55 Exposing the Fake Wife (1/2)

All Natalia could do was sit quietly after Zunnie Bai spoke to her. She did not heed most of what Zunnie said because she had slowly been processing what Alex said.

She screamed and growled internally but kept a smile plastered on her face. 'Wait, whaaat? Did I hear wrong? How could she be his wife? When the F' did all this happen? Did they know each other all along? Are you freaking kidding me?'

A thousand questions came rushing through Talia's mind and she couldn't keep up. It's true she had been living in Italy after she graduated high school, but she had her friend Tami Rougé keep her up to date with Alex's love life. While she was shooting for the movie in Italy, Tami never mentioned anything about Alex seeing someone.

A flustered Talia composed herself and flashed her sharp-witted smile.

”Oh my, you're married, Congratulations.” She exclaimed in a preppy tone to which Alex and Zunnie both replied with a, ”Thank you.”

Unlike other women, Talia was calculative and knew when to act like a bitch and when to behave like a lady. She did not want to embarrass herself and who knows Alex probably was not even serious. Perhaps, he only made an agreement with Zunnie to stop his grandparents form agonizing about him being single at his age.

She continued eating with elegance and snuck glances at the couple sitting in front of her. To her disbelief, they really did look good together, Zunnie's warm and confident appearance matched Alex's taciturn and imperious aura. They looked perfect.

However, that did not mean she would ignore her feelings for him. Natalia had loved Alex for a long time. She had no intention of abandoning her hope that effortlessly. She swore to delve into whether Zunnie was Alex's fake wife.

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The moment Natalia got into her car she dialed Tami Rougé's number.

”Tami, I just had my heart pierced. Someone is trying to take what's inevitably mine. Do you know Zunnie Bai?” She whined when the phone was answered.

”Yes, we went to the same high school. Why are you asking? I'm not fond of her.” An irritated voice could be heard over the speaker.

”Ahh, I just met her at the Zi's mansion… Ha-ha, you guys went to the same high school; what a coincidence then. What kind of person is she?” Talia specifically left out the part about Zunnie and Alex being married.