Get Me Married By Tori Chapter 17
Get Me Married
Chapter 17: Torn My steps were fastened as I walked through the hallway to get to my room, âWhat the hell are you doing?â I queried myself, nervousness took over and I felt like crying. All I could picture was Jordanâs angry face, Jordanâs angry eyes and those were not what I wanted to see. I had secretly hoped that I wouldnât see him till five years was over but I saw him again that morning. After I had spoken to him in such a terrible manner and I went ahead to make it worse that same morning. I became worried, the first day I had heard him speaking to his mother, I had become so scared of him. It was unbecoming. As my thoughts travelled to and fro, so did my body tremble in fear.
Then I felt this sudden tightness in my chest, I tripped and fell to the floor. My airflow seized and I started gasping for breath.
âMaâamâ¦.â Margaret held me and made me sit up.
âOh myâ¦. Breathâ she panicked and tried fanning me with her hands.
âI need to get the bossâ¦..â she said and turned to run off but I held her and shook my head violently.
I wasnât going to let them see me weak, I wasnât going to let them see me break and that I planned on doing. I knew I had an attack coming, my heart beat was faster than usual when I was yelling and scolding Jordan and Samantha and I had a feeling I was going to have another panic attack but I was hoping it would wait till I got to my room. But since it didnât, I planned on handling it well.
I took a deep breath and my thoughts travelled to Nate. A tear escaped my eyes when I realized I still had not spoken to him. I started wishing he was close by, he knew how to handle my attacks and make sure I was fine, but he wasnât and I was married.
I shut the thought of him away and focused on taking deep breaths, just as he thought me and soon enough, the tightness in my chest area freed up and I felt better. I wiped the stray tears away from my face and tried my best to get up. Margaret held me and assisted me to get on my feet and with her help I was able to get to my room safely.
I sat down on my bed and Margaret went ahead to pour me a glass of water which I gulped down immediately I took it from her âAre you alright?â she asked me and took the glass away from me.
I gave her a faint smile and nodded my head but I knew deep down in my heart I wasnât okay. I had reacted again and this time I did worse than the last. It was something to worry about.
âI think so. Those two lovers just bring out the worse in meâ I blurted out and Margaret chuckled.
âYou have gained the respect of everyone here. They like youâ she said and I smiled heartily.
âI canât believe Jordan allowed Samantha treat you that wayâ I said after a while.
âWell she has been that way for a long timeâ Margaret said and sat down close to me..
âHow long have you been working here again?â I asked her and she chuckled.
âSince Jordanâs teenage ageâ she replied and I gaped at her.
âI know⦠its been so long right?â she asked reading my thought âWell yesâ I said and she grinned.
âWhat about Samantha, you called her by her nameâ I said, not knowing why I was so curious about the both of them.
âSame thing. She has been a spoilt brat for ages, I was there when Jordan started falling in love and when he proposed too. But she declined him and moved abroadâ she explained and an âohhhhhhhâ
escaped my lips.
âWell, for the fact that they are lovers doesnât give her the right to treat you or anyone else the way she pleasesâ I said.
âYou made that clear to her, I am sure she will start learning her lessonâ Margaret said with amusement and I laughed for the first time. I remembered the look on Samanthaâs face and I suddenly felt so good about myself.
âThank you for defending me out thereâ she added and I shrugged her off without saying a word.
I sat on my bed for a while with many thoughts going through my head. One was Jordan. I didnât understand how the Jordan I spoke to on phone was so different from the Jordan I lived with. He was so free, not too free but he could talk more than the Jordan I lived with. And though during the phone calls, I didnât see his face but I could tell he smiled more frequently than the Jordan I was forced to live with. I couldnât help but ask myselfâ¦.what happened to him?
But my phone rang and interrupted my thoughts.
When I picked it up, it was a video call from my dad.
I jumped up immediately and ran to the mirror scaring Margaret.
âIs every okay?â she asked immediately âYes⦠no. do I look okay?â I turned to her and asked.
âYesâ¦â She stressed.
âNoâ¦like do I look happy?â I asked and she her eyes brightened with understanding.
âYesâ¦you look okay and happy and beautifulâ she complimented and I relaxed.
My parents needed to see me happy because I didnât want them worrying about me. It was my job after all, being a trophy wife.
I turned to the phone and picked up the call, my mom and dadâs face popped on the screen and my lips curved into a wide smile.
I didnât stop pacing to and fro after what that bitch did. She had dared to slap me and talk back at me.
No one had ever done that, not in my life but she did and Jordan did nothing about it. He allowed her do what she wanted and walk away and allowed me go through the humiliation and embarrassment.
My heart boiled and turned with rage, I was angry enough that Jordan had gotten married but I got over it when he came back for me. It proved that he still loved me and he placed me first before any other person but when I arrived at his new house, I felt troubled. The house was so big and it wasnât mine. I felt jealous knowing he was going to share that house with someone else, someone far from me and it was grossly unfair. With everything that was happening, what ticked me off completely was the woman he married.
When I saw her coming down from the stairs the previous day, one thing was clear, she was graceful, elegant and pretty. Her eyes shone brightly. When she came closer, my heart skipped and I felt like dying with jealousy. Her eyes were blue and her skin was spotless, she was beautiful and knowing that Jordan didnât just get married to any woman but a woman who was more beautiful than I was did a lot of things to me. She could attract any man to her including Jordan Chase When she left, I felt a little bit victorious, she left with tears and I hoped she wasnât going to return but that hope was shattered when she returned that evening with a boldness that I was scared of.
I knew if I wanted to have my way, I had to be the more intimidating one, the one with the orders, the one with vile, the one with the boldness. That was the only way I could do whatever I wanted but that girl was slowly becoming a torn on my fleshâ¦â¦..
And ohh, her guts. She had the guts to hit me and talk back to Jordan, something I myself couldnât do.
I couldnât take the rage inside of me anymore, so I quickly turned around and walked to the studies, it was there I expected Jordan to be. I opened the door angrily and regretted it the minute I did so.
Jordan stared angrily at me, he hated it when someone did that.
âIâm sorryâ I whispered and he looked away and continued searching for the file he was searching for.
I walked into the office and watched him. When I barged in, I planned on yelling at him for letting his wife talk to me the way she did to me but I couldnât anymore. Jordanâs demeanor was a scary one.
âYou did nothing even after seeing my humiliationâ I said and waited for his reaction. He said nothing and continued with what he was doing.
âNow you are ignoring meâ I said and he stopped and stared at me.
âCan you forget what happened alreadyâ he asked with that voice that he always had. Deep, cold and harsh.
âHow can I when your wife slapped me in front of all your staffs?â I raised my voice. He stared at me and looked away, then he continued with what he was doing.
âYou should stay away from herâ he simply said and fueled the rage inside of me.
âWhat do you mean by thatâ I asked and he picked up a file snd went through it.
âI am talking to you Jordanâ I said between gritted teeth. He said nothing and went ahead to arrange the file and turn to the door.
âI wonât be dragged into any stupid fight between you two. Stay away from her and mind your businessâ
he said and walked out of the studies, leaving me alone.
I groaned in frustration and thought of destroying something but I couldnât do that in his studies knowing he might actually kill me for it. I was already hating his wife with every fiber in my bones. So I came out and walked through the hallway. While I tried keeping my cool.
When I came out, I saw a lady I had never seen before, walking with a maid. It was none of my business but I couldnât help but nose in.
âCome hereâ¦â I commanded the maid. She turned to the lady beside her and said some words then back to me.
âYesâ¦â She simply said when she got closer to me.
I glared at her for not giving me the respect I deserved.
âItâs yes maâamâ I corrected and she stole a glance at me and looked away immediately.
âSorry I canât do that Samantha. Only the bosses wife and the bosses mom can be addressed as suchâ
she replied and my hands balled into a fist at her statement.
They took me as nothing, to them I was nothing and I had no respect at that house. And it was all because of that wife of his. After fuming for a while, I relaxed and tried speaking.
âWho is she?â I asked turning to the lady she was with.
âThatâs madam Leonaâs p.aâ she replied.
âWhat is she doing here?â I asked and she stole a glance at me.
âShe is here for the bosses wifeâ she replied and I felt like hitting her immediately.
It felt like she was rubbing it in, the fact that I wasnât the bosses wife, she was rubbing it on my face.
âGet outâ I raised my voice at her.
âBut she needs.â
âGet outâ I said between gritted teeth and she scurried away.
Then I turned to the lady and walked gracefully towards her.
âHello⦠Iâm Samantha Brandon, may I help you with anything?â I asked with a smile on my face.
âNot really. Mrs Chase asked me to come up to her room and that was where that maid was taking me toâ she said and looked around in search of the maid.
âNot to worry. What exactly are you here for?â I asked with pretense.
She stared at me for sometime like she was trying to read me..
âI am here for Mrs Chaseâ she repeated with an edge to her voice and the smile in my face disappeared for a moment.
âYou said that already. I mean, I can help with giving her the messagesâ I said and the smile on her face disappeared.
âAre you Mrs Chase?â she asked rudely and I tried controlling myself not to scratch her face.
âNo. I amâ¦.â
âWho are you exactly in this house?â she interrupted rudely and I went pale unable to answer her question.
âWhat is going on hereâ Someone asked and we both turned to the direction the voice came from.
Apparently it was my worse enemy. My skin crawled with irritation at the sight of her.
âWhen I saw your pictures, I thought you were beautiful but seeing Jordanâs wife in personâ¦.you are extremely beautifulâ the p.a complimented her as she came closer.
Her cheeks turned pink and she smiled warmly back at her.
âIâm Jackie, maâam Leonaâs p.aâ she introduced herself and stretched her hands towards the other.
âPlease call me Genesisâ she said with her glowy blue eyes, then she glanced at me and looked away immediately. They both ignored me while I stood there like a fool and waited for some sort of recognition.
âLetâs have a seat, I need to offer you somethingâ Genesis said and Jackie shook her head.
âI have a lot of things to do so I have to run along quickly. But I came to give you this cardsâ she said and searched her bag. When her hands came out of the bag, she brought out seven different bank cards with the name Genesis Chase boldly written on it.
My skin went cold and my blood stopped flowing.
âThis are your cards. So you can have access to as much finances as you wantâ Jackie said and handed the card over to Genesis âThank youâ Genesis said humbly and took the cards while I glared at her.
âIf you want anything, here is my card. Mom Leona said you can borrow me whenever you want, as far as I am not busy.â Jackie said and handed Genesis a business card.
âAndâ¦I will love to help you. You are too beautiful to resistâ she added and Genesis chuckled.
âI like you too. I will be needing your help soonâ she said and they both giggled like kids.
âBye thenâ¦call me pleaseâ Jackie added and with that she headed down the stairs while Genesis looked on with a smile on her face.
I stared at Jackie leaving and wondered what it would be like having the T_squad and her in the same room. That thought alone lightened my mood and it felt completely awesome that morning already.
I turned around so I could go to my room and saw Samantha glaring at me I ignored her, atleast that was what I planned on doing but she didnât let me was âYou dirty little thingâ she said between gritted teeth and my ears snapped at her words. I turned to her and looked her full in the face. I could feel my stomach tightening in anger but I didnât want to do more damage than I had already done. Because I clearly remembered what that morning was like and I could see that her cheeks were still red from the slap I gave her. So I calmed down and relaxed myself.
âI guess you are happy being a part of this familyâ she said and I scoffed.
âYou twisted your way into this house so you could get money. But let me tell you this, no matter how much they bath you with money. You are still nothing, do you understand?â she said between gritted teeth.
âWhy are you so angry at me huh? From what I remember I am the wife and you are the mistress. I am supposed to be the angry one here not youâ I said and her eyes widened âI am not just angry bitch. I fucking hate you, I hate you so much, your mere sight irritates the skin on my bodyâ she snapped with eyes as wide and furious as fire and voice as hard as a rock. I flinched and backed away from her because that wasnât what I expected to hear. So far, I had done nothing wrong to her to deserve such hatred.
âWhy?â I whispered and she laughed an empty, throaty laugh.
âAll thisâ¦this house, the cars, the attention, the moneyâ¦they were supposed to belong to me and you stole them. For years, every thing was mine and you came along and took it within a weekâ she flared and blurted out things I believe she was going to regret later.
I stared at her shocked and disappointed So far, I felt guilty, really guilty because I stole her man and destroyed the love they share. But I realized for her it wasnât about the love, it was about the money, the name, the possessions.
âYou never really loved Jordan after allâ I said and her eyes widened when she realized what she had said to me. She opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. Then I knew Jordan Chase was making a mistake that could cost him every thing and he didnât know.
âIt was about the money I see⦠You have everything Samantha, you are a Brandon. Why be a gold digger?â I snapped.
Anger was fueling me again, I realized I was sharing my husband with someone who wasnât even worth it.
âI â¦â¦. donât know â¦.what you are saying_â she stuttered and I smirked at her pathetic attempt to cover up. But we all knew that, words when spat out, could never be taken back.
I stared at how pitiful she became for a while before walking away.
My heart went out to Jordan. He was being deceived and he had no clue.
I was torn between making him see Samantha for who she truly is or minding my business and focus on being a trophy wife.
I donât post on weekends. So I will be seeing you guys with the next episode on Mondayâ¦have a lovely weekend.