Chapter 4

Alexander had no plans to get married in the near future, so when the sudden engagement was brought up, he was quite dumbfounded. Apparently, this had been something that his mother had wished for. For him to marry the eldest daughter of the Shaw family. Since they were the ones who proposed the marriage, he figured that to make sure it was unsuccessful, he might as well behave in a way that would completely put off his fiance. Hence his decision to act like an idler. So, for a long time, he didn’t go to work and made sure he was seen in all kinds of places. He frequented bars and clubs, and in no time, news of his behaviour had spread in their circle. What was surprising, however, was the fact that even with such a scandalous life, his future in-laws weren’t taking the initiative to break off the engagement. He had been hopeful that they would cancel up until the day of the wedding, but after waiting for a long time, there was no news. It looked like his in-laws and the future bride did not have a bottom line, so he reluctantly attended the wedding, hence his tardiness. But after arriving at the venue, he was surprised by her quiet nature and shyness. She thought he didn’t notice her, but he saw her when she was stealing looks at him through her veil earlier. And when he lifted her veil off her face, he was almost struck dumb by the beauty in front of him. A pair of hazel eyes shyly looked at him before they were hidden away when she looked down once more. Being looked at like that made his fingers itch. He wanted to see her face again, so he lifted her chin, tilting her face up so that she looked at him once more. Her lips were plump and full. They only put some gloss on them since her makeup was delicate. With a pair of hazel eyes that looked pure and innocent, he almost fell into a daze looking at her. When he softly kissed her lips, his heartbeat quickened, so he didn’t linger for longer, even though he was tempted to do so. After pulling back slightly, he saw her blushing cheeks, and he didn’t notice the hint of a smile that was playing on his lips. He had heard that the eldest daughter of the Shawn family was quite unrestrained and wanton, so seeing her become so shy just from a kiss was quite the surprise for him. Their intimate moment didn’t last long as loud cheers rang out throughout the hall, with the guests clapping and whistling enthusiastically. This just made the bride blush even harder and look down at her toes. “Who knew you’d be so shy?” Alex teased Olivia, making her glare at him. Rather than being a deterrent, he was tempted to see how far he could go. But he wasn’t given the chance to do as they were already surrounded by people who had come forward to congratulate them. As this was happening, Olivia caught Chloe looking at Alexander like a starving man who saw a piece of meat. She already felt embarrassed on her behalf. She could only imagine how Samuel, who was walking with her, felt inside. She didn’t know that from the moment Alexander had lifted her veil, Samuel’s eyes never left her. “Olivia,” Chloe called when she saw that the couple was about to ignore her to deal with other guests. Olivia had no choice but to stop and wait for her ‘sister’ to reach them. “I just thought we should get an introduction,” Chloe said and this time Olivia couldn’t help but roll her eyes. When alexander saw this, he couldn’t help but think that his new wife seemed to have a cute side. “Hi, my name is Chloe, and this is my boyfriend Samuel,” Chloe said to Alexander, not even glancing in Samuel’s direction as her eyes remained fixated on Alexander. “Oh,” Alexander finally responded, not bothering with her anymore. When he saw that Olivia also looked bored, he planned to take her away with him. “I’ve just heard about your circumstances, and I thought as your sister-in-law I should help out,” Chloe said, drawing Alexander’s attention back to herself. Now Alex was intrigued. He wanted to hear what this brazen woman had to say. “You see, my boyfriend here is from the Floyd family. If you’ll ever need a job, he can get you a position at their company, maybe you could try to start with the position of security guard, then maybe you could move higher up. Of course, it’ll depend on your abilities,” Chloe said, and looked at him from head to toe suggestively. Alex felt like worms were crawling on his skin just from her look and was extremely disgusted. Rather than the eldest daughter, isn’t this adopted sister even more unrestrained? He felt like there was something wrong with the information he had received about his wife. “I didn’t know you started working with the Floyds. You now have the ability to hire security guards?” Olivia asked Chloe, making her nervously look at Samuel, who was unimpressed by her actions. “You should learn to control her, don’t you know your girlfriend well enough?” Olivia said to Samuel whose eyes had been fixated on her the whole time. She was feeling bored with the two of them so she grabbed Alexander’s hand without thinking and left with him. Alexander watched the course of events with interest and wondered if the reports he received were accurate. The research on the eldest daughter of the Shaw family showed that she was very promiscuous, but this trait didn’t seem to exist with his bride. He also wondered what was up with that Samuel guy. Although he looked nonchalant, he actually noticed his gaze when he looked at his wife. There was embarrassment and shame in his eyes whenever Olivia looked at him but she was very cold in contrast, as if she was looking at a stranger. It looked like his wife seemed to be hiding quite a few things. So far, he didn’t even know if the wife he had researched and the one he had married were the same person. It looked like his life was about to get even more interesting!