"Who are you?" blackjack spat back
"Nobody," Alex said, with a cold expression. "Drop the knife and let's talk man to man"
Blackjack laughed, like he just heard the funniest joke. " You don't know who I am and you dare order me around? Okay then if you say so."
"This lady here owes me thirty thousand dollars," Do you have the money now? If not , my men will make you pay for interrupting my fun." Blackjack laughed while playing with a knife around his fingers.
"I don't have the money here but I can take it from a friend to pay now," Alex replied, unbothered.
The laughter grew louder, everyone looked at Alex with a shameful look. " Okay mummy's boy, " Blackjack said mimicking.
After Alex was given the bank account, he left to the balcony to call his assistant to do the transfer. "Untie her."
Blackjack men confirmed the money, shocked by the amount he added, Blackjack asked. " Who are you?"
Alex was known in the town as a cursed old man, so If he told Blackjack who he was it would sound like a joke to them. "Nobody, my rich friends, just did me a favor, don't ever come back looking for her, she's off your list."
Blackjack sighed, don't worry I have no business with her if she's not putting money in my wallet." with that they left.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Alex asked Emily, while staring at her picture when she was younger. "Well I was about to, but not on the first day of our wedding." After she explained what happened they left to Alex's house
"You will be sleeping in the master's bedroom," Alex told her, waiting for her reaction.
"Master's bedroom? So where will you sleep?" Emily asked cluelessly.
"You're now married, Mrs Stone, husband and wife are meant to sleep together don't you think so ?" Alex smirked.
"Ohh Yes," Emily said.
"If you need me just call me, I won't be coming back anytime soon."Alex said, heading to his study room.
"Boss, the lady you married isn't the lady you have been looking for," Nuel said, my personal assistant, while handing me a file.
He frowned, going through the file, "So are you saying that the lady here is fake or she has a twin?" Alex was confused.
"I am not sure yet but we have our men searching everywhere," Nuel explained. "The lady here has no birthmark on her left shoulder but Abigail did."
Abigail was the lady Alex fell in love with online, they became close friends for two years and Abigail promised to visit his country when she's back from business trip in Australia. However, Alex did not hear from her when she arrived in Australia, It's been four years now and he can't move on.
" Let's keep this a secret," He instructed Nuel. "If my mother asks about the sudden marriage you know what to say. As for the stranger I married keep an eye on her."
After that, Nuel and Alex discussed business, signing documents and approving company projects. They worked until midnight before Alex sent Nuel home.
Alex made his way to the bedroom, where Emily was sleeping peacefully. He looked at her face closely and her skin color somehow matched the lady he had in mind.
Emily screamed.. "When did you return? Why were so close to my face," She asked.
Emily had a lot of questions, but then she remembered she was married to the man standing before her. "I'm sorry," She said while getting up from the bed.
Alex looked at her confused, as to why she was apologizing and asked, " Going somewhere?"
"I will sleep on the couch while you take the bed," She explained.
Alex knew she wasn't ready but it looked like she had something else in mind she was afraid of. Alex having the urge to tease her, he quickly pinned her to the wall.
" You do not believe the rumors right? I am not infertile and I am not cursed." He said, with a calm voice. "You're my woman now. I understand you are not ready but you shouldn't make it so obvious. I can wait till you're ready but you should know that I won't be able to wait for long," He smirked, letting her go.
Alex left the room, heading back to my study room, he could finally rest at least for now until he found Abigail. He sighed.