Unfortunate to be his wife

IV. The bad Tree and the awful fruit

When Francheska and her mother entered the ballroom, I was nervous. Cheska was wearing a red fitted dress with a high slit, her hair was in a messy bun, and she was wearing a very bright red lipstick that complimented her white porcelain skin. Not lying, she was really beautiful. One thing that caught my eye was the necklace she was wearing, it was the same necklace I had read about in the article.

"I hope you don't mind if I bring them over; after all, they're still Chen, and our families will always be friends regardless of our position." Storm's father shattered the ice.

"Without a doubt! After all, this is a ceremony for the couple, not for me." My mother responded with a bright grin, motioning for me to approach them.

I greeted them as if I hadn't discovered anything.

"Cheska I haven't seen you in quite some time." I didn't kiss her cheeks or hug her; I don't have the courage to pretend.

"I missed you!" she said, hugging me quickly; I wanted to roll my eyes, but instead I smiled.

"The outfit you're wearing looks great on you, you're such a stunner!" I responded and turned to welcome my aunt.

I really don't want to deal with her, and Storm was just sitting quietly on the corner.

I exhaled in relief since I had expected him to be nice to them. I felt pressure on my chest again, and thankfully dad was there to escort me to my room. My mom was hesitant to let me rest at first because of the Chen, but she had no option but to address my health first. I begged my chauffeur to take me home instead of forcing me to remain at the hotel, but my mother urged that I simply stay there; I didn't want to argue anymore and needed to relax, so I obliged.

I took off my make-up, had a half-bath, and changed into more comfortable clothing. I wanted to rest, but I also wanted to meditate and watch the snow fall. I wore my coat and waited on the balcony of my hotel room to watch the snow fall; I was pleased that everyone was in the ballroom and no one was in my view, which was the garden. I stood there watching snow fall from the sky and admiring the quiet night, wondering when this celebration would end. I checked my watch and it was already 7:09 p.m., but there were still a lot of people inside partying. I personally dislike parties or huge gatherings since I dislike crowded places and most of the time I was not allowed to exhaust myself.

I observed two individuals sat on a bench outside the garden; I envy those who have experienced real love from a stranger; I hope to experience something similar eventually. I continued to look at them as they hugged each other, the snow was quite thick and I couldn't seem to recognize them because I couldn't clearly see them, I was about to go inside when the girl suddenly stood up, revealing a red cloth which I immediately recognized as Cheska and a man wearing no suit was hugging him; it was Storm.

He was not wearing his suit for he gave it to me earlier, I hold my chest as I've felt the pain again I hurriedly ran inside my room and cried myself to sleep.

I woke up because of the light from outside my veranda; I had forgotten to close the drapes. It was 10:30 a.m., and thankfully it was Sunday; I didn't have any shoots or work because it was my rest day, although mom would occasionally push me to make it our bonding day, which is tiring because she sets all the arrangements. I'm curious about what happened to Cheska and Storm last night, but I don't care as long as I'm going to marry him, which may seem selfish, but hey, I didn't plan this. I dressed myself and phoned the front desk to get my chauffer, and then I swiftly rode the elevator.

The elevator stopped on the 20th level, which is inconvenient since I don't want anybody else to ride the same elevator. I was going to hit the close button so that whomever wanted to ride would not make it, but it was too late; she had already entered the elevator.

"Are you going to shut these doors behind me?" -Cheska

Thankfully, I was wearing sunglasses when I rolled my eyes.

"I was, but I didn't realize it was you," I said.

"We didn't get to talk much last night; I was hoping we could catch up on each other's lives." -Cheska

I can't believe she's still speaking to me after all of her treachery; I don't want to trust my mother, but the evidence suggests I should.

"Yeah, something came up, and I needed to go," I said.

"So, are you currently occupied? If you're available today, we might still hang together. " -Cheska

I want to rip her phony face off right now and put it down her ass, urgghh! How did she become such a good artist?

"Actually, my mother and I had arrangements for today, and I don't believe I'm available." I lied, I didn't even call my mother today because I didn't have my phone and hadn't seen her since last night.

*ding* I was relieved when the elevator opened on the parking lot.

I went outside and noticed Storm leaning against his car, and as I looked at Cheska from my peripheral vision, I noticed she had also gone outside, so I'm assuming they're on a date. I looked around the parking lot for my driver, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Ghad! What happened to him? It's not the right time to be late!

I didn't want to watch how Cheska and Storm flirt, so I started walking away from them to go back inside the elevator. I was about to close the elevator doors when it stopped.

"Where are you going? get in the car," says Storm.

I was surprised.

"Huh? I already called my driver to pick-"

"Why do you want a driver? I'm taking you home with me." -Storm

His cold voice shut me off and I just got inside his car

I was reaching for the seat belt when I noticed Cheska standing there watching at us as we drove away. Storm didn't even attempt to approach her to give her a ride, maybe because I was there.