Billionaire's Untamed Wife

Chapter 8 -His Healthy Obsession

A few days have passed after the event, and Amery has become more active in posting vague hints on her social media accounts causing people to attack me. It was manageable before the birthday party that we attended, but I have started receiving hate comments on my i********: account after. She posted a picture of her and Lucas together with their faces close to each other. People assume I stole the guy from her. The narrative that she's trying to paint caught everyone.

One Wednesday morning, I purposely woke up early to talk to Lucas. I saw him having a breakfast while talking to his secretary on a video call.

"Good morning. Any special occasion today? You're early!" He stood as soon as he saw me and pulled a chair beside him for me to seat.

Looking at his plate and protein shake, it seems like he's almost done with breakfast.

"Nothing really... I just wanna tell you that I will be in Siargao next weekend with friends." I saw his jawline clenched.

"That's nice. Who are these friends?" His tone went from calm to enraged.

"My girls - Marga, Sia, and Holly."

"Great. No boys with you?" Brent would be there, but telling him that will just complicate things. They are not in good terms yet.

"No." He nodded and asked what I wanted for breakfast, but I did not really have appetite. It's way too early for me to digest anything.

He told me about his schedule for the day and asked if we should have dinner together. But I told him that I'm going shopping tonight with the girls. He said he would pick me up after. I can feel that we are both avoiding the topic about Amery. He said he talked to her about the problematic contents, but he just worsened it. I have no idea how to deal with the hate comments on my IG right now. I refuse to go private because that will show how affected I am. It's the first time that my name was associated with something bad. All my life, I maintained a good image in Stallion University.

I met the girls at around 7 that night. We had dinner and went shopping for our outfits for vacation. While we are in the coffee shop just waiting for our drivers to arrive, I opened the topic about Amery.

"That social climber never knew class."

"She's acting like a victim now. It was very obvious how she was the red flag before in their relationship. And now she just can't move on."

"I hope you can pull some legal actions for this. It's getting serious. What is Lucas doing about this?"

I know they were dying to talk about it, but they waited for me to mention it. I really tried to keep this from getting into my head. But they are right, the situation is getting serious. I'm afraid of how my brothers will deal with this.

"I honestly don't know how to deal with it." I said in a defeated tone. No amount of workout can help me calm down anymore. But I also cannot talk about this with Lucas.

"Lucas needs to deal with this. Girl, he still has all of their photos together on his social media! If we're being too honest here, he can just delete everything from the past and make a statement that he married you by his own choice!" Marga exclaimed. I smiled and shrugged my shoulder. It sounds that easy right? But it was an arrange marriage. He doesn't even love me.

"Tell me he's doing something to stop Amery from her madness?" Holly asked.

"I'll talk to him." I just answered. The confusion was really evident in their faces. It's not that simple.

"We have a lot to talk about in Siargao. You better settle this first with Lucas. He can literally fix this." Sia said in a serious tone. Oh I can imagine how Brent would be so mad if he's here too.

Not long before their drivers came one by one. Lucas was the last one to arrive. He collected the paperbags on the table and put it on the backseat. He opened the passenger's seat for me. He's in white sweatshirt looking fresh as if he just finished working out and showering. He smelled so nice too.

We stayed quiet while he's driving. I appreciate that he's taking his time to learn me. By now, he knows my favorite artists, the songs I love, the temperature I'm most comfortable with. His love language is act of service, so it melts my heart every time he does something that screams he noticed every little detail about me and he's spoiling me.

He opened the car door for me and collected the paperbags from the trunk. One of our housemaids opened the door for us. Lucas insisted in carrying everything.

"This is a lot of stuff. I can follow you there. I'm not busy next week." I smiled knowing he's lying. When is he even not busy? We continue to sleep in separate rooms, but I know that he's working until very late. I once bumped into him in the kitchen at 1 AM while he's making coffee and he said he's reviewing some documents.

"It's an all-girls trip, Lucas. It will be awkward for my friends if you follow. Don't you have any vacation plan with your friends?" He opened the door to my room and let me in first then carefully placed all the shopping bags on the carpet beside me bed.

"If something comes up, you can always text me. I'll book the flight right away to get to you. I have no plans at the moment. Perhaps, we can plan our out-of-the-town soon with Willow?" Loving this man is the easiest thing in the world. He made me feel like he's all in for me. He replies fast to all my messages. He's always available to pick me up. He's giving me enough distance as to not appear demanding of my time.

"We can plan ours in 2 months. I will be busy with academics once I return. Please spend some time with your friends too. I'm not going to stop you from doing that." I said while looking into his eyes. He smiled and closed the distance between us.

"I know you won't stop me. But lately I'm really not interested to hang out with anyone else, Naomi. I want to come home as early as possible and eat what you have prepared for dinner. I crave your presence more than anything." My heart raced when he wrapped his arms around my waist. He buried his face on my neck and he started planting kisses on my shoulder. I tilted my head to give him more access.

"I enjoy what we have now too. But we can have a life outside this."

"It will be lonely next week. You can really leave me and Willow for one full week? Can't we just go with you? We can check in another room and have fun on our own while you have the time of your life with your girls. I just wanna be somewhere close to you." His voice is so soft. He's trying to negotiate but that doesn't make sense at all. I know that he's busy and he cannot just take a leave from work in a short notice.

I took a deep sigh and lifted his face so our eyes would meet. How can someone look this good at night after a full day of work and workout? My heart will always melt for this guy.

"We promise to let each other have life outside of this marriage." His brows furrowed.

"Not like I'm stopping you from spending time with your friends. I have no problem with that trip especially you are all girls." I gasped when he said the last point. He definitely cannot find out that Brent will be there too.

"I'll call you while I'm there." His face sulked as if that's not enough.

"Willow is going to miss you." He said and pulled me close again to busy his face on my neck. He started pushing me off the bed, but I stopped him.

"I have a strict no outside clothes in bed."

"I'm sure you're tired. We can take a shower together. I'll help you." My face went hot when he bit my earlobe while saying that.

"Lucas..."

"Please? Can I help you tonight?" With the way he's holding me at the moment and the way his voice is begging, he won't accept no as answer.

"F-fine..." As soon as he heard my answer, his lips started claiming mine. That sent me straight to a heat. I see him everyday, and yet he has the same effect to me. I wrapped my arms around his nape and let me take me to the shower room. I was catching my breath when he let me go to undress. We are doing so many things for the first time.

It was a long night. As always, he's careful with me. He takes his time to study my details. He gives me time to be comfortable. Every touch is intimate yet mindful. I can feel his obsession making it very intimate. His hot mouth not leaving mine almost in the entire duration of our shower made me addicted to him. He sure gave a good lesson on how to kiss.

I can't look at him after we went out of the bathroom. He only has towel wrapped around his hips. I am already covered with bathrobe and sitting in front of my mirror. I can feel his stare from the other side of the room.

"I really want to sleep here too tonight. But if you're not okay..."

"I have to get some work tonight, Lucas. L-let's do that some other time." I said with my face blushing. The things he has done tonight is enough. I will lose my mind if he does more.

I heard a deep sigh from him as he stood still staring at me.

"I'm just wondering if you'd like anything specific for breakfast? Hope you're still okay with what I'm preparing for you." He's very consistent with that. I did not expect that he will continue cooking for me. He also makes sure to prepare something new for me. He has time to learn new recipe every week. I feel guilty that I cook the same meal for him. I should take some course for cooking.

"I enjoy your food, Lucas. It's very healthy too." By now, I confirm that he's strict with his diet. All the food he prepares is high protein and low in calorie. I can eat as much as I want and still be in shape.

"That's good to hear. In case you're wondering, you're the only dinner I want, babe. I know you're tired from work and your classes. You don't have to exhaust yourself in preparing meal. I can do that." My jaw dropped with how swift that was.

"Lucas..." I saw his smirk when I finally looked at him.

"I really can't sleep here tonight?" He asked one last time.

"Next time," I answered. He nodded and walked the distance between us. He gave one last peck on my forehead before saying good night and leaving the room.

I hope that it can always be like this between us. I'm falling deeper for him now that I have him close. The way he respects my space is so sexy. I really have the highest standard in man. One thing for sure is I cannot leave him. I made a selfish decision to marry him when it was a one-sided love. I hope that this won't backfire to me soon. Sometimes, the thought of him still being in love with his ex, Amery, hunts me. It has only been 8 months since they broke up. He still have their pictures on his IG. But I'm afraid to talk about it with him because I might hear something that would confirm that he still has feelings for her. Someday, I will be brave to talk about it, but for now I want to enjoy the treatment that he's giving me.