Chapter 81: Chapter 81 Blurred with tears *ALORA* I headed out of the hotel after spending the night shooting a scene. Just as I headed towards the car with Oscar and my bodyguards, I heard my name being called. “Alora.” I turned around to see Damon walking towards me. The nerves of this guy. He was immediately stopped by two bodyguards. “Alora, please, let’s talk. I owe you a big apology.” I crossed my arms over my chest and signaled the guards to let him go. He moved closer to me. “I’ve been meaning to apologize to you but I was too ashamed to face you.” “Really? Or did Vanessa send you here? What are you two planning this time?” I taunted. “No...no. She and I are over. She used me. I really wanted to stick to our plan, when I suggested we get married, temporarily, I haven’t met her then. I have no idea how she found out that I was going to be your groom but she did and she approached me, offering me a huge investment from her father’s company if I stood you up.” “Why are you here anyway? Shouldn’t you be enjoying the investment?” He looked embarrassed as he admitted.”She didn’t fulfill her end of the bargain. She deceived me.” I burst into laughter. “I can’t exactly feel sorry for you because you deserve what you got. You’re here looking so remorseful but you felt no remorse when you connived with her!” His Adam’s apple bobbed, convulsively. “But someone else came to your aid. You weren’t exactly humiliated like that.” I eyed him. “Well, yes, and I have him to thank for that. It wasn’t worth it to even marry a scumbag like you, temporarily.” I snapped. “I really wished I didn’t screw things up. Even my mother is refusing to talk to me. I genuinely regret what I did, Alora. Please forgive me, maybe we could be friends.” “Go be friends with Vanessa.” I mocked, turned around and headed for my car. “Alora, I’m truly sorry, please find a place in your heart to forgive me!” I heard him shout after me but I ignored him and got into my car. ********** 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎 When I got back to Caden’s house, he wasn’t home, I was hot and bothered and I needed a release so I sent him a text. Me: Will you be home early tonight? Caden always texted back on time but he didn’t today. After like ten minutes, his reply came. Caden: No. Just no? No further explaining why or something. His replies had never been this short. Or was I overthinking? I sent another text. Me: Are you busy with work? After waiting for some minutes again, his reply came. Caden: Yes. What’s with this short replies? Maybe he was truly busy with work. Feeling thirsty, I walked into the kitchen to grabbed a bottle of water. “Oh, hello Alora. I didn’t think know you were back home. Since you spent the night out last night. I thought maybe you had finally decided to leave this house.” My teeth clenched hearing that annoying voice. I turned to face Ellie. “Well, you better get used to seeing my face, I’m not going anywhere.” She chuckled. “Are you sure about that.?Caden told me last night when we were together that his marriage to you was just temporary.” I frowned. Caden would never tell outsiders that. Even if we were only temporarily married, people weren’t meant to know. As if she read through my mind, she let out. “You’re probably wondering why he would tell me about it. I already told you before. I have a special bond with Caden.” “Can you get lost?” I asked, really tired of her annoying ass. “Since you obviously don’t believe he told me that, let me show you.” With that, she moved closer to me. I was curious to know what she was going to show me so I stood there and she unlocked her phone, making me see the wallpaper on her homescreen. It was a selfie of her and Caden in his study. He was fucking smiling. Had he really been hanging out with Ellie? She then played a voice recording for me. “Yeah, we’re not truly married. We’re only to stay married, maybe for a month or two.” Caden actually told her the truth about our marriage. “He had told me about this when I let him know how much him being married bothers me. He told me it was nothing to be worried about.” Ellie smiled. “In fact, we talked a lot that night. I didn’t even know you two had history. He was this bad boy in college who made a bet to play with your heart. And he did, that is why you two broke up. He talked about it while laughing and it seems he wants to play with your heart a second time.” Ellie taunted. I do not know why but my chest felt so tight right now. “I want you to spend more nights out so I can spend hours with him like yesterday, I was actually in his study all night, do you want to know what we did?” “I am not interested.” I snapped and brushed past her. I headed for my bedroom, my vision getting blurred with tears. Immediately I got into my bedroom, tears spilled from my eyes.