CHAPTER THIRTY-ONETalia let go of his hands at once, her eyes wide with disbelief.“What…” She was forced into silence by the overwhelming realization that crashed into her.“How are you married, Elias? I asked, and no one told me that you were married.”“That’s because it just happened. I am a married man now, Talia. You should respect that.”Talia shook her head, and more tears began to flow from her eyes. “I don’t believe you, Elias. Prove it."Elias looked her in the eyes, and then he took a deep breath. “You know me too well, Talia. You know that among everything that I could be, lying is not one of them. I am married to a very beautiful woman. One of the prettiest in the city.”Talia began to feel her heart beating so fast that she feared that she was going to have a mental breakdown.“You disappear for so long, and when you return, you get married?” She muttered, staring at him with wide eyes.There was silence. Elias didn’t have anything to say to her.He just stared with a d

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREEElena groaned, her eyes flickering as she rolled from one end of the cozy King sized mattress to the other.Then she gasped at the sight of Elias seated next to her on the bed.“What are you doing here?!” She asked angrily, grabbing the duvet to cover herself.Elias took a deep breath, still holding onto his smile. “You look so beautiful when you smile. Good morning, wifey.”Elena scoffed, rolling her eyes at him.“Where have you been?” She asked, glaring at him. “I waited for you last night, and I didn’t see you.”Elias chuckled softly. “I didn’t know that you were already missing me.”“I didn’t say that.” Elena retorted with a grim. “I was just wondering how you were able to get this type of accommodation.” She looked around, admiring the interior of the master bedroom for the umpteenth time.“Whose mansion is this?” She asked, staring at Elias with wide eyes.“This is our new home, Charlotte. Don’t you like it?” Elias said quietly, getting up from the bed.Elen

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVEFrom a distance, Elena could already see the seven guards positioned in front of the Grand Hotel.They looked anything but friendly, scouring for anyone who was not meant to be there.“Are you sure about this, Elias?” Elena couldn’t hide her worries, echoes of trouble resounding in her ears.Yet Elias said nothing. He chose silence, giving her more reason to hold onto her reluctance to go with him.“I asked you a question, Elias!” She pushed for answers, almost pulling out of Elias’s grip.“Tell me what we are doing here!” She demanded, and seeing that the men on guard had already taken note of them, her worry intensified.Elias took a deep breath, holding onto his smile.“You don’t need to be worried about all of this, Wifey. You will get to find out what we are doing here.” Elena showed immediate dissatisfaction after she heard his explanation, but that was all he had to say to her.He didn’t have any other thing to say, not even the slightest thing t

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENShe gasped, taking a deep breath while she stared at the young man in grey suit walking up to her.“What is he doing here?” She whispered, poking Elias who was silent even though he had already seen the young man walking up to them with a scowl on his face.“Pay no heed to him.” Elias said, taking a deep breath.“I don’t think that would be possible. He is walking straight toward us.” Elena muttered, and then she adjusted herself, getting ready for what was already looking like trouble.“Who do we have here?” Fabian scoffed, standing in front of the couple with a sinister smile.He looked at Elias, and sniggered. “You have cleaned up.” He remarked, looking at him from hair to the sole of his shoes.Then he turned to Elena. “I still cannot believe that you left me to be with this loser right here. That is very shocking, even for your standard, Elena.”“Well…” Elena grabbed Elias’s hand and pulled closer to him. “He is my husband now, and there is nothing you can d

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINEDoris gasped, but that was not because of the threat she got from Sharon, but what she was afraid could happen if Elias decided to react to the insults that were hurled at him.She turned to him, struggling to keep on staring at him. “I am so sorry, Supreme Ruler. Please don’t take this to heart.” She said, throwing even Elena into confusion.Initially, Elena was afraid that they were going to be thrown out of the Hotel, but at that moment, it seemed as though she had something else to be worried about.“Who the hell is the Supreme Ruler?” She asked herself, but it didn’t seem like she was going to be getting any answers soon.“I am losing my patience, Doris.” Sharon said with an angry tone, turning to Elias.She pointed at him with so much hatred and impatience in her eyes. “I need this man out of this place or this event is not going to start. I am going to tell everyone that you allowed a thief and an imposter to get into this place. I am sure you know that more