Though his words about Orion linger on my mind while I take a quick shower and change into my summer dress along with the high-heeled sandals.
I check my reflection in the mirror, put on a little makeup, and run a brush through my long hair.
That’s when I spot something on the floor by the door.
A red rose with a note attached to it.
Leaning down, I pick it up, read it, and smile.
Good morning, Wife.
Follow the roses, I have a special surprise for you.
Orion
Pressing the rose to my nose and inhaling the sweet scent, I leave the room and see more roses in the hallway leading right to the stairs. I follow them all, picking up each one, until I reach the main door. My brows draw together in confusion.
That’s when I see Leon, who grins at me and points at Timothy standing by the car. He holds a rose in his hand and abucket in the other, probably for the ones in my arms. “You have to take a drive to the location, Mrs. Wright, to see the surprise.”
“And you need a jacket, as it might get windy there. It’s fall already.” Matilda’s stern voice comes from behind me as she marches toward me, clenching a brown jacket that matches my dress and putting it on my shoulders. “You look beautiful.”
I must have woken up in some other dimension if Matilda is in a cheerful mood. In fact, they all act like proud parents about to send their kid off to prom.
“What’s going on?”
“Our boy is finally trying to be romantic for once in his life. Let him have this and stop asking questions,” she replies with a pat on my cheek. “Well done, my girl.” Her face grows serious again as she regards Timothy. “What are you waiting for? Give her the rose and drive her to the location before it’s too late.”
With that, Matilda pushes me toward the car. I do as she says, placing the roses in the bucket that Timothy gives to Leon. Once inside the vehicle, I lean back in the seat, laughter spilling from my lips as the sting from my father’s words eases.
This might not be forever, and Orion might get bored and ditch me once he gets what he wants from this marriage.
However, for now, I’m going to enjoy it to the fullest and deal with all the heartbreak later.
And it’s inevitable, isn’t it?
Love never ever played in my favor.
Orion
Removing the headphones from my ears, I get up and press my hand against the window. I study the magnificent view from up high as rage glides through my veins, polluting my mind and filling me with a single thought.
To exterminate.
The minute we got married, and I understood the depths of my obsession, the one I never planned to act on but ended up consuming me nevertheless, I decided to insert wires in all her technology to have my eyes on her life twenty-four seven.
Is that insane and unethical?
Yes.
Do I give a fuck?
No.
I didn’t trust her father for shit and didn’t want him to plot some stupid plans and drag her into them in order to convince me to give their firm another chance.
I’ve made my decision regarding their firm weeks ago after reading all the messages this fucker kept on sending her, disrespecting her time and time again. One of the reasons I hired special managers and instructed them to sabotage any solutions or ideas Grant might have had that would have played in their favor. He wasn’t bright to begin with, so it wasn’t a hard task. Besides, he preferred partying way more than anything else.
But this conversation?
