ADRIAN CASTILLO
"I told you that I will handle it, grandfather. Just please trust me and let me do this," I pleaded on the phone.
"And why should I? I already gave you a month. I think I have done more than enough. Tomorrow, I want you to come with Sophia to visit me. I miss her so much," he said.
I cannot understand what my grandfather sees in her. I mean at first, it was Sarah who he compliment and said I looked good with her and now it's Sophia.
The moment he saw Sophia, he began to praise and compliment her. I mean Sarah made me angry but Sophia made me so irritated and angry at the same time.
She always cried and those dull brown eyes of her looked innocent when they weren't.
I wouldn't have suspected their family if the bride didn't get changed. They were that desperate. I mean they refused to disclose the reason why the bride got changed and that is when I started to get suspicious.
I do not know if my grandfather sees it or not but I hope he does soon. That family isn't as innocent as they claim to be.
"If you want to see her grandfather, I will send the driver to take her to you but I am never going to visit with her," I told him firmly.
It was already hard for me that she was invading my space and haunting me with those ugly eyes of her and now I have to sit down with her in the same car? I refuse to.
"You can't be serious right? Adrian, I have demanded that you come to her with me or you will have to see me in your office, and trust me when I say you won't be escaping this," My grandfather said.
Trust my old man to do as he says.
"Fine," I said.
"Good," he said before ending the call.
SOPHIA CASTILLO
"He won't let me go," I cried to Sarah who say down beside me with her arms around me shouting consoling me.
I want to see my parents, I miss them so much. I do not know why he has to do this to me when I have no ulterior motive against him.
"You will see your parents. You just have to keep begging him. I mean I know t would be difficult as sir Adrian isn't the easiest to get to change his mind but who knows," Sarah said beside me.
At that moment, the door opened and I needn't have to turn my head to know that it was Adrian. He is the only one that can come in without knocking.
Sarah got up from where she was seated with me on the couch the moment Adrian stepped in.
Although I did not raise my head, I knew Adrian was staring at me and I knew he was probably irritated by my tears.
"Welcome back sir," Sarah said to Adrian while I kept mute, refusing to raise my head to look at him.
Sarah hurried out of the room leaving me with Adrian and at that moment, I wished the ground would open and swallow me.
I was expecting Adrian to say something since I was crying but he did not as he walked away from me. By the time I raised my head, he was shirtless.
He tilted his head to look at me but before he caught me staring, I quickly looked away, not wanting to meet his gaze.
Adrian left the room and I let out a deep breath.
"Tomorrow, we will be spending the day with my grandfather so be prepared," Adrian said and I raised my head to look at him.
He had just finished showering as he had just a towel wrapped around his waist.
I quickly looked away as I tend to overlook his body every time and to avoid him saying mean words to me, I looked at my fingernails instead.
"Okay," I replied.
"Adrian," I called his name, getting his attention.
"You seem to forget that you are not allowed to call me by my name, don't you Sophia?" He said in his usual calm down that always makes me nervous.
"You might be my wife on paper but it doesn't mean you are my wife. You can only call me by my name when we are outside and not when it's just the two of us. I do not appreciate that. Don't let me repeat myself, I hate talking too much," he said with a hint of irritation laced in his tone.
I cleared my throat. I was tempted to tell him to refer to me as 'Ma' too since we weren't supposed to call each other by our name.
"Can I please ask you for a favor?" I said, almost quietly as I was too nervous to speak out loud.
Adrian dropped his towel on the floor and my jaw dropped seeing his butt.
I quickly closed my eyes. My heart was racing faster than normal. I do not know if he was doing all of this intentionally but he has to stop it because not everyone has the mind to see people naked, especially hot men.
Stop all of this Sophia, I scolded myself mentally.
I heard Adrian click his tongue. "You need to stop doing this you know?"
"I mean aren't we married. Why do you act like you don't enjoy seeing me naked? You might as well get used to it because this is how I am before getting married to you. Also, do not think we have a chance of being closer. Women like you are the biggest turn-off ever so if you were naked in front of me, I won't be moved," he said I'm an impassive tone.
Ouch! I said within me.
Why does h have a dressing room if he dresses in the room? I thought to myself.
I swallowed the lump in my throat, refusing to let his words affect me but I have never succeeded in doing so. Every time Adrian said something means to me, it hurts me even when I wish it doesn't.
I have always been like that. I do not know how to at like I am okay when I am not.
"You can open your eyes and that is if truly you closed your eyes," he scorned.
I opened my eyes, took in a deep breath, and exhaled deeply.
"Can I ask you for a favor?" I said, refusing to let his words affect me although it does I had to ask him to let me see my parents.
"Wow! You have gotten enough courage? Or you have always been this courageous but was acting like a weak woman so I would show compassion for you?" He remarked before clicking his tongue.
"Why do you think I would grant a favor of yours? Do you think I am that generous?"
My eyes locked with him and my heart skipped. His eyes are always so cold towards me as if I had committed a grave sin against him. I wonder if in my past life I hurt him and he has decided to take revenge on me in this world.
"I..."
"If you want to ask permission to go see your parents then you might as well forget about it because I won't be changing my mind and that's final," he cuts me off and I gulped down the lump that formed in my throat once again.