She waited for him for hours, but he didn''t come.

    She knew it was impossible for him to come back and fetch her but she still holds on to that tiny hope within her.

    Maybe he would remember the wife he left at the hotel. Maybe he would call her and apologize for leaving without notice. Maybe he would send his driver to take her home.

    Maybe… just maybe…

    But she waited for almost two hours while checking her phone from time to time. Still, no message from Marcus yet. She tried calling his phone but her calls keep on going to his voicemail.

    Tut-tut-tut…. Now it''s Unattended.

    He might be busy worrying for Rachelle at this very moment, she thought. If only Marcus knew Rachelle''s evil plans…

    She heaved a heavy sigh and stared outside the hotel. The party ended hours ago and everyone already left the hotel. Since it''s raining heavily, she decided to stay at the lobby and wait for a few more minutes in hope that the rain would stop.

    But the truth is, she is still hoping that Marcus would call her.

    ''Look like it would never happen at all.'' She curled her fist into a ball then a tear fell from his eyes. He might not even remember her all throughout the night.

    Her despair spiked up when her phone suddenly blinks to notify her of the phone''s low battery status. Damn it! She cursed aloud. Her phone wouldn''t last, not even for a few minutes so she decided to stand up, wipe her wet cheeks and headed home.

    It''s past midnight but thank God there are still taxis passing by. The rain didn''t stop and that means she''ll be walking in the rain later since the subdivision has rules not to allow public transport inside the premises starting midnight till dawn.

    It didn''t take thirty minutes for her to reach the house but she''s soaking wet! She didn''t bother to open the lights as she prefers to walk in the dark living room going upstairs. She doesn''t want to wake the servants either.

    As soon as she entered the master bedroom, she immediately took off her wet dress. Looking at it only brings back the memory of her first dance as well as the commotion that took place.

    A beautiful nightmare, if she would describe it.

    MEANWHILE, Marcus worriedly waited for the doctor to complete Rachelle''s check-up. He wanted to make sure that both the baby and the mother are both okay.

    "The mother and the child is out of danger now. But I advise you to take good care of your wife, sir. If you can, don''t stress her out too much, both physically and emotionally since it could affect their health." The doctor warned the man waiting outside.

    "Thank you, doctor." He replied. "But she''s not my wi----"

    "It''s okay…" The doctor gave a meaningful smirk. "I think I understand your situation. Anyway, you can see her now." Then the doctor walked away. The doctor only said those words since he knew the status of the two young couple. They might be having a hard time admitting their relationship to the public since both have names and careers to protect.

    "No, you don''t understand. You didn''t even hear me out, tsk." He sighed helplessly before entering the room.

    Rachelle is soundly sleeping so he dared not to wake her up. After a few seconds of watching the woman, he took his phone out and was about to dial someone''s number only to find out that his phone was turned off.

    Ah yeah, he remembered turning his phone off when the executive meeting ended. He doesn''t want to be troubled by anything else since he wanted to enjoy the night.

    Damn! He cursed aloud when he remembered something… or should he say, someone. Jade! He guiltily uter her name aloud. Thinking about her, Marcus immediately turned on his phone and dialed Jade''s phone number but he was sent directly to the voicemail.

    He creased his brows but worry emerged within him. Did she get home safely? He thought. The unsuccessful call fueled him then to call the hotel owner to check on his wife. The hotel owner tried to obtain information about her to the extent of commanding the security personnel to check all the CCTV cameras.

    "Did you say she left the hotel at past midnight?" Marcus crease his brows anxiously. She couldn''t even contact Jade so he planned to go home to see if she''s fine.

    "Please… please stay." Her voice was soft but still, Marcus was able to hear her plea. "Please, don''t leave me." Tears flow from Rachelle''s eyes making her look pitiful.

    Marcus didn''t say a word. He must go back, but staring at the woman begginh with her eyes, he could only nod and gave a faint smile. "I''m not going anywhere so don''t worry and just rest." He fakes a smile. He can stay for a few minutes and just leave as soon as she falls asleep.

    The woman gave a weak smile before closing her eyes once again, not letting go of the man''s hand. She is wide awake when Marcus came in and yes, she heard him. He is clearly checking up on Jade.

    No, he can''t go home or else, all her plans will go to waste. She must contain Marcus at all cost.

    "Thank you." She weakly muttered. She''s thankful that Marcus responded quickly to help her.

    Everything that had happened earlier was a part of her plan but she didn''t expect it to go out of hand. Good thing she was able to get the scene she''d dreamed about.

    ''Sorry Jade, but Marcus is mine.'' Unknown to Marcus, Rachelle smirked evilly within her at the thought of destroying Jade and Marcus'' fake marriage.

    ''I will win this game no matter what.'' She may have closed her eyes but her mind is busy planning evil things against Jade.