π CAPTIVE OF
LOVE π
{Billionaire Contract Marriage}
THEME; Love Blossom.
CHAPTER 1π2
β οΈ COPY AND HAVE NO PEACE β οΈ
By,
Gbemi Writes βοΈ
β THE ENGAGEMENT PARTYβ
<< LONDON~ HOTEL >>
As soon as the car halt in front of the hotel, A stern looking lady came out of the car and open passenger door.
Jerome King got out of the car, straightening his suit while starring at the building in front of him.
“Do you think it’s a good idea coming here, boss?” The lady asked.
“Right now, I have no interest in good or bad. All I want to know is if my fiancee is really here with her lover, lead the way Opal” Jerome said, his face hardening.
Opal quickly precede him while he followed her.
After getting the necessary info, they both went into the elevator which whisk them to the sixth floor.
“If it indeed turns out to be true that my fiancee is here with her lover, what do you think I should do, Opal?” Jerome asked looking wistful.
The very first day she met her boss fiancee, Opal had immediately disliked her.
She found it weird that a man like him would be interested in a shallow girl like Devon but she never said a thing about it.
If she were to tell him her mind now then she could kiss her job goodbye, Opal thought as she gave him a smile.
“Only you can answer that yourself,boss” Opal replied as the elevator door slid open.
As soon as they got out of it, a lady ran past them and went straight into the elevator before it slid shut.
They got to room 603 which they were told that his fiancee was.
“Should I knock?” Opal asked.
“Knocking will only give them time, I’d rather use the card ” Jerome replied as Opal brought out the room card which had been given to them by the receptionist.
As soon as the door open, Jerome walk into the suite. There was no sign of them in the sitting room but they could hear their MΓ΅@Ι² coming from the bedroom.
As quietly as he could, Jerome walk towards bedroom door which was left open a little and he saw Devon being f^^ked by her lover.
Having confirmed it himself, he left the room without being noticed by his cheating fiancee and it wasn’t until they were in the elevator he spoke again.
“Will you be calling off the engagement, boss?” Opal asked.
“Definitely not. I have something else in store for tonight’s party” Jerome replied.
*****
JAMES RESIDENCE ~ EVENING
“You know, you would be prettier if you put on make up” Charlie , a famous make up artist said just as Pearl stop her car in front of the house.
“I will pass. Make up isn’t my thing and besides, you are here to do Devon make up not mine” Pearl sweetly refuse as they both got out of the car.
“And she should be glad. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even touch her face” Charlie said with distaste remembering how overbearing Devon was the last time he did her make up.
“It’s Devon nature, you need to get used to it if you are going to work with her at the company” Pearl said which made Charlie scoff.
“You are finally here, Mr Charlie ” Grace James, Pearl adopted mother said as she walk towards them.
“That’s all because of Pearl, she had done her best to convince me into coming. You must really be proud of her” Charlie said while Grace gave a smile which didn’t reach her eyes.
“The maid will take you to Devon room” she said as a maid appeared to escort Charlie to Devon.
“You did a good job by bringing Charlie here” Grace said complimenting her for the first time.
“Its nothing, if there’s anything else you want me to do, I am available. After all it’s my sister engagement party and….”
“You’ve done the task needed of you, you don’t have to bother anymore” Grace said cutting her off.
“But I…”
“Are you deaf along with your short sightedness, I said you don’t have to bother anymore” Grace snap.
“Am sorry, mother”
“Am not your mom! It’s sickening when I hear you say that!” Grace shouted at Pearl who said nothing.
“If there aren’t guest, refrain from calling me mom. I wasn’t the one who abandoned you twenty years ago” she added and went into the house.
Pearl fixed her glass properly before heading to the garden where it’s the only place she found solitude.
She’s not related to the James family. She had been adopted by them years ago.
When Grace and Matthew James had came to adopt her, Pearl had been thrilled that she will finally get to have a family.
But it had only been an illusion since the family she thought she had weren’t her family at all.
Grace have never been a mother to her and she have always made it clear to Pearl that she will never be family no matter what she did.
And Devon, though she has try numerous times to get Pearl kicked out of their home and have failed through every attempt decided to bully her with her looks. A day never went by without Devon telling Pearl how much of a loser she is and Pearl knew that she’s a loser even without her being told.
And as for Matthew James, she isn’t even sure if he knew she exist. His only focus was his work and nothing else.
Well, now that Devon will be married to her rich fiance, Pearl hope that her adopted parents will get to notice her and treat her like the daughter she is.
Pearl got a message and she pulled out her phone to read it.
β SWEETHEART, I WONT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO YOUR SISTER ENGAGEMENT PARTY. DON’T ASK ME WHY CAUSE I WON’T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU β
Unknown to Pearl, someone was standing behind her reading the text and it wasn’t until he spoke that she notice his presence.
“Is that a message from your boyfriend?”
A startled Pearl turned to see Jerome King there.
“Did I scare you?” Jerome asked.
“What do you think!” She replied fiercely wondering how she ended up alone with him.
Ever since Devon introduced him as her boyfriend and with the few times she has brought him home, he has never tried to talk to her which didn’t bother Pearl at all since she didn’t want him to.
The only thing good about the man is just his look every other thing about him is as bad.
“Why do I get a feeling that you disapprove of me?” Jerome asked.
“If you lost your way while looking for Devon then I can take you to her room. She would be done with her make up and…”
“I know where my fiancee is, I came to see you instead” he said cutting her off.
“Am deeply sorry but I have to go get ready for the party tonight, excuse me” she said and walk past him not wanting to talk to him.
“It’s best you stop or you will taking back a worm with you” immediately he said that, Pearl stood still.
“It’s right on your hair” Jerome added and that got her screaming while hitting her head.
Still screaming in fear, she ran towards him and jump into his arms.
“Get it off of me! I h@Ε₯Δ worms” Pearl pleaded as she bury her face against his neck while Jerome held her to him.
“There’s no worm, It was all a lie” he whispered into her ear.
Pearl unlock her arms around his neck to stare down at him.
“Is it fun using my weakness against me?” She asked.
“Yes. Since it got you right into my arms” he replied and when she tried to get down, he held her more tightly.
“From a scale of one to hundred, how do you feel about your boyfriend?” Jerome asked.
“Let me down! Aren’t you scared of someone seeing us?”
“Not you until you give me your answer, I won’t put you down and to hell with anyone who sees us”
“A hundred and that’s how much I love him” She said wanting him to put her down.
“That’s bad” he muttered confusing her for a while. ” Tell me what you think about me? “
“Do I have to answer that?”
“I won’t let you go until you do”
“To me you are just my sister fiancee and nothing else” she said knowing that apart from being her sister fiancee he’s also the president of the cosmetic company she works but that’s something he didn’t know and it’s going to stay that way.
“I don’t want that kind of answer, I want to know what you think of me as a man”
“Why do I have to…” A gasp left her lips when his hand cup her jean clad @zz.
“If you don’t give me the answer I want then I will do something much worse” he thr_@tened, his hand still stroking her @zz.
“To me you are nothing more than a pompous knuckle head and not just that, you are a dirty scoundrel who moves from one girl to another though am quite surprised how my sister got you to give her a ring. If you were the last man on earth, I would never ever look your way” she said bluntly and as if her words had struck him, he let her down.
“I wasn’t expecting you to be that blunt, I know you h@Ε₯Δd my guts but I didn’t expect it to be that much” Jerome said still taken aback by her bluntness.
“You forced me to say it, so don’t blame me. I will forget this ever happened and I hope you do too. After the engagement we won’t have a reason to see each other again” Pearl said.
“I doubt that. More than ever we are stuck with each other, make sure you dress up for the engagement ” he said and left her standing there watching him.
*****
Pearl was heading back to her room still bothered by what Jerome said to her when she came across Charlie.
“Thank God I ran into you. Where’s your room?” Charlie asked and when Pearl took him there, charlie made her seat, opening his make up box.
“What are you doing?”
“Trying to shut that sister of yours up. She was having a convo with a dimwit model like her friend of hers and one thing led to them talking about you. What infuriated me most was what Devon said, she said that no amount of make up will make you beautiful and so, I want to prove her wrong” Charlie said as he move towards her.
“She’s not wrong though. Applying make up on my face only makes me more ugly” Pearl said sadly.
“Let’s put that to test ” Charlie said as he began transforming her face and a while later, Pearl couldn’t help but to admire her new look.
“See, you are very gorgeous ” Charlie muttered earning a smile from her.
“Let me take a picture” Charlie said as he took pictures of her though she tried to refuse
“Got to get to my next appointment, and make sure you show that sister of yours how gorgeous you are, okay” with that said, Charlie dashed out of the room.
Seeing that she was late and that the party would have begin, she quickly got into her evening dress and went downstairs.
Pearl was all smile but that smile disappeared when she saw the serious look on everyone faces.
“What do you mean?” Devon said starring at her fiance.
“You are not dumb Devon, you know what I mean” He replied looking angry.
“But why are you doing this to me? Why are you calling off our engagement?” A teary eye Devon ask startling Pearl.
“Because have found someone better, someone who suits my taste and also, am madly in love with her” Jerome said and in horror, Pearl watch as he walk towards her.
“Don’t tell me that the girl you are talking about is my sister?” Devon cried out glaring at her with so much h@Ε₯Δ.
“Correct, am ending my engagement with you to marry your sister” Jerome replied shocking her to the core….
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