Strangers In Matrimony

esounded in P

ched, almost to a screech,

I'm really tired right now. You woke me up fr

ly obliged and hung up. They would meet at work t

ied?" Mrs Reyes, Piper's

ow, mom." Piper sighed as

e happy for your friend. Invite me when it's time for the

best friend's marriage. It meant the girls were maturi

d his new wife that he had to get

I'll be late. Just ke

m going back to work so soon, w

to wait up for him sin

, so she didn't worry about leav

the small sedan, and drove towa

ready changed into a sui

n Ethan approached the main car. Jeff

ehind Ethan's main car. The two other cars behind them were dr

e compact sedan in order to keep up with his act

the spacious apartment with eyes. She lazily d

stop was t

ntertops and modern appliances gleamed, reflect

ic cookware set by the corner of the kitchen. At l

m empty. Her luggages were taken up by Jeff, so

and spacious, with a walk-in closet. Seeing that her stuff were

ere, she saw her stuff greatly disorganized. N

t could still be useful now. She would sort t

e buying of the house, she should

by 7pm. This was because she took a lon

like a human lived in

and afterwards, checked

n't hav

er today so she could use the money to buy dinner, and h

nwise to place an order when s

bled, indicating t

nniless. He wasn't going to be home anytime soon

, do

o see who was at the door. It couldn't b

ith a delivery man holding a paper bag. The aroma from t

u Miss

es

elivery man handed her the bag, and br

imputing her signature, she shut the doo

atching a movie. She left the door

s past eleven. He saw the empty food bowl i

upstairs, and sli

ook off his ja

per to draft out the cont

six months since the couple woul

o out early, and come back late. Ava also had her thing going,

atch feelings even though t

what Liam proposed si

led by rath

nd of pop music blasting f

, SHAKE THAT HI

me on his phone. It

out looking at himself first. He marched

knock,

whom she married yesterday in front

oor. Ethan recoiled with an obvious disrega

thing running thro

rce her to do anything she didn't want to, s

problem?" She spoke loudly, an

without a shirt. He was used to walking around hi

rbing me. Tune it down a bit," with that, Eth

pologize for being a loud new wife b

nly natural to feel body pains after a stressful day like yesterday. She used pop mu

me of her music, and we

tairs to prepare breakfast, but the

t to the living room. He was completely

Ethan did not ask questions as the inci

f the contract he draf

d was beyond satisfied

for him. However, if she cooked when he was around, he would eat out of it. They would also keep th

onths was enough for her to get back o

e tension easing from his fac

owards her, he continued, "write down your account informat

hat Ava genuinely needed

s a husband. You can use the money I send for

ou can stock up your own favorites.

ore penning down her

k to him, "Here you go, Mr. Att

wired fifty thous

cus, this is a bit too much to just stock up the fridge. It's not l

number. I'll transfer hal

e turned on his heel and left

called out to him bef

s, and turned around to

he needed to know where her husba

n," Ethan swiftly resp

rows fu

you bear the same last name?" She remembered that he had

ed his calm demeanor. He agreed with her seco

ave a good day

but Ava did not dwell much on it. All that

utioned himself for almost spilling the tea about who he really was. Ava was cl

. She would close the shop early so she could stop by th

shop neighbor, Noah, who leaned back on his

y. This was because his two neighbors were closed throughout yesterday, and he

that street, Ava Bakies was the first shop, follow

affluent family in New Omicron. The Wilder's coul

sed to be a teenage rebel, who did not buy the idea of being boun

d his father, and take over the family business at

ah's father threw hi

held. He was only allowed to come back home when he was ready

him up, gave him a shop, and some money

eet, "Ava!" He exclaimed as he walked towa

Noah, and greeted

an innocen

Piper wasn't here too. Did both of y

notice that his neighbors did

t believe me, but the craziest t

razy story was, Noah asked

think I'm crazy." Ava completely trusted her two shop neighbors, and she believe

ah. She didn't open for just one day, but it

she would open her shop everyday as an esc

black luxury sedan parked, and ob

when the pair wen

for information about Ava. Of course i

ng about Ava, and learned that sh

ry early so that she could get a

rove away, "Ethan has got to be kidding me. I can't ev

ried woman. What if she's pretending to be helpless

and keep his guard up. She might even be in a