Wedding Dress Trauma : Lady Uchiha (sequel)
Chapter Thirteen : Provocative Stranger
France…
Exchanging handshakes and smiles as the group of gentlemen stepped out of the building. It took them days to actually come to an agreement into entering a contract and partnership.
"May our project be a success, Mr. Uchiha," the French businessman spoke.
"Yes, I do hope so too. I look forward to our next meeting," Sasuke bid his newly acquainted business partner farewell soon after.
And when it was just the two of them, Karin took this opportunity to converse with Sasuke.
"How is your wound, Sasuke-kun," Karin inched her way close to him, he stared at her for showing him her concerns.
He examined his finger, there was a deep paper cut he got earlier during the meeting.
How careless, he thought.
"It's nothing," bluntly he answered.
"Sasuke-kun didn't I tell you to silent your phone. They don't like interruptive phone calls during—"
Why is she lecturing him. She had no right to. Her voice irritates him much.
"If you ever steal my phone again, especially Sakura's call…" ending abruptly, Sasuke was confident that she knew what he meant.
"And quit that seductive voice, it's disgusting!" he began to pace away.
"Ah, where are you going Sasuke-kun?" tailing him.
"I am returning home immediately tonight, I have no patience to tour France. If you want, you can follow my parents and return next week." He is shoving her away. Cold.
Karin would not give up on him, this is her perfect chance now that they are alone. She had to make her move before he leaves.
The scarlet female stood in front of him, she tried forcing her way to kiss the raven haired male but he shoved her away.
Fearsome obsidian eyes Sasuke wore with the intention to kill. Karin shivered.
"Enough! Quit it already, I allowed you to tag along in favour of my mother. Don't think you are needed, I can speak French perfectly fine!" he growled, as he was about to leave, Karin hugged him from behind.
"Why, Sasuke…do you really despise me that much? I was just trying to gain your attention…your love. Can you stand to be so cruel after I have confessed myself time after time?"
Karin muttered in a soft voice, she hungers for Sasuke's love but he could only see to one woman, Sakura. He undid her arms that wraps around him, faced the scarlet.
"I don't hate you provided if you don't make me. I understand your love but my heart has been fully occupied by Sakura. There is no one could ever replace her."
"Not even a little…?" Karin's brow arched.
"The day I stood at the altar and recite my vows…to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part…" Sasuke recited his vows from memory as he smiled in fulfilment to the ring he wore.
Karin was shocked to see Sasuke being completely drowned in the love he indulged. Her brows frowned in her growing fury.
"Give up on me, Karin. My love for Sakura can never waver. We may not be bound physically but our souls and hearts were by the love and faith we share," Sasuke spoke.
"I know that you have been influencing my mother in order to get close to me and the recent ball, the phone call from Sakura and…Sakura's dress…"
Karin's eyes widened in bewilderment, how did he know about that…?!
Sasuke drew close to her in a threatening whisper he spoke behind clenched teeth,
"If you ever, ever hurt Sakura again…I swear you'll regret it."
Karin was speechless when Sasuke left her, she clenched her fist in utter rage. She is angry.
How could he treat her this way. She had never felt this low before. After all she had sacrificed for Uchiha Sasuke, her woman pride, this is what she gained in return.
"If I could not obtain you, no one can!" she gritted her teeth.
Uchiha Corp. Offices. Lower Office…
Taking the elevator, Sasuke smiled to himself as he was about to reach his destination. Adjusting the lasts of his tie, he checked himself to be presentable to this one female that he wished to see after a long flight from France.
Sakura wasn't home this morning when he returned and his butler informed that she was at Ino's last night. He tucked in a stray bang and smiled towards the gift he had with him.
He had bought Sakura a scarf which she liked much, she once told him that it makes her look slimmer whenever she wears them.
He remembered every of her word well.
DING!
Stepping out and into the office where his staffs greeted him, so does the manager who rushed out of his room to his employer's sudden presence. Sasuke's gaze traced to a cubicle at a corner to find an absent Sakura.
How unexpected.
"Good Morning, Mr. Uchiha," the manager greeted.
"Where is she?" the Uchiha male asked desperately.
"Miss Haruno? I was about to ask you, sir. She was absent for the past few days," the manager informed. Sasuke lowered his eyes.
Uchiha Corp. Offices. Sasuke's Office…
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
Sasuke waited as he listened to the ringing tone, as he gazed out of the window of soaring building.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
He continued to wait.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
"Hello…" finally someone came to pick up, it wasn't Sakura neither Ino but a male's voice. In monotone.
Sasuke lowered his eyes.
'Don't tell me…a kidnapper?!' he began to wonder, calmly he spoke.
"Hello, may I know who is this on the line. I believe this phone belonged to my wife." Sasuke heard the stranger chuckled to his amusement.
"Uchiha Sasuke I presume?" the caller identified in accuracy to Sasuke's identity. The raven male grew cautious.
"Who are you?" Sasuke growled deep. "Where is my wife?!"
"Relax, your pretty little wife is safe. I just want to talk to you, Mr. Good-For-Nothing. Do you know your wife is terribly upset?" the stranger is toying with him.
"I said where is she, what do you want? If it's money, name your price!"
"Money? Hah, you rich people are disgusting, like I care about money. Don't think that money is everything, there are things money could not buy!" the stranger is picking up a fight with him now.
Sasuke could feel his temperature boil. This stranger is no cool customer.
"Meet me at the esplanade, alone. We'll bring our conversation further there."
The line went dead after.
Evening…
The previous conversation with the unidentified stranger this afternoon had occupied Sasuke's mind for the rest of the day. He was hesitant whether to pursue their conversation as his curiosity tells him to find out further.
That stranger was bold enough to call him Mr. Good-For-Nothing and he pronounces his name well the moment he addressed him. And that stranger requires him to be alone. Suspicious.
Sasuke have been waiting for the past hour and yet there was no sign of anyone approaching him. He tried calling through Sakura's number and did he heard that familiar catchy tune nearby.
A man came approaching with Sakura's ringing phone. Black hair and matching eyes and a blunt expression.
"Hello, Mr. Good-For-Nothing." He initiated.
Oh, he is bold to call him that, Sasuke thought.
"Where is my wife?" Sasuke spoke directly as he sees no sign of the pink haired female.
The stranger chuckled to himself. What's that amuses him much when Sasuke is being all serious.
"Before I answer you that, you keep repeating 'my wife'…have you ever consider her as one?" the stranger smirked, shoving his hands into his pockets.
"That is none of your concern." Sasuke threw him a glare. He refused to answer to a person like him.
"I get it now. No wonder she is suffering."
He attempted to leave but Sasuke stopped him.
"Where is my wife?!"
"Save it, Sasuke. I will never let you see her ever again and I will be taking good care of her from now on." He brushed pass the Uchiha.
"Get your hands off me," he uttered, eyeing Sasuke's refraining hand on his shoulder.
"Not until you return my wife. Where is she?!"
"Don't get me wrong, man, it's her who do not want to return to you. I just provided her my company."
That does it, this guy is mocking the Uchiha and tolerating is never his game.
WHACK!
Ohoho~
I think you already know who is that guy who mocks Sasu. (easy to tell…)
And I hope this chap clarifies things that Sasu is still the good guy. Yay~
So don't hate him (he's loveable).^_^
Hope you like it, the story is revealing more grey areas ( and I hope I am not being too blunt )
REVIEWS pls… I need to know what you think of this chap cause I am holding back the next chap for any correction ( through your reviews ).
Will update asap. XD