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"What are you talking about?" My brows were pulled together in disapproval.
"Every married couple go on honeymoons," he sounded like I was dumb to talk otherwise.
"Every happy married couple." I clarified, but got an indifferent expression from him.
"Well, the world thinks we're one."
"But we're not, and I'm not going to leave Suzy just to go to a far away place." I crossed my arms across my chest to prove my point.
"Listen," his stern tone was back, leaving me with slight shivers, "you signed a contract to not make the media doubt at the slightest that this marriage isn't real."
"Yes I know, but I don't want to leave Suzy in the hospital alone."
Couldn't he get that?
"Your friend, Rose, can stay with her and I can send some of her maid from the house she'd be living to take care of her," his tone was slightly calmer.
"When will we be leaving? And for how long?"
"We'll be leaving for Australia tomorrow and will be back in a month or two."
"What? Tomorrow?" My brows were now pulled together upwards, forming a sad frown.
Why so soon?
He raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"It's too soon. Can't we go later? Please."
"Why?"
"Suzy will be discharged from the hospital in 3 days and I really want to walk her to her new house," I clasped my palms together, intertwining my fingers, "please."
"Three days is a long time," he sounded so close to giving in so I decided to look even more pleading, leaning closer to him.
"We can leave the day after she's discharged. I just really want to see her expression when she sees her new house."
He took a deep breath, staring every where but my face.
"Okay."
My lips curved to a smile.
"Thank you so much." Before I could give it a second thought, I'd thrown my arms around him.
He seemed surprised that I thought he wasn't going to return the hug, but strangely enough, he did, causing my smile to grow even wider.
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The car came to a halt in front of Rose's house, which suddenly looked small after staying in that mansion for 6 days.
I got down from the car, walking over to her door to open it.
I had decided I wasn't going to leave my best friend who'd been with me through thick and thin, now I was wealthy.
The door opened.
Rose's figure stood in front of me in a braless white shirt and blue bum shorts.
"Hey girl," her smile was wide as she made way for me to enter which I did, "what's up?"
"Nothing much." I made my way to one of her couches, laying on it.
"I just made spaghetti, would you like some?"
"Yeah sure, thanks."
She left to the kitchen that was still in the living room, just separated by a small slab.
I decided to go through my i********: account where I had a hundred thousand followers considering the fact I was now the anonymous fiancee.
Rose came to me later with two plates of spaghetti and a fork on each plate.
I took a plate from her, sitting up on the couch and saying a small "thank you" to her before she sat on a chair opposite me.
"You know, now that Suzy's okay I think I want to start dating again," she took a bite of the spaghetti, before continuing,
"I mean look at you, I got my first kiss before you yet you're married while I'm still searching."
It had come as a joke so we both laughed.
"Well, you should find someone, you're not getting any younger you know."
"Yeah yeah mom."
"Whatever," I put a mouthful of spaghetti in my mouth.
"Actually, when Suzy's back from the hospital, I don't want her to live alone so will you move in with her?"
"Oh yeah of course, I will live in that small house of yours with Suzy while you enjoy your life living in some mansion, filled with nothing but wealth." I knew she was joking so I just rolled my eyes.
"So will you do it?"
"Instead, I'll bring her to live with me here, you know how much I love this house,"
Here comes the boring story, "this is the main memory I have of my parents. I don't think I can ever leave this house for any reason, it's a part of me already. I think my husband and I will live and raise our children in this house."
I couldn't hold back rolling my eyes again at how she was being dramatic.
"I'm not telling you to live with Suzy in my house, you'll be living in one of Don's Mansions."
Her eyes widened in obvious surprise, before she jumped to her feet, dropping her plate on the couch and running to her room.
"What are you doing?"
Out of worry, I stood up, also dropping my plate on the couch, and running after her, just to see her crouched beside a traveller's bag, pulling clothes from the down side of the closet into the bag.
"What on earth are you doing?" I had to ask again.
"Obviously packing my clothes, I'll be leaving in two days, I can't leave without clothes."
The clothes were mostly dominated by the ones we bought at the mall.
A smile played on my lips. "What happened to you not being able to leave this house?"
She scoffed, "this old thing can't give me the good things of life, you've given me a better opportunity, I'm not missing out on that."
"Don't forget you're also going to be taking care of Suzy since she needs to stay at home for about 4-6 weeks before chemotherapy."
"Of course, Suzy's a sister. Wealth can't stop that. Now come help me pack."
I ambled towards her, rolling my eyes and shaking my head accompanied with a smile.
"Part of you my foot." I chuckled, while she totally ignored me.
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