CAPTIVE OF LOVE - CHAPTER 5&6
CHAPTER 5💞6
★ THEIR PLAN★
<< JAMES RESIDENCE >>
“How can you both do this to me!” Devon yelled as she threw away her umbrella.
“Why don’t you think about it? Try to think about what you did to make me choose your sister” Jerome replied steely while Devon kept crying in the rain.
“Why her? Why does it have to be her? I can understand you falling out of love for me just to be with someone else but what I can’t understand is why you chose her, she’s not pretty and neither is she…”
“That’s enough! Any more insults at my fiancee and you will regret ever being born” He snapped making Devon scared.
“Let’s go” he said and turn to leave with Pearl.
Pearl stopped to stare at a crying Devon and slowly a smile tilt her lips which infuriated Devon more.
The drive to Jerome apartment was silence all through.
While Pearl stared out through the window, Jerome gaze was on her while Opal drove the car.
“There’s no harm in crying it out” Jerome said and that made her stare at him.
“Why would I cry?”
“Don’t pretend to be strong” he said seeing the tears glistening her eyes.
“Have been made to stand in the rain all night long just because I failed a subject back in highschool, Even with the maids around,mother made me do most of the house chores not caring if I had enough time for myself. I was even almost R@P£D by one of Devon male friends”
“A lot has happened to me while living in that house and what you saw tonight is nothing compared to it. Have shed enough tears to be able to shed more” she added lightly and went back to starring outside.
“Where are we?” She asked as he led her to the front of his apartment.
“My house. Now that you’ve decided to go against your family, you will be living with me ” he said as he close his umbrella.
“I don’t mind staying at an hotel, it isn’t right that a man and a woman live alone under the same roof”
“Don’t worry, I have no intention of pouncing on you. To me, you are just a live in room mate and besides if we want your family to believe us, we’ve got to live together” he said opening the door for her.
“But I….”
“Stop insisting and try to get some sleep. We will talk about everything tomorrow” he said.
“If you are hungry, there’s some food in the kitchen and also here’s my credit card if you…”
“I don’t want your money” she said shaking her head.
“Are you sure?” He asked wearing a mocking look on his face.
“Just so you know I have a job and you happen to pay well, sir” she replied
“About the job part, let’s talk about it tomorrow when it’s time to sign the contract ”
“What’s there to talk about my job?”
“Tomorrow. For now, it’s time for you to go to bed. You look pale and though am good with every other thing, I don’t know how to take care of a sick person” he said as he went up the stairs with her following slowly behind.
As soon as she was shown the guest room, she immediately went to king size bed to sleep the night out.
It wasn’t until morning came that she remembered that she had nothing to change into for work.
She was about making a call when the door open and Opal walked in.
“Good morning,am Opal Sanders. Mr King secretary and at your service ma’am”
“Just address me as Pearl, the ma’am is too big of a tittle”
“You will be married to my boss soon and it’s only right that I address you that way” Opal insist.
“The boss told me to get you some fresh clothes since you will need a change of clothes today” she said as she brought in two carrier bag which label spelt expensive.
“Do not refuse it, I know you have your money but you currently don’t have any clothes to wear. If you keep on refusing then I have no choice but to ascertain my right as your fiance and come back to help you put it on” Opal said and added lightly ” said by the boss”
Having no choice, she put on the expensive dress and had her breakfast before leaving the house.
Opal was waiting to drive her to the office but Pearl refused.
“Am not taking any privilege as his soon to be wife and the little people know about us the better. Tell that to my husband” she said and left the estate on foot.
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<< KING COSMETICS COMPANY>>
“What do you mean am no longer allowed here? Apart from being the president fiancee, am also a model here” Devon shouted as she tried to walk past the guards and receptionist.
“I have no idea about the fiancee thing but we’ve been given an order not to let you in, you’ve been fired as of today” the receptionist stated.
“You can’t fire me just like that. Call Jerome, tell him to come tell it to my face himself!” Devon screamed attracting the attention of others who were heading to their various department.
“If you don’t leave on your own then we have no choice but to use force” the receptionist said and when Devon made a grab for her, The two guards carried her by the arm and out of the lobby not caring if she was once an important figure in their company.
Pearl chose to arrive at that moment, she watch as Devon was thrown on the floor outside the building.
Devon was screaming her eyes out when she notice Pearl arrival.
“It’s all your fault” she said as she launch for Pearl pushing her to the floor.
“Not only did you steal my man, you had to take my job from me, I h@?? you!” Devon shouted as she kept hitting Pearl.
Just then, Devon was pulled away and Pearl was drawn into a warm, solid arms.
“How can you do this to me, Jerome. I only ever loved you” Devon shouted as the guards held onto her.
“Let this be the last time you say the word love to me, you slut. You are no longer a model of this company, you are fired and if you want to sue me for breaching the contract then do that but don’t you ever show yourself here again” Jerome said and lifted Pearl into his arms.
Pearl tried to stop him but he didn’t budge and the only thing she could do was to press her face against his throat.
As soon as they were in his office, he set her down and went to get the first aid box.
“Why didnt you come with Opal and why on earth didn’t you try to fight back? Will you keep acting like a fool to that family of yours?” He asked as he began the task of cleaning the blood stain scratch on her cheek.
“If I had come with Opal then I would have been bringing attention to myself. I h@?? being the centre of attraction, it terrifies me”
“You better get used to it since am a public figure. My marriage to you will certainly be in the papers and…”
“Can we….not let anyone know about our marriage?”
“What?”
“I love my job and if everyone found out about me being your wife, it will be awkward which I don’t want. If we are to be married I want it to be a secret” She said stunning him into silence.
“First, you refuse my money and now you don’t want anyone finding out about us. You really are different from the girls I know”
“So, are you going to do what I want?” She asked softly.
“As long as you do what I want” he said and she scowl at him.
“Like what?”
“Being there when I need you. You might not know but I have a grandma who tend to poke nose, if she knows about our marriage, she will want to have a look at you and we will have to stage being the perfect couple”
“And does the act entail kissing each other and other stuffs?”
“It does, got a problem with that?” He asked which got her face screwing up in irritation leaving him speechless for a while.
The other girls he knew will jump at the opportunity in front of them and here’s one showing how much she dislike him.
“Just so you know, I h@?? having to stage the perfect couple with you but I love my grandma and I don’t want her to be worried” He added quickly which got her nodding.
“If it only entails us kissing, holding hands and acting lovey dovey. Am fine with that but nothing else!”
“Believe me when I say that if you were the last woman on earth, nothing will make me get into your arms or your bed”
“I also feel the same” she replied hotly.
“Since we’ve made ourselves clear on that issue, let’s sign the contract. I had it drawn up this morning” he said as he move to his desk.
“Party B, which is me must help Party A get his revenge and Party A will surely do the same” Pearl read out the first clause while he gave a nod to.
“Under no circumstance must the two parties meddle with each other lives, Party A should be on his own and likewise Party B”
“And lastly, never ever fall in love. If one of the party ends up falling in love, he or she will have to pay a compensation and the contract will be terminated” Pearl read out the last clause.
“I like the last clause more since I won’t be the one paying a compensation” Pearl said as she sign on it.
“I won’t be the one paying either” Jerome added lightly.
“If that’s all, I would like to get to work and also, am not a fool” Pearl said softly.
“Huh?”
“I might have been one in the past but not anymore. If I didn’t fight Devon out there, it’s because I was thinking of you. Just like you said, you are a public figure,I wouldn’t want a messy fight tarnishing your name, it just isn’t right” Pearl explained and surprisingly, her answer pleased him.
Pearl was about to open the door when he called her.
“Take the day off, we are going somewhere” he said.
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<< RESTAURANT >>
Devon was sipping her drink when Max arrive.
“Why did you call me?”
“Are you really asking me that? Don’t tell me you have no intention of getting Pearl back?” Devon asked, folding her arms against her chest.
“I don’t. I was never in love with her and I told her that yesterday”
“You fool! You could have kept on pretending. If you had, Jerome would still be mine”
“Do you think that tycoon is a fool? Am quite sure he caught you cheating on him or perhaps did he see us at the hotel the other day”Max taunt.
“Shut up you idiot! You need to help me”
“Why should I?”
“Cause you want that darn promotion and just so you know, my father’s company is at the verge of going bankrupt. If I marry Jerome, he’s willing to invest but now that Pearl has gone after him,the tides have change. If you help me, everything will go back to the way it was, what do you think?” Devon asked.
“Fine, what do you want me to do?”
“Pearl h@??s being the centre of attraction and so am thinking of throwing a party and…..”
*****
<< NEXT DAY~ EVENING ~ JAMES RESIDENCE >>
As soon as Pearl stopped the car, she could see the house bubbling up.
No doubt, Devon is having one of her evening parties…she thought as she got down the car.
Pearl didn’t feel like going in but then she came to get her things and as soon as she’s done with that, she will leave.
When she walk in, every pair of eyes went to her. The camera light kept flashing against her face and through all that she heard Devon say.
“Here comes the guest of honour” Pearl didn’t know what she meant by that and when she was about to ask, she saw Max walk up to her, holding a bouquet of flower.
“I know you weren’t expecting this but we wanted to surprise you. Your sister and I planned everything the way you like it” Max said as everyone kept starring at them.
“What’s going on?” Pearl asked, confused by the whole thing.
“It’s a marriage proposal sweetie, am asking you to be my wife?” Max said as he produce a ring in a box while the audience kept wooing them.
“Everyone here are friends of ours. They are witness of our love, don’t let them down by rejecting me” Max said as he took hold of her wanting to wear the ring on her finger but the entrance of someone stop him.
“And what the hell do you think you are doing?” Jerome asked glaring at Max.
“Am proposing to my girlfriend, got any problem with that?” Max asked shrilly.
“I do since the woman you are proposing to turns out to be my wife!” Jerome reveal startling everyone in the room.
“Pearl and I are married and so,we will have to reject your offer” Jerome added as he fling Max ring away….
❣️ TBC❣️