"I'd like to escort my father to the hospital before I leave." She demands as she walks up to me.

"No, you can't. I'll have some of my men escort him if you wish."

She gives me a dirty look, "Don't you have a father? How can you be so cruel?" She asks, and I almost laugh. Father? I want to grab her neck and yell. Tell her that her father was the reason why I didn't have a father, a family for that matter. I chuckle. "I did, at some point." I answer, trying to calm myself. I continue, "But now, I don't and I certainly don't care about you or your father." The only reason why I was

"You can't stop me from seeing my father, I will see him with or without your consent!"

"I'm your husband, Natalie," I say as I pull her closer to me, squeezing her arm, I continue, "and, you will do as I wish."

There's so much anger and hatred in her eyes as she squirms, "In name alone. You will never be more than that to me." I let her go, irked. Just a few hours with her, and she'd been able to provoke me numerous times.

Natalie's POV

Carrington comes down from the car and rushes over to my side and opens the door, a gesture that surprises and irritates me at the same time.

"You don't need to pretend with me. I can get the door myself. I'm not an invalid." I say as I ignore his hand.

He frowns, "Welcome to your new home. Carrington Manor."

It's a huge mansion, way bigger than mine. The place seemed quiet and lifeless. The fountain was turned off. Luke begins to walk ahead of me, but I still stand there looking at my new home.

"Please, Mrs. Carrington, you must come in."Luke says to me, mocking me as he smiles. I look away, trying to stop the tears from falling out. I wouldn't give him the pleasure of seeing me cry.

"Don't call me that." I say to him as I walk into the house. The house is quiet, grey walls and the ceiling's painted white. The chairs are all leather and brown in color. There's a huge dining by the corner and the house smells like tangerine and vanilla.

in a mocking tone.

share. I'm about to get a proper

The girl screams, as she jumps on Luke, wrapping her legs around him. I adjust

you!" She says, still hugging Luke.

to get her off his body. I stand there, looking like the moron I am. So he also

you too, Laurel." Carrington says, his tone

odd look. "You brought a new maid?

no," Luke says as he comes to stand beside

is Laurel, my childhood friend." He says to me, "Laurel, this is

as though she'd just seen a ghost. "That's too much of

today." He says as Laurel looks on, perplexed. It was clear that these two had something going

she wanted to cry of it was anger on her face, or maybe it was a mixture of

"Yes, I did."

me?" She says, and in a split second rushes out of the room

he leaves, obviously to pacify her. As soon as he leaves, I quickly look for my phone and begin to call Rocky.

"Rocky, Rocky, my love, please, there's a big problem. I'm in a-a terrible situation, it's a nightmare, I need you to come get me."

Rocky asks on the other end, leaving me stunned. He had found out already. Bloody hell! I wanted to be the one to break the news to him. I was

that I didn't plan for any of this to happen— my mother forced me, I wasn't given a choice, but I don't like it here, please!" I sob, confused and distraught. My life had turned ugly in a matter of days. I wished I never

He asks and I close my eyes in relief for a few

see none other than Carrington. He looks

was that?! Your lover?" He comes close to me

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