My Billionaire Husband

"Shut up! You are irritating me." Scott snapped. He had never thought that the return of Sol would affect Brianna so much. He thought that when Sol came back, everything would be perfect. The fact was that it was now a complete mess. If I have to choose between them, then I can only... He waved his hand and said impatiently, "You can get out of my room now."

Just as I have expected, Brianna thought. She got up and stumbled back to her room.

For half a month, Brianna had shared the same bed with Scott. As soon as Brianna left, Scott had this feeling of sudden emptiness. He did not like it. Sol is back. I should feel happy and content instead. Why? Why do I feel empty? Why do I long for Brianna when Sol has been with me?

Sol was now standing by the French window, looking out at the moonlit garden. She felt content and confident. She felt Scott would soon marry her and they will have a happy family. 

Scott was now one of the most successful men in the world. He was no longer under the control of his grandfather, and if he wanted to be with her, then no one could interfere. She could feel that he still cared about her as much as before. The only change was that he had married Brianna.

But it's ok because he married that girl merely because she looks like me. It shouldn't be hard to kick her out.

Too excited to fall asleep, Sol rang Home for Sol. One of the maids answered. "How can I help you, Miss Keaton?"

"What are Mr. Anderson and the girl doing now?" She immediately asks when the maid answered the phone. 

"Mrs. Anderson was asked to go back to her room. When they got home, she was dragged upstairs by Mr. Anderson. He seemed very angry. I heard him kick the door open."

"Did they argue?" She's eager to know the situation between Brianna and Scott while she's staying away from Home for Sol. 

"I don't know, Miss Keaton. I'm just a maid. We are not allowed to go upstairs except for cleaning or when we are requested. There are cameras. Also, only two maids specifically appointed by Mr. Anderson are allowed to go into their rooms and study." The maid explained.

Before she hung up her call, she left a clear order, "Alright. If you know anything, don't forget to tell me."

"I will. Miss Keaton. Thank you."

Sol hung up, and she felt much better. With the help of the maid Chris Butler had paid to keep a close eye on Scott and Brianna, she was confident that Brianna would not stay long.

Sol was too excited to sleep while Brianna was too sad to get any rest. Brianna thought about how much she and Scott had been through to get to where they are now. They had slowly built trust, but now that Sol had come back, everything was destroyed. She stared at the trees outside the window as she recalled the time spent with Scott in the past few months.

Suddenly, she heard the door open, and someone walked in gently. She was startled. Is it Scott? It can only be him at this time of the night. She thought.

She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Scott stopped by the bed for a few seconds, then bent over and touched her cheek softly. Seeing that she was asleep, he squatted down and stroked her head gently while watching her sleep.

Brianna held her breath, nervous and worried that he would find out that she was actually awake.

I didn't want to keep her. She was meant to be just a replacement. But now I can't ask her to leave. I can't. I don't want to.

He knew he should divorce her and give her some money as payment and not see her again. He should spend the rest of his life with his angel, Sol. But he wasn't sure if that was what he wanted anymore.

He touched her cheek again and noticed that Brianna's eyelashes move a bit. Worried that she would wake up to see him in her room, he quickly got up to leave. Then he noticed that she was breathing heavily. He turned around and said coldly, "Don't pretend. You are awake."

Brianna hesitated a bit, then opened her eyes and sat up. "How do you know?"

"You were holding your breath earlier and now catching your breath."

"..." Their eyes met. Brianna heaved a sigh. "Scott, Mr. Anderson, let's talk it over."

"I'm tired. Another time." Scott said.

"It will be short," Brianna said in a hurry.

"Another time."

"You are just putting it off, Mr. Anderson."

"Don't be ridiculous!" Scott snapped, annoyed by the way Brianna addressed him. He regretted coming to her room though he couldn't sleep and couldn't help thinking of her.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Brianna got out of bed quickly. "Mr. Anderson, please, let's talk. We will have to separate anyway, why don't you just divorce me now? I can't... I can't bear it. Please, just let me leave..." she was pleading, standing behind him.

Scott stopped at the door.

There was a wall of silence between them.

Then, calmly, Scott asked, "Do you really want to leave me? Are you that eager to have your freedom?"

Brianna didn't answer, instead, she said, "Don't you want to marry her? She already came back, yet you still force me to stay. You're being unfair, Scott,"

Scott was silent. He can't find an exact word to express his emotion. 

To marry Sol was the plan and promise that he made six years ago when he first found her. But, to marry Sol now would mean divorcing Brianna. He didn't understand why it troubled him so much as he knew very well that Brianna was just to replace Sol, and as soon as Sol returned, he would kick her out without hesitation.

The fact was that he was now hesitating. He had grown attached to Brianna despite himself.