THE CEO BRIDE - CHAPTER 14&15
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{ CALL ME ROMEO }
Immediately Romeo gave the order, the guards got to work as they walked away, carrying the bags along with them. All this while, Helena had a surprised gaze on her face because her mouth was still wide open. Never in her whole life would she ever dreamt of being replaced so soon.
Her relationship with Romeo was smooth, though he wasn’t the type who shows his love but she knew she had some space in his heart. But with just a little misunderstanding, he had to replace her so soon??
“This is a joke, she can’t be your wife. What the f-__-k are you saying Romeo?!” She yelled, her whole body shaking with rage.
“Get the hell out of my house, Helena. And don’t you dare show your face anymore again,” Romeo warned. He turned to Rosetta who was still confused at the whole scenario. He held her hand and started dragging her out of there, but noticing she was slow behind him, he stopped walking and turned to her. Gently, he swooped her into his arms and left the living room, leaving Helena dumbstruck. He has never done that to her before!!!
“Romeo!!!” She screamed madly, invisible smokes coming out from her ears and nose. She was burning with rage, angry with the fact that she was replaced so soon. Angry at the fact that her plan to seduce him was futile.
“Nooooo!!!”
****
Rosetta kept glancing at him from the corner of her eye as he entered the bedroom. He had a straight look on his face and even though she was against him carrying her, he insisted.
“I can walk now,” she mumbled slowly when they got to the bed. Without a word, Romeo dropped her to her feet and she quickly moved away from him, adjusting her dress. He’s going to be her husband in no time but she still wasn’t comfortable with the closeness.
Two maids came out of the bathroom and quickly bowed their heads when they met Romeo and Rosetta in the room.
“The water is ready, Sir Romeo” they said in unison.
“Leave,” Romeo ordered and they left instantly. He faced Rosetta who was still fumbling with her fingers.
“You should have your bath and take a rest,” he said and walked to the closet afterwards.
Rosetta heaved a sigh after he was gone, she still wasn’t comfortable with him. He was her Boss no matter what the circumstance and she knew how strict and cold-hearted he was.
Stripping off her dress and then walking to the bathroom, Rosetta entered the huge jacuzzi and a Mõ@? escaped her lips at the feeling of the warm water which made her body feel warm instantly. This was heaven.
She rested her head on it and dipped her whole body into the water, enjoying the warmness. She could feel her sore body slowly getting to life.
After she felt the water was getting cold, Rosetta came out from the jacuzzi and took her time in admiring the bathroom. Everything was made of glass and she marveled at his richness. She walked to the towel stand and picked a pink bathrobe, draping it over her body. She definitely wasn’t going to get used to this.
Coming out of the bathroom to find Romeo also returning from the closet, he had just a white singlet and a black pants on, he already had a change of clothes.
Rosetta’s eyes went to his broad shoulder and she quickly averted her gaze, looking elsewhere.
“Erm…” She started slowly when Romeo was about to walk out of the room. Romeo stopped and gave her his attention.
“Are… Are we going to share the same bedroom?” She finally asked the question that has been on her mind.
“What do you think?” Romeo asked back and her eyes widened. Oh, no!
“We’ll be getting married in a few days, so you should get prepared,” he added and walked out of the room.
They’ll be getting married in a few days? Like, she’s going to be his wife?
“I don’t want this,” she mumbled sadly and sat on the bed. This wasn’t how she planned her life. Her plan was to get married to her first love, her first kiss and the man who’ll be the one to deflower her. Not this.
A lone tear escaped her eyes and she quickly wiped it off, leaving no room for tears.
“Be strong, Rose” she mumbled to herself.
****
“So, you mean you’ve got a bride now?” Marcus asked Romeo over the phone.
“Hmm,” Romeo hummed.
“Wow! That’s so unexpected. I guess you have no choice right now, I’m sure Mr. Castillo will be visiting anytime soon. That old man” Marcus rolled his eyes.
“So, when is the wedding taking place?” He asked.
“This week, I haven’t fixed the date though,” Romeo replied. He sat on a couch and heaved an exasperated sigh. He was tired already.
“Oh, let’s do that together. Going anywhere?”
“No. I took a day off,” Romeo said.
“Good. I’ll come over, I might also see your new wife” Marcus joked.
Romeo only sighed before ending the call, he rested his head on the couch and before he knew it, he dozed off.
****
Helena entered the house and banged the door shut loudly, to the extent that the door almost broke
“Che cazzo! {What the f-__-k!}” Adele yelled.
“Do you know how much we spent on that door?” She yelled. Helena totally ignored her, still fuming in anger. That was how her mood has been ever since she left Romeo’s place. His wife? That word doesn’t sound good to her ears at all.
“Are you okay?” Adele asked, noticing her sour mood.
“It didn’t go well?” She asked further.
“He has a wife!!” Helena screamed.
“Wait… What?” Adele was shocked. Was that a joke?
“He f-__-king humiliated me! He replaced me so soon! It’s just two days and he already had someone else? I’m so mad right now!!” Helena kept screaming.
Adele watched her for a few moments before plopping herself on a chair, sitting beside Helena.
“Romeo can’t do that, he obviously did that to make you mad. How could he get another woman in just two or three days? That’s absurd” She shook her head.
“He went out with her! They both went shopping together, I saw that with my eyes!”
“Well, if that’s true then it’s your fault” Adele shrugged.
“How? Because I f-__-ked his guard? That was a mistake and I apologized already! It wasn’t my fault,” Helena scoffed.
“Oh, really? Then it isn’t his fault that he got a wife now, satisfied?” Adele rolled her eyes and got to her feet.
“You aren’t helping matters at all, f-__-k you!” Helena glared.
Adele laughed before making way into her room, leaving Helena alone.
“She’s not his wife, she can never be. I’m the only woman that’s right to be Mrs. Castillo, not one fraudster!” She kept mumbling to herself.
****
Freud was on the phone, speaking to one of his clients when one of his boys came in, obviously with important information.
“Yea, let’s talk later,” he ended the call.
“Any information?” He asked the guy.
“Mr. Romeo was spotted in Via Montenapoleone with a woman today,” the guy informed.
“Romeo? In Milan?” Freud was surprised but it was quickly covered up with a smirk.
“Who’s that woman to him?” He asked, still smirking.
“According to the attendant, she’s his wife”
“What?!” The smirk wiped off from Freud’s face immediately.
“Yes, I confirmed it from her,” the guy affirmed.
“f-__-k, that bastard! Get ready, we’ll be moving back to Sicily” Freud ordered. Romeo can’t definitely ruin things for him, no not ever.
****
Romeo snapped his eyes open and realized he was still in the living room. He stood up and made his way upstairs, heading to his bedroom.
On entering the room, he met her sprawled on the bed, sleeping soundly. Her hair was all over her face and the gown she was putting on exposed her laps a little.
Romeo moved closer to the bed to have a perfect view of her face and a low smile escaped his lips. Seeing her this way made him remember his first encounter with her, she also slept on his bed in his suite.
His eyes traced her perfect brow, then to her cheek which was flat and lean. He cursed inwardly at that. His eyes continued tracing every feature of her face till it got to her lips which were puckering softly. He sighed before looking away.
Romeo bent to the bed and got hold of the quilt in his hand, slowly he tried to cover her body with it when Rosetta’s eyes flew open. Time stopped at that moment as they both stared at each other, it wasn’t up to a minute when Romeo broke eye contact and stood straight.
“You should try to cover yourself when sleeping,” he said.
Rosetta bit her lips and quickly covered her exposed thighs, she was avoiding his gaze throughout.
Romeo went to the bathroom and she quickly got out of the bed, arranging her messy hair as she went out of the room. She wouldn’t want to see him again, for now.
She was almost getting lost as she couldn’t find her way when she saw an unfamiliar male figure walking her way. Was he a guard?
“Hi, sorry for disturbing you. I can’t find my way to the living room, can you help with that?” She asked politely.
“Are you the one?” She raised her brow when she heard that from him
“What?”
“The bride,” a grin formed on his face.
“Huh?”
“I guess you are. By the way, I’m Marcus, Romeo’s best friend” Marcus introduced.
“Oh… I’m Rosetta,” She introduced.
“Nice name you’ve got here, can’t believe this is what Romeo caught overnight,” Marcus shook his head. He wouldn’t deny that she was beautiful.
“Erm… Can you please help me to the living room?” Rosetta asked again.
“Sure,” Marcus smiled. Just as they made to take a move, they heard a voice behind them.
“You’re here,” that was Romeo’s voice.
Rosetta turned to find him staring at them, his hands were inside his pocket.
“Yea. And I got to see the beautiful face of your wife,” Marcus grinned.
Romeo started walking towards them with his hands still in his pocket. He faced Rosetta who was also staring back at him.
“Are you hungry?” He asked directly.
“Huh?” Rosetta blinked her eyes.
“Is that why you’re heading to the living room?” He asked further. Even if they were to be in a loveless marriage, the least he could do was to care about her.
“No, it’s not that, sir Romeo” Rosetta quickly said. How could she tell him she was trying to avoid him??
“It’s Romeo,” Romeo said.
“Huh?”
“Call me Romeo,” he repeated and Marcus couldn’t hide the shock on his face likewise Rosetta.
TBC