Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

I shifted uncomfortably on the car seat as the silence between us both became very unbearable for me. We were currently in the car he brought with him and on our way home.

I could feel him glance at me occasionally, it was like he wanted to say something but each time he opened his mouth, he would shut it back immediately.

Earlier, I didn’t mean to just disclose about my findings like that, I was just annoyed with the way he kept lying and playing dumb with me. He takes me for a big fool but what he doesn’t know is that he is the bigger fool.

Thankfully, when I told him that I knew about all of his shenanigans, he didn’t bother to hide them anymore. Though he was shocked, he has no lies to tell again since he knows nothing would ever change my mind about him.

The drama and acting was fun while it lasted but I just had to make him stop. He was really getting on my nerves. Even though the air in the car wasn’t comfortable, I still preferred it that way.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

I like that he didn’t even talk to me all through out the ride. I mean, what the hell are we supposed to talk about?? After more minutes of silence, I saw him shift on his position.

I became alerted when I realised he was about to say something. Luckily for me, I felt the car stop at that very moment. I looked out only to see that we were already at the mansion.

I didn’t waste any time. I pushed the door open and jumped out without waiting for the driver to open it for me. I carried my school bag and scurried off.

I was about to reach for the door when I felt someone grab me on my wrist. Fuck.. he caught me. I mean, why wouldn’t he be able to do that easily when he has long legs.

“What do you want Adrian?” I asked as I turned towards him with frustration and tiredness written all over my face.

I wanted him to see that I was in no mood to talk to him but as always, he wasn’t able to read between the lines and understand me.

“Adrian? You’ve gotten used to that name so easily..” He muttered.

“What do you want Adrian??” I asked again, more fiercely this time so he woukd know that I have no time to waste on him.

“How long have you known??” He cut down to business immediately. That’s better.

“At the gala.” I answered curtly. His green orbs showed utter surprise when I said that.

“That long? How were you able to find out?” He asked again. I sighed tiredly before I opened my mouth to answer.

“I do recall telling you that I met Oliver, your cousin at the party. Though it was just a clue, it wasn’t enough to tell that you are the fake Oliver. Afterall, there are some extemded families that have two or more members with the same name.” I paused a little and stared at him to see if he was listening.

“So how were you able to find out??” He asked again, he sounded more impatient this time. I smiled and walked closer to him.

“What difference is it going to make if you are aware of how I found out??” I asked in a teasing manner. He didn’t answer me. Rather, he gave me a very cold gaze that showed that he wasn’t in the mood of playing with me.

“Okay, I’ll stop teasing you. I saw you later that night.” His eyes widened when I said that.

“You were changing out of your ‘costume’..” I added and smirked when I saw his face go pale. For a very short time though.

“If you had known that long, why didn’t you say anything? Why are you iust telling me now?”

“It was really fun playing your games with you and still being aware of the fact that I have the upper hand.” I said with a big smile plastered on my face.

“I guess it was fun for you. Did you enjoy it that much??” He asked icily.

“Obviously. I never wanted it to end but I had to put a stop to it because you were being too annoying.”

“Wow…” He muttered with a small chuckle while I smiled in return.

“I never knew that you were like this.”

“Like what??”

“A heartless bitch.” He answered. I didn’t get angry when he called me that. I mean. I’ve been called worse by people, mostly him.

“How so??”

“You played me.. you made me look like a fucking fool when you knew about the truth all these while.”

“And who started it??” I asked angrily. Insulting me was one thing but him playing the victim was another.

He started all these deception so who the fuck does he think he is to get mad at me. I didn’t even need to do anything, I just played along with his games.

“Mine was just a harmless joke.” He defended.

“A harmless joke? Really? You played me, you pretended to be someone you weren’t, you lied about whatever useless feelings you claim to have, not like you even had any before just so you would have the upper hand against me. You used me like some sort of toy and now you still have the audacity to get mad?!?!?” I screamed at him.

He opened his mouth but couldn’t utter any word so he shut it back.

“What you did to me was far worse than what I did to you. It hurts right? You feel like a big fool right? Good because now you know how I felt when I found out the truth.” I eyed him in anger and turned on my heels.

I was about to leave when I heard his voice behind me so I stopped walking and listened to whatever nonsense he had left to say.

“If you knew how bad it hurt to be fooled by me for a very long time, why did you still choose to stay? Why didn’t you leave when you found out because this is a very good excuse for you to be finally free from me.”

“Because I’m not a weakling nor am I someone that runs away from her problems.” I muttered as I turned to face him.

“So I’m a problem to you??”

“What else would you consider yourself? Like I’ve always said, I never wanted this marriage nor will I ever fall in love with you. It doesn’t mean that I won’t get what I can from you. What you did to me is enough excuse for me to do what I want with you.”

“And what do you want to do? Cheat on me?” He asked with a rigid expression on his face.

“Something far better. You’ll find out yourself when the time is right.” I smirked at him before I left him, standing alone in front of the mansion.

I entered my room and shut the door behind me. I sighed in ecstasy as I plopped down on my soft bed. Today was a very long day. I dealt with two narcissists first Lucas and now, Adrian and surprisingly, I won over the both of them.

I scarred the both of them, one physically amd the other, mentally. It felt so good to have the upper hand against people that feel like they should be worshipped by others. It was a really tiring battle but I still emerged the winner.

All I wanted to do was fall into a very deep slumber. I was almost dozing off when I felt my phone vibrating. I groaned in frustration but I still picked it up. I saw a lot of missed calls and text messages from Gramdma, Mom, Dad, Hillary and even Sandy.

I didn’t know they were calling before even though my phone has been with me all the time because I accidentally placed it on vibration mode.

Since they are all calling me at the same time, that only means that either Lucas or Bianca has uploaded that photo of Adrian and I. At that very moment, Grandma’s call came in.

I said a little prayer within me before I picked the call.