NORA
Addy glared at me as I dropped my phone. "Why do you have to lie your mom was calling you?"
I rolled my eyes. Addy wouldn't understand what was going on. I was afraid he might tell me he doesn't love me. I felt real shame when I told him I love him. I knew I was not supposed to say those words to him. I just wished a time will come when he would love me back more than I loved him. And when he called me and said he wanted to tell me something, I was afraid he might want to cancel the wedding or tell me he doesn't love me and never will. I wasn't ready to accept the fact that our love was a one-sided thing. I couldn't process the fact that he won't ever love me. I sighed. There are so many classic girls, so many beautiful ladies flocking around him. Why would he swoon over unworthy swains like me? To him, I am just a bait he wants to use to get Jasper, as I was bait for Jasper to get him.
I sighed. "I don't want to talk to him"
Addy frowned. "Why won't you want to talk to him? Do you both fight or something?"
I rolled my eyes. "No"
"Then why?"
"Talking to him will only make me miss him more" I answered sincerely
Addy chuckled. "My friend is in love"
I rolled my eyes and lay on the bed. Addy doesn't know her friend is in love with someone who doesn't can't love her back!!.
**
I got dressed in a blue strapless gown, which stopped right below my thigh. I would be going to see Jasper. I made my face up with a little make-up and red lipstick. I packed my hair in a messy bun and picked up my bag. "Nora, Jasper's chauffeur is here" mom yelled from outside.
I rolled my eyes. "I will be down soon"
I checked myself for the last time in the mirror, before heading downstairs. "Good morning mom, good morning dad" I greeted, hugging them in turns
"Good morning sweety" dad kissed my forehead. "Hope you slept well?"
I smiled and made to say something but mom spoke before I could. "Getting married to a celebrity is enough for her to sleep well"
I rolled my eyes and my dad laughed. "Mom!!"
She glared. "What?"
"Hey, leave my baby alone. I'm so proud she's giving me a responsible man as a son-in-law"
Mom scoffed. "Son-in-law indeed. You should ask your daughter if this marriage of hers is real"
"Of course, it's real"
"Real? You say real? She only spent six weeks in Paris with him and the next news she came home with to us is marriage. And you call that real?"
I frowned. "Mom, the weeks we spent together don't matter, ok? I love him and he loves me too. That's what matters"
"Nora is right. Love is what matters not the time spent together"
Mom sighed. "I have tried to warn you as a mother should but you won't listen and your dad won't let you listen". She pushed her plate aside and stood up. "When you come home crying, I won't offer my shoulders for comfort 'cause I warned you". She glared at me, before leaving
"Mom?!"
Dad stood up and held my hand. "Don't worry, Nora. She would come around"
I sighed. I don't understand why my mom is so difficult to convince. "Thanks, dad"
He smiled. "You shouldn't keep the young man waiting"
I hugged him. "Bye, dad"
"Bye sweety"
**
I noticed the road the driver followed, wasn't the one that lead to Jasper's company. "Hey, where are we heading to? That is not the route to Jasper's company"
He smiled. "He asked me to bring you home"
I furrowed my brows. Home?. To his house. "W-why did he ask you to take me to his place?"
He shrugged. "I don't know, ma'am"
I frowned. Why will he want me in his house? Why didn't he tell me about it? "How long does it take to get there?"
"Thirty minutes?"
I relaxed. When I get there, he would have to tell me why he wanted me in his house and not his office.
**
"It's good to see you, Nora" Jasper welcomed me
I rolled my eyes. "Why did you ask him to bring me here instead of your office?"
He smiled. "Thought we could spend some time together"
I furrowed my brows. Spend time doing what? "Is there something you want me to do?"
He smiled. "You should sit, Nora. I've got a lot to tell you". I nodded and then sat down. "What do you care for?"
I smiled. "Water would do"
He frowned. "It's your first time here. You shouldn't be drinking water". He smiled. "I know what to get you". I rolled my eyes. He left and returned with a glass of pineapple juice. He handed it over. "Here you go"
I took it from him and muttered a thank you. I sipped from it and dropped it on the table. "Let's talk. I need to return home. You know my wedding is in a few weeks. I need to prepare"
He frowned but quickly conceal it. I wondered why but shrugged off the feeling. "About the wedding" he began. "I want you to cancel it"
I batted my lashes. "What?. Y-you want me to cancel it!". He nodded. "W-why?"
He sighed. "Nora, there are so many things you don't know. I don't want you to get hurt,"
"H-how?. How will I get hurt?"
"Nora, Lucian comes from a royal family. He's the heir to the throne of Haiti. His dad has already betrothed a lady to him according to tradition. He won't let you marry him and if you eventually do marry him, he would only use you and then dump you. You can't marry him, Nora. Lucian is brutal. He would kill you like he killed Julia"
I batted my lashes. "W-who is Julia?"
"His ex. The one who died of abortion"
I blinked. She died from excess bleeding during an abortion. How?. When?. Is that his reason for not loving ladies? Did Lucian kill her? Different thoughts ran through my mind. I sighed. But why didn't Lucian tell me about her? And why didn't Jasper tell me all these since? Why is he telling me now? Why is he warning me now? I stared at him. "W-why are you telling me now?"
He sighed. "B-because I love you"
My eyes switched. Did he just say he loves me?!!.