Contract Marriage starring Love and Revenge
Chapter 101. A certain view I like.

Chapter 101: 101. A certain view I like.

101.

So Alicia can also take a hit. I didn’t know that. I’ve only ever been the receiver of such slaps, I’ve never been the one watching! That privilege has always been reserved for Alicia, yet here I am, watching as Alicia looks up at her mother with nothing but shock and disbelief in her eyes as.

"M_Mom!" She stutters from the floor where she is seated.

"Shut your mouth!" Aunt Evelyn orders.

"Why am I the one being slapped?! Shouldn’t that foolish girl be the one to be punished?!" Alicia is saying in a very loud and shaky voice.

"I said shut your mouth!!" She yells again and Alicia bites her lips in annoyance.

Then Aunty Evelyn turns to everyone while her husband walks up to Alicia to help her to her feet. "I want to apologize to everyone here today. Because of my family matters you’ve all had a sour evening." I don’t think you should call it sour. At least a lot of people had a blast tonight. The show I displayed for them was quite memorable too. I’m certain I’m not the only one who enjoyed myself tonight. "I’m sorry to everyone but the party has come to an end. I appreciate each and everyone in attendance today, I’ll be seeing you all later." She concludes.

As she moves to walk away, she pauses the turns and stares at me on the stage. I smile rather beautifully and wave while saying in a loud voice, "Happy birthday Aunty!" and I can see the hate, anger and pain burning inside her right now. But do I care? Of course not.

She turns her head from me and walks away with her husband dragging her daughter behind her.

This was such a lovely evening.

...

After my aunt left the party, and I returned the cable I collected from the kind young man whom Duke does not approve of, many people in the hall swarmed me and Duke. It was as though they were keeping themselves at a distance because of aunt Evelyn before, but as soon as she left the room, everyone wanted a piece of me or Duke, or me and Duke.

I don’t blame thee though, it’s a room full of business people after all, they’ll take any chance to get acquainted with a businessman like Duke. Everyone wants a piece of Harford.

...

"Are you that happy?" Duke asks as we head back home.

"Hm." I nod. "I didn’t think I’d be able to smile or laugh in front of Alicia, I thought I’d be overflowing with hate and just too much anger that would make me want to pull her hair out, so I don’t know how, but tonight, I was just so cool headed and calm." I explain while laying on the backseat with my head on his thighs.

He strokes my hair and picks up some strands, takes them to his lips and places a kiss there. "I’m happy that you’re happy." He says.

"Oh but Duke, did you see their faces? Did you see them? Alicia and aunt Evelyn. They both looked like toothless old dogs barking!!" I say and he laughs.

"Seriously and that slap was priceless. I mean I’ve never seen Alicia getting slapped by my aunt before. In front of so many people for that matter."

"You really enjoyed yourself, didn’t you?" He chuckles.

"I did. Although we did not end up getting a chance to talk about the business like we had planned—"

"They will find out about it eventually. Don’t worry."

"I know, but I wanted to rub it in their face. But I guess, the expressions I saw today were enough to last me for now. Oh, Duke, you were so right! Revenge is delicious." I say and he strokes my cheek lovingly.

"When I saw that she took that coat from the trash, I knew she would mean to use it somehow against us, but I didn’t think she would do it tonight on her mother’s birthday! And I was so prepared for her! She didn’t see it coming at all. Did you see how she tried to turn the situation around at every turn? But I had her cornered everytime! I’m telling you I’ve never been more happy in front of Alicia before."

Oh dear God, thank you. Thank you for giving me the grace and strength to be able to face Alicia and thank you for allowing me to be able to laugh about my encounter with her.

"But why were you smiling at that bastard earlier?" He suddenly asks.

What’s he talking about?

"You know, that guy who gave you a cable." He says, and looking up at him from this angle, my husband is quite cute. So cute that I don’t know what to do!!! Ahhhh.

Oh that’s true, I owe him a kiss.

"Duke,"

"Hm?"

I use my hand to gesture that he bends his head a little and he does. Holding on to his collar, I pull him a little closer and whisper, "A thank you kiss is in order." and I take his lips, slowly eating out his mouth as much as I want, using my tongue to entwine with his own just as he has taught me how to.

"I love you." I say over his lips and his lashes open and that naughty pout that was on his face a moment ago has morphed into a beautiful smile.

"You’re not going to bed early tonight. Just know that." He says and I laugh.

"I wasn’t planning to."

...

There’s a view I’ve come to love recently. I enjoy seeing that view a little too much, yet I can never really focus all my attention on that view because the things that are happening while I’m watching that view are too distracting to keep my attention focused on that beautiful view.

What’s that lovely view, you might be asking...

Well, it’s Duke with his head buried between my legs.

"Awnn Duke!" I scream out his name as his tongue and his fingers play a very dangerous game down there. Farther and farther he sticks his tongue like he is planning to clean out my insides with that tongue of his and at the very same time his fingers are rubbing in circles.

He said I won’t be sleeping early tonight. He wasn’t joking! And neither was I when I told him I wasn’t planning to.