I've Got a Bad Feeling Chapter 15 Roger's POV This has been a relaxing week . Sasha has been happy buying clothes and bags , and we didn't have to hide anymore . She was my wife , and we have christened each and every room in our suite several times over . I hadn't once thought of the company . I knew that Elizabeth would do her job , and Dixon was only too happy to supervise . I usually left her in charge , but I'm trying to slowly demote her . No one knows that she is a co - owner . They never will if I have anything to say over it . I had drawn up an agreement . Having her sign over her shares to me as a wedding present . Once she does that , she will be nothing but a regular designer . I'm not an i *** t . We need her to keep her there working for us . As much as I love Sasha , she is not a capable designer . I knew what Sasha wanted : the title , but not the work . So Elizabeth will be the manager and report to Sasha . Saha will be happy because she can come in and bring the work to me . Elizabeth will understand . I'm not ashamed to say that I've used her over the years . She was willing to do anything to keep me with her . She invested time and money . She was willing to work herself to the point of exhaustion , building our business . She bore the brunt of my mother and sister's wrath for being my fiancée . She was always respectful and willing to keep the peace . Elizabeth wasn't strong enough to be my equal or carry my family name . She dressed terribly , but that was on me . I didn't want to see her body ; it made me sick . I knew she had lost a little weight lately , as her face was slimmer than it used to be . She was now swimming in those dresses . But she could never be elegant enough or sophisticated enough to stand by my side . My mother never stopped reminding me of that . In her defense , Mom wasn't aware that my business was successful because of Elizabeth . I always downplayed her involvement . I proposed because Elizabeth's designs were the glue that held my company together . Mom would have treated her better if she had known , but my mother had always wanted me to marry up . She wanted to establish the Cook name as one that was respected . I was handsome , but until my business took off , I wasn't really wealthy . Dad did a little better than I did , but his hotel chain embarrassed the family . They were nothing to brag about . He's been wanting to invest in my company to earn money to make improvements to his hotel chain . He wanted them to be a mid - line hotel . Instead of places that men take their mistresses . They know that the only people who use them are those who value no frills and low rates while traveling for business . Dad wants more , and I hope he gets there , but I'm not going to help him . Why ? Because when I needed the start - up capital for my business , he laughed at me . Well , whose laughing now , Dad ? I scoffed as I got off the elevator . I went down to grab a meal while Sasha went out with her friends . I didn't want to go , but each time she went out , I hemorrhaged money . I was going to have to talk with her once she returned . If she kept spending like this , she was going to have to work every day . I need her to contribute to the company , not drain it dry . She was still pouting about the car she lost . She had asked me for it , but I'd already Eve Got a Bad Feeling spent enough on her . She had gone behind my back and tried to get it on her own , but I refused to bend . She was still pouting about it . I had offered her a nice BMW , a 3 series like I had , but she flat out rejected it . It was the first fight we've had . She insisted that she deserved the car that she wanted , but refused to use the money she had to pay for it . If that's the case , she can just save up and get it herself after she works for a while . I already told her she would be riding to work with me . There was no need for her to even have a car at the moment . We will always be together , so I will take her where she wants to go . I'm not stupid , I know I'll need to find a new place to live sooner or later . That was why I had been especially frugal lately . Elizabeth might be kind and a bit of a pushover , but she isn't going to stand for what I've done . I was going to play on her kindness to get her to allow Sasha to live with us for the next few months , as Sasha didn't have a place just yet . I'll remind her that Sasha would need to save up for her new place . As long as we kept everything under wraps , Elizabeth would never suspect anything . That gives me time to save up and pick a new home for me and Sasha , or buy it outright from Elizabeth . Sasha insists that she wants to live there and make it our own . I knew why , it's because Elizabeth had spared no expense on our home . If I could love Elizabeth , I would . She clearly loves me , but the feelings aren't there . She just doesn't interest me at all . I do feel a little guilty for using her , but she's only got herself to blame for it . She allowed me to do it , so most of the blame is on her . I had just gotten off the phone with Dixon for the second time that day , and I was so angry that my hands were shaking . He had called me this morning to ensure I was okay with him opening the letter from the attorney he received yesterday . He had signed for the legal - sized letter packet a little after four . He had been worried as it was a pretty large package . It had been thick , well over thirty pages , and he wanted to know if I had been expecting it . I hadn't , but I recognized the name as being Elizabeth's attorney . He was the one who always handled the contracts between her and the company . I knew some of them were overdue . I had been sent the renewals , but I ignored them . I was waiting for our wedding . It might not be legal , but I was going to have her stop the silly contracts . I would remind her that we were married . What mine was hers , and vice versa . o pay b I didn't want to have to use them anymore . We still produced them , but she never mentioned that she knew that the contracts had expired . She seemed like her regular self , except for the last few days . She gave one - word answer's and frankly , it was a little annoying . I was used to her chasing after me . If you went back through our text chain , you'd see that she was always texting me three times to my one response . She always had to drag responses out of me . She doesn't understand that sometimes I need a break from her incessant talking . Sasha was starting to get on my nerves now , too . Everything was perfect until this morning . When Dixon called me , he was talking so fast , I couldn't understand him at first . Once I understood what he was saying , I was pissed . How dare she try this , knowing that I wasn't there to deal with her ? I'm not paying for the contracts to be renewed . I had already prepared the paperwork to transfer ownership to both me and the company . It was the first big step in taking everything away from her . I told him to put her in her place . He had told me in a text on Monday that she had been late . She has been there with me this whole time and has never once been late . Even when I was out of the country before, she was always there . She was honestly the best employee we had . She made money when the made OOOOOOO MUNDO COÑO company 2/4 I've Got a Bad Feeling money , just from the dividends . Now she's clearly mad at me , and I'm too far away to do anything about it . I'm going to have to take her out to dinner , probably kiss her , and buy her something . I can't believe that she's suddenly grown a spine . I need to send Mom and Regina over to deal with her , but I have no idea where she lives . She hasn't entered the villa for months . She only wanted to move in after she became Mrs. Roger Cook . Too bad for her that title has already been taken . The call I just got lets me know that she isn't playing around . She's basically quit and walked out of the company . Dixon said that two men had suddenly shown up to talk to her . He didn't know who they were , but he said one of them looked familiar . She refused to sign the write - up , and when he called me back , he said that she would sign it after she received at least a thousand hours of overtime . That isn't like her , and I asked him if he had bullied her while I was gone . I had told him to leave her alone , and he swore he had , but something feels off . This is not how Elizabeth acts , far from it . It's as if she is a completely different person , and I have no idea how to calm her down . I need to bring her around before I lose her completely . I decided to text her , as I know she's pissed . I know if she responds in anger , I will too , and that is the last thing I need to happen . It took me a while , but I finally figured out how to cajole her with a careful script . [ Elizabeth , why did you have your attorney send those letters to the office ? Are you angry with me ? Since we're getting married in two weeks , I thought the copyrights on them would belong to both of us . I already have the paperwork prepared that says we both own them . As the co - owners of the company , we're in this together . Are you upset because I'm replacing you as Director ? I was trying to protect you . You know you're the only one in my heart , you could never be replaced . ] I waited for her response , but six hours passed , and she never replied . This is a much bigger problem now . She barely let six minutes pass before responding , let alone six hours . Sasha was starting to get irritated as kept glancing at my phone , waiting for a response . " I think we need to head back tomorrow , Sasha . Something's going on at the company , " I finally said . I didn't want to tell her what the issue was . She is already jealous of Elizabeth . She hates that I admitted I wouldn't be where I am today without her help . " We're flying back on Saturday , Roger . We can go straight to the office when we arrive , if you want . It will be a hassle trying to get first - class seats on the flight tomorrow . Let's just enjoy our last day in Paris and get ready to return . A nice leisurely day for the two of us , " Sasha replied , and I knew I couldn't deny her . I agreed , but I had a really bad feeling about waiting . I felt like everything was spiraling out of my control . Something bad was about to happen . Sasha suggested where we would go tomorrow , and I agreed without actually hearing her . I knew that I needed to get back to work the instant we returned .