True Love
(Book 3) – Chapter 119

-Who said I would have feelings for you? I told you from the beginning, this is just a contract marriage. I’m not going to fall in love with you, let alone love you. Besides, you don’t deserve a love like the one I’m willing to give one day.

Jean Pierre frowned visibly at those cold words… he clenched his jaw, he didn’t like her saying those words to him. God two steps towards her, but she stopped. What are you going to do Jean? an inner voice told him. He didn’t even know what to answer, he just wanted to throw himself on that bed and take off all that woman’s clothes. Make love to her until she begged him to stop.

-Who are you going to give your love to? You’re married to me. He crosses his arms.

-But not forever!

-What do you mean by that? He takes two more steps towards the bed.

-That I’ll want to make a life for myself, Jean, in a few years. When you have your father’s inheritance, you won’t need me anymore. And then I’ll go make a life for myself, with someone who really loves me.

Jean’s heart was pounding… because he knew she was right about that, but because he didn’t approve of it. To give her love to another man?

-Is that what you want?

-Yes. -I’m not going to fall in love with a playboy who just wants to spend his life f*****g a different woman every night. I’m sorry. But that’s not going to happen.

The brunette stands up, grabs her dressing gown and heads for the bathroom. She walks past her husband, but he grabs her arm.

-Are you thinking of getting involved with another man? She stares at him.

-Yes. She releases her grip and goes into the bathroom, locking herself in.

Angrily, the Frenchman grabs his tie and his jacket to leave the room… that day was not going to be the best of all.

Maya was coming out of the lift with Adrien, when they both ran into the presence of Jean who didn’t seem to be having a good morning.

-Brother, ready? Adrien asked with a smile.

-Let’s go!

The brunette went out at full speed and the Frenchman went in, pressing the button at once without even letting the couple say goodbye. The girl shrugged her shoulders and made her way to Jean’s flat.

-Zoe, I’m home. She shouts, when seconds later her friend comes out.

-Until you finally arrive.

-What have you done to your husband? He comes out looking like a dog.

-The truth.

-What truth?

-That I don’t love him, that I don’t plan to fall in love with him… -I don’t…

-Really? She opens her eyes like a plate. -I can see why she’s in a bad mood.

-I don’t care, he started it. And I ended it for him.

-They really look like a couple of newlyweds. She laughs.

-We’re not. And we never will be, he was clear with me. He doesn’t plan to fall in love with me, so I don’t have to either.

-What about s*x?

-He told me he wouldn’t touch me anymore…

-Well… I guess that’s a victory for you.

-It is! She smiles.

Walking up to the office, Adrien doesn’t say a word to his brother… why, if they cut him and he didn’t draw b***d. As soon as the brothers reached the office, an unexpected visitor was waiting for them.

Jean did not seem at all happy now, or rather he was worse than before with Adelaine’s presence. He followed her to her chair, giving the blonde a serious look.

-I’m leaving! says Adrien.

-Stay. Orders Jean. -We have work to do, besides Adelaine will leave quickly.

-I don’t think so, we must talk.

-About what?

-I’m pregnant. She blurts out out of nowhere. -And it’s yours!

The blond just frowns at the news… if his day was sucking, now it’s the end of the world.

-What the hell are you talking about?

-I got tested, and I’m expecting your child.

-Impossible.

-Impossible, ever since that night. I stayed on tape.

He itched the bridge of his nose, remembering that wrong night… but he vaguely remembered that he had come out of it. How was it possible?

-It’s impossible, Adelaine, I didn’t come inside you.

-Is it imperative that we talk about this in front of your brother?

-It doesn’t matter to me, not in the least. The girl stands up angrily.

-You’d better take responsibility for this baby, Jean.

-You can’t be pregnant, and if you are, it’s not mine.

-Do you deny it? she asks astonished.

The Frenchman looks at his brother, who denies with a raised eyebrow… he turns his gaze towards the blonde…

-Very well, you’ll do a DNA test on the baby to confirm that it’s mine. And if it’s not. He smiles. -You’re in serious trouble, Adelaine.

-It’s yours! He confirms.

-And we’ll see.

The girl pouts her lips, abruptly grabs her purse to leave the office… Jean picks the bridge of his nose as he sits down in the armchair.

-Damn it! he exclaims.

-What are you going to do now? You’re married, this will be a scandal for Dad.

-He’ll force me to marry that idiot.

-But what about Zoé?

-He’ll force me to divorce her. She won’t allow a Dubois to be born out of wedlock. If Adelaine’s child is mine, the old man will want me to marry her. Just for the sake of bloody appearances.

-This is a problem, brother.

-I don’t want to marry that woman… -She’s just a paracito.

-And, Zoé?

This gurous silence… she was different, he didn’t understand why. The words he had said to her were still engraved in her mind. After he had been the first one in her life, she was still thinking of looking for another man.

-I don’t know… answer frankly.

Old Dubois’s mansion…

-Mr. Dubois, you have a visitor.

-Who is it? -Miss Adelaine.

-Miss Adelaine.

-Miss Adelaine. -Make her come in.

After a long chat with the blonde, the old man had taken her side. And of course he was thinking the same thing as his son, I imagine. Adelaine and he were to be married, and Zoé… well, she was just a stone in the way.

-But what about his wife?

-I’ll take care of her, after learning of your condition don’t think I’ll abandon you. You are under my protection.

-But Jean seems very attached to her.

-He’ll do as I say, if he wants my inheritance he will. It’s up to you to make him fall in love, I can do no more for you.

The girl looks sadly at the old man, the blonde knew that if Jean married her it wouldn’t be of his own free will. Did she want that?

-It will be all right. Smiles the old man.

-How do you know that?

-Because I had that girl investigated, I didn’t have a good feeling about her, so I did it. And I found out something very surprising.

-What’s that?

-She’s a stripper. My son took her out of a dive bar, and I’m sure he made a deal with her just to claim my inheritance.

-She’s a stripper! shouted the blonde to her feet.

-That’s right… but that will be over soon.

Adelaine burned with rage. He hadn’t chosen her, a respected woman with good social standing, he’d chosen a filthy stripper with the airs and graces of a lady. He would crush her, she told herself. And she would do it that very day.

That afternoon, Zoé and her friend returned to the flat after having had a horrible day with the search for a university for both of them to study at. But as they entered the flat, the lift door opened. Letting out the nosy blonde. Zoe, scowling at her. Wondering what the woman was doing in her house.

-What are you doing here?

-I just came to make sure you didn’t damage or steal anything from my future home.

-You what?!

-As you can hear, I will soon be the owner of this house. And you will only be a memory for my Jean.

-Hey Auntie, you’re really crazy. says Maya, standing in front of her friend.

-Me, crazy? The only crazy and sluts here are you two. You two harpies, you come here to get into the Dubois’ trousers. But well. She laughs. -What can you expect from strippers? The blonde looks them up and down.

The girls look at each other’s faces and then look back at the harpy in front of them both…

-Now you’ve really got a screw loose. Zoé says to her.

-I’m in my right mind, you cheap slut… Jean took you out of a bar, you’re a common whore. I don’t understand how he made you his wife. But don’t worry, that will change soon enough.

-Well, see that it won’t, because I’m not going to leave him.

-Of course you will! Because I have something very precious from Jean. The blonde says rubbing her belly.

When Zoe saw that gesture, she felt a slight dizziness that ran through her whole body, her world had taken an unexpected turn… then she felt a cold sweat that went from her feet to her spine. Maya, holding her arm as she saw her flinch, while the blonde laughed at both of them.