46 Chapter forty-six: The jerk Gabriel Vs. The furious Greg

"With whom?"

My eyes widened with his kind of question. 

-'With whom? What is this, an interrogation?'-

"With Sandy."

"And?" 

I looked at him as my eyebrows knitted. "With Nancy."

"And there's another one!"

Why do I feel like he's questioning me who I had eaten lunch with?

"So, you already know there's another one?" I don't need to ask where he got the information because I don't see anything wrong with it.

"Yes! Why don't you tell me who's the other one?" he asked me in a loud voice.

"If you already knew there's another one with us, then why do you keep asking?" I ignored him and put my bag on top of my desk. I can feel my temper rising from his questions and the tone that he used.

"Madi, I was just asking if who's with you! I've been calling you for almost an hour since I got back and you're not answering!"

My head immediately snapped at him and I chuckled sarcastically. 

"Oh, so you're calling me for almost one hour? Wow, congratulations, that means you haven't forgotten my number! Well, FYI... I've also been calling you for almost two days. I've been trying to reach you and have sent you so many messages this morning, but where were you? Have you answered any of my calls? Did you respond to any of my messages?"

"Madi, you know where I am!"

"Oh, I'm sorry Mr Wilsons, but as an employee and your personal assistant, I don't know your whereabouts! I'm not concerned about your personal business and I've already cancelled two of your meetings this morning!" I answered wearing my professional look.

"I don't care whether you cancelled all my appointments today! I am not asking you as your boss, I am asking you as your husband!"

"Oh, so you're asking me now as my husband? Well, Mister fake husband, as your fake wife, is it still important for you to know who I had lunch with? Because as far as I remember, I didn't ask what you did and who have you been with these past two days."

"We're getting out of the topic, Madi! Who's with you besides Ms Aguilar and Nancy?"

-'Wow! getting out of topic or you're just avoiding the real topic?'-

"I'm with Greg, Mr Wilsons! Your cousin and your best friend!" I answered proudly. -'patience..patience..'- I whispered silently.

"Why were you with him?" he asked me through gritted teeth and clenched jaws.

"What is it with you, if I'm with him? He's my friend----"

"I don't want you to talk to him! Stay away from him, Madi!" 

If he happened to be a dragon, I'm sure, I'm already toasted in where I stood. I remember Nancy's words, he's jealous of Greg. I don't think so maybe just his ego.

"Wow! Mr Wilsons, you're now entering my personal life!" --'you've already enteredⁿ my heart'-- ... "What if I ask you to stay away from Stacey, will you do it?"

"Madi, it's a different thing, and you know I can't!"

"Then I can't either! Greg is my friend-----"

"A friend? You don't know him, Madi!"

"And you don't know me neither!" I glared at him as he clenched his jaws and exhaled loudly.

"Madi------" we heard a knock on the door and we both turned to see Sandy.

"Excuse me Sir, but Mr Greg Anderson is in your office, he said he wants to talk to you," Sandy said as her eyes moving from me to Gabriel.

What is Greg doing here? And inside his office?

"What is he doing in my office? Why did you let him in?" he snapped at her and she almost jumped in shock.

"I'm sorry Sir, but he didn't listen to me when I said you weren't there. He just let himself in." 

I playfully eyed Sandy. He let himself in... well, she's right. Greg is also as stubborn as his cousin. The only difference is that he has a jolly personality and easy to get along with, unlike Gabriel.

"We're going to talk about this 'at home', Madi," he said emphasizing the words at home.

Yeah, I forgot we're now living under one roof.

"Alright." I shrugged. But I have plans for tonight. I don't want to see him around the house as much as possible, so I can avoid getting hurt every time I remember what he's been doing these last couple of days.. with her.

When he's already gone, Sandy immediately ran to me.

"He's jealous of Mr Anderson."

"I don't know." I shrugged. I don't want to think about it that way. My heart is already in a mess, I don't want to go home with my mother without my sanity."

"Hmm... I like the way you answered." she has an evil smile on her face. "Tsk.Tsk. This is going to be 'more' ridiculous day by day, but nice and exciting at the same time." she winked at me as she laughed at herself. "If I were you, I would always go out with Mr Anderson."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "And why?"

"To make him more 'jealous'."

"Tss! Go back to your work, if you don't want to get fired and lose your precious job."

"Ohh, I doubt that!" she proudly patted her shoulder. "I know you're not going to abandon me and will take me if he decided to end my career in WEC!"

"Huh! You're crazy!"

"That I am, Mrs Wilsons!" and she quickly ran to the door.

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Gabriel's POV:

"What are you doing here?" I asked my cousin as soon as I walked into my office. He's sitting comfortably in the chair in front of my table.

"You sounded mad, brother I'm here to see you, of course," he said smiling. He hasn't even moved a bit from his seat.

"To see me or to see Madi?"

"Ohh... both." His smile widened. " I wanted to see my beautiful Madi and I also want to talk to you"

"Don't call her yours! She's not yours! And we're married!" I slammed both my hands on the desk. But he just laughed at me and shook his head.

"I know, I've seen her wedding ring earlier. But as far as I remember, that was just an act, that was just an agreement!" he's now starting to get serious.

"It's none of your business, Greg," I said as I avoided his gaze.

"As long as this agreement remains an agreement, this is also my business, Gabriel! We're best friends, you've shared everything with me, but why do I feel, when it comes to Madi, you're shutting me out of your life?"

"I'm not shutting you out, I just don't want to see you with her."

He laughed sarcastically as he brought his arms over his chest.

"Tell me, Gabriel, why you don't want me to get close to her? Are you jealous or are you threatened?"

"And why should I be threatened?"

"I don't know, you tell me." he shrugged and sneered. "Okay, let me answer that for you, my dear cousin. Hmm.. maybe because you're afraid that Madi will fall in love with me---"

"That's not gonna happen!" I glared at him.

"Ohh... are you sure? Because if you're going to look further into it, I'm not the bad guy here, but you. You've dragged an innocent soul into your selfish plans. And don't act as if you're jealous, because you have no rights!" He stood up and looked at me as if I were a piece of meat to him. "Yes you married her, but let me remind you of your own word! Your marriage may be real, but there's nothing between you and her! Or else you changed your plans.. and changed your heart too."

I looked at him not sure of what he was trying to say.

"Are you falling in love with her, Gabriel?" he asked me through gritted teeth and banged his fists on the table.

But I didn't give him the answer he wanted to hear.

"Fuck you! Your sailing two rivers, Gabriel! Why don't you stop your stupid plan with your ex and move on? If you care about Madi, stop being selfish and drop all your baggage from your past!"

"I can't Greg! You know I can't! I've waited for this for so long and I can't just stop right now!"

"Bullshit, Gabriel!" 

And in an instant, he got in front of me and grabbed me by the collar as he pinned me to the nearest wall behind me. I didn't try to fight, I just let him do it. 

"I swear to God Gabriel, if I've seen Madi get hurt with your damn plan, I'll forget everything that we've had! I'll forget you were my best friend and my cousin! So, you better pray because if I can catch a glimpse even a small sign of opportunity, I'll take her away from a selfish like you!"

He dropped his grip on my collar and without looking back, he exited my office. I let out a sigh and fixed my shirt. I formed my fist and banged it on the table.

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Madi's POV:

I saw Greg, exited from Gabriel's office when I walked out of Sandy's room. And I frowned when I saw the scowl on his face.

"Greg!" I called his attention and he immediately smiled when he recognized me.

"Madi."

"What happened to you? Why do you have a crunched face when you left Gabriel's office? What happened inside?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it."

"Greg?" I raised an eyebrow as I looked at him suspiciously.

"Okay, fine. Your boss was an asshole and we just had a little argument, but it's nothing."

"Hmm... so he's an asshole," I repeated, nodding.

"Yeah, but anyway, I have to go Madi. Nancy's waiting for me in the parking lot."

"Oh, okay, no problem." I smiled at him and he kissed me on the cheek.

"Thank you for the lunch, Madi." and he winked at me.

"Yeah, you're welcome. But I hope the table is yours next time."

"Oh, sure. How about tonight? I know a good place here to get rid of all the stress in you. You can also invite Sandy."

"Wow, really? Okay, I'm in, but can I also invite Noelle?"

"Huh?"

I chuckled at his reaction. "Just kidding. Bye Greg. Just text me the address."

"Sure. Bye, Madi."

When I saw him entered the elevator, I turned my heel into Gabriel's office. I remember his promise when he turned into a jerk again. -'Be ready my dear husband!'-

I didn't bother knocking on his door. What for? I won't stay long. I saw him frowning and looking blankly at the folders in front of him. But when he saw me coming, he straightened his seat and smiled at me.

"Madi--- (slap) 

He looked at me puzzled as he brought his hand to his left cheek.

"W-What's that for?" 

"Huh!" I sneered. " For being a jerk, my love! Remember? I'm just taking your promise!"

I smiled sweetly before turning my heels towards the door. I left him shocked and dumbfounded. And I sighed when I'm already outside.