Chapter 3

• Chapter 3 :
• Pov
• When I got home early this evening from work, the maids greeted me as I got inside the house.
• "Welcome back Ms. Wixx" They bowed as they greeted me.
• "Good evening everyone" I greeted them back in respect. " Did Mr. Adair get home already?" I asked the maids if my husband was home already.
• " Not yet Miss, Mr. Adair informed us he will be late coming home because of work " They replied to my question.
• It must be really important work that he needs to work late or just an excuse to avoid meeting me in the house. Well, I can't blame him if he doesn't want to see the woman he hates when he goes home.
• " Oh okay thank you " I thanked them for answering my question and continued to walk towards the stairs.
• " Ah excuse Ms. Wixx " The maid called my attention which made me stop walking and glance at her.
• " Yes?" I asked her.
• " Did you have dinner ma'am?" She asked in a nervous voice.
• I could see how the maid took the courage to ask and how it must be not very pleasant to ask a person like me who does not have any right to be served by them. I mean, it's not like I am part of the family they served. This might be a sign of respect and I should appreciate that they let me experience it.
• " It's okay no need to cook anything for me I already ate outside and you don't need to ask me every time if I ate because I'll be eating outside starting today" I replied to her.
• " I beg your par-"
• I smiled sadly at them " It's okay, you don't need to force yourself to ask me I understand " I said to them that I understood and I was good.
• I didn't wait for them to say anything again and just continued going upstairs and towards my room.
• I was done taking a bath, I lay down on my bed ready to sleep. When someone knocks on my door. It confused me who was knocking on my door. I immediately got up from bed and opened the door.
• " Oh Mr. Adair, what can I do for you?" I was surprised to see him in front of my door.
• He looked at me with a serious expression on his face which made me feel nervous that maybe I did something bad. " We need to talk, " he replied.
• " Did I do something wrong, Mr. Adair?" I asked him.
• He took a deep breath before asking" Can I come in first?" He asked if he could go inside my room.
• "No? If you want to talk about something we can discuss it here " I replied to him without any hesitation.
• It is not appropriate for him to go inside to a woman's room even though I am his wife but only on paper he doesn't have the right to come inside.
• "What? Fine, we talk here" he agreed, annoyed.
• " Okay, so what is it, Mr. Adair?" I asked him again what we needed to talk about.
• " First answer my question: what made you think you have no right to ask anything from this house?" He asked me in a serious tone.
• "Because I don't have any right to ask?" I replied to his question in an unsure voice.
• " Why do you think like that?!" He asked again, in an annoyed voice.
• I don't understand why he asked me about these questions, is he going to make sure I know where I stand? Because he doesn't need to do any of this.
• " I'm sorry if I did anything, but you don't need to worry I won't touch or do anything in this house I know my boundaries," I said to him.
• All of sudden he slams his arm into the wall which surprises me " Damn it that's not the point I'm making!" He shouted at me in an angry voice.
• "What do you mean?" I asked again with a confused voice,
• Maybe he wants me to leave the house? Is this what he was trying to say? I could feel my heart being squeezed so tightly.
• "Ar….e yo…u asking me to leave the house?" I asked him while suppressing my emotions.
• I could see the surprise in his eyes after hearing what I had said to him "What makes you conclude that I was telling you to leave the house?! Damn it" he ask again in an angry voice.
• " Ah because you hated me" I bluntly answered his question.
• " Yes you are right I hate you but not to the point of restricting you to do anything in this damn house, you still have the right to do anything in this house because you are my wife!" He explained angrily to me.
• " But I am just a wife in the paper Mr. Adair " I reminded him about our current situation.
• I looked him in the eye as I explained to him what I had thought with a straight face without letting him see any emotions that I was suppressing inside my heart.
• " And everyone agrees on it, and you may say I have the right to do anything in the house but did you ever think about your employees? They might be confused with our arrangement and they might argue with you that I don't have the right to be served by them because I am just your wife on paper and that means my role in this house is just a stranger who is living in this house" I said.
• " What nonsense are you saying, my employees have no right to make decisions on their own on how I treat the woman I have been forced to be married. " He argued at me " I am still their employer and I have the final say what is your role in this house woman"
• " But still-" I was going to argue back when all of a sudden he pulled me towards him and he kissed me directly on the lips which surprised me that I pushed him away from me.
• " Why the hell did you do that!?" I asked him while covering my face that is suddenly feeling hot.
• " To make you shut your mouth of course " he replied while showing his stubborn smile. " And to make a point that any argument you say is not approved which is why you need to be prepared to be pampered by my employees whether you like it or not," he said still smiling wickedly at me.
• Before I could say anything again, he just walked away, leaving me dumbfounded and confused while unconsciously touching my lips which were still warm from being kissed.
• Did I have my first kiss stolen by Van Adair?