THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIANCÉE

Chapter 3: Convincing Grandfather

I walked around introducing my fiancée to every one of the guests, but it was no easy task because she wouldn't stop staring at my brother, and that would raise suspicions with my grandfather, who is no fool. So I took her out to dance.

"Can you hide it better? Since the party started, you have been fixated on Javier; if I noticed it, the others did too."

"He is my boyfriend, not you! So I will look at him as much as I want!"

"Javier is nothing to you anymore because you are my fiancée! Mia, I hope you don't forget that, and if you are going to follow him with your eyes, do it discreetly. Now I will have to do something to correct your mistake." So I spun her around and kissed her.

I froze when Iván kissed me, and it wasn't because he did it poorly, but rather it was something I definitely did not expect. Yet I don't know what happened to my body, but it responded to the kiss.

I kissed her hard to convey the annoyance I felt from watching her chase my brother, and then I pulled away from her subtly, faking a smile.

I was doubting my grandson's relationship, but seeing how they showed affection in public reassured me, since he has never done that kind of thing; and upon letting her go, both smiled with complicity, which made me very happy.

"You had no reason to kiss me! For God's sake, you are my boyfriend's brother!"

I leaned into her ear: "I am your fiancé and nobody touches what is mine! So I advise you to stay away from Javier or you will get to know my bad side, Mia."

His threat made me shudder in a bad way, and I changed the subject: "Your grandfather is smiling in our direction!"

"That is the reason I kissed you. He is no fool, and I have never done this sort of thing with anyone; that convinced him."

"I want to leave!"

"We are staying here, I already told you."

"I am going to my house. You are no one to order me around!"

"I am your f*****g fiancé and soon to be your husband, so get used to obeying me!"

"You are wrong, I only did you guys a favor! Now I want to get out of here; I am tired of seeing Javier flirting with other women."

"Ha, ha, ha. That excuse is very poor because he always does that. Furthermore, what he does with his life is none of your business; don't forget it was he who handed you over to me."

"That was because you asked him to!"

"Ha, ha, ha. You are very mistaken, creature… He was the one with the idea. I didn't even know you would attend this event. In fact, he and I have never exchanged women. Do you know why? He likes little girls, and those are out of my league, so consider yourself fortunate because you will carry my last name!"

"i***t!" I muttered between my teeth. I swear I felt humiliated like never before. I couldn't believe Javier had done this to me. For God's sake, they are brothers!

"Be as angry as you want, but there is only one reality here: he treated you like a w***e and threw you away; I, on the other hand, am giving you my last name and the respect that comes with being my lady. I think you should think better about who the villain is in this story, creature, but if you want to keep crawling at his feet, that is your decision. I am only telling you that you will pay the consequences of your actions because my hand will not shake to punish you, because what is mine is touched by no one!"

"I am not an object and I am not a w***e to be with both; you are nothing more than a mistake that I will soon correct and he is my boyfriend. I trust Javier, I know he will get me out of this, so don't get your hopes up."

I decided not to make any more comments and left her at one of the tables; I poured myself a drink and started chatting with some business partners.

"Good evening!"

"Congratulations, nobody had been able to catch Javier."

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"An intimate friend of your fiancé, and I don't understand how someone so simple as you could catch him?"

"Ha, ha, ha, I can explain to you why. What happens is that you are a plastic girl with no future, who probably spends the whole day talking about fashion. I, on the other hand, am an educated girl who offers him more than just a pretty face. Make no mistake, Iván might sleep with any broom in a skirt, but he knows well what he wants for his future; that is why he took me out of a university, not a club."

"Ha, ha, ha, what makes you think he took me out of a club? Haven't you seen how expensive my clothes are?"

"Excuse me, my mistake! The difference is that he begged me to be his wife, while you crawl for him. Aren't you ashamed to come and bother his fiancée?"

"You are insolent! But what can one expect from people as common as you!"

"Miss Meli, recant your words this instant or I will be forced to speak with your grandfather and terminate our partnership! This woman you see here is my fiancée and as such you will have to respect her!"

I trembled when I heard Iván's voice, because while it is true we slept together twice, he made it very clear to me that I couldn't take liberties that didn't belong to me, so I took a deep breath…

"Forgive me, miss! It was not my intention to make you uncomfortable."

"Meli, understand that if you go to bed with a man who has not given you a ring, you will always hold the position of the mistress, dear."

The creature had guts because I overheard the confrontation between the two. That filled me with relief because I had enough to deal with regarding her infatuation with my brother; I am glad to know she can defend herself.

"I hope you tie up your bitches so they don't come barking every time they see me, Iván!"

"You know well that doesn't depend on me, but I will always give you your place, Mia. Now we have to say goodbye because the party is over."

I felt panic when he pronounced those words because that meant we would share a room.