Chapter 16 My family and friends had warned me several times when I was dating him but I was naive enough to trust him . ] I prayed to God several times wishing Brandon wouldn't cause any scene here . ] " Hey guys ! " Brandon greeted us as soon as the elevator opened . My mood soured seeing him standing in front of us with his messy blond hair . He was attractive I would say but now he just disgusts me . [ ] " Be nice to him . We need the contract with Bolton's " Jake whispered in my ear . * Be nice to him ? Are you mad ? " I whispered back . " Uhmm- let's go get breakfast " Brandon said hesitantly giving us an awkward smile noticing our eye roll . Without another word we strode past him into the dinning hall .. ] Chris Bolton , son of Mr.Charles Bolton and his sister Clara were already seated with Brandon's mother Lisa Bolton . The Harringtons , Smith Harrington and his wife Taylor were seated on the opposite side of the Boltons . I sat next to Taylor along with my brother and Brandon sat next to jake in disappointment . [ ] " Good morning dear ! Sorry Charles couldn't join us . He's in an online conference and will be joining us in the evening " Lisa gave us a big smile stretching almost to the ends of her face . " Where's your husband Lydia ? Clara smirked . ] " Who ? " Jake kicked me from under the table and I shrilled in pain earning looks from people around me . [] " Ulun he was tired so I didn't want to bother him " Actually I forgot all about him . He was a fake husband and my dad clearly said that I could divorce him after our group become steady . So I had no motive to take our relationship a step further . " Oh good morning Marcus . Come here " Chris looked behind me an called out to Marcus , who was scowling to the point his face would split , to come and eat . My eyes widened seeing him . ] God Marcus is hot . A pure Adonis . He was wearing a white shirt with beige pants . His disheveled hair almost covering his piercing green eyes . I stared at him for whale checking Jum out until he gave me an annoying glare . My checks reddened but thankfully he didn't notice it . He sat at the head of the table as breakfast was being served . " Hey Marcus you haven't changed since the last time I saw you . Last time was great Clara gave Marcus a huge smile and in return Marcus smiled . What ? He smiled ? For her ? That was surprising . Last time was great , What the hell does that mean . Did they do it ? Even though this was all fake I didn't want someone like Clara clinging onto him . Questions were running through my mind and I felt my knuckles tightening clenching around the silver utensils . ] " Hey babe you want more salad ? " Brandon pointed at the salad beside him . I would've been pissed if he called me babe , but under the circumstances I gave him a huge smile . " Sure thank you " Marcus looked at Brandon for a second and kept his head low , showing that he didn't care . After breakfast I went to the balcony of our room and called Sarah to ask how everything was going in the company . But obviously that was a mistake since all she could do was ask about my marriage which wasn't really going well considering Marcus knew Clara . I mean , I don't care if he's friendly with another girl - just friendly because I hate cheaters . But this is Clara - that's a big fat no . ] Through the corner of my eyes I saw the door open and Marcus walk in with a frown tugged on his lips . "I have to go now , bye " I said to Sarah . ] " Bye ma'am and tell me more about your Mr. Hottie later She giggled knowing I would disagree with the word your . " Love you ma'am " I smiled . " Love you too . Bye " ] I turned around and saw Marcus throwing me a disgusted glance . He shook his head in dismay and sat on the bed , taking his laptop out . Wait , did he- I snorted . Did he really think I was cheating on him ? I tucked the phone inside my pants and walked back into the room . Marcus looked up at me with hatred in his eyes . " I don't care what you do with your men . But make sure anyone else doesn't know so that you won't tarnish my name ' " My God " I gave a humourless laugh . " Well husband , hate to break it to you but the world doesn't revolve around you " ] Marcus's lips twisted into a scowl . I moved closer to the bed and folded my arms . " Tell me have I done something to you ? " ] Marcus didn't answer . [ ] I sinirked . " That's what I thought . You're just projecting your own frustration on me . Please find someone else to that . I have beer work to do . I'm going now , bye " I gave him a wave and walked out the door . I went to the beach and walked in the calm silence . " Hey " ] I was peacefully strolling through beach until Brandon had to come and ruin the moment . ] Chapter 16 " What are you doing here Brandon ? " [] " Here ? I came to see you " he looked at me as if it was obvious . Freelance photographer Violet Beck is forced into an engagement with CEO Roy Payne. He is everything her wild heart rebels against: proper, predictable, and painfully kind. But love has a way of devel...