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"I have been standing for a long time, I am so tired. Do not tire me the more with your questions," Agnes said, glaring up at him.
Ethan smiled at her, "were you not the same person that said you didn't mind waiting for me? You had better stop with your pretence or I might be forced to prank you before the day ends."
She laughed. "I challenge you then." She put on her seat belt, "you had better start driving or else the night might just reach us."
He equally put his on seat belt, "you are right my darling, I was late," he said and started the car.
"So why were you late?" Agnes asked.
"I had something important to attend to," he answered.
"So for being so late and keeping me standing for over twenty minutes, you have to buy whatever I want," she said in a sweet tone.
Ethan smiled inwardly, "gold digger," he thought of her inwardly. "Your wish is my command," he voiced out.
She smiled at him. "You ain't being formal," she commented.
Ethan smirked. "So to where miss?" He asked, his eyes intently fixed on the post.
"I have no idea but all I know is that I want to be in the best shopping mall," Whitney said in a commanding tone. If only she knew how annoyed this sentence of hers made Ethan feel.
"Are you really commanding me? You are being so informal as ever," he voiced out in a sneer.
Agnes laughed at him, "complain as much as you want, it won't get you anywhere neither will it change anything, besides you told me that my wishes were your command."
He scratched the back of his head, "seems like my mouth put me into this predicament."
Both of them laughed at his words. They finally got to a mall and shopped as much as they could....
x x x x x x (on the eighteenth of July, brief details of the wedding)
The doors opened and Agnes could be seen stepping in, her flowing gown was whiter than snow. She was beautifully and regally dressed, that if not for Ethan's revenge, he would have fallen so madly for her.
She was as sparkling as the stars, she strolled to the altar.
Trinity Baptist Church was adorned with lush furniture, red carpets, flowers, seats, HD cameras and a well decorated altar.
Whitney stopped at the middle of the church. Clinton stepped out and took her by the elbow, her father was supposed to be in that position but she had no idea who he was. Clinton led her to the altar. Ethan stared at her as she slowly walked to the altar, anyone who saw his eyes would believe that he was so in love with Agnes.
The occasion proceeded and soon it was time for the wedding vows.
"Do you miss Agnes Cole, take Mr Ethan Moore as your lawfully wedded husband?" The pastor asked.
"Yes I do," she answered, her eyes solely on Ethan.
"And you Mr Ethan Moore, do you take Miss Agnes Cole as your lawfully wedded wife?"
Ethan knew that this vow was nothing to him. Agnes was going to be his lawfully wedded pawn and not his wedded wife.
"Mr Ethan, do you take Miss Agnes Cole as your lawfully wedded wife?" The pastor repeated his question.
Ethan looked at Agnes, though he could not see her face. He could still tell that she was feeling a bit scared. "Yes I do," he finally answered.
"Repeat after me miss Agnes," the pastor said. "And do not forget to insert your name in the necessary position.
Agnes nodded.
"I __ take Mr Ethan Moore..."
"I Agnes Cole takes me Ethan Moore.." she repeated.
"As my lawfully wedded husband.."
"As my lawfully wedded husband."
"To be with him in good times and in bad times, for better or for worse.."
She repeated..
"To be with him for poor or for rich, till death do us part.."
She repeated the last lines.
This time around, it was Ethan's turn.
He repeated his own vows but he repeated with a bit of hesitation.
"Bring forth the ring," the pastor spoke out.
They brought the rings to him, then he put it out and said, "now it is time for you to exchange the rings."
They both exchanged the rings.
"By the power bestowed upon me, I declare the both of you husband and wife, before God and before man," The priest declared.
The priest turned to Ethan, "you may now kiss your bride," he announced happily.
Ethan held Agnes closer to him and took her lips.
Everyone clapped while they kissed.
They all celebrated the young couple and wished him good.
Finally the time for the bride to throw the wedding flower and mistakenly it landed on a male's hand, Clinton actually.
Remember I said it was a mistake.
The crowd both laughed and clapped for Clinton, even the flower was supposed to fall into the hands of a woman.
Ethan grabbed a microphone and spoke into it. "Seems like Clinton is gonna get married real soon and that's the reason why the flower landed on his hand."
Clinton laughed.
The press rushed in and took photos of them.
I wouldn't want to go into the details of the reception..
Some of Agnes's haters gossiped around, some wondered how she managed to hook Ethan to her for such a long period of time and have him wed her. What they did not know was that Agnes was innocent of all their accusations, in fact it was Ethan who was the hooker or rather the deceitful one.
x x x x x x x x x x
It has been two days since the wedding. Agnes had already packed all of her things into Ethan's house. Ethan's steward were all friendly and they welcomed her in, with joy and happiness.
x x x x x
"Hello Than," Clinton said over the phone.
"Hello Clinton what's up?" Ethan asked.
"I'm good. How are you and your beautiful wife doing?" Clinton asked.
"Point of order, she is not my wife," Ethan said in a warning tone.
Clinton let out a little laugh, "if she is not your wife, then who is she?"
"My pawn," Ethan replied in a high tone.
"Infact at this moment, all I feel for her is a feeling worst than that of hatred and dislike. Once I lay my hands on all of dad's properties, I will make sure that every day she spends in this house will be terror to her. At that point, she will come to realize what a beast of a husband, she got married to. Every minute she spends with me will traumatize her. I will make her life with me, so memorable to the core."
"Ethan for God's sake, divorcing her is more than enough punishment, the least you could do is pretend to love her for the meantime. Bear it in mind that she's a lady and women tend to be so delicate."
"Goodbye Clint," Ethan said and hung up immediately. He wasn't ready to listen to any of Clinton's rubbish.
Unfortunately for Agnes, she walked into the room.