Flames of a lie

Chapter 12

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But my misconception was shattered when I went to the restaurant to meet my friends.

Isabella and Grace wanted to do some shopping. They asked me to accompany them because they didn't want me to get bored sitting in the house. My bag of clothes was sent here. I took shower and changed into jeans and a top. After breakfast, we went shopping. They did most of the shopping and I just did window shopping. I don't have that kind of money to shop in these kinds of expensive places. We went shop to shop and they bought things without even looking at the tag. They even wanted to buy me things but I refused because I have enough clothes. I don't need anything more. We had lots of fun with them trying the dress and doing ramp walks every time they tried a new dress. It was all fun. 

I missed Sophia so much. She doesn't even know I'm back in the city. I made a mental note to call her once I go back to the mansion. I have a lot to tell her. I know she is going to be pissed at me for signing papers so blindly. One more thing was added to my plate. After shopping for nearly four hours my legs started to ache. We decided to go to the restaurant to have our lunch. Crows we're crying in my stomach to feed them. Soon we reached Villian's restaurant. I felt nervous coming back here. I don't know how all of them will react once they see me. We all went up and the whole time I kept feeling nervous. I walked behind them as both of them kept walking with bags in their hands. 

"Brother we are here" I hear Isabella chirping brightly after seeing her brother talking with the manager. He said something to the manager and then walked toward us. 

"Have you both finally robbed the whole mall?" He taunted both of them with his rare smile but it faded when he noticed me standing behind them.

"No, we had to leave a few shops because your wife here was so eager to meet you," Grace said mischievously, making me look at her in disbelief. His grey eyes moved from them to me. He looked at me but I looked away. 

"Let's take our set, my legs aching from standing so long," Isabella said while moving towards their usual table. I followed them like their tale, not wanting to be alone with the head chef. He followed us. We all took our seats. He sat in front of me beside his sister. 

"So what's today's special?" Grace asked, looking at the menu. I didn't take one because I know what is in there and how expensive it is. I had already decided to have a salad because it was the least expensive thing on the menu compared to other dishes. I don't want to rely on anyone special, not on him. I soon need to find a job in some other restaurant if I want to fulfil my expenses. Soon a waiter came to take our order. 

"Spaghetti with meatballs and semolina pudding," he said while looking at me. Only just by listening to it did my mouth water and my stomach growled. Both of them are one of my favourite dishes. Even though I was feeling his eyes on me I didn't look at him. 

"Sounds delicious. I will have that with Sangria" Isabella said while closing the menu. 

"I will have it too with a virgin cosmopolitan. What will you have, Sage?" Graced asked me once she was done with her order. 

"I will have salad and water please," I said with a smile. 

"I don't think it will fill your stomach. Grandma has strictly told me to make you eat a lot so order something else too" isabella said while forwarding the menu to me. 

"Grandma made me eat a lot at breakfast. I'm not that hungry now" I said with a smile while not taking the menu. She looked at me for a few seconds but then gave me a small nod. 

"Xanthus did you have your lunch," Great race asked while looking at him. 

"No, I will have it later," he replied. "Why don't you join us? It's been so long since we had lunch together" she insisted. I bit my lip in distress. I don't want him to sit here and keep staring at me. I'm trying my best not to look at him. But to my resentment, he agreed to stay. Soon food arrived and my stomach growled when I smelled the delicious smell of spaghetti with meatballs. He had ordered the same thing. 

"Wow, it's delicious," Isabelle said after taking the first bite. Grace agrees with her. I took the first bit of leafy salad and chewed it while looking at spaghetti. I want to eat it. Only if I had more money. I lowered my eyes and kept chewing on salad when suddenly my plate was taken away with none other than his. He placed his plate in front of me. He had only taken a bit or two from it. 

"Grandma just asked me to send a video of you eating. So eat it" he said while taking out his phone to make a video. When did she ask him? 

"Once grandma takes something in her hand she doesn't let it go until she fulfils it,'' Isabella said, gesturing to me to eat. He took the video until the last bit. I felt happy eating it. But now I have to pay for it but the head chef told them it was on the house. 

They were busy talking so I excused myself. I went to the kitchen to meet everyone in the kitchen. Everyone was surprised to meet me but they were beyond shocked when I told them I was getting married to the head chef. First, they didn't believe me because they knew the fight between us was still going on. I had to tell the half story and it made them worried about me. They asked me if I was joining the restaurant again but I had no answer for it. We talked for some time then I left to go back to the dining area but I was pulled into a meeting room by none other than a grey-eyed monster. Looking at his face brought back the anger. I glared at him. I tried to walk away but he trapped me between the wall and him. I put both my hands on his chest to push him away. My throat dried up and my heart started beating fast when he moved his face near me. 

"Let me go. Don't you remember what grandma said?" I said in my timid protesting voice trying to make him move but he didn't budge. He moved his lips near my ear and his warm breath fanned my ear. My fingers curled on his shirt and my heart beat fast when he whispered in my ear. 

"I do but grandma is not here to see. So I will do whatever I want to" he said in his deep voice sending chills to my body when he completed his sentence. 

"With my wife." 
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