AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

– Oh, then come back early. The sun is shining brightly outside. Don’t get sunburned.

Sabrina reminded him with consideration.

Roxane fled without looking back.

– I know.

– This child… She smiled and shook her head, her tone full of love.

Roxane ran to the security room and knocked on the door.

The one who opened the door was a middle-aged man with a kind face. He said with a smile:

“What’s the matter, little girl?”

Roxane was out of breath, her cheeks red and beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. After taking two deep breaths, she said:

– I saw a suspicious person at the door last night. Can I watch surveillance footage?

She told him her house number.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

The security guard invited her in and asked her to sit in the chair next to him. Then he sat down at the computer and started checking surveillance footage.

After a while, she saw the man’s tall figure on the screen. Although most of it was blocked by the car, she could still see the man’s handsome facial features from the side and the cigarette butt in his hand.

– This person looks familiar to me. Has he ever been to our neighborhood?

The security uncle was puzzled.

Roxane recognized Sebastien at a glance. She bit her lower lip and begged:

– Can you help me double read and see when it’s gone?

– Of course you can!

The security guard uncle was very easy to talk to and he immediately adjusted the video playback speed to 32x.

After a while, she saw that the character in the video had disappeared. She stopped and stepped back a little. When she stopped and saw that the man had gotten into the car, the time on the surveillance camera was five in the morning.

Roxane’s curled eyelashes trembled slightly and her heart felt like it had been scratched by a cat’s claws. For a while it was sour and itchy.

He had actually been out all night.

Was he stupid?

What’s the point of staying out all night? why didn’t he dare to come and find me?

Come to think of it, he might be scared too!

He was afraid she would be angry, afraid she would never want to talk to him again!

The security guard uncle was experienced and knew what was going on at a glance.

– Young girl, is this your boyfriend? You’re arguing, aren’t you?

Roxane came to her senses and shook her head.

– He’s not my boyfriend.

Before the security guard could say anything, Roxane added, “That’s my husband. Were married.

The security uncle’s eyes widened.

Roxane stood up and thanked him before turning to leave the security room.

The uncle finally reacted.

– Isn’t she boss Alvarez’s daughter? And she seems to be married to a super rich man…

She dared to quarrel with a super rich man and made him stay out for a night. This little girl was really something!

Roxane left the security room but did not return home. Instead, she ran to the entrance of the community and stopped an empty car that had almost sped by. She gave the address of the Moon Pavilion house.

One hour later.

Roxane got out of the car and ran into the house.

The Butler looked at her as if he had seen his Savior.

– Madam, you are finally back.

She grabbed his hand and asked anxiously:

– Where is Sebastien?

– Monsieur is in the office,

Before the butler could finish, she turned and ran upstairs. She pushed the door open without knocking.

The lights were off in the room, and it was a pale yellow. The room was filled with smoke and the smell was so strong that it was suffocating.

Roxane choked and started coughing.

Sebastian was originally sitting in a chair discouraged, but the moment he looked up and saw her, he was a little dazed.

He suspected he was hallucinating. Otherwise, how could he see Roxane come back?

Roxane coughed and fanned the smoke with her hand. She said pitifully:

– Sebastien, how many cigarettes have you smoked?

Roxane’s voice.

I do not dream.

Sebastien came to his senses and quickly stubbed out the cigarette he was holding in the ashtray. He got up and opened the curtains so the windows could be opened for some air.

The strong, pungent smell dispersed and the light illuminated the study room. It also revealed the fatigue and loneliness on the man’s face.

Sebastien stood at the window without moving. His Adam’s apple moved. He wanted to ask her why she had come back, but he swallowed his words.

Roxane walked towards the desk step by step and her eyes were drawn to the ashtray on the table.

The white ashtray was already full of cigarette butts, piled up like a small mountain, and there was a piece of paper next to the ashtray.

Roxane picked up the paper and removed the ashes on it. There was only one sentence on the paper.

I wish you all a happy life.

– What is this? She looked up at the man.

Sebastien had been smoking all night and his throat was burning with pain at the moment. His voice was even hoarser.

– When we got married, the Irish Civil Affairs Office gave us a wedding gift.

Roxane blinked.

– You kept it.

He licked his lips.

– Yes, it was locked in the safe with our marriage certificate.

She looked at the safe built into the wall, which was still open.

She moved forward to take a look out of curiosity.

There were only two marriage certificates.

“Is your safe just for locking up a marriage certificate and a worthless piece of paper?

Sebastien didn’t know why she came back today. He didn’t know what to do, and he looked very panicked. His image of calm and wisdom had completely collapsed. He was like a little boy who had done something wrong and didn’t know what to do.

He answered all the questions asked by Roxane.

– For me, our marriage is an invaluable treasure!

Roxane put down the piece of paper and closed the safe. When she turned to look at him, she asked with a straight face:

“So you’re more interested in our marriage than in me?”

Sebastian was surprised and his tired expression was filled with panic. He quickly explained to me:

– No, you are more important to me!

– I never thought I would love a girl so deeply one day. I also never thought that I would love you more than I love myself, to the point that I would even ruin my life.

– What?

Roxane tilted her head, not entirely understanding what he meant.

Sebastian hadn’t slept all night and his eyes were bloodshot. At this moment, he was full of affection and said hoarsely:

– You are my life.

Roxane was stunned.

He licked his dry lips and lowered his head with a bitter smile.

– But now I force myself to let you go and let you leave me…

He felt like he was committing suicide.

Tears came to Roxane’s eyes. She stepped forward and hugged his strong waist.

– Are you an idiot? she asked in a nasal voice. You can lie to me all your life. I’m not very smart anyway, so I won’t know even if you lie to me my whole life.

Sebastian held her face and looked at her affectionately. His throat tightened and his voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible.

-But you are the sun, and the sun should be in the sky. How can I hide the sun?