Intertwined with the Billionaire

CHAPTER 4

Married to her

NICHOLAS

I sat at the dinner table, observing Aurora who said nothing to me. She did nothing but just pick at her food.

The silence at the dinner table was deafening. It's been a month since we got married but it's been more dramatic than expected. We rarely even talked to each other, the only time we communicate is when we argue about something which happens almost all the time. But I couldn't deny the fact I was tempted to kiss her soft lips. The last time I kissed them was on our wedding day and they tasted like Apple vinegar.

I cleared my throat, sitting upright. "Aren't you hungry?" I asked.

"No, I'm just tired of eating with you. "She retorted. I smiled to myself amused by her pettiness.

"Why did you lock me up in my room last night?" She asked inquisitively.

"So you won't run away?"

"I think I might one-day."

"Alright,suit yourself. We need to plan a vacation by the way. "

"Why?"

"The public needs to see us together more often. That's the whole idea of getting married, remember? "

"I don't want to go anywhere with you! Because I have to kiss and hold hands with you and I fear I might puke if I ever kiss you again."

Suddenly, the doorbell rang, breaking the tension in the room. I got up to answer it, my heart sinking when I saw who was on the other side. It was Hailey, my ex-girlfriend.

I could see the shock on Aurora's pale face as she didn't expect I and Hailey would still be seeing each other even after so many years.

"Hi Nick, I heard you got married," Hailey said, a smirk on her face. "I just wanted to stop by and offer my congratulations. You two make such a cute couple."

"And long time no see Aurora Jones, I can see you went through alot of transformation just to get Nick's attention I guess."

"Why would I want to get his attention? I can also see your mindset hasn't changed, even after all these years,you are still petty and dumb," Aurora retorted.

"Shut up! I'm sure this is what you have always wanted, to snatch Nick away from me. But always remember you aren't worth it. " Hailey said aggressively.

Aurora's eyes flashed with anger as she got up from the table. "Get out," she said, her voice low and dangerous. "You are not welcome here."

I just stood there, frozen, unsure of what to do. I knew that Aurora was right, that Hailey was a dangerous presence in our home. But I also couldn't help but feel drawn to her, a feeling I hadn't been able to shake since but then I had to do the right thing.

"Hailey, please just go. You being here is like a danger to my reputation. "I said, my voice barely above a whisper, "You're making Aurora uncomfortable."

"Oh, please," Hailey scoffed. "She's just being dramatic. I'm not going anywhere."

"And how could you just get married to this thing because of one little disagreement we had, is that your little way of getting back at me?”

I went quiet all of a sudden unsure of what to say

“You know the reason I stopped talking to you was because you were flirting with Betty the cheap monkey, now you just went ahead to marry this rat? You left a supermodel like me for her? a nerd?"

Aurora's face flushed red with anger. "I said get out!" she shouted, her voice cracking. "You are not welcome here!"

Hailey stood her ground, refusing to budge. "I'm not going anywhere silly b*tch" she repeated. "Not until Nick really wants me to leave, and I bet he doesn't want me to, he loves having me around. I don't even know why he married you."

I felt torn between the two women, not knowing what to do.

"This is not a real Marriage, It's an arranged marriage." I spoke up suddenly, Hailey stared at me in disbelief.

"Are you for real or is this one of your lies?"

"Why would I lie to you Hailey?"

"Nicholas, I don't even understand why you have to explain this to her!" Aurora said

"So you think you're so special, don't you?" Hailey said, her voice dripping with disdain. "Well, you're not. You're just another pawn in Nick's game. You're nothing to him, just a trophy he can show off to his clients. You're so naive if you think you mean anything to him."

I could feel Aurora already getting angry.

"You really look desperate right now, even after all these years you cannot successfully move on from your high school boyfriend, how sad,” Aurora says Angrily

"You're just a silly little girl who's living in a fantasy world," Hailey said, her voice mocking. "You think that just because you have a ring on your finger means you're special. But you're not. Your marriage is a sham, just like everything else in your life."

"No!" Aurora protested, her voice shaking with emotion. "My marriage might be fake, but at least I am married . I'm the one he takes out on tours, on meetings, I'm the one he shows to the public, he literally loves me. "

"Yeah, right," Hailey scoffed. "You don't even know the meaning of love.

You're just infatuated with him, but that's not the same thing. You're just too naive to understand the difference."

Aurora feels her anger rising, a fire burning in her chest. "How dare you say that?" she demanded, her voice rising to a shout. "You don't know anything about me or my marriage. You're just jealous that I have what you want."

"Jealous?" Hailey laughed, the sound like nails scraping a chalkboard. "That's rich, coming from you. I don't need to be jealous of you."

I closed my ears, the argument was getting too much already. "Can you ladies just chill out for a second?"

"Hailey, it's time to leave. " I said finally Making a decision.

"No, I think I'll do that, I can't stand her presence any longer." Aurora said leaving but Nicholas held me back by the hand.

“Stay,”

Aurora

I couldn't believe my ears, it felt like prom 2.0, just that this is even worse because we are all grown but I still have to deal with them. All thanks to my selfish father who prioritized his company over his daughter. I stood immediately glaring hard at Hailey like I wanted to pull her hair out.

She hasn't changed a bit. Still had that mean look and terrible character. She just looked a little classier now. I removed Nicholas from mine, leaving the dining room heading straight to my bedroom to cool off my head. This was too much for me.

Then I heard a knock on the door and it stood up and opened it, I met Nichola's face.

"What are you doing here?" I asked and the next thing he pulled me tight and kissed me softly on the lip.

I didn't expect this at all, I wanted to pull away from his embrace but I couldn't.

There was no strength to do that. It was like I was totally bewitched by his touch. In that moment all I could think of was him devouring me and having a pleasurable moment with me.

"Why are you here?" I managed to whisper.

"I'm here because I want you, I cannot resist you!"

I blinked twice, finding it hard to believe, Mrs Scarlett walked in with a cellphone in her hand videoing everything there was to be recorded. Then I realized everything was just for the camera and again I was just a comic relief and a pawn in his games.

Why was my life so sad?