"Have it your way. However, you are going to marry Malissa next weekend on a Saturday without any excuses. This time, you will not disappear before the wedding or turn up bloody drunk like the last time. Do you hear me?!" the boss screamed as he stood up and pointed an accusing finger at Hayden’s face.
I grimaced as I turned to look away for a moment.
"Of course. If that’s what you want. Agree to my conditions and I’ll marry her next Saturday," Hayden said without hesitation.
My head snapped back to stare at him so fast that my neck make a slight cracking sound. What did he just say?!
We’re getting married next Saturday? Isn’t that like...more than a little rushed?
"Well, I look forward to the wedding and the celebration. This is going to be huge!" the boss cried out happily as he began clapping his hands together again.
I have never seen anyone have such a fast and drastic mood shift before in my life. One moment he was angry and then he was happily cheering and clapping. If I didn’t know better, I would have believed easily that the boss had bipolar disorder.
"Cash! Lots of cash!" the boss shouted before he pressed the same button from before.
The last time he ordered champagne, and it was brought in. This time he ordered...it can’t be. Please tell me what I’m thinking isn’t correct.
A moment later, the same thin man knocked at the door before entering with two large luggage. Carefully he rolled the two large luggage to where we were seated. With an approving nod from the boss, the thin man unlocked and opened the luggage one by one to display wads of cash that were neatly ordered inside.
"This is for you, Malissa dearest. Please do let me know if this isn’t enough. I know that we are short on time but there isn’t anything that money cannot solve when it comes to arranging for a wedding, right? Please use this money for everything that you need and want. Tailor your dress. Buy jewelry.
Beautify yourself. Get the best of everything! If you don’t know what to choose just go with the most expensive option!" the boss ordered as he proudly pointed to the cash inside the luggage.
"I’ll go with the one that you like best," Hayden replied as he placed the teacup down before he started reaching for his phone.
I bit my lower lip when I was forced to acknowledge that Hayden either wasn’t a huge fan of planning weddings or he just didn’t really care.
"What about the venue? Would you prefer a simple wedding at a church or maybe a more unique place like outdoors?" I asked while trying to keep my spirits up.
"The boss requested for that old church...from before...," Hayden replied as he flicked his finger along the screen of his phone.
I blinked rapidly in surprise at the mention of that church that we attempted to have our charade of a wedding last time. Hayden did not say anymore and by that time, I had completely given up on trying to engage Hayden in any of our wedding preparations. I stared at Hayden who was still paying me little to no attention while he started reading something on his phone.
I sighed silently to myself when I realized that I was probably alone in all of this.
Suddenly, I had lost all of my appetite and I didn’t want to be sitting there close to him anymore. Without a word, I stood up from the table and started walking away. Maybe some alone time would help me feel better. If this was too difficult for me to do alone and Hayden didn’t really care about it, I might as well use the money that the boss gave me to hire a wedding organizer. That’s it.
Nothing that money can’t solve when it comes to wedding preparations indeed.
"Where are you going?" Hayden asked a little coldly.
"Nowhere. I’m still grounded here," I replied before I quickly walked out of the room.
After leaving the dining room, I made my way back to my room and slammed the door close after me. The door closed with a loud thud while I let out a loud growl of frustration. What is wrong with him?
--To be continued...