"Grandpa please" Ava pleaded but it fell on deaf ears.
"I know you married her because you are interested in my family's wealth, do you also think that I will make you run my companies in the future just because you are holding the position of a husband? You don't even have a background" the old man screamed at Logan who was trying so hard to control himself.
He doesn't have a background? What a joke! He had expected this kind of reaction from the beginning but Logan didn't know that they will despise him this much.
"You don't even have a job, you are just a poor orphan who is after nothing but the money he didn't work for. You don't have a life young man, people will talk about my family if my granddaughter gets married yesterday,
and I ask her to file a divorce the next day, that is the only reason I am not sending you away but do not think of running away with my family's money, you won't be in charge of anything that's huge to the company" he added loathingly then turned to Ava.
"He is the reason you refused to marry the eldest son of the David family? The young man is financially buoyant and we can always run to him and his people for help but this?" he paused pointing at Logan.
"You married a pauper who have nothing to offer. How do you expect him to help you manage the company? I am sure his educational background is also a mess. I can't send him away because he is already in the family but then, I do not like anything about him" Grandpa Hilton stood up and left in fury while Ava's parents also stood up after giving him a distasteful look.
Logan ran his hand through his hair after they left both him and Ava in the living room. He has never felt this insulted in his entire life, how can they hate him this much because they think he is poor? He can make their entire business disappear in seconds if he wants to. So what if he came to them as a rich person? Would they have treated him differently?
Calming himself down, he sat down on the couch. He had been standing all the time they were all seated. He will leave them to do whatever they want for now but then, they will either cower upon hearing his name or be at his mercy in the future.
Ava sat down too, holding her head in her hand. She doesn't like Logan either but seeing him being disrespected by her family annoyed her and she can't do anything about it. Nothing makes her more mad than that.
"You didn't expect them to like you right? I hope my grandpa's words didn't get to you?" she asked instead of apologizing but Logan didn't mind. Ava is just the same as them but then, a little bit better.
"I will get used to it" he replied casually gesticulating.
"I think we should leave, I will just go pack my things and be back" she said to him and rushed upstairs. Logan took a deep breath as he look around the living room wondering why he is tolerating this. Why does standards matters to them so much? And who is Alex David?
Just as he was lost in thought, Ava came back dragging two heavy bags. He stood up and collected them from her.
"Thank you, take them to the car please. I still have a few things to bring with me" she instructed. Logan nodded his head in response, walking out to the garage where her car was parked.
He just dropped them by the boot since the car wasn't opened and went back inside to see Ava coming down with more of her things.
"I will just go with these for now, I will come back to pick anything if I need them" she said to him as they walk back to the car.
She entered after telling him to hop in. She didn't bother telling anyone that they are leaving, they probably heard her packing up and they might be watching them right now. Her grandfather will be mad at her for a while, she will just give him sometime to calm down.
They drove out of the compound. Logan helped her with unpacking her things in the room opposite his.
"Thank you" Ava muttered
"You can have some rest if you are not going back to work today again, what do you want to eat? Let me order us something, I am hungry" he said to her.
"Pizza will be enough for me"
"Pizza it is, I will come call you when it's here" she nodded while he left the room, brought out his phone and ordered for two boxes of pizza before going into his room.
Getting there, Logan threw himself on the bed. It's going to be a new start, starting from today. He stood up, entered into the bathroom and had a quick shower. He picked up a simple shirt and trouser from his wardrobe and put them on.
As he was about climbing in the bed again, the doorbell rang. No one needed to tell him that their pizza has arrived.
He went outside, got the pizzas then, left to call Ava. Not wanting to intrude, he knocked on her door instead of opening it on her. She opened the door and came out. Ava also changed into a short gown nearly reaching her knee revealing her well moisturized legs.
Logan took in her appearance but looked away after a few seconds, how can she wear something this short when she knows he's in the house with her?
"The pizza is here" he informed.
"Okay" Ava replied, closed the door behind her. She began walking to the dinning, she sat down, picked one of the boxes, opened and began eating without waiting for Logan who went to the freezer get them juice.
Logan fetched the juice in a cup for her and one for him too before finally sitting down.
"I know you will think I will be a burden since I have nothing to do but by tomorrow, I will go for job hunting. I will get a job so that I won't have to bother you" Logan expressed sounding as sincere as he can.
"What kind of work do you want to go and look for when you don't have suitable credentials? My grandfather will hate you even more if you start doing petty jobs" Ava said blatantly. She paused, took a slice of pizza in her mouth, taking a bite.
"There is a position for you in our company, that's the only place you can get accepted"
Logan almost cringed on hearing that, how will it feel working in your in-laws company? Especially the ones that doesn't like you at all. They will turn him into a puppet. "I will have to decline, don't worry, I definitely won't do menial jobs that will belittle your family's status" he replied confidently. Logan doesn't need to work in the first place, he only said that to put her mind at ease. "Okay" Ava replied and they ate silently without any of them talking until they were done. "We have to create house rules so that no one will trespass against each other, in other words, you should write list of the things you hate and like and I will also write mine. We will review them tomorrow but right now, the only thing I want to do is sleep" Logan glanced at his wrist watch the moment he said that. It was just 6:21pm, how can she want to sleep this early? "Okay, that's a good night then" he said to her, she nodded her head and left. After clearing the table and not having anything e
Logan didn't know that a lot of time has passed by while he was having that conversation with Stephen. It was already past nine when he got home. He noiselessly opened Ava's door to see her sleeping peacefully in the bright room, how can she comfortably sleep with her lights on? Is she scared of darkness? Whatever it is, he is grateful he met her sleeping. Entering into his room, he pulled out of his wears, grabbed a towel and entered into the bathroom, took a cold bath. That's what he needs right now! Once he was out, he put on his night wears and climbed on the bed. He texted Alfred and Daryl the address Stephen wrote for him, asking them to meet tomorrow morning since they have a mission to complete urgently.It will be a stressful day tomorrow! The next day.... Logan came out of his room, dressed in a suit. He met Ava in the living room and they exchanged greetings! She was already dressed for work, she look astonishing in her work attire. "I am not used to doing wife duties
"Father-in-law" Logan called trying to act as polite as he could and excused himself from their midst, leaving everyone except Daryl staring widely at his retreating figure. Father in-law? Did their boss get married by chance?"Father in-law? Is that your way of greeting an elderly person?" Mr Charles Hilton yelled. Logan imagined him hitting the table while screaming his lungs out. Both him and his wife didn't say a word yesterday when Mr Hilton senior was low blowing him. "I am sorry for being impolite" Logan voiced out, at the same time rolling his eyes. "Keep the apology to yourself, I am only getting involved with the likes of you because of my daughter. You should be thankful to her!" Mr Charles Hilton razzed wildly. Logan suppressed a scoff, that should have been said the other way round. His daughter needs Logan more than the money she is giving to him which is as good as useless to him. "My daughter left the house because of you, I am sure you took her to a suburb area whe
Logan paused, he briefly took a glimpse at the two older men right outside his door then walked hastily towards them. "I am sorry, I was out when you called and I tried to be here as soon as possible" he said, coming forth to get the front door opened for them to enter. After looking around like two lost puppies, they both looked at each other before glaring at Logan who didn't understand why they did so. "This is the place my granddaughter is living? Do you know how precious she is to us? Staying in this place feels like you are being confined" Logan almost scoffed on hearing that, this place? Confined? A spacious living room like this is confined to them? "No way am I allowing her stay in this God forsaken place, she has made her choice but I haven't made mine. How will I know that you are not planning on murdering her and running away with her wealth?" Mr Hilton senior added, Logan couldn't hold it, he passed them a disrespectful look. "I won't do that for any reason, I don't
Logan looked around the abandoned warehouse in disgust, Stephen must be stupid to have kept young girls here. It look so messy with grasses everywhere creating room for reptiles, this place is not healthy at all for any human. As he move towards the house, he balled his hand in a fist, his jaw clenched with each step he took. It's inhuman to keep people in this kind of environment. Just as Logan was about stepping into the house, Stephen came out with a big smile on his face. His eyes were obsessively on the briefcase in Logan's hand. "You came right on time Jordan, the girls are ready. Please come in" he said to Logan who tried to effortfully maintain a smile on his face. "I learnt time management you know, every business person should know that" Logan replied as he was ushered in. He looked around, taking notice of every little thing that matters. The guards here are less than ten and only about three are armed. He chuckled silently at the foolishness of Stephen, how can he keep
Logan entered into the sitting room, looking worn out. It was a few minutes past nine, two hours have gone by while he was taking care of just a job. Stephen is long gone, he should have seen his ancestors in hell by now. When it comes to women and children, Logan doesn't spare anyone, you'd die by his hands no matter what. As he was about relaxing on the couch, Ava's voice boomed in the room. "Where have you been?" she asked in a low tone with her forehead creasing. Logan was a little startled, he didn't see her when he came in and she spoke all of a sudden."Oh, I am sorry I didn't inform you. A restaurant was looking for a part-time manager due to personal reasons, I had to try to see if I could get the job since it was a one time thing and luckily I got the job, we just closed now and I got paid a few dollars, it wasn't much but then, it can do some things for me" the lies rolled out of his mouth smoothly like he has been practicing them. Logan couldn't help but cuss mentally,
After his call with Daryl, Logan finished up his food and left the dinning to Ava's room. Without planning on intruding, he gently knocked on her door before going inside. She was seated on her bed while working on her laptop. "So?" Logan uttered, taking a seat beside her on the bed. She raised up her head before closing her laptop and focusing her attention on Logan. "I know that we do not love each other but with the way things have turned out, we have to act lovey dovey all the time so that my family won't suspect anything. We will also have to share a room, even if it's not okay by you, there's nothing I can do about that" Ava laid out. It's true that they barely know anything about each other but then, since they are already married, it's just right they make everybody believe otherwise. "I understand that, it's necessary" Logan replied in a single tone, he doesn't have anything to say in particular because he already predicted this before now. "And... It's nothing, forget
Logan stood there watching his father and mother in-law leave He was totally livid but still maintained his calm, Logan has never been a patient type but somehow, he has been digesting everything this family have been saying to him. How he manages to stay tranquilized is a mystery to him. "Are you not coming in?" Ava asked breaking him from his chain of thoughts. She didn't bother to apologize to him because she sees no reason to.Without saying anything, he followed her into the room. "This is where we will be staying, your things will be moved into the closet" she explained while Logan looked around the room, it's big enough to contain both of them. That's all that he could see. "I will love it if you don't get too comfortable in my personal space and cross the line between us" she warned making Logan to raise his brow at her. Is she saying this to him? Was there a line between them before now? There's no way he is here because of her and then, she will draw a line between them