Chapter 8 Is this becoming official?
VELORA
It feels like all things around me are starting to close up on me.
I feel suffocated.
How could Vaugh just agree to be in this sham of a marriage with me.
Knowing fully well it’s a sweet trap.
A trap that might make us end up losing our lives.
It reminds me of that one time we both broke the rules and fled out of the country with the help of our father’s assistants —more like right hand men.
Just to what..? To win a museum Item… To prove to each other how better than the other we are but when we were caught, Not even a sigh came out of us.
And that had been the only cooperation we’ve ever walked towards until today.
Vaughn has probably calculated how much protection this marriage holds over us and the importance of it to both families, especially mine because there’s no way Vaughn will want to help if his family isn’t benefiting something.
I realized I was still staring at him when a fake cough broke me out of my trance.
I did what I know best.
“What”
I snapped at him.
But he only stared at me like I’ve lost my mind and he couldn’t care less for shit.
That’s the thing about us.
We do hate each other but we know quite a lot of unnecessary thing about each other.
Probably from how well we’ve pranked each other.
He looks at me like he’s already known my next move and all I need to do is just to breathe it out.
But deep down somewhere within me. I really don’t want to snap at him. I just don’t know any other thing to do his stupid goat face.
Accepting this marriage officially will mean something very important. Something neither of us can break as we wish.
Something we can’t just decide to cut off on impulse.
That is, if we don’t end up killing each other before other excuses comes up.
“Will your Dad be willing to support my family?” I have a pause before taking in an absurd amount of air into my lungs. “Vaughn, this is not child’s play or a casual play date we could just stand up from when the day is over.”
Vaughn looked like he was about to say something but then he decided against it.
Therefore giving me the opportunity to pour out my heart. “ If we’re entering this, you should know there’s no going back unless one of us dies. Tenam, there’s no going back once we have it finalized” He nodded as if to placate a child throwing tantrums, with the corner of his lips lifting into a smirk but I ignored him “There’s no one in this school that wouldn’t get to know about it sooner or later when it gets official, our fathers will make sure of that believing it’s the only way to make us behave and not have other thoughts” he shrugged like it’s expected and I swear to everything holy. I didn’t even know how I hit him on the head with a knock.
The growing shock on his face is my cue to run? But nope. We have to have this discussion. Now and here.
I’ll probably be going to his house today with him like my father said. And with the whole issue happening in my family at the moment. I wouldn’t be allowed to go back to the Massim household until the tension and harm is resolved.
Knowing the Vaughn family. That is exactly what’s expected of them. That is if I officially become the daughter-in-law of the Tenam family. But if I don’t…. Then unless they wish to do it for charity sake. I’m definitely going to be sent out without any support.
Wow… how one grows. Look at me thinking.
He kept throwing me daggers with his stare and I resumed my crash out. “ So Vaugh Tenam, are you really going to enter this marriage with me? I promise to treat you with a not so absolute respect but something along that line.” I stretched forward my right hand to him and he looked weary before slowly accepting it. But not with the evident weary look on his face.
It’s crazy how I’ve been almost going mad from probing Vaughn with so many questions. One to be considered foolish.
We’re currently in the car heading towards the Tenam estate and I swear… when I say I get why my father wants their supper. I really do get it.
The Massim family if fuckingly dirty rich. But not the kind of old money and dirty wealth the Tenam family comes from.
Any random human walking down this road would probably thank the government for being in power. But no government makes decisions without the Tenam family intervention.
All of this streets, roads and even stalls..? Belongs to them.
I would very much enjoy this marriage. Thank you very much.
However….. My problem isn’t their wealth. My father’s wealth can care for ten of my generations to come. What my problem is… is how I’m going to have to face the Tenam family. What do I do? How do I behave? What shouldn’t I do. What can’t I say?
Someone needs to fucking tell me. And I mean at this fucking moment!
I know this goat is enjoying this. Probably more than needed. his hand has been gripping the steering wheel so tight I thought it was going to break.
He should probably enjoy it while it lasts.
I’ll figure something out.
I’m Velora Massim for a reason.
