SIXTY-TWO

AYSHAM’S POV:

“Show me then.” He said with a challenged tone with a smirk on his face while his eyes were dripping mischief but I had the answer to that as I leaned in a little with a proud smile adoring my lips.

“I can show you.” I trailed making as I felt his muscles flexing underneath mine.

“I am waiting.” He said in an exact tone as mine as the air felt tense around us but for the first time, I liked someone challenging me or otherwise I liked to stay in my bubble without bothering anyone or without indulging myself in the activities that could bother me instead. I was mature enough to not get triggered by people remarks on me which were mostly why I remained so silent and talked about necessary stuff only. They treated me as if I wasn’t a human. I was an introvert but not the rude type of one.

“Give me my phone.” I asked as his eyebrows scrunched up with as he looked at with confusion but he nevertheless handed me my phone placed on the bed as his long arm could reach that easily.

He placed that on my palm and then after few seconds of surfing on my phone I smiled proudly. “Look I am not dumb.” He glanced at me and then at the phone as his facial muscles relaxed but instead, they turned into a slack one.

“I was the topper of my college.” I informed in case if he didn’t get that because I opened my college’s website in front of him with a picture of mine placed at the top of the chart of the banner where the toppers of my graduating year were published. “Hence proved I am not dumb.” I said chirping as he twitched his lips from one side.

“Yeah, you aren’t dumb.” He said but my smile vanished when I detected the clear hint of sarcasm in his voice.

“What’s that mean?” I got up from his lap resting my hands on my hips to confront him because I struggled hard to get that position in the board.

“I said nothing.” He said standing up while putting his hand inside his pocket but there was a clear hint of disappointment in the voice.

“What was in that voice then?” I asked as he suppressed his plum lips in a thin line trying to hide his smile.

“No, you are smart in studies I admit that.” He reassured but I still narrowed my eyes at him.

“Fine.” I said as I turned around and stormed out of the room huffing. I heard his voice behind but his words didn’t hit the finish line since his phone started ringing and never missed his phone calls. They all were important ones always. I remembered when did once for me and turned out it was important.

“Hey someone’s wife.” I came to meet with Suzi in the kitchen as her eyes were still swell because recently, she got addicted to the reels scrolling habit in her new smart phone which made her look like a zombie due to lack of sleep.

“That wasn’t funny. I could have to sleep on the couch.” I said while started helping her in the kitchen because she was just about to put salt in her coffee instead of brown sugar.

“But you didn’t.” She said stifling her yawn and I just pouted because there was no way I could start my day with an argument with her.

“Why you entered with your face swell?” She asked while placing the mugs on the kitchen counter. No matter how much sleepy she was she always looked upon me keeping an eye on everything even on my facial expressions.

“He thinks I am dumb.” There was no point hiding anything from Suzi as she just took sip from her coffee and looked at me with a stifled smile. Oh, My God! She also thinks I am dumb.

“Why are you smiling like that? Wait?” I said as I also showed her the website of my college to talk with evidence in my hand but she didn’t look impressed because she said “Impressive” with a smile on her face that spoke many other things like one of them was I am dumb.

“Tell me the whole thing.” She said when I stared at her for a long time and then I detailed her everything as why I came like that in the kitchen.

“So, you are saying you were sitting very close to him and when he asked you to show how smart you are you showed him your college result card?” She asked in an intellectual manner while taking sips from the mug like a scholar smoking just to look cool.

“Yes.” I said in a whew manner as she finally understood.

“You are not dumb in your studies in fact. You are not dumb in when it comes to house chores especially cooking. You know the rights of women and children too.” She complimented but I knew there were many other things to come and proving me right she further added. “But my child, you are clearly dumb when it comes to the rights of husband.” She finally said with gritted teeth at the end putting the coffee mug on the table and turning towards me.

“When a husband asked you for anything this close like the close you were with him you have to get physically romantic with him. Research shows that men are hornier in the morning.” She said sounding like a teacher who was scolding her child.

“But he said show me how…” I mumbled in my mouth as now I could sense why there was flexing of muscles underneath me.

“Even if he says that show me how fat you are then you go and sit on his mouth. That’s just how it works.” She said and I gasped covering her and as well as mine mouth with my palms as she just spat my hand away to make me whisper.

“You are shameless.” I hissed as I glanced at the entrance to make sure nobody heard us.

“And you are dumb.” She whispered back in the same tone and got up from the chair as her coffee was finished and now it was time to make breakfast.

With so many inappropriate things and imagination in my mind I also started helping her in the kitchen not before checking on my plants I just planted in the garden.

“Sir.” Before Suzi’s voice his cologne hit my nostrils as I took a deep breath with my legs jelly like because the words with Suzi bestowed my ears were still affecting me so I didn’t even dare to turn around and look at him in the eye.

“Move the stuff of the smartest people in the mansion in my room.” That was clearly a sarcastic comment as I couldn’t help but twist the sponge in my hand when Suzi answered him with a slight bow. I bet she had a smile on her face at that time while he must have a smirk on his face.

“I’ll get going then.” He informed a little loudly enough for me to hear as the situation was so embarrassing that I didn’t turn around and with a sigh he left as I heard the sound of his footsteps getting milder.

The whole day passed in blur as I couldn’t get the time to look at the plants in my garden while I had to help Suzi in moving my stuff in his room. He should have asked my permission before asking Suzi but no he was the king here obviously so he did feel like doing that. There was whole wardrobe for me in his closet as if it was made for me especially.

My heart beat wasn’t normal thinking of sharing a room with him as he had called me wife several times and now, I was getting the feeling that he had some qualities inside him which could tell he had husband material qualities inside him.

“So, you are officially Mrs. Farzan Shah.” Areej said as she came in the evening while Suzi made snacks for us to enjoy sitting in the garden. I just smiled at her as my mind wasn’t at one place at that time.

We were chatting or more like gossiping when a message beeped up on my screen as his name took my attention making me open the message in an instant.

“Do you people know code languages of your boss?” I asked both of them as they looked at me while I read the message from him.

“What is it?” They asked and then I showed them the message where it was written.

“Pack your things in an hour. We have to go.”

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