Chapter 21: Prevert

Chapter 21: Pervert

Yvonne

"Let's talk like two civil people after you let me go." I said with a fake smile.

"But we are civil people, darling. We are husband and wife." He responded amused and I almost rolled my eyes.

"I am not your darling and for your kind information, I think you are forgetting Mr. Kelvin that this is a contract marriage." I tried to wiggle out of his arms again but to no use. I huffed.

"I am aware of all the things you just mentioned Mrs. Kelvin." He chuckled and brought his face close to me as he turned serious.

"But I think you are forgetting the fact that you are Mrs. Kelvin since you were in the arms of another man last night. If I hadn't got there in time, who knows what would have happened." He said accusingly as his eyes turned dark with anger.

"Although it is a contract marriage, I would like you to keep in mind that I don't share. You are mine as far as we are married, only mine. Do you understand?" He said in a calm yet dangerous tone.

He has changed, I looked into his eyes and I noticed he was not the same as before. His eyes in the past were always cold and serious and rarely showed emotions. But right now, since this morning, he was different and various emotions showed on his face. He was acting strange and I was liking this side of him better.

Except right now, at this moment, he was behaving like a possessive husband trying to put a claim on me when he is not even my real husband. Moreover, he was implying that I might have cheated on him if he hadn't come last night.

"What do you think I am? I am not someone who you can accuse like this. I don't care if this marriage is fake or real, I respect my vows and I have stayed faithful to our marriage and I will still stay faithful. And for your kind information, the club is owned by one of Samuel's friends and it was completely safe because the staff knew what to do in case I got drunk. And for the guy, I wasn't in his arms, I stumbled and he caught me because I was drunk." I glared at him hard.

He looked into my eyes straight for a moment before he smiled widely. This is the first time I have seen him smile so genuinely like he is really happy. I stared at him dumbfounded, he looked so handsome and I couldn't stop looking at him. He came close and kissed my forehead ever so gently and my body felt like it turned into jelly. This was so different from our last kiss but this affect me more.

He hugged me tightly into his arms and my anger was long gone. I wanted to ask him about why he lied but I decided to give him time, it is not like we are a normal couple.

"Go and freshen up so that we can have breakfast." He said, smiling gently at me. I just stared at him, lost in his eyes and smiled.

"Okay?" She smiled again.

I nodded absentmindedly and he released me and I suddenly felt empty. I turned to go to the bathroom in my own thoughts when I suddenly looked at myself in the mirror. What happened last night?

"Nathan?" I called.

"Yes, darling." He responded casually, my heart skipping at his soft tone and endearment.

"What happened between us last night?" I pointed to the hickeys all over my neck and near my breasts.

"Did we?" I asked in horror, pointing my finger on him and me back and forth. I remember feeling discomfort between my legs.

"No, darling. We didn't." He came close to me and relief washed over me.

"T..then why?" I looked at him hesitantly.

"Why what?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Ummm, that…I mean. " I looked down at myself, not knowing how to ask.

"Do you really want to know?" I looked at him smirking, staring at me and then his eyes darkened with desire as they moved down to my hips and stopped there before he looked up at me again and licked his bottom hips.

My eyes widened as the realization hit me and my whole face turned crimson red as I yelled at him.

"Pervert!" I heard his loud laugh as I entered the bathroom and locked the door quickly before leaning on the door, breathing heavily.

I closed my eyes to calm myself down and stood in front of the mirror. My hands moved to the hickeys as a shy smile appeared on my lips

I quickly showered and got dressed before going down to the dinning room to see Nathan sitting there already waiting for me. And when he saw me coming, a beautiful smile appeared on his lips and she patted the chair across him for me to sit. My heart skipped a beat, this is new to me, him being nice and gentle. I sat down and stared at the table awkwardly, there were pancakes, toast and omelet in front of me.

I thanked him before we started eating, talking about random things like work and studies and the distance between us. He was different from his past self, I remember grandpa Clifford told me once that he has changed since the accident that caused the death of his parents. He was a sweet and caring boy but everything changed after the accident, he became silent and kept sitting alone and didn't want anyone around him.

He never smiled, just kept studying and working. He was a brilliant student, the topper and he started working at the same time and he became a workaholic. He didn't have any friends, except his friends in the university and he was always together with Zalen until he died.

"I heard about Zalen." I said softly, his body stiffened and he stopped eating.

"Are you feeling okay?" I asked and held his hand on the table, stroking his palm and stared at him worriedly.

He looked at me and tightened his grip on my hand and just nodded. He wasn't ready to talk, I understood the situation and decided to change the topic but he beat me to it.

"Grandpa called and he said he will be coming tomorrow."

"Really? He didn't tell me anything when I spoke to him yesterday." I said and he shrugged.

"Maybe he wants to surprise you." He said, I smiled and nodded.

He smirked, staring at me and his eyes dancing mischievously.

"What?" I looked at him blankly.

"Excited to share a bed with me?" He winked.

"What the hell!" My eyes grew wide in horror as my voice raised in an octave.

I quickly glanced around to see the maids a few meters away from us and then whisper-yelled at him.

"I am not sharing a bed with you. You will sleep in another room."

It is too early, I am just in the process of absorbing this new side of him and if I share a bed with now, who knows what will happen. Especially the sexual tension between us is not helping either.

"You don't have a choice, darling. Besides, we are supposed to be married and in love when grandpa is around." He said and I thought about it for a while.

"Then you sleep on the couch." I muttered.