Chapter 13.

Ivan's POV.

The next morning B woke up to the sight of me hovering over her with skeptical eyes.

"What are you doing?" She raised a brow as she sat up.

"Checking to see if you're possessed or not?" I replied and she rolled her eyes, standing up. Walking pass me, I pulled her back and made her sit back on the bed. I pulled a chair and sat in front of her. She glared at me, but I won't mind it.

"Now starting telling me everything that happened to you at the party. I want to know every detail. What's up with your sudden transformation?" I said.

"What do you mean?" She raised a brow.

"Knowing the kind of person you are, you don't wear dresses like that, I've never seen you in that kind of dress before. I asked the chauffeur that drove you and he confirmed that the way you went to the party wasn't the same way you came back. So tell me, what happened?" I asked and she rolled her eyes, looking away from me.

"It's confirmed, you're definitely possessed. The Blair I know wouldn't do everything you've been doing and...you even left me all alone and went to dance with another man. You let him touch you, he held your waist." I said.

Gosh! I don't even want to recall that scene of her dancing with David, it's driving me crazy and I don't know why.

"Why should I tell you, I don't answer to you." She stood up and began walking away.

Is this girl kidding me?

"Hey! You are my wife and you are in my house, you answer to me." I reminded her in case she's forgotten.

"Wife?" She laughed. "Since when did I become your wife, Ivan?!" She spat and I felt guilty for how I've treated her in the past. There was a reason for it, there's a backstory to it.

"You're my wife." I replied.

"No, I'm your business partner." She smirked and threw a folded paper at me.

"What?!!!" I screamed after reading the content of the paper.

"It's the contract for our contract marriage." She smirked.

Oh Fuck! This girl has lost it.

I tore the paper in pieces and she laughed painfully.

"Why...Why...Why are you the only one who get to decide? Why don't I have a say?!" She vented out.

"That's enough, B." I said calmly.

"No, you'll have to give me answers right here and right now!!" She lashed at me.

"Blair!!" I yelled and she calmed down.

"Why are you doing this, B? I'm trying hard to make this marriage work but you keep ruining it. Why?" I said pleadingly but my frustration was clear in my voice.

"You're trying hard to make this marriage work?" She scoffed. "Then why did you treat me badly? Why did you do all those to me?"

"I'm sorry, B."

"You're too late already." She said and walked into the bathroom.

Am I really too late as she said?

I sighed and went into my study, I've got loads of work to do. Entering into my study, it was a total wonder and I know just exactly who made this wonder. I chuckled as I imagined her nagging while transforming this place. But my joy didn't last when I began searching for a particular document. I looked at the tall loads of files and facepalmed myself. Where do I start finding the document from? I didn't do this, so it's definitely not me who'll look for the document. I took out my phone from my pocket and called B.

"What now?" Her frustrated voice rang out.

"Come to my study now." I said and she hung up on me.

Gosh, this girl is driving me insane.

I stormed into our bedroom and grabbed her hand, pulling her out of the bedroom.

"Let go of me." She struggled with me but I held her tightly into my study.

"Thank you so very much for arranging my study. But that was a bad idea, you shouldn't have done that. Now I can't find a document. I hope you didn't throw it into the thrash can." I said.

"Why don't you find out? Check the thrash can." She smirked and I looked at her skeptically.

"What?" She raised a brow

"I know you're not that stupid to throw a document into the thrash can without the owner's consent, so give me my document now or at least help me find it." I replied.

"Why should I? It's your problem, so fix it yourself." She said and turned to leave but I held her hand.

"You'll not leave here, and neither will I until we find the document." I said and she glared at me.

"Ivan, let go of my hand this instant." She struggled with me. I began whistling a song and looked away, putting my free hand in my pocket.

"Alright, fine. I'll help you." She surrendered and I smiled victoriously.

"What document are you looking for?" She asked.

"I don't know. All I know is that it's in green file." I said and I tried to suppress the laughter that was threatening to come from the look on her face. Let's play a game and make things fun.

"Are you kidding me right now? You're looking for a document and you don't know what it's about?" She said angrily.

She's getting angry, maybe I overstepped the line.

"It's a company project file, particularly the Blake Group." I said and she went to a particular load of files. She began searching, and after bringing out ten files, she gave me the file I wanted with a frown.

"How did you find it so easily?" I asked surprised.

"That's because I arranged them in categories." She replied. She showed me how she arranged the files and I must confess, she's brilliant.

"Now can I leave?" She asked and I nodded.

"B?" I called when she got to the door.

"Uggg!" She groaned as she faced me.

"Thank you." I smiled and she just opened the door and left.

I began working and the image of B from last night kept popping in my head. I never knew I've been living with a beauty with such killer figure. I heard a knock on my door and I permitted the person to come in.

"Sir, breakfast is ready." The maid bowed and left.

I went to the dinning table and couldn't find B there, so I went to the bedroom and there she was sitting on the sofa with her phone.

"Why aren't you at the table for breakfast?" I asked.

"I'm not hungry." She replied, not looking at me.

"What? Are you sick? Let's go see a doctor." I said holding her hand and she withdrew her hand from me.

"Do I have to be sick to not be hungry?" She said and I raised a brow.

"I don't like the choice of food they prepared, I'll eat something else." She said.

"What do you want to eat? Ask them to prepare it." I said.

"I'll prepare it myself." She stood up and went out of the bedroom and I followed her.

As we descended the stairs, mom was just coming into the living room. Oh God, why is she here?

B, as always, ran to my mom and they completely treated me like I was invincible. I turned around to go back to my study and that was when I heard mom's voice, "hi, son." Great, they finally acknowledge me.

"Hi, mom." I replied and went back into my study.

Blair's POV.

"That brat." Mom hissed as Ivan went upstairs and I chuckled.

"Mom, I was heading to the kitchen when you came in. I don't like what they prepared, so I want to make something else. Would you like to come with me?" I said.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go." She replied and we went into the kitchen.

As we got the ingredients ready, mom said, "what is that brat doing upstairs. Go get him."

I laughed as I took off my apron and left the kitchen.

I was coming out of the kitchen when I sighted Danielle dressed like an harlot climbing up the stairs.

"What are you doing in my house and where the hell do you think you're going?" I said.

She paused in her steps and looked at me mockingly, "Who are you?" She asked.

"I'm the madam of this house...Who are you?" I said and I could see the annoyance on her face. Since she's pretending to not know me, I also don't know her too.

"I won't waste my precious time on you." She said and I smiled.

"No, you're the one wasting mine." I replied.

"Who the heck do you think you are?" She asked angrily.

"I'm Ivan Blake's wife." I replied.

"Oh, so you're the cheap thing my Ivan has in his house." She said, giving me a mocking look.

"That doesn't change the fact that I'm his wife and you're the chick." I replied with a smirk.

"You're not recognized as his wife, no one knows he's married." She smirked and I scoffed.

"You're also not recognized, Ivan doesn't know you to be his girlfriend as you claim to be. But he knows that I'm his wife and so does his parents. You're an unrecognized chick." I smirked and she looked like she'd explode any moment as she looked at me with killing intent, and I looked back at her calmly but annoyingly.

I don't tolerate any other person's shit. The only person I take shit from is Ivan, but not anymore.

"Anyone!" I called and a servant rushed over and bowed before me.

"Please get a fire extinguisher because we might get a fire outbreak." I said.

"Yes, ma'am." He said and hurried away.

She forced out a smile and proceeded upstairs, then, "where do you think you're going?" Mom's angry voice rang out behind me, startling Danielle as she turned and faced mom.

"Are you a slut?" Mom said, giving her a cold look.

"No, ma'am, I'm..." Danielle was saying before, "Elle?" Ivan interrupted her, as he was descending the stairs to the spot she was.

"You know this slut?" Mom glared at Ivan.

"She's my colleague in the industry." He replied and Danielle smiled, but the smile didn't last when mom dropped her next statement.

"Is that why she's come into your matrimonial home dressed like a prostitute, disrespected your wife and is going to your bedroom?" Mom said.

"Sorry about that, mom. I'll handle her." Ivan said and left the house with Danielle.

"Can you imagine the nonsense?" Mom scoffed.

"Don't let it spoil your mood, mom." I smiled.

Ivan's POV.

"What the fuck were you trying to do, Elle?" I asked as soon as we stepped out of the house.

"Ivan, please. If I've offended you in any way, I'm sorry. Please forgive me." She said.

"And why are you telling me this?" I raised a brow.

"Ivan, I love you. I love you a lot. I want to be with you." She said, hugging me but I pushed her away.

"I can't be with you, Elle. I'm married." I said, my voice resolute.

"I don't care." She said, tears gathered in her eyes.

"Well, I do. I care now. I want to stay committed to my wife from now on...so find some other guy." I replied firmly and a tear dropped from her eye.

What is this woman trying to do? Come on, Elle, you can't fool or blackmail an excellent actor with your tears.

"If you have nothing else to say, I'll get going. And this thing you tried to do today, don't do it again." I said and began going back into the house.

"I won't give up on you, Ivan. You'll be mine and mine alone!" She yelled but I ignored her.