Chapter 58

(Max's POV)

"Ammy...Ammy,"I called through the phone but got no response.I stared at the screen just to find out that she had hanged up the phone on me.

"What happened lover boy?"Vivan asked.

"I am Maxwell Storm..."I hissed at him and he smiled at me.That annoying smile.

"Fine....so what happened?"he asked again.I sighed silently not knowing how to say it but I did.

"Just imagine she hanged the phone on me,"I murmured my answer after a short while of silence."First she raised her voice at me then hanged the phone on me."I continued my explanation.

"After you said that you enjoy annoying and making her angry?....why wouldn't she?"Miguel asked.

"So you think she did the right thing...that's what you are trying to say right?"I had to ask him.

"Exactly...infact that's it,"Miguel answered me confidently.

"Don't you see that she is flying too high?...extra stubborn"I asked him.

"No she is not....he has to do it much better,"Vivan responded this time.

"She is even making me fall in love with her...."Vivan confessed.I narrowed my eyes at him before parting my lips to speak.

"What did you say?"I asked him still narrowing my eyes at him.

"Relax buddy, your lady is so beautiful, attractive, smart and very stubborn.Who wouldn't want such kind of a woman?...her stubbornness even adds to her beauty,"he continued complimenting my woman.

"Watch it man.Thats my woman you are talking about and I don't like it,"I warned him but that wasn't an empty warning and I never make empty threats.

"What don't you like?...I saying that she is beautiful or..."

"All of those...we all know all those so stop it.Its so uncomfortable hearing you say it.We all know that you are a good womanizer,"I confessed.

"Fine, fine...but it's true and it's not bad to speak the truth,"Vivan continued and I just stared at him.

But her stubbornness is one thing that made me fall in love with her as well.She was stubborn and she wasn't afraid of me like most of the ladies I had been with were.

"I knew that behind that beauty, calmness and humility is stubbornness.Infact it has always been written in her eyes,"Michael spoke smiling sheepily.

"And when did you become an eye reader man?"Vivan asked him.Michael looked at him and smiled again at him.

"Long even before you were born you silly thing.Do you mean to say that you can't read someone's eyes?...then you must be very foolish,"he responded and Miguel bursted with laughter.

"What's so funny?"Michael asked Miguel who was bursting out with laughter.I looked at Michael as he was talking and agreed that I never knew my brother.I actually thought that having Michael in my house wasn't a good idea but I guess I was wrong.Within those four days, I realized that he was as arrogant as I was and a care free.One thing I didn't like about him is how he would always smile.How would a man always smile like Mike did but I realized that behind those smiles of his was arrogance and I liked that.Not in a wrong way, but being arrogant sometimes helps someone from unnecessary heartbreaks and it's very hard for one to get hurt when arrogant.

"Come-on Mike... aren't we supposed to laugh?"Miguel asked him.

"Ofcourse we are but men don't laugh anyhowly man...that is more womanly,"that was Michael's answer and I loved it as well.He seemed to be matured than I thought.

"But you are always smiling... aren't you giving an advice you need most?"Vivan asked him.

"Wait a minute Vivan.... what can you do really?...you can't read anyone's eyes and you can't differentiate between a genuine smile and a fake smile?...Max, what kind of a friend do you even have in this man?"Michael responded.Wow!...this is the Storm's personality I had not seen in this young man and I can repeat that I really like it.

"Okay fine Mr Storm junior...I got it,"Vivan spoke calmly.

"Hey man, why don't you try your wedding suit again?"Vivan changed his attention to me.I was about to answer the question but my brother did again.

"The day is just tomorrow, infact some hours to go so relax and wait until then,"Michael responded to him.

"Mike you are the youngest here..."Vivan began again but he couldn't finish his statement and Michael answered him.

"I know that...so what?"Michael asked.

"You have to stop being so rude.."Vivan spoke calmly to him.

"And when did you become my dad Vivan..."he asked him again and Vivan stood from his seat and walked towards him.Michael stood from his seat as well, ready to face him.That was the part I was waiting for.To see who will beat the other off, but Miguel wouldn't let that happen.

"Calm down guys.You people aren't planning on walking the bride groom down the aisle with bruises and cuts on your faces, are you?...so stop it and fight some other time,"Miguel got between them.

"You should let them be Miguel, I was waiting for that part the most,"I confessed when he got between them.

"Are you seriously saying that Max?"he asked looking at me with those riping eyes of his.

"Do I look like am joking to you?"I answered his question with my own question.The tension between them was eased and they all went back to their seats and sat down.I sipped the wine from my glass again and we began chatting without the two arguing again.We were still chatting when I received a video from Sham.I had asked him to go to the family mansion that evening and report to me about Ammy's ware abouts.I was aware that many people didn't like the idea of me marrying Ammy and if they couldn't hurt me then they would go to Ammy and so I needed him to be there.He had called me earlier and reported to me how one of my so called relatives had been very rude to her and when I called her later on, she claimed to be fine.Her voice was hoarse as though she had flu and I knew she had been crying but she refused to tell me the truth.So I just let her be.I clicked on the video and it started playing.I saw Ammy pulling a girl out of her room by her hair and she tossed her to the floor when they were halfway at the corridors.It was my aunt's daughter, Sherlyne.Despite the girl's efforts to set herself free from her clutches,Ammy didn't let her go.Though the video was mute, I could see her yelling at her when she tossed her on the floor then turned away to go back to her room but the rest of the family members arrived before she could get to the room and they began talking.Mum went to her and hugged her after helping Sherlyne on her.Seeing her free herself from my mum's arms and walk towards aunt Cynthia and talking to her while pointing a finger at her before everyone shocked me.I knew she would get tougher with the way they were treating her but that was too soon and she was even bolder.I was shocked but the whole drama made my lips curve up with pride.

"What's happening Max?...why are you staring at your phone that much? and what's that smile for?"Vivan asked and the others turned to look at me.

"You should see this,"I told him and passed the phone to him.

"OMG!!....this is very awesome.I tell you this girl is something else,"Vivan exclaimed laughing.Vivan handed the phone to Miguel who was sitting next to him.

"Well Max, you should get yourself ready buddy.Get ready man and teach yourself manners...otherwise,"Miguel also commented while laughing as well and passed the phone over to Michael.

"I don't need manners Miguel,"I responded to him.

"Okay fine but we will always be here to come to your rescue,"Miguel spoke and I just chuckled.

"Is this Sherlyne being dragged like this?...why didn't Ammy beat her up some more?"Michael spoke and handed the phone back to me.

"She should have strangled and beaten her up to plump,"Michael continued.

"But what would have led to all that?"Miguel asked.

"We all have been here Miguel, how do you suppose any of us to answer that?"Vivan asked him.

"Actually that wasn't for you Vivan but the one who showed us the video,"Miguel answered him.

"I really don't know what led to that...I will ask her tomorrow,"I answered him.

"Before or after your wedding?"Michael asked me, though it sounded very sarcastic.

"Any can work but that will depend,"I responded and we let the issue be.We drank for some more minutes and decided that I should go to sleep.

"Guys see you tomorrow,"I told them and left for my room.I ran upstairs and got to my room.I threw myself on the bed and took my phone.I replayed the video again and found myself smiling at myself.How I wanted to know what she said to aunt Cynthia but I couldn't hear anything.I took my phone and called Sham, maybe he would tell me what happened.

"What happened?"I asked when Sham received the call.

"Sir,ma'am Ammy had an argument with miss Sherlyne and they fought.According to what I heard, miss Sherlyne called ma'am Ammy's mom a whore and that's what led to the fight?"Sham explained.

"Is she fine now?"I asked when he was done explaining.

"Yes sir, she is okay now,"Sham answered.

"Fine, keep a close eye on her...nothing should happen to her,"I commanded him and ended the call then dozed off.