Chapter 28

Personal interests!

Scott went back home after making sure everything was alright with Isabel. He had settled the bills and even though he could have his secretary Melissa handle the situation, he just used it as an excuse to go to the hospital. He heard her phone had an issue, so he called Melissa to get him a brand new phone and a new sim card. He didn't want to go to the office today because for some reason he was worried about Isa's operation and wanted to make sure she was okay. He pulled off in the driveway and stepped down from the car just to see Khloe waiting for him at the doorstep.
" Where have you been?" she questioned him like she was some FBI agent.
" Excuse me." he acted like he did not hear. He heard but he wanted to make sure he heard right.
" I asked you where you went to. I woke up hours ago and couldn't find you anywhere around the house." she folded her arms.
" I went out Khloe as you can see."
" To where?"
" What's all this questioning in my own house? Can't I go to wherever I want? Fine if you must know darling, I went to the office to pick up something." he couldn't afford to tell her he went to see Isa, she would freak out.
" And where is the thing? " she stretched her neck to see whatever thing he was talking about.
"You're still drunk from your last night's party and I don't have the energy to put up with your tantrums right now." he walked past her into the house and Khloe puffed in anger. She woke up irritable this morning after she had taken the pills Scott kept on her bed stand. She expected to see him up and bringing breakfast to her in bed when she woke up but Mrs Macy told her he was nowhere to be found, same as Isa and Claire but she was told the story of what happened to Isa that morning and all she could say was ' serves her right.' she needed to be treated like a queen especially if they were soon to be wedded. She couldn't wait to bear his surname and was also eager to be the talk of the town and the world at large. The Carters were very powerful and successful and she was proud to be the future wife of not just any carter but the owner of all the properties.
" Oh Khloe you're one lucky girl." her friends envied her and she could see the need to, she wasn't just going to be any ordinary person's wife. When she finally marries Scott, she would make him buy properties all over the world in her name so that in case of any unforeseen circumstances she would have plenty of back-ups. She looked at the large expensive diamond-cut engagement ring she wore on her finger, if she sold this, she would be hundreds of millions of dollars rich. She couldn't let this opportunity pass her by. She went upstairs and found Scott in his study and she came up and snaked her hands around his neck.
" I'm sorry baby, I just missed you that's all! I didn't mean to pry into your private affairs." she apologized and Scott spun her around and made her sit on his lap.
" It's okay! Now you see how worried I was about you yesterday when I returned!" he truly loved Khloe but there were times when she made him doubt his feelings for her.
" I said I was sorry!" she insisted and Scott nodded his head.
" I was thinking if we could go out, you know do something fun! " Khloe suggested.
" Are you up for it? Don't you need to rest from your hangover?" he asked concerned about her. Khloe was the only one he showed his weakness to and that was because he genuinely loved her and wanted to make her his wife but his feelings for Isa made him do the same for her even when she went out of line with him, he couldn't quite wrap his finger around it.
" I'm fine! I want to spend time with you! You know with the wedding coming up, we won't be seeing much of each other." she said and he agreed. He told her to go freshen up and that he would join her later.
They got to the restaurant and he didn't bother making any reservations because he was friends with the owner. They led them to a quiet side of the restaurant and the first thing Khloe did was take pictures for the gram. She always wanted the world to see what she was up to and that always pissed Scott off. I mean you have the right to post whatever you want on social media but you posting everything you do shouldn't be a thing of habit. When he engaged Khloe, it didn't even make up to an hour and he saw their pictures flying all over the media. He knew she was a supermodel but she should at least respect his privacy. The waiter arrived and Scott ordered their most expensive vintage wine and then took out his phone and typed something into it. He didn't realise when the waiter had brought the wine and served them and handed them the menu for the evening. Scott was busy typing away and grinning from ear to ear. It was Khloe who brought him out of his lost mood.
" Earth to Scott! What's keeping you grinning and glued to your screen like that?" she asked trying to peep into his phone. He quickly switched it off.
" You were saying?" he asked and Khloe gave him a suspicious look.
" The menu's here and you didn't even realise when our wine was served."
" Oh! Cheers," he raised his glass and brought it to his lips and then he opened the menu and decided what he wanted. Khloe gave the order to the waiter and turned back her attention to Adams.
" Is everything okay with you?" she asked.
" Yes, I'm perfectly fine! The weather's a bit cold today don't you think?" he said trying to divert the topic.
" Yeah" she answered. His phone chimed and he didn't hesitate to open it all of a sudden, he let out a loud snort which earned a cold stare from Khloe.
" Behave Scott! What's got you excited like that by the way?" she asked.
" Nothing! It's just this thing I saw on the internet," he said.
" Let me see!" Khloe tried to see what was making him jitty but he held the phone away.
" It's gone!" he said and for the second time, he switched it off and turned it. Something fishy was going on and Khloe didn't like this.
" So tell me how your party went last night," he asked folding his arms on the table.
" It went well! We had fun and drank and did a lot of exciting things. The girls said it was an opportunity to celebrate my engagement to a very special person" she giggled and was about to say something else when his phone chimed again and this time, Khloe was fast enough to seize it from the table but she couldn't see the content because it was blocked.
"Khloe? What's all this?" he asked raising his perfectly carved brow.
" Who's texting you and making you all jitty and witty?" she asked in annoyance.
" No one! I told you I was laughing at something I saw online now can I please have my phone?" he asked politely.
" Unlock it!" she demanded and Scott raised his brow as he looked at her in astonishment.
" Say that again? " he asked.
" I said unlock it! I want to see for myself," she demanded.
" Khloe, we came out to have a good time, most times when you're always on your phone when we go out, do I make a fuss over it? Now can I please have my cell phone thank you," he demanded again trying to keep his cool he was so close to losing it here and now. Lucky for the intervention the waiter brought in their meal and Khloe stubbornly gave his phone back he put it into the silent mood and they continued their dinner in silence.