Episode 2

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She sat silently at the edge of the bed opposite him. It was their second day after their wedding and he still hadn't had a proper conversation with her. Not because she was a stranger or anything, but because he couldn't shake off the feeling of not getting married to the one he was supposed to. After a moment of silence, he decided to speak up and play the worried husband.

"Why aren't you coming to bed?" He asked and she turned to look at him.

"You don't want this....this marriage, it's not right to you is it?" She said to him after a while of contemplation.

"Come to bed Clarissa, we are not doing this now. It's the middle of the night, the least you could do is get some rest."

She almost scoffed at herself. She had so much to worry about that she felt she won't be getting rest any time soon.

"Why don't you look for her then. I mean she should surely be somewhere you know of." She tried again turning to him to take a better look at him.

"No." He plainly said before hesitating and she wondered why. He pinch the bridge of his nose before completing, "now come to bed, you must be stressed out."

"I want to be alone." Her voice came out as a whisper after some seconds but the quiet night made him hear her very clearly. He gave a heavy sigh before laying back to the bed.

"Suit yourself." He shut his eyes to sleep. She stared continuously at him before turning away. She was going to spend the rest of her life with a guy who couldn't stand a conversation with her.

Most probably...

A guy who was in love with another.

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Daniel gently rolled to the other side of the bed before opening his eyes. Blinking to adjust his eyes to the morning light. He furrowed his brows when he saw the smooth side of the bed.

Looking around the room for where she could be, his eyes eventually landed on the sleeping figure on the couch. There was no need to be worried after all. He almost thought she pulled through with the idea of not sleeping.

As if she could!

Still, he was almost worried. After all, she was first a friend and now his wife and so, he had to be worried. He sighed before getting out of bed.

"Clarissa." He called and that was all he needed to wake her up. She slowly opened her eyes and covered her self more with her blanket.

"I didn't mind you sleeping on it." She frowned in confusion and he smiled before gesturing to the bed.

"I thought it made you uncomfortable, that's why." She replied after sometime. "But it's fine I'd totally preferred the couch."

"I insist but if you think you can manage you should make yourself comfortable at least, get yourself some pillows." He said and she nodded.

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The sound of cutleries acting against ceramics were a little pronounced at the dinning table. The whole family had come down for breakfast.

Clarissa had been quiet and paid less attention to the rest of the family. A few times, she would catch a glimpse of Daniel already staring at her and then at his father. It was like he expected his father to say something any minute from then.

"Clarissa?" Daniel called obviously noticing her lack of appetite.

"Hmm?"

"What's wrong?" She shook her head in response then forced a smile to act up.

"Would you like to work with us?" Every one stared in shock at Mr Thompson. Kara rose a brow at her husband in curiosity.

What was he up to...?

But then her response didn't surprise them all.

"I would love to." Clarissa told him and he smiled. Not every one seemed comfortable with what was going on.

"Are you interested in giving her a job at the company dear?" The man nodded and Kara frowned.

"Wouldn't it be best we see how hard working she is before making decisions." It was obvious she had unknown intentions. Daniel stared at his mother wondering where this was headed.

"I mean she hasn't done anything like it before." Daniel wanted to interrupt but the voice of his father made him pause. Before she became his wife, Clarissa was first a friend. His mother humiliating her, was something he noticed he couldn't take.

At least he hoped that it was the only reason.

"What do you suggest?" Mr Thompson asked.

"New workers are said to possess novice qualities, I would suggest that she starts from the scratch, a secretary wouldn't be that bad."

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The moment she heard it, she choked. Mrs Thompson was forgetting that she 'Clarissa' would have to face the public and what would be their expressions?

'The wife of the billionaire, working as a secretary?!'

She would make the topic of the city. For now, she cared less.

Just for now.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have a problem with that?" She had caught a glimpse of Daniel glaring at his mother with disgust then his face immediately gave no emotions. It almost made her think as if nothing was ever there.

"No I don't, I will start as a secretary or something." She replied.

Audora, Daniel's sister stared at Daniel's retreating back as he walked away from the dinning table. She discovered he was certainly not okay with the idea. Clarissa swallowed hard on her meal before gulping down some water.

"Excuse me." She requested and they all nodded. Mrs Thompson could not hide her expression of dislike for her. It seemed that she had not preferred her for her son but someone else instead.

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Clarissa closed the door to their room in haste with her head on the door, she relaxed. She couldn't stay one minute with that woman requesting thousands of impossible things of her. She cursed before turning around to scan the presumed empty room, only to find those green eyes staring at her like she had done something wrong. Her heart beat became more disturbing, it was like every soul in the family was draining the life out of her. He stood taking his precious time to get to her and she retreated in ignorance.

"Are you scared of me?" He asked immediately he stopped walking giving her an intense glare.

She was anything but scared. "No...i mean. How can I be? We know each other remember?"

"Then calm down, I'm not going to harm you." She visibly relaxed still not meeting his gaze.

"When mother doesn't like someone, she stops at nothing to humiliate them. But in your case it's going to be difficult, just try to avoid her." It was then her gaze darted to him but he held the knob of the door already getting ready to leave.

"I don't think I can do what she wants me to do." She said.

"As I suspected, but trust me it's just doing everything you are told to not something too difficult." He told her before leaving.

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Daniel got out of the car followed by Clarissa and they walked into the company-JK groups. She tried to keep her pace with him as he walked into the company. He finally stopped and turned to her.

"This is where you'll be working." She froze as eyes scanned her.

"Here?" She asked just to be sure.

"Hope it's not too sophisticated." She gave him no reply as she scanned the room.

"Everyone listen, I want to make a very important announcement!" He started and all attention darted to him.

"This here is your new Co worker she'll be joining you all as a new secretary here." He heard whispers and he swore he heard one calling her his wife.

"Now," it stopped. "If you do know what is good and you wish to keep your jobs, you wouldn't be rude and disrespectful towards her, am I understood?"

"Yes sir!!"

He spared her one last lingering glance before walking into his office. She scanned the three ladies before moving to take an empty sit besides some girl on glasses.

"Hey, I'm Becky."

"Clarissa, nice to meet you"

"Why do I think I've seen you before?" Becky asked.

"Of course, on papers. She's married to Mr Isaiah." A Blondie said and Clarissa turned to the stare at the lady.

"Who would have thought she would work as a secretary." Another said and they burst out laughing. Clarissa just rolled her eyes at the two girls that found her presence very amusing. The laughter stopped immediately footsteps stopped. Scanning around, he finally saw her busy with some papers, he smiled and walked away.

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"What are you going to do now?" Someone spoke as a brown headed girl paced around.

"Why do you think I would care, Daniel is mine Hailey, he's mine!"

She played anxiously with her fingers.

"Forget about him Thia, he hasn't even given you attention for a day at most and now you sound just too possessive." Hailey told her.

"Look Hailey, I've waited for such a long time, every minute I spend in this office is to win his attention and now I finally have the chance to seeing him always, not even that wife of his can keep me away..."

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