Falling For The Man I Married

Chapter 6: The offer

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"I'm sorry, did it take so long?" I asked him as soon as I was seated back on my chair.

"No."

He said while sipping his glass of water. He really can't form a simple sentence to answer, can he?

"So, what's with the deal you're going to offer me?" Honestly, I was freaking nervous inside. I wanted to blame Noelle for implanting some thoughts about his deal in my head.

"Madi, I want you to listen to me carefully. Until I'm done talking, I don't want you to interrupt me, is that clear?"

-'Whoa! Really? We cut the formalities but you're still ordering me.'-

I mentally rolled my eyes as I straightened my seat.

"Okay."

"I want you to be my wife," he said straight to the point and I almost choke the air in my throat.

-'What the---am I still hearing Noelle's words?'-

"I - I'm so.. I'm sorry?" this time I brought the glass of water to my mouth because it suddenly went dry. I gulped three times.

"Be my wife."

Thank God, I've already swallowed the water. If not, I am sure I spit it all to his face. I need to inhale more air as his words cut my air passage.

"What are you talking about?" I asked when my breathing relaxed. "Are you proposing to me right now? Wow, so where is the ring? And why are you not on your knees?" I tried to throw a joke to ease my nervousness, but it was just me who laughed at my own joke.

His face was masked with pure coldness and seriousness. And I gulped again.

my wife forever. What I am offering you is to pretend to be my loving wife for a certain someone and a

if that certain someone is the same as what Sandy told me... the one I saw on his

urged

want this certain someone to make jealous and regret what she

his jaws when he mentioned the

her to be back in your life." It's not a question, it's a statement. I looked directly into his eyes and I didn't miss the frown that suddenly formed

it's a 'she' i am talking about and

made me laughed. Is he

comedian," I said between my laughter. "Why, if not a woman, does that mean you want a man to make jealous? And to answer your

but I heard him

I want to give her back all the betrayals she'd given

sent goosebumps all over my body. It's the first time I've seen him with

wanted her to make her jealous and punish her? Was she your ex? Because if she is, that means you haven't moved on from her yet. And

giving me after what I

to me not to ask some

none of

am asking some questions out of curiosity. But you're offering me a deal, a deal that I don't know what I'm going to get into. And if you

eye. That's true, I don't really know what kind of

are offering is not that simple. Huh! To

story? How can I be sure I can trust you? That you won't

trust? Even if you've been betrayed by someone, it doesn't mean the next person you meet would also betray you. If you've

and I did the same. We fell into a staring

the end if I agreed to your deal

talk like

am, Gabriel." his eyes turned

He smirked.

I couldn't blame Noelle

he pushed a check towards

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