Novel Palace
Chapter 47
Asher’s POV
I stared at her with frustration. Why was she making my life a living hell? What was I to do to make her know that I was not the same person I used to be?
Had I done anything to make her hate me to this extent?
I was used to women throwing themselves at me every single day as a president. I was rich, influential and handsome. I was not lacking in any way.
I was also very good in bed and I had one of the best body physiques out there. Why was Zendaya making it so hard for me to get to her?
I would go to gatherings and get women dumbing themselves to be by my side. Throwing themselves at me like they did not matter. That was how it was supposed to be. Instead here I was with Zendaya who did nothing but make my life a living hell.
I did not need to chase women around like this, they chased me around. She was a menace and I had to find a way to put her in her place.
I took a good look at her and found out there was no way I could put her in her place.
She was stronger now when compared to the woman I had married all those years ago. She was more confident, more beautiful and my god! Those breasts could make men fall to their knees. I could not believe I had held them before but now I was not even allowed to talk to her.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
“Fine, you want to know the truth?” I sighed ready to tell her how I truly felt. “The truth is that I am intrigued by you and I want you to be mine.”
I watched her face go from curiosity to shock. She uncrossed her arms as it fell to the side giving her the illusion of her being open.
I walked closer to her with a smile on my face, putting my hands around her waist.
What I had told her seemed to shock her but it also seemed to do more than that. She had no emotion of anger or sadness on her face, just confusion.
“Let me go,” she said, struggling against my grip.
“Have dinner with me,” I suggested as our eyes clashed with her lips drawing me in for a kiss.
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Zendaya’s POV
His admission to liking me shocked me to an extent but only because I didn’t expect him to fall for me so quickly.
While I had planned how to take him down I had planned according to the Asher I knew and not this Asher who was weak. The Asher I had married was cold and hard to get. I had not expected him to fall so quickly to my traps.
I decided to throw him a bone and keep him hanging onto me.
“I will have dinner with you,” I sighed trying to pull out of his grip. “But not today. I’ve got a lot to do this evening.”
“How about tomorrow?” he asked as I nodded.
“That is perfect.”
He released me as I trailed back a bit. He held my hand, kissing my knuckles in a gentle manner before letting me go. The touch of his kiss on my hand made me feel oddly pleasant.
“I have to go,” I said, running out of the park as I headed for the car.
When I got in, I drove off immediately, looking in the rear view mirror to make sure I wasn’t followed.
I took in deep breaths wondering what that was all about.
I had to be prepared for anything. That man had something up his sleeves and I was not going to be caught up in his mess.
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Travis’s POV
I watched television with the kids when she entered with the driver helping her with her new clothes.
The maid soon joined in helping as I chuckled at the three of them fumbling their way to the bedroom.
“Alright kids, have you done your homework?” she asked when the maid and the driver had gone back to their post.
“Oh come on, relax,” I chuckled. “I’ll help them do it.”
“No, I want them to be the smartest in their class,” she shook her head as the children grumbled before going to their room.
She came to sit beside me before laying on my shoulder as I kissed her head.
“How was shopping?” I asked, changing the channel to something more fun to watch.
“It was okay. Let’s talk later. I’m about to make dinner.”
She rushed into the kitchen as I felt something buzz on the chair.
Looking to my side I found it to be her phone.
“Babe! I think you have a call,” I said to her but there was no answer. The buzz kept on coming as my curiosity took the better of me, causing me to look at her phone screen to see messages from Asher.
While I read the messages, I found him calling her. This had me annoyed but I knew I had to get my anger under control.
Zendaya entered the living room to see me staring at her phone.
“Why is he calling? Did you give him your number?”
“I can explain,” she said, taking her phone to switch off the call. “Look, I’ve been playing hard to get all this time with him and I feel like now is the time to reel him in more. If I want to really get my revenge then I would have to…”
She retched at the thought of her plans as I watched her with an amused face.
“You have to do what?” I asked wanting to hear her say it
“I have to… be romantic with him,” she said, closing her eyes in disgust.
I hated that this was how things were going to be for now but this was for the greater good. After this, she would be done with him and we would be together again.