"You are all looking exquisite," Stephan announced, earning a scoff from Julian.
"Mattie is going with you, so she will need to stay with you all through." Mattie got irritated by this.
"Guess you don't care for me anymore but her," She let out glaring at her.
"Mattie… I am.."
"Let's go in the same car, it's a private party with only influential people we can exchange when we get there." Astrid's head whipped up at the mention of this.
She moved closer to Julian pulling the hem of his suit and this action infuriated Mattie.
Astrid declined immediately, "Pl… Please I don't want to go with him, you can put me in a separate car… or better stay at home." Julian noticed the fear on her face and pondered the reason.
"What is wrong? You were playful with Miles, are you scared that you have been called out to stop being silly around him." Mattie implored.
"What?" Julian asked, not understanding what she meant.
Mattie slapped her hands on her lips. "Sorry that slipped, let's leave.."
Astrid understood what was going on already. Stephan threatened her to stay far away from Julian.
She is sure this is a trick that would make Julian hate her, but she isn't mad.
Mattie pulled Julian's hand out of the mansion, leaving Stephan with Astrid.
Stephan leaned toward Astrud with a taunting gaze " Aren't you going anymore," Astrid glanced at him.
"I will be glad not to," she replied sassily about walking out but he pulled her back roughly.
Astrid missed her step and that led to her falling on him.
At the same time, Julian walked back inside, he stopped on his track seeing this.
Stephan saw him first and got to action, "Get the fuck off me you sly whore!" Julian was mad at this, his fist clenched so tight.
"I am sorry," she whispered, trying to stand up but she kept falling back.
Julian, who couldn't watch this anymore, was about to move toward them but Mattie pulled his arms.
"We had just left in a minute and she was groping another guy, she must have been a whore before finally getting into your arms," Mattie proclaimed.
Julian stared at the way she laid on his friend still trying to figure out how to stand up.
Julian snatched his hands off Mattie strutting toward them.
He pulled her up roughly and made her groan, in pain.. "Thanks, Julian.." Julian glanced at Stephan and his gaze made Stephan wish the ground swallowed him.
"Julian let le…" Mattie's words were left hanging as he pulled Astrid out of the mansion.
The car door opened and he shoved her inside the car,
"Babe…" Mattie ran after him."How can you go with her?" she asked almost in tears as Julian shut the car door.
"You said you were going with Stephan, so do so I am going with her," Julian told her.
One could see how hard he is trying to keep his anger in check.
"Julian…" Mattie moved closer to him, "Are you mad that Astrid fell on another guy?"
Mattie's heart races at this, he never gets mad at her, and even though she is with other guys, has several crazy pictures, and even flirts with them he never does.
He only acts unbothered, seeing how he reacted just because of the closeness of Astrid to Stephan makes her sad.
Julian exhaled sharply, now staring at her, "See you at the party." he told her and walked to the other side of the cafe and drove off.
"Sweetheart, the least you could do is help me up, before running after the douchebag."
"Stephan," she called, and he sighed, "What?"
"I want her away from him as quick as possible,"
"Calm, she is naive… we can easily set her up with some guy and make him irritated."
"I am serious Stephan, I don't care what you do to get her out of his life!" her voice was so loud, and this got Stephan concerned.
"Hey… what happened, why are you mad?" he asked as he turned her to look at him.
There he notices a tear slipping down her eyes, "You are going to ruin your makeup," he stated helping her wipe off her tears.
"He always acts unbordered no matter how we both flirt with one another," She cried out.
Stephan understood what she meant. He could recall vividly how he had glared daggers at him for the first time.
"Be calm… we can't rush things, he gets irritated with things easily and thrash them, that is why we would make him hate her."
On the other hand, was Astrid trying his best not to annoy Julian, she wasn't blind she could tell he was furious at her.
She should ask him why he is mad but she has no right, Mattie owns him and would do anything to get him.
She isn't going to let her feelings get the best of her. The car pulled up in front of a very beautiful building, then guards surrounded them immediately.
She was about to open the door when his hoarse voice asked, "What are you doing"
"I… wanted to.."
"Stay in the car and don't get me pissed," he warned, he got out of the car, strutting to her side and helping her alight the car.
Camera shots could be heard around, and he shook his eyes in relief that he hadn't listened to Mattie.
"Remember... Don't embarrass me and can only throw smiles once in a while.
She nodded as they both walked into the building, eyes turned to them, and whispers lingered among them.
The whole world knew about the accidental wedding so she expected things to turn out this way.
"Mr Logan!" a man in his fifties called as he strutted toward him.
"It's nice to see you at my birthday party even though you came late." Julian smiled at this until the man's eyes landed on Astrud.
"She is?" he asked.
"She is my wife,"
"Oh… the one…" but a glare from Julian stopped him, he was about to say something again when a gasp echoed through the bedroom.
They turned to see it was none other than Mattie, some girl cooed watching how she walked elegantly into the room.
"That should have been yours, Julian.." The man stated and Astrid didn't miss his mocking tone.
"Good evening, Mr. Desmond.." Mattie greeted with the calmest voice Astrid could hear.
"Good evening little fairy… I heard of what happened on your day moving on or sticking with him?"
Mattie glanced at Astrid with an eye roll, "He is only doing what his mum wants, you know he wouldn't dare say no to his mum."The murmurs erupted and Julian wasn't liking this a bit.
"You might not know this but she is just a sly whore my fiance can't take," Mattie added with her voice a bit too loud.
Astrid felt so embarrassed by this, the mocking gazes and side talks she gets from the guest.
"Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom" she let out and let go of Julian's hands.
Before Julian could stop her, she ran away without even knowing the right direction.