THE CEO BRIDE - CHAPTER 28&29
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{ TEMPTING SEDUCTRESS }
Immediately The Stones were manhandled out roughly by the guards, the hall became an embodiment of silence, though there were some who were still whispering words amongst themselves.
Rosetta let out a shaky breath as she slowly released her hand from Romeo’s. Her hands were trembling slightly, not from anxiousness but fear. She still couldn’t believe her parents would have the guts to come to her wedding. And, did they just address her as their daughter?
“Are you okay?” She raised her head to find Romeo staring down at her. Nodding a reply, she took her gaze away, sulking her lower lips gently.
🗣️ What was that about?
🗣️ Who were those people? They almost ruined the wedding.
Mr. Castillo cleared his throat loudly as he listened to the whispers of the people beside him. He stared ahead at Rosetta who was already facing the priest.
“Just who exactly is she?” He pondered, still not taking his eyes from her.
“What the hell happened there? Who are those?” Valeria whispered to Marcus when he got to her side.
“I don’t know. I really have no idea,” Marcus sighed.
“f-__-k, I was scared there. Thought the wedding will be ruined,” Valeria chuckled, rubbing her chest with a relieved smile on her face.
****
“Let me go!!” Mrs. Stone released herself from the guards after they threw them outside.
“Don’t ever show yourself here again, or you’ll have yourselves to blame,” The guards warned, casting a warning glare at them.
“You’ll lose your job soon, trust me! I’ll order my daughter to fire you!!” Mrs. Stone screamed, glaring at them h@??fully.
“Tsk tsk, you should visit the hospital before this gets out of hand… It’s advice,” the guard shook his head before walking away. The others followed, laughing in mockery.
“What the hell! Bastard, you’re old enough to be my son!!” Mrs. Stone screamed. She turned to her husband who was only staring into space, his eyes wide in shock.
“Aren’t you going to say something? They won’t allow us in!!” She shouted at him.
“Did you see that? Rosetta… She looked like a queen, so beautiful and rich. Did you see that?” Mr. Stone asked, staring at his wife. The image of Rosetta couldn’t stop appearing in his head.
“And she completely denied us! That ?îtçh, has she forgotten she’s alive because of us?” Mrs. Stone scoffed, fuming in anger.
“And Sir Romeo! How could he chase us out? He was the one who invited us!” She suddenly exclaimed, staring at her husband in terror.
“How do you think Rosetta ended up as his wife?” Mr. Stone murmured out instead.
“She was supposed to end up as a segz slave not a wife to a Billionaire!” His voice came out louder than the first.
“How in hell did this happen? How???” He thundered. Mr. Stone chewed her lip, venting her anger on the soft flesh. She was angry, mad at the fact that she had to be humiliated in the presence of a whole lot of people.
She was shocked when she saw Rosetta’s name in the wedding card Romeo gave to them. Of course she was elated too, the thought of getting close to the most prestigious family in Italy did a lot of wonders to her thoughts. But now, everything crumbled right in front of her. They weren’t even given the chance to introduce themselves properly.
“That ?îtçh,” she mumbled to herself.
****
<RECEPTION>
“Congratulations on your wedding, Mr. Knight. Here’s a token from me, accept it even if it’s little,” a man said to Romeo, dropping a box on the table in front of the couples.
“I appreciate your gesture Mr. Clark, thank you so much,” Romeo smiled. The man nodded with a smile before walking away.
“Wow! I actually thought I’d be privileged to be your wife, but I guess I’m wrong. Here’s my gift for you,” A lady said, dropping a small box on the table too.
“And mind you, I’m always available… You know, if your wife acts crazy,” the lady giggled shamelessly.
Rosetta almost gagged as she watched the lady walk away. How could she display her ?îtçhy attitude right in front of her? Gross.
“Am I late in congratulating you, Brother?” She suddenly heard a voice. She snapped out of her thoughts just in time to see a man appear with a smile on his face. The smile was a fake one obviously.
Romeo never said a word as he exchanged looks with Freudian. The tension between them didn’t go unnoticed by Rosetta. It was glaring hard.
“Congratulations on your wedding, Romeo,” Freudian’s wife said, easing the tension between them. She dropped a big box on the table before smiling warmly.
“I wish you happiness in your marriage,” she said.
“Thank you, Isabella,” Romeo smiled briefly at her. If there was one thing Freudian has ever done that seemed meaningful, then that’d be his marriage with Isabella. She was the complete opposite of her husband.
Freudian kept glaring at Romeo h@??fully before finally taking his gaze away. Then, his eyes settled on the woman beside Romeo and his breath momentarily seized. Who the hell was this angel?
“Thanks for coming to our wedding,” Rosetta chuckled awkwardly when she felt his stares on her, it was creepy.
“I’d like it if you don’t stare at my wife that way,” Romeo suddenly said, taking Freudian’s eyes away from Rosetta’s.
“Bastard!” Freudian spat before walking away, not without casting a last glance at Rosetta.
“Enjoy!” Isabella smiled before walking away.
“Who’s he? Your relatives?” Rosetta asked Romeo, still staring at Freudian’s retreating figure. There was surely something odd about him.
“My brother,” Romeo gritted out the word.
“What?” Rosetta looked at him. She didn’t fail to notice the hatred glowing in his eyes and she couldn’t help but to wonder about the kind of relationship he had with his brother. It was clearly a sour one.
****
<MOMENTS LATER≈DANCING HALL>
Rosetta stood by a corner, watching couples as they slowly danced to the rhythm of the music booming loudly from the speaker. She sipped the Ç0ç?tail in her hand gently and exhaled deeply, her lips puckering gently as a result of that.
“So, it’s you?” She suddenly heard a voice behind her. She turned to see Helena catwalk towards her.
“You’re the ?îtçh who stole him away from me,” Helena continued talking.
“Who are you? And, what are you talking about?” Rosetta asked cluelessly. Who was this strange lady spitting out trash from her mouth?
“Listen to me, as long as I’m alive, you’ll never get away with this. You’ll surely pay for doing this to me and mind you, this is not the end. Because, Romeo will always be mine. Cheap wh-_-re!” Helena spat disdainfully. She eyed Rosetta as though she were a piece of trash before walking away.
Rosetta was dumbfounded. Shock was an understatement of what she felt at that moment. “Cheap wh-_-re” the word rang back in her ears a million times. Who does that word sound so true? Who was this lady that just inflicted pain into her heart merely by her words?
“Here you are!” She heard Valeria’s voice. She quickly covered her face up with a smile as Valeria walked to her.
“Why are you alone? You’re supposed to be with your husband,” Valeria looked around and sighted Romeo with a few men, obviously discussing business.
“d@mn him, he’d never get tired of his business, would he?” She shook her head with a chuckle.
Rosetta only smiled before sipping gently from the drink in her hands.
“By the way, are you okay?” Valeria suddenly asked, staring at her intently.
“Yeah… Why?”
“Nothing. I just feel like… You know,” Valeria shrugged.
“Those couples… They’re your parents, right?” She suddenly asked and Rosetta choked on her breath. That was the question she had been avoiding all day!
“It’s fine if you don’t want to say a word I understand,” Valeria smiled.
“I know you have a good reason for acting that way,” she added, smiling gently.
“A good reason enough for me to feign ever knowing of their existence?” Rosetta bit her lips before smiling sadly.
“I’m a bad person, don’t you think so?” She asked slowly. Valeria glanced at her before laughing gently.
“Everyone always has a story to tell, I believe you do too. I won’t judge you”
If there was something Rosetta noticed about Valeria, then it’s be her jovial and carefree nature. This lady here was truly a gem!
“Mio caro,” she quickly spun around to find Romeo behind her. He walked towards her and placed a hand around her waist.
“Did you wait too long?” Romeo asked, rubbing her waist delicately with the tip of his fingers.
“No, I’m fine,” Rosetta smiled.
“I’ll leave you two,” Valeria winked before walking away, going to meet Marcus who was already walking towards her.
“Sorry babe, I had something to take care of,” Marcus apologized when he got to her.
“Yea, I know. And it’s all about business, wonder how you turned to a workaholic overnight,” Valeria rolled her eyes.
Marcus smiled before slipping an arm around her waist, he tenderly rubbed her cheek with his fingertips.
“Yea, I’m trying to secure a better future for us” he muttered softly, staring deeply at her.
“Hey!” Valeria giggled, slapping his chest. Marcus caught her hand and pulled her to him, resting his hand above her a*s.
“I love you,” he smiled affectionately while Valeria smiled in return.
****
Rosetta’s eyes were fully on Romeo as they swayed to the music playing. Her hands were on his shoulder while his was around her waist, holding her intimately.
“Sei bellissima {You look beautiful}” Romeo suddenly said, his eyes fixed on hers. Rosetta smiled before staring at the floor, biting her lips.
“You’ve said that before,” she mumbled and she heard him chuckle.
“That’s because you look so hot in this dress,” Romeo said, gripping her waist tight. Rosetta felt like a girl who just got her first kiss from her high school boyfriend at that moment. He was really good at his words.
Meanwhile, a pair of eyes were boring holes into their body, stabbing the fruit in her hand hard
“I’m outta here,” Helena growled before marching out of the place angrily.
“Finally!” Adele breathed out before rushing after her.
“You saw it yourself, right? It’s high time you give up, huh? Ion want you to get hurt,” Adele kept talking as she followed Helena behind.
“Shut up!” Helena suddenly screamed and Adele stopped walking. They were already outside the hall.
“Just stop talking, you’re beginning to annoy my @zz out,” Helena spat angrily. She talked with Romeo a few minutes ago and the words he said to her made her feel so worthless. Cheating was really a bastard!
“Hey, don’t vent your anger on me, okay? I wasn’t the one who forced you into f-__-king a guard anyways,” Adele rolled her eyes before walking away.
“f-__-k you,” Helena mumbled before finally leaving the place, cursing inwardly.
****
<HOURS LATER>
The wedding was finally over. There were only a few people exchanging pleasantries with Romeo, laughing happily.
“This is surely the best wedding ever! You did it, Mr. Knight,” a man said to Romeo.
“I really enjoyed myself, Mr. Knight, thank you so much” a woman smiled
“That bastard. Can’t believe he did all this and I couldn’t do a thing” Freudian fumed where he was. Mr. Castillo was right beside him.
“Just stay put,” Mr. Castillo said. He glanced at Rosetta and started walking towards her.
“Romeo does have great eyes,” he complimented when he got to her
“Oh… Hello,” Rosetta bowed her head slightly.
“Romeo,” Marcus nudged Romeo when he sighted Mr. Castillo talking to Rosetta.
“I think you need to take your bride away,” he whispered.
Romeo stared at the direction Marcus pointed and he growled beneath his breath. He quickly ended the business he had with the few people around and went to them, grabbing Rosetta’s hand to his side.
“You never told her about your father, that’s bad” Mr. Castillo smiled out that usual creepy smile of his
“Do you have the right to know her?” Romeo asked, his voice coming out calmly but dangerous.
Rosetta couldn’t hide her shock on her face. Was that how to address his father? What the hell is wrong with this family?
Mr. Castillo clenched his jaw as he stared at Romeo who was also staring back at him.
“The car is ready,” Valeria suddenly announced, walking towards them
“Oh… Hello” she greeted Mr. Castillo who only cleared his throat before walking away.
“The car is ready, Romeo. You should leave” Valeria faced Romeo.
“Thanks Valerie,” Romeo said. Valeria went to Rosetta and bent towards her ears.
“I got you some nice lingeries, it’d surely be useful,” she whispered. Rosetta’s eyes widened and she stared at her in horror.
“Enjoy!” Valeria giggled before walking away.
“Let’s go,” Romeo said. They both left the hall, leaving the two figures who were busy scrutinizing every movement of theirs.
“Badly wish to erase him off,” Freudian mumbled to himself.
****
<SICILY≈VILLA IN NOTO>
Rosetta Mõ@?ed softly as she relaxed against the warm water in the jacuzzi. The water was decorated with roses and lavender which smelled so nice. She was completely nude inside the water, the foam was the only thing covering her body.
After relaxing to her satisfaction, she came out of the jacuzzi and wrapped a white towel around her body. The bathroom was purely built with transparent glass. It was so huge that it could contain a huge mansion.
Rosetta walked out of the bathroom and was immediately attended to by the maids who brought out a black lingerie for her.
“What? I’m not putting this on!” Rosetta declined when she saw the dress. How was she to put this tiny piece on her body? This’d barely cover anything!
“That’s the only dress available, Mrs. Castillo,” The maids said. Rosetta was dumbfounded, this was Valeria’s handwork, no doubt.
After much persuasion from the maids, Rosetta found herself in the lingerie, her soft body exposed to the air.
“You look so hot, ma’am. I’m sure Mr. Romeo would be completely so insane when he sees you,” the maids smiled.
After a while, they left, leaving the nervous Rosetta all alone. How was the night going to be for her? Would she be deflowered? Was that part of the deal? Different thoughts couldn’t stop swimming in her head and when she couldn’t take it anymore, she picked a bathrobe and draped it over her body, and walked out of the room. She definitely can’t face her husband in that dress!
Walking around, Rosetta marveled at the luxurious building, everything here screams wealth! Every single thing!
She stumbled across the huge pool at the back of the building and her mouth watered instantly. The blue water seemed inviting to her eyes, that moment she found her legs inching closer to the pool.
But, as soon as she got to the pool, she saw a figure swimming professionally in it. The person raised his head and she was more than shocked to find Romeo in the pool.
“Romeo?” She whispered, her whole body going warm instantly as Romeo’s eyes raked her body. His eyes were particularly fixed on her flawless legs. This wife of his was truly a seductress meant to torture him!
“Did you come here for me?” A grin formed on Romeo’s face and he swam forward. To make things worse, he was naked! Oh, not completely though. He had a black short pants on.
Rosetta bit her lips nervously, holding the bathrobe tight around her.
“Why don’t you swim with me, darling wife?” Romeo smiled with Rosetta feeling a sudden heat washing over her.
Swim with what? Him???
TBC