CAPTIVE OF LOVE - CHAPTER 27&28
CHAPTER 27💞28
★ HIS OTHER RIVAL★
“Do you really think it’s going to work?” Jerome asked Larry who nodded in return.
“Definitely. I read it from an article in the past and tried it on Genova, you remember my ex ?” Larry asked and Jerome gave a nod.
” I tried it out on her and it worked. So do the same, she’s definitely going to fall for it” Larry added as Jerome drifted his gaze to where Pearl stood with Cassie.
“If it’s going to work then am willing to take the risk” Jerome concluded.
On the other hand Cassie kept eating Larry out with her eyes.
“Isn’t he so hot?” Cassie said out loud.
“Are you perhaps talking about the boss?” Pearl asked quickly wondering why she h@?? Cassie thinking of Jerome in that way.
“Of course not. It’s his friend, Larry. You do know him right? Can’t you help a friend who’s madly in love with him?” Cassie asked as she nudge her gently.
“You really have fallen for him?”
“He’s handsome and cute. I get this protective instinct whenever am with him. Once you fall for someone, you will understand what am saying” Cassie added as she kept watching him.
“What about going for the boss. He’s not bad looking himself and also, he’s wanted by most single girls, rumour has it that he was going to get married to one of the model but called it off and now he’s being pursued by single whores” Cassie inform.
“Pursued?” Pearl echo her earlier statement while looking a bit sad.
“Heavily pursued and just so you know, the female model for this $h00t is one of those who want him. Am definitely sure that she’s going to try to ensnare him and it’s going to be hard for him to resist, he’s a man after all”
He’s going to resist her, he’s in love with me after all… Pearl thought but when this model showed up, she began to rethink.
Not only is Belinda a gorgeous model, she’s much more segzier in her bikini outfit.
Part of the filming had to be done in the water and with Jerome looking like a male Greek god in his swimming gear, Belinda looked like a goddess by his side.
Along with the other workers, she watch Belinda run into Jerome arms.
He smiled and held her to himself and just like the script read, they gave each other a kiss.
Pearl didn’t know why seeing this made her feel bothered and a bit jealous. It’s not like he means anything to her.
“I need to get something to drink, Do you want me to get you anything?” Pearl asked Cassie who asked for something to drink.
As soon as the director said the word ‘CUT ‘.
Jerome pulled away from Belinda while stylishly wiping his lips.
“The kiss isn’t that bad” Belinda said, noticing the way he wipe his lips.
“It isn’t” he said while looking for Pearl amongst the workers.
“Can I invite you to lunch. I mean due to the advert and all, we will be seeing more of each other and it’s only right that we get to know more about each…”
“Am not interested, excuse me” he said and went back to continue his search.
He saw her coming out of the hotel restaurant and quickly went to her.
“Where did you go to?” Jerome voice jolt Pearl out of her reverie.
“I went to get…” She couldn’t complete her sentence since her gaze drifted down Jerome shirtless body.
Her throat suddenly went dry and she felt an urge to touch his body.
“I just went to get something to drink. Has the $h00t end?” She asked.
“It has for today and I feel cold” he said as goosebumps ran all over his arm.
“Then why didn’t you ask for a towel?” She asked as she pulled off her scarf to wrap over him, an action that got Jerome smiling.
“I came out looking for you. I wanted to explain the kiss scene to you but am…am freezing” he said shaking slightly.
“Let’s get you back to your tent” she said worriedly.
A smile left his lips as he lean on her for support.
The staff present kept starring at them as they went to his tent together but the both of them didn’t seem to care.
“I think am going to have a fever” Jerome said faking a cough.
“If you were going to end up this sick then you shouldn’t have gone into the water. I will go get some drugs for you to use” she said and left the tent.
“Can’t believe she fell for it” he muttered while thanking Larry from within for giving him such a good idea.
*****
Opal had just finish taking her bathe when Micheal arrive.
She got to the sitting room to see him limping in.
“What happen?” She asked worriedly.
“It’s nothing” Micheal answered and walk past her.
“But you are limping. How can it be nothing”
“When I say it’s nothing, then it’s nothing!” He half yelled and immediately wore a smile on his face.
“Am fine mom, stop worrying about me now, am a grown up and besides you’ve got to start thinking of yourself” he added quickly.
“Myself?”
“Yes, yourself. You should go out on dates and get a man, you need it” He said and blew her a kiss before limping upstairs.
Opal found herself moving to the mirror to stare herself and she couldn’t help but to remember Charlie words.
*I realise that I want to see you smile, I want to see you do a lot of things but most importantly, I want to make you fall in love with me*
“Why did he have to fall for me” she muttered trying to figure out when Charlie began to fall for her.
On the other hand Micheal layed on his bed talking angrily on the phone.
“My balls still hurt as hell. I won’t let her get away with this and you better start thinking of ways to help me get back at her. Daniella will certainly pay for what she did ”
*****
Pearl stood in front of the hotel waiting for the driver and Jerome to show up.
She was standing by the pavement when a passerby collided into her, Pearl staggered, almost finding herself on the floor when a solid arm went around her waist to steady her.
“Got you” Sebastian said, holding her to him.
“Am sorry” the man who had collide into her apologise.
“Sorry? What if you had injured her? Do you think your sorry would make up for that? It won’t!” Sebastian said, snapping at the poor man making Pearl give him a weird stare.
“It’s okay. Am not injured afterall” Pearl said waving the man off.
“You shouldn’t have scold him, he even apologise” Pearl said as she pulled out of his arms.
“Apart from being beautiful, you are also kind” Sebastian said and Pearl wondered if he meant it as a compliment or something else.
“And you are also kind. You helped me earlier and also now” she added lightly.
“If you are grateful then you can thank me better by having dinner with me” he suggested, making her speechless by his offer.
“I…actually…I..”
“Why are you here, Pearl” Jerome said as he walk towards them, taking hold of Pearl’s hand to ward off the other guy.
“I was waiting for you and then I ran into Sebastian and…you two haven’t been introduced right? Well Jerome this is Sebastian, a new friend and Sebastian this is Mr Jerome, my boss” she said.
She watch the two men shake hands but the look on their face made it clear that they weren’t please with meeting each other.
“Before you arrive, I was just asking Pearl here if she would like have dinner with me. You wouldn’t mind leaving her with me”
“I do mind since Pearl has to leave with me. You see, apart from being her boss, am also her husband” Jerome revealed before she could stop him.
“Husband” a surprised Sebastian said as he stared at Pearl and then Jerome.
“It hasn’t been made official and so, my wife and I would like it if you don’t talk about it. It’s our private affair ” Jerome added as he wrap his arms around her waist, pulling her to him while making it clear to the rival in front of him that Pearl is his.
“Our ride is here, love. And it’s time we go home, you promise to take care of me tonight” Jerome said wanting Sebastian to get the wrong idea which he succeeded in.
Sebastian watch as Pearl got into the car with Jerome and it wasn’t until their car was out of sight that he called Alexander.
“Your daughter is married! Why didn’t you tell me about that?” Sebastian half yelled at his godfather.
“I had no idea too but thanks to Devon, I know now. I can’t tell you everything over the phone what I can tell you is that my daughter’s marriage to Jerome is a fake one”
“And so, we’ve got to do our best to end wh@??ver is between them” Alexander added.
“It must surely be put to an end, the earlier he’s out of her life, the better for me” Sebastian said in return.
“For you? Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for my daughter? Is she that beautiful in person?” Alexander asked.
“Words can’t describe her cause she’s…everything” Sebastian cleared his throat and went on talking ” Anyway, we’ve got to get Jerome out of her life and…” He stopped when he saw Max getting into a taxi.
“And there’s another pest who we have to get rid off too” Sebastian said watching the taxi leave…
❣️ TBC❣️