Chapter 48 Movie Premiere - Part 1
The next day, Angela woke up with a serious headache. She couldn't get out of bed. She dragged herself, holding her head, which was pounding like a drum set. She pushed the bathroom door open and entered. She closed the door louder than expected, waking Bryce from his sleep. Bryce opened his eyes and realised Angela was not in bed. He turned on the bedside lamp on his side and retrieved his phone to check the time. It was 3. 30 a.m. He frowned and got out of bed. He walked towards the bathroom. He pushed the door open and found Angela standing in front of the cabinet with her elbow resting on the counter and her head resting in her palm.
"Are you alright?" came Bryce's deep voice, startling Angela. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," he said and drew closer to her, dropping his hand across her back.
"I just have this head," Angela said, her voice very low.
"It's 3.30 am. Too early. Get some rest," Bryce said and pulled her out of the bathroom and back to the bedroom.
He made her climb back into bed and covered her with the blanket. He left the bedroom and returned a few minutes later, holding a bottle of water and medication in his hand. He sat on the side of Angela's bed and offered her the painkiller and the bottle of water.
"Here, have this. It would help with the headache. We will talk about what happened later," Bryce said, and Angela nodded.
She swallowed the pill and accepted the bottle of water Bryce opened for her. She drank half and gave it back to him. Bryce placed the empty bottle on the table and returned to the bed. He climbed into bed and pulled her into his arms.
"Thank you," Angela said, and Bryce replied with hmmm.
"You can take the day off and rest," Bryce said.
"No, today is the finalisation of the movie. We need to get things ready to advertise the money and build interest in people for the first premiere. I can't take the day off," Angela said, and Bryce kissed the top of her head.
They had only gotten married because she was the woman who took his virginity, but he had come to like her, getting to know her. Her dedication to her work. He was very rich, and with her being his wife, she could do whatever she wanted, but no, Angela lived a humble life. He was surprised to find out that Angela lived on the salary paid to her by the company. He gave her his card. She kept it and never used it. She ate at home and used the company card like everyone else to buy her food.
She leaves for work in an Uber and returns home on a bus. On weekends, she would go visit her parents and return at the time he had given her. Well, there was Bernard who made him feel she was getting into a relationship since nothing was going on between them aside from having titles, as husband and wife, but he later found out, that Angela was not in the least interested in Bernard but rather, she liked him except she kept her distance because he made it impossible for her to get close to him. She just focused on her work.
After getting intimate with her when he thought she was having an affair with Bernard, he wanted more of her. The memory kept flooding his mind anytime he saw her, and it drove him crazy. He moved back into his room and started sharing a bed with her. Each day, he likes her more.
If he protected her before because she was just his secretary and a wife, now he wanted to protect her because she meant the world to him.
Bryce kissed the top of her head again, rubbing her shoulders gently.
"Get some rest. Let's talk about it at sunrise," Bryce said, and Angela nodded.
Angela ended up sleeping in. When she opened her eyes, it was 6:30 am. She jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom. She didn't even realise she was alone in bed. She hurriedly took a shower and brushed her teeth.
She entered the bathroom in a bathrobe and went into the closet. She found a simple, straight dress and put it on. It was a sleeveless dress which was flared from the waist down, and it was up to her knee. She tied the belt around her waist and quickly slipped her fit into the five-inch ankle strap sandals. She didn't have time to deal with her hair, so she just combed it to her side and applied her lip gloss. She put on a simple gold chain and matching earrings and was soon out of the closet, entering the bedroom. She grabbed her bag and was soon out of the bedroom.
As soon as she descended the staircase, she came face to face with Bryce, who was already dressed in his usual tuxedo, looking very handsome. One stare from him, and Angela was already feeling mesmerised by him.
"I made Josephine pack you something to eat on your way to the office. I see you still want to go to the office. Let me know if you feel sick anytime," Bryce said, and Angela appreciated it.
They both walked out the front door and were soon on their way to the office.