MARRIED

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her, even when the only thing she wanted was to cut it off. Combing it was always a burden for her, and she had resorted to packing it. She rarely

ntract husband obviously had so many things to sort out on the net and did not have the time to camouflage with her. Who wants to be burdened with his boring presence anyways? Jessica snorted. If a prophet had prophesied that Jessica would be married to a jerk like Andy, she would have called him a joker, but now that she faced the

thought, but when her family died, vanishing all of a sudden, all she wanted to do was to obey everything that her parents ever told her. The first man she had fallen in love with several years back, who was her first love, had shattered her world by sleeping with her best friend. When she caught them in the act, she almost ran mad. Trusting another guy again had been almost impossible,

stood up from the bed. She opened the door

mornin

to spend a lifetime explaining why I hate thi

"Andrew, Andy, Drew; choose one," she said, her face

en raised his eyebrows. "Drew. "It sou

ew," she responde

a frown on his face.

tings?" she returned.He

ould not bother Gr

he asked. The woman was just a pain in the neck! He thought of explaining but rea

him. "What would people think when you return to work just two days after the wedding?" It is not like you would be sacked i

tle cage," he declared. "At least you did not mind what the maids would think about our

at least a week on our honeymoon." I never asked you to get maids. In fact, I advised against

ork! How would pe

is for you t

he shook her head in dismay. "This is the worst marriage ever. No wonder you had me sign a

al measure. He grabbed her hand fiercely, pulling her closer as he glared straight at her. All her courage seeped out of her, leaving her with dre

, he was gone before she could even blink. She leaned against

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shocked expressions as he entered the massive structure, nor did he hear their greetings.He entered the office like a soldier instead of the calmly measured steps he was used to. The surprised looks he got from his employees made him aware of his environment. He returned their gaze with a stern glare and they all started pouring in greetings and congratulations on his just concluded wedding at his departing back, before returning to their duties. Andy felt the eyes

f this, Andy?" Tunji a

t?" Andy sat down,

with your wife; this is your honeymoon m

this time wisely instead of wa

why you came in glarin

gh to cover up his mood. "You know the challenges we have been confro

t trust me enough to know that I would han

one."here gives us more chances. "I don't want to have another lengthy meeting with d

" With that, Tunji left, leaving Andy with another measured level of anger

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topped everything that could make her look attractive a long time ago. She wore oversized clothes, packed her head tightly upwards, and used almost no jewelry at all, except the occasional stud she had resorted to. Men had made her life a living hell, and she had resorted to living her life alone until Andy asked her for a contract wedding. Why Andy had decided to pick her, of all the w

up to her. "I am not lying when I say you are the

e guy, he looked like someone within her age bracket. He looked very

u look vaguely familiar." S

ck. "We are a perfect matc

a lot," she

started with a

sees the limeligh

are you doing here on the beach dressed like this? "You s

to me then?" There are lot

easy to notice an

't I bel

u ever

day. Andy had asked her that same question, but she hadn't given him an a

different from everyone else's. She swallowed and turned. He had a smile on his face, but she sensed the anger beneath. "I have be

und her waist. The strength of his arm at her slim waist made her freeze in time as scorching h

edding was aired by almost all the TV stations." Jack's eyes were on the arm Andy put aroun

y. If eyes could kill, Jac

so uncomfortable that Jessica decided to put an end to the awkwardness. "Drew," she called, turning to him and p

ense of victory that stunned him. He looked into her eyes and couldn't look away. She was dressed in an unappealing way, but the shabby dress looked to him like a challenge. Besides, he'd had much more than a passing glance on their wedding day.But the idea vanished immediately, and he mentally made a strict note of never allowing his mind

m walked for a long time without speaking. The spot where Andy had kissed her on her forehead still throbbed, making her think about things that she definitely shouldn

e because he was too busy thinking about the soft flesh be

ly jealous, or were you?" Her ton

s that

do," she said with faint amusement. "We are far from pry

m? When was the last time he had a woman? That was definitely the problem! He swallowed hard as he stared at the beach, wanting to dive inside for a swim. He ran his hand through the tiny waves of his hair