Chapter 17: Everything

The girls were so dazed that words couldn't describe their shocked expressions. Ma'am please let's go in. A guard said head bow and the two girls were brought back to reality and followed the guard inside the huge mansion. Nina couldn't help but giggle loudly. After entering, A tall figured man walked down the stairs. It was none other than James Smith.

Avery and Nina joy ended the moment theirs eyes landed on him. They were both shocked. H-how did he know of their plan? That was the thought that ran through their minds. Avery swallowed hard. Didn't he say he would be away for two weeks? So why is he here? She thought as she narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously. James walked down the stairs and stood in front of the two girls. His eyes fell on Avery.

"You two will go back to NYC tomorrow and don't you dare leave the country". He said with a ice tone. Avery swallowed hard.

"Why?" Is it wrong for us to visit any country of our choices? Avery said with all form of seriousness. James held her both cheeks as his hot breath blew on her ear before speaking," that choice is mine".

He said sharply and Avery pushed him away . She took in a deep breath and moved back. Don't cheat on the love of your life. Avery said and Nina furrowed her brows annoyed at what Avery just said. James grabbed Avery wrist and took her up the stairs.

Adam, take Nina to an empty room to relax. While I deal with this woman. He ordered and without waiting for his response, he took Avery upstairs. Nina smiled and Adam took her to her room. Back upstairs in James room, the bedroom was very big with a king sized bed layed with sparkling white bedsheets and duvet. James let go of Avery once they were inside and stood in front of the bed as his gaze focused on Avery. Avery was standing at the entrance of the bedroom her heart racing fast in her chest. She was feeling uneasy and nervous that she felt her knees weakened.

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Don't just stand there,come sit. He said as he took off his black coat and hung it on the wardrobe. He walked towards Avery. I know you will be wandering what I am doing here. Well, I came to take you back to the country. You don't have the right to travell out of the country. What is your problem AVERY? He asked coldly but his expression was unreadable. Avery became confused. How does travelling out of the country affect her?

Why can't I leave the country? Avery asked. There was a short pause of silence as the two stared deeply into each other eyes. James kept staring at Avery as if to decipher any hidden agenda behind those calm looking face. Avery also stared back but couldn't decipher any thing behind those blank facade.

Do you want to know the answer? He asked and Avery gulped nervously. She gave him a pleading look but James smirked. This is the reason; "You are a payback to the one billion borrowed by your father. ".

Avery closed her eyes to avoid the lurked tears to stream down her face but she couldn't any longer. She couldn't. She was an emotional girl. She opened her eyes and the tears rolled down her cheeks. W-why? Her voice cracked painfully. Why do you like torturing you emotionally and mentally? Is it my fault that you couldn't get married to the lovr of your life? Is it my fault that my father couldn't pay back the one billion he owed? Is it my fault that I was forced to be your contracted wife. ? No it wasn't! Avery cried. But James looked away avoiding to look at her tear pained face. She was brutally broken. Depression was beginning to find its way to her heart and it's going slowly affecting her slowly like a venomous poison in a blood stream. He could see it in her face. He could see her pained faced , her tear like eyes covered in depression. But he doesn't love her , why is he acting upon seeing her pained face. ? He thought and was about to leave the room when he heard something shocking from her but yet he remained unreadable.

" What happens to my life once I am married to you James Smith. A heartless billionaire a cold-blooded CEO who doesn't care about others feelings?" She asked tearfully.

James slowly turned to look at her and once again silence reigned between them. It was as if anytime Avery asked something, a god of silence will appear for a short while before James finally spoke. Don't worry about that , you will find out yourself after our wedding. He replied and left the room immediately. Avery closed her eyes as she fell to the ground as non stop tears kept rolling down her cheeks. She was crying over and over again. If she had known that her father was owing this huge amount of money, she would have escaped to a faraway place where no one could ever find her or her father. She thought as she slowly wiped her tears. If this is how fate will show her the way life is in a hard way; then so be it. She will fight against fate and do everything in her power not to get married to an heartless monster like James.

She'd rather fall in love with a low class man than a rich heartless billionaire. She would do everything in her power to cancel this wedding. She can't afford to get married to someone who would torture her emotionally and mentally for the rest of her life. But wait, what will she do in other for this wedding not to take place? Should she make a deal with Becky? Oh no! Not possible. James will obviously find out just like the way he find out about them that they were coming to Iceland.

Was he also the one that send that Adam guy to shoot Becky? Wait, what's going on that head of his? If James could protect her from Becky, does that mean....????