door, I entered the room.

"To venture into a room without knocking is reckoned as disrespectful, Miss Fernando."

I froze abruptly.

"Y- I yes I...Mr."

"Don't bother answering, it's not your mistake. You are talented in other tasks such as flirting, aren't you?! Decency, correctness, good breeding, and graciousness are not in your dictionary." I inhaled sharply at his scornfully abusive remark.

It hurts, I felt offended by the way he said all those awful things about me with such confidence. He was very sure that I'm that person. The one he created in his mind.

That was not fair. Nevertheless, it was always unfair to me. Life has always been unfair to me.

Howbeit, I stayed quite waiting for him to throw another snide comment. Seeing that I was not going to say anything, he went on,

"I left Drakos here to take care of your interests for a few hours and you were already making romantic advances towards him, you are indeed a very unnerving gold digger!" This time, he spoke harsher.

What the hell is wrong with him?!

Lord! Really, romantic advances! And to Sam, how could he even think that way? Nevertheless, was I acting flirtatiously with Sam? Of course not! I was merely arguing with him.

"How dare you! How could you even say that when I have my eyes just on YOU? If ever I wanted to have a man's attention, then that would be it and only you!" I yelled while shaking him by holding his collar.

I was trying hard to keep my tears at bay. You may think of me as a crybaby but that's not the way. Having somebody you love to insult you in such a way from time to time just doesn't sit well.

His eyes widened and the realization hit me hard. Oh God, what did I just said! I partly confessed my love for him Not really my love confession, but he knows that I feel something for him now.

He was frozen on his place, looking at me like he has just heard that aliens were finally invading the planet. His posture was like a statue, unmoving. He just stood there not even blinking his eyes.

Shit!

Then, he moved forward, grabbed me by my shoulders swiftly and shoved me into the door.

My back hit the door with pressure, causing me to wince at the pain. My hand automatically shot to his shoulders to prevent myself from falling.

His grip on my arms tightened, immobilizing me completely. Silence consumed the room. Nothing could be heard except for our harsh breathing.

My heart was hammering in my chest, I looked at his nomad blue eyes that were shining brightly as two sapphires dipped in a milky white pond. He roughly grabs my chin, tilting my head upward.

"Hold on to your tongue. Don't step over the line! I would not buy such ludicrousness. I have told you once that I am not Johnathan and I repeat, I-am-not-Johnathan Alexopoulos. I am ARIES Alexopoulos and I am no fool to fall into your trap, thus it would be good for you to stop so the foolishness. I don't want you to utter such nonsense again."

A lone drop of tear fell from my eyes, sliding onto his hand, and he pulled away immediately.

So, that's what he thinks!

He regards my feelings as nonsense and ridiculous. I knew that he is very cold and distant, but I never thought that he could be this heartless.

"Now I postulate that it's time for me to show you where you belong. And that is under my mercy. Swab off those insincere tears and come here. It's time I manifested to the world the true colors of Fernando." He spat fiercely, his words were filled with abhorrence.

Seeing that I wasn't moving forward, he approached me, bringing his hand on my arm, he clamped my wrist firmly in his grip. Then he proceeded outside the study, dragging me all along.

He was walking in long strides, causing me to trip on the stairs. Upon reaching the floor, he pushed me in front roughly. "EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, all the maids hurried into the living room with panicked expressions.

Fear was evident on their faces. Soon, Sam joined in with a confused visage.

Aries stepped closer to me and placed his hand on my waist. The action shocked me to the core.

Why the sudden display of closeness?!

Oh, how can I forget, of course, about the show!

"I am not quite sure if any of you have met her except Mrs. Stewart, thus let me introduce you to you, Mrs. Melissa Alexopoulos, my wife. We are here for our honeymoon and my wife would like absolute privacy. On that account, you are dismissed from this day onward. You are not fired, I will call all of you after three months or so. That's all, any questions?" They all stood quiet, then they started to congratulate us hesitantly. I smiled at them kindly while Aries merely nodded at them.

It's been 2 hours since Mr. Aries dismissed all his maids. Yup, it's weird calling him Mar Aries, but what can I do?!

The bastard strictly forbade me from addressing him informally.

Right now, I'm a nervous wreck, sitting inside the study waiting for His Majesty to make an appearance.

He ordered me to wait for him here. As far as one knows, he is busy with some planning right now. Sam is with him too, leaving me here all alone.

The mansion was deadly quiet as all the maids were gone. The atmosphere was a bit scary, to be honest. This house is too big for only one person, the scenes in scary movies instantly popped in my head, those in Conjuring to be specific.

Whenever Demy and I were in the mood for paranormal movies, we always switched to Conjuring. Seemingly, despite the countless times that we have watched that movie, it doesn't get any less scary.

I inhaled sharply, looking right and left.

When is he coming back?! Damnation!

I decided to go outside. Waiting here is not a good idea. Just when I was about to stand up, I heard the clicking sound from the door's handle.

The door opened in a swift way and went inside the All and Mighty, Aries Alexopoulos.

I immediately squatted down in my seat. He walked behind the large wooden desk and sat on the chair, then he clamped his fingers together before leaning forward.

I look into his mesmerizing deep ocean blue eyes. They twinkled with an excruciating and fierce glint like that of a lion stalking his prey. But they held no warmth, just cold and empty.

However, there was something solemn in those stunning blue eyes. It held a truth that his face couldn't hide. As I stared into his eyes, I could feel myself becoming hypnotized.

My gaze drops to his pointed nose and then to his rich sensual lips.

They were perfect for kissing. There was a small dark stubble of beard on his chin that only added to his handsome facial. It makes him look more masculine and rugged.

I kept on staring at his lips until I heard him clearing his throat. I looked up and met his eyes. His blue orbs were devoted to my brown ones.

At long last, I decided to break the silence, "Hum- you said, you needed to talk to me about something important." His gaze hardened and I instantaneously regretted saying that.

Did I say something wrong?!

I'm hardly asking the reason he calls me here. "Correct." He replied curtly after some time.

"O-okay.. but first of all, I want to know why you behaved like we are a happy married couple downstairs a few hours ago?" I let out a deep breath waiting for him to answer.

Just then, the corner of his lips lift up and a smirk appeared on his lips.

I gasped and my eyes widened. It was the first time ever that I saw him smirk. He is always serious, stony-faced with a humourless expression. But I could tell the smirk wasn't a playful one, it was a rather evil smirk.

"I told you; to the world, we are a happily married couple. So it is of great importance for both of us to act that way. The display of affection is necessary when we have company."

"Oh.." That was the only thing that came out of my mouth.

"Now coming to the topic I ha~"

"Yeah, get on with it already dude... I have been sitting here for like forever."

Oops! Darn it, he is so going to execute me. Oh God, why did it come out in such a way?

He hates it when I talk to him as if we are old friends.

Kill me!

Oh, how I wished I had some magical power so that I could transform him into a frog, then he wouldn't be able to intimidate me or hurt my feelings.

He shot me a murderous glare that made me want to cower under the table.

"Next time you cut me in between or label me as your dude, I will cut off that tongue of yours. Is that understood?" I flinched and then bobbed my head up and down immediately, not wanting to anger him any further.

"The main reason I brought you here is because of those threats. Now don't start to think that I did so because I wanted to protect you. I did that in consequence of the fact that I will be able to concentrate on my objective, which is Revenge." He stated in hostility before sending me a nasty look.

"Nobody can save you from me now Miss Melissa Jane Fernando, nobody. Not even your beloved mommy. She doesn't even know where we are, the same goes for everyone else including the person who is sending those threats." I know that he won't harm me physically but the way he was speaking terrified me.

I admit he was scared right now.

"I have dismissed the maids for a purpose. They should not witness the way I am going to treat you, which is the way you deserve to be treated. From now on, YOU are the maid of this house. You will clean, cook and perform all the house chores along with all the other deeds that I would want you to do. Your new life as Mrs. Alexopoulos starts from now just as my revenge begins."

A heavy feeling settled into my stomach as a sudden coldness hit me all at once, leading me to a state of frustration.

"W-what?" The question, which was more like a statement, came from a shaky and disbelieving voice that belonged to me.

"I will break you beyond repair." He vowed