CAPTIVE OF LOVE - CHAPTER 11&12
CHAPTER 11💞12
★ THE TRUTH ★
<< JEROME’S RESIDENCE >>
“Cat got your tongue?” Cathy King, Jerome grandmother asked starring at Pearl and Jerome who were both quiet.
“What do you mean by contract marriage? Pearl and I are married for love and nothing else” Jerome replied quickly as he wrap his arms around her waist, pulling her to him.
“Pearl, say hello she’s Cathy King, my grandmother” Jerome said doing the introduction.
“Hello granny” Pearl greeted only to be met with a stony look.
“Since we hardly know much about each other, don’t you think it’s inappropriate to call me granny?” Cathy said which got Pearl correcting herself quickly.
“Why are you here? You didn’t tell me you were coming?” Jerome said trying to ease the tense atmosphere.
“Just as you didn’t tell me about your marriage. Anyway, am here to stay for a few days, you don’t mind me intruding in your privacy right?” She said as she walk past them into the house.
Jerome and Pearl stared at each other before going in too.
While Jerome talk to his grandma, Pearl went to get her something to drink.
“I believe you only have two rooms In the house, I will be using the empty one” Cathy said as Jerome and Pearl stared at each other.
“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me that you two are sleeping in different room? Never mind, I will find out myself” Cathy said as she went upstairs while a worried Jerome and Pearl followed.
“This room has been taken,hope you have a very good explanation” the shrewd granny ask turning to the couple.
“Well you see…”
“Have been suffering from cough and catarrh and not wanting Pearl to catch it, I told her to use the guest room” Jerome invent quickly.
“That seems a reasonable explanation though am a bit annoyed that you’ve forgotten your wedding vow so soon”
“In sickness and in health,you didn’t forget that part right?” She added making them flush.
“Take your things to your room, I will be using this guest room till further notice” Cathy declare.
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<< CAFE >>
Devon was having her third cup of coffee when Stella walked in.
“What’s with the call ?” Stella ask as she seated herself in front of her.
“Since you went straight to the point, I might as well get straight to the point too. You were made the new face of King cosmetics right? I need your help”
“What do you want me to do?” Stella asked declining the menu from the waiter.
“I need you to help me seduce Jerome”
“Jerome as in Jerome King? That’s impossible and besides, weren’t you involve with him?”
“Thanks to a certain someone, I lost him but if he isn’t mine then I won’t let her have him too. What do you say, do you want to have Jerome King or do I find someone else?” Devon asked which earned her a smile from Stella.
*****
<< NIGHT~ JEROME RESIDENCE >>
Pearl head to Jerome’s room after seeing Cathy to her room.
It’s the moment she has been dreading ever since she took her things to his room.
What will happen with them sharing the same room? What if Jerome isn’t able to control himself and try to have his way with her….what’s she thinking, Jerome isn’t like that and besides, he doesn’t see her as a woman.
With this thought in mind, she went into the room and found it empty.
Where could he be? She thought as the bathroom door open to reveal Jerome in a short robe.
The robe was too short revealing too much of his legs and hairy but segzy chest…did she just think his chest to be segzy…quickly, she turn away from him.
“What’s wrong?”
“You are half naked” she said which made him smile.
“You should be grateful that am being a gentle man by putting this on for your sake since I sleep in the nude” he said as he walk past her to the bed.
“And that’s something to be proud of” she said glaring at him.
“Stop acting like a shy virgin and go take a shower, Its going to be a busy day tomorrow” he muttered.
“For how long will your grandma stay here? I can’t bear staying in the same room with you”
“Same here, I h@?? you intruding on my privacy but we have no choice. My grandma is a shrewd lady and if she’s here to check on us it’s because she doubts our marriage being real, so let’s do our best and make her believe us so she can leave” He said laying on the bed.
“What if she still doesn’t leave? Would I be force to sleep in bedroom for a long time?”
“You are tempting me right now?”
“Tempting you into doing what?”
“Into taking off this robe and pulling you into my arms so we could have our wedding night, we missed it after all and it won’t be a bad idea to….”
“It’s time I take my bathe” she said and ran off to the bathroom.
She came out dressed in pyjamas and got into bed beside him.
“Jerome, must we really share the same bed?” She asked which got him sighing out.
“If it will please you then let’s put something in between cause there’s no way in hell that am sleeping on the floor” he said as he put some pillow in between them.
“I already knew you were no gentle man” she said and turn her back on him.
“Why don’t you do the lady like thing and sleep on the floor?”
“Go to hell you knuckle head” she said pulling the sheets to herself.
“Good night plain old virgin” he returned turning his back on her too.
He wondered why he ever felt the urge to protect such a nasty girl like her, he must have been insane.
The night wear off and it was at dawn that Jerome woke up.
The first thing he notice is a sleeping Pearl, she looked more innocent and cute while asleep.
He suddenly had an urge to touch her but the pillow in between got in his way and slowly, Jerome remove the pillow tossing them all aside before moving close to a sleeping Pearl.
He push back a strand of hair away from her face and he liked it, he liked touching her which he did.
He explored her face with his fingers while she slept soundly. Suddenly, she snuggle close to him making stay still for a while.
At that moment, his heart began to pound out, he felt flush and found it hard to breathe.
His heart rhythm went back to normal when he pulled her closer to him and it was at that moment Jerome knew something is wrong with him.
*****
<< KING COSMETICS COMPANY>>
“Do you know why Devon James was suddenly fired?” Cassie ask as she and Pearl head into the elevator which whisk them to their department floor.
“I…I don’t. Why do you ask?” Pearl said in return. Apart from Charlie, no one else in the company knew her connection to the James family, something Devon and her mother had asked of her.
“A replacement has been found, she’s called Stella. Apart from being one of the best in the field, she’s also a man snatcher. Try to keep your man if she’s around” Cassie advice as they walk into the office.
“Come over to my office, Pearl” Genova, leader of the PR team and her superior called for her.
She got to her office to see Stella there and surprisingly, Stella stood to give her a hug.
“Have heard a lot about you, Pearl ” Stella said in excitement startling Pearl.
“She said she happen to be a friend of yours and she would like for you to be her personal guide during the $h00t and all, you can do it right?” Genova asked and though she would like to decline, Pearl had no choice but to accept.
They were both in the elevator sometime later when Stella spoke.
“Am sorry that I lied about us being friends but I had to since I needed someone who could help me” Stella said.
“Why do you need my help?”
“Truth is that I only took this job because I want to be close to Jerome King. Am in love with him and I need your help in winning his heart, will you help me?” Stella asked faking a smile while thinking about her deal with Devon.
With Pearl being a gullible girl everything will definitely work well for her…. Stella thought as she wait for a reply.
*****
<< JEROME RESIDENCE >>
When Pearl walk in to the mansion, it was to see granny Cathy and Grace seated in the sitting room deep in a discussion.
No one had to tell Pearl the reason why Grace is around.
“Welcome back, Pearl. Your mother here has been telling me some interesting things” Granny Cathy said as Grace stood up.
“It’s so good to see you my child though you completely abandon us, we will never do that to you since you are our child” Grace said softly.
“Your child, you never treated me like one!” Pearl said.
“See! I told you she’s aggressive, I hope you do the right thing Mrs King and send our daughter back home to us, we will be waiting” Grace said and left the house.
Granny Cathy sat in silence while Pearl felt more unedge than ever..
She was about to speak when Jerome arrived.
“I just saw Grace leaving, I hope she hasn’t said….” He stop talking when he notice his grandmother.
“I just found out something interesting from her mother. Turns out your marriage is a fake” granny Cathy said watching the both of them.
“Grandmother I can ex….”
“Save me the words and do us all a favour, a favour that will benefit each party and that’s to get a divorce” granny Cathy said…..
❣️ TBC❣️