HIS HIRED BRIDE

CHAPTER - 23

“What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”

AVA WILSON P.O.V

I stood there awkwardly, as the three grilled me with their menacing glare. I gulp down my breathe and fake a laugh "What are you all talking about?"

The three of them raise their brows giving me that look "What?" I asked with a loud voice.

They kept staring at me and I nervously chewed my bottom lips as my palm started sweating. I couldn't stand their intimidating gaze as my mouth opened in their own "Yes, we kissed. Okay now." As soon as the words left my mouth I hurriedly closed it with my palm with wide eyes.

"I knew it!" Mark exclaimed.

"What?" Bella's horrified voice came.

But what made me uneasy as I looked at Samantha who was staring at me with a disappointed look.

Thanks to Mark, who was way excited then me to pull my hand and take me at the last table where Samantha was once sitting. "Who was it? Is he hot? How was the kiss? Did you do something more dirty than this?" Mark asked the question rapidly.

"What? No." I replied firmly, "It was just a harmless peck." I shrugged turning to Bella who took a seat next to me.

"What's that?" Mark again questioned me and my eyes became wide as I forgot to take 9off the ring.

"It's that a ----?" He frowned, taking my hand and inspecting it.

Bella also stood up and leaned forward taking a look at my hand. "No freaking way." Mark yelled, taking me off guard.

Bella looked at me and I silently nodded and she sighed sitting on the table again. "That's....That's a sapphire. Where did you get it?"

"I....I....." I stutter thinking of a good reply, I badly want to punch my inner self because when I needed her most to give me some cunning come back, she left me to with a dumb face.

"Leave her Mark." Samantha came saving me from him.

"But...." He wimp like a child tapping his feet.

"Go and complete your work." Samantha orders him and he utters under his breath "Bossy Bitch." Bella stiff a laugh making me bite my tongue as my own face cracked.

Mark stood up and glared at Samantha who spoke making him run away "I heard that."

She took the place where Mark was sitting and held my hand to examine it. "You're grown up, you know what you are doing so I won't lecture you anymore. But just remember Ava, this..... all this is fake. Don't get attached to it." She softly mutters, making me nod my head.

"I'm impressed, he has a good test." She changed the topic with a smile on her face.

"I was also thinking that. You lucky hoe." Bella punched my shoulder making me rub it.

"After all he is....." Bella paused and looked at me smirking as Samantha also smirked, pointing her eyes to look at the corner.

From the corner of my eyes I can see the silhouette of Mark figure as he was trying to adjust himself to hide behind the pillar. A laugh escaped my mouth as Samantha repeated "Yes, Indeed he is....."

"For God's sake complete the sentence. who the hell is he?" Mark's patience broke out, making the three of us burst into laughter. We clutch our stomachs as Mark gave us a glare.

"I hate you all." He gritted his teeth going inside the kitchen "Baby stop..." I shouted as Bella and Samangha laughed, mimicking me "Baby...."

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I heard the ringing of the doorbell startling me, putting the last pile of clothes in the drawer and I closed it. I slowly stood up from the floor shaking my numb legs. I then started making my way down the stairs and stood at the elevator door. The bell rings again and I frown looking at what to do now.

I saw a small digital screen beeping and I pushed it. Suddenly Charlotte's face came, making me shocked. "Hi, Ms.Wilson." She greeted me with a smile.

"ahhh....Hii" I mutter with a confused expression.

"Let me in." She told me, making me frown and I looked around not knowing what to do.

"How?" I asked her with an uneasy face.

"Touch that green button." She calmly replied.

I did as she told and in ten second she was standing in front me.

"I'm Charlotte." She extended her hand.

"Ava." I replied, shaking her hand and sending a warm smile.

"Nice to meet you, Ava. And I am so excited for your make-over today!" She squealed in delightedness.

"Make-over?" I asked warily with a scrunched up nose and furrowed eyebrows.

"Excuse me." I gave her a smile and ran up to my room and started searching for my cell phone. Once I got it, I furiously dial Marcello's number. It kept ringing and went directly to his voice mail. I again dial his number and this time after fourth ring he picked it snapping at me "Who is it?"

"Marcello Trocelli, I'm giving you f*****g five second to explain me why is Charlotte here and talking rubbish about some make-over?" I gritted my teeth fisting my cell phone and paced around the room in anger.

I could hear his sigh and he uttered something and after a few seconds the sound of closing the door came. "Yes, a make-over." He slowly answered. "Charlotte here will help you pick out some clothes that you'll be wearing when we attend important events and of course, some casual wear. A soon-to-be- Mrs, Trocelli should look presentable at all the times.'' Marcello explained as I tried to process everything in my head. I felt a little offended by what he just said.

"But she's your assistant." I protested.

Marcello chuckled. "Didn't she introduce herself, darling? She's your personal assistant for now on. "

"But darling, I'm fine on my own. I don't need a personal assistant." I mimicked his tone replying sweetly as I silently cringed at the endearment.

"Yes, you do," He said. "You're getting tossed into a high class elite ocean, and in no time it will drown you. She will help you, how to swim and how to save yourself in this big ocean Ava.

I gritted my teeth. "I feel incredibly rude discussing this with you on the cell phone while she was sitting in the living room all alone. For your information, I know how to swim very well. Besides, I have to manage on my own so I can manage being your wife just as well."

There was a moment of silence before he spoke again, with a finality in his voice. "If you don't want her help, fire her. Because now she's your assistant and only you can do that."

The line disconnected and I stare at the phone as if it were some alien who's about to eat my hand.

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