The Billionaire's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 46

Anna's POV

Mother left for work after dropping the bombshell.

My marriage with Aidan has an expiry date. Is this like a contract or what?

I don't even know whether to be happy or sad. Happy because I won't spend forever with Mr. Arrogant and sad because I will get divorced at an early age. I am just 24 and in the next 6 years, I will be 30. I am sad that I am going to get a divorce at 30.

I see divorce as a bad thing.

The separation of parents causes emotional trauma to the child. Pamela is a close example. Pamela rarely talks about her mother but her love for her father is out of the world. I know she is blaming her mother for the divorce of her parents.

Pamela has been through a lot of trauma silently, without telling anyone the cause, including me. And she dealt with the trauma alone. Pamela is always there for me despite the gap in the social class of our parents and I always try my best to be there for her.

If my baby turns out to be as sensitive as Pamela, what will I tell her? How will I explain things to her? Will she hate me like Pamela dislikes her mother? If I don't agree to the marriage, will my baby hate me also?

I am now torn between two worlds. I have no idea what to do because any decision I take now has its consequences. My child might hate me if I agree to it or even disagree too.

What should I do then?

The doorbell rings and I rush out of my room to open the door. I have just finished eating breakfast and I am planning on watching a movie to lighten up my mood. I don't want this issue to bother me anymore and I have made a decision not to question my mother about my father anymore.

I throw the door open to see Pamela. I am surprised to see her. She is supposed to be in school. I know she isn't here to pick me up for school because our first-class usually starts by 8 am and it's past 9 am already.

"What are you doing here?" I move away from the door to allow her in.

"Am I not welcome?" She enters and I close the door before following her.

"No, that's not what I mean", she twirls back to face me.

I embrace her. "How are you?" I am really curious to know why she didn't go to school.

"I am fine", she answers and disengages from the hug with a huge smile on her face.

"You did not go to school today?" I fold my arms, watching her and trying to decipher the smile on her face.

"No, it's Saturday", she rolls her eyes at me.

I totally forgot today is Saturday. I already made up my mind not to go to school today, forgetting that it's weekend already. "Oh, I forgot."

"What were you thinking?" She sits on the sofa.

"Nothing, really", I don't intend to tell her what happened between mom and me. I don't need to consult her all the time. It is high time I started making decisions on my own and sticking to them.

"What happened between you and mom?" She asks me as I move to sit next to her. I am not surprised she is asking the question. I believe that is why she is here since she already knows I was angry at mom since the previous day.

"Nothing", I shrug indifferently and bite my lower lips for lying.

"Nothing?" She peers at me with a frown. She must have figured out that I am lying.

"I asked your mom about you and she said you are not in a good mood, that's why I am here."

I shouldn't have lied. I didn't know what mom told her. I feel ashamed for lying to my best friend.

"Anna?"

"I'm fine, Pamela."

"No, you are not. Talk to me, please", she pleads with me to confide in her. "Are you going to accept him or not?"

"I was thinking of doing that until mom told me the marriage is going to last for just six years", I announce.

She looks thoughtful for a while before asking me. "You want it to last forever?"

"No. I mean yes", she begins to laugh sarcastically.

"Stop laughing please, it's not funny." She laughs again. I hit her and she stops laughing while maintaining a straight face.

Before I know what is happening, she bursts into a fit of laughter and I join her. I didn't find it funny but her laughter is funny and I can't control my laughter too.

"What I mean is I can't imagine living with that idiot in the same roof forever and if we are going to get divorced after 6 years, what will I tell my child?"

"Yeah, I get your point. It's good news, though. You can start dating again after the divorce."

I sigh. She doesn't understand my point.

"...that is if you two don't fall in love before 6 years", she grins widely.

"What?" I can't imagine Aidan and me being in love. "That can not happen

and you know it."

"Why can't it happen?"

"It doesn't even sound right", I shrug with arms spread wide.

"Of course, it does. All you need to do is make him fall in love with you and that's all", she claps her hands and grins in satisfaction, like someone who had done a good job.

I throw her a cold glare. "That can't be possible, Pam."

"Why?" She suddenly frowns.

"First, I don't see myself falling in love with him, and secondly, he is a cold man. Nothing will work on him." I exclaim.

"Why can't you fall in love with him and why do you think he is cold?" She questions me.

"Arrogant men turn me off and he is one of those men....."

"Yet you let him have sex with you?" She smirks.

I look away. "I don't see myself becoming soft on him."

She sighs and watches me intensely. "You should make the best out of this, Anna."

"What is the essence when we are going to go our different ways in a few years?"

"You can stop that from happening." She insists.

"How? By forcing him to love me? By pretending to love him? By becoming meek like a dove all in the name of being a good wife? No, I can't do that." I shake my head in disagreement.

"What are you going to do then?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?"

"Yeah, I will just let fate take its course", I conclude in resignation.

"Whatever!" She leans back on the sofa.

"Did mom put you to this?" I suddenly ask her, wondering if she is doing this because mom asked her to.

"No", she responds sharply. "Of course not."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am." She eyes me and I chuckle lightly.

"I know my mom."

"She is doing this in your best interest. Me too."

"Yes, ma", I bow dramatically and she hits my arms.

"Ouch, do you want to hurt my baby?"

"Is the baby in your hand?" She rolls her eyes at me playfully.

"Yeah", we both laugh out loud before we fall silent, sitting beside each other.

"Guess what?" She asks me out of the blues.

"What?" I turn to look at her. I can see the smile on her face.

"You remember the guy who bumped into me last night?"

I remember the cute guy that threw her a wink so I nod. "The one with Aidan?"

She gasps. "Was he with Aidan?"

I thought they were together. Why is she asking me?

"I don't know, weren't they together? I ask.

"Aidan was behind him and when he bumped into me, Aidan only looked back because of how I cursed before he continued walking in", she demonstrates and shakes her head. "I don't think they were together."

"I thought they were together", I say.

"I doubt that", she denies it again.

"What happened to the guy?"

"Guess what happened", she mutters softly.

"I can't, just tell me already", I pout.

She is silent for a while before taking a deep breath and blurting out. "After you left, we spent the night together and he asked me out."

"Oh, My God!" I clasp my hand over my mouth in amazement and happiness. I can't remember the last time Pamela went out on a date. She believes all men cheat because of past relationships.

I am happy for her, not because she is going to date again but because I saw the guy and I have a feeling he is a great guy.

I pull her to myself and embrace her tightly.