chapter 10

"I always knew you were a criminal Brianna, paying a man to come to beat me up in your coffee shop is so ideal.'' the customer retorts.

I look at my boss and the customer wondering how they know each other.

"Nice to meet you Elizabeth's brother, my name is Mrs. McGuire, I'm her boss,'' she says with a smiling face as she offers Philip a handshake. I wonder what is going on. I'm supposed to have lost my job by now. my brother just beat up a customer on the premises and made all other customers run away. all the 20 tables had not paid for their orders. We were almost in closing hours and this was nothing more than a tragedy. I however wondered why Mrs. Maguire acted happy instead of annoyed and angry.

She seems to have known the rude customer. Maybe they go way back. The presence of the billionaire however disappoints me. it acts as a constant reminder that I have to speed up my plans and make sure that I disappear before the day of the so-called marriage. I would not be letting them get away with this. I wouldn't let my Family get 3 million dollars out of nowhere and yet I had put all my life into making sure that I went through Law School. This wasn't their decision to make.

When Mrs. Maguire however turns around, and she sees the man standing In Her doorstep, she freezes and almost Falls.

"Elliot Anderson!'' she says in a low tone. She is shocked and surprised. she rubs her several times as if trying to confirm that what she was seeing was the Real Deal. Mrs. McGuire was always a serious woman even though kind and loving. I have never seen this funny side of her. I was honestly Hillary is the to see her rubbing her eyes like that as she looked at the billionaire. I didn't see the big deal in all of this. he was just a man with a lot of money.

this however acted as a reminder of how much money speaks these days. that money has corrupted and clouded the judgment of the community and this generation in general. that one could never speak against money. but all anyone ever needed to have is money if you wanted to get your way with anything.

"To what do I owe the privilege of having you in my coffee shop,'' she says after recollecting herself and snapping out of her trance.

I was confused, Jasmine and Mrs. McGuire seemed to know exactly who Elliot was. I was going to be married to a man whose name I didn't even know. what was however more confusing is how they treated him so distinguishing. As though he was a god meant to be worshipped. He was just a billionaire nothing more.

"Well, I don't think I would want coffee right now. It's too late, but I however would like one of those doughnuts over there.'' Elliot says as he stepped properly into the coffee shop and moves towards the only table that was still standing at the corner.

'' Elizabeth,'' Mrs. McGuire calls out, startling me. '' what are you waiting for, go serve the young man.''

"Elizabeth, who is he? Why are the both of you looking at each other like that? Do I need to also beat him up?''

"Believe me, Philip,'' Elliot calls out in confidence. "You would not want to mess with me.''

My brother takes a step forward as though ready to throw some more punches.

Three men walk into the coffee shop, dressed in elegant suits. They stand before Philip before he makes any other move.

"Boss, do you need him taken care of?'' a man in a suit asks.

I recognize the Bodyguard as the same person that had carried me over his shoulder a week ago. I still had not forgiven him for that but when I look at him right now, I realize that he was following orders.

Elliot shakes his head, dismissing it as dope Philip was of no threat. I cannot help but study his features once more. the glasses that he had on today make him look extremely attractive.

I move towards the shelf and pull two doughnuts towards the glass plate. Jasmine was stuck staring at Elliot as though she was seeing a ghost. their behaviors could not be explained.

''You have not seen the last of me.'' the rude customer who seems to have been forgotten suddenly wakes up as he guides himself towards the door. there is blood oozing from his forehead and he also has a broken nose and a black eye. Philip had definitely done a number on him.

''James," Elliot calls out. The head bodyguard turns to look at him, awaiting his command.

"Take care of him. I don't like people Disrespecting my fiance,''

The entire room falls silent. the only people with a knowing look are I and the billionaire. I can tell that he was proud of saying that. he knew that no one in the room knew about the 'relationship' between us. even my own brother did not know what he looked like. I imagined how Philip would react. that he would have fallen to his feet and worshipped him. that he would have said thank you for the opportunity he had given his family. I imagine that Philip could have promised a lot of how I would be submissive and obedient. About how much I would never give him trouble and about how he would not regret the 3 million dollar investment had made by marrying me. I understood that I was nothing but an item to him. someone who had been sold to a billionaire to give him monetary gain. I knew that Philip will go to any lengths to make sure that the billionaire was pleased. Even though he had said that he had already wired up the money to my parents, I knew that it was a lie. He would only be paying my parents after the marriage. he would however have to pay half the money before I got married and the other half immediately after. It wasn't about the money it was about the insurance. he needed to make sure that I was going to marry him and not run away. I however had different plans for all of them. they would get the biggest shock of their lives when I run away before the wedding even happened. I wouldn't be getting married to someone I knew nothing about. he might be handsome and all, but my heart certainly does not belong to him. he doesn't get to throw something like this on me just because he has enough funds to cater for my school. Jasmine has suddenly turned her attention to me while Phillip and Mrs. McGuire still stares at Elliot.

The billionaire however does not seem even in the slightest affected by their gazes. He is obviously used to the attention. Used to people looking at him like that.

The Look Mrs. Maguire gives me clearly warns me that I should have told her.

Philip turns to look at me as I draw the doughnut towards the plate and ignore all of them. slowly I move towards the table and place the plate in front of Elliot. his eyes break from mine as he glances at the doughnut.

''I certainly hope you're going to be this polite when you start serving me once you get married,'' he comments. I do not fail to only focus on the movement of his beautiful juicy lips as he speaks. this man makes my body react differently. he doesn't even have to put much effort into it. just his voice and his lips moving and all I'm doing is squeezing my hips together hoping that he doesn't notice.

''You will be surprised if you expect me to play the role of a loving wife.'' I talked back making sure that only the two of us could hear.

"What are you saying baby girl?? would you poison me?'' he asks in an amused tone leaning forward as his fingers rub the hem of my dress.

''I will serve you rotten egg and sewage water for all I care.'' my response only causes him to love. I love that is so beautiful it makes me drawn to him. I try to take the time to let my eyes wander down his body. Even though he's wearing a suit, and his shirt is buttoned up to the top, there are traces of a tattoo on his neck clearly showing that there is more ink over his hidden body. He looks so fucking hot that I have to train me to breathe properly.

"Hilarious, I love it. At least I will not be getting married to a boring wife.'' He says with a smile. " I sure hope you plan to keep that attitude even in the bedroom. I love a feisty woman,'' he comments. I was almost about to slap him before I felt his hand swerving towards the back of my knee. he doesn't even push it upwards but the feel of his hand on my leg sends goosebumps all over my body. that touch makes me feel so sexual and horny. I can tell that he knows the effect he has on me. I curse my decision of wearing a short sundress.

Being a virgin at 24 meant that I had not experienced much sexually.

I was so overwhelmed with taking care of my life and making sure I had paid for my law school that I didn't have time for relationships. None of the guys back at school honestly attracted me. I didn't have time for meaningless claims and toxic relationships. I however didn't think it would feel that electric to be touched by a man.

If this feels like that, what about the other things?