The Ugly Billionaire

Episode 6

ZOEY

The sky is getting dark, and I still haven't finished washing Rayden's clothes. I'm also very cautious with washing and wringing his clothes because they are expensive. I might destroy them, and he could make me pay for them.

''I don't know why I'm doing this. Why do I obey his demands? I just want to show him that I can endure everything. No matter what challenge comes in my life, I can overcome it.”

While I was doing his laundry, he suddenly appeared in the laundry area.

''Aren't you done with that yet? The food you cooked this morning is already spoiled," he said.

''They aren’t because they’re in the fridge. I'll just reheat the food before eating it. Just leave them,'' I answered him coldly.

''Are you going to eat this rice? Next time, ask questions before cooking so the food won’t be wasted if you can’t eat it all! '' he yelled at me. I remembered that I forgot to put the rice in the fridge a while ago.

''That's not going to be wasted. Just leave it there, and I'll take care of it. What food do you want for later? '' I asked him calmly.

''I'll just order for our dinner. Additionally, discard the rice cooker, as it has become ruined. "I'll just purchase a new one,” he told me.

''Why would you throw it away? That can still be used. And order just for yourself. I will take care of my food later. Don’t order meals for me because I might not be able to eat them all, and they will go to waste again.

''Up to you! Make sure my clothes are clean and undamaged!" He reminded me.

''Yes, Sir! '' I answered him, already starting to get annoyed.

He turned his back on me and probably went to the living room.

My hand was already bleeding from being tangled in Rayden's clothes, but I just endured the pain. I finished washing before nine o'clock at night. I hung all the clothes and cleaned up my mess before going to my room and taking a shower. At that moment, I felt exhausted and hungry. After that, I immediately got dressed in my room and went out to the living room, but Rayden was not there. My body was already trembling because of hunger. I went to the kitchen and looked at the rice in the cooker. I heated it up and took the leftover hotdog and soup from the fridge to reheat them as well. I did not cook other food because I couldn't handle my hunger anymore. After I heated everything, I brought them to the dining table and started to eat.

I was so hungry that I didn’t actually mind the taste of what I was eating, especially the rice. I ate all the leftover food this morning. Maybe Rayden has already eaten, and maybe he is in his room.

After washing the dishes, I also entered my room. I’m thankful that he gave me my own room. At least, my womanhood is safe from my ugly husband. I'm not ready to sleep with him yet.

By dawn, I started feeling bad. I was cold and kept going back and forth to the toilet. I suffered from diarrhea and started having a fever. Adding to the pain are my hands, which are full of wounds from washing all of my ugly husband’s clothes. My stomach became terrible, and I continuously went back and forth to the bathroom, which made me very weak. After getting out of the bathroom for the fifth time, I threw my body on the bed and clutched my stomach as I swerved in pain. I was trembling and burning with fever. My blanket is very thick because I'm shivering from the cold.

A few moments later, I heard a knock on the door.

''Zoey! What did you do here with my clothes, huh? Why do they smell like laundry soap? Didn’t you use fabric conditioner on them? '' he asked while continuously knocking on the door, which worsened my headache.

I didn't say anything because I felt worse from all his shouting. But he knocked so hard that he almost broke the door.

''Zoey! What the hell? Wash my clothes again!" He shouted outside the door.

I had to get up so that he would stop his noise. I slowly got up and walked to the door. I opened the door, and his ugly and angry face appeared.

''Didn't you put fabric conditioner on my clothes? '' he asked angrily.

''I'm sorry, I forgot,'' I answered him. ''I'll just rinse it again. Do you want me to prepare you a cup of tea?"

''I'll make my tea. Just go to the kitchen and cook because I want to eat rice this morning,'' he ordered me.

I didn't say a word anymore and tried to take a step. My feet were shaking from the cold.

''Zoey, are you okay?'' he asked me with concern when he finally realized what I was going through.

But before I could answer him, I suddenly fell down because of my bad feeling. Fortunately, he caught me before my face kissed the cold floor.

“s**t! You're so hot,'' I heard him say, and he picked me up, brought me back to my room, and laid me on the bed.

''Why didn’t you say you felt bad? '' he asked me as if annoyed.

''I just started feeling worse. I kept on going back to the bathroom'' I said softly to him.

''What did you eat? '' He was obviously annoyed by his question to me.

''The leftover rice and hot dog and the soup I made for you the other day,'' I weakly answered.

'''Didn't I tell you to throw them away? Those are spoiled already, Zoey! Are you stupid? '' he said.

''Because I don't want the food to go to waste,'' I told him as my body was shivering from the cold.

''Maybe even a dog won't eat that. I'll take you to the hospital,'' he said, and he was about to pick me up.

''Never mind. My aunt and I might owe you more so I don't want to go to the hospital. Just give me medicine for diarrhea and fever if you have.” I stopped and rejected him.

''Tsss... That's really what you're thinking about. I'm going to take you to the hospital so you can be treated right away,'' he said, and he was about to pick me up, but I stopped him again.

''Don't take me to the hospital, Rayden. Please, I don't want to go to the hospital,'' I begged him.

''But your condition might become worse,'' he said to me worriedly.

''I don't like going to the hospital. I don't want to be there anymore,'' I cried and begged him.

''Okay, don't cry. I'll just give you medicine,'' he said. He winked at me before he left my room.

It wasn't long before he came back to my room with medicine and water.

''Take this medicine, Zoey,'' he said, helping me to drink the medicine.

After that, I felt that he wiped my forehead and neck with a damp towel, as well as my hand.

"s**t! Why do you have wounds on your hand?" he asked me. I felt bad, so I didn't answer him. After a while, I fell asleep.

''Babe, please forgive me,'' he cried to me.

''You cheated on me face-to-face! What did I do wrong for you to make fun of me? Am I not enough because I don't give my body to you? I thought you understood me, but what did you do? You betrayed me! I don't want you anymore; let's break up!'' I shouted at him and ran out of a room.

He chased me and caught up with me. He hugged me tightly from behind.

''Babe, forgive me. I won't do it again. I love you, Babe.''

''You're a liar!'' I shouted, but suddenly a big truck ran over him, and I saw his body lying there, full of blood and lifeless.

''Babe!'' I shouted.

I suddenly woke up from a bad dream again. I don't know, but I started crying.

''Babe?'' I cried.

''Zoey, you had a dream,'' Rayden said while hugging me.

I don't know why I feel like my heart is being torn into pieces with so much pain.

I cried because of the immense sadness and pain that my heart felt.

''Zoey, stop crying. You were just dreaming,'' Rayden comforted me until I realized why he was hugging me. I pushed him hard.

''What are you doing in my room? Why are you hugging me? You perv! Are you taking advantage of me?'' I hit him with a pillow.

''Hey! Stop it!'' He held my hand and took the pillow from me.

''What? You had a fever earlier and were shivering from the cold. I hugged you to relieve the cold you were feeling. I didn't notice that I fell asleep. I woke you up because you were having a nightmare!'' he angrily explained to me. I remembered that I was feeling bad earlier, so I just bit my lip.

He stood up from the bed and threw the pillow at me. ''Next time, I'll let you frost. It doesn’t mean that hugging you is like taking advantage of you! And besides, there's probably nothing wrong with it because you're my wife! ''

''I'm sorry; I was just shocked. What time is it?'' I asked.

He looked at his watch and turned to me. "It's noon; I'll just cook some food so you can take the medicine again. How are you feeling?"

''My stomach doesn't hurt anymore, but my body still hurts, and I still feel a little bad,'' I told him.

''Okay, rest there and wait for me. I'll just cook for a while,'' he said, getting out of my room.

It turns out that this ugly person also has a good heart. I was just lying on my bed, and I was thinking about what my dream was. I forgot what it was.

A few minutes ago, Rayden returned with a tray of food. He put it on the bedside table.

"Eat only porridge first so your stomach won’t get irritated. Next time, don't eat spoiled rice,'' he told me while stirring the porridge to cool it down.

''Do you know how to cook porridge?'' I asked him.

''It's easy, Zoey, to make porridge. Even kids can do it,'' he told me.

I raised my eyebrows when he said that.

''Whatever, you don’t matter to me! Just eat; you might be hungry, too,'' I said to him, taking the spoon from his hand.

''I’d rather eat something else, Zoey. I want to eat where the child goes through,'' he told me playfully.

''You're a perv, Rayden! I'm eating!'' I told him, annoyed.

''Hahahaha... Just kidding, you're too serious,'' he remarked, laughing.

It's nice to hear him laugh. It's the first time I've seen him laugh. I took one spoonful of porridge after another because of the tension I felt. Every time I inhale his fragrant breath, my body feels warm. When our skins meet, a strange electricity flows through my whole body.

''Don't joke like that. Even if we are married, I am not ready to give my body to you. I hope you understand. When I’m ready, I will be willing to give it to you.'' I told him solemnly.

He laughed a little. ''What are you talking about, Zoey? Even if you're ready to give me your body, I still won't touch it! There are many women I can pay to make me happy.''

I gave him a bad look. I didn't like what he said. ''Why do you men like womanizing? You are not satisfied with your wife; you are still looking for other tastes."

''Don't tell me you won't hate me when I claim you as my wife?'' he asked me.

''Why should I hate you? You just look ugly, Rayden. But if your heart is pure, no matter what your face is, I will not hate you because I am your wife. I have to love and accept you no matter what you look like,'' I said to him seriously.

''Well, let's see how far your perspective will go,'' he said to me as if he meant something.

''As long as I can understand you. So, please don't judge me, because I will love you no matter how ugly you are. Family is important to me, and marriage is sacred to me. I value the people God has given me. He gave you to me, so I will love and cherish you as my husband.'' I was serious when I said that to him.

''You better eat fast and get well. You talk a lot,'' he said, and it was he who gave me a mouthful of porridge.

I finished Rayden's porridge. He is good at cooking. After I ate, I was already sweating. Rayden also put away my food and told me to take a rest for a moment.