Chapter 2

• After our honeymoon, I moved back to Greg's house. I must say, I have never seen a house this big in my life, with so many rooms. This is more like a king's mansion. Greg directed me to my room, which was just two rooms away from his own. Since the incident that happened on the first day of our honeymoon, I gave him his boundaries. My mother told me to always respect my husband and do whatever he asks me to do. She made me understand the impact he made in our family and how things changed for us. I witnessed how we barely had food to eat and how Nana, like I always call his grandmother, changed our lives. I was able to attend high school all thanks to Nana and her support. She made sure my family and I never lacked anything. When my parents called me to tell me about the marriage plans, I wasn't okay with the idea, but Nana said it's going to be good for me and my parents consented to it, so I agreed immediately.
• When I first saw Greg on our wedding day, I first looked at myself to know what was going on? It felt like a dream because he was so tall and handsome. With a well-built body, black hair, and brown eyes. His face looks angelic, with strong cheekbones. I blushed when our eyes met and looked away immediately. He's nothing compared to Daniel, my crush in high school. Dan is fine, but Greg is very beautiful and more mature. The way he carries himself, the way he walks, the aura around him, and I could see he's well-respected. He was gentle all through the wedding and nice to my parents, until the next morning when he told me to start calling him sir and the rules he set. I agreed to everything he said, besides, he's the man, the head of the house, and we're not even mates. My parents really emphasized respecting my husband, and I'm going to do just that.
• Throughout our honeymoon, the only time I saw him was early in the morning on days when I wake up early before he leaves for God knows where he's going. And he comes back late at night. I don't sleep until he comes back, that's what my mom told me, and I've seen her wait for my dad on several occasions like that. Anytime he comes back, I only greet him "welcome sir" and go to sleep since I slept on the sofa. He just nods and goes into the bedroom. That was how we did our one-week honeymoon before coming back to Annex city.
• Greg personally showed me my room and also helped with my luggage. I was surprised at first and accepted his help. After settling inside, he called me out a few minutes later to introduce me to his workers at home. I must say, he has all the money because why does he have cooks, cleaners, security, a driver, and gardeners when he's the only one staying in the house. I was warmly welcomed by everyone, and what shocked me the most, he didn't introduce me as his wife.
• "Everyone, meet Sophie, a family member. She's going to be staying here now"
• Wait, that's all? A family member? I thought
• I looked at him surprised, and he gave me a cold look. I quickly returned my gaze back to the workers and smiled. They all left to their various posts after the introduction and left. We were the only one left in the sitting room, I looked at him, he gave me a questioning gaze indicating what I was doing there. I left my room and saw one of the cleaners arrange my room. I tried to assist her in cleaning the room but she refused. I insisted on arranging my clothes myself, which she agreed to. After the cleaning, I showered and changed into more comfortable clothes. I wore a big long cotton trouser with a round-neck top. Packed my hair into a ponytail and went outside to look at the garden.
• On entering the sitting room, I heard the sound of a car and a lady coming down from the car. She entered the sitting room and I could see some of the workers running down to welcome her, calling her "madam."
• "Madam?" I don't understand, she's young and almost of the same age as Greg, why are they calling her madam? I thought to myself.
• Before I knew what was happening, she ran towards Greg, sat on his lap, and hugged him. She loosened her arms around him and kissed him, telling him how much she missed him. I stood dumbfounded, I couldn't say anything; I was looking at what was happening before me. She suddenly looked at me as she was now comfortably sitting on his lap with her head on one of his arms.
• "Hi, who are you?"
• "I'm Sophie," I answered.
• "I don't care about your name, who are you? And why are you here?" she said impatiently.
• Before I could say anything, Greg replied, "She's a family member."
• What? Family members again? I said
• He gave me a cold look, I just greeted her smiling and walked out of the sitting room.
• Outside, I told one of the workers to show me around, which he did. I enjoyed every view and angle of the garden. I saw beautiful flowers from lilies to roses and so many others. What excited me most was a spot with beautiful scenery where you can rest in the garden. I went there, sat down on the grass, and brought out my phone to read some materials since I'm preparing for my entrance exam into the university. Going to university was one thing my parents asked of Nana before marrying Greg. Nana agreed to it and I know Greg is very much aware. I didn't pick Annex university because I needed to be free and enjoy university life. So, I opted for Bellaris University outside Annex city so I could stay in the dormitory and leave on my own for a while before going back to my married life I wasn't prepared for.
• Time passed and the atmosphere changed. I went back inside; I didn't see both of them in the sitting room. As I climbed the stairs heading to my room, I heard a female's laughter coming from Greg's room. It seems they're still around. I passed his room and went straight to my room. I didn't know what was happening to me, but I knew I wasn't feeling okay. I hated the sound of her laugh. I just plugged in my earplugs and started listening to songs. I was in my own world, I couldn't hear anything aside from the song I was listening to.
• I didn't know one of the workers had been knocking for a while. I noticed my song stopped playing and realized someone was calling my phone. It was an unknown number, but I picked up, and the next thing I heard was a cold voice that said, "Come downstairs." I was confused at first before I realized it was Greg's voice. How did he get my number? I don't remember we've ever exchanged numbers these past weeks. I quickly saved his number with "sir" and went downstairs.