Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption novel Chapter 17

Chapter 17: 17 Anything for her majesty

Davis sat in the living room, his gaze fixed on the wall clock, his face expressionless and his lips pursued, and a light frown on his brows. "Ethan, what do you think she had gone out to do this late in the night?", he asked

Ethan did not expect he will be asked to do the guessing game at this time of the night. "Sir, there is no need to guess but I believe she won't be an unfaithful bride." He smirked but the faint smile on his lips did not escape Davis notice. His gaze on Ethan sharpened, Ethan trembled lightly and averted his gaze looking everywhere but him. "Am I asking about marriage and faithfulness, does this marriage have anything to do with me?" He scowled.

"I'm sorry, it's me overthinking things." Ethan apologized quickly. It is even surprising how Davis haven't smashed or destroyed items closer to him in anger since today.

Davis returned his gaze to the clock again "I was thinking about who she is meeting and the purpose of the meeting that she has spent four hours thirty minutes twenty seconds", he said lightly.

Ethan was surprised hearing him calculate the time. He glanced at him lightly about to speak but his voice made him pause "take me to my room", he ordered. Ethan stood up to wheel him but then a faint sound of the sports car filtered through. He couldn't help but smile at Davis action. He had been sitting there since Jessica left and now he proceeded to go back to his room, he couldn't help but wonder what he is thinking "Isn't this a man waiting for his wife return?" He muttered to himself amused though he couldn't understand his train of thought. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Back into the room, Davis wheeled himself to the window as the sports car revved on the driveway and with a loud roar she turned off the ignition. The light in the compound illuminating her, she picked up her handbag from the passenger seat, rolled up with window and slowly stepped out of the car, she swayed her head lightly making her black wavy hair cascading on her shoulders to dance lightly in the wind as she shut the door.

With a calculated step, she made her way into the house, after taking a few steps she paused lightly and glanced at Davis window briefly as she felt an intense gaze from there. Davis lips curled unconsciously at her action, he trusted his guess that this forced wife of his isn't simple. He wheeled himself back to his bed while Jessica continued her journey into the house.

Inside the house, nobody is in the living room a light glance at the clock she sighed as she rubbed her brow "I really spent quite a lot of time out there", she muttered as she sauntered to her room and the door clicked shut.

Jessica quickly had her bath, changed into comfortable wear and trotted over to the kitchen to fix herself a light meal of noddles, scrambled eggs and veggies. Ethan came out of his room when he heard the noise from the kitchen. Leaning against the door "don't know you can cook?" He said, his tone laced with amusement. Jessica shrugged her shoulders "Well, I can't starve to death so why not cook once in a while." She replied nonchalantly.

Watching her handle the cooking with ease as though it was just a natural thing to do Ethan couldn't help but wonder if it's a problem of split personality. "Well, that's a good thing, I am going to bed." He said as he spurned on heels to walk away.

"Why not join me?" She asked glancing at him briefly.

"No, it won't be necessary. Good night" he replied and trotted back to his room.

Jessica looked at his back for a while, then continued with her cooking.

In no time, she brought her meal to the dining table, settled down and began eating her food slowly as the events of the evening replayed in her mind. Risa had always sort for ways to embarrass, insult and provoke her. She finished her meal, cleared the table, returned to the kitchen and washed the plates before she walked to her room. At door, she paused briefly and looked at Davis door, she wanted to check on him but on a second thought she pushed her door open and entered.

She slowly walked to her bed and laid down, staring into the ceiling as her heart raced at the information she received from her subordinate earlier. Desmond Allen is still consolidating his powers over the group and Davis is not in anyway responsive to the activities going on in the Allen family.

"I have to do something about this and I think I have to meet the Allen family members —Desmond and Elder Allen. If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain." She muttered with a cold smile.

Twirling her phone as she gazed into the distance "Brown family, Brown family, I think I have to give Risa a gift, one that she will cherish so much" She dialed a number and after several rings a cold voice came through the speaker "Lady Bright?" He asked tentatively, his tone laced with happiness.

"Mr. Royce, It's been a long time?", She smirked.

"Quite a long time but then you have been elusive as ever that it has become more difficult to locate you", he complained helpless.

"Sorry about that, but you could have reached out to me you", she answered.

"Your assistant refused scheduling me for an appointment due to your full schedule."

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