chapter 20

Eva💘

"Her boyfriend?" Bianca asked looking between Jason and I in a confused manner.

"No!"

"Yes!"

You all know who said yes.

I throw Jason a glare but he just smirk and wink at me.

"Eva, I thought you are my uncle's girlfriend" Royale said and frowns at me, he leans closer to my ear, he lowers his voice. "Are you cheating on my uncle too?"

"Roy!" Bianca calls him warningly.

Royale falls back on his chair with a cute pout on his lips. I ruffle his hair.

"Don't mind Jason, I can never cheat on your uncle" I told him.

His face lights up instantly.

"Pinkie promise?" He asked sticking his pinkie, I wrap my pinkie around his.

"Pinkie promise!"

He laughs widely. Jason scoffs.

"Il mio cuore, you will come running to me soon. But don't worry I'm always available for you" Jason said.

I punch his stomach and he winces.

"Stop dreaming" I turn back to Bianca. "Let me do a proper introduction, Bianca meet Jason my childhood friend, Jason meet Bianca my future sister-in-law".

Jason gasp and cling on his chest, then he does a dramatic cry.

"You are so cruel, il mio cuore. You broke my heart without looking back" he said as he wipes imaginary tears.

Bianca laughs and shake her head.

"That's enough, Jason. Stop being dramatic" I told him.

He quickly sober up.

"So, Eva I was actually thinking of calling you to come have fun with me, but since I saw you here I'll just ask you. Would you come with me on a stroll in LA?".

I'd really love to tour with him, you know take a break from Fred. But I can't go with him, not now that I'm out with my sister-in-law.

"I can't, Jason"

"Why?" He asked.

I glanced at Bianca and Royale.

"I can't leave them on their own, maybe some other time"

He stays quiet for a moment.

"Ok" he thinks for a while. "How about we all go to the zoo then, it's just a few meters from here" he suggests.

Royale suddenly drops his burger and stands on his chair.

"Ooh! Ooh! I love the zoo!" He jumps excitedly.

"Roy? Sit down" Bianca scolds him.

"You never let me do anything" Royale grumbles under his breath but we all heard him.

I look at Bianca questioningly.

"I don't have the time to take him out, I was always out working so I just leave him with his nanny" she explained.

Oh no! Poor Royale.

"Well, Roy, don't be sad" I cup his face in my hands. "You've got me, I'll take you out more and we'll both have lots of fun, ok"

"Really?"

"Yeah" he smiles and jumps into my arms and kiss my cheek.

"Thank you, Eva"

Jason leans forward.

"So... Are we going?"

I look down at Royale, he nods eagerly with a big smile and a hopeful eyes. Well, I guess I can't break the promise I just made to him.

"Ok, we're going"

"Yay!!" Royale and Jason exclaims happily.

Royale climbs down from my arms and does a happy dance with Jason.

Jason suddenly stops and reach out for his phone.

"Wait, before we go let's take a group selfie"

We all smile into the camera and he snaps it.

"I'm gonna post it now and tag you" he said.

I ignore him. It's just a picture, a friendly picture.

"Come on! Come on! Let's go!" Royale said.

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Fred 💘

I drop my pen and look at the wall clock, it's 4:00pm, which means Bianca and ugly have been gone for five hours.

My stomach growls loudly and I remember I'm hungry. Why isn't ugly back yet.... Who's gonna cook for me now?.

I close the report in front of me and head downstairs, I head to the kitchen. I open the fridge and take out an apple, I settle in a stool next to the counter and bite on the apple.

Ugly better get back in time... Or I might die of hunger.

I finish the apple in no time and I'm still not full. I guess I should do something to while away time. I reach out for my phone and login to my instagram account and see what my friends are doing.

According to their status, they are in a bar. I'll join them later.

Then an idea crosses my mind. I should search for ugly and see what her instagram account will look like, I bet it'd be boring.

I type her name and it appears instantly.

But the first picture that appears irked me. I clenched my fist and grind my teeth against each.

So this is what she's out doing...

But why am I feeling a strange pain in my chest? It's making me wanna cry... Why? This is because of ugly, I'll teach her a lesson when she gets back.

I bang my hand on the counter angrily.

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Eva💘

"Jason, we had a lot of fun. Thanks" I thanked him.

"Anything for you, il mio cuore" he winks at me.

"Jason, are you gonna take us to the zoo everyday?" Royale asked.

Jason look my way.

"If Eva says yes, then I will"

"Keep on dreaming" I told him.

Bianca's phone beep, she looks at it and frowns, then she leans in and whisper in my ear.

"Fred wants us home, now!"

I nod and turn to Jason.

"Hey, we gotta go now. I'll see in school tomorrow" I told him.

"Ok, don't forget to see me in your dream tonight"

I roll my eyes.

"I will, and I promise I'll give you a severe beating" he feigns hurt and I laugh at his expression.

Royale and I got in the backseat of Bianca's car, while Bianca got into the driver's seat. I wave at Jason.

"Call me when you get home" he mouths me. I nod and Bianca drives off.

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We enter the penthouse. Everywhere is silent and i feel shivers running down my spine, this silence is not normal.

I suddenly hear heavy footsteps coming towards me, I whips my head towards the sound and see a very angry Fred marching towards.

Uh-oh! What's got his pants in a twist?

He stops in front of me and grabs my hand in a tight grip and start dragging me with him upstairs.

I look at him in confusion, what have I done this time?.

"Fred... What's wrong?" Bianca asked him.

"It's none of your business!" He said through gritt teeth and continue dragging me along the stairs.

"Let go of her, you're hurting her"

"Bianca, stay out of this!!" He roared at her.

I struggle to free my hand from his death grip but he throws me a very harsh glare, I see his eyes red and I know better than to go against. I follow him quietly.

He drags me into his room and lock the door. He picks his phone and throws it at me.

"What was the meaning of that?!"

I look at the phone and see the picture we snapped at MacDonald's with Jason.

"I don't understand, it's just a picture"

"Just a picture? You call this just a picture? That bastard has his arm wrapped around your waist, the two of you are laughing like a happy couple and you call it just a picture?"

I frown, I don't understand why he's so angry. He was the one that suggested we date other people and shouldn't interfere with each other's personal life.

"Why are you getting angry, you should be happy that I'm seeing someone else" I told him.

"Well, I'm not happy" he snatches the phone from me and throws it across the room and it lands on the floor.

"You, my fiancée is going out with other men and flirting with them in public and you expect me to be happy?" He pause. "Wait, he's the same guy I saw with you last time, right?. I want you to stay away from him, I don't want to see you together with him anymore!!"

I scoff. So he's free to be with anyone but I'm not?. It's a pity that he doesn't know how much I love him, it's a pity he doesn't know he's the only one I see, the only one I have in my heart.

But I won't let him know that, I'll play this game with him.

"Fred, sorry to burst your bubble but you can't tell me who to be with and who not to"

"I can and I will, I don't want to see you with him again or else.... " He trails off and close his eyes as if trying to stop himself from saying something.

"Or else what... What will you do Fred"

"You wanna know what I'll do? Well, why don't you just try me and see it for yourself. If I see you with him again, I'll make you watch as I shoot him dead and that scene is going to haunt you forever" he said, his face serious and his eyes held promise in them.

Which makes me wonder if he's serious.... If he'll really shoot Jason.

But why is he stoping me from seeing other guys...

"Fred, why are this so angry? Is it because you hate to see me happy?"

"I don't hate to see you happy"

"Then why are you angry? Is it because you're jealous?" I asked.

He gags and frown disgustingly.

"I'm not jealous!"

"Then is it because you're in love with me?" His face suddenly goes void of emotions and his body tensed. "Are you in love with me? Do you love me?"

Say yes, please say yes. Say that's why you don't want me around other guys.

"I.. I... I..."

T. B. C

Guess what Fred is gonna say.....