The Unexpected Marriage with Duke Hayes

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 - Wedding Night PART 2 : Not a virgin

Elaine's POV

I felt a little uneasy during the 30-second period of silence because he was neither speaking nor responding to what I had just said aloud.I suppose I'm a little disappointed in his response because in some of the movies I've seen, when a husband discovers that his wife is no longer virgin, he becomes furious and divorces me right away.

" Hey, did you hear me?! I said I am no longer a virgin and had a one night stand with a stranger before this marriage!" I spoke up again, growing impatient with the room's long silence.

That's why I said that—to enrage him and obtain the divorce papers. I'm hoping that it will work because it will help me solve all of my problems.

Did he not hear what I said to him??

Following a wait of thirty seconds, I heard him laughing in front of me, which surprised me and caused me to look at his face. I hadn't anticipated seeing Duke Hayes proudly wearing a smug expression.

Duke Hayes continued to stare at me, but his face had become arrogant as he walked past me and sat on the bed. He sat on my bed with his legs crossed, as if he were a king or something, looking down on me with those cold dead eyes of his.

It gave me chills on my whole body and I remembered When we were in the church and with our families today, that emotion was different from what I saw.

Duke Hayes finally said in a cold voice, "Don't worry, we don't need to make love tonight because all I need is you to become my Wife in order for me to inherit grandfather's business"

My body felt as though someone had sprayed cold water on me, making me realize the cold reason why this man had never objected to or voiced a complaint about the unexpected bride change in the first place.

After a brief moment of realization regarding what he had said, my initially cold feelings slowly turned into hot, scorching rage and frustration. "BASTARD!" I yelled at him.

Is this the reason why no one could initially explain to me why I couldn't reject or end this marriage? Because this i***t needs me to receive that inheritance, I suppose? DAMN, YOU ALL!

"Don't worry," he assured me," because the agreement was with both of our grandparents, neither of our parents has much of a choice either" He spoke as if he could read what was going through my mind.

Yes, I remembered that this arrange marriage had occurred as a result of our grandfather's stupid drunken game. They had imposed certain conditions on the loser of the game. The worst part was that they used their grandchildren in the game. In short, my grandfather had lost and Dukes Hayes' grandfather had won, sealing the deal, which was witnessed by a lawyer and signed by both while still inebriated. The very worst part is that my grandfather had no recollection of the game at all.

" It was a stupid drunk game," I grumbled to myself.

Which is why I want to punch my grandfather for forgetting and being stupid enough to play that game. When he has 20 percent of losing that game with Dukes Hayes grandfather.

"Yes, you are correct, but because of that game, I have inherited grandfather's business without any problems; all I needed to do was marry you and boom, I am rich," he agreed, proudly stating how beneficial the game that our grandfathers played to his plans was for him.

I was furious and yelled at him, "f**k you."

"I know what you're trying to do woman, even though you're no longer a virgin and have made love to a stranger, you can't break this marriage with that kind of reason," he smirked.

"Whatever, bastard, I hope you rot in hell when you die," I want to punch him in the face right now.

"Well, I enjoy hot places, so I'll be fine in there," he replied with a proud expression.

God, my hands are itching to punch this man in the face and teach him a lesson! It reminds me of what my mother-in-law and father-in-law told me at the reception: despite how cold and mean their son is to me, I should be understanding because he is a sweet boy deep down.

Please tell me which part of sweet boy was implanted in this man because I don't recognize it. In short, your son, mother-in-law, and father-in-law have tricked you.

My mind was suddenly interrupted by a thought. "What if something was created on the night I made love to the stranger? What will you do with it?" I asked slowly.

"Of course, I'll call him my own son or daughter; I'm not that cold hearted to tell you to abort that child," he immediately responded, his voice disbelieving.

I was surprised by his response to my question because I expected him to become enraged and order that it be stopped immediately. That's how the television dramas I watch do in that kind of situation.

"You watch too many dramas, Elaine. Those dramas are not always true or happening in the real world," he said, reminding me that not all dramas can relate to the real world. He just called me by my first name, which surprised me.

"What did you just call me?" I asked, utterly shocked.

"That, you are an i***t who watches too many dramas?" he teased.

I scowled at him, "you didn't even say that what I meant is my name you said it"

He raised his eyebrows at me and questioned, "Is that a problem?"

"Of course it's a problem, dummy!" I exclaimed, frustrated. "We're not close enough to call each other by our first names," I reasoned.

He suddenly stood up, which caught me off guard, and slowly walked towards me while I began stepping backwards to distance myself from Duke Hayes. I could feel my body tingle with excitement mixed with nervousness, and my heart began to race as I saw him becoming so close to me.

He continued walking until he was closer to me. I kept moving away from him until I felt a hard wall in my back, indicating that I had reached a dead end.

"What are you trying to do?" I asked, stuttering and awkwardly.

"Hmmm...proving you wrong," he replied calmly.

He grabbed both sides of my face and moved his face closer to mine. Before I could say anything, both of our lips came closer together.