"We are going out by ten!"
Hazel stared at the message on her phone from an unknown number,she couldn't remember giving anyone her number and who was this sending her this message without explaining who the hell the mother fucker was.
Wait a minute…
Did he just command me?
Hazel cleaned her eyes to make sure she was not seeing otherwise,not only was the person too uncultured to explain who the hell he is but he also had to put an exclamation mark at the end to make her understand that he wasn't kidding.
Hazel dropped the phone on the bed standing up to get her diary for today's task ,her phone rang and lo,and behold it was the unknown number.
"Hell…"
"I demand an answer whenever i speak,don't you think ignoring my message is aswell disobeying your husband Mrs.Zaiden Knights"Zaiden said over the phone,not caring he just disturbed the girl from her peaceful morning sleep but he didn't care.
His mother has disturbed him enough to take her out for lunch and as well take her shopping for their engagement party on the day Nathan was to be welcomed into the family.
He had explained to Grandpa to have patience over joining the two occasions on the same day, feeling bothered they had to do it at his brother's party but as usual the old man was not complying.
Rather,his concern was on Hazel,who he was talking about nonstop to his mother and father. The whole house knew that someone important was going to start living with them soon with the way grandpa has been behaving ever since his stalker agreed to marry him.
His stalker.
Yes,she will always be the stalker until he finds out what really prompted her to believe she could be able to handle him.
Although he had gotten nothing quite useful to use against her after he ordered the information from his guard on her,he was still stubborn to admit that she was innocent.
No,they always have an agenda,just as Ariana had hers,using him as her ceremonial fiance,while she was having the best of her life with her boyfriends.
"Zaiden,how did you get my number?"Hazel asked him,her stomach flipped a bit when he heard what he called her,she was not yet married to him but his name joined with her's sounded so good.
"That's so stupid and lame of you to ask,we are going out by ten,I don't fancy lateness,don't get me provoked"Zaiden said lastly and cut the call not giving her any chance to talk.
Hazel clenched her fist taking in deep breaths to calm herself down,she was never going to give him the satisfaction of seeing her hurt,she has to be strong for whatever he has coming her way.
"Be strong Hazel,he's just a piece of cake to handle"She assured herself,moving along to sit down in a chair with her diary out,she stopped as she remembered something.
Was he asking her out on a date?
Why would he want to go with me?
Whatever!It's not like he likes you anyway so just stop it already Hazel.
She went to her bathroom to freshen up for the day, noticing that Sunny has left already,she has the whole house all to herself again.
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"What did she say?"Avery asked, scaring the shit out of Zaiden who held his chest out of panic,he didn't know his mother was at his back waiting for the call to end.
"You need to stop following me mother,you scared the shit out of me"He told her sitting down in the sitting room.
"I'm sorry I just couldn't help it,so tell me already?"Avery persisted, not giving him any breathing space at all.
"We are leaving at ten"Zaiden finally told her as a beautiful smile crept up her face,he tried staying angry at her and his grandpa but he knew it wouldn't give him any joy seeing his mother and grandpa mad at him ,so,to cut the story short,he finally agreed to their biddings but that wouldn't make him forget the promise he made to their precious daughter in-law.
Hazel would divorce him in a week after their wedding,he was sure of it.
"That's my baby,"Avery said, pinching his cheeks but he slapped her hands away from his face.
"I'm not a baby,stop with the names already,don't call me that infront of Hazel"Zaiden warned her,trying not to imagine the look on her face when he hears his mother call him a baby.
"Why would i listen to you?I will call you that infront of her to see you embarrassed"Avery said lastly,smiling while leaving for her room but not without hearing her son's voice calling her when he noticed what she meant by her last sentence.
"I really need a break,"Zaiden muttered to himself, touching his temple to stop the headache. He isn't married yet and he's already tired of all this drama. What will happen when Hazel is finally here as his wife?
Wife?
That's absolute bullshit!
"Wife issues already?"Nathan asked with a smile while holding a wine with two glasses and sat down opposite of Zaiden.
"Mother wouldn't stop pestering me with the talks about her already,she's so excited to have her as her daughter"Zaiden told him accepting the glass cup offered to him by Nathan
"What about you?''Nathan asked, crossing his leg over the other with an unusual smile on his face which didn't go unnoticed by Zaiden.
"What is it about me?"
"I like her"
"Yeah,everybody likes her"Zaiden told him, sipping from drink,his attention on his phone but stopped to look at Nathan when he heard what he said,which made him question himself if Nathan was already not in love with his supposed wife.
"She's beautiful and quite a charmer"
"Hmm"
"Don't get me wrong,you know i hardly tell lies"Nathan said smirking when he saw the reaction he was getting out of Ziaden and he was loving it.
"Don't you think it's also a good idea grandpa gets you a wife too,you are joining the family business soon so that calls for it?"Zaiden changed the topic,he held himself from laughing when he saw the laugh on Nathan's face die down when he heard what he said.
Nathan, what are you playing at?
So, He's interested in Hazel.
His woman.
What a minute,Zaiden, what's wrong with you?
"Did i just call her my woman,wow,Ziaden she's totally has you wrapped around her finger"Zaiden was lost in thought that he didn't hear the reply from Nathan.
"I have to go,mother has an appointment i have to attend with her,see you later,"Nathan said, dropping the glass on the table,his face clearly showing that he was annoyed, which as usual was noticed by Zaiden.
He looked at Nathan until he was no longer in sight in the sitting room,his mind at war with each other,trying not to believe what he just witnessed.
Nathan can't possibly be in love with Hazel right?
If he is,why didn't he stop grandpa from pairing her up with him ?
Why didn't Hazel speak up that she was in love with someone else already?
Was he just playing mind games with him?
Nathan could be anything but Zaiden always knew when he meant business,and with the way he addressed Hazel in front of him was transparent for one to know that he had a thing for her.
Well,he still has to figure it out by playing along with him and Hazel, whatever it is between the two,he would surely uncover it.
It was just a matter of time,his doubt over them would be cleared.
Nathan.