Isla just stood there, eyeing him, her heart beating fast. The person in front of her is her husband who she barely knew.
"May I come in?" Leo asked as he looked at her with raised eyebrow, his hands hidden in his pants pocket.
"Oh... Yeah... Come in..." Isla said , getting insecure about the surrounding around her.
Where Isla was dressed in black sweatpants, Leo was dressed up in a plain bottle green shirt along with black fitted jeans. The clothes were hugging his body perfectly. The couple were totally different from one another.
Isla moved aside to let the man come in, her gaze was still on the floor, getting nervous by each passing second.
As she looked up, she saw that Leo was examining the apartment closely, his gaze wondering everywhere.
Isla felt uncomfortable as the apartment is not clean and it is too small for someone as rich as Leo, whose bedroom must be bigger than her entire apartment.
" Dad said that we should move in together. You living alone is not a ideal idea." He said as he turned to look at his wife, who was looking at him with big grey eyes, her long brown hair tied up in a messy pony tail.
She adverted her gaze elsewhere, looking anywhere but at him.
" I am good here." She said and Leo sighed as he sat of the sofa and looked at the girl standing near the wall opposite to him.
" Yeah. I can see that." He replied, sarcastically.
" I mean it. I am fine living alone." She said, suddenly having confidence.
Leo sighed again, not sure what to say anymore. He stood up and walk towards Isla who backed away until her back touched the wall.
" I know you are fine by living alone but we are married and technically married couples live together. Trust me, I want to live alone too but I had made promise with my dad and your mother to take care of you, so don't be stubborn. I am not a very patient man." Leo spoke, eyes filled with venom ,face too close to Isla ,who was now looking at him with fear.
Don't mind her, what can you expect from a 20 years old girl who had never been around anyone who had a dangerous aura as Leo before?
Isla looked away and Leo backed away, hands back in his pockets as he walked back towards the cheap sofa and sat on it.
They haven't talked to eachother since that day. Isla didn't expected this guy to be so cruel and blunt.
" Get ready. Mom and dad are expecting us." He said looking at the shaking girl in front of him. " Pack everything you need." He added.
She walked in without any words, shaking as she saw a complete different personality of Leo.
Leo had always been sweet whenever he visited the hospital and also on the day of funeral.
But the dangerous aura was always present around him ,that much was something that Isla had observed.
She felt like crying. Right now, she felt useless and extremely vulnerable. She was the type of girl who don't want to be nuisance to anyone, but here she is, been married and now forced to live with that person.
As much as she hates this, she can't do anything. She is still a college going student, who has no qualifications to even get any job. The job she had would not even accept her because she haven't gone to work since few days now.
She stood in front of her cabinet as she stare at the few clothes she had. She had always had a minimum clothes and she never mind it.
She looked at herself in the mirror and saw how much of a beggar she is looking. The sweats and t-shirt is dirty but thankfully she had showered this morning.
She grabbed a black sweater and jeans and quickly got changed. She fixed her hair into a tight pony tail which made her straight hair fall against her back perfectly.
She opened her suitcase from the top of the cabinet and start placing the clothes in them. She don't have much anyway. The suitcase fits just fine.
She had packed everything that she needed, some remaining dollars along with photo album that contains her childhood memories.
She glanced at her bedroom, which was where she had spend uncountable night cuddled together with her mom.
She hurriedly exited the room, because if she remain any longer, she won't be able to leave this place.
The glanced at every single corner of the apartment before she made her way towards the living room, where, Leo, her husband was sitting.
He was busy with his phone when he glanced up at her.
" This is all?" He asked in confusion because she was just holding a very small suitcase, which was not acceptable for someone who would moving permanently.
" Yes. This is all I have." She replied, she wasn't looking at the apartment anymore, don't wanna get emotional at this moment.
Leo nodded and began walking out of the door , not glancing backwards. Isla remained silent as well , not knowing what to say to this arrogant man.
She locked the door and followed Leo who was already sitting in the car , waiting for her. Even if she was heart broken, she remained quiet organised, not wanting to cry in front of this stranger.
She sat on the backseat and Leo wasn't surprised nor was he disappointed as he started the engine.
" Where are we going?" Isla asked as the unfamiliar roads began to gush around her. Leo looked at her through the mirror.
" As I said before, mom and dad expect us to visit. They want to make sure that you are actually moving in with me. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have come to receive you." he said, as he accelerated the car. Isla just nodded, even though Leo wasn't even looking at her.
Two strangers who are actually a couple, sat in car , in an uncomfortable and awkward silence but they were fine.
They were fine as long as they mind their own business.