Chapter 11: The End Of Discussion
Early in the morning, Nora woke up with a jerk, looking around askance at the new surroundings. It took her a moment to recall that she was not in her mother's home now but her new husband's.
As she stared at the ceiling, she could not help but sigh. A month ago, the word 'husband' would have evoked butterflies in her stomach and Antonio's smiling face and now, she felt nothing... No, not nothing. She felt intimidation as she thought of her new husband. It wasn't as if she was scared that he would be violent or harm her in some way. Just an instinct that she could never afford to offend him.
She wondered if he would now let her know why he had married her and how he wanted to proceed for her to 'show' her love for him. It was always better to have a script beforehand. Maybe now would be a good time to ask. What if he was a morning person and might be approachable? Jumping out of bed, she quickly raced to the bathroom to freshen up so that she could have a discussion with him.
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He was NOT a morning person. As Nora sat on the small breakfast table across from him, staring at his face as he read some papers, Nora came to this conclusion. If anything, the man looked even more harsh with the sunlight over him.
She cocked her head and looked at him objectively. If Demetri Frost was a character from a novel, the author would describe him as brooding, enigmatic, etc etc. He would possibly be a serial killer posing as a detective or if it was a romance novel then the dynamic anti-hero who would steal the female lead.
"Ahem ahem." Nora was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of him clearing his throat. Realising that she had probably been staring, she quickly looked away and then her gaze fell on the thing that had been pushed in her direction.
It was totally a step out of a novel and she could not help but giggle. His eyebrows raised at her unprecedented reaction and she blurted out truthfully," I was just thinking that you look like someone who has stepped out of thos online NovelFirela and then you do this classic novel move of giving your wife a Black Card."
Demetri stared at her while Nora could not help but curse in her heart. Why did she have to open her mouth and talk about reading novels? Antonio used to hate it and called it a waste of time. She sighed and was expecting something derogatory when he spoke," And then?"
The two words caused her to blink in confusion. What then? Did he want her to tell him what happened after that?
Hesitantly, she spoke," She will try to refuse but in vain."