The Billonaire's Unwilling Bride

Chapter 21

Caden?" Emily called slowly. He reached for her phone, but Emily was fast, and she quickly hung up just as James was about to speak.

She would talk to James later, but she had to deal with Caden first.

He looked extremely mad with his brows curved into a deep frown.

“He doesn't look like someone you would want to get married to. If it were up to me, I wouldn't have, You're too good for him,” Caden repeated their conversation. “Is that the conversation you're having with the one person I despise the most apart from my father?" He asked.

Emily swallowed.

How long has he been standing there listening to her conversation with James?

"Answer me, Emily!" Caden snapped at a quiet Emily.

Emily couldn't wrap her head around why he was so damn angry.

He walked towards her, and she moved backwards. He followed till her back hit against the wall, and he chained her with his arms.

Emily didn't have an answer to give him. She is trying to think of what to tell him, but the damn words aren't coming out.

This is the angriest she had ever seen him.

But why does she owe him an explanation? It's not like she was doing anything wrong.

She was only having a simple conversation with a friend. She's not sure she can call James a friend, though, but that's not the issue at the moment.

"Why do I owe you an explanation?" Emily fired.

Caden raised an eyebrow. "You talk about cheating, but you're here flirting with that jerk, seriously Emily," Caden said.

Because Caden was so close, Emily smelled the alcohol in his breath.

He was drunk.

Is that why he is overreacting?

"Are you drunk?" She asked the obvious question.

"That's not the topic, wife," Caden replied with furious eyes, and Emily flinched a little.

"What's your problem?" Emily asked.

"You're my wife, and you need to understand that you can't go around talking to whoever or flirting with anybody. Do you want me to drill the information into your head?!" Caden spoke with so much force.

"I wasn't flirting with him," Emily defended, and it was like that statement only added fuel to the already flaming fire.

"I. Heard. You, " caden spoke through his teeth.

"You didn't hear right," Emily replied, and she wouldn't have guessed what happened next.

He kissed her.

Not slow, soft, and sweet but rough and angry.

Emily was taken by surprise and couldn't react at first, but when she finally did, she tried to push him away, but Caden was relentless.

He held her from pulling from his grip, but Emily bit his lips hard, drawing blood and pushing him away from her quickly.

The metal taste of blood on her tongue as she stared at him angrily.

Caden used his thumb to clean the blood as he stared at her. "I didn't know it was repulsive for your husband to kiss you," he spoke like the thought alone hurt him.

Before Emily could react, he left the kitchen and walked up the stairs.

Emily bent to the floor as she tried to steady her breath.

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{NEXT DAY~6AM}

Emily couldn't sleep all night. She kept turning and tossing in bed. She couldn't get her mind off her fight with Caden and especially the kiss.

Gosh... She was so mad at Caden.

How dare he kiss her without her permission? And it wasn't like she was flirting with James anyway.

What on earth did she say wrong for him to behave like that?

Was it because he was drunk?

Was that why he reacted that way?

Emily got up from the bed with dark circles under her eyes. She went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and got ready to go to Madison's place.

She really should have stayed at Madison's place last night.

She had even forgotten to text James after he sent about 6 messages to her last night and called her twice, which she didn't pick up.

She only met him two days ago, and she is already quarreling with her husband because of him.

It's not like it's his fault, though.

Emily opened her room door and walked downstairs to make a cup of coffee to keep her alert.

What she didn't expect was to see Caden already in the kitchen holding a cup of coffee.

Emily ignored him and went to make her own cup of coffee. He didn't look like he slept either.

At least she wasn't the only one who was affected.

Caden drank his coffee in silence. He didn't bother talking to Emily because it was clear she wouldn't even reply to him.

Yeah... He was mad at her for talking to James, but he may have overreacted because he was drunk, but he doesn't regret it even for a moment.

He enjoyed the taste of her lips on his. The cut she gave him on his lips was still fresh though blood wasn't coming out anymore.

The thought of Emily flirting with James raised the anger within him, and his grip on his cup tightened.

"Emily," he called.

"I'm not talking to you, not after what you did last night." she rolled her eyes at her and poured her remaining coffee in the sink.

She would just drink coffee at Madison's house.

Caden wondered why she was mad at him when she was the one who did something wrong.

"You should drink warm milk," she added without looking at him before walking out of the house.

Caden watched her leave, and he smiled.

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{MADISON'S APARTMENT}

Emily knocked on the front door softly. She had already called Madison on her way here to tell her she was coming, so immediately she knocked, the door opened.

Madison had eye bags under her eyes. She looked like she didn't sleep at all last night.

"You really didn't sleep last night," Emily said with a sigh as she walked into the apartment.

"I did try," Madison replied. "Do you want something, juice or maybe coffee? It's still very early," Madison asked.

"No... What I want is for you to come sit, we need to talk, " Emily told her.

Madison walked towards the couch and sat beside Emily. "There's nothing to tell. My brother is an àsshole and that's just it," Madison said.

"Why are you letting him be an àsshole, you could definitely lock him up for assault. That's why we have police officers and jails for people like him," Emily reminded her.

"He was in prison till three years ago Emily, what kind of a sister would I be if I sent him back there and he would always come out, at least I can keep him in check if I have him money" Madison said.

Emily frowned hard. "You can't always give him money, and what was he in prison for?" She asked.

Madison took a deep breath. The topic was painful to speak about.

Her mother's death.

"He kîlled our mother, by accident though, he has anger issues and when she refused a request of his he got angry and shoved her, she was frail because of how much she was working, so she hit head on the table and just stopped breathing" Madison said, unspilled tears gathered in her eyes.

Emily had all looks of pity in her eyes as her eyes softened. "And your father?" She asked softly.

"Died even before I was born, by accident," she answered. “I never knew him, and my mom hardly spoke much about him,” she added.

Emily pulled Madison into a hug. "I get you don't want to lock Ambrose up because he is your only family, but we have to do something about him eventually. This can't keep happening," Emily said, and Madison nodded slowly

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{KINGSTON'S ENTERPRISES~8;30AM}

The elevator doors opened, and Caden walked out of it just as George came out of his office

"The meeting starts at 8 Caden, it's already 8:30," George said. "You weren't that drunk to have a terrible hangover," George added. “Why is there a cut on your lips?” George asked.

"You talk too much, and the lateness was intentional." Caden shrugged and walked into the conference room while George sighed and followed behind him.

"Terrible habit, Caden," Anthony reprimanded.

"Really? I didn't notice, " Caden replied as his eyes moved from Anthony to James.

Unidentified anger rushed through him as he stared at the man who was flirting with his wife the night before.

Flirting may not be the right word, but the fact that he spoke to Emily was bad enough for Caden.

"Let's start," Anthony said calmly. "Both of you are the candidates for the COO position. The voting would be in two weeks. You both should be more than prepared by then," Anthony informed.

"Isn't two weeks too small?" James asked.

"It's perfect. We need to change the current COO fast," Anthony replied, looking at Caden.

He wasn't even hiding the fact that he wanted to remove Caden as the COO.

"I see... " Caden replied calmly.

Anthony smirked and stood up from his seat. He walked out of the conference room, leaving James, Caden, and George.

“Why did he call you all the way over here just for something that can be emailed” George frowned.

"How's Emily?" James asked.

Caden gritted his teeth. "Stay the fuçk away from my wife," he warned.

"We both know you don't deserve her," James smirked. “She's really pretty” James complimented

"I didn't know you were a match maker," Caden retorted.

George was in utter shock. He didn't know what was going on here.

Why were they talking about Emily?

James and Caden have been rivals since they met each other in college. Whatever James did, Caden did better, and that got on James' nerves a lot.

Almost all the girls he fell in love with in college were after Caden and Caden made sure to rub it on his face.

They never liked each other, naturally.

James, because he was envious of Caden , was Caden because he just didn't like him.

He feels James is too pretentious.

"It won't be long till she is fed up with you Caden, you have a terrible character," James said with a small smile. "And I am taking that COO position," he added before leaving the conference room.

"What is he talking about?" George asked.

"Emily was talking to the fuçker last night," Caden fired, and George's eyes widened.

"Really? How did she know him? " George asked, and Caden glared at him. "Don't tell me you didn't ask her," George said, but Caden ignored him and walked out.

"He really didn't ask," George muttered with a sigh.