The Beauty of Love

It has been one week, seven days, and 168 hours since her name was officially changed from Fiona McGuire to Fiona Carter.

A week had passed by, and still, there was no hint of her so-called husband. Like normal couples, after exchanging their vows, they went on their honeymoon to a romantic destination, but unlike any of them, Fiona was still sitting on the couch in her new home, thinking about her perfect marriage life, which was far from perfect.

Except for his name, Justin Carter, Fiona knew nothing about him. Before marrying Justin, she knew that their relationship would not be like other couples', but she thought that they could at least be friends and give their marriage a chance. Maybe they could start over. But she was expecting too much from him. She was being delusional thinking that Justin would want this arrangement to turn into a proper marriage.

To others, Fiona and Justin were a happily married couple, but only her dearest father in law and Grace knew the truth about the deal behind their marriage, and probably her mother in law. Grace is a housemaid for Justin's apartment. For the past few days, Grace has been an ideal friend and a mother to Fiona. She is in her late 40's, and like her name, she is very graceful in everything she does. She has been with Justin since he was born, and she took care of him, along with his mother. So you can basically call her his second mom.

Fiona's thoughts were soon distracted when she heard the doorbell.

The first thought that came to her mind was that her dearest hubby finally decided to show his face after the night of their marriage.

When Grace opened the door, Fiona saw a six-foot-tall, gorgeous man entering the house in his gray business suit. He had ocean blue eyes, which looked annoyed at the moment. His dark chocolate-brown hair was disheveled, probably due to working the whole day... oops; she should say a whole week.

And the worst thing was, he went straight to his room, without even glancing at her. But not before saying, "Be ready by 11 tomorrow. We are going to have lunch with my family."

Fiona sighed and sat down on the couch, trying to stop the tears that wanted to come from her eyes. He didn't even glance at her. She was confused about whether she should burn with rage or cry her heart out.

But, at least he knows she exists. That's something, right?

When Fiona walked toward her room, which was the guest room of Justin's apartment, she heard faint noises from Justin's room. She was about to enter her room when she heard her name, so she figured that Justin was talking to Grace about her.

Curiosity got the better of her, and she went across her room to his and started to listen to their conversion.

Fiona knew for a fact that eavesdropping was wrong, but hey, they were talking about her, so she had every right to know what they were saying.

So, she stood in front of the door with her lips pressed in a thin line and her hand softly placed on them for support when she heard Justin say, "She is nothing but a gold digger. I can't believe she even had the guts to show me her face." Justin angrily said to Grace.

"But Justin..." Grace was interrupted by Justin's harsh words, "I don't want to hear it, Grace. She is just like every other woman, she just wants me for my money and nothing else. She hasn't even been to dad's office in the past week. Instead of being the independent woman she should be, she just wants to spend my money and shower herself with power, fame, and gifts."