Not Your Regular CEO Husband

Viola

I couldn’t do it, I couldn’t just get myself to get down from the car and I knew that I would soon be told to do so but seeing this house brought back memories that hit harder than a rock. My eyes had been shut the moment I was driven into the Harold’s mansion and it was because I used to come here whenever Klyde wanted me to. We would have sex for hours and then I’d sneak out without even saying a word to Kade about me being at his house. Then when I got pregnant I remember standing in front of Emelia in her office that evening as she dictated how my life would be in exchange for millions of dollars offered to my dad.

” Miss Walden, we’ve arrived.” The driver said to me then I sighed and opened my eyes, there it was, The Harold Mansion. It looked exactly the same, white and surrounded by beautiful flowers that were pruned and watered regularly by Madame Faustina. The lawn was Mr Joe’s business and the cars in the garage were as many as  could satisfy the insatiable desires of the Harolds.

I sighed and got down from the car, ” This way miss Walden,” said a man I had seen coming from the entrance of the mansion. He was dressed in a suit like the rest of the Harold family’ s body gaurds stationed at strategic parts of the building.

As we got inside, the first thing I noticed was how the the walls were now a very light shade of teal and the air inside was chillier. These people were obsessed with cold and I absolutely hated it. Back then I would turn on the heater in Kade’s room whenever I visited and Kade would get so uncomfortable but he never admitted it. He loved me too much to care about the temperature at that moment. But I wouldn’t be getting any of that special treatment from anyone if I dared mess with the heater or anything at all at this house.

” Hello Miss Walden, I’m Victoria and I’ll be helping you out with whatever you need.” Said a young red head, she looked like she was in her early twenties and she had a very kind smile. I wondered how much they were paying her to do this job because she was subtly saying she was my maid and I found that extremely upsetting because I didn’t want to be “served” and also because the maids of the Harolds were utterly evil to outsiders aand Victoria was definitely not going to be different

” Come with me and I’ll lead you to you and Master Klyde’s room where you will be spending the night.” she said with a hint of judgement in her eyes, instantly I saw through the so called “kind smile” on her face.

” Excuse me?” I asked as I frowned at her and she looked at the floor briefly.

” I can’t sleep there. Don’t I have my own room?” I asked and she shook her head and gave me what I read as a mocking smile as she said, ” You will be sleeping in Master Klyde’s room as his wife to be”

” I am NOT his wife and until then I demand my OWN room, there’s plenty of rooms in here anyway.” I said and she opened her mouth to respond but got interrupted.

” You would definitely know about all the rooms in this house, afterall you spent most of your days with Master Kade AND every night with Master Klyde,”

I shut my eyes at how much those words cut me deep in my heart, yes I deserved that, I did a very terrible thing to Kade and probably cemented the hatred between both brothers but I just got here and the first thing to greet me is unpleasant news and insults from the head of the maids, Madame Faustina. It was obvious that she hated me and must’ve instructed the maids under her to make my life a living hell.

” I’m not the same selfish seventeen-year-old, ma’am. I’m a grown woman and I won’t make the same mistake twice,” I said out of respect for her because she was old enough to be my grandmother.

Madame Faustina smiled and nodded her head, ” Then you should get yourself to your husband’s room since this time around it’ll be a mistake if you don’t.” she said and smiled at someone behind me. I turned around and found Hulio behind me.

” Hulio…” I started to say but he raised his hands in the air to silence me before he said, ” We’re not asking.”

Victoria led me to Klyde’s room triumphantly and then she gave me the keys to the room. ” Have a hot bath and put on something for dinner. Master Kade and Klyde will be arriving this evening.” she said and walked away.

” I don’t have any clothes to -”

” That is being sorted out but first you must have a bath!” she responded while still walking away.

Did a maid just command me? I thought that was my job?

I shook my head as I watched her leave then I entered the room. It was large and the walls were gray and teal, the room smelled of roses and there was scented candles on the nightstand. I could see some files on the bed and some clothes were there as well. Klyde must’ve been here a while ago, typical of him to have made his presence known by leaving his things here and there in the room.

I walked towards a very obvious note on the dressing table that read, ” Welcome home Tigeress,” and I turned my back against the note, biting my lip in regret. He used to call me a tigeress because he claimed I was wild in bed. The mere thought of me sleeping with him made me sick.

” I need to clear my head,” I said as I went to the bathroom, the bathroom walls were made of glass which means if I had a bath with him in the room, he’d see my nakedness! I quickly locked the door from inside because if I was going to enjoy my bath, I must’nt be seen.

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A loud knock on the door startled me and I realized that I fell asleep in the bath and I was still naked. “How could you have slept in the bath tub? ” I asked myself and then hurriedly got out and tied the towel I found around my chest.

I cursed when I heard the knock again because I didn’t want Klyde to see me in his towel! But I have nothing else to wear!

” For goodness sake Miss Walden open the door,” I heard madame Faustina’s hoarse voice say and I sighed, feeling thankful that it wasn’t Klyde. I opened the door and she was standing there with Victoria holding some clothes in her hands.

” You know I expected you to fall asleep in the bath but not die in there.” She said and I glared at her while Victoria snickered.

” Get dressed, Victoria will help you dress your hair.” She said and I held up my hands to prevent Victoria from coming in. ” I’m capable of doing that on my own.” I said and Victoria scoffed before she handed me the clothes and walked away, leaving me and Madame Faustina alone.

” A word of advice, this is the Harold’s Mansion and in here you do as you’re told.” she said as she folded her hands and glared at me.

” Is this how you’re going to treat me when I get married to Klyde? Like a nobody?” I said even though I had no intention of marrying Klyde.

” Dear, we have orders from Madame Emelia herself not to give a damn about you.” she said with a smirk and I stared at her in shock.

” You have five minutes to get dressed and join the whole family for dinner. Do not be late.” she said to me and her face became extra wrinkly as she smiled before she left.

I shut the door and released a breath before I mentally told myself to ignore those maids, one day they would regret it. After getting dressed, I looked at myself in the mirror, my hair was silky and healthy despite my constant dying of my hair.

It made me wonder if Kade or Klyde would recognize me since my hair was now ebony instead of it’s original platinum blond color. I had also aged a lot since I was seventeen and my hips were obviously wider now and this red dress Victoria gave me didn’t help matters. It was almost as if they want me to look like a mistress of some sort with the way my cleavage was exposed for all to see.

” Miss Walden, it’s time for dinner!” I heard Victoria’s shrill voice say and I scoffed before applying the lipgloss that I was lucky enough to have in my jacket. I paused as I remembered that it was Rick’s gift to me during winter to keep my lips moisturized.

I quickly kept it back in my jacket when I heard Victoria opening the door and when I turned around she couldn’t hide the surprise when she saw me.

” Let’s go now.” Was all she could say and I smirked, she probably didn’t expect me to be able to dress myself properly. I took a deep breath as I followed her out, bracing myself for when I see the entire Harold family at dinner, that’s when I saw him – Klyde, he stood in front of the door opposite my room, and he was looking at me but there was this look in his eyes that made me realize that I had made a mistake, his eyes didn’t hold that lustfull desire instead he looked at me as if I was a priceless gem. Only Kade would look at me like that!Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

” Kade…” I started to say and his eyes hardened as he glared at me, then I looked away as he said to Victoria, ” I’ll have my dinner in my room”.

” Okay sir,” she said and he entered his room and slammed the door shut.

I ignored Kade’s cold treatment as well as the stares of the two bodygaurds that stood in front of Kade’s room. Victoria held back her laughter as she gestured for me to follow her and I did until we got to the dining but the chairs were absolutely empty, no one else was there.

” I don’t understand, where’s everyone?” I asked and she sighed.

” They’re not around. Seems you’ll be the only one at the table today.”