Chapter 18 I But he would hate me for it . I quickly shook my head , annoyed at myself for thinking of such things . I saw a notification on my phone . It was Ally . My only friend . She was traveling in Sri Lanka currently . She worked in a welfare project in India for few months so I couldn't see her for a while and it made me sad . Before the wedding I told her about my arranged marriage and she had been very supportive to me . She was my happy pill and now I desperately needed it . So I called her and she answered quickly . ] " Hey girllll how's hubby ? " Shut up " I laughed , my mood already lightened after hearing her voice . What ? He's handsome " She said so innocently . " Change the topic " " No " " Then I'm cutting the call " ] " You care about him . Don't you ? ]] " Ally TM I said in a more warning tone and she giggled . ] I talked with her for a while and went back to sleep . About an hour later I heard the sound of a door opening and closing . I slightly opened my eyes and saw Marcus getting under his sheets looking exhausted . Is he always like this ? Shutting everyone out ? Marcus leaned back on the headboard and pulled out his laptop from a bag . He started working without even getting any sleep . Not wanting to get caught I closed my eyes and went back to sleep . ] Today we were meeting Charles Bolton . He couldn't come yesterday evening so he promised to meet us today . ] He was a nice man compared to his children . He also told us that there would be a charity event today evening which requested our presence . ] After our wedding we were the talk of the country . Two massive businesses merging from just a simple wedding ring . Our photos were printed in every magazine and newspaper , paparazzi following everyone and everything related to us . It was getting on my nerves but thankfully the spotlight would go away in a few weeks . [ ] 1 would be meeting some of my investors in the event so I worked the entire afternoon on my bed , pretending not to have a husband . After hours of working I stretched my arms and opened a drawer to take soine painkillers . But as I was about to get it the door suddenly opened and an angry Marcus walked in. He was scolding someone on the phone , looking furious , scaring me with his every yell . ] He slammed his fist on the table and I flinched at the sound . Noticing my reaction he quickly cut the call and looked at me with cold steel eyes . Get ready we are going now " he ordered me with a flat tone and went inside the closet to change . Jeez does saying please kills a person ? After a while Marcus came out wearing a dark suit with a matching waistcoat and a tie . He stood in front of the mirror and began fixing his hair . ] I watched him , my mouth hanging open , drooling over his handsome face . But as soon as he saw my reflection in the mirror he narrowed his eyes and glared at me . [ ] I quickly looked down and cleared my throat in embarassment before sprinting off to the closet . I changed to a floor length red dress with a high slit and then curled the ends of my dark brown hair to a twist and fanned it around my shoulders . [] As I was doing my makeup Marcus knocked on the door . " What are you doing there ? Giving birth ? Come out . We are going to be late 1 AM COMING " ] I put on a light makeup and walked out in fury . Without even looking at me he went out the door to the elevator . ]] After we both reached the lobby his driver came and drove us to a huge hall filled many elegant guests , screaming rich with money . I walked along the showcases inspecting each and every item . There were so many items lined up to be bid and some beautiful necklaces instantly caught my eyes . ] Marcus was right beside me observing the jewelry . We were both searching for things to bid on since it was a charity for a children's hospital . [ ] Then we walked to an area with art work . Even though I didn't understand art I still admired it . Marcus seemed to be more interested in the paintings than I was . He talked with a few people about the paintings and seemed to be nodding his head in approval ] " Are you going to bid on the paintings ? " I asked him with a curious look " Mnim " That was all he said . He walked off to look at other paintings leaving me alone . ] I met my investors shortly so I spent my good time with them until a man spoke through a microphone telling us to sit down . I followed the crowd to a room with a stage and spotted Marcus at the corner . I quickly walked over and sat next to him . He gave me a you are so annoying look before focusing back on the auction . The auction went well with me buying a few necklaces and Marcus buying seven portraits . Where the hell would he hang those ? -0 " Want to have dinner ? " I asked awkwardly in the car . ] He glanced at me from the corner of his eyes and sighed in Irritation before pulling into the parking lot of a restaurant . 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...