Chapter 78: Stingy Fox

Gerard sat in his study in deep thought. It had been long since he visited the committee and he knew that Madison was not joking with all that she said.

Gerard himself was aware of the repercussions of his actions but chose to ignore them and keep his marriage to Ayla a secret from the outside world.

It's still surprising that the committee would do this and what's more worrisome was how they got to find out about Ayla in just a few months of them leaving together.

He suspected that this had to be someone from the Jarek's mansion but who would dare defile his orders and take a rash decision such as telling the committee?

Gerard sighed in frustration. He thought he would be returning to the Jarek's mansion tonight but it turned out that he could trust anyone and needed to even leave this apartment as soon as possible for Ayla's safety.

He was frustrated but the only thing he wanted to do now was to stand by Ayla's side and protect her with his life.

He got out of his chair and went straight to the room where Ayla was sleeping. He saw her sleeping peacefully in the room and went next to her and slept by her side.

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I woke up tired and I could feel my temples throbbing hard. I sat up and spotted a piece of paper left by the bedside. 'I'll be back soon' was what was written there and I instantly knew who it was.

I sighed and went to the bathroom to have a bath but just as I turned on the shower, I remembered an important detail.

'You don't get it, Gerard, I can't sleep without you, I can't stay a moment without thinking about you. Don't you get it?

'

I placed my hand over my mouth and my eyes widened in shock. I couldn't believe that I said all that. How on Earth was I going to face him now?

I placed both hands over my face and felt terrible. I bit my lips and the cold water that was running on my body felt like boiling water.

After the uncomfortable shower, I went to the room and although I just finished taking a cold shower, I was sweating as though I had just come from jogging.

I paced the room wondering what I was going to say to him in my defence but I couldn't come up with a good excuse and I felt horrible.

"Ayla... Have you lost your mind? Why did you even say something like that? Argh... If only I had a superpower right now... I'll just turn back the hands of time or better still erase his memory. Argh..."

I rolled on the bed pitying myself for being so stupid. Why did I even do that? What if he looks at me differently? What am I even saying? Even I would look at myself differently.

I felt like crying and just then, I heard footsteps and jumped into my bed then covered myself with the sheets.

There was a knock on the door but I didn't respond and I heard the door crack open but I shut my eyes tightly.

I heard footsteps come closer and closer and my face relaxed because I didn't want him to find out that I was pretending to be asleep.

I sensed his silhouette in front of me but I simply pretended to be asleep and before I knew what happened, he placed a soft peck on my head then I heard the footsteps leave the room again.

It was until I heard the door open and shut before I felt so much better. I sighed in relief and sat up.

'What do I do?' I thought to myself for a while. Suddenly, something crossed my mind and I figured that it would be the best idea.

I'll just pretend that I don't remember what happened therefore, I wouldn't have to act strangely and just pretend as though everything is fine.

I nodded my head happy with this idea and then thought about my stomach. I got out of bed and went for the door but when I opened the door, I heard the door to Gerard's study opened and my eyes widened.

I ran back into the room and dived on the bed. 'Sorry stomach, you have to suffer for a while.'

Although I had a plan, I wasn't ready to see Gerard just yet because just like every other human, we plan but don't execute it immediately.

I remained in the position of someone sleeping and I heard the door open and close.

I heard his steps approaching and it stopped for a while but after a few seconds, I felt the other side of the bed sink and my eyes closed shut.

My back was facing him and I was more than nervous that I even began to chew my nail.

Not only was I nervous but my stomach was empty and my head was pounding. I needed to eat something urgently unless...

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My stomach made a rumbling sound and my eyes shut open. What an unfair way to burst my cover.

To my utmost surprise, Gerard said nothing neither did he move an inch from where he laid.

I sighed thinking that he must be asleep then I turned around with my eyes closed and slightly opened them to see if he was sleeping.

Just as I presumed, Gerard's eyes were closed and his breathing was stable giving off the vibe that he was asleep.

I sighed and sat up. "That took almost eternity."

I got out of bed but as soon as my legs touched the floor, my eyes widened.

"What took eternity?"

Gerard's bold voice filled my ear and I felt like a child that was doing something wrong.

I pursed my lips and turned to look at him. "Umm... I wasn't talking about you, I've very serious, it wasn't about you..."

"I never said it was about me but now I feel like it's indeed about me." his voice was calm yet bold.

"It.. I... No... I" I didn't know what to say because I was obviously lying and it was about him.

Gerard gets t out of the bed. "Follow me." he walked to the door and out leaving me with no other choice than to follow him.

My heart was throbbing fast. Is this about the thing I said in the afternoon? Does he want to talk to me about it?

But too drunk and this should pass for a drunken mistake. After all, everyone makes that kind of mistake once in their lifetime.

We walked to the kitchen and I wondered why he wanted to take me here?

It was only then that I realized that there were so many sharp objects here but surely, he wouldn't kill me... Or maybe he would your them to threaten me?

Gerard walked to the spot where the knives were kept and I started inching backwards.

Why was he taking a knife? I wish I could just take back what I said if he felt uncomfortable about it.

I grew worried but something told me that I was simply overreacting. He walked to the counter with the knife while I remained at the door which was my fastest escape route.

He took a washed apple and diced it and also took some other fruits. He diced them so quickly that I gulped imagining what would happen if he used the knife for something else.

After dicing the fruits, he rinsed the knife and placed a fork in the plate. He put some milk on the fruits and took it to the dining table then pulled out a chair for me to sit.

I sat still curious about why he was doing all this. He sat on his chair and gestured to me, "Eat."

I hesitated but eventually, I took the fork and started eating cautiously. After taking two diced fruits, I spotted Gerard eating something else.

I didn't notice the pizza pack on the table until now and he seemed to be enjoying it without planning on letting me even have a bite.

I licked my lips subconsciously as I watched him enjoy himself to the fullest while I was subjected to eating fruits.

I felt like crying at that moment and my stomach did not have any appetite for fruits anymore.

Gerard took a wiper from the table and cleaned his lips which was stained with a little sauce.

He looked at me and deliberately asked, "Are you enjoying the fruits?" he looked at me with a warm smile on his face but all I could see was a mocking look instead.

I didn't respond because I was obviously distracted by something else. 'How could he be so selfish? He got pizza but gave me fruits and as punishment, he is eating it right in front of me. How mean?'

I gave an awkward smile and he looked at me confused but I knew that this was his plan of punishing me.

Stingy Fox

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