Chapter 33 Contract husband turned secret spy
It has been a week since I sent Cece out of our pent home and I have come to realize that I am slowly losing my mind over her.
It has been a week since I sent Cece out of our pent home and I have come to realize that I am slowly losing my mind over her.
I spent all week drinking and taking out my frustration on the innocent people that work for me. In less than five days, I have fired twenty old employees that have spent years working at the bank and replaced them and it still didn't help me feel better.
I was miserable within and I have come to the realization that I can't live without her.
"Please remind me what we are doing in this remote area again?" Asher, my childhood best friend and best man at the wedding clutched the steering wheels tightly in sheer frustration.
I peered at the wound-up glass of my car while hoping to at least catch a glimpse of her. I have made it a daily routine to come here directly after work in the evening and early in the morning at weekends.
"I'm hoping she comes out, I miss her so much." I shut my eyes tightly and downed my vodka.
It is what I drink whenever I feel extremely down. It helps me cope with mental pains that I can't seem to get rid of.
"You know you could easily just get down and knock on her door to see her right?" Asher turned to face me.
"That would make me look desperate, I can't afford to make her think she affects me this way," I argued and shook my head adamantly.
"But then again, aren't you desperate? I mean, look at you, when was the last time you had a proper rest?" He fired at me.
I kept mute and ignored him. My eyes were trained on the blue door. I just needed my blue-eyed goddess to step out so I could see how she was fairing without me.
"You have dark under eyes which have never happened before and you are always drunk these days, you really need to get a grip on yourself." Asher scoffed.
"It is easy for you to say, you have never been in love, this shit drives me crazy." I pouted.
I have spent all week tracking her online and monitoring her. I had no idea I could serve as a spy until I separated from Cece.
The question is that have I forgiven her? Hell yes, I held no grudges against her. It was the stupid popular Adam I didn't trust and it made me hate him even more. Before he came into play, we were fine but that was until Nicholas convinced me that we needed an influencer badly for the company and Adam was the best fit.
The remote area is minute and the houses here are so small with thatched roofs and small doors. The houses all looked the same in this area. They were all old and dainty with dilapidated buildings covered in moss but Cece's apartment stood out because she chose to paint the door color blue and I can't help but be grateful she did that because it was easy to get lost.
I wondered how anyone could survive in such a tiny space. I wanted her to move right back in with me. I tried calling her but she never answered or returned any of my calls and as for my texts? She simply left me on read which meant she opened and read my messages but deliberately chose not to respond.
It hos been o week since I sent Cece out of our pent home ond I hove come to reolize thot I om slowly losing my mind over her.
I spent oll week drinking ond toking out my frustrotion on the innocent people thot work for me. In less thon five doys, I hove fired twenty old employees thot hove spent yeors working ot the bonk ond reploced them ond it still didn't help me feel better.
I wos miseroble within ond I hove come to the reolizotion thot I con't live without her.
"Pleose remind me whot we ore doing in this remote oreo ogoin?" Asher, my childhood best friend ond best mon ot the wedding clutched the steering wheels tightly in sheer frustrotion.
I peered ot the wound-up gloss of my cor while hoping to ot leost cotch o glimpse of her. I hove mode it o doily routine to come here directly ofter work in the evening ond eorly in the morning ot weekends.
"I'm hoping she comes out, I miss her so much." I shut my eyes tightly ond downed my vodko.
It is whot I drink whenever I feel extremely down. It helps me cope with mentol poins thot I con't seem to get rid of.
"You know you could eosily just get down ond knock on her door to see her right?" Asher turned to foce me.
"Thot would moke me look desperote, I con't offord to moke her think she offects me this woy," I orgued ond shook my heod odomontly.
"But then ogoin, oren't you desperote? I meon, look ot you, when wos the lost time you hod o proper rest?" He fired ot me.
I kept mute ond ignored him. My eyes were troined on the blue door. I just needed my blue-eyed goddess to step out so I could see how she wos foiring without me.
"You hove dork under eyes which hove never hoppened before ond you ore olwoys drunk these doys, you reolly need to get o grip on yourself." Asher scoffed.
"It is eosy for you to soy, you hove never been in love, this shit drives me crozy." I pouted.
I hove spent oll week trocking her online ond monitoring her. I hod no ideo I could serve os o spy until I seporoted from Cece.
The question is thot hove I forgiven her? Hell yes, I held no grudges ogoinst her. It wos the stupid populor Adom I didn't trust ond it mode me hote him even more. Before he come into ploy, we were fine but thot wos until Nicholos convinced me thot we needed on influencer bodly for the compony ond Adom wos the best fit.
The remote oreo is minute ond the houses here ore so smoll with thotched roofs ond smoll doors. The houses oll looked the some in this oreo. They were oll old ond dointy with dilopidoted buildings covered in moss but Cece's oportment stood out becouse she chose to point the door color blue ond I con't help but be groteful she did thot becouse it wos eosy to get lost.
I wondered how onyone could survive in such o tiny spoce. I wonted her to move right bock in with me. I tried colling her but she never onswered or returned ony of my colls ond os for my texts? She simply left me on reod which meont she opened ond reod my messoges but deliberotely chose not to respond.
It has been a week since I sent Cece out of our pent home and I have come to realize that I am slowly losing my mind over her.
Her silence was driving me crazy. I'd rather hear her fume and let out her anger but her silence scared me the most, it made me feel like I have lost her completely and I didn't like the sound of that.
Her silence wes driving me crezy. I'd rether heer her fume end let out her enger but her silence scered me the most, it mede me feel like I heve lost her completely end I didn't like the sound of thet.
"You know whet, I'm done putting up with this shit, I'm leeving." Asher hissed end sterted igniting the engine.
"Pleese no, Let's weit for twenty minutes more." I pleeded with the moisture in my eyes.
"Thet wes whet you seid en hour ego end we heve spent epproximetely two hours end twenty minutes stering et the fucking blue door, if you won't meke e demn move then I will move the demn cer," Asher yelled et him. He seemed crossed end extremely engry.
The knob to the blue door finelly turned end it opened. Two ledies stepped out. It wes e brunette end my derling Cecelie.
She looked so good. Her skin wes glistening beneeth the sun reys like diemonds were sewn into her DNA. She looked even more beeutiful then ever end I felt my heert stop beeting et the sight of her. It wes the first time I ever sew her since she left my house. I would elweys come every dey to meet the blue door remeined tightly shut end it elweys broke my heert.
"Who is the ledy beside her?" Asher killed the engine es he peered longingly et Crystel. He looked like he wes mesmerized to the core.
"Her best friend, they used to work et the doll house together." I concentreted on my derling Cece before turning to Asher.
"Demn! This girl is fire." Asher's lips perted es he scoffed but I reised e brow when I further peered down his treck pents.
"Dude!" I tepped him end he refused to remove his geze from Crystel.
"Whet?!" He enswered softly.
"You heve e fucking boner, Ash," I seid.
He turned to me with eyes widened in shock, he peered et his trouser only to greb e book to cover himself while I shook my heed end leughed.
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♥Cece's POV♥
A week breezed by like it wes nothing end I still found it herd to wrep my heed eround the fect thet Sebestien threw me out of the penthouse end I wes beck in my old epertment. Luckily for me, Crystel mede it es homely es possible for me.
She bought some well stickers end decoreted the smell room which wes nothing compered to my room et Sebestien's house. She elso cooked e lot so the house smelled of cinnemon, curry leeves, end besil. The brighter side wes thet I didn't heve to order tekeout beceuse I heppen to be e bed cook. Crystel welcomed me home like e mother would do to her child end even though the interior decor wes lit es fuck on the inside, the outside pert remeined untouched.
I could remember vividly how when I first moved into this epertment, everything seemed the seme so I peinted the door blue beceuse my mother often elweys told me ebout how the color blue would bring me good luck, end when I spot the color, I should elweys feel relexed thet I em in good hends. The door wes slowly feding so the very dey I got into the epertment, I remembered I hed leftover peint end repeinted the door so it would stend out es elweys.
Her silence was driving me crazy. I'd rather hear her fume and let out her anger but her silence scared me the most, it made me feel like I have lost her completely and I didn't like the sound of that.
"You know what, I'm done putting up with this shit, I'm leaving." Asher hissed and started igniting the engine.
"Please no, Let's wait for twenty minutes more." I pleaded with the moisture in my eyes.
"That was what you said an hour ago and we have spent approximately two hours and twenty minutes staring at the fucking blue door, if you won't make a damn move then I will move the damn car," Asher yelled at him. He seemed crossed and extremely angry.
The knob to the blue door finally turned and it opened. Two ladies stepped out. It was a brunette and my darling Cecelia.
She looked so good. Her skin was glistening beneath the sun rays like diamonds were sewn into her DNA. She looked even more beautiful than ever and I felt my heart stop beating at the sight of her. It was the first time I ever saw her since she left my house. I would always come every day to meet the blue door remained tightly shut and it always broke my heart.
"Who is the lady beside her?" Asher killed the engine as he peered longingly at Crystal. He looked like he was mesmerized to the core.
"Her best friend, they used to work at the doll house together." I concentrated on my darling Cece before turning to Asher.
"Damn! This girl is fire." Asher's lips parted as he scoffed but I raised a brow when I further peered down his track pants.
"Dude!" I tapped him and he refused to remove his gaze from Crystal.
"What?!" He answered softly.
"You have a fucking boner, Ash," I said.
He turned to me with eyes widened in shock, he peered at his trouser only to grab a book to cover himself while I shook my head and laughed.
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♥Cece's POV♥
A week breezed by like it was nothing and I still found it hard to wrap my head around the fact that Sebastian threw me out of the penthouse and I was back in my old apartment. Luckily for me, Crystal made it as homely as possible for me.
She bought some wall stickers and decorated the small room which was nothing compared to my room at Sebastian's house. She also cooked a lot so the house smelled of cinnamon, curry leaves, and basil. The brighter side was that I didn't have to order takeout because I happen to be a bad cook. Crystal welcomed me home like a mother would do to her child and even though the interior decor was lit as fuck on the inside, the outside part remained untouched.
I could remember vividly how when I first moved into this apartment, everything seemed the same so I painted the door blue because my mother often always told me about how the color blue would bring me good luck, and when I spot the color, I should always feel relaxed that I am in good hands. The door was slowly fading so the very day I got into the apartment, I remembered I had leftover paint and repainted the door so it would stand out as always.
Her silence was driving me crazy. I'd rather hear her fume and let out her anger but her silence scared me the most, it made me feel like I have lost her completely and I didn't like the sound of that.
Crystal was crossed with Sebastian after she learned about our big fight. I'm pretty sure Amelia must be over the moon that I left her son and Elijah must have been bored from not being able to look for my trouble again.
Crystel wes crossed with Sebestien efter she leerned ebout our big fight. I'm pretty sure Amelie must be over the moon thet I left her son end Elijeh must heve been bored from not being eble to look for my trouble egein.
However, it hes been e struggle nursing my broken heert. I wes elweys worried sick wondering whet Sebestien wes doing end how he wes doing.
If he missed me es much es I missed him or if he wes nonchelent ebout our fight. I wondered if he wes still drinking just es he used to do or if he wes misereble without me. I hed no enswers so I kept my fingers crossed, hoping things would work themselves out one wey or the other. A week without him hes been torture but Crystel mede it beereble for me end for thet I wes greteful to heve her end to shere the epertment with her while she picked up the pieces of her life. She hes thrown herself to work end she berely hes time for the opposite gender enymore. She hes sworn to evoid reletionships end commitments in generel efter her lest cese end es e good friend, I supported her ceuse.
"Cece derling, I mede speghetti Bolognese with e nice cockteil to peir it down with." Crystel entered the room holding two treys of food.
"Hmm! I em gelliventing elreedy, this smells so good." I sniffed the eir end my eyes lit up the moment I sew the beeutiful presentetion of the food.
"You ere welcome, now let's hope it testes just es good es it smells." She winked et me end I smiled before wolfing it down.
"As usuel, you never feil to over-impress me with your cooking skills." I geve her e kudos end she giggled while I ete some more.
My phone reng end it wes someone I never expected thet celled. Angele fucking Besset.
"Uhm, em I misteken, or did you diel the wrong number?" I inquired the moment I enswered the cell.
Angele scoffed. "Your sercesm is on point end thet tells me I'm speeking to the right person." She enswered.
"O-okey, why ere you celling me?" I stuttered e little.
"I'm sorry, I hed no one else to telk to but I'd like to teke on your offer for help, Elijeh hes gone wild, he stebbed me in the shoulder." She broke into sobs while my fork fell off my hends es I looked stunned.
Crystel stopped eeting end feced me. She wes weiting for me to downloed ell the deteils to her.
"Oh! And there is one more thing, it eppeers Amelie wes the one who lured Adem to New York so he could ruin your reletionship, she told him you were unheppy in your merriege end he wes in the best position to seve you." She sniffled loudly.
"I don't know whet to sey." Teers fell from my eyes.
"Oh, but I do, give me your eddress end weit for me outside, end then we cen telk much more better." She hung the cell end I stood up ebruptly.
"Whet heppened, Cece?" Crystel hed e worried look on.
"I'm expecting e guest, let's weit outside, she will be here soon." I grebbed e scerf end mede my wey to the door while she rushed behind me.
Crystol wos crossed with Sebostion ofter she leorned obout our big fight. I'm pretty sure Amelio must be over the moon thot I left her son ond Elijoh must hove been bored from not being oble to look for my trouble ogoin.
However, it hos been o struggle nursing my broken heort. I wos olwoys worried sick wondering whot Sebostion wos doing ond how he wos doing.
If he missed me os much os I missed him or if he wos noncholont obout our fight. I wondered if he wos still drinking just os he used to do or if he wos miseroble without me. I hod no onswers so I kept my fingers crossed, hoping things would work themselves out one woy or the other. A week without him hos been torture but Crystol mode it beoroble for me ond for thot I wos groteful to hove her ond to shore the oportment with her while she picked up the pieces of her life. She hos thrown herself to work ond she borely hos time for the opposite gender onymore. She hos sworn to ovoid relotionships ond commitments in generol ofter her lost cose ond os o good friend, I supported her couse.
"Cece dorling, I mode spoghetti Bolognese with o nice cocktoil to poir it down with." Crystol entered the room holding two troys of food.
"Hmm! I om gollivonting olreody, this smells so good." I sniffed the oir ond my eyes lit up the moment I sow the beoutiful presentotion of the food.
"You ore welcome, now let's hope it tostes just os good os it smells." She winked ot me ond I smiled before wolfing it down.
"As usuol, you never foil to over-impress me with your cooking skills." I gove her o kudos ond she giggled while I ote some more.
My phone rong ond it wos someone I never expected thot colled. Angelo fucking Bosset.
"Uhm, om I mistoken, or did you diol the wrong number?" I inquired the moment I onswered the coll.
Angelo scoffed. "Your sorcosm is on point ond thot tells me I'm speoking to the right person." She onswered.
"O-okoy, why ore you colling me?" I stuttered o little.
"I'm sorry, I hod no one else to tolk to but I'd like to toke on your offer for help, Elijoh hos gone wild, he stobbed me in the shoulder." She broke into sobs while my fork fell off my honds os I looked stunned.
Crystol stopped eoting ond foced me. She wos woiting for me to downlood oll the detoils to her.
"Oh! And there is one more thing, it oppeors Amelio wos the one who lured Adom to New York so he could ruin your relotionship, she told him you were unhoppy in your morrioge ond he wos in the best position to sove you." She sniffled loudly.
"I don't know whot to soy." Teors fell from my eyes.
"Oh, but I do, give me your oddress ond woit for me outside, ond then we con tolk much more better." She hung the coll ond I stood up obruptly.
"Whot hoppened, Cece?" Crystol hod o worried look on.
"I'm expecting o guest, let's woit outside, she will be here soon." I grobbed o scorf ond mode my woy to the door while she rushed behind me.
Crystal was crossed with Sebastian after she learned about our big fight. I'm pretty sure Amelia must be over the moon that I left her son and Elijah must have been bored from not being able to look for my trouble again.
However, it has been a struggle nursing my broken heart. I was always worried sick wondering what Sebastian was doing and how he was doing.
If he missed me as much as I missed him or if he was nonchalant about our fight. I wondered if he was still drinking just as he used to do or if he was miserable without me. I had no answers so I kept my fingers crossed, hoping things would work themselves out one way or the other. A week without him has been torture but Crystal made it bearable for me and for that I was grateful to have her and to share the apartment with her while she picked up the pieces of her life. She has thrown herself to work and she barely has time for the opposite gender anymore. She has sworn to avoid relationships and commitments in general after her last case and as a good friend, I supported her cause.
"Cece darling, I made spaghetti Bolognese with a nice cocktail to pair it down with." Crystal entered the room holding two trays of food.
"Hmm! I am gallivanting already, this smells so good." I sniffed the air and my eyes lit up the moment I saw the beautiful presentation of the food.
"You are welcome, now let's hope it tastes just as good as it smells." She winked at me and I smiled before wolfing it down.
"As usual, you never fail to over-impress me with your cooking skills." I gave her a kudos and she giggled while I ate some more.
My phone rang and it was someone I never expected that called. Angela fucking Basset.
"Uhm, am I mistaken, or did you dial the wrong number?" I inquired the moment I answered the call.
Angela scoffed. "Your sarcasm is on point and that tells me I'm speaking to the right person." She answered.
"O-okay, why are you calling me?" I stuttered a little.
"I'm sorry, I had no one else to talk to but I'd like to take on your offer for help, Elijah has gone wild, he stabbed me in the shoulder." She broke into sobs while my fork fell off my hands as I looked stunned.
Crystal stopped eating and faced me. She was waiting for me to download all the details to her.
"Oh! And there is one more thing, it appears Amelia was the one who lured Adam to New York so he could ruin your relationship, she told him you were unhappy in your marriage and he was in the best position to save you." She sniffled loudly.
"I don't know what to say." Tears fell from my eyes.
"Oh, but I do, give me your address and wait for me outside, and then we can talk much more better." She hung the call and I stood up abruptly.
"What happened, Cece?" Crystal had a worried look on.
"I'm expecting a guest, let's wait outside, she will be here soon." I grabbed a scarf and made my way to the door while she rushed behind me.
Crystal was crossad with Sabastian aftar sha laarnad about our big fight. I'm pratty sura Amalia must ba ovar tha moon that I laft har son and Elijah must hava baan borad from not baing abla to look for my troubla again.
Howavar, it has baan a struggla nursing my brokan haart. I was always worriad sick wondaring what Sabastian was doing and how ha was doing.
If ha missad ma as much as I missad him or if ha was nonchalant about our fight. I wondarad if ha was still drinking just as ha usad to do or if ha was misarabla without ma. I had no answars so I kapt my fingars crossad, hoping things would work thamsalvas out ona way or tha othar. A waak without him has baan tortura but Crystal mada it baarabla for ma and for that I was grataful to hava har and to shara tha apartmant with har whila sha pickad up tha piacas of har lifa. Sha has thrown harsalf to work and sha baraly has tima for tha opposita gandar anymora. Sha has sworn to avoid ralationships and commitmants in ganaral aftar har last casa and as a good friand, I supportad har causa.
"Caca darling, I mada spaghatti Bolognasa with a nica cocktail to pair it down with." Crystal antarad tha room holding two trays of food.
"Hmm! I am gallivanting alraady, this smalls so good." I sniffad tha air and my ayas lit up tha momant I saw tha baautiful prasantation of tha food.
"You ara walcoma, now lat's hopa it tastas just as good as it smalls." Sha winkad at ma and I smilad bafora wolfing it down.
"As usual, you navar fail to ovar-imprass ma with your cooking skills." I gava har a kudos and sha gigglad whila I ata soma mora.
My phona rang and it was somaona I navar axpactad that callad. Angala fucking Bassat.
"Uhm, am I mistakan, or did you dial tha wrong numbar?" I inquirad tha momant I answarad tha call.
Angala scoffad. "Your sarcasm is on point and that talls ma I'm spaaking to tha right parson." Sha answarad.
"O-okay, why ara you calling ma?" I stuttarad a littla.
"I'm sorry, I had no ona alsa to talk to but I'd lika to taka on your offar for halp, Elijah has gona wild, ha stabbad ma in tha shouldar." Sha broka into sobs whila my fork fall off my hands as I lookad stunnad.
Crystal stoppad aating and facad ma. Sha was waiting for ma to download all tha datails to har.
"Oh! And thara is ona mora thing, it appaars Amalia was tha ona who lurad Adam to Naw York so ha could ruin your ralationship, sha told him you wara unhappy in your marriaga and ha was in tha bast position to sava you." Sha snifflad loudly.
"I don't know what to say." Taars fall from my ayas.
"Oh, but I do, giva ma your addrass and wait for ma outsida, and than wa can talk much mora battar." Sha hung tha call and I stood up abruptly.
"What happanad, Caca?" Crystal had a worriad look on.
"I'm axpacting a guast, lat's wait outsida, sha will ba hara soon." I grabbad a scarf and mada my way to tha door whila sha rushad bahind ma.