Substitute Groom: Married To An Enemy novel Chapter 8

A knock on the door took Moriah back to the present time. She sighed before telling the person to come in. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest, seeing Ethan come in.

"What are you doing here?" coldness seeped through her voice.

She stood up and looked at the files behind her desk so she could turn her back on him. She can't bear the sight of his face. It disgusted her.

"Picking you up," Ethan said casually as if it was their usual routine.

Her hands froze momentarily and continued to search. "I have somewhere else to go, you can go back first," she said, still pretending to look for a file.

Moriah finds it nauseating that after he went with his lover for a check up and the possibility that his lover was pregnant. She feels like throwing up.

Does he think that she is a cheap woman and begging him to throw her a little time? There might not be love in their marriage, but she wanted respect. She can't accept the fact that he was screwing other women and that he will go home and touch her. That's gross and she couldn't tolerate it.

"Who's coming with you?" Ethan said irritably, thinking she'd be with Denver.

Irritation took over Moriah, she turned around, her nose flaring. "Mind your own business, Mr Miller."

She never asked him who he was spending his time with and now he was interrogating her. She wondered where he got that audacity.

"You're my business, Mrs. Miller," Ethan said, he was emanating a cold and dangerous aura which made Moriah scared.

"Cindy is coming with me. Are you happy? " Moriah could not refrain from rolling her eyes.

"The doctor who bought you lunch, he's got a thing for you. Are you aware of it? " Ethan frowned while speaking. He spoke in a cold voice, lest he appear jealous.

"Yes, I know about it. What is it to you? By the way, you should leave now. Your lover might be waiting for you now," Moriah said dismissively and turned her back to him.

Ethan left with a dark face, emanating an aloof and powerful aura which made people steer away from his path.

An hour later, while Cindy was driving her car, feeling her friend's despair, she spoke to console her. "She's not pregnant, it's just a stomach bug."

"I don't care if she's pregnant," Moriah answered with a soft chuckle.

"Are you really not going to throw a tantrum seeing your husband go to the hospital with his lover? And he didn't even correct me when I deliberately said that Hazel is his wife," Cindy felt like he wanted to tear Ethan's face, recalling that he was not in the least looked guilty. He was so thick -skinned.

"I didn't expect anything good out of this marriage. When I marry my arch enemy, what do I expect? " She shrugged her shoulders to show that she did not care whether Ethan's lover was pregnant.

Once down the aisle that day, Moriah already knew there wouldn't be anything good in this marriage.

She convinced herself not to expect good things from Ethan so that she won't be hurt. She had enough of a heartache when Shaun jilted her at the altar and she wouldn't let pain touch her heart again.

She was glad Ethan didn't show up for almost four months after they got married. And that gave her time to mend her heart. Thinking about Shaun now doesn't hurt so bad.

She's somewhat glad that he left her that day instead of marrying her when he himself had a doubt in his heart. It would be more painful for her, bound to her while he was unsure of his love for her.

"Hey, you've zoned out again," Cindy's voice was laced with concern, she's worried Moriah has zoned out several times today and it wasn't like her.

"Are you thinking about Ethan?" she said as her car pulled up in the parking area of the shop.

"I'm thinking about Shaun," Moriah said in a whisper, she was embarrassed to tell she was thinking about her ex- fiancé.

"Do you still love him?" Cindy raised an eyebrow, she found it silly to ask her that question. How her best friend could easily let go of her feelings for a man she'd loved for over a decade.

"I do," Moriah bowed her head to hide her teary eyes.

Cindy couldn't find a word to console her friend, the only thing she could do now is to pat her shoulder gently and listen to her.

Moriah sighed and said with a faint smile, "Let's not talk about him. It's not healthy, I should get on with my life."

They got out of the car and talked about random things, chuckling as they made their way to the shop.

Moriah was teasing her about Dr. Johannes when her eyes landed on the man sitting on the couch. She was stunned, however, she was able to recollect herself in just a scant second and continued walking.