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Chapter eighteen
Jayde
I walk out into the church. My father is already standing aside, waiting for me.
I walk to him. He smiles at me and extends his hand to me.
I smile too and hold him. Then, we started towards the bridegroom that is already at the alter.
We walk for a while because it extended far.
My father gently let go of my hand. I adjust myself and look up at the priest. He seems happy of all men.
My heartbeat has already skyrocketed. I take a deep breath whenever I look at the bouquet in my hand.
The strikingly tall man in a tuxedo beside me reminds me of how this night will be.
Somewhere, Hattie should be watching us as we are. And I pray she will come home this night so we can switch roles.
That's the easiest solution.
"Do you," the priest started suddenly, jerking me out of my thought, "Hattie Miranda Everett take this man Henry Josh Carson as your husband, For better for worse? And forever?"
I sigh, " I do."
The crowd tells happily behind us. I sigh again.
These people don't even know what I'm passing through. I'm so angry, seriously.
The priest nod once and his smile broaden as he adjusts himself to fully look at Henry, "Do you Henry Josh Carson accept to take this woman Hattie Miranda Everett as your bride? For better for worse? And forever?"
Henry went silent beside me and I wonder why. Everyone went silent as well, as they anticipate what the bridegroom would say.
Well, I think I understand what this thing is. This must be a contract marriage.
Come to think of it, I never met or see Henry before the wedding. If something romantic was going on between us, we should have met and expressed ourselves more before today.
I wonder why they can't leave these two people to choose who they want to be?
Just like Hattie's ex-boyfriend, he told me he would go for a divorce. Why do they have to do that? Why can't they just marry who they love?
In my perspective, I will just like it if Henry says no.
"I do," he says softly, and the when congregation roar with laughter and applause.
"You can unveil your wife now," the priest says and I turn to look at Henry.
My eyes widen as he reaches for the veil on my head.
Who the fuck am I looking at? Hattie's ex-boyfriend? Wait! I think I'm seeing double. I must be hallucinating.
Or I must be seeing him because I've been thinking so much about him.
I wait for Henry to unveil me. I close and open my eyes but the man staring at me with a dark expression is the man I couldn't stop thinking about for days now.
The man that kissed me in the garden and the car. OMG!
How is this possible? How come he is Henry?
My heartbeats increases drastically and it felt like I was going to faint.
I miss my step and I was suddenly going down but he caught me quickly, his brows father's as he studies me. Then, he dips his head in and kisses me.
Normally, nothing sexual or like the way he kissed me in the car. It was the briefest one ever.
He pulls me up and steadies me on the ground before he turns to the priest.
But I'm too shocked to even move. I feel the blood being drained out of my face.
"I hereby join you together as husband and wife," I hear the priest says. The scream of the audience deafens me as I try to comprehend what is actually going on.
I don't even seem to understand anything.
Henry holds my hand suddenly, and whirl me around to look at the audience. Heat willed up in me at our closeness. Yet, I'm still unable to stop looking at him.
"Will you stop staring? It's awkward," he whispers, his eyes staring all around him.
I cough and manage to look away.
My heart made a sudden thud in my heart. I couldn't hear the scream and loud chatter of well-wishers. The only thing I can hear is the sound of my heart and the warning in my ears.
But how come? How did this happen? Then, it came at me dangerously.
The first time he came to Hattie's house. It was evident he came to see his bride-to-be. And with the bar case, he was unconcerned and even watch me call Jayden.
What am I saying? Jayden called back to inform me of the news he watched. He must have seen that Henry the came to the bar was my husband to be.
The clues were there. How come I didn't notice. Even when I saw him at the boutique, he was there to buy the tuxedo he's currently wearing.
Gosh! Wait for a moment, he even told me Declan was his friend. And I didn't think he could be the third Ayles' billionaire. God, I don't believe I have been abusing him.
I even told him nasty things that even warned him never to divorce his wife, not knowing I'm the wife he was talking about.
I had to spoil everything by going to the bar and letting him see me. Did I know? I didn't know he's my husband for God's sake.
I wonder what he thinks about me now. Does he think I'm promiscuous? He even complained about me hugging Jayden.
What am I saying, he also hugged Cara. No, he was pulling her so close.
That's not even the important thing right now.
We walk to our car. Henry opens the door for me. I enter and sit clumsily.
He closes the door and goes to the other side. He enters and looks at me.
Just the feeling that he's near me is giving me goosebumps. Gosh, I can't stop the heat his closeness is creating in me. Or the memories we've shared that keep coming to my head.
"You seem to be in deep thought. You even forgot to throw the bouquet."
What!
I look out through the window at Mercy looking at me as if she would like to swallow me alive.
OMG! I've been so dazed that I didn't remember to do it.
What's going to happen now?
"Throw it out of the window now," he says, his gaze still watching me.
I look out at Mercy again, a smile appearing on her face as I raise the bouquet and throw it in her direction.
She jumps up and caught it. She looks up at me and winks.
Everyone jubilates the more as I look back at Henry. He just saved my life.
He looks away, his expression was dark and unsettling.
I wonder what is wrong with him.
He looks away, "Junior, drive to the hall now."
I take another deep breath as the car pulls out of the church, into the street.
"You kept hiding everything from me," he says, voice hard, " You wouldn't even let me kiss you. Aren't you mine now?" He looks back at me, a sly smile on his face.
My heart bolt sat upright in my chest as I watch the smirk on his face.
This is the man that's supposed to break my hymen? This is so not happening. This man is devilish!